Shipwrecked On Emo Island

◌ Thirty ◌

It was around 3:00 in the morning. That's all Ryan knew. He also knew that he had just had nightmare and realized he really missed the warmth of Brendon by his side.

There was a lot of other stuff Ryan didn't know about.

Feeling scared and alone he tapped on Brendon's door. If only they could have shared rooms, but the beds were far too small. To his surprise, Brendon was awake and answered almost immediately.

"Who's there?" he asked cautiously. "D-Dallon? Is that you? I told you already, I need some time to think, okay?"

Ryan stood there confused. Did he really hear what he thought he did.

"You... You can come in though..." Brendon added.

Ryan barged in.

"RYAN!" Brendon said, all too excitedly. "I- I didn't know it was you."

"What were you saying? What about Dallon?"

"Nothing. Let me sleep please." Brendon said.

Ryan's heart sunk to the floor. That was it. He was just kicked out of Brendon's room. His husband's room. Brendon had just told him to go away.

"Can we at least have a chat?" 

Whenever Ryan was having problems at night, be it a nightmare of his milk PTSD, he and Brendon often times had small chats about little things to calm him down and help him back to sleep.

"Not tonight." Brendon said before rolling over in bed, turning his back to Ryan.

And that was all. Ryan turned and exited the room, shutting the door quietly behind him. Something must have gone wrong today. All day today Brendon had ignored him. After Ryan lashed out at Dallon- whom he could not stand- Brendon was acting so distant. He said absolutely nothing to Ryan all day today.

Actually no, scratch that. Brendon might have spoke to him during their party. But only a few words.

Not that it as actually conversation though. This whole trip wasn't how Ryan ad envisioned it. It was their honeymoon for God's sake! They should be the opposite of distant! And let's not forget how awful Dallon is too. He obviously has a childish crush on Brendon and Brendon is under some stupid spell when Dallon is nearby. And what was Brendon saying about Dallon? Why was he expecting Dallon at his bedroom door at 3:00?

Ryan cried himself to sleep. So did Joe. But that's a story for another time.

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The next morning
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"YOU GET SOME WAFFLES! YOU GET SOME WAFFLES! YOU GET SOME WAFFLES! YOU ALL GET SOME WAFFLES!" Billie Joe yelled.

"Shhh! Shhh!" Mikey laughed as Billie Joe piled ingredients and waffles onto the counter. "You're going to wake everybody up!

"Well it's waffle time, is it not?" Billie Joe said, smiled.

Three minutes ago it had just been Mikey, Gerard, Andy, and Ray downstairs. They had been sitting around in the living room wondering if Billie Joe would come through with his promise to provide them with a full waffle breakfast. He had promised he would do so and at around 9:15 he came hurrying through the door, slightly sweating, with a full tray of waffles and toppings. He even brought a small side bowl of Dr. Pepper for Dallon to dip his waffles in. He claims it improves the taste. He was wearing jeans and a T-Shirt- more casual apparel than they were used to seeing him in.

"Enjoy your food! I gotta go!"

"Why the hurry?" Ray asked. "Don't you wanna stick around and eat with us?"