Author's Note (Monster): Enjoy

His hands were everywhere, touching, scraping, hurting, pleasing. How could I ever escape his hands? They wrapped around my throat, cut off my breath. I was suffocating, drowning in his hands. As soon as I could breathe, I gasped my lungs full of air only to have the air forced out of them again when he jabbed me nastily right underneath the ribs. I breathed shallowly, whined, begged, but he didn't budge. He'd never stop. Not before he was done with me.

"Danny?" Funny Man asked.

The lead singer snapped out of thoughts, and offered him a half smile. "What's up?"

The Mexican looked down at his lap, pretending to fiddle with a piece of rock that somehow found its way inside the building. "I think the guys are waiting for us outside. We were gonna get pizza, remember?"

He checked his phone. Three missed calls from Johnny. Nice work. Nothing's more of a mood killer than Johnny who's trying to call you when you're getting a blowjob. Danny caressed Funny Man's cheek. "God, you're beautiful."

He got up, pulled the other up with him. His strong arms wrapped around his waist. The Mexican smiled and rested his head against his collar bone. "I really like you. Why do I like you? All you've done, is scare me with your perverted behavior."

"It's not my fault I was born with a boner."

Funny Man burst out laughing and wrapped his arms around the lead singer. "Again. I really like you."

"I know", Danny replied. He felt the void inside his chest eat up the feeling the other was giving him. He let out a small breath and offered a sad smile.

The Mexican winced. Was he supposed to do something? Were they together now? Did this mean anything? Was this some kind of mature date? He didn't know and it drove him crazy. He was about to ask about it when they were interrupted.

"Virgin, my ass", Johnny scoffed.

The two parted quickly and pretended nothing had happened, but the blue masked rapper folded his arms. "We're waiting outside for you. You don't pick up your phones because you're cuddling?"

"We're not. We weren't… Who am I fooling? Yes", Funny Man replied. He inhaled deeply. "This guy right here made me take a U-turn with my sexuality. Happy?"

"Are you still a virgin?" Johnny mocked, but he earned a harsh punch to the shoulder. "Next time, I'm aiming for your nose. You dick."

"I bet you'd love to suck some dick."

Danny whistled. "He already did."

"Asshole!" Funny Man yelled and stomped away to the spot the others were waiting for them.

Johnny looked at the lead singer. "Are you guys…?"

"Together?"

"Yeah."

"Not really", Danny shrugged.

"Are you…gay?"

"Who knows", the lead singer smiled and walked away, leaving Johnny to think about it. After a minute where he scowled to himself, he followed them and they went for a pizza. While waiting for their order to come, Johnny cleared his throat. "I caught these two cuddling when I was looking for them."

He shook his head, trying to laugh it off but the truth was he couldn't. He was trying to figure out whether or not they were together by exposing it to the others. If they acted like it wasn't big, it was nothing. If they got nervous, it was huge. The thing they had. Not his dick, you perverts.

Charlie awed. "Is our little virgin in love with our little Danny?"

Funny Man's face turned bright red, but he bit back. He took a deep breath, felt the red lessen and took Danny against his side with an arm around him. "Can't I hug our lead singer for doing a great job at performing today?"

Danny tensed up and pushed him away, harshly, making the other fall over and hit the floor. Suddenly the whole place was looking at them. Meaning: the server and two customers. Charlie and J-Dog looked over the table at Funny Man. "Are you ok?"

Johnny couldn't stop laughing and had to hide his face in order to stop the sound from coming out. Da Kurlzz was disturbed with the situation. Danny flexed his shoulders as if he just swatted an insect off of him.

The Mexican got up with a grumble, feeling slightly insecure about it. Danny just pushed him away. Did that mean he didn't want to be anything more? Stupid Funny. When you get thrown on the floor for hugging someone, of course it doesn't mean he wants to be your boyfriend. The lead singer took a deep breath. Some people just need a class in college called Love 101 or Don't Fuck With Danny 101. He scowled, but when the others looked at him, he melted into a smile. "Sorry. I just. Don't do that."

Funny Man nodded and when their pizza came, they ate in silence.

Back at the bus, Danny announced he'd sit in his bunk, yawning too. It wasn't that late, but the others didn't even question it anymore. He always went to bed early. He didn't even feel like explaining to the others how he had insomnia and wanted to sleep at least a good nine hours instead of just five or three sometimes. He awoke out of plenty nightmares already. It was the beginning of the afternoon, if he wanted to nap, he could.

When the lead singer had left, J-Dog scooted closer to Funny Man like some sort of creepy stalker. "Did you… with him… backstage?"

The Mexican scrunched his nose in disgust. "God no. My first time has to be awfully romantic, you know. He and I just. Never mind. It's none of your business."

"I'm telling you, Funny. Danny's a ticking time bomb. Don't get near him when he's about to blow", Jay warned him.

But I want him to blow, in a different sense of the word, Funny Man grinned to himself before turning serious. "I'm ok, really. I can take care of myself."

"What are you two whispering about?" Johnny asked.

"Booze, chicks, sex, rock n roll, drugs, the problems in the world", J-Dog randomly rambled. "Or in one word: Hollywood Undead."

The blue masked rapper rolled his eyes. "I know you guys weren't talking about the band."

"Shouldn't you make out with Charlie or something?" Funny Man asked, obviously annoyed how everyone seemed to want to get involved in his sex life or love life or Danny life.

Charlie looked up from the screen of his phone. "Johnny only makes out with me when he's drunk so wait a few more cans before the show gets started. We'll perform at eleven."

The blue masked rapper sighed as if he was surrounded by morons. "I'm not making out with you tonight!"

"If you are, I'm recording it", Da Kurlzz murmured, his eyes glued to the television.

J-Dog chuckled. "And I'm uploading it."

"I'm starring in it", Funny Man filled in. "I'll be the videobomb."

"Awesome. Tonight at eleven on Hollywoodundead dot tv you'll get a live performance of the world's cutest couple: Jarlie!" Charlie announced in his best anchorman-voice.

Johnny hid his face in his hands. "Why me."

"Because you've got a particular taste", Charlie replied with a wink.

The other scrunched his nose. "Too much information. I really don't like it when that shit happens."

"I'd hate it if it happened all the time, but once in a while, it's fun. It's like seeing a rainbow", the bandana rapper grinned.

Funny Man couldn't sit upright anymore because he was laughing too hard. Da Kurlzz was leaning against J-Dog as he couldn't stop laughing and J-Dog watched them amused. "How fabulous."

"Jealous?" Charlie winked, pursing his lips. "You should get drunk with me sometimes. I tend to make out."

"I tend to break noses", J-Dog responded.

Danny lay in his bunk, listening to their conversation. He wore a sad smile upon his face. They sounded like they were having fun. Was it because he left the room? No, just a coincidence. He sighed, rolled on his side and rested his head on one elbow. He had apologized to Funny Man for pushing him away. He couldn't do more than that. He couldn't explain why he had done it. He couldn't. No one could ever hear about it. Hear about his vulnerability. About what had happened so long ago. He pulled his knees up. They say you calm down in the fetus position.

He didn't even remember how many times he had found out that wasn't true in his case.

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