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Amy's P.O.V

High school. Most adults would say it's the best years of your life, others say it's the most boring. For me and my mates Lise and Em it's a challenge. With Em already with a boyfriend Adam, Lise and me are determined to get the school band under our belts and possibly other places.

What can you say about the band? With a hot lead singer (who just so happens to have a hot best mate), two guitarists that you wish would play you as well as the guitar and a bassist that you just wanna hug to death, what more could you want?

I glance up from the bench I'm sat at. It's break time and Lise and me are sat on our usual bench which is just opposite from where the guys are. Lise is staring at one of the guitarists named Frank, making it pretty clear she's undressing him with her eyes, while trying to give me advice on how to go over to the one I completely lust over. The lead singer Gerard leans against the wall as he inhales on his cig, before exhaling it again leaving a cloud of smoke escaping from his lips.

I look down quickly with a smile as raunchy pornographical thoughts enter my mind. I try and get the thoughts out of my head but who was I kidding? I'd never be with him no matter just how much I wanted to be. He was just out of my reach; he'd never look at someone like me. He's the type that if anyone else actually looked beyond the freakyness of him and saw just how good looking and I just can't find the words to describe him, then they'd know just what I see.

He's got the bad boy look about him but that doesn't mean he is. From what I gather he's slightly obsessed with death, he thinks it's beautiful, with his love for cartoon drawing I've seen some of his work and I have to admit it's amazing. I've never been one for looking at comic strips and that but what he does it just seems to hold my attention more than what others would. He puts shit loads of energy, feeling, thought, and concentration into what he does, and it shows in the drawings and his performances on the stage.

I snap out of my thought and I look up again to see him looking over here and he smiles and gives me a little wave causing me to smile and wave back, hoping I'll act cool if he does anything else instead of my usual goldfish impression.

He tugs on his tie and carries on looking over. With him not one for following school rules he's opted for the black shirt and red tie instead of white shirt and blue and marron tie and gives any teacher hassle if they try and tell him to go home and get changed. He's been the same since year 7. He still looks incredibly hot; even though I wish he'd wear a white shirt for the days it rains. I really have to stop fantasising.

* Gerard's P.O.V

'The problem is, I don't know how to approach her, I mean she's always with Lise' Frank shakes his head

'Listen, just take her to one side and tell her'

'But she'll think I'm a freak. Everyone does'

'Oh for fuck's sake, she waved to you! And smiled, so she doesn't think that, she doesn't push you up against the wall'

'Wish she would' Frank can't help but laugh at this comment.

'She waves at you, and smiles, she doesn't throw shit at you, make comments, shout 'freak' or 'goth' or any of the other shit we get off people. She's not about to start now. Plus what have you got to loose?'

'Her laughing in my face'

'Gerard!' Frank grabs his shoulders 'don't think like that! Do you want her?'

'Yes you know I do'

'And that when you see her you don't [I]want[/I] her?'

'Of course I do'

'That if you see her even talking to another guy you sometimes think, why can't that be me? Why can't she laugh with me not at me?'

'You know I do, so what's you point other than making me feel incredibly small'

'Hey if you wanna talk about your dick I don't wanna know'

'Frank, it's easy for you, you can talk to Lise, I try and talk to her but I just I can't'

'You can, just think of her as someone else'

'Well I'd tell her I fancy her little red thongs off then wouldn't I?'

'How do you know?'

'She bent over earlier' Gerard replies with a grin.

'Stop acting a dick and just go over to her!' Gerard looks over at her to see her quickly look away when he looks. She blushes slightly at getting caught. He smiles and turns back to Frank

'Not yet' he sighs 'I will in my own time'

Amy's P.O.V

'Lise' I turn to her

'Yeah?' she looks up from her maths book to look at me

'Do you think I have a chance with him?'

'Gerard?' she replies looking back down again

'No Frank' her head shoots up and she gives me the "I'm gonna put you ten foot under" look.

'Of course Gerard, who else?!'

'Why wouldn't you? You're gorgeous Amz and if he doesn't like you then he's a fucking fool. You just need a bit more confidence that's all' she looks at me and smiles.

'I need confidence? Yeah that's true' then something dawns on me 'Lise, you make it so easy don't you?'

'That's cos it is' comes her reply as she writes another fraction down

'Then how come you don't use your own advice to get with Frank?' she stops dead and looks up

'Well erm that's different isn't it?'

'How is it?! You're telling me what to do to get with Gee and you should be using for yourself with Frank'

'It's just I can't. I look at him and wonder why he would want to be with me. What could I give him that he hasn't already got?'

'A gorgeous girlfriend who'd be happy to screw his brains out?'

'Well except that' she grins

'Lise if anyone deserves happiness it's you hun' she gives me a sad smile

'Thanks'

'Any time. Now do you think Gee noticed when I bent over?'

'Oh totally' she says as we go into a fit of giggles.

Five minutes before the bell goes, Lise decides she needs the toilets-or in other words an excuse to walk out of the lesson and past Frank's on her way back so she can bang into him when the bell goes. I shake my head and pull my mini disk player out and put it on, while Mr Winters goes round clapping his hands in people's faces trying to get them to work 'Oi chubs. Stop fuckin clappin in mi face. I'm not a fuckin seal ya know' Lauren says giving him the evil eye.

'Lauren either work or leave' he says threatening her with the Bromcom, his fat finger looming over the SMT (staff on patrol) button

'Why should I?!' he's about to reply before Nicole stands up and shouts

'OI SIR! SOMEONES JUST LET A STINK BOMB OFF!' Mattie Holden stands up smiling his usual toothy grin and shouts

'EVACUATE!!!' most people laugh while Becky sits there muttering something to her mates. Becky=our classes Paris Hilton.

The bell finally goes and I head off towards English. When I get there I see I'm the first one here, so I take my seat on the middle table where me, Lise and Em normally sit and watch as Mr Jefferies unpacks our lesson, taking out a movie as he does so and places it into the disk drive in his laptop.

[I]And she says 'hey baby can you bleed like me?'[/I] 'Come on baby bleed like me' Shirley Manson sings into my ear

The door opens and the usual walk in. Kieron (Picky), Luis (Winta) and Liam walk in and sit at the back talking about I, Robot. Not the usual movie that most people have seen. Winta keeps all his porn movies in his movie disks so I've learnt not to lend a movie off him as the last time I did I watched two lasses go at it. Not my idea of a night in.

* Gerard's P.O.V

Frank looks up to see Lise walk past the classroom, he smiles.

'Hey, while your giving me advice why don't [I]you[/I] get with [I]her[/I]?' Gerard asks as he sees his best mate staring at the girl that's just walked by.

'I can't, she doesn't like me' comes his reply as he packs his stuff away

'And how do you know'

'Well why would she?'

'Frank, I'm not gay but if I have to say you're a good-looking bloke. You two always smile at each other, talk for ages, so just get together all ready, it'd be easier for me and Amy to then' Frank stops what he's doing and looks at Gerard 'You are unbelievable do you know that?' Gerard smiles and nods honestly 'Yeah I know. But what can I say?' with that they walk off towards English.

* Amy's P.O.V

Em sits down next to me and pulls my ear phone out

'Hey bitch' she smiles

'Hey, where's Adam?'

'Sick'

'My arse'

'He is! Got a bad throat, might have tonsillitis'

'What are you gonna do? You might get-oh no-snogging or Adam withdrawal' she looks at me horrified

'I couldn't! Could I?' I shake my head

'Don't be too sure. I've seen these things happen. And it never ends well'

'Shit!' I grin as she starts to panic, and then bite the back of my hand to stop myself from laughing, as she starts to hyperventilate. I laugh and look away then almost soil myself as Lise's face appears there. Not saying she's ugly or anything-she's far from that-it's just I didn't expect her to be there that's all.

'What's her deal?'

'I told her she'll get kissing and Adam withdrawal' Lise looks at me shocked

'You don't do that! She could have an heart attack or something!' I look at Em who's still wafting air towards her going "I can't breath I can't breath". I shrug and put my earphone back in again.

Just as I do, the door opens yet again and the rest of the class walk in, including Frank and Gerard I look up and it feels like everyone else freezes as he walks in. he looks at me and smiles sending my stomach to do summersaults.

* Lise's P.O.V

She knew from the never first moment she saw him that it was him she wanted, no one else would do. Of course she had been out with other guys but none of them kept her interest the way he did, even though they didn't go out. Everytime they talked it was about something different, something about him, the way he talked, the way he talked passionately about music kept Lise listening.

With one smile from him, would make her entire day, because she knew that for that one moment, she was in his mind, and the way he smiled made her feel special, wanted by him. Everyday she woke up and wondered if he'd ask her to be with him, and he hasn't yet. Still she waits.

My head lifts up at the amount of noise that's just appeared as more student have walked through the door. I stop doodling on my paper as I see Frank, walk in, in front of Gerard. Gerard looks over at the table and smiles at Amy, who smiles back and looks down at her own paper that she's doodled over. Frank skims the room until his eyes come to rest on me. For a moment here I think I'm about to melt into them. He smiles and carries on walking to the other side of the room with Gerard. Instead of sitting in the corner they sit directly behind Amz and me. [I]Do not say anything you might later regret[/I] I think to myself as thousands of dirty thought enter my mind, most of them including me jumping across the table, grabbing him, pushing him down and screwing the life out of him. I shift around on my chair and look at Mr Jefferies who's now stood at the front, waiting. Amy looks up too and pulls her earphone out, and stops writing Amz Luvs Tom Delonge 0n her paper. I laugh realising that Tom Delonge is her code name for Gerard Way.

'Alright already!' Jefferies says causing the class to shut up 'right, for your media coursework we'll be looking comedy movies and at teen movies. What types of comedy movies are there?'

* Gerard's P.O.V

They finally get settled down and start watching 10 Things I Hate About You, but Gerard's mind wasn't on the movie. No, it was far from that. He had idea's of course he did. He just didn't know how to put them into words. And to do that he needed to not bottle it.

Gerard wouldn't class himself as a chicken, after all he does do what people dare him to, he's not one to not do one. It's just girls he can't do. Sure he's fancied other girls but this one has held his attention more than she should. His mind drifts in lesson, like now, and finds himself sat there thinking about her. Watching her.

He's drawn cartoons about her too, which is something he's not exactly proud of. He's wasn't supposed to but he'd draw a damsel in distress for art and find that he's drawing her and him saving her. He draws pictures of her and hides them in his top drawer in his bedside table. His brother Mikey says he's obsessed and should just get over her. But it's easier said than done.

Frank thinks he's stupid for not telling her, but how can he? He can talk to her sure, but not admit his feelings. That was something else all together. He can say it out loud to Frank or whoever will listen to him going on about her-unless it was Lise or her and then he'd shut up as soon as they approached-but when he's talking to her, he just can't find the strength to say it.

Gerard looks up at her. She's sat back in her chair; her soft black hair dangles on her face, covering her eyes as she watches the screen. Her nose gets little wrinkles on it when she laughs, she likes her lips and bites them trying not to let her mouth drop open gormlessly as she carries on watching the movie.

The bell goes, just as she tilts her head this way and rubs her neck. His mouth goes dry as he watches her, thousands of thoughts swimming about in his head about how much he wants to rub her neck for her and possibly other things. Cursing under his breath he stands up as she nudges Emma who seems to have fallen asleep, and picks up his bag. Frank looks at him and gives him a 'you're going to have to do it at some point' as they walk out leaving the girls behind them.

* Amy's P.O.V

I hadn't been able to think right through the movie. My mind was too busy on Gerard for some reason. Call me big headed or whatever you want, but when I look at him, I have a run through in my head. What it would be like to be him. I picture I'm him, and think about me. Think about just walking up to me and saying 'i've liked you since I first met you. Fancy going out sometime or round the back of PE now?' I'd laugh and say it would be nice.

Sighing, I walk into French and quickly shake my head of those thoughts. Like it's going to happen. Keep dreaming Amz. Keep dreaming.

* Lise's P.O.V

I had tried talking to Amz, in French. But she seemed somewhat distracted. Like her body was here but her mind wasn't. She got done loadsa times off Miss Sellars for not paying attention, to which Amz just shrugged off. Something she wouldn't do normally, she would normally sit there and look slightly guilty, sorry. She didn't like getting done and had never had a detention.

'Amz' I look up at her as she finishes her jacket potato and picks up her can of Dr Pepper.

'Yeah?'

'What's up?'

'Nothing'

'You've been staring into space. You weren't as happy or you in English or French like you were in maths' I sigh 'plus I've been trying to get your attention by throwing chips at you and you still didn't notice' I say gesturing to the chips that now lay in front of her instead of on my plate.

'I dunno, I want to concentrate, but I can't. It's like the moment I start thinking my mind wanders. It just leads off somewhere else and I can't stop it'

'It's Gee isn't it?' she sighs and takes a sip

'Yeah'

'When are you just going to admit it to him? He's not gonna wait forever'

'What makes you think he's waiting now?'

'I was talking to Ian and he told me that you're mostly what he talks about' she looks at me, daring me to say "ok maybe I lied" but I'm not lying. She's my mate and I had to do something. Plus I know Ian has a thing for me so I knew it would be easy to get information out of him.

'Who are you bullshitting'?

'Not you. I swear Amz, why would I lie to you?' she looks up at me

'You're right'

'I always am'

'I'll say something to him after the concert' my eyes widen

'But that's like two months away to the Christmas concert!'

'Well I need preparation'

'You've been saying that since year 7 when the hormones started kicking in'

'Well this is a bit more. I promise you I'll say something'

'You better, or I'll beat you up' I smile

'Go ahead be my guest'

* Amy's P.O.V

Maybe what Lise had said was true. Maybe Gerard did talk about. I sigh and glance around. Mum's right. The sooner they knock this place down the better. A mosake style painting has been painted on the wall near where the jacket potato line is, showing several different races-white, black and Asian I'm guessing-playing the trumpet and other instruments like that. The painting is full of blues, reds, pinks, yellows and other bright colours. You can't miss it. On a different wall it has a stone mosake of a two black and white people playing some sort of sport. I think the school is trying to say that people are the same no matter what colour. Not sure.

The usual round of dinner ladies stand huddled together near the bins, scanning the room looking for someone, who is still here, to pounce on and shout at for leaving their rubbish on the tables. June looks at me, with a sour expression. She hates me with a passion. I can tell. 'Happy birthday' starts up in the far corner and only four or five more people join in. the rest, like me, sit and think 'shut up you stupid bints' while rolling their eyes and going back to their food and conversations.

More people leave and me and Lise sit in conversation about life and how much it screws you over when the bell goes

'Right come on! Get out of here! You've had enough time to eat now get out!' June shouts at us waving her arms about and shooing us out. See she hates me.

'Bitch. I swear I'm going to egg her windows, no matter how much Sarah pleads' Lise mutters while angrily dumping her rubbish in the bin, and pushes her way out through one of the single doors that lead into the reception.

'Go you!' I laugh for the first time this dinner. Emma is stood outside science taking deep breaths. 'Em what are you doing here?' I ask her

'Waiting for Outram to come and open the door what does it look like?'

'Like you're waiting for the wrong lesson' I laugh 'we got PE' I turn slightly so my PE bag is on show

'I knew that'

Double PE seems to fly past, even if we were with the lads. Callum and Rob kept having a 'shut up you peedo' conversation. Danny was running round like a total dick before deciding to show me his nipple. Frank and Gerard stayed huddled close talking and occasionally looking over in Lise's direction and mine.

'Amy' Danny said grinning his usual cheeky grin

'Danny' I smiled 'and how are you?'

'Sweating like a bastard. Just how you like me' came his reply

'Oh I love it' I said moving closer to him and smelling. 'Mmm B.O. I love it' Danny laughed and walked off.

We stand outside of the female changing rooms when Kirsty comes walking past acting like she's ten ton.

'Shift out of the way you fucking lesbian' she snarls

'Yeah' I roll my eyes

'Shut up les'

'Says the fag chav' comes my reply

'I'll fucking hit you'

'When you do it'll be a miracle' I sigh, Lise and me walk into the changing rooms leaving Kirsty stood there thinking of something to say.

'Bitch' she mutters and follows us in, before snatching Naomi's bottle of water and squirting us with it, laughing.

'What's up Kirsty?' I ask turning to her looking down at myself 'want to see me in a wet tee shirt? Oh water. So much pain' I smile sarcastically as she blushes and walks off

* Gerard's P.O.V I

After getting changed Gerard and Frank stand at the doors, their bags swung over their shoulders and wait for the home time bell to ring. Gerard sigh while looking at the floor.

'I've got an idea of how to tell her' he tells Frank

'Oh have you? Thank fuck for that' Frank turns to the side and looks at his best mate with 'and the plan is ?' wrote across his forehead

'You'll have to see' Frank rolls his eyes

'And when will you put the plan into action?'

'In over 8 week's comes Gerard's reply as he stares at the wall in front of him. A distant bell can be heard ringing from the main part of school, causing Gerard to push the doors open and walk through them with Frank behind him. Just as he gets towards the sports office doors, Amy and Lise walk out of the girls changing room. Their hair wet with sweat, their cheeks tinted with red from all the activities that went on during the lessons. He smiles as Amy looks round, obviously feeling someone's eyes burn into her back and smiles at him. She gives a little wave before turning back round and proceeding out, of the gym doors. 'Erm Amy!' he hears himself shouting, his legs walking faster than what they should. His mind telling him to stop and turn round but he can't.

'Yeah?' she asks turning to face him, Lise having a small smile playing on her lips as she watches Frank approach.

'Erm what are you doing tonight?' fuck, why did I say that? He thinks 'Err, not sure why?'

'Well me and Frank are planning on hanging out at the park tonight with a few bottles of vodka and shit, wanna come?'

'No we're no-' Frank starts before Gerard's elbow comes into contact with his ribs 'I mean yeah we are. We'd like it if you came' Frank looks at Lise, hoping he didn't make the big of himself as he thought he just did. Lise giggles and Amy stands there shocked at the proposal, Gerard's just offered her.

'Erm' she looks at Lise for help only to get a nod sort of push 'we'd love to'

* Lise's P.O.V

'Amz?' I say biting my lip, when we get through the gates after Gerard and Frankie have gone the other way

'Yeah?' she looks at me

'This could be your night'

'My night? What about you and Frank's night?'

'What do you mean?' I reply innocently

'Lise, cut the bullshit, you've told me you like him, really like him. So you get in there tonight!' I try and stop the smile from slipping onto my face, but it's no good. Everytime I think of him, I get the butterflies, a smile creeps onto my face, and I can't help but picture him pressing his beautiful soft lips upon my own. My brother Ian, would see me with a smile on my face, and tell me to stop daydreaming, that whatever it is I was thinking about would ever happen. It's comments like them that put me down and make me think what I do about myself.

'I can't!' I reply eventually

'And why can't you?'

'Cos I just can't! He shows no signs of affections towards me, like Gee does to you-' 'When does he?'

'Smiling, waving, staring at you'

'Frank smiles stares at you'

I bite my lip and look at the floor. 'Just go tonight, flirt with him do anything to get his attention!!'

'And what will do you?'

'Sit on the swings, drink Smirnoff and ogle at Gee' comes her reply as she smiles

* 'Why did I have to do that?' he asks Frank as they trudge along the main road to get home

'What ask them to go to the park?'

'Yeah'

'I dunno, I'm not you. What do you want me to do, rub my crystal balls?' he asks rubbing his crotch 'You know what I fuckin mean!' Gerard pushes him onto the grass and carries on walking 'i'm too fuckin shy to do anything'

'Well you pushed me over so that's not being shy' Gerard stops and looks at Frank as he picks strands of cut grass off himself. 'What?!'

'Well do I look like I fancy you?'

'Whoa! If you wanna come out of the closet to me man you know I-'

'Frank!'

'Ok carry on with your speech' he smiles sarcastically.

'Fuck off' and with that he pushes Frank back down onto the grass and walks off

* Stepping back away from the mirror I take in my appearance. My black hair dangles down over my face and rests neatly on my shoulders. My brown eyes, have a coating of eyeliner around them and mascara has been brushed onto my eyelashes, in order to make them look longer than they already are. I had carefully applied a thin coating of foundation and rubbed it in careful not to let me have an orange line. Lip balm instead of lip-gloss has been applied to my lips, because to me lip-gloss feels tacky and leaves my lips feeling sticky.

I'm wearing a black vest top with SID wrote across it in write lettering, my jeans, which supports a three studded belt.

As I run downstairs afterwards I slip on my black converse and open the door to find Lise, hand in mid air about to knock. She smiles at me, her dark green eyes that resemble brown in some lights, twinkle as she smiles.

'Good timing' she gives me a lopsided smile as I shut the door and we head down the drive. Lise's short hair blows all over the place as we pass the house that's joined onto mine and go up the access, leading up towards the park 'fucking wind' she tries to keep her hair from blowing all over the place

'If Frank asks you what you've done just say you went for the just got out of bed look' and see what he says. She laughs and we carry on.

When we get there Gee and Frank are already sat on the metal bench waiting. Gerard with a can of coke in his hand while Frank has dr pepper. They have their head down talking amongst themselves until Lise coughs and Frank looks up as we approach. Instead of walking towards Gee like Lise was Frank, I head towards the swings instead. As I start swinging I feel someone's eyes burn into my side, almost as though they're daring me to look round and see who it is.

I keep my head down and swing higher, wondering if I go any higher and push as hard as I am if my converse would go spinning, cutting through the air and land in the tree, to which I might just have to break into hysterical crying shouting for people to get it down. After that thought enters my mind I stop swinging my legs and let myself slow down.

'Are you always this quiet?' I look down to see Gee leaning against the swing post, looking up at me, when suddenly I realise something, and falls backwards off the swing landing on my back giving a "ow fuck" as I land. 'Shit are you ok?'

'No I'm not ok' I mutter slightly embarrassed at what just happened.

'What happened?' he looms over me and I can't help but notice at what's not there 'You've...you've...' I want to get the words out but they don't seem to want to. He laughs and ruffles the back of his hair

'Yeah, I err had it cut off'

* I glance over, while taking a drink of Gerard's coke while he wasn't looking to find him leaning over Amy. Frank follows my gaze

'Frankie' I look back at him 'how come he's cut his hair?' Frank shrugs

'I haven't got a clue. He just came round like that, I almost slammed the door in his fucking face and told him to piss off that we weren't buying anything' Lise laughs.

'It's strange, we were on about what he'd look like with shorter hair, and boom! There it is' 'He's surprising' I'm not sure if he was hinting on something there but that line just triggered something off in me

'Frank? Can I ask you something?' he leans forward, and leans his elbows on his knees the can in-between his fingertips.

'Go ahead'

'Does erm, Gerard like Amz?' I know I shouldn't have said that, but I really needed to know. I just don't want her getting hurt; have him play her along and then her get hurt like I have. Frank smiles and sits up, looking at me all the time he's doing this.

'I would say something Lise, I really would. You seem to have this power over me, that if you ask something I want to tell you, but this time I really can't. You'll see and that's all I can say' I nod and look back at them talking her still laid down-probably can't be arsed to sit up- but with Gee sat down, no longer leaning over her. She laughs as he says something causing him to grin as he watches her. She claps a hand to her mouth like she does when she's hyper and trying to stop herself from going too over the top.

* Lise didn't seem her usual 'I am not going to embarrass myself in front of him' self. In fact she let her hair down, and had a good time, joking, play fighting with him, before getting too carried away and started a pile on.

I wasn't as shy around Gee as I thought I would be, I don't know if it was the three cans of Dr Pepper which I had gone to the shop to buy that had triggered some sort of confidence in me or what but I was myself, with him how I would be with Lise...just wasn't telling him how I felt. At half past 11 mum phoned my mobile to tell me to come home. Lise and Frank swapped goodbyes and me and Gee? Well we just nodded at each other and said 'bye' with a smile.

All the way down home Lise and me talked about what happened while the other wasn't there. By the time I fell into bed that night, I felt as though nothing could ruin the rest of my week.

The next morning I'm awoken by a heavy pounding that for once isn't in my head indicating I have a hang over. Getting out of bed the banging becomes harder and louder. As I poke my head round the corner of the stairs I see two shadows stood there outside of the front door. I run down and fiddle with the keys not caring about how I look, to see Em and Lise stood there not looking very impressed.

'And what time, Amy do you call this?' Em asks showing me her non-existent watch. I turn around and bend backwards slightly to look at the clock that hangs on the kitchen wall

'8 am' I reply

'Oh ha fuckin ha' she pushes past me and walks in leaving Lise stood there with a smile

'I almost did the same' she taps my shoulder and like Em, she walks past me and into the room to the right of me. After turning round I look through the living room door to find them both sat down legs up on the sofa watching Kerrang. Shrugging I walk upstairs to get ready.

'Park is gonna kill us Amz' Lise states before we walk through the door to form

'I was having a Gee moment you cannot blame me for that!' I shoot back before sighing and pushing open the door, which will lead us to our doom.

She looks up with her usual sour expression and raises and eyebrow at the three of us. Without saying a word although I can tell the other two are dying to laugh we make our way to our seats and sit down, with her watching our every move. I pull my zip up hoodie off and sit waiting to know my 'sentence', lace my fingers through each other and lean them against my lips. Lise and Em can't even look at her. She licks her lips and stands up, the class going quiet as she does so, not taking her eyes off the three of us.

'So' she says calmly 'you're late...again' she says again, as if it's poison 'and you're reason this time?' she looks at the three of us daring us to say something witty or cocky

'I got up late' I reply simply. She does a sigh type laugh

'That's not good enough. The bell went five minutes ago! I took the register five minutes ago you should have been here!' she yells. I feel all the forms eyes on us as she shouts 'you do realise this will go on your records?'

'Yeah we do. It's not exactly a big deal though, I mean we don't exactly have to take a GCSE for form do we?' Lise sits back after this remark and looks at Park

'What did you just say?'

'Miss, not meaning to be rude' she begins making it perfectly clear that she means to be 'but you heard what I said. It's nothing important and we checked in at the office before making our way down here, so' she breaks off and shrugs

'I don't like your attitude Lisa' Park spits

'I don't like your fuck up of a face' Lise mutters under her breath so Park can't hear her

'You're either here first thing tomorrow morning' she says making her way over to our tables and leaning in 'or you're in detention for the rest of this week' I can't look at Em. If I do I'll end up in hysterics. Park gives us a once over 'oh and another thing those shoes are too white' I look down to see me and Lise wearing our usual black converse while Em wears her black vans without a spot of white on. I hold back a disgusted laugh and shake my head

'What are you saying miss?' I ask 'that we get more shoes?'

'That's exactly what I'm saying' she sits back down

'Mum says if I have to get anymore you have to fork over the money for them, until then she aint buying me anymore. If you don't believe me' I say before she can stop me 'phone her and ask her. She'd be happy to hear your views and opinions' I smirk knowing that Park wouldn't as the last time she phoned mum over my school shoes mum ended up screaming down the phone at her, to stop being so stuck up and take her head from out of her arse. Park doesn't say anything. The way she clenches her jaw says enough.

Lise giggles and has to bite the back of her hand to stop Park from hearing while Em just cackles it out.

'What?' she says when Park looks at her 'can't I laugh now? God'

* Gerard walks out of form, Frank had got up late and said he'd walk up later on and will meet him in history, which they had first.

He had intended to talk to Frank about last night, what had happened at the park and if Amy's flirting might be genuine or if it was just harmless. He wasn't good with these things but Frank. He, he really knew his stuff. If it wasn't for Frank Gerard wouldn't know what to do.

He knew how to read signs and know when a girl liked him...of course he did. He was a guy; they're practically born to know it.

He walks past Adam who comes out of the science block and scowls. Amy had a thing for Adam, Lise had said a few weeks ago to Frank. The bastard. He carries on walking resisting the urge to push him down the banking near the PE gym and then laugh at him.

He gets to history and sees Frank sat at the back of the room on his own yawning. He opens his eyes when Gerard approaches and smiles 'Morning' Frank says watching as his mate pulls out a chair and sits down still supporting a half smile have scowl 'what you smiling about?' he starts fiddling with his nose ring

'The thought of pushing Adam down the banking'

'Again?' Frank shakes his head 'a hint of jealousy I see'

'Jealous? Of him?! No fucking way!' Frank raises his eyebrow and goes back to fiddling with his nose ring

'Bullshit'

'Ok, just a bit' Frank raises his eyebrow yet again 'ok a lot. But he's a dick, what does she like about him?' 'I don't know! Want me to ask?!' 'Would you?' 'Gerard' Frank looks at him, words failing him right now, so he just shakes his head, takes his feet off of the table and looks towards the door as more students pile in.

*

Amy's P.O.V. 'Amy' Lise says as take our seat at the right side of the room on the back row. I try and not look at Gee but I can't help it. 'You have more of a chance with Gee than Adam'

'But admit it. He looked hot'

'Hot wouldn't cover it'

'I had fireworks going off in my knickers when I saw him' Lise almost chokes on her chewing gum as I state this comment 'what?' I can't help but laugh

'I can't believe you'

'What?'

'Last night you could of made whipped cream with what was in your knickers over Gerard' she lowers her voice as Gerard turns his head hearing his name being said 'and then bam! You see Adam and it was like last night didn't mean anything'

'Lise it was harmless flirting. Nothing would of come out of it'

'I wouldn't be too sure. Frank seemed a bit touchy on the does-Gerard-like-like-subject last night' she sits back and looks at me

'I can't believe you'

'Well you better, I couldn't help it! It was burning me I had to ask!'

'And what would you get out of it?'

'Me being able to stand there and go 'HA! I TOLD YOU!!!' in your face' she replies with a smug grin.

'Well aren't you nice?'

'I'm not supposed to be' she replies just as Mr Dickson walks in

'Right then people. Have you finished your homework?'

The rest of history flew by, Adam made a special appearance he needed to hand in some homework, Gerard muttered something that I didn't quite hear but Adam did cos he walked out with a scowl on his face. Science seemed to go quickly yet slow. I'm not sure if it was cos Lise had her head down most of the lesson, since science is her fav subject or I couldn't stop thinking if last night was just a night of harmless flirting or not.

Oh god there I go again with my little fantasies. I feel like grabbing my own shoulders and shaking myself senseless

'Amz what are you doing?' Lise looks up and is looking at me strange.

'Erm trying to shake myself senseless' I reply slightly embarrassed. She shakes her head 'I worry about you I really do'

The break bell went and Miss Mallinson dismissed us.

'Hey you fucks!' I turn to see Bert, Gerard's other best mate Bert walk out of one of the other science rooms and head towards Gerard and Frank. Me and Lise carry on walking straight through the doors leading into the A block and round to the English department.

*

Lise's P.O.V The next two months, in my opinion, seemed to have flown. Frank had told me the reason why Gerard was so bitter towards Adam, thus confirming everything I had thought. He was jealous. And he DID like her. And while I wanted to tell her I knew I couldn't because I had given Frankie my word. And there was no way that I was going back on it, not now it seemed a daily routine to flirt with him I was not gonna blow my chance.

The bell goes and me and Amz head out of ICT and down near the music rooms. I quickly glance inside and then double back

'Lise?' Amy looks at me confused

'Gee, Frankie, Billie, Billy and Mikey are in there' I reply. Amy comes and stands next to me, peering inside

'You don't happen to think that it's break detention and soon, Miss Thorp will be locking the door and giving them, their punishments do you?' Amy looks at me horrified at the thought.

'I dunno but I'm gonna find out' I push open the door and all eyes come to rest on me

'Erm Frank I thought you needed to tell me something?' I say, hoping he did say something about needing to tell me something, and I don't look like a needy female. Gee and Billie are looking over my shoulder at Amy while Billy looks at the floor and Mikey cleans his glasses.

'Yeah I do but erm not right now' he replies nodding discreetly towards the rest. 'Erm girls can you leave please? we're talking about something' I turn to look at Miss Thorp. How can she say that? I'm not going to let her punish him before me am I? I look at her and take in her features. To be honest she looks like a rat, with a double chin coming through and a top that can't exactly cover up her stomach or rather the bit that dangles down over her trousers.

'I suppose' I turn to leave 'but I will be back' Amy bites down on her tongue to stop her saying something.

The moment we're back outside the room with the door firmly shut I look at Amy 'what can they be doing?' Amy thinks for a minute until her eyes grow wide with shock

'Maybe they are gonna be the T-Birds' she points to the Grease poster just above our heads, advertising the school play that's happening in two weeks.

'No Amy don't even think about it! Frank wouldn't! Would he?'

'Schools doing the musical. They sing, they're talking to one of the teachers who is organising it'

'Amy he can't do this to me!'

'He might be doing it Lise, it's not definite. But all I am gonna say is that we better keep a closer eye'

' I'm not being a pink lady' I huff and walk down the corridor

* Gerard's P.O.V 'Great' Miss Thorp says to the guys 'two weeks then' she smiles making Gerard nearly be sick. She has a soft spot for him and she shows it. She gives people detention for chewing, chewing gum or drinking dr pepper or coke in class but she just tells his to put it away or put it in the bin and people have started to catch on at this.

'Yep two weeks' Frank grins

'You better be good. And it was close. With them two coming in here it could have ruined it for us. You can miss the last two lessons of the day to practice not including drama and music, as well as break and dinner, before or after school if you want more privacy' Thorp tells them.

'We wont do it break and dinner it's too risky. I mean them two walked in here just now and that's just us talking about it. If they walk in while we're actually performing' Gerard shakes his head 'it could go hay-wire' Thorp nods

'Ok, so last two lessons, drama and music and then before and after school?' Gerard nods 'ok, I'll inform your teachers of the lessons you'll be missing and then I'll leave it too you guys. If you need anything me or Mrs Daniels will be willing to help' Thorp holds open the door 'i'll see you later' Billie and Billy run out and up to the hall for the breakfast bar while Mikey buggers off leaving Gerard and Frank stood there.

'You don't think they guessed do you?' Gerard looks at Frank who shakes his head

'If they do, I'll get it out of Lise'

'You really need to get with that girl'

'Says he' Frank raises his voice as the bell goes

* Amy's P.O.V Lise and me make our way to Art and pass Adam on our way, who looks up, flicks his head to the right as his fringe has fallen onto his eyes. He says something to his mate Ryan and walks over to us.

'Erm hey' I feel my mouth go dry. Shit he's hot.

'Hi' short and simple Amy. Short and simple. Actually don't talk at all.

'Are you in N?'

'Am I in what?' I look at him confused

'Are you in 10N?' he asks again on about form groups.

'Oh!' I reply shyly. Of course that's what he was on about. I'm so thick. 'Yeah why?'

'I'm getting moved forms. Into your actually' I can see Lise smiling to herself.

'Oh are you?' Amy too many words.

'Yeah. I'm moving in next week hopefully'

'Adam why are you telling me this?' AMY OVERBOARD WITH WORDS!! STOP RIGHT THERE! 'I don't know I just thought you should know' he says smiling, showing off his perfect white teeth. Don't lick your lips. Don't lick your lips. I lick my lips. Bugger.

He grins and lets out a little laugh as we get to Art.

'Anyway I'll see you later yeah?'

'Probably' comes my reply. He grins and walks off. Ooo nice ass. Stop it Amy.

'Flirting were you?' Lise asks leaning in and whispering.

'I tried to keep the sentences short!' I mutter

'Well you failed. Oh he knows'

'Shit. I'm too easy' Lise stops dead and turns round 'not like that!' she raises an eyebrow 'that's what they all say' she grins and carries on walking into the classroom.

Gerard and Frank are already sat down talking to Billie.

'No, no, no. Not Adam' Gerard nods. I look at Lise who looks at them and back at me as she pulls her bag from over her shoulder and places it on the back of her chair. 'But why him?'

'Cos she has a thing for him dick features'

'You know what I meant!' Billie scowls 'and anyway you don't even know they've done anything. They just TALK. it's what people do. So stop being an obsessive dick and get a grip' Billie snaps. 'you're not with her, and if she heard you talking like that she wouldn't want to' He'd seen this happen all the time. The guy gets jealous because of the males the girl talks to. But when he does get her he becomes all over possessive and she calls it off. Frank sits back. He hated this part. Billie might be small but he can argue for England. And if he doesn't win he punches and kicks people's shins.

Gerard grumbles and slouches back down into his chair. He knew Billie was right he just didn't want to admit that.

'Amz, I think if you're gonna do something I think you should do it now'

'Why right now?'

'Well for a starters he likes you, and he's just proven that by getting jealous of you talking to Adam' Lise replies, her voice slightly lower than usual 'and secondly you don't want him to loose interest'

'Lise something is happening in two weeks I just know it. If nothing does happen in two weeks, I'll get him in the Christmas holidays ok?' Lise looks at me. Her expression determined not to let this discussion die down. And Amy knew Lise wasn't gonna hold back.

'Fine. But if you don't tell him. I will'

* Lise's P.O.V Two weeks later I sit on the end of Amy's bed watching her as she puts the final touches to her make-up. Tilting my head to the side I'm not sure what to think of tonight. Part of me is doubling over with nerves the other part of me is wondering just what it is Frank and the guys are up to. Amy turns round and looks at me, giving a small smile she says

'Well how do I look?' she wears a pair of denim quarter length jeans, a black shirt that reads 'Tried The Local Back Alley Girl? She Aint Nothing Compared To Me' wrote across in baby pink, black converse. Her now short hair is hung down by her cheeks; part of her fringe hangs on her face, her eyes surrounded perfectly by black eyeliner. She wears her lips bare except from the quick slick of Vaseline she's now applying.

'You look fab chick' I reply. She grins

'Not looking too bad yourself' she nods towards me. Looking down I notice my over worn pair of converse, jeans that slightly drag on the floor covering most of them, and my black tee shirt. The lace of pearls hang around my throat, shine slightly in the light as my chest moves slowly due to me breathing. Amy sighs and looks at me 'Ten to six, we better get a move on don't ya think?' she gives me a lopsided smile 'Yeah come on'

'You nervous?'

'Me nervous? Why should I be?' she raises her eyebrows 'ok maybe just a tiny bit'

Walking into school the first thing I see are little first years running around like headless arseholes pulling at each other's ties and basically making a dick of themselves. Thank god we leave next year. Walking into the extremely crowded hall I see Miss Thorp waving frantically at us. Amy looks at me

'Should be we hide? She might not have seen us quickly lets go!' she tries pulling on my arm

'But she waved' Amy looks round

'Might have been waving at them behind us?' she shrugs innocently

'Amy! Lisa!' she continues to wave

'Shit she saw us. I told you to move quickly!!' she scowls but then sighs and follows me towards the rat.

'I saved you a seat right here' miss rat points out. I turn to see we're sat next to an old man who's almost falling asleep. Looking at Amz slightly horrified we move our way through the seats and then sit down.

'Why do I have to sit next to the smelly guy?' Amy asks trying to waft the B.O away from her with her little programme. The old man turns to look at Amy who looks at me, eyes wide.

'What?'

'The old man is an old woman but with a beard!' I can't help but giggle and can't stop. Not even when Mrs Howells the deputy head walks on, her brown hair looking just like an owl's head. Her hair flicked out like the owls ears. She wears a black dress that sticks to her figure that's thinner than my own. That can't be possible. I sit there staring in amazement that a teacher in her late thirties early forties could be thinner than a 15 year old student.

'Right' she says in her now I-used-to-live-in-Newcastle-but-I'm-now-developing-a-yorkshire-accent, while cocking her head back slightly. 'Can I just say that the turn out tonight has been absolutely been outstanding. I don't think any of the staff or the pupils were expecting this!'

'Maybe we can go then?' Amy whispers

'The pupils who have taken part of this production have worked extremely hard trying to put this together and get their lines and dance routines perfect for tonight as well has having to worry about GSCE coursework as well' a few claps can be heard from the back but then die down when they realise no-one else is joining in 'we've been practicing for over six weeks now and I-the other staff involved-really do think all their hard work has paid off' she smiles causing her to look like a rat's arse. Serves her right for being skinnier than me. 'So if you could please put your hands together for the Foulstone's own production of' she gives a dramatic pause 'Grease!'

*

Gerard's P.O.V Waiting backstage Gerard sips his water slowly as the introduction music starts up.

'You ok man?' Billy asks putting his hand on Gerard's shoulder

'Nervous as fuck' comes Gerard's reply as he takes yet another long gulp of water. Billy smiles and shakes his head

'But we've practiced this a thousand times. Loadsa people have seen including all the staff. So whats the problem?'

'She's gonna be watching. that's what'

*

Amy's P.O.V Out of the corner of my eye I see Lise trying not to chew at her fingernails. I can tell she's dying to know just what's happening. Meanwhile on stage Shaun and Luis are standing in front of a cardboard car singing 'Greased Lightening'. My phone beeps, quickly pulling out my phone I see that I have a text from Billie

1 new message received. Thursday 23rd December, 7:35pm. Clicking to read the text I sigh. Heya, thought you should know to get ready, both you and Lise. God these guys can't sing on stage. Might have to go to the doctors after this ;) anyway thought I'd text you to say I can see you looking good the both of yous. Enjoy the show babe bj xXx

Looking around the stage area from where I'm sat I try and look for him. I glance at the door and find him stood at the top of the stairs, looking towards the back of the stage. Billie turns his head, scratches his nose, and smiles that he's been caught out. He pokes his tongue out and pushes his head forward, his body following as he pushes himself off of the wall and in the direction of back stage. With that he's out of sight.

'Always be together always be together' nudging Lise's- who's nearly fallen asleep- her arm, which is propping her head up is rested on her knee, knocking it off causing her to jump awake straight away.

'What?' I nod at the stage as the curtain comes down, and the staff and pupils who have either starred in this or have helped to put it together, walks onto the stage and bows. Lise scowls as Mrs Howells walks on stage. She smiles and suddenly becomes eyeless, as the hall becomes full of claps, cheers and whistling.

'Now I hope you enjoyed that judging from your sudden burst of noise I'm guessing that's a yes'

'No we're all clapping because it's over' Lise mutters

'Can you please remain seated right now. The new school band has been practicing something and we think that you should hear them. they're extremely talented the lot of them. So please put your hands together for them' the curtains come back up slowly and I see Gee stood behind the mic. My mouth suddenly goes dry; I turn my head slightly to get a quick view of Lise who's equally shocked.

Gerard smiles

'Erm hey. What can I say? it's gonna be pretty hard trying to compete with them guys singing right?' everyone laughs causing an even bigger smile to appear on Gee's face. 'Well song is probably well known. Don't think I know anyone who hasn't heard it. Anyway, I decided to sing this song, for someone who I love very much. The only problem is I can't tell her to her face, I can't get the words out. I just hope this song does it for me instead' he takes a step back as a piano starts up from somewhere off stage

'All I want for Christmas, there is just one thing I need, I don't care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree, I just want you for my own' at this point his eyes lock onto mine, he gives a small smile 'more than you can ever know. Make my wish come true. Baby all I want for Christmas, is you' my mouth goes even more parched. Lise turns to look at me, her mouth open with shock and what might be an impressed look plastered across her face. I quickly glance around to find some female members of staff looking at me, their hands upto their face, just under their chin almost as if they're praying. They bite their lip and try to keep a smile from spreading across their face. Drums suddenly kick in 'All I want for Christmas, there is just one thing I need, I don't care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree, I don't need to hang my stocking upon the fireplace' others around me suddenly realise something's going on as Gee is keeping perfect eye contact with me not blinking. He carries on singing, this time looking at the audience and I feel the butterflies that I keep trying to hide, promise myself that they're not really there, but this time I can't. they're too powerful right now.

'All I want for christmas, this is all I'm asking for, I just wanna see my baby' this time he presses his mouth right up to the mic 'right outside my door' he whispers staring straight at me. 'I just want you for my own. More than you can ever know. Make my wish come true' he almost shouts. 'All I want for Christmas is you' he holds the note of 'ou' on you longer than any other bit of the song, holding it perfectly.

'Lise hold me quick' she quickly places an arm around my waist just as my legs seem to give way. Holding onto her for support, Gerard finishes the song to get an uproar from the audience. Even more wolf whistles was made than the actual concert show it's self. Gerard looks amazed by the amount of positive feedback they were now receiving, Frank can't get his grin off his face, Billie looks at me and winks while Billy stands there having a conversation with Mikey.

'Amy just fucking go to him!' Lise looks at me, before grabbing my arm and pushing me in the direction of the stage steps. The ones around me, who had clicked on about what had happened during the song, stare at me as I walk up on the stage, shaking slightly. Gerard's breathing rate seems to increase and he swallows hard as I approach.

'Erm hi' I manage.

'Hi' Gerard shyly looks at the floor

'You love me then?'

'Might not have been about you'

'Judging from the amount of times you stared at me during crucial parts I'd say so. Now come here and kiss me' I look at him suddenly feeling even more confidence than I ever would-could have. I pull him forward by his tie and press my lips upon his. Gerard doesn't object and kisses me back. Softly he still kisses me while he places a hand on the back of my neck and at the bottom of my back, while I manage to wrap my arms around his neck, not breaking the kiss. He gently parts my lips with his tongue and licks the inside of my lips, before my own tongue finds his. Frank and the guys suddenly launch into 'I love you baby', while everyone in the room stands up and applauds. He breaks the kiss and stares at me, a grin plastered across his face

'You have no idea how long I've wanted to do that'

'I have a idea' I grin back and look around the room. Fellow friends and pupils from our class are stood on chairs at the back, holding up pieces of paper with 'bend her over and give it to her from behind' wrote on them. I laugh and look over at Lise, who looks like she might burst from pride. She laughs and carries on clapping. All the teachers, Miss Thorp, Miss Daniels, Miss Mallinson, Mr Jefferies, Mr Feeny, Mr Dickson and other subject teachers, all smile and lift their hands up to their face and carry on clapping almost as if we have their blessing.

Gee places his hands on my arms, the bit in front of my elbow, and smiles

'So is this what I think it means?'

'I just kissed you?'

'No. No that. Although that is part of it' he smirks 'what I want to know is' he pauses and licks his lips thinking

'Gerard Way. Are you asking me to be your girlfriend?'

'that's exactly what I'm asking' I smile and wrap my arms around his stomach 'Then I accept' he grins, bends down slightly and kisses the tip of my nose. 'You've made me really happy' I look up at him. Look at his beautiful dark soulful eyes, looking into my own, his small yet cute nose, and his lips the ones that send more thinks humming through your mind then anything else.

'Well I have a feeling some other guys might try singing that to a girl they like and prey they get the same turn out' Mrs Howells has suddenly appeared at the side of me. 'Right, refreshments and small snacks are just outside the hall if you want them, if you don't I'll see most of you in here at the beginning of next term. Have a great Christmas' everyone claps once again as everyone clears off the stage. Walking behind the stage, I find Lise stood there, a big dirty grin smeared across her face.

She takes a few steps and laces her arms around my neck, drawing me into a big friendly hug

'As soon as that song started up I just knew it!' she almost squeals into my ear, she pulls away and looks at me, her whole face seems to smile 'awww I'm so happy for you Amwee' I smile and look down at my feet

'Thanks Lise. it's just' I Blink and look around trying to find the words but there is none. 'I can't even begin to describe just how I'm feeling-how I was feeling while that was happening' I turn round to see Frank pull Gerard into a manly hug, while Mikey and the other lads slap him on the back saying 'oh what a boy', one of the latest phrases to have hit our school during this year. 'I could never have thought he would have done something like that. Honestly. I didn't know what to think, I still don't' I laugh

'That was something Amz' Lise also looks at them. The smile Gerard has on his face doesn't seem to have shifted and possibly won't for a while. 'Out of all the ways to pop that question I have never seen it been done like that. Frank told me something was gonna happen bu-' 'Whoa whoa whoa. Wait right there. Frank knew about this-YOU knew about this?'

'I knew Gee liked you, Frank told me, which is why I kept pestering you to tell him how you felt. Frank told me something was gonna happen. He didn't tell me what though. Aww that's so sweet though' she squeals and does a little dance. 'Ahem, I must calm down' I laugh as Miss Mallinson walks over, smiling, with her head down.

'Well Amy' she begins grinning 'that was something. It really was. Out of all my years of teaching and seeing teens get together-and theres been a few lads standing on tables shouting out 'will you be my bitch' a few times, not to mention Scott Walker getting Rebecca Thomas that big Valentines which sang to her everytime she opened it' I laugh while Lise stands there slightly confused 'Lise you wasn't in our class that year'

'Oooh' Lise finally replies, still a bit confused but nodding as if she gets it.

'Do you know what? At the beginning of the year when I noticed he showed more signs of liking you more than any other time, Mr Bradbury and me put a bet on that by the end of this year you two would be together. You and Gerard not you and Lise'

'Who won?' I asked

'Me. he said you wouldn't cos Gerard seemed to be like that with all the other girls'

'So you betted on us?' I asked my eyebrow rose

'Amy, it's time to go, the pubs calling and now that the ginger rat that goes by the name of Bradbury has given me 50 pounds. I'm off to get rat arsed. See you next term' *authors note: Miss Mallinson is really like this. You dare her she'll do it. She likes dealing with the kids*

No sooner had she said this, she was walking off shouting something about if the person stood in front of her doesn't move and she misses the pub opening and she can't get a spot at the bar theres gonna be a serious amount of ass kicking gonna happen.

I look at Lise who stares at Frank, bites her lip, she never once blinks. Following her glance I find myself looking at Frank

'It'll be you and him next' Frank looks over laughing, sees us looking causing him to looking shyly down at the floor.

'Frank and me? I wish' Gerard walks over to me, wraps an arm around my waist 'The guys are packing up, then they're gonna meet me in the park. You can come if you want'

'If this is gonna turn out where we all get drunk, and have a big dirty gang bang I'll pass' I smile

'Never mind she doesn't wanna do it' Gerard shouts to Frank who laughs 'nah I'm joking, we were just gonna hang out that's all' we walk down the stage steps and along past the rows of endless chairs, and out through the hall doors.

'I'll pass anyway' I yawn 'i'm tired and didn't get much sleep last night' finally stepping through the entrance doors I smile as other parents and careers congratulate me and Gerard. For some reason I wasn't expecting them to say anything. I mean, why should they? 'But anyway, here is my number' I pull a piece of card from my back pocket and turn it over so you can't see the Batman Begins plastered across the front and scribble my number on it. 'Call me ok' I give him a lopsided smile. He takes it and stuffs it into his jeans pockets 'No I'm not going to. I'll just take your number, and then ignore you, and that's how our relationship is going to go. Us just ignoring each other'

'Sarcastic bugger'

'Well what do you think I'm gonna do. Not want your number? Not wanna see you' he smiles as he rest his forehead on mine, before pressing his lips on mine. 'I'll see you tomorrow maybe, I'll swing by yours'

'You don't know where I live though'

'I do. Me and Frank stalked you after you went home from the park' he laughs while walking off to join Frank and the guys that's stood just past the bus stop. 'I'll ring or text you tomorrow'

'He'll be watching you in the shower next' Lise states

'He can't though'

'He can stand on you out-houses' she replies with a smile *author's note: out-houses, if you don't know what they are, are like little sheds but are smaller and normally are used to store coal in them*

'I'm shutting the windows now then' she laughs as I tuck my arms around myself and we make our way home.

* Gerard sits there on the end of his bed, wearing nothing but a pair of black Calvin Klein boxers. He clutches his phone, dying to text her but then thinks if he does she might think he's a bit well needy. He sighs, falls back on the bed and runs his fingers through his short hair, staring up at the ceiling, watching patterns of light dance on the darkness, he smiles. She had said yes. Yes she would be his girlfriend. He had kissed her. Held her in his arms. Admitted in front of a room full of people he didn't know, other pupils and lots of members of staff that he loved her.

Glancing at the clock on his bedside table he rubs his eyes and turns over so he's on his side, phone firmly glued to his hand. 1:05am. He did say he'd text her tomorrow didn't he? Of course he did. No Gerard, he tells himself, not this early now go to sleep.

Gerard had finally managed to get to sleep at half 2 and now it was half 8. His bedroom was in the cellar, so not much light got in through the small window, located above his computer. He pulls the duvet back off of him, and swings both legs over the side of the bed, forcing himself to sit upright. Rubbing his eyes he grabs a white shirt, pulls it on and makes his way upstairs. Walking into the kitchen, Gerard makes himself a drink. As the kettle boils Mikey walks down, rubbing his eye under his glasses. Yawning he sees Gerard through squinted eyes

'Heya' he pulls a chair out while Gerard gets another cup and starts making a coffee for Mikey 'went well yesterday didn't it?'

'Yes it did' Gerard knew Mikey wasn't on about the performance 'it was great' 'I'm sorry bro' Mikey looks at him stood at the kitchen side, elbows behind him as he props himself up

'What about?'

'Me telling you that you'll never get her. To get over her' Mikey sighs 'I am. I'm sorry'

'And whats brought this on?' Gerard lifts his mug upto his lips and takes a drink 'just seeing you two yesterday. Both up on that stage, in front of everyone and then outside the entrance. You just looked so good together I guess' Gerard smiles

'It's ok. And I forgive you. I know, you're just jealous, that I'm the man and your not. It must be tough. Knowing that I'm the more handsome Way son and you're not. But you gotta just grin and bare it man' Mikey laughs

'I know. But it's hard man!' he buries his face into Gerard's tee shirt as he hands him his coffee. Gerard laughs and pats his head

'Let it out bro. Let it out'

*

I sit on the windowsill of the living room, hugging my knees, watching as soft flakes of snow, fall carefully onto the concrete patio outside my front garden. I smile and keep cuddling my knees when I see Adam walk by. I keep watching him, expecting him to go to Emma's. It's strange, I think, that I fancy Adam a lot, yet I know how Gerard and he's Emma's boyfriend. Strangely, Adam doesn't carry on walking; he makes a turn and heads up my drive. He wears a white long sleeved shirt, ruby red waistcoat and black trousers. Must be gonna work. He sees me and smiles as I nod when he makes a gesture to the door. He steps through knocking the access snow that had gotten stuck to the bottom of this shoe off outside. 'Heya' he shakes his head, snows flakes fall off his dark hair and land on the leather sofa 'Hi' he sits down 'what brings you here? Em lives next door but one' 'Cos I came to see you'

'Why?'

'I know you fancy me'

'Yeah and I'm with Gerard now so sorry'

'It must have taken him a lot of guts to get up there and do that'

'And if it did?'

'Nothing I'm just pointing out. Look, truth being, Emma and me split up. I broke it off' I go to open my mouth but he cuts me off 'it wasn't working. I've got a confession to make. I only got with Emma, to be closer to you. The truth is, I really do like you. I can't do what Gerard did to tell you how I feel so words are going to have to do. Emma told me you like me. She said she could tell. It's the way you look at me. Plus when you used to talk to me, you didn't make much sense.

'I'm not asking you to leave Gerard. And I'm not asking you to tell me that you like me. What I am asking you to do is just hear me out. We've got another year and a half left at high school, and I'm not saying this will happen, but most teenage relationships don't work out like Emma and mine. If you'res and Gerard's doesn't work, I'm always here. I don't care if it's sloppy seconds. You're beautiful and I'm a complete fool for not admitting it earlier or I could have had you for my own by now, but I didn't, and that's something that will haunt me forever.

'You've listened. It was kinda easier than I thought actually' he runs a hand through his hair 'Adam why are you telling me this? I appreciate you telling it me but' I sigh 'thanks. I'll keep that in mind' I look to the side of me to see Gerard pressing his face against the glass. I laugh

'See. That's my boyfriend' he pulls down on his face slightly causing me and Adam to be able to see what's up his nose 'not that I'd want to admit that right now' Gerard smiles

'Hey I heard that!' he laughs and playfully slaps the window

'I, erm, better be going. Work calls' I nod. Adam stands up and heads to the door.

'Everything I sat still stands though. Don't you forget' he opens the front door and steps out while Gerard steps in. he shuts the door and walks in, rubbing this hands together 'It's fucking cold out there. What did he want?'

'To tell me him and Em have broken up' Gee sits down

'Ahh I see. Come here and give me a hug' fantastic. Not even 24 hours into our relationship and I'm already lying. God help me.

Emma opens the door, her face tear streaked. Normally I would have just walked into her house, without knocking but after what Adam had told me I thought not to. Normally Emma wouldn't have been bothered about a guy, but Adam had been different she had said. After all he had been her first. Emma was like the female whore of us three. She didn't sleep around but she did have more boyfriends than I had knickers and thats a lot. Em smiles weakly stepping back and opening the door a bit further letting me and Gerard in. Gerard tries to put his arm around my waist but I shrug him off. I'm evil but not enough to rub something in to a friend.

'So erm. You ok? Ok stupid question. How are you handling it?' I don't exactly know what to say to her. She isn't usually like this.

'Shit. I mean why? Why call it off. I know you had something for him Amz but please tell me you never did anything with him' I feel Gerard's eyes on me

'I promise you and I swear down on yours, mine, Lise and Gerard's life that I never did anything with Adam. He was yours. I don't have friend's boyfriends'. Em smiles and I hear Gerard let out a sigh of relief. 'Why did you think I did? Em you know I wouldn't have gone behind your back like that'

'I know, I know. But I knew you liked him. He sometimes stares at you and I suppose I just jumped to conclusions. I'm really really sorry Amz. I really am. I feel so stupid right now for thinking that. You're my best friend. Ok we're not as close as we were but' she sighs 'anyway lets forget it. So tell me about you and Gerard then' she smiles and runs a tissue under her nose. Gerard starts chewing on some chewing gum as she does this

'We're together I guess' what was there to say? We're together, have canoodled, found out he's fantastic at kissing. But I can't say that or she'll get depressed. Emma looks at me as though to say 'and 'Well we haven't had sex yet if that's what you mean'

'Oh you're boring' Gerard starts choking on it

'Boring?' he asks 'cos we're not jumping the sack yet?' I can't help it. I start laughing. Then I go silent, still laughing, my entire body shaking.

'Yes boring! Me and Adam were having sex like every day!'

'But you weren't shagging as soon as you started dating though!'

'Shut up you boring old git' he looks at me as though to say, 'stop her! I, by this point, had stopped laughing and was sat there staring at her

'Emma, stop feeling sorry for yourself cos you haven't got a boyfriend and show a little bit of happiness for me. Like I did with your thousands of boyfriends. Come on Gerard we're leaving'

Emma sits there, scowling as we get up to leave, and sticks a leg out trying to trip us up, misses and falls onto the floor, moaning she hurt her arm when she landed.

'Bitch' I mutter slamming the door shut. We walk down the icy drive and head back round to ours 'Gee I'm sorry' I say as we step inside the front door again.

'Nah it's ok. She'll miss you when you're not there for her. Serve her right. Stick with Lise' I laugh

'Picking my friends for me now are you' I raise an eyebrow

'No yes. No. You're putting words in my mouth'

'And what would you rather me put in your mouth?' the words escaped before I had chance to think, although I was shocked I said it, a dirty grin plastered itself across Gerard's face 'Oh I have a few things in mind'

'I'm sure you do' I smiled as he leaned in. he had only just pressed his lips upon mine when the front door flew open and

'Amy you will not believe the day I've just had' come from my mum who had now proceeded into the kitchen. Sighing we pull away, I walk to the door

'Oh really?'

'Yes. Three died on us today. I've been running up and down like a blue arsed fly. If I have to see one more di-' mum goes to walk into the room but stopped when she saw Gerard stood behind me 'well hello. Amy you didn't tell me you had anyone here'

'You didn't give me chance'

'Not the point. And you are?' mum takes off her coat and looks at him

'Hi' he smiles 'I'm Gerard' mum eyes him

'Are you two having sex yet?' that's it. My head fell into my hands of total embarrassment. Why can't I have a normal mum? One that doesn't ask this to EVERYONE I bring home.

'Mum. No we're not'

'Boyfriend?'

'Yes' mum looks from me to him. Having a quick glance I notice his cheeks have now got a hint of pink. The poor bugger.

'When did this happen?'

'Yesterday' mum lets out a sigh of relief.

'So nothing drastic has happened yet I hope. Anyway that was no way to introduce myself. I'm Joanne. Amy's mum' my mum smiles

'Hi'

'Are you stopping for dinner?' mum asks plonking herself down on the sofa. She looks up at him before patting the side of her on the sofa as I fall backwards and land in my chair.

Gerard hesitates before sitting down a bit away from him

'Depends if you're planning on poisining him'

'Like I would' she turns to him 'I wouldn't. She exaggerates'

'Erm sure?' Gerard says hoping that he might just get away with this dinner and making a good impression

'Dead man walking' mum grins and pretends not to have heard my last comment.

*

Yawning I sit back and pause with my finger lingering over the number buttons on the sky remote. Trivium's 'like light to the flies' starts up. I sit back, run my tongue along my bottom lip and wondering whether or not to go and ask my mum if I can get my lip pierced. Just as I start fiddling with the lip 'ring' my phone beeps. 1 new message. Amwee.

Omg. I think I've died. Mum has yet embarrassed me again!! She asked 'have you two had sex yet' as soon as she saw Gee. Oh the humiliation.

Laughing I put the phone down again and then continue to stare at the screen. I just manage to get comphy when someone knocks on the door. Sighing I get up and pad my way into the hall and open the door. Frank smiles as I open it. Great no make-up on and hair a mess. Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.

'Well hello' Frank smiles and leans on the doorframe

'Erm hi' I move from one foot to another nervously

'I can see your slightly uncomfortable so I'll just say what I gotta say and then hit the road. Do you know where Gerard is?'

'At Amy's. Getting terribly embarrassed by her mother I believe' Frank smiles

'Great. Well erm thanks' he turns to leave before looking back at me 'don't take this as an offence but you're looking good today' he winks and walks back down my drive and off in the direction of Amy's. I shut the door, lean against. My mouth, no longer being able to contain itself is now hanging open

'Frank thinks I look fucking good' I almost squeal. I close my eyes, take a deep breath and walk upstairs to the bathroom. Peering into it I calmly say 'hello. I'm Lisa. Frank's to-be girlfriend. Hi. I'm Lisa, Frank's girlfriend' I'm going mad someone please help me.

*

Gerard still hadn't been able to believe it. First of all she had said when he had asked her to be his girlfriend and now, they hadn't spent a single moment away from each other for the past 3 months. If they were apart they talked on MSN with webcam on, or text constantly. Her mum even accused him of being naked at one point when she walked in when him and Amy were on webcam to each other. He was just changing his shirt when her mum walked in, saw the screen then started demanding to know why he was naked.

It was later on that he found out she was being sarcastic and was only having a laugh but at that point he thought he might have been banned from seeing her. Back at school, instead of now sitting away from each other in classes, they sit near each other, causing Frank to have to sit next to Lise- something that both of them were quite happy about but just didn't admit to it. Teachers knew, and although Gerard intimidated some of them, they never stopped them both from sitting next to each other, something which Gerard was grateful for.

The only lessons they weren't in together were PE and science. With science being one of the subjects he was actually good at he wasn't bothered, it gave him the chance to actually rest his mind of her, and listen.

Apparatus:

10cm2 measuring tube

Sulphuric acid

Boiling tube

Test tube rack

Magnesium strip

Gerard rubs his eyes with his finger and thumb and tries to concentrate on his evaluation. But he can't. It seemed strange that they spent so much time together over the holidays and now they can't see each other nearly every lesson. He shakes his head and once again rubs his eyes.

*

I sit next to Luke who is currently shouting things across the classroom to Kieron.

'You do!' Luke bursts out laughing, setting Callum off behind us 'you do look like him!' Kieron sits there, not quite sure what to do with himself. Just looking up at him I cant help but giggle 'doesn't he?' Luke manages to me through laughing. Nodding my head I look away. Kieron really does look like Dafydd the only gay in the village (from Little Britain a British TV show).

'Kieron is it true you're the only gay in the village?' Callum shouts

'Shut up I don't know what your on about' comes Kieron's answer. Feeling something hit the back of my head I turn round to see a piece of paper on the floor. Picking it up I open it to read 'getting Gee withdrawal yet?' scrawled across it. Smirking I write 'erm no. But I am sat in a chair of pain. Oh my poor heart is breaking' and chuck it behind me in Lise's direction or rather I hope it is.