Emo Quartet Oneshots - Frerard, Joshler, Peterick, and Ryden

Coffee and Redbull (Frerard)

Frank yawned as he tried to listen to what his professor was saying, but it was hard to concentrate while running on two hours of sleep. The lecture wasn't even that interesting, which just made it even harder to focus.

Frank glanced over at the kid sitting next to him. He was currently in the process of removing the lid of his paper coffee cup. As Frank continued to watch, the kid opened a Monster energy drink and dumped the entire thing into his coffee. He turned to Frank with a blank expression and, in an almost bored voice, said, "I'm going to die." He then drank the entire concoction in a few gulps. Frank just stared at him, concerned but also strangely amused by what he had just witnessed.

The lecture dragged on for what seemed like ages, although it was really only 90 minutes. When it was finally over, Frank jumped to his feet, eager to head back to his dorm and take a quick nap. He knew skipping class in college wasn't a good idea, but he felt like he was about to drop dead from exhaustion.

"Yo, Frank!"

Frank groaned inwardly as he heard his roommate Bob call his name. He turned to face the blond boy. "Yeah, what's up?"

"Are you gonna head back to the dorm?" Bob asked. "I'm skipping class."

Frank wanted to die right there. He and Bob didn't get along very well. They both tried, since they were stuck together as roommates, but for some reason they just couldn't seem to stand each other. Even now, Frank could see that Bob was silently hoping that Frank wasn't planning on skipping.

"I'm actually going to head over to a friend's dorm," Frank lied. "See ya later."

Bob grinned. "Cool, bye!" he exclaimed, leaving the lecture hall. Frank sighed. Now he would have to go to his next class.

"You don't get along with your roommate?" the kid who Frank had sat next to asked. Frank mentally dubbed him the caffeine kid.

"Yeah," Frank admitted. "I don't know why. We just...don't like each other."

"I see," the caffeine kid mused. "Hey, do you wanna come to my dorm? I'm skipping my next class too."

Frank perked up. "Really?" he asked excitedly. "That would be so awesome."

"Well, let's go then!" the caffeine kid exclaimed. He and Frank left the hall and began to walk to the caffeine kid's dorm.

"Hey, what's your name?" Frank asked as he and the caffeine kid were walking.

"Gerard," the caffeine kid, Gerard, replied. "And you're Frank, right? That's what your roommate called you."

"Yep, that's my name," Frank confirmed.

"Cool," Gerard said with a smile. "Nice to meet you, Frank."

"Nice to meet you too, Gerard," Frank said, smiling as well. He had the feeling that this could be the start of a rad friendship.