"Handle This" by Catrina

Title: Handle This
Author: Catrina
Genre: Drama, Slash, Crossover
Rating: NC-13??
Summary: How will Mikey handle his love for Frankie when Frankie goes for another?

Disclaimer: Don't know, don't own, don't sue, damnit.
Chapter 1

'What are you doing?' Frankie asked Mikey, looking over his shoulder. 'Playing with myself. What does it look like?' Mikey shot back smiling at him. Frankie started laughing and nudged Mikey. 'Watch it, you'll make me snap the string,' Mikey said elbowing Frankie and making sure not to drop his guitar.

They were prepping for the performance that was happening in 30 minutes. My Chemical Romance was on tour headlining with The Used. Mikey and Frankie were hanging out a lot on this tour, well, when Frankie wasn't off with Jepha.

'Almost done?' Gerard asked walking up to them. 'Yeah, when he stops fucking with me,' Mikey said nodding to Frankie. 'What?! He's fucking with me,' Frankie lied flashing a smile at Mikey. 'Mikey, you like it,' Gerard teased walking back towards the stage. I'm not complaining. Mikey thought smiling.

They finished tuning the guitars and joined Gerard who was watching The Used perform. 'Amazing,' Gerard said watching Bert do his 'Bertie's Madness' on stage. Jepha spotted Frankie and winked at him and Frankie gave a little wave back. Mikey rolled his eyes at the gestures.

The Used finally finished their set and it was MCR's turn. The set didn't seem to last more than 10 minutes when it ended. Mikey and Frankie were walking off stage together when Jepha yelled from the other side of the stage. Frankie took off to him, leaving Mikey to walk by himself. He cursed under his breath as he walked up to the other guys.

Everyone made it to the bus after all the hype died down, crashing in the living area with the game system. Mikey retreated to his bunk with a magazine, waiting for Frankie to get to the bus. He could hear the guys in the other part of the bus laughing and yelling at each other over the game. He drifted into thought about Frankie. He had never thought about Frankie as a potential lover in the past. There was something different about him now. Or was there something different about himself? He shook his head and laughed.

The bus door opened and closed. Mikey peeked out of his bunk to see Frankie with a huge smile on his face. He saw Jepha walk in front of the bus and thought about running him over.

'Mikey!' Frankie said excitedly. 'Hey!' Mikey said, returning the enthusiasm. 'You'll never guess what just happened!' He said smiling huge, obvious that Jepha did or said something. 'What?' Mikey asked leaning up on his elbow, giving Frankie his full attention. 'Jepha and I have decided to start a relationship. Isn't that great?' Frankie chimed, getting into his bunk. Mikey's heart hit the floor, but he didn't show it. 'That's awesome,' he said smiling and laying his head back down so Frankie couldn't see the hurt in his face.

Chapter 2

The next show wasn't for 3 days, so the manager gave them time to mess around the town they were currently in. The decided to go out incognito, so they could have some what of privacy.

'Well, I'm a growing boy and I need to eat,' Ray announced stretching as all the guys got off the bus. 'Food sounds great, I'm starving,' Gerard said looking at the parking lot they were in. 'I'll go get the guys!' Frankie chimed taking off for The Used's tour Bus. Mikey scowled at the thought of having to spend the day watching Frankie and Jepha be 'cute' together.

'Don't worry little brother, it'll be over before you know it,' Gerard whispered, putting his arm around his shoulder. 'Not soon enough,' Mikey answered back watching the others walking towards them.

Bert was watching Jepha and Frankie with a funny look on his face. The guys greeted each other laughing. 'I thought you two were... ' Bert whispered to Mikey. 'I was going to ask him last night until he broke the news to me,' Mikey mocked looking at Bert. 'Whow, dude, I'm sorry,' Bert said frowning. 'It won't last,' Mikey said watching Frankie. Bert let out a small laugh putting his arm on Mikey's shoulder.

They decided on a restaurant and sat around a long table out in the open. The waitress took their orders and served them. Mikey watched Frankie and Jepha snicker to each other and whisper in each other's ears. His heart sank with every gesture. He liked Frankie. He liked him a lot. Now he sat there watching him be 'cute' with someone else. That should be me. He thought grabbing his drink.

'You okay?' Bert asking nudging his arm. 'Yeah, I'm fine,' Mikey responded setting his glass down. 'You don't look it,' he shot back watching Mikey poke at his food. 'I was this fucking close to asking him. This close! I fucking procrastinated, I was scared. Not this is my punishment,' Mikey mumbled nodding to Frankie and Jepha. 'It's not that bad. Jepha's relationships never last long. He's too care free and doesn't care about the small things. Frankie... Frankie does. It won't last long,' Bert explained glancing at the two.

Mikey took in what Bert was saying. He looked at Bert contemplating. 'Will you help me with something?' Mikey asked him. 'Sure, what?' He said smiling. 'I'll tell you when we're away from the guys,' Mikey said low, careful for no one else to hear. Bert smiled and continued eating.

It won't last long at all. Mikey thought smiling down at his food, suddenly getting his appetite back.

Chapter 3

After 2 hours of joking around, they finally left the restaurant, leaving the waitress a pretty tip for putting up with them. Everyone got outside, questioning what to do next. Everyone wanted to do something different so they decided to go separate ways. Why not? Everyone knew where the buses were and everyone had a cell phone. No worries.

Jepha and Frankie went off on their own, naturally. Bert and Mikey went off their way and the rest of the guys stayed together.

'Bert, I need your help with something,' Mikey said rubbing his chin. Bert smiled at him, waiting for him to talk. Mikey looked at him, unsure to ask. 'I don't blame you if you say no. See, I'm so in love with Frankie I will do anything to make him mine. Anything,' Mikey emphasized. Bert nodded slowly looking at his feet. 'Um, just split them up?' Bert asked looking to Mikey. 'Frankie's too caught up with him, he won't stay away from him if he's around,' Mikey said squinting at Bert. Bert stopped walking and brought his full attention to him. Mikey stopped and shifted his weight uneasily.

'Are you saying get rid of Jepha?' Bert asked. Mikey looked off then back to him, hesitating then shaking his head yes. Bert looked off in the direction Frankie and Jepha went, contemplating what Mikey was suggesting. Mikey kept his gaze on Bert, wondering what the answer was going to be. Bert looked back at Mikey. 'Kill him?' He asked Mikey in a hushed voice. Mikey sighed at Bert's inability to grasp what he was asking of him. 'Maybe, I don't know,' he answered looking off again.

'He's like my best friend. Fuck, he is my best friend,' Bert said almost whining. 'I know, I know. Put yourself in my shoes. If you were wanting Quinn so bad, you were so madly in love with him that you would do anything to have him and, say Ray got there before you. They seemed like such the perfect fucking match that they'll never break up. Would you want him gone?' Mikey explained on the verge of tears. Bert's eyes became glassy, he had to look away. Mikey knew how to get him. Bert was in love with Quinn, but Bert had Quinn, unlike Mikey's situation.

After a minute or two, Bert finally answered yes. Mikey felt a wave of relief wash over him. 'When?' Bert asked low. 'As soon as possible. I don't want Frankie too crushed about it,' Mikey answered looking at the ground. 'Alright,' Bert answered.

Chapter 4

The rest of the day went smooth. They didn't discuss anything further about the agreement. Bert decided to take him out tonight. It would be easy, they'd never been to this town before. And besides, only the guys would miss him. Bert waited on the bus, deciding to use the excuse to go get ice cream and not wanting to walk alone.

After spending the whole day with Frankie, Jepha was ready to retire to the bus. He opened the door and began to walk up the stairs when Bert jumped out in front of him. 'Ice cream!' Bert said excitedly. Jepha laughed and turned around, going back down the stairs.

He knew Bert didn't like going anywhere by himself, he never did. Bert closed the bus door behind him and they began to walk towards the strip of businesses about 150 yards away.

It was already dark out so the deed wouldn't be too hard to pull off. Bert was uneasy and Jepha could sense it. 'Something wrong?' He asked Bert. 'No, why?' Bert answered fast. 'You seem, I don't know, different. Acting a little weird,' he answered looking at him.

Bert didn't look at him, he couldn't. He didn't want to see him, he just wanted to get it done with no complications. He shook his head no looking around them. 'You sure?' Jepha asked trying to make eye contact.

Bert stopped walking and faced Jepha, pulling something out of his pocket. Jepha smiled questioningly. Bert tightened his mouth and looked Jepha straight in the eyes.

'I'm so sorry, Jepha.'

Chapter 5

Quinn and Branden were playing the game console when Bert came crashing into the living area freaking out. 'They took him!' Bert cried out. 'What?! Who?!' They yelled at the same time. 'I don't know! They came out of no where when Jepha and I were going to get ice cream. I... I got away, but they took Jepha!' Bert cried. 'Call the cops,' Quinn told Branden pulling Bert into a hug trying to calm him down.

The cops arrived and Bert gave them the story he told Quinn and Branden. When Frankie heard the news he froze in disbelief. 'What?' He asked looking at Quinn. 'Some people kidnapped Jepha,' he told him. Frankie just looked from one guy to the next, looking for Jepha.

He realized he wasn't there. 'We have to find him!' Frankie shouted at the cops. 'Frankie, we can't just go. We don't know where they took him or... or what they even look like,' Mikey explained getting his attention. Tears rose up in Frankie's eyes as he looked at Mikey. 'We have to at least try,' he said in a low calm voice. Mikey caught his breath, he had never heard Frankie use such a tone.

Frankie looked at him for a minute then headed to the bus. Mikey glanced over at Bert, who was clinging to Quinn and glaring at Mikey. He suddenly felt cold inside. What have I done? He thought to himself.

Bert took off from everyone, running towards the businesses. Quinn and Branden yelled for him, but he wasn't listening. He had to get away. Even if it was just for the night. He hailed a cab, climbed into it, gave directions and disappeared.

Chapter 6

The next morning, Quinn woke up to someone beating on the bus door. He fumbled around, finding pants and walked to the door. It was Bert. He reached down and unlocked the door, letting him in. 'I'm sorry,' Bert mumbled, not looking Quinn in the eyes. 'Where did you go?' Quinn asked scratching is head. 'I took a flight home, then turned around and flew right back,' he answered finally looking at him.

He has a questioning look on his face. 'I had to get away,' Bert said shrugging. Quinn pulled him into a hug and kissed his head. 'Don't scare me like that again, please,' Quinn said hugging him tighter. 'I won't,' Bert answered returning the hug. He kissed him on the lips, taking in the loving feeling he always got when he kissed him.

'Jepha?' Bert asked looking towards the back of the bus. Quinn shook his head no and looked down. Bert sighed loud, looking up and blinking back tears. 'We're going to find him,' Quinn said in a determined tone. Bert looked at him, feeling a little comforted, but guilty as hell.

'Frankie?' He asked worried. Quinn bit his lip and nodded towards the back of the bus. 'He's here?' Bert asked a little confused. 'He said he wanted to stay with us in case Jepha made it back here,' Quinn explained. Bert's heart started beating hard at the thought of having to face Frankie after what he had done.

Bert looked at Quinn then slowly made his way to the living area where Frankie was on the couch. He opened the partition, and saw Frankie sitting on the couch, puffing hard on a cigarette. He looked at Bert and tears rose up in his eyes. Bert frowned and looked down. 'I'm... I'm sorry,' Bert said clearing his throat. Frankie couldn't say anything, he just relaxed back in his place and took another long drag off of his cigarette.

Bert stood there in the awkward silence, not sure what to say. Not wanting to say anything, really. He turned around and ran straight to the bathroom, feeling sick. Frankie rested his head on his hand and sniffed.

Mikey got out of his bunk and went straight to the bathroom. He didn't feel like talking to anyone, especially since last night. He wondered just what Bert had done. The search party found nothing. What exactly did Bert do? He cleaned up and came out. Gerard was standing there, looking at him.

'What?' Mikey asked him quietly. Gerard shook his head and went into the bathroom, shutting the door behind him. Mikey was glad he didn't say anything, he was already feeling bad. He wondered what happened to Bert. He saw him run towards town, but didn't dare go after him. Not after the look he received from him.

Chapter 7

Frankie never came back from The Used's bus. Mikey decided to go see what was going on over there. He knocked on the door and Branden answered letting him in. 'How is he?' Mikey asked Branden, obviously meaning Frankie. Branden nodded towards the back of the bus.

Mikey stepped up and made his way to the partition, pushing it aside. Frankie looked at him then looked away, puffing on a cigarette. Mikey coughed at the smoke that filled the room. 'Did Bert come back?' Mikey asked quietly. 'Yeah, he's in the bathroom,' Quinn answered as he played a video game. 'Is he okay?' Mikey asked sitting down on the far end of the couch that Quinn also occupied. 'Yeah,' he answered, not taking his eyes off the television.

Mikey looked over at Frankie who was dead set on the television as well, puffing away on a cigarette. 'What?' He asked all of a sudden. A surprised look came on Mikey's face and he shook his head. Frankie slowly turned to look at him. His eyes were red and puffy, from crying obviously. Mikey's heart sunk. He was now truly regretting what he did.

Mikey looked to the television, wondering if Bert would ever come out of the bathroom. He contemplated asking Frankie to step outside with him, but quickly blew it off. He heard the door to the bathroom open and his heart began to race.

Bert slowly looked around the corner at Mikey, with a 'not so pleased' look on his face. Mikey gave him a weak smile. Bert just looked at him and went back towards the bunks. Mikey hesitated for a minute then got up to follow.

Bert was sitting on his bunk looking at the floor. Mikey sat down beside him carefully, watching Bert's reaction. Bert looked at him with no expression. 'Hey,' Mikey said with a weak smile. Bert just looked at him. 'I wanted to ask you something,' Mikey began. Bert stopped him with a hand gesture. 'No, not now, not ever,' Bert answered and got up, going to back to Frankie.

Mikey watched him walk away then got up and left their bus. Fuck, fuck, fuck. Is all Mikey could think.

Chapter 8

Later that day, Quinn gathered everyone up for a small and intimate memorial for Jepha at Frankie's request. They went to a small wooded area near by and talked about the funny moments and happy times involving Jepha. Gerard and Bert comforted Frankie the whole time who was a total wreck. Mikey watched Bert hug Frankie and felt his heart sink with every second of it.

The gathering died down as everyone started heading back to the buses. Frankie fell back by himself, not wanting to talk to anyone. Mikey was the last to leave the site, so he thought maybe he could work his way in back to Frankie. He casually speed up to catch Frankie while everyone was further ahead.

'Hey Frankie,' Mikey said softly. Frankie looked at him then back in front of him. 'Did you have anything to do with this?' Frankie asked him. Mikey felt the color leave his face. 'Wha... no. Why... no,' Mikey stuttered.

Frankie stopped and eyed him. 'Why did you stutter like that?' He asked Mikey with a grave look on his face. 'It's... it's shocking that you would ask me such a question. Me. Frankie, you know me better,' Mikey answered. Frankie looked at him in suspicion then started walking.

'Frankie, will you talk to me?' Mikey pleaded with him. 'No!' He yelled stopping abruptly. 'No! I... I can't, it doesn't seem right,' he said calming down. 'What doesn't seem right?' Mikey asked him on the verge of tears. 'You, your demeanor. It's different and it's not you. You're not acting right. Ever since I told you that Jepha and I were together. It causes suspicion, especially from me,' Frankie explained then turned around walking towards the other who were watching carefully.

Mikey stood there in shock, watching him walk away, then realizing the others were observing. He turned away, mind racing. How the hell could have everything spun completely the opposite of what I wanted? He thought to himself, insure of his next move.

Chapter 9

Frankie got to The Used's bus and climbed in. Bert was the first he saw. He sighed real big and sat down beside him on the bunk. 'Bert, I need to know what happened,' Frankie asked him quietly. Bert bit his lip and looked down. 'I can't tell you here. It has to be in private,' he told Frankie contemplating on how to tell him. 'Let's go,' Frankie stood up grabbing Bert's hand and led him off the bus.

They walked away from the buses to the middle of the parking lot. 'Okay, I don't know how to tell you this,' Bert said rubbing his face. 'What? Tell me!' Frankie said looking him in the eyes. Bert bit his lip again. 'Mikey... ' Bert began quickly interrupted by Frankie. 'Mikey?! He did this?!' He asked hysterically. 'Hold on! Let me explain. Mikey is in love with you. When he heard about you and Jepha, he was torn. He came to me and asked to... get rid of Jepha. But... ' he was cut off again by Frankie.

'You mother fuckers!' Frankie yelled trying to take off. 'Listen to me, Frank!' Bert yelled grabbing his arm. 'What?!' Frankie yelled stopping. Bert never called him Frank. 'I... I can take you to him,' Bert said hesitantly. Frankie's face twisted in pain.

He yanked his arm away and ran towards his bands bus. Frankie went crashing through the bus door. 'Where the fuck is Mikey?!' He yelled not caring about anything. 'I don't know. What's wrong?' Gerard asked him grabbing his arm. 'I have to find him. Where did he go?' Frankie asked Gerard, tears rising in his eyes. 'He went walking towards the businesses,' Gerard answered.

Frankie ran off the bus before Gerard could ask anything else. He started towards the strip of businesses. He stopped at the sight of someone walking in the alley behind the strip. He squinted and realized it was Mikey.

He turned and started walking towards him, nothing but hatred on his mind. [i]Just talk to him.[/i] Frankie told himself trying to sound convincing. Mikey turned to him, not sure what to think. Frankie reached him and stopped.

'I have to ask you something. Did you... Did you ask Bert to... get rid of Jepha?' He asked Mikey unsure of his own words. The color completely left Mikey's face, confirming Frankie's question. Frankie could feel the heat rise in his face.

'I... I... ,' Mikey began to stutter. Frankie reared back and punched Mikey right in the mouth, sending him falling back.

Chapter 10

'Ow, shit!' Mikey yelled standing up wiping the blood off of his mouth. 'You bastard!' Frankie yelled. Mikey jumped at him, knocking Frankie down. They rolled around punching and kicking for a few minutes until someone picked Mikey up and tossed him. Mikey scrambled to his feet, seeing who intervened.

'Jepha!' Frankie yelled out in joy. Jepha smiled at Frankie helping him up. 'What the... I thought... ,' Mikey couldn't make sense of it. Jepha turned to Mikey. 'You! You tried to have me killed!' Jepha yelled at Mikey. Mikey was in shock, he couldn't think straight. He didn't know what to say. Just seeing Jepha standing there with nothing wrong with him was messing with his head.

He felt relieved but terrified all at once. Jepha started towards him. Bert came running up behind Frankie and Jepha, helping Frankie out. 'Bert! What the fuck?' Mikey yelled out. 'I couldn't do it! You're fucking in the head, Mikey!' Bert yelled back.

Mikey cupped his head. 'I'm in love with Frankie. I didn't want him with anyone else,' he said as if he was talking to himself. 'Mikey, you never said anything,' Frankie sighed, walking up beside Jepha. 'How could I? You were so excited when you came back that night,' Mikey confessed.

Bert walked up beside Frankie. Frankie looked at him, heat rising to his face. 'I'm sorry, Bert, but... ,' Frankie said and punched him in the mouth. 'Fuck!' Bert yelled bending over and grabbing his mouth. 'Frankie!' Jepha yelled grabbing his arm. 'No, I deserved it,' Bert said standing up right.

Everyone was quiet for a minute, contemplating what to do about Mikey. He was sobbing on his knees, not looking at anyone. Frankie started to tear up, thinking about how desperate he was to have him. Feeling sorry for him. Jepha felt sorry for him even after what he tried to do.

'I'm not going to hold this against you. No cops, no legal anything. But, if you ever, ever try anything like this again, I will personally see to it that you go down,' Jepha said pointing to Mikey. Mikey didn't say anything, just continued to cry. Bert went to him and helped him up, then they headed back to the bus.

THE END