Operation My Chemical Romance // mcr kids

chapter one

Chapter one
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practice makes better

Cherry screamed in frustration and tugged harshly on her hair. "Why can't I do this?!" She spoke, her voice raised.

Frank chuckles and hands her the guitar pick she had previously threw against the wall. "You'll get it. Just keep trying!" He said reassuringly.

Cherry took a deep breath and took the pick back, looking back at the tabs and trying the same part again. Her eyes widened in shock after she realized that she had played the part without any mistakes.

"Dad! Oh my god I did it!" Cherry stood up quickly and looked up at Frank with a bright smile on her face. She hugged him tightly and jumped up at down in excitement. "I did it! I did it! I did it!"

"Yeah I heard, good job Cher!" He smiled, hugging her back.

Cherry pulled away and moved her hair out of her face, looking down at the clock on Frank's laptop. "Oh... it's uh.. is it Lily's turn now?"

"Yup, you did good Cherry in proud of you, you're getting better! " Frank grins, taking the guitar and pick away from Cherry.

"Yay! Well thank you dad, for helping me." She said, tucking a few long strands of brown hair behind her ear.

"Ah it's no problem, I'm here to help." He shrugged, putting up his guitar and getting out another one.

Cherry smiled and nodded, walking back up to her room and getting Lily.

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"Dad!" Bandit called out, swinging the microphone in circles while waiting for Gerard to give her another singing lesson.

"Did you warm up?" He asked, raising his voice slightly so Bandit could hear him.

She hesitated and held the microphone still. "No..."

"Well you gotta warm up!"

She sighed and started making a motorboat sound into the microphone, lowering and raising the pitch of her voice. "Bandit Lee Way-"

"Ok! Ok!" She said, walking back into her room and beginning to warm up properly.

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"Here, this ones easy! It's an old song I used to play with my band, not that hard, trust me." Lynz said, turning the laptop towards Rowan to show her the tabs for never wanted to dance by her old band, Mindless Self Indulgence.

Mikey grinned at Lynz and Rowan. The size of the bass really showed how small Rowan was, it was adorable.

"So, from two to five... I go what six times on each?" She asked, looking up at Lynz in confusion. Lynz nodded and moved Rowan's finger to the right place on the neck. She chuckled and focused, glancing from the laptop to her fingers moving to the fifth fret.

Lynz smiled and watched her closely, pointing to where she had to go next.

Mikey slipped out his phone and took a few pictures of the two, his wife coming up behind him with a cup of coffee in her hand, watching them together.

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"How was that?" Lily smiled brightly, looking up from the guitar to her dad.

"That was awesome, goodjob! Do you wanna try a different one?" He asked, grabbing the laptop and looking for another song.

"Yeah!" She said happily. She looked down at the laptop and started to analyze the tabs. "Oh this one is easy!"

Frank smiled as she started to play, remembering when he would play this song on stage with the rest of his old band. He hummed along to the song as she played and bowed his head.

" 'cause they've got methods to keeping you clean... they're gonna rip of your heads, your aspirations to shreads, another cog in the murder machine..." Frank sang quietly, humming the rest as she played along.

"They said all teenagers scare the living shit out of me.. they could care less as long as-"

"Woah-woah wait.. how do you know this song?" Frank stood, catching Lily's attention making her stop.

"Um... I was just singing along..." She said, avoiding eye contact with her dad.

"Lily, answer the question. How do you know this song." He repeated himself, sounding more stern than last time he spoke.

"I-i.. some kids we're playing it at school..." Lily stuttered, meeting eyes with his for a second before she went back to staring at her mis-matched socks.

"Are you telling the truth?" He asked, his voice softer and less stern.

"Yes.." She glanced back up at him and kept the eye contact, proving that she isn't lying.

Frank sighed deeply and sat back down, crossing his legs and watching Lily who is just staring at him in shock and confusion.

"Dad, w-what's-" Lily spoke up, but getting cut off by Frank.

"Don't."

Lily stood there, not knowing what to do or say, if she could even say something without Frank cutting her off.

She bent down and typed in another song, one of Frank's from his band. She thought if she played another song by MCR he would be really upset with her.

She stood back up and sadly looked up at her father before playing, stage 4 fear of trying by Frank Iero and The Patience.

"If I face my fear would my skies be all but clear?" Lily sang, her hair falling in her face as she kept her head bowed.

Frank closed his eyes and sighed, frowning slightly.

"Probably not... then again I've always held my doubts so close to my heart."

He looked up at her and watched her sadly, hearing her mess up a little and sniffle.

"That these frames trapped all my better days."

Frank stood up after realizing sbe was beginning to cry. He walked over to her and took off the guitar, leaning it against the wall to prop it up.

"There they stay, frozen and unscathed." Lily spoke softly, her head still bowed as her lip quivered.

"Lily.." Frank looked down at her sadly and placed his hands on her shoulders.

"Though I've traveled far, been back to the start."

"Stop.."

"And I found some scars in places I have never shown." Lily's voice broke and she let out a quiet sob.

Frank stood there, his hands on her shoulders, frozen in surprise and worry.

"To anyone I don't know why it took so long to get back home..." she sobbed, covering her face with her hands.

"Lily, no." Frank frowned and pulled her into a tight hug, kissing the top of her head and rubbing her back comfortingly.

"I'm sorry daddy" She cried, burying her face into his chest. Frank looked down at her and spoke softly.

"There's nothing to be sorry about, sweetie.. shh..." He swayed gently back and forth in attempt to calm her.

"Please don't be upset with me.." Lily whispered, wrapping her arms around Frank and hugging him back.

"I'm not upset with you, don't think that." Frank spoke, playing with her hair and rubbing her back.

"You didn't do anything
wrong.. Trust me. "

Sorry the Lily and Frank scene was so long lol, but my girlfriend sent me something on Instagram that inspired me to write this fanfic. The chapters may or may not be long I'm not sure but I hope you enjoy anyways, vote for this chapter if you liked it and want another! <3
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