My Missing Piece (A Mavin Fan Fiction)

Dearly Departed

I saw my mom standing in the hallway and rushed over to her. Her eyes were bloodshot from crying. "No," I growled. "He can't be dead. Gavin h-he can't be dead. He can't fucking die. He's my brother. I-" I broke out in tears and fell to the floor. My mom pulled me up and brought me into the room, "T-They said we could say our goodbyes." I looked at Anthony. He looked so peaceful on that bed. No tubes or wires were connected to him, but you could see the blood stained on his hospital gown. I placed my hand on his shoulder. My mom stepped out so I could have a moment. "Dammit, Anthony. You weren't supposed to be dead. It was supposed to be me. You didn't deserve this. You were so nice to everyone. Why the fuck did that guy have to fucking shoot you?" My voice cracked and I started crying. "Shit, man. I'm crying now. Just- I miss you," I bent down and hugged him and walked out. My mom rubbed my back and we watched as the doctors moved the blanket over his face and wheeled the bed down the hall. "I can't-" My mom started bawling her eyes out and we just hugged. The doctors had to escort us out of the hospital. My mom left with my cousin who was going to be taking care of her for a while. Gavin had to drive us home because I just couldn't pull myself to do it. I felt lost, broken. I felt empty. Anthony didn't deserve that.

"Do you want anything?" Gavin asked when we got home. I shook my head and fell down on the couch. Gavin sighed and started towards the bedroom. "I'm going to get water," I noted and pushed past him to the kitchen. I grabbed a glass from the cabinet and poured water in it. I took a couple of sips until I had drank half of it. Then my hand started cramp. It was probably from all the writing and playing I did yesterday. I shrugged it off and took another sip, but when I went to lower the glass back to the counter, it slipped out of my grip. My hand froze. My whole body froze. My brain was cloudy and I couldn't even register what had just happened. Gavin came running in, "Micoo are you okay? What happened? Oh god why is there glass everywhere?" He pulled my away from the glass entirely by himself. My body wouldn't move. I guess the news had really just settled in my mind. Gavin started cleaning up the glass and I couldn't help him. He got up once he was done cleaning and looked at me. "Oh, you're hand is cut," he sighed and pulled me into the bathroom to clean my hand. He wrapped a bandage around it as well. He placed his hand on my cheek, "Come back to me, love." I blinked and moved my hand up to cover the one Gavin on my cheek. He smiled a comforting smile, "That's better."

Gavin had brought me into the living room and put on a movie for us to watch. I didn't really pay attention. "Isn't tomorrow Father's Day?" I asked. Gavin nodded, "We should get Geoff a card ironically." I nodded and smiled lightly, "You should've sent one to your dad." "I'll just call him," Gavin replied. I'm glad he didn't bring up my dad. It started raining outside and kind of felt comforting. "Hey um- Do you want to play Mario Karts?" Gavin asked, changing the subject. "Sure, yeah. I'm gonna beat your ass though," I smirked. Gavin and I set up the Wii and started playing. As predicted by me, I totally kicked his ass. We were halfway through a rematch, because Gavin is a baby and couldn't stand losing, then my phone started to ring. "Aren't you going to get that, love?" Gavin teased. I grabbed my phone with my left hand and answered the call, bringing it up to my ear, using my shoulder to hold it so I could keep playing. Gavin whined at my talent. "Hello?" I called out into the phone. All I heard was someone crying. Dammit, why didn't I check the caller ID?

"Michael, I uh- It's Lindsay," the voice said. "Oh, hey. Are you okay?" I focused on the game, trying to win again. "I-I don't know. Um- Can I stay with you guys?" I heard her sniffle on the other line. I jerked the remote as my character moved on the screen, "I thought you were still in Cali?" "My boyfriend- Remember him?- wanted me back sooner so I flew back." "Did he hurt you? I swear to god if he hurt you I-" "Can I just come over?" "Of course, yeah. Where are you? I'll come get you," I looked up at the screen as I passed the finish line right before Gavin. "I have my car." "Oh okay. I'll be waiting here." We both hung up and I sat my phone down. "How the bloody hell did you beat me while talking on the phone?!" Gavin sighed and fell back in the chair. I just leaned over at kissed his cheek, "Practice makes perfect, love." Gavin jokingly rolled his eyes, "Who was cooling you?" "Calling, not cooling." "That's what I- Shut up," Gavin stuck his tongue out at me. "Lindsay. She's coming over because of her boyfriend," I explained. "I thought sh-" He was interrupted by a knock at the door that I rushed over to answer. I let Lindsay in immediately.

Her makeup was all smudged and runny. She had a red spot on her left cheek that was probably from a slap and some bruises on her arms. Her clothes were soaked from the rain. "Lindsay, my god," my eyes widened. Gavin rushed off to the bathroom and came back with a towel. "Thanks," she smiled at him. "I'm going to kick his ass. He shouldn't be allowed to do that t-" "Michael, please. Just- Just don't interfere. Please," She begged. I sighed, "Do you want new clothes? I think I still have some of yours in the hall closet." She nodded. "Do you want anything to eat or drink?" Gavin asked her. "Water please," she answered, following me into the hall. I reached up and got out a box that had her name written on it. I handed it to her and she thanked me before going into the bathroom to change. I walked into the kitchen to check on Gavin. "What the bloody hell happened to her?" "Her stupid fucking boyfriend," I growled. "You're going to beat him up, aren't you?" Gavin's voice sounded nervous at the end. I nodded, "He shouldn't get away with that!"

[A/N: Got some long paragraphs here wow. This chapter was 1138 words by the way. Also, I just noticed this is literally the 51st chapter in this story! Gosh, thank you guys so much for all the help on keeping this going!]