Lost

Chapter 5

While Frank and Phoenix drive home, they stop by a gas station. Frank fills his car with gas and pays and Phoenix buys the necessities they need.

They hop back into the car, and drive home. Noticing that Leo and Alex aren't there yet, Frank pulls Phoenix in for a long kiss. Breaking apart for air occasionally.

"Not here baby..." Phoenix mumbles against his lips so he can hear her.

Frank, paying no mind to what Phoenix mumbles back, "How are you so sexy?"

Meanwhile, Alex and Leo pull up into Frank's driveway. It being late at night and dark, Alex and Leo couldn't see the kissing and touching in the front seat.

When the couple finally realizes they're not alone, they jump out of their car, Phoenix's black lipstick smudged a bit.

"I GOT MCDONALDDDDDDDDDSSSSSS!" Alex screams in delight, holding up her kids' meal.

"Yes, you did." Leo says, covering his ears and smiling.

"Great job, Leo" Phoenix mumbles, annoyed. Frank grabs her waist and kisses her neck, paying no attention to the conversation.

"You just say that 'cause YOU didn't get good food like ME!" Alex says as she turns and slams the door in Leo's face.

"What the hell?" Leo stands there, confused for a while. The other three walk through the door, immediately greeted by Mikey.

"Hey Frank, hi Phoenix. Got a new friend?" Mikey says, Phoenix waving slightly and kissing Mikey's cheek.

"What?" Leo asks.

"That's my band member, and basically family, Mikey. Phoenix loves him." Frank says, jealousy lacing his voice.

"Oh hey guys! You wanna play the pocky game?" Asks a new boy, walking down the small staircase.

"Who is he?" Asks Leo.

"And what's the pocky game?" Alex continues.

"That's Tom, my real brother. My two other band members, Ray and Gerard, are gone and aren't coming back until tomorrow so you won't meet them." Frank replies, sitting down with Phoenix on one of the two loveseats.

"And let me, show you, what the Pocky game is." Tom says, smirking at Alex. While Mikey sits next to Phoenix. Leo pulls Alex away and they take the seat across the coffee table. Leo pulls Alex close, uneasy with Tom's actions.

Phoenix glares at Tom, something he doesn't pick up. Alex, being the oblivious person she is, leans in to see what Tom is about to show her.

"Oh and the Pocky game... doesn't require Pocky." Tom says and he quickly grabs Alex's face and forces his lips onto hers.

Leo quickly starts to pull Alex back as Mikey and Frank run over to pull Tom off of Alex. Tom is pulled back and forced up onto his feet by Frank, who is glaring at him. Suddenly he gets turned around by Phoenix, who yells, "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?" Phoenix then proceeds to punch Tom straight in the face, knocking him out."NEVER TOUCH HER!"

"Alex, Alex are you okay?" Leo says as he holds her.

"No. That hurt. It felt like someone was pushing a brick into my face" Alex says as a tear rolls down her cheeks.

"Hey, come here," Mikey says.

Alex walks over and sits right next to him. Phoenix goes behind her and pulls her into one of her rare hugs. Right as Alex is sitting down Leo sits next to Alex.

"So, Alex, some boys like Tom just..." Alex and Mikey have their conversation. Alex lays on Mikey's legs and falls asleep as he finishes. Leo grabs a blanket and sets it on Alex. Staring at her little face while she sleeps.

"Hey, you good there?" Mikey asks.

"Oh uhhhh," Leo's face turns bright red.

"Do you like her?" Mikey asks, his eyebrow suggestively. He replaces his legs that Alex is laying on with a pillow.

"Well there is thi-" Leo gets cut off by Frank and Phoenix coming down from Frank's room. Phoenix had one of Mikey's sweatshirts and Frank looked frustrated.

"Frank, I honestly don't know what to pack for you. Just throw some shorts in there and t-shirts or whatever." Phoenix says, struggling with the slightly longer sleeves she's used to.

"Oh yeah, like I have shorts. It's New Jersey! C'mon, I don't just wear shorts wherever I go!" Frank responds, annoyed Phoenix won't make eye contact. She finally turns around and looks up at him.

"Look, I am not your mother, nor will I ever be. I can't take care of you like you're my child. And, you've been on plenty of trips around the country when you go on tour so you undoubtedly know what to pack." Phoenix pokes him in the chest a few times while she talks and when she finishes she turns around and starts putting one of her black combat boots on.

"Well this wouldn't be happening if you didn't keep your head stuck in your ass and actually help me. I work so hard for us and what do you do? Throw it all away? Because you seem to be great at doing that!" Frank shouts back. Phoenix slowly turns around at that, anger showing clearly in her eyes.

"Oh yeah, like I totally don't do anything for us! Well, if I'm "not doing anything", then maybe I should just go." Phoenix says, slamming the door shut and walking out of the house.

"Phoenix wait" Mikey says walking out the door, Leo following him with Alex in his arms. Frank stands there, paralyzed for a minute until he's realized what's happened and punches the wall, muttering some curses under his breath and holding his bleeding hand.

Meanwhile, Leo puts Alex in his backseat so she's sitting comfortably, wiping some drool off her cheek.

"C'mon Phoenix, he didn't mean it!" Mikey says, trying to convince her to apologize, something that was never going to happen. "He probably did. I don't know how I ever loved a prick like him." Phoenix snapped, crossing her arms over her chest.

Leo is making sure Alex is comfortable before he joins the conversation.

"Leo, mmmm..." Alex mumbles as she turns to her side.

"Okay then..." Leo says as he starts to blush and pulls the blanket he "stole" up to her chin. "Good night". He says and joins the argument.

"Phoenix, He didn't mean it!" Mikey says.

"Yeah, he probably just had something going on and let his anger out on you" Leo tries to explain.

"But, he is ALWAYS like this and I just hate it!" Phoenix yells.

Frank comes running out and drops on his knees right in front of Phoenix, then he grabs her hand.

"Phoenix, I am so sorry!" Frank says, tearing up "I was such a jerk you do so much for this relationship I don't know why I said that" Frank says, closing his eyes and putting his head down. "Will you Phoenix Rose Angelo please forgive me?"

"You'll have to earn back my trust, but yes, I forgive you, asshole." Phoenix ruffles his hair and kisses his cheek, and Frank smiles happily at this.

"My foot is cold, let's go home." Leo randomly says, hopping into his truck.

"Okay?" Frank says/asks, hopping into the driver's seat.

"I'll be right back," Phoenix says, dropping her phone into the passenger seat of Frank's car, and running inside.

About a minute later, Phoenix walks back out the door with Mikey, and gives him one last hug and peck on the cheek, telling him something that's muffled by the noisy cars, and walks over to Frank's car, plopping in the passenger seat.

As they drive off, Mikey waves and Phoenix rolls down her window to wave back, shouting, "Punch Tom in the face for me! Oh, and say 'hi' to Gee and Ray!" Before rolling up her window, Mikey nods and waves before walking inside.

"Well, tomorrow is going to be a hell of a day." Phoenix says, Frank and her holding hands in the middle. Frank murmurs in agreement, keeping his eyes on the road, occasionally looking over to Phoenix to see she's fallen asleep, her black lipstick still smudged a bit.

Meanwhile, Leo kept looking back in the rear-view mirror, smiling to himself as he watched Alex sleep, and made sure he was on the right road to his house.