Maybe Summer Camp Isn't That Bad With You Here

Chapter 13

Frank's POV

I watch him for a while, observing him. His nightmares haven't come back but I still worry for him. Who knows how long he's had to deal with this alone? Shaking my head to clear those thoughts, I hop off the bunk away from the comfort of Gerard. I'm reluctant to leave him alone because of what happened last time I left his side but I've gotta think about some things. With one last look at my peaceful angel, I walk out of the cabin. It feels
odd without Gerard considering the fact that we're never seen without each other. I feel lost somehow. I've survived without him but these three weeks I've grown a huge attachment to him. How can someone so precious be so broken? I'd like to try to pick up the broken pieces and put them back together, but it seems like he's having a hard time letting people in. That's what I wanna change. I want to show him how special he is until he believes it. But there's just one problem. I've got to break down the wall he's built to not get close to people. I get out of my thoughts and notice I've made it to a part of the forest that looks familiar. As I walk further everything starts coming back to me. This is where Gee and I went to as our secret getaway. As I walk further, I recognize our marked tree. I trace the carving, already missing him and his adorable shyness. I'm gonna miss him when this camp is over. Wait, what's gonna happen when this is over? I sit on the huge set of rocks we had laid on together. Will I ever see him again? I know my mother will not let me transfer schools and I know he doesn't go to my school. How will I survive without him? Actually, I won't survive without him. I can't exactly ask him to come to my school either but I'd miss him too much if he wasn't by my side. Heck, I'm not even surviving right now without him. I try to walk back to camp without looking too depressed. I run into Brendon and Pete on my way to the cabin. "Yo Frank, why do you look like your dog just got ran over?" Brendon blurts out. Pete immediately whacks him in the head. "Dude you can't just ask people that!" Brendon rubs his head, pouting. "Nah it's fine, don't worry about it. I'm just thinking about things that's all." It gets really quiet for a minute. "Wait, I have a very important question to ask." Brendon says with all seriousness. "What is up with you and meat? And why do you hate it so much?" Pete and I burst into laughter as I try to explain through giggles. Soon I forget about what I was upset about as we all tell stories of stupid things we've done. This goes on for hours on end and I start to question why I never hung out with these two idiots before. Probably because I'm known as the 'punk bad boy' at school. For camp I took off my piercings and wear long sleeves to cover my tattoos but they're definitely coming back for school. I'm surprised nobody's asked about them. I come back from inside of my head to hear Pete ask "So where is that lover boy of yours? You two are always together." I smile at just the thought of him. And then I realize I left him. Alone. "Um actually I should get back to him. It's getting late anyways. You guys go have fun without me." I walk away from them before they can protest my decision. The walk to the cabin is eerily quiet, except for the chirping of crickets every so often. As I get closer to the door of the cabin I can hear muffled crying coming from inside. I rush in, thinking the worst has happened to Gee. I look at our bunk and there he is. A crying mess. A beautiful one, nonetheless, but that's beside the point. I enter and close the door quietly. I hear the sniffles stop and he tenses up. I lower my voice and speak gently. "Gee?" He looks up from the pillows he's crying into. He looks so broken that I almost start to cry. "Frankie?" his voice cracks. I walk slowly over to him, afraid he'll shatter before my eyes. Once I reach him, he quickly wraps his arms around my neck and sits on my lap. "Please don't leave me again." he whispers quietly. "I need you Frank. I don't know why, but now that I've met you life's been better. My nightmares disappear when you're here, and so do the voices. Please, please don't leave me." He starts to sob again but buries his face in my chest to muffle it. I gently rock him as I try to reassure him I'll never leave his side again. As his sobs quiet down to a few sniffles he finally speaks. "I'm sorry. Oh my god your shirt is soaked I'm so sorry." He tries to get off me but I grab his waist and pull him back down. "It's alright it'll dry up. Now what's wrong little angel?" He grabs my hands and plays with my fingers, a habit I love. It seems to calm him down quite a lot. "I had another nightmare. I woke up and you weren't here. I tried calling out to you but nobody replied. You always make me feel better and the fact that you weren't here just......broke me." He looks at me, waiting for my reply. When I just stared at him stunned, he tries to get up again. "I know it's stupid I should just go." Of course, I don't let him leave me. "No. I want you to stay with me. Will you please stay with me?" I give him my best puppy dog eyes, pleading for him to stay. He smiles a bit and nods his head. He grabs my fingers, playing with them again with a faint blush on his cheeks. We stay up the whole night just enjoying the other person's presence. Pete and Brendon even walked in but didn't say a word. They just stayed out, probably having a sleepover in somebody else's cabin.  The walls Gerard has built up are being broken down by me and I'm happy about it. Who would've thought I'd have a soft spot for this cutie?

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TØP are back and so am I :) This update came a bit sooner cause I kinda just left this fanfic but apparently people still like this book