Two for One

As I watched the men walking down the stairs and towards there car, I couldn't help but feel a pang of.... Abandonment. When Bam and Brian both hugged me, I felt a sort of connection between us. Sighing, I turned to head inside and closed the door behind me. Sitting on the couch, I held Jacob above my face and said:

"What should we do now, little Dully?"

Jacob gurgled and a drop of drool fell into my mouth.

"Ew! Groady!! Jacob!" I said with a laugh.

But that's not the only laugh I heard. When my laughter was dying down, I could here another. Looking around, I didn't see anyone. Taking a deep breath, I took a deep breath.

"Jimmy?" I whispered.

When I said that, the laughter completely stopped. Looking down at Jacob, I saw that he was looking down the hall. Following his gaze, I didn't see anything.

"Just shake it off," I told myself,"It's all in your head."

Looking down at Jacob, I saw that he was looking up at me.

"C'mon. Let's go to the garage and play some music," I said as I stood up.

Grabbing the keys from the hook neck to the door, I closed the door behind me and walked down the stairs and headed towards the garage. Unlocking and opening the garage door, I walked inside and placed Jacob in his bouncy seat. Grabbing the guitar that was next to him, I sat crossed legged in front of him and asked him what I should play.

Jacob gurgled and bounced up and down.

I laughed and nodded my head,"Alright. We'll do that."

I strummed the guitar and then began to sing:

'Despair has a face
And all these wounds remain unhealed
Blessed to kill and enslaved
Are all hearts around Love's will
Thrilled to start all over again

Crawl down dead lover's lane,
The maze of memories stained
And suck the blood right out of my heart

Fear has a name
Written on unhallowed ground
With dead leaves
Those words never fail
To feed the hunger that dreams
Our needs beyond God's grasp

Crawl down dead lover's lane
The maze of memories stained
And suck the blood right out of my heart

Scream out Love's name in vain
Embrace the pain again
And lose yourself alone in the dark
Dead lover's lane

Crawl down dead lover's lane,
The maze of memories stained
And suck the blood right out of my heart

Scream out Love's name in vain
Embrace the pain again
And lose yourself alone in the dark

And suck the blood right out of my heart

Dead Lovers Lane

Right out of my heart

Dead Lovers Lane'

When I pulled the last chord, I basically almost jumped out of my skin when I heard someone clapping. Turning around, there stood Gerard and Mikey with smiles on there faces.

"Hey," I said, getting up and walking over to them,"What are you doing here?"

"We're here to keep you company," Gerard said, stepping in.

"Oh. Well that's cool of you to do," I said, walking back to Jacob.

"Yup. So, what's up?" Mikey asked, sitting next to me.

"Nothing much. Just singing to Jacob. You?"

"Nothing. Wondering if you could sing another song," Mikey said with a smile.

I smiled back and said,"Alright. I'll sing Jacob's favorite song."

With that said, I grabbed the guitar again and began to play the intro to 'We Are Going To Be Friends' by The White Strips before singing:

'Fall is here, hear the yell
Back to school, ring the bell
Brand new shoes, walking blues
Climb the fence, books and pens
I can tell that we are going to be friends
Yes I can tell that we are going to be friends

Walk with me,Susie Lee
Through the park and by the tree
We can rest upon the ground
And look at all the bugs we've found
Safely walk to school without a sound
We safely walk to school without a sound

Well here we are no one else
We walk to school all by ourselves
There's dirt on our uniforms
From chasing all the ants and worms
We clean up and now it's time to learn
We clean up and now it's time to learn

Numbers letters learn to spell
Nouns and books and show and tell
Play time we will throw the ball
Then back to class through the hall
The teacher marks our height against the wall
The teacher marks our height against the wall

And we don't notice any time pass
Because we don't notice anything
And we sit side by side in every class
The teacher thinks that I sound funny
But she likes it when you sing

Tonight I'll dream in my bed
While silly thoughts run through my head
Of the bugs and alphabet
And when I wake tomorrow I'll bet
That you and I will walk together again
I can tell that we are going to be friends
Yes I can tell that we are going to be friends'

Looking back up, I saw Jacob bouncing up and down in excitement and gurgled. Looking over at Gerard and Mikey, I saw that they were smiling down at me.

"Who taught you how to sing?" Gerard asked me.

"Um, no one. I began to sing when I was about, three I be live."

"And who taught you to play?" Mikey asked.

"No one. It came naturally to me. My mom was shocked, but happy. That was when I was two."

"What was your first song you've ever played?" Gerard said.

"It was," I stopped, thinking," Oh yeah, it was 'Highway To Hell'. My mom almost chocked on her water when she heard me sing and play it. But she didn't;t stop me cause she knew that I really wanted to do this."

Gerard and Mikey chuckled before Gerard asked another question.

"When did it all change?" he asked quietly.

I looked out the window that was above the drum set before looking back at the two men.

"She changed completely on my fourth birthday. She came home drunk and with two guys. She took one look at me and said, 'God! You looks so much like your fucking fathers', and she slapped me before going into her room," I said, tears coming out when I remembered that day.

Gerard gave me a heartbreaking look before getting up from his seat and bringing me into a hug.

"And the thing that I don't really understand is that she used 'fathers' instead of 'father'. I wonder what she meant by that."

Gerard looked down at me before saying,"I'm sure you'll find out what she meant."

I nodded and leaned into his chest. We stayed like that for five minutes before my phone went off. Taking it out of my back pocket, I looked at the screen to see that it was Demitro calling me.

"Hey. What's up?" I asked him.

"Hey sorry to call you. I'm sure your busy," Demitro said.

I chuckled before saying,"No. Not really. So, what's up Demitro?"

"Oh, yeah! They requested us at a Battle of The Bands over at Muir High School. Want to do it?" he asked.

"Hell to the mother fucking yeah!! When is it?" I asked.

"In two hours. Want me to pick you up?" he asked.

"No. It's alright. I'll meet you there okay?"

Demitro laughed and said,"Okay. See you then."

"Okay," I said before hanging up.

"So, what goes down?" Mikey asked.

"I'm going to a Battle of The Bands over at Muir. Want to come?" I asked them as we stood up.

"Yeah! Sure. Will the rest of the guys come?" Mikey asked.

I shrugged.

"If they want too. Text them if you like."

Gerard nodded and smiled at me before taking out his phone. I smiled at him before getting Jacob and walking out the garage. Waiting for the guys to come out, I closed and locked the garage door before heading back home to get ready.