I gave him a scared smile and he put an arm around my shoulders.

'Sure, come on though. We need some breakfast,' he stated pulling me down the stairs to where Linda was cooking some sausages. I wrinkled my nose at the food trying not to puke at the smell. 'Mom, do we have any veggie stuff?'

'Sorry, you can go out and get something. Laura would you like some sausages?' she asked turning around to face us. I watched Frank grumble his way over to the fridge and pull out some juice. He poured himself a glass and drank it in one go before I had the chance to find my voice.

'Vegetarian,' was my one word reply.

'Oh,' she said looking a little shocked. 'Well I'll give you both some money to get some food when you go out.' She looked around awkwardly and grabbed some money from her purse before handing it to Frank. 'Sorry about this.'

I shrugged at her as Frank slipped his shoes on gesturing for me to do the same. I quickly tied on my white Doc Martins and walked out after Frank. He looked me over and gave me a smile.

'Nice outfit,' he said. I nodded and wrapped my arms around myself unused to the cool breeze and colder climate. He sighed and shrugged out of his thick hoodie and put it over my shoulders giving me a warm smile with it.

'Thank you,' I muttered. He started walking a little faster and looked over his shoulder a few times and I felt my stomach tighten. He put a hand on my elbow and started guiding me through the streets until we reached a small diner at practically a sprint.

'Sorry, you'll get used to it,' he said walking in and finding a booth. I nodded and handed his hoodie back to him which he gratefully pulled on. He handed me the menu which I stared over for a few minutes before putting it down.

A waitress came over and took our orders smiling sweetly at Frank. I watched as her eyes raked over him focusing on his lap for a moment too long. When she walked away I looked at Frank with the question in my eyes. He raised his eyebrows and looked back at her for a moment before looking at me and bursting out laughing. I gave him my best smile which was just my lips turning up slightly at the edges.

He looked back at me and laughed even more at my bad attempt to give him a smile. I frowned at him and he tried to shut his mouth.

'I'm sorry but that's ridiculous,' he laughed. I raised my eyebrows and he shrugged at me taking a sip of the water she had brought over for us.

'Well do you have a girlfriend?' I asked. He looked shocked for a minute before giving me a sly smile.

'Is this the LA way of asking someone out?' he smirked. I shook my head at him in a massive objection. 'Well no, I don't.'

'Then it's not that ridiculous,' I said. He looked at me before shaking his head and taking another long gulp of the water. He gave me a long and pointed look as if he was analyzing my face for a little bit making me uncomfortable. I was saved by the food arriving.

Frank tucked into his sandwich happily munching on the food. Meanwhile I picked at the edges stuffing it all into a napkin. As soon as Frank had finished all of the food he looked up at me where I was leaning back in the seat with only a quarter of the sandwich left. He pointed at it asking for permission which I granted. He ate quickly and I felt repulsed by his ability to eat so easily and quickly.

I stood up and excused myself to go the bathroom with the napkin of food in my pocket. I walked in to the ladies and stuffed it in the bin before washing my hands to make it look like I had actually used the bathroom. I waited a minute before walking back out and finding the waitress standing next to Frank with her hands on her tiny waist and smiling down at him. He handed her the note and she walked over to the register leaning over the counter and waiting for him to come over and collect the change.

I walked over to the counter taking the change and returning it to Frank. He looped his arm with mine and gave me a smile before leaning close to me and whispering in my ear.

'Just play along.'

I nodded as he moved his hand to lace it with mine giving me a flirtatious smile as we walked out. I kept close to him to make it look better and because I like the feeling of being close to him.

We were halfway back to his house when a small battered car pulled up beside us on the street. The passenger rolled down the window and looked at us.

'Need a ride?' he purred.

'Mikey you're sick,' Frank laughed. I looked at him for an explanation. He just smiled and ran over to the other side of the car gesturing for me to climb in. I did as soon as he had got in.

I wrinkled my nose slightly at the smell of cigarettes and coffee that welcomed me as soon as I took a breath in. I looked at the driver trying to judge whether or not I trusted him in the front seat.

He was bobbing along to the Queen Song on the radio letting his jet black shoulder length hair bump around. He turned his head to look back at us at the stoplights giving me a warm smile. His face was ghostly white and his eyes were a hazel colour, he had high cheekbones and a slightly square chin. He was wearing a leather jacket and a black tee with some black skinny jeans. The boy next to him had dirty blonde hair which was straightened to fall over his eyes thickly rimmed with glasses. He had similar features around his hazel eyes and high cheek bones on his thin face. He had a hyper smile and was bouncing along to every song on the radio letting the hood of his hoodie flop around manically.

'Guys this is Laura, this is Gerard and Mikey,' he said gesturing to the one in the driver's seat then the passenger seat. I gave them a half wave and they both smiled back at me kindly.

'So you're the new kid, huh?' Gerard asked looking back at me in the mirror. I nodded as confirmation feeling all eyes on me. 'And you're stuck with Frank? Man that sucks,' he said smirking at him whilst Frank thumped the back of his shoulder.

'Oh, and we're giving her a tour of the town,' Frank said making Gerard grin even wider. 'And you're not allowed any more coffee,' he added turning Gerard's grin into a pout. 'And for at least today try to act like a normal human.'

'You're asking for the impossible Frank,' Mikey said grinning goofily at Gerard who gave him a glare as soon as he stopped the car. When I looked out we were outside Frank's house with Linda staring out of the window at us.

I quickly climbed out waiting for the others as they bickered the whole time. Halfway up the drive Mikey tackled Gerard to the floor and they laughed as they wrestled. Linda opened the front door and rolled her eyes at the scene on the floor whilst Frank just laughed.

So yeah this really bad but yeah okay...well R&R