Drums Of The City Rain (Gerard Way Fanfic Book 2)

Chapter 19

I sat on Gerard's room with him, it had been two weeks since he almost committed suicide. He decided to show me what he had been drawing lately. I opened the book and instantly felt sad.

The drawings..... They were really good, but they were so so dark. Suicide was the concept of some. A boy handing himself, a girl who had just jumped off of a building, someone with a gun to their head.

"Gerard." I said, quietly, not looking up from the drawings.

I turned the page and there was a toy, sewing himself back together and not being very successful and crying. I handed him the book after I shut it.

"Are.... you okay?" He asked me.

I nodded. "Yeah."

Losing Gerard was something that was a horrifying thought, especially because of how close he came to it. We didn't tell his family. I didn't want to lose him. I cared about him so much. I already lost my Aunt.

I curled my lips in as I remembered.

My Aunt.

The one who took me in, away from my abusive parents. Who was so nice to me and loved me. She actually loved me, unlike my mom and dad. She was the closest thing I had to a mother. And she's gone. Forever. I can never see her again. Her body was buried under ground, and her skin must be gone by now. I can never see her face again, except on a picture. But in the flesh, I can never see her again.

The Way's took me in and now, they're like my family.

"Dawn?"

I looked up at him and realized that I was crying. I tried to wipe the tears away, trying not to seem pathetic. Gerard pulled me into him, tightly wrapping his arms around me.

He didn't say anything. He didn't need to. All he needed to do was stay there, keep his arms wrapped around me for now. It felt so good. I liked it when he hugged me. I liked how me smelled and how it felt. He was so warm.

I really cared about him.

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*Ring*

The bell went off, giving us a five minute warning to get to class. I held my binder close to me and walked to class, through the crowd, taking deep breaths. All these people got overwhelming sometimes. It was my last class of the day, thank goodness.

On the way to class, I ran into my science teacher. She smiled at me and I returned the gesture. "Hi." She said.

"Hi." I replied.

"How are you doing?"

"Okay. I wanna thank you f-for pairing Gerard a-and I up in... In the science project last year."

"No problem. You've said thank you already, you know." She laughed a little. I paired you two up because I thought it would work. I knew your condition, and I knew Gerard's. He's a sweet boy, I knew he would be nice to you."

"Wait, what - what do you mean by, "I knew his condition'?"

"I knew about his depression and I thought you two would be good friends and help each other out. And it seems like you did."

I gave her a hug, which seemed to take her aback a bit, but she hugged back. "Thank you." I said. "I have to get to class."

"Alright, bye." She said with a laugh and a wave.

And with that, I went off to class.

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I excited the school and walked out into the cold air. Down the stairs I went, my backpack on my back. Parked on the sidewalk in front of the school, there was a black car and a familiar face standing by it.

"Gerard?" I asked. "What - what are you doing here?" I walked towards him.

"I'm picking you up from school." He replied, ruffling up my hair.

"Oh, thanks."

"C'mon." He opened the door for me and went around the front of the car to the driver's seat. He revved up the engine and we buckled in. The car moved away from the sidewalk and onto the road.

Green Day softly played on the radio as he drove, eyes on the road. He wore his jean jacket, black jeans and Black Flag tee shirt. His hair was messy and long, he hadn't gotten it cut in awhile. But it didn't look bad.

"Uh, Gerard?" I said. "You went the wrong way?"

"Nope." He replied.

"Your house is back there, though." I said, pointing backwards.

"I know." He said, casually.

"Where are we going?"

"It's a surprise."

I sighed and leaned back in my seat, a small smile tugging on the corner of my lips.