Hidden From Reality

5

Frank

We made it to class just as the teacher was handing out the bellwork, which ment we missed attendance.

"Mr.Iero. Mr.Way. Why are you guys late?" We both muttered that we had overslept and went to take our seats. Mr.Quinn raised his eyebrows in confusion.

"Mr.Iero, why are you wearing Gerard's clothes?" The whole class went silent as they all looked up from their work.

"How can you prove they're Gerard's?"

"He wears them every week. I think I would recognize them." I heard the class whisper as they confirmed that the clothes did belong to Gerard. I sat down, blushing as Gerard followed. I looked over as Gerard dug around in his backpack, looking for something. He finally pulled out a half-sharp pencil as Mr.Quinn started the lecture. After class, the school was shut down because maintenance had to fix a water pipe. I met up with the Way brothers and we all decided to walk over to the park together. We sat under a tree and talked. After awhile, Gerard pulled a sketchbook out of his backpack and began to draw something. As a joke, I picked up a stick and gently poked Gerard.

"Wanna play fetch?"

"Haha. Very funny." We both giggled as Mikey stood up and ran after an ice cream truck. We sat and talked while Gerard drew. I looked over his shoulder and saw that he was drawing me. I recognized all my tattoos, the most prominent one being the scorpion on my neck. He tugged my sleeve up to get a better look at my sleeves of tattoos, but the weird thing was that I didn't feel uncomfortable. I normally didn't like it when people looked at my tattoos, but Gerard was just so calming. Before I could process whether this was a bad idea, I leaned over and kissed him. There was a slight pause before he kissed back. I was shocked as I pulled back. Gerard looked down, smiling shyly.

"So, you like me?" Without thinking I nodded.

"Yeah. You're super cool and talented and, like-"

"You're a dog person, right?"

"Yeah, and,like, if anyone were to date you they'd get like a dog and a lover all in one-"

"Well then. I guess today is your lucky day." He leaned over and kissed me again. I didn't even miss a beat before kissing back. Mikey came back and threw ice cream at us until we stopped kissing.

"Get a room, you two."

"Wait, you're not shocked?"

"Not even a little bit." Gerard giggled and picked up one of the ice cream bars Mikey had thrown at us. I picked up my own ice cream as Gerard opened his. As we ate the ice cream, Mikey got a text from their mom demanding that they come home. I walked with them and Gerard walked right next to me. I struggled to hold back a smile as he looped arms with me. We eventually made it to the Way's house.

"Oh, hey. We should get each other's phone numbers!" I nodded and pulled out my phone, handing it to Gerard. He pulled out his phone and we traded, putting our phone numbers in. I saw him take a picture for the profile picture and I did the same thing. He laughed when he saw the picture, then turned to go into his house.

"I'll try to call you tonight." I nodded and waved as he followed Mikey into his house.