A/N: A vague idea of what I want to do with this has emerged. Which is nice, I guess.

"Gerard."

Mikey's voice sounded distant, confused almost. His older brother looked back, concern and curiosity about his sibling stopping him from walking out the door with his coffee.
"What is it, Mikey?"
"You look different." What he said was probably right. Gerard had gotten little to no sleep in the entire time they had been here. He woke up in the middle of the night, sometimes from nightmares, sometimes for no reason at all. Even so, he scoffed.
'You don't look too good either Mikey." That rang true too. Mikey was paler than normal, and there were the remnants of yesterday's eyeliner still smudged around his eyes. "Are you getting enough sleep?"
"Yes, mom," Mikey replied sarcastically.
"Ha ha. Just make sure you sleep some, okay?" Without waiting for a response, Gerard walked out the door, making sure not to spill any coffee on the way. Mikey watched as he left, still somewhat concerned. He was always concerned when it came to Gerard. There was always the lingering worry of what might happen, what could happen. Things had changed, yes, but they could always go back. The thought never left him, and he wondered a lot about it. Sometimes he just didn't get his brother. He would be pleasant and agreeable one day, then pissed off and moody the next. It was weird. Mikey shrugged off his concerns and began to walk to his room to grab his bass. They were recording today and he couldn't miss that, personal problems or no.
He shuddered a bit as he approached his room. It had freaked him out since day one. The only source of light was a dim blue bulb in the middle of the room. It barely gave off enough light to see, let alone try and practice bass. As soon as he stepped in the room, he hurried to get out. He'd rather wander the house aimlessly than be in there.

A/N: So, it kinda fell apart at the end, I apologize. Sorry it was so short. I might try to make the chapters a bit longer. Or I can just write more.

Yeah. I think I'll go with the second one.