This Killjoy Has A Bulletproof Heart

Goodbyes

The hot, California sun gleamed in our faces as we said goodbye to The Fabulous Killjoys. The day had finally come for them to go and save Grace.

"Bye." Ray said to Evelyn. Evelyn had her hands on her hips.

"Ray?" she said. "Just a 'bye'?" She grabbed Ray from his jacket and gave him a deep, passionate kiss. Oh yea, and it was long. Veeeery long.

Mikey and Aileen were in a tight embrace and Gerard and Mayra were talking. I looked at Frank. I hugged him and dug my face in his chest. He put his arms around me.

"I'm gonna miss you." I whispered.

"I'll miss you too, Chasity." he whispered back and kissed the top of my head. We broke the embrace. I looked at his eyes. His hazel eyes I was gonna miss so much. I was going to miss him. I was going to miss them all.

"Frankie..."

"Yea?"

"Promise me th-that..." My voice cracked.

"What?" he asked me.

"Promise me you'll come b-back. That you'll c-come back t-to me." I said and tears started flowing down my face.

"I promise, Chasity. I promise that I'll come back...just for you." he told me and wiped away my tears with his thumb.

I hugged him one more time. I didn't ever want let go. He kissed my forehead and a tear slipped down his cheek.

"Don't cry, Frankie. Please don't." I told him as I looked up at him. He smiled down at me.

"I'll come back. I promise. But you promise me something."

"What's that?"

"Take care of yourself. If you get hurt while I'm gone...I don't know what I'd do."

"Don't worry, Frank. I won't get hurt. Now go. Go and get Grace back. And come back to me." I told him and kissed his cheek. He went to the car where the other guys were at.

"Wait!" Mayra called to Gerard. She ran up to the car and exchanged some more words with Gerard. She kissed him on his forehead and stepped back. And then, they sped off, to save Grace.

Evelyn, Mayra, Aileen and I were sitting in the diner, silent.

"You guys, why are we mourning already?" Aileen asked. "They're not dead."

"You're right." Evelyn said. We all agreed. As the day went by, we slowly got depressed. As much as we tried to distract ourselves, we couldn't get that feeling out of the back of our heads.

"Ugh." I said and kicked an empty can of refried beans.

"We should fucking do something!" I said. I couldn't just sit here with my fucking arms crossed waiting for them to come back. I just couldn't!

"Of course." Mayra said, standing up. "It hasn't been too long. We can catch up to them." Aileen and Evelyn's faces lit up.

"What are we waiting for?" Aileen asked.