MCR Highschool [highschool AU]

Chapter 18

The next day Gerard and Mikey's parent's came home from their vacation. The boys hugged them, made them dinner and they had a family night. After that life went on as usual. Parents going to work. Gerard playing video games and drawing. Mikey reading and being productive. 

Mikey noticed that Gerard was getting slightly less paranoid now that he wasn't in constant danger of being bullied every day. He was smiling and cracking jokes. This made Mikey happy because it looked like things were finally looking up.

"GEEEE!!!" Mikey yelled down the stairs.

"WHAT!!" Gerard yelled up.

"BOB WANTS US AT HIS HOUSE!" 

"OKAY!" Gerard yelled.

Mikey heard shuffling and a few seconds later Gerard was running up the stairs with one shoe on.

"You dork. Put your shoe on so we can go." Mikey laughed.

Gerard grumbled and put his shoe on. Mikey shouted to their parents where they were going as they walked out of the house. Bob only lived a few streets over so they decided to walk. About fifteen minutes later they were at his door and they walked in.

"BOB! We're here!" Gerard shouted.

"Living room!" Came the shout back.

They walked around a corner and saw Bob and Frank sitting on the couch. 

"Now we wait for Ray," Bob said. 

"What's up?" Mikey asked as they sat down.

"I'll explain when Ray gets here. But in the meantime what's up with you two?" Bob asked.

"I started a new comic," Gerard said.

"What's it about?" Frank asked.

Gerard started explaining the plot line when the front door opened again.

"IM HERE!" they heard Ray shout.

They all looked at each other and opened their mouths and yelled simultaneously. "LIVING ROOM!"

Ray walked in with his ears covered. "Dang, you all are loud." 

"Yup," Frank said smiling at Ray.

Ray sat down and looked at Bob. "Why do we all need to be here?"

Bob sighed and put his hands in his lap. "I have news."

Apprehension suddenly appeared on everyone's faces.

"Good or bad?" Frank asked.

"...bad," Bob said.

"What is it?" Gerard asked.

"My..." Bob looked at everyone. "My family decided we're moving."

The room was silent, everyone processing what was just said. 

"Where?" Mikey whispered.

"Illinois," Bob said.

"That's so far away," Ray said.

Bob looked down. "Yeah. It is."

"When do you leave?" Gerard asked, his voice hitching.

Bob looked sad. "In a week. Apparently, my parent's already found a house and everything. How I never knew, I'll never know." 

The room was silent. Everyone had tears in their eyes. Frank was the one to break the silence. 

"We'll make this the best week ever. The last week of break. It's gonna be great. We'll do whatever we want and make the best of it." 

Everyone looked a little better at this. 

"Well, let's get started." Ray smiled.