Nothing happened in the years to follow. I grew up along with Reese, Gerard and Mikey. Things became routine and Reese and I got adjusted to life without our mother. Grams did her best to provide for us. She did all she could to bring us up in a loving home, which we did. Like I said, our father was dead now so we never saw him again.

Gerard and I are still best friends, just entered our senior year at high school. It's now been twelve years since the day we met, the day I punched him across the face. We were still standing strong as friends. Even with all those years. We had a couple of fights but they were fixed within an hour of having them. We couldn't stand being apart for too long. We grew up together and were a necessary part of the others life. I can't imagine life without him. Same with Reese and Mikey. The way they were, people thought they were twins. They were so much alike it was scary, best friends like me and Gerard.

So that was it nowadays. Just trying to survive high school...and other things.

"Andrea Harrison! You get your butt out of bed or I will drag you to school in you pyjamas!" I groaned as I heard Grams shout from downstairs for the third time. She would make good of that promise if I didn't get up. I pushed myself from my bed and stretched accompanied with a loud yawn. It's always a mission to get out of my big, comfy double bed. I got up from the bed and rummaged through my room to find some clothes. It was hardly spotless. Numerous things scattered the floor; CD cases, books and drawings I was working on. I moved around them in order to get clothes. I settled on a white t-shirt under a black shirt and a pair of jeans. I put on my usual accessories, a black watch on my right wrist and a pink friendship bracelet that Gerard bought for me for a birthday a few years back.

I grabbed my books and bag and went down the stairs and into the kitchen. Reese, who is now fourteen and has a better grasping of the world, was sitting at the countertop table on one of the stools eating a piece of toast. He saw me enter and smiled.

"About time you woke up." I smiled back at him. We were as close as ever. Despite growing, he was shorter than me, which he hated. He was younger, he was meant to be shorter. His hair grew out and he now had a fringe that nearly covered his right eye. It was still dirty blonde. He didn't want to dye it or anything, knowing it was Mom's hair colour.

"Sorry that I don't have as much energy as you."

"Well, that usually goes with old age." I shot him a mock glare.

"I'm only sev-" I was cut off by a cookie being forced into my mouth. I looked to my side and I saw Grams smiling at me as she went to the dishes. She was pretty much the same. Not even her hair was different except it was thinner but no grey. She didn't even look her age! She looked like she was just entering her fifties but she was nearing seventy. I pray that I have this gene when I get to her age.

"You are not running off again without any breakfast," She said. I started to eat the cookie without touching it, dragging it into my mouth as it was demolished. I looked towards Reese, who looked disgusted by the whole thing.

"That's gross," He said. I stuck my tongue out that had a few crumbs still lingering. He shielded his eyes.

"That's even worse!" I laughed at his reaction and retracted to my tongue.

"Alright, you two. Better start heading otherwise you are gonna be late." Reese finished his toast and grabbed his bag from the floor. He gave Grams a kiss on the cheek before walking out.

"Bye, Grams!" I mimicked his actions.

"See ya!"

"Try and not get detention today," She said. I shrugged.

"No promises," I said as I left. I took three steps out the door then Reese gave me a look.

"What?" I asked. He made a shape out of his hands, pressing an imaginary button.

"Oh!" I ran back inside and grabbed my camera from the side table, putting it in my bag.

"You will remind me one day!" I called to Grams.

"And, one day you will remember!" She fired back. I smirked and left the house once again. Before I was able to continue forward, someone jumped onto my back.

"Sis!" Mikey wrapped his arms around my neck and squeezed, cutting off my air. He was only slightly short than me, about 5ft 6 or something and had a slim frame. He was now required to wear glasses because he was near sighted. It only added to how cute he looked with short, sandy brown hair that was always straightened down and, sometimes, accompanied with a beanie. He still thought of me as an older sister and referred to me as such. It was cute and I am happy to accept the role.

"Air...issue..." I managed to choke out. He jumped off of my back and appeared before my eyes, holding his hands behind his back and pouted slightly.

"Sowwy," He said in a baby voice. I laugh slightly and hold out my arms for a real hug. He happily jumped into them, snuggling into me slightly. After a minute, we parted and I turned my attention to the older sibling. I held my arms open for him.

"You know you want one," I said with a grin. Gerard just grinned back and hugged me. He was now slightly taller than me but not much. I stood at 5ft 7 so he might be 5ft 8 or so. His hair was still black but a lot more untamed and shaggy, just reaching his ears. He had a medium build and clear face. His eyes didn't change. They were still that warm hazel colour that sparkled. We parted soon after.

"Slept in again?" He asked. I merely grinned.

"Maybe..." Reese appeared out of nowhere and jumped between us.

"As cute as this is, we are going to be late if we don't move the feet," He said, moving to Mikey and walking forwards with him. Gerard and I looked at each other and smiled.

"My lady?" He said, presenting his arm to me. I entwined mine with his, laughing as we follow our younger siblings. We always do stuff like this.

"So, what is on the agenda today?" Gerard asked, keeping his arm tight around mine.

"The usual; try to avoid getting detention and fail miserably," I say miserably. I had gotten into a habit of getting detention every other day. Sometimes I got it every day. It wasn't my fault half the time. Principal Young has something against me...okay, so I ended up crashing into him when I was with Gerard and we found the swirly chairs in the hall and started to push each down the hall but he should have seen me coming...even if he was turning the corner. Ever since then, we never saw eye to eye but we give each other a little show of affection now and again; I play a prank on him, he gives me detention.

"Nora getting on your back again?" Gerard asked. He was now on a first name basis with Grams and it only took nine years before she let him call her that. They were on better terms now but Grams couldn't help but give him some hassle now and again.

"Sorta. I think she would enjoy it if I didn't get detention once a week."

"Once?"

"...Okay twice but sometimes it's once..." Gerard sniggered slightly.

"When was the last time you got detention only once in a week?" I thought for a moment. It was a while, put it that way.

"Um... that time someone rigged Young's door and he was covered that weird brown sauce they have in the cafeteria. I wouldn't have minded but it wasn't me that did it!" ...For once.

"...That was last year...in April," Gerard laughed. I sigh. I wasn't a bad student. I got good grades...sometimes. Principal Young just didn't like me and blamed me for anything he could.

"Relax. She knows you're not a bad kid. She hates Young herself," Gerard said, making me smile slightly. He was right. Grams actually hated the man with a passion. One time at a parent-teacher conference, she slapped him across the face when he told her I was a menace and a lost cause. It was harsh and so not true. I have ambitions...just not sure what they are yet.

"I know but I think I will try and stay clear of him today." I reached into my bag with my free hand and pulled out my camera. I prepared it and placed it over my face. I let out a little whistle and Mikey and Reese turned, allowing me to snap a picture.

"Andy! We weren't ready!" Reese cried. I smiled as I put the camera back.

"You never are!" I called back. I always took pictures. Photography was one of my favourite things now, along with drawing. I would take photos whenever I could. It was looking back at them and reliving the memories that I loved. I take my camera everywhere I go and everyone knows that I will take a photo at one point.

We continued forward until we finally reached school. There wasn't much to the building; it was big and old with a courtyard and a few trees here and there with benches. Nothing wow about it. We went inside and saw the buzz of students in the hall around their lockers or just hanging around. As predicted by our little brothers, mine and Gerard's lockers were beside each other. Mikey and Reese managed to get the ones on the opposite side of the hall where ours were so they didn't have to go off just yet.

I opened the door and looked at the inside. It was a slight mess but I know where everything is so it's fine. I grab whatever I need and look at the door, smiling as I see the assortment of photos there. It was only a few but they were good nonetheless. As I closed the door, I turned to Gerard as he spoke.

"So, are you ready for that test?" My eyes widened. Test? What test? Please tell me he is joking! Gerard saw my expression and frowned at me.

"You forgot, didn't you?" I waved my arms frantically.

"I wasn't even told about it!" I cried.

"Andy, you were. It was in Math last week." My mind played back to last week. No mention of it seemed to pass me...

"We were meant to study for it the other night," He added.

"But we played video games the other night," I said. He sighed, smiling slightly.

"We got a little distracted and you said that the test was no big deal." Of course I would say that. The reason is that I don't test well. I do well in class, I did well on essays and such but tests...no, no, no. Sometimes I got lucky but that was every so often and I don't think the time for another good pass is here. They never seemed to truly express my true genius...yeah, I'm screwed.

"Oh god, this is not gonna end well," I said, lowering my head. Gerard placed a hand on my chin and raised my head to look at his.

"I could lend you my notes, if you want. You can copy them in homeroom." My eyes shined as he said this.

"You mean it?" He nodded.

"Of course, I do. I wouldn't offer if I didn't mean it." I grin broadly and jumped onto Gerard, wrapping my arms around his neck and held him tightly.

"Thank you, Gerard Way!" His arms worked around my waist, lifting me off the ground slightly as he tipped his body. Gerard always saved me from certain failure. He would sneak me some notes during tests and tell me the questions if I happened to miss a test. He was the bestest best friend in the world and he was all mine.

"No problem," He said, placing me down and letting me go. We stared at each other for a moment. I couldn't help but look into his eyes. The pretty hazel colour I've always loved. There was something to them and I didn't know what it was. Like they were telling me something...

"Andy! Incoming!" I didn't have time to react to Reese as I was tackled to the floor, something crashing into me. I groan as I lay on the floor with something heavy on top of me. I don't even have to look to know who it was.

"Morning, sweet cheeks!" Said Frank Iero. Frank was in the same year as Reese and Mikey, with them being the reason I even know him. He hugged me tightly, snuggling into my chest slightly. We were still on the ground with people looking at us. Like we really care.

"So, how's my favourite gal today?" I sighed and looked up to Gerard. He seemed greatly annoyed by Frank's presence. Gerard did like Frank but got annoyed at his antics when they involved me. It must be a defensive mechanism for being my best friend or something. Gerard stepped forward, got a hold of Frank and yanked him off.

"Hey, I was just coming around to you, Gee. No need to get jealous," He said with a grin. Gerard groaned but grinned.

"Don't flatter yourself, Iero." Gerard put Frank down, towering over him slightly. Frank was small, smaller than the rest of us. It was a fact we never let him forget. He had brown eyes and somewhat long, reaching pass his ears, brown-black hair. He had an attractive face that got many girls attention but he claimed I was the only girl for him. I pushed myself up and brushed off any dirt.

"Aw, did I get you dirty? Bet you loved it," He commented. I hit him over the head. It was a light tap but he pretended to be in agony.

"Why are you so harsh!" He shouted, pretending to be hurt and on the verge of crying. I cross my arms and smirk.

"Wuss." He glared at me, smirking slightly.

"Am not!" I laughed at his reaction. Reese and Mikey soon joined us, walking across the hall to us.

"Where's Ray?" Mikey asked.

"Right here." I nearly jumped out of my skin as I heard the voice coming from directly behind me. I spun and saw Ray Toro standing there, smiling at us. He was the tallest and now the oldest. That's the one thing I don't like. I'm no longer the oldest! Ray was born in July! And he was tall. Karma bit me on the ass for that one. A fact that made him even more awesome than he already was was that he has an afro. A real afro. It was awesome. He let you touch it but if you pulled it...big mistake as Frank found out. He was a really nice guy. He would help out whenever he could and always gave a listening ear when needed. He was like a big brother to us all.

I met him in cooking class, about a month into high school. He had a stupid bimbo for a partner while I worked by myself as it was an odd number. She somehow managed to turn up the stove too high and started a fire. She left Ray to fend for himself as he tried to turn it off while trying not get burned of his afro singed. I couldn't stand by and watch. Uncle Josh had taught me a few things about fire and I got to work, grabbing the fire extinguisher and quickly putting out the fire.

He was really grateful to me and we started to talk. The next day, Ray had ditched his previous partner and became mine. We hit it off straight away. He was so easy to talk to and was really nice. He didn't have any friends really so I suggested he come hang out with me and Gerard, who didn't take too well to the idea. He said that Ray could have just been leading us on and wanted to make fun of us but I defended him, saying that wasn't the case. After a few weeks, Gerard warmed up to him and became good friends with him. Ray was also one of the few that won Grams' approval in a few moments, which was a rare sight and annoyed Gerard slightly as it took him a good few years to do that.

"Don't do that!" I shout at him. He held his hands up.

"Sorry. I thought you knew I was here."

"Yeah, that's why I jumped when I heard you."

"Thought you weren't jumpy," Frank teased. I grunted.

"I'm not..."

"But you jumped a few moments ago."

"Ray does that. He's like a ninja!" Reese cried.

"Yeah, all silently and that," Mikey added.

"You would be jumping if you saw a-" I smacked my hand onto Gerard's mouth, knowing full well what he was going to say. I felt his tongue lick my hand but I wasn't going to move it. It didn't gross me out like it would others. The guys laughed slightly around us. This was how it is now. It was no longer just me, Gerard, Reese and Mikey. We had two more additions to our group, which none of us regret. It was nice. I didn't need a large group of friends that would probably stab each other in the back. I just needed this small group around me and I'm set for life. What we lacked in numbers, we made up in love and loyalty.

The bell rang, making the students around us moving towards their homeroom classes.

"Let's go, faggots," Frank said, wrapping his arms around Reese and Mikey's neck.

"Bye, guys!" They cried as Frank dragged them away.

"I better head too, see you guys later." Ray waved as he left me and Gerard to go to homeroom. I removed my hand from his mouth and wiped his saliva onto his top.

"Thanks," He said sarcastically.

"You made the mess, you clean it," I shot back. He just smiled.

"We better get going." He removed his bag from his shoulder and placed it over his front.

"Uh, what are you doing?" I asked him. He turned his back towards me and knelt down.

"Your stead, my lady." I laugh at this. He's offering me a piggyback ride. I jump onto his back, wrapping my arms around his neck as he grabbed my legs and lifted me up.

"Hop to it, stead!" I said. He dashed down the hallway, avoiding people and ignoring their stares. We laughed as we continued to our class. I love it when we do things like this, where we just act like complete goofs oblivious to the world around us and without a care about it. Gerard always made me feel like that there was nothing bad in the world, that there was always a reason to smile. After Mom died, I struggled with it, trying to stay strong for Reese but Gerard helped me all the way through it. I'm lucky to have him and I will always be grateful to him. But I can't help but feel the both of us are missing something in our friendship...

I know the timeline is kinda weird cause Gerard is meant to be older than Ray and Frank is a year younger than Mikey but this never happened and is pure fiction so it's under my control MWAHAHAHA!...Yeah... So thank you for reading. Reveiws are always accepted. Hope you enjoyed it. Until next time!