'What do vampires do during the day?' Frank asked, throwing a rubber ball at the wall while Gerard is sitting at his desk, drawing.
'I don't know. Read? Watch TV? I have videogames.' Gerard was too focused with the shading of his sketch. He'd been locked in his basement for so long doing the same thing, even before turning, that it came natural to him.
'I'm bored!!'
'I know! And you've only been a vampire for a couple days! Not sure how you'll make it!'
Frank got up and wrapped his arms around his boyfriend, shaking him violently to get his attention. 'Play with me!'
'Fine – what do you wanna do?'
'You know what I want!'
'Frank, we can't have sex all day.'
'Technically – we can.'
'But don't you think it'll get boring too after a while? I'm enjoying it right now, I don't wanna ruin it.'
'Fine!'
'You really need a hobby.'
'If only I could go get my guitar from my apartment right now,' Frank said, sounding almost like a tantrum, while he got up and walked up to the bookcase and took the first book that he found. What's Eating Gilbert Grape? 'Is this about vampires?'
Gerard just laughed. 'You've never seen the movie?! With Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio?' Frank shook his head. 'It's definitely not vampires. It's more like an adult, small town version of The Catcher in the Rye.'
'Nice!' He sat on the bed and started reading, finally in silence, until he finished the book.
'Are you crying?' Gerard said, trying not to laugh.
'The mom died!'
Gerard lost it, and couldn't help pulling Frank closer for a kiss. 'You're so adorable, you know that? Especially for a vampire who has no remorse biting people.'
'But it's different! It's family! It's their mom!'
Gerard loved seeing all the different layers of this beautiful man in front of him. How, despite having a tough appearance, he was the softest soul he'd ever known. 'You miss your mom?' Gerard asked, not sure why. Frank hadn't really talked about his parents.
He nodded, though. 'I haven't seen them in a while.'
Gerard couldn't imagine living away from his parents. He'd lived there his whole life, and even though he knew he was too old and he should probably find his own place, he'd miss his parents and Mikey.
'They kinda had trouble with me being gay?' Frank admitted after a while.
'Kinda?'
'They pretended it was nothing, but then they'd make fun of me or say hurtful things.' The older vampire could see how it affected him, and how Frank's eyes were wet. 'I used to look up to them, and they were supposed to love and protect me.'
'I'm so sorry,' Gerard said, pulling him in his arms and letting him cry. It felt like he hadn't cried in ages and he was finally letting it all out. Gerard knew there was nothing he could say to make it better, just let him cry.
'I just wanna see them. See my dog again.'
'You want to go visit them?'
It took Frank a moment. Then, he pulled apart. 'Can you come with me?'
'If that's what you want.'
'I just – I don't want to live an eternity feeling like this. I just want to make sure they're okay, and let them know I'm okay.'
