Sunshine (Frerard)

Chapter 7

Frank was still asleep as Gerard answered the door the next morning. It was cold and the wind was brushing its way past him and whirring round the living room, making him shiver as he signed for the box sitting on his doorstep. He nodded and said a goodbye to the postman before picking it up and bringing it inside. Taking a knife from the kitchen drawer and slicing the tape sealing the box, he smiled once again after seeing what was inside. A variety of clothes in a multitude of colours filled the box from base to brim, all of which seeming to be a more appropriate size for the boy sleeping upstairs.

He settled down on the couch with a coffee in one hand and a comic book in the other. However, it wasn't long until Frank came bounding down the stairs in his usually cheerful state. The pyjama pants were still tied in a big bow round his hips that Gerard had done to make sure they didn't just completely slide down and the shirt was hanging to one side, leaving one shoulder bare.

"Good morning, sunshine." Gerard smiled as Frank came and sat next to him. "Good sleep?"

"Mhm," he mumbled as he rubbed his eyes with a dopey smile on his face. "Box?" He asked, pointing at the box on the floor by the coffee table.

"Ah, that's for you." Frank looked confused and pointed at his chest, making Gerard smile and nod to confirm his thoughts. "Go have a look, honey."

Frank jumped up from the couch and sat with his legs criss-crossed in front of the box. The first thing he pulled out was a grey T-shirt with the yellow and black batman logo printed on the front. He seemed to love Gerard's printed pj's, so he thought he'd like that too. Next he pulled out a baby blue jumper, with a milk carton on the right side.

"Pwetty." He whispered, smiling from ear to ear as he felt the soft cotton, holding it up to himself and hugging it. Gerard smiled as he watched, sitting back and sipping his coffee once Frank had gone on to the next item.

Some light wash denim dungarees were next, slight rips on the shorts and chest. Frank squealed and poked his fingers through the tears, smiling and placing them down on the floor as delicately as possible. The other things resting in the box included another light blue, fluffy jumper with clouds dotted around, some black shorts, a pink shirt with a white border around the neck, arms and hemline. A pastel pink hoodie was also in there, it looked way too large to fit Frank's small body but he loved it nonetheless.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Frank shouted, jumping up and engulfing Gerard in a hug. He was slightly winded from the sheer force of his small body whirring into him headfirst, but he regained balance and wrapped his arms around Frank's shoulders.

"Wanna get changed, sunshine?" Gerard asked with a smile as he raised an eyebrow towards him.

"Pwease!" He shouted as he darted back to the clothes scattered around the box, picking up the pink shirt with the white detailing and looking it up and down with a scowl before nodding and putting it back down on the floor.

He proceeded to clumsily pull off Gerard's too big shirt, throwing it back onto the couch. Tugging the pj bottoms off even though they were tied round his waist admittedly wasn't the best idea, but his excitement clouded the little judgement he had. So he twisted his hips and pulled the pants down with as much vigour as he could muster until they were past his bony hips and ruffled in a puddle on the floor.

Gerard sat back and watched in amusement as Frank struggled to pull the shirt over his head, resulting in a slightly twisted final product but it was adorable nonetheless. The shirt fell down to mid thigh, resulting in a dress on Frank's withered frame. Gerard wasn't sure if he'd like that, was he into dresses?

He bolted to the stairs, running up into the bathroom to look in the mirror. Gerard heard a clatter which was most definitely Frank falling up the stairs but he chose to ignore it since he heard no cries of pain or terror, though he did hear a squeal of delight before the pattering of footsteps followed once again.

"Pwetty." Frank smiled as he twirled in front of Gerard. "Pwetty, Gee?"

"Very pretty, darling" Gerard smiled, with Frank smiling back as he clambered onto the sofa, lying virtually on top of Gerard and staring at the tv even though it wasn't on. He picked up the remote and turned on some cartoons, making Frank jump as the screen came to life but quickly settling down again as he was absorbed into the colours.

The excitement seemed too much for Frank, especially so early in the morning, so the tiredness set in as he dozed back off to sleep with Gerard lazily playing with his hair.

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Kinda short but I'm back lol hi