Brendon, Tyler, and Josh where setting the table, mostly Josh but having Tyler and Brendon get him certain things. All meals with Josh where impossibly neat, everyone was more than fine with that. No mixed foods, and they would be fine. Kate and Maria where with Ray, Jack, Mark, and Will, playing sharks and minnows in the yard. Hope was with Tyler and Josh setting, handing Josh things and patiently waiting when he had to restart the whole table.
"First things first Imma say all the words inside my head..." Brendon hummed, Josh tapping the table along,
Pretty damn soon they preformed the whole song, and finished the table. Everyone ran to the dinning room and grabbed a chair, Brendon and Dallon at the ends of the table. Everyone crammed in laughing and talking, before Brendon silenced them all with a girlish scream.
"Oh fucking Kay! Everyone is here, that's great. So, this is our first official Thanksgiving as a family! On behalf of Josh try and be as neat as possible, he's taken his meds early so it will be easier for him. Pete and Caroline, you have set personal goals for eating that we will try our hardest to achieve. Ray and Gerald we have a ton of alcohol free beverages, Frank the same for you with vegetarian stuff. Before we start Jack, Will, and Mark have an announcement. And then I have a speech."
Everyone cheered, Jack standing and making people calm down. Pete snorted in the silence as Mikey slapped him, blushing deeply.
"Okay, so Mark, Will, and I have been thinking about moving to LA to pursue YouTube." A few whoops and whistles from around the table, "And I'm here to say... That we aren't."
The entire room began whooping and cheering, clapping and banging on the table. "We've decided on waiting another year, and we'll go when you leave for college." More cheering, you could hear Will and Mikey the loudest, Pete just screeching. They all talked as Brendon stood again, laughing.
"I love you guys so much. Without you I wouldn't be the man I am today and maybe I wouldn't be here period. I fucking love you guys, so so much. We're a family, and we'll be here for all of you no matter the problem. Wether it's self harm, body issues, eating issues, OCD, or even drugs. No matter what you do we will be here to support and help you. I've never felt so at home then when I'm with all of you. To the first, of many shared holidays."
"Cheers to that!" Ray announced, everyone agreeing and holding up their glasses.
Everyone laughed as people grabbed food, Josh closing his eyes and Tyler running a hand through his hair. Josh began itching his arms and biting his lip, which Tyler quietly took both of his hands and began slowly rubbing rhythmic patterns into Josh's palms.
As soon as everything was back in place, Tyler put food neatly into Josh's plate and giggled as Josh opened his eyes and grinned. Jack and Mark where throwing peas across the table and Dallon slapped Mark's hands. Jack giggling and pouting when Brendon slapped him too.
"So Fall Out Boy is getting bigger, we got a few gigs out of town for big parties and bars." Pete said, "Patty started speech lessons and his stutter is getting a lot better."
"Good for him," Frank said, snorting as Gerard gave him a look when Frank put a large blob of vegetarian stuffing on his plate. Josh snickered, Frank winking at him, as Josh kept separating his food.
"I love how the bass player is like the front man, that's sick." Tyler commented, Mikey happily nodding and making the girls giggle.
Jenna and Caroline where sharing stories to Pete's sisters, the girls laughing loudly over the large chatter from the group.
"I feel like Godzilla is a superhero," Will argued with Anti, "I mean come on, in the movie with Aaron what's-his-face he killed the bug things and left."
"That's where your fucking wrong," Anti began, Dallon coughing into his hand and saying 'bitch'
"I heard Dan and Phil are coming home for a week." Josh said, finally eating after having his plate perfectly organized.
"What? When?" Dark asked, leaning forward in his seat and snatching a Redbull.
"In two days. Phil texted me." Josh explained. "They have a month break for something, and they'll stay for a bit and leave three days before Christmas to visit family."
"When they leave we leave for Hawaii," Ray said, Pete's sisters giggling,
"Wait have we told you mama's coming home soon?" Maria sang, Hope and Kate nodding frantically.
"What?" Pete and the rest of the table asked in Union,
"She said when we visited a few days ago, she's coming home in a week."
"I'll check on that," Pete sighed, Mikey pecking his cheek and making a few people mimic vomit.
"Gerald." Anti said,
"Gerald."
"Gee."
"Geesus."
"Geerad,"
"Guruld,"
"GER-"
"WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK DO YOU NEED?" Gerard screeched, Frank, Mikey, Jack, Mark, Tyler, Jenna, Caroline, and Josh bursting out laughing.
"I was just curious in what hair dye you use..." Anti giggled, Gerard's face going from 'annoyed af' to 'bitch you should be glad I like hair dye cause I was gunna fuck you up'
They began talking about it as Ray and Tyler started talking about Ray's fish food. Josh and Caroline where dying in laughter as Ray tried to explain how important fish food was to the economy. Josh and Brendon talked about types of backflips as Dallon and Jenna talked about blankets.
"Hope when is your break over?" Frank asked, over the sound of Ray ranting about brands of fish food.
"In three days." She replied, sipping at her glass of milk.
"I thought it was two?" Mikey asked confused,
"Break?" Maria squeaked,
"This is a mess." Kate mumbled to herself, Caroline giggling at that.
"No no no if I was on stage drunk, it would be a fucking mess." Brendon argued with Gerard, Tyler giggling with Josh about being drunk on stage.
"No," Gerard sighed dramatically, "I was a fucking mess during Bullets. Like I hit rock bottom on stage and that's why I don't do drugs or alcohol anymore in general."
"What kind of drugs did you do?" Tyler asked,
"Bullets?" Brendon cut in,
"I got into pain meds, sleeping pills, Molly sometimes, cocaine, the whole shibang." Gerard replied, Josh nodding along as he passed the second turkey plate to Dallon, who in return handed the potatoes to Frank, who passed two redbulls to Tyler and Josh.
"I want a cat." Josh announced, Tyler grinning.
"Josh we have a cat."
"No we don't!" Josh pouted, "remember? It wasn't actually ours, it was Ryan's-"
Brendon shrieked and ducked under the table, josh raising an eyebrow and Dark pushing his chair back and also going under the table. Petes little sisters raising questions, Mikey shaking his head and Pete grimacing.
"THINGS ARE SHAPING OUT TO BE PRETTY-" Jack yelled,
Brendon's head popped out, a wide grin, with a shriek off, "ODD!"
"LITTLE DEATHS IN MUSICAL BEDS!" Dallon added,
"SO IT SEEMS IM SOMEONE IVE NEVER MET," Gerard screeched,
"YOU WILL ONLY HEAR THESE ELEGANT CRIMES!" Pete yelled,
"FALL ON YOUR EARS FROM CRIMINAL DIMES!" Brendon shrieked,
"THEY SPILL UNFOUND FROM A PRETTY MOUTH!" Dark added,
"EVERYBODY GETS THERE AND EVERYBODY GETS THEIR WAY!" Tyler giggled,
"I NEVER SAID I MISSED HER WHEN EVERYBODY KISSED HER!" Caroline basically screamed,
"I'm the only one to blame." Brendon finished, quietly. He got back into his chair and everybody cheered, and continued eating and talking.
"So I think two cats would suffice. One for me and one for you." Josh continued, Tyler smiling quietly and nodding along.
"Would these be kittens or cats?" He asked, Frank snorting and eagerly raising his hand, "guys guys guys guys I have an idea!"
"Yeah?" Josh asked, Frank putting his hand down and shoveling stuffing into his mouth,
"So," he started, "my friend works at PetSmart. And he says that they make service cats for OCD."
"Really?" Tyler asked,
"Actually," Dallon started, "they have service animals for a lot of stuff. Brendon has Bogart for ADHD and I have Zerro for my PTSD."
"We could get you a service cat Jish." Tyler agreed, "I could get any cat sense I don't think they'd have one for me."
"We could always check, I'll go with you guys if you want." Dallon said.
"That's actually a good idea." Pete agreed,
"So hold up, Ray are you rich if you own a fish food brand?" Jenna asked, grabbing a piece of turkey for Caroline who put it next to the other things she still had to eat. Pete had been doing well, he had a slice of turkey, a spoonful of stuffing, and a roll. She had a few spoons of stuffing, a bit of Turkey, and a roll so far.
" It's a living." Ray shrugged, Jack giggling at something Anti had said.
"But like how much?" Mark asked,
"Eh around a couple hundred thousand a year." Ray said,
"That's sick," Will giggled, Mikey nodding and joking with him. The two where best friends, always having small inside jokes with each other.
Tyler talking song lyrics with Gerard and Frank, Caroline and Dallon laughing about an inside joke. Brendon and Jenna talking makeup and having Gerard pitch in when needing advice. Pete, Ray, Jack, and Mark talking about Ray's strange jobs. Mikey, the girls, Josh, and Will talked about the future. They finished dinner at about six, starting at four thirty. The rest of the night they all hung out, talking about literally anything as they laid out on Tyler and Josh's roof.
There was Tyler, Josh, Brendon, Dallon, Frank, Gerard, Ray, Mikey, Pete, Jack, Mark, Dark, and Anti. Pete little sisters where in bed, Jenna and Caroline went to Jenna's house, and Will had retired home with yells of 'see you!' And 'love you Wiley!'
"Love you guys!" Will called, before jumping off the roof, Dark snorting and Mark laughing as Will rolled expertly onto his feet. The night was incredible, they had fun and joked around like a family and everyone could tell how happy they were.
(trigger warning) (I'm so sorry)
Everyone's phones dinged at about nine o'clock. The group chat read,
Will: I love you guys. I'm so sorry, I'm tired, scared, and I just can't seem to keep on living. You've made my life worth living and without you guys I would have been gone long ago. Please, oh my god, don't follow me. You're lives are so precious, and without you in the world it won't be as good. You will make such a difference, just you wait. I'm so sorry I couldn't wait to see you all be victorious. I love you all so much, Mark and Tony, it was an honor to be your triplet. Remember to eat, keep up your goals, and stay safe and alive. Don't do what I did, and as soon as you feel upset you need to tell these people. They'll save you, they have that affect on people. But I, didn't want to be saved. You need to keep on living, oh my god please think about the great things you'll do. Mikey, you're my best friend and please stay safe, please. You guys made my life, you gave me a reason to try. But, that time has passed. I love you guys more than anything possible.
"No no no no no no no," Dark whispered, skimming through the message quickly. He stood up as everyone began to scream out 'no' and 'Will' and jumped off the roof, everyone ran to Mark and Will's house and banged against the locked door, Mark opening it with shaking hands.
"Will... We love you so much. Please don't leave us." Mark called into the house, tears rolling down his cheeks and the whole group began running up the stairs.
As soon as the first person, Tony, rammed the door to Will's room open...
A gun shot rang through the house.
A thud hit the ground.
Tony and Mark both screamed, the entire house silent except for sobs and screams. Tyler rushed to the phone and Josh went to Dark and Mark, Dark who was screaming and crying and pulling his hair roughly, looking at the scene in his little brothers room. Mark was silent, staring at the blood spatter on the wall, tears running down his face silently.
"No pulse," Dallon whispered, Brendon shakily walking to Dark and gently taking his hands from his hair. Dark thrashed around and screamed out Will's name, crying and scratching his arms. Brendon silently shook, and taking a syringe from the shelf behind Will's bed. He sobbed once before gently sedating Dark who calmed down instantly, and fell to the ground crying quietly, Pete held a crying Mikey, who's best friend was Will. Jenna and Caroline ran into the house, crying and yelling,
"Please god tell me his okay!" And "how is he?" Before reaching his room. And Carline immediately threw up, Jenna whispering, "no," and looking around the room.
Gerard and Frank stood to the side of the room, Gerard's hands over his mouth as he hyperventilated and Frank silently crying and holding Gerard's waist, and hiding in his shoulder.
Dallon was having some sort of flashback, eyes fogged over, not focusing on anything. Brendon held his best friend who was sobbing into Brendon's chest, at losing his little brother.
Anti was out with Tyler, waiting for the ambulance, Josh crying into his hands, sitting next to Dallon,
Jack held Mark who silently stared at the blood splatter crying, next to Pete who held Mikey who frantically cried and shook, at the scene of losing his best friend.
The ambulance came, and Wilford Fischbach was pronounced dead at 9:16, November 23, 2017. The hospital had been nice enough to clean out his room, but kept everything the exact same. Mark and Dark had been a mess, their parents not visiting through the ordeal. Of course they grieved, but not enough to visit.
The chat was silent for an entire day, Jack had moved into the house with Mark. And Caroline and Jenna had moved into Jack's now empty house. Jack's mother had moved away after his father contacted her, asking to restart. Everything had changed in one simple day.