Can You Take This Spike? Mikey Way

Frank's POV

I laughed as we ran outside to back across the street to our cars.

Jayne's truck and Holly's little munchkin car.

I jumped into the back of the truck and layed down.

"Where's Frank?" Holly asked.

I silently laughed to myself.

I was about to jump up when Jayne jumped in the bed and sat down on top of me.

Jayline jumped up into the bed and sat beside Jayne.

Holly followed not long after and sat down on the other side of Jayne.

So, I had Holly on my chest, Jayne on my stomach, and Jayline on my legs.

In other words, I was stuck.

"Uh...you guys?" I asked.

"We're not guys!" Jayline screeched.

"...uh...girls?" I repeated.

"Yeess?" Jayline asked slowly.

"Please get up? I'm going to slowly suffocate if you don't."

She thought.

She rested her chin in her hand and drummed her fingers on my face.

"Well..." She sighed, "Jeez, making me get up." and she sat up, pulling Jayne with her.

Jayne in turn, pulled Holly up with her.

I stretched and sat up.

"Let's go before Gee comes back!" Mikey said really fast.

I nodded.

"C'mon! We don't have much time!" I hopped around.

Holly giggled.

"Shotgun!"

And she ran inside the truck.

"Uhm." Jayline said, obviously confused.

"Back!" She yelled and sat down in the bed of the truck.

Camille sat down beside her and smiled.

"The cool kids sit back here!" Jayne yelled and sat in the back.

"Who's gonna drive?" Ray asked.

Jayne tossed her keys to him.

"It's your lucky day." She told him.

He sat in the front while Holly ran to the back.

"Ray, Mikey, and Frank sit in the front and me, Jayline, Holly, Camille, Jessica, and Bob sit in the back." Jayne said with complete sensibility.

We nodded as we ran to where we were supposed to be.

I buckled my seat belt and looked out the window.

I sat in the passenger seat and Mikey sat in between me and Ray.

We drove off to Bob's house first and Bob jumped out of the back and unlocked his door.

We all sat down and a minute later, Bob started coming out with pieces of his drum set.

First was the bass drum.

Then was the tom and snare.

Then the high hat and crash cymbal.

Then the foot pedals.

"Thanks for the help guys." Bob said sarcastically.

We ignored it and continued talking.

He shook his head and then we headed to Ray's house.

He grabbed his guitar and then we went to my house.

I jumped out and grabbed Pansy.

I locked the door back and jumped in the bed.

We drove off and grabbed our stuff, once again leaving Bob to lug in all of his drum set.

"That thing is fucking heavy man." Bob panted out.

"Well, if you're gonna complain, don't' play it." Jayline snapped.

She seemed mad.

"What's wrong?" Holly asked.

"I'm freaking hungry!" Jayline yelled, grabbing at her stomach.

"Well...whatcha want?" Mikey asked.

"Ramen Noodles!"

"What flavor?"

"Chicken!" She said excitedly.

"Okay then." Mikey laughed before running into the kitchen.

Jayline's POV

I felt bad now.

I sighed and sat down on the couch.

Jayne sat next to me and Holly sat on the other side.

"Mikey would do anything for you." Holly said.

"Yeah he would." Jayne admitted.

"You don't think I know that?" I snapped.

"What's wrong?" Jayne asked, sensing the tone in my voice.

I sighed and got up.

"Let's go outside." I suggested lightly, the cigarettes in my back pocket daunting me with their weight.

They nodded.

As soon as we got outside I pulled my pack of Marlboro Red's out of my back pocket and a lighter.

I didn't think once about them not knowing.

I lit up and took a long drag.

I held in the smoke, before slowly releasing it.

"How long have you been smoking?" Holly asked quietly.

"A month or so." I admitted, just as quietly, shame dripping from every word.

"Why?"

I took another drag and replied.

"Because I needed something to help me relax. Do you realize how much stress I'm under?"

"Why didn't you tell me?" She looked down, disappointment on her face.

"I thought you would be disappointed in me." I admitted, taking another long drag before I dropped it on the ground, not realizing it was at the filter, which made me burn myself.

I stepped on it and looked at Holly and Jayne.

"Are you mad? Please don't be mad." I begged.

"I'm not mad. I'm disappointed." Holly said, "I"m disappointed because you didn't trust me."

"NO! No, it's not that, I was scared that you would think less of me." I told her.

Holly looked up.

"Really?"

"Yeah, I don't like it when my friends think bad of me."

She smiled.

"I feel special now. Why were you so pissed when we mentioned Mikey?"

I frowned, lighting another cigarette.

"Because, I know he would do anything for me, even though I told him I didn't love, or like, him and he still does. And that even though I hurt him, he goes on like normal and that makes me feel like crap cause you shouldn't bottle it up and if you do that could lead to some drastic shit...I should know." I said, taking another drag of the cigarette. As the smoke filled my body, I felt a little of my stress disolve.

I let it out and looked at them.

"I think it might be easier to let him forget about me. As in him going out with somebody else." I finished.

"But you know he won't do that. He loves you to much." Holly said at once.

I took a deep breath.

"That's why I'll go out with somebody." I replied.

They looked surprised.

"But...are you sure?" Holly asked softly.

I nodded, ignoring the lump in my throat.

I smiled a fake smile.

"Yeah, I don't want him to get hurt by me any more."

"So you do love him!" Camille said, walking over to us.

I dropped my cigarette and stepped on it.

"Yeah."

"So why don't you go out with him?" Jayne asked.

"Because, I probably did something to mess up me and my ex, and I don't want to mess us up."

Camille opened her mouth to say something but Holly held her hand up.

"It's no use. When Jayline has her mind set on something, there's no stopping her." Holly said firmly.

They nodded.

I smiled sadly.

"C'mon, let's go inside and watch the guys."

I spun around and started walking back inside.

"Oh, and please don't tell them about me smoking."