All I'm Asking for is Love
It was after the show. Frankie was wandering around the halls, looking for Gee. He took a wrong turn and ended up back onstage. He swore and started to turn back when he saw someone. They were sitting down and holding a guitar.
"Who are you? And-hey, that's my guitar!"
"Sorry." The person looked back at him. It was Gerard. His face was streaked with tears and he looked absolutely miserable. Frankie felt an odd urge to hug him. Instead he walked over and kneeled down next to Gee.
"What's wrong, Gerard?" Frankie asked.
"Nothing."
"Gerard, you aren't normally this stupid." Gerard got up, glared, and tossed the guitar at Frankie. Frankie barely caught it. "What are you doing?" He screamed in shock. Gee said nothing, only walked away.
Gerard didn't hide again after that, but he never smiled or laughed. Since they were in MCR it was okay,but Frankie was worried. He put a rose in Gerard's suitcase with a note that said "I think you need to smile." Gerard wore the rose at their next concert. Afterwards he pulled Frankie away.
"Thanks for trying, Frank, but there's only one thing that can cheer me up." He said.
"What? A hot girl who's obsessed with you?"
"No." Gerard looked away. "This." He kissed Frankie lightly, shyly, then becoming more intense when Frankie didn't pull away.
"So." Gerard breathed into his ear. "I need to smile?"
"Yeah. It's creepy when you don't."
"Then I will." He grinned. "I have no reason to be sad now."
Frankie smiled too. He hugged Gerard. This is only to make him feel better. He told himself. I don't enjoy this at all.
"I'm fine, Frankie. You can stop pretending you like me now." Gee smiled bitterly.
"I-" Frankie hesitated. "I'm not pretending. I really do like you! I just, um, I didn't know." He closed his eyes to keep from crying. Gerard licked off his tears.
"It's no good cheering me up if you get emo."
"We are an emo band." Frankie pointed out.
"So?" Gerard glared at him. Frankie shrank back until Gerard smiled. "Relax, Frankie! I'm not gonna bite you! Well…unless you want me to."
Frankie shivered. He's so scary sometimes…
"I'm a very sexy person, but you've been staring at me for a creepily long time." Frankie blushed. Gerard smiled and started unbuttoning Frankie's shirt.
"Stop it!" Frankie cried, hitting his hands.
"Don't you want me to?"
"Not right now!" Gerard nodded and started quietly singing Helena.
"Gerard?" Frankie asked. "Have you heard the song All Over You?"
"Yeah."
"Could you sing it?" Gerard smiled and started singing.
"In my daydreams, in my sleep..."
They stayed there, quiet and happy, until the rest of the band found them.