Imagines/oneshots Book 1

14. MCR - Blood Bound (part 3)

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it was 6 AM when I wrote this and I totally pulled an all nighter before school ✌️

Song: disenchanted
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as we made our way to their tour bus i took it upon myself to take in everything i could. everything had changed in the past twenty years and i wanted to reminisce a little bit. as i was gazing across the street gerard leaned over and nudged my arm. i looked over at him and he walked a little closer to me.

"so, when was the last time you left the cemetery?"

"twenty years. more or less."

"wow, i guess everything's a little different now huh?"

"yeah just a little bit but as we've been walking i've been making a game out of it."

"what do you mean?"

"looking around i can obviously see that things aren't the same way they used to be so i've decided to see if i can remember what the things used to be. for example that burger king over there used to be a series of little shops, way before your time. i made the contract with the groundskeeper while it was still being built. before they built it it was just an empty lot waiting to be something new."

"really? what about that strip mall over there?"

he pointed ahead of us at the four shop strip mall full of two restaurants and two outlet shops.

"well if i remember correctly it originally was a flea market used back in the day for clothing and ammunition for guns. when the owner died they sold the lot and turned that into a drive in for a good fifteen years. it didn't do as well as the owner had hoped so they closed that too. you said you were from around here didn't you?"

he nodded at the impromptu question.

"then you'll probably remember the little gas station candy shop that used to be there."

he looked at me as if he was racking his brain to see if he could remember, that is if he even knew what i was talking about.

"yeah i think i remember that. it's been a while but mine and mikeys grandparents used to take us there as kids. yeah! we would drive around town just sort of people watching and stopping every once in awhile at little shops. i remember, they used to buy us each a new comic book after lunch in case we got bored while we were driving around. once the car was getting low on gas we would stop there. while grandpa was filling the car grandma would take us in to get some candy."

he smiled and looked at the ground, and i laughed lightly at his story. memories were the best thing, even pictures only last a short while, and i could tell that this memory for him was better.

"you know y/n i havnt thought about that in a long time, in all honesty i didn't even remember that place used to be there until you said something. me and mikes had some good memories there, i just wish i could spend another day in the old place."

i smiled at him in understanding. i totally get where he's coming from, i used to have memories like that. my family could always bring the best out in me, and there was always that one person who made you shine brighter just at the thought of them. i knew what it was like to feel that, of course i'd never admit that, and its been so long no one i knew then is still around to remind me anyways.

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it wasn't long before we reached the tour bus. it felt good to get out, see new things, and be with people i wasn't chasing to eat. frank opened the door to the bus and stood back so everyone could climb on. he motioned for me to step on before him, i wanted to protest but gerard looked back at me from the second step and offered me his hand. i took it and followed him into the small living room like area. i looked around at all the things lying about and at what i assumed to be a television on the wall opposite the couch bench. ray and mikey made their way back behind a door and gerard was following suit until he paused to look back at me. he waved for me to follow him, i wasn't sure at first but i looked back at frank who nodded for me to go on.

when i walked back with him there were a few bunks that you could tell where occupied by people. some were full already of sleeping bodies and the others had little things that made them seem more homey. gerard stopped in front of me, turned, and sat down in what i figured to be his bunk. as he sat he looked up at me and smiled then turned to frank who has a scowl on his face. frank finally decided to speak up but quietly as few others were sleeping.

"we each have our bunks picked already, but since you're the only girl, you can have the room in the back. its mostly where we keep all our extra stuff that we didn't find a home for when we started the tour, and things we've gathered along the way, but there's a bed back there that you can use. if you walk forward i can show you."

i turned and walked with frank following suit. when i got to the door he reached around me and turned the handle for me and pushed it open. the room was fairly spacious for a bus but it was taken up with things scattered here and there. he was right it was more of a small dumping ground full of various belongings. the only thing in the room the seemed to be clean was the bed sitting next to an open window which was bringing in a cool breeze of night air. i walked forward still and sat on the bed in front of us and looked up at frank.

"will this be alright for the time being?"

"uh yeah it should be fine, ill have to find a blackout curtain for this window but other than that i think it should work."

i smiled at him and he just laughed a bit.

"is light really a probelm?"

"yes believe me it is. its quite a serious problem actually so the faster i get a curtain or blanket to block out the sun the better. the only time i can go out in the sun is if ive had enough blood to sustain me from burning. it's basically so i can just constantly be healing though."

he looked at me skeptically for a moment before shrugging and turning towards the door.

"well y/n im going to have to wish you goodnight. i know you will probably be awake for the rest of the night but we all have a show tomorrow and need sleep. so i bid you goodnight and will see you sometime later."

"yes i see, have a goodnight frank, and wish the rest of the guys goodnight for me as well."

"will do."