This one is told from Gerard's POV again. Hope you enjoy!

"Frank, I'm really sorry." Frank turned away as Andy tried to face him. He was in a mood now because she didn't tell him about Jake. Ray took it slightly better, just saying she was stupid not telling anybody, which I can totally agree on while Frank was...being Frank.

"Come on, I really am." She moved so she was in front of him but he turned his body again. I don't know how long he will act like this towards he.

"Frankie, I'm really REALLY sorry. Please don't be mad," She pleaded. Slowly, he turned towards her with a serious look on his face, something I have never seen on this boy, with his arms crossed. Andy gave him her best eyes and little smile. She was so cute when she did that.

"Sorry," She said quietly. He kept his position but his face soon broke out into a grin as he jumped on her, wrapping his arms around her for a hug.

"Aw, I could never stay mad at you Andy-Pandy. You're too much fun!" He was probably annoyed by the fact she didn't tell us but he wouldn't hold it against her...I think.

"Alright, now that everyone knows about Andy's little situation. We need to make sure that nothing happens," I said, sounding very much in charge as Frank released Andy from his hug.

"And how are we gonna do that?" Frank asked.

"We just need to keep an eye on her. Make sure that she isn't alone when at school."

"Like a buddy system?" Reese said.

"Yeah! That's what we should do."

"For the love of..." I heard Andy mutter slightly under her breath. Sure, it may seem dumb but it was for her safety. If yesterday was anything to go by then Jake was sure to try something again. I was not going to let that happen. I felt so useless yesterday when I was held back and Jake was on the verge of breaking Andy's arm. What kind of man lets the girl they care most about get hurt?

"I'm sorry Andy, but it's for your own good," I say, trying to encourage her to support this idea. She sighed and shrugged.

"Yeah, I know. I just feel like a kid, being followed and watched over." I can understand where she is coming from but she would have to deal with it for the time being.

"It's for the best Andy," Ray said, placing a hand upon Andy's shoulder. She smiled up to him and nodded. Of course, she listens to him...

"Alright, so what are you gonna do with this 'buddy system?'" She asked, feeling the need to install air quotes as she said buddy system.

"Well, we just ensure that one of us is always with you. Like, I have most classes with you so I'll walk you to each one."

"Like you always do?" Despite the situation, Andy still felt the need to inject sarcasm to the conversation.

"Yes but keep an eye out for Jake and staying away from anyone associated with him. Ray has Chemistry with you so he'll be able to watch you then." I looked up to him and he nodded, showing he was willing to do it. Normally, I would attempt to avoid this but if it ensures Andy's safety then I will deal with it.

"And that should about cover it," I ended, thinking it was an alright plan...

"One problem." I turn to see Mikey looking at me, seeming uncertain.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Andy has History...no one has that with her and...he's there." Shit! He's right. Neither me or Ray picked History, leaving Andy on her own and Jake was also in that class. What can we do?

"You can't expect me to ditch," Andy said.

"She's right. It will become a problem after time," Frank interjected. I sigh and rub my forehead. It would be so much easier if we told a teacher but Principal Young has a thing against Andy and she didn't want us to tell anyone, saying that the most that Jake would get is suspension and that may piss him off even more.

"Can't you just not go near him in History?" Reese questioned. Andy shook her head.

"Don't you think I've tried that? He just kept moving himself so that he was close to me and-" The bell rang, signalling Homeroom.

"We'll deal with it later. We'll you guys later." They all nodded and waved as we said our goodbye. I clutched Andy's hand within mine as we walked towards class, silently promising that I wouldn't let Jake near her.

So far, so good. There hasn't been one sighting of Jake as of yet. We were into fourth period now and Andy had Chemistry with Ray so I know she's safe. I told her to text me now and again so I could keep check on her.

Hopefully Jake got the message that if he came near Andy again, we would hurt him. I don't care if he's notorious for beating people up or bullying, I would gladly face him down. Right now, I'm sitting in French class, not even paying attention as the teacher spoke in the language. Andy warned me that I would get bored in this class...

There was a buzz in my pocket. I reached in and pulled out my phone, seeing it was another text from Andy. I opened it.

Gee, help!

What the hell? Help? With what? Maybe it was some joke. She did that sometimes.

What's wrong! Xoxo

It's Jake! He's got me cornered and I cant get away. Don't call or he'll notice

Oh god oh god oh god! Shit! How the fuck did Jake get Andy? Ray was meant to be watching her!

Where r u!

On the top floor. No teacher to help. Hur

The text ended there. Jake must have found her phone. I need to get there now!

"Uh, miss? Can I go to the bathroom please?" I ask, trying to act calmer than I really am. The teacher frowned at me slightly.

"Fine, but hurry up."

I nod quickly and jumped out of my seat, speeding out of the class and began to run as I got through the door. I ran to the stairs and began to take them two at a time. I punched in Ray's number, to get his help and to ask how the hell this happened.

"Gee, this isn't a good time," Ray answered rather than hello.

"Yeah, you're right. You fucking let Jake have her!"

"What? What are you talking about?"

"Jake's got Andy cornered up on the top floor! She texted me and we need to help her!" I reached the top of the stairs, taking caution as I walked through the first hall.

"Gerard, Andy's right beside me." I froze as he said that. What? How the heck can that be?

"What?" I managed to mutter.

"Yeah, here." There was slight static and then...

"Gerard?" Andy's sweet voice appeared in my ear. She was with Ray but how was that possible?

"Andy...see if you've played some fucking sick joke..." I say as I resume my way down the hall

"What are you talking about?"

"I got a text from your phone saying Jake had you cornered and was about to get you."

"I don't have my phone. I think I left it in Math." I stopped in the middle of the hall. Andy didn't have her phone; she couldn't have sent those texts. Someone must have found it and sent them but it couldn't be one of the guys. They wouldn't do something like this but they were the only ones that knew of this whole thing...

"Andy..." I mutter.

"Gerard...get out of there..."

I felt myself being thrust into a wall hard. My head received most of the blow, causing it to erupt in pain and dizziness. I dropped my phone and slid down the wall, trying to compose myself from the hit. I heard a slight snicker and looked up to see a figure over me but I can't tell who. My head won't stop spinning.

"And the little lost puppy comes running when their master appears to be in danger." The voice didn't sound nice. It sounded like it belong to a nasty person and had an edge to it. I curled my hands into fists as I recognized it.

"Jake...you...asshole," I mutter. I was slightly weak from the head injury. It was hard just getting those words out.

"You figured it out?"

"You...took Andy's...phone." Jake laughed but a better word for it seems howl, sounding more like a beast than anything. His blurry figure bent down to me and grabbed my hair and shoulder, hurling me up. I grunted in pain by the hair pulling and my back being slammed into the wall. Jake held me in place as one of his hands found their way to the base of my neck, sharing space with my shoulder. He was strong, I'll give him that.

"I guess you are slightly smart. Too bad you didn't guess fast enough."

"Smarter than you, that's for sure," I comment, smiling a little. Jake merely snorted. Something seemed different about him. He didn't seem high like he usually did.

"What's the...matter? You...not high..." I managed to stutter, the slight dizziness getting slightly worse.

"I prefer kicking emo ass not high. I'm too relaxed for that when I'm high. Now, I can focus all my anger on you. I told you this wasn't over." The pain began to subside for the moment but I was still kind of dizzy. I raised my arms to attempt to push him off but he grabbed my right arm with his left hand, pinning it to the wall with me. My left arm could only grasp the arm used to pin my body back so it was now useless.

"You think you're getting away? After you did this to me?" I managed to focus onto his face and saw that it's swollen. His nose might have been broken from when I punched it.

"Not like you didn't deserve it," I said.

"Oh really? I didn't do anything that was avoidable."

"You tried to break Andy's arm!"

"Only because she was being a pain. She needed to learn her place."

"What place! She isn't yours!" My hatred for Jake was increase with every second I was here. He thought that he owned Andy and that he could do anything he wanted to her. She wasn't some possession!

"Oh, but she is. She just needs to realize that and so do you. You think she's yours."

"No, I don't!" I never thought of Andy as a thing that was mine and mine alone. Sure, I wanted to be with her but I would never think of her as such.

"Please, they way you look at her sometimes is exactly how I look at her all the time."

"No it isn't..." Is it?

"Heh, look, you're doubting yourself."

"Yeah, sure I may look at her a little differently at times but I still wouldn't treat her like she was some piece of meat."

"A very fine piece if you ask me," He said in a slimy voice. He was disgusting. He only wanted Andy for one thing, even if he had to use force. I won't let that happen.

"Whatever, fact is, she hates you. She would never go to a guy like you."

"She just needs a little...persuasion..." My eyes grew wider as he said that. He wasn't actually thinking...he couldn't. Even he couldn't be capable of doing that...could he...

"You sick fuck," I spat at him. I could see that he gave me an evil smile, one of ill intent.

"A man has needs." Oh does he now?

"Yeah and I'm about to provide one." With a suck in my mouth, I spat in his face. This startled him slightly but not enough to loosen his grip on me but enough to tighten it like a vice. I didn't need to see his face clearly to know the anger he must be feeling right now. I could feel it radiating off of him.

"Oh, you should not have done that. Guess the talking is over." With that said, Jake let go of my arm. His hand soon curled into a fist and was planted in my stomach with great force. I gasped out as I was winded from the blow, trying to catch my breath as the pain came. Jake's hold on me was soon gone but he located his knee into my stomach, making me double over in pain. I squeezed my eyes shut to block out the pain but it was no use.

Jake grabbed my shoulders and threw me to the floor. I hit my head against the floor, crying out as the pain became too much. I turned to my side, curling up to try and suppress the pain. I heard footsteps come up to my head but I don't bother opening my eyes.

"Well, this is a pathetic sight but I guess you can't help but be yourself huh," He said, his voice sounding humorous but probably more aimed to himself.

"You're one to talk..." I managed to get out. I can feel some blood rising in my mouth from the hits to my stomach and I'm sure I'm bleeding at my head as well with the warm feeling trailing down the side.

"Probably." I felt his foot being placed right at my face, the tip at my nose. I tried to prepare myself for the blow but I don't think I can. I haven't been kicked in the face by a big guy who is pissed off but I can imagine that it hurt. His foot was soon moved away, I assume to prepare for the hit but I hear footsteps coming closer. What was that? I'm afraid to open my eyes to see one of Jake's 'friends' with him to help out. Soon the footsteps come to a halt and something falls hard to the floor near me. I hear someone kneel before me and brush my hair away from my face. The touch is...familiar

"Gee, can you hear me?" That sweet voice...I know it anywhere. She can't be here. It's too risky.

"Andy...get out of here," I say, feeling a trail of blood running from my mouth down my cheek.

"Like hell I am without you. Don't worry; Ray's gone to ge- ah!" My eyes burst open as I heard her cry of pain. I lifted my head and saw that Jake had got a hold of Andy from behind. She was trying to break free of him. I have to get up but my body refuses to move! Pain surges through me as I try to move my limbs to get up. I mange to get onto my hands and knees, still looking at the struggle before me.

"This would be a lot easier if you stop fighting against me!" Jake called.

"Like hell I'm letting you hurt him. If you ask me, the broken nose is an improvement. Let me help." Andy managed to spin in Jake's arms so she was face to face with him, sort of as she just reached below his head in height. She reached out for his face and dug her nails into it. Jake cried out as she dragged them down his face, making several scratch marks down his face. Andy always had sharp nails that hurt like a bitch, even when they just scrapped you by accident. Before she could do anything else, Jake got a firm hold of her and threw her into a wall. She slid down it and managed to stop falling onto the floor by bracing herself with a shaky arm, obviously in pain by being in flung through the air into a wall. She looked on the verge of passing out.

Instead of heading towards Andy, Jake went over to the emergency fire hydrant that was attached to the wall and pulled it off. He stalked over to Andy and forced a foot onto her shoulder holding her down.

"Shame really. We could have had so much fun," He said before raising the fire hydrant. Oh, god.

With strength I didn't think I had, I shot up from the floor and towards them. Andy could do nothing but sit there as Jake was about to beat her with the fire hydrant. I reached them before Jake could hit Andy with it. I covered her with my body, making sure she wouldn't get hurt. The fire hydrant came into contact with my shoulder. My nerves screamed in pain with me. Running on adrenaline, I spun around and grab the hydrant, yanking it from Jake. He seemed shocked by what was happening, unable to realize that he was on the opposing end of the makeshift weapon. With all the strength I could muster, I thrust the fire hydrant into his stomach.

He gasped as his eyes bulged out of there sockets. He seemed to struggle for air as he slumped onto the ground on his knees. I threw the hydrant away and kicked him in the face, finishing him in a sense as he fully collapsed onto the floor. He didn't move but was breathing. I turned around to see Andy looking up at me, shocked by the scene. She seemed to have recovered from before.

"Are you alright?" I ask, my voice a little hoarse as the adrenaline dimmed and the pain was becoming more prominent. She scoffed at me.

"Never mind me," She said as she managed to pull herself up. "What about you?"

"I think I'm alright..." I swayed slightly, nearly falling back if Andy didn't catch me in her arms. She held me close, allowing me to rest my head on her shoulder.

"Yeah, didn't think so." I managed to wrap my arms around her slightly, resting my hands on her hips. This seems like the perfect time to kiss her. We had just had a horrible ordeal and, now, we are in each others arms. I move my head away from her shoulder and looked into her green eyes. She gave me a soft smile.

"Don't...do anything like that again." I smile slightly back. This is my chance...

"There they are!" ...AGAIN!

We looked over to see Ray running towards us with Principal Young and another teacher. I sighed deeply, closing my eyes and letting my head fall onto Andy's. Our moment was never meant to be, it seems...

"Okay, this is gonna-"

"FUCK!"

"Oh, man up!"

"It's freaking cold!" I cried as Andy held an ice pack to my bruised shoulder. The threat of Jake was now over. He was expelled for sexual harassment and student endangerment. Andy said it was probably the only decent thing that Principal Young had done. It wasn't that far from the truth. To my surprise, I left with minor injuries. My shoulder was only bruised and swollen, nothing shattered or broken. The blows to my stomach were minor and I had a gash on my head that pretty much healed thanks to the school nurse. Andy walked away with a minor headache, which was good. As long as she wasn't too injured, the whole thing was a success.

"It's ice! It's meant to be cold," She said behind me. We were in my room. I was told to keep things on a low and apply ice to my shoulder when it felt sore again. We were sitting on my bed; me on the edge as Andy sat behind me holding the ice pack on my shoulder. It was slightly cold as I had no t-shirt on. Andy insisted that I take it off so she could apply the pack better but being near Andy warmed me up slightly.

"I save you from a crazed jerk and you repay me with abuse and sarcasm?"

"Did you except anything different?"

"Well, a little present wouldn't go a miss," I tease. She laughed a little.

"I'll bake you cookies. How does that sound?" That sounded terrific. Andy's cooking and baking was the best. Nora worked as a chef and taught everything she knew to Andy and she supplied me with her great food and sweet baking.

"Double chocolate chip with marshmallows?" I asked.

"Only the best for my saviour." I grinned. Sweet!

"Gee...I'm sorry." I turned my head to look at her. She seemed sad, guilty even.

"About what?" I ask. She motioned to my shoulder.

"You got that because of me. You got hurt because of me." She thought I was blaming her for this?

"Andy, none of this is your fault. Don't you dare think that." She shook her head.

"But it is! If you didn't find out..."

"If I didn't find out, there was a chance he could have hurt you or even..." I couldn't bring myself to say the word.

"I know but...this could have been worse! You and the guys could have all gotten hurt and it would have all been my fault." I brushed her hand away from my shoulder and turned fully towards her. I gripped her neck softly and looked straight into her warm, green eyes.

"Andy, you are my best fucking friend in the whole world and I would die for you. None of this is your fault and it never will be. I would have gladly taken the blows if it meant your safety." She seemed startled by my statement. I didn't lie. Every word I had said is true. She would always be my best friend and I would do anything for her. I cared for her...no...I love her.

I love her...I haven't actually admitted it to myself yet. Sure, I wanted to be with her and I cared for her more than any other girl but, I never even thought I loved her, like, in love.

She finally reacted by pulling me closer into a hug, gripping onto me.

"That's gotta be one of the nicest things anyone has ever said to me. The same goes for me." I sighed lightly and held her. Same goes for her? I'll gladly stay the best friend if it meant seeing her smile.

"But, Gerard, if this is just a ploy for getting more cookies then..." She pressed a finger onto by bad shoulder, making me hiss in pain.

"Andy! A nice little moment and you ruin it!" She moved away from me and stuck her tongue out. I laughed at her.

"If that's how you're gonna play it..." I began to rub her sides, making her scream.

"No! No! Gerard, stop!" I laugh at her feeble attempts to get away. If I can continue to do things like this with her...then I'll be alright...

Wow...this may be one of the longest chaps. Again, sorry for the crapness and such. Well, I'm frankly sick of the doom and gloom that was of Jake so next chap is gonna be light hearted...what? Did you think Jake was the thing that was gonna rip Gerard and Andrea up and this was the end? Hell no! I have many surprises in store...okay maybe one or two but still! Thank you for reading. until next time!