We're Not Afraid To Keep On Living

Okay... So, here's the sequel :) I actually took the first 2 chapters and combined them into this one... so yup. OH BTW- I haven't made a video for this story quite yet, but needless to say I think one is in order. (I'm trying to make a video teaser/trailer thing for each one of my stories.) So, on Youtube my name is CarefreeHyperGirl101 (my dorky little name) ;) so if you want to add me as a friend, I'll be posting my videos there.

I'll shut up now- READ AWAY!

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(Narrator's (Me) Point of View)

Once upon a time begins so many stories, but not enough sequels... Oh, the words of Gerard, fuck it.

Once upon a time, there were five... outcasts, if you will, who grew up to be apart of one of  the greatest bands to ever walk this earth. But if you asked anyone who knew them back in high school, they would say they had no idea what would become of them.

The story started with 17 year old Gerard and 15 year old Mikey Way of Belleville, New Jersey. Mikey was the cliche youngest-child, who received impressive grades and had a slightly strange obsession with unicorns. Gerard, being the oldest, was naturally protective of anyone younger than him who was a friend.

When new kids Ray Toro, Bob Bryar, and Frank Iero switch schools from another to Belleville High School with Gerard and Frank, the five had a sort of... connection. They didn't know what it was then, they just assume they were meant to be friends. They didn't know the challenges, or more important the triumphs, they'd face merely a few years later.

Ray, Bob, and Gerard, said their farewells to highschool, the jocks, the insecure annorexic cheerleaders, and the crackhead, with a smile on their lips the whole time. Although the sadest part was seperating these life-long friends, they quickly became absorbed in college life.

Mikey and Frank were seperated as well. Believing young Mr. Iero could be doing better in 

school, his parents transferred him to a Catholic High School, where Frank spent the last three years of his high school experience miserably. He was an hour's drive away from Mikey, Gerard, and Ray, whom after graduation he had hardly any time to see the elders anyways.

While, Bob, Ray, and Gerard focused on life on their own (for the most part, anyways) Frank and Mikey both managed to graduate high school with flying colors. Gerard graduated from an art school in New York, Ray from some local college, and due to issues, Bob never finished his degree.

After the events of 9/11, Gerard left his internship at a local cartooning newtork, and wanting to make something of his life involving his experiences and child-hood dreams, called up a buddy of his, Matt, and Ray, to form what would become one of the most thrilling, enchanting, and entertaining musical acts in history.

Later, after Gerard asked Mikey to join the band, the band was named My Chemical Romance, a name Mikey had came up with after a dream he'd had, though the younger Way didn't share too many details, he was fully aware the man in his dream that was on the stage talking to the crowd was none other than his older brother and best friend.

Frank had attempted many bands, before the 4 asked him to join My Chemical Romance, whom he was quite fond of. After accepting the offer, Frank became happy for the first time since his Freshman year at Belleville High.

2 years went by, and Matt had left the band, leaving MVR fresh and ready to tour with their new album, without a drummer.

Though it seems the 4 boys are once again united, with the exception of Bob, things still aren't quite the same as they were back in High School. The akward enemy of I-haven't-seen-you-in-so-long-I'm-not-exactly-sure-what-to-say-or-if-we'll-ever-be-as-close-as-we-once-were-again has been biting at their heels. Gerard has begun to walk the path of a heavy depression, drinking, and drug addiction problem. Frank recently went through a messy break-up with his long term girlfriend and now ex-fiance, and can't quite seem to get the tiny game of truth or dare he'd played with Gerard, Bob, Ray, and Mikey out of his head, clouding his head with confusing things. Sadly, Mikey's unicorn obsession has slowly been growing worse, and Ray keeps breaking guitar picks and strings left and right. And Bob- we'll get to him.