You Can Take All the Pain Away From Me

November 2004
Mikes P.O.V.

I wasn't sure why I was so bored. You were in a bus with a famous band and its like you don't have anything to talk about. I just sat there beside Gerard and drinking my coffee while I just got cookies from time to time. But it was that awkward moment that kept me thinking. I couldn't help but think about the touch of his skin. His soft skin. I started thinking. Getting lost in my own thoughts.

"Mikes? Mikes? Mikes? Mikes?!?" I heard Lilly and Frank scream out. I finally snapped out from my thoughts and turned my head from the window.

"Yeah?" I asked absent minded.

"You spaced out and I thought you've gone deaf," Lilly said half joking.

"Oh, sorry. What did you say?" I said.

" Well I was asking the guys when their next gig is. So I was asking you what you wanted to while they were in the concert. But I don't think you heard me," she said.

"Oh," I said drinking my coffee.

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Gerard's P.O.V.

I kept on thinking about it. Thinking about that awkward moment. I know it wasn't a big deal but still. I couldn't help but think.

"So whens your next concert?" Lilly asked.

"Its in 2 days. In San Fransisco. Right?" Frank answered.

"Yeah, it is," I said.

"Okay, but can I just ask what are we gonna do during the concert?" Lilly asked.

"Well I don't know. Its up to you really," Ray said popping up.

"Yeah, you can go to a bar or stay in the bus or watch the concert from backstage its really up to you," Frank shrugged.

I just kept on looking at her from time to time as she looked out the window and if I wasn't looking at her I would be looking at her from the corner of my eye. I wasn't sure what was happening. Did I have a crush on her? I couldn't have. I just met her yesterday. But I couldn't help it. It was cute the way she giggled. I had to stop thinking of her. I had to get her out of my mind. But how could I when she was sitting right beside me?

I started to get lost in my thoughts thinking if I should get her out of my mind. But her smile interrupted my thoughts.

"Well I'll just ask Mikes. Hey Mikes what do you wanna do while they're in the concert?" Lilly asked.

Mikes didn't respond she just kept on looking out the window.

"Mikes? Are you listening?" Lilly asked again.

"You need help?" Frank asked.

"Yeah, sure" Lilly said.

"Mikes? Mikes? Mikes? Mikes?!?" Lilly and Frank screamed. Mikes finally turned her head from the window.

"Yeah?" She asked as if she didn't hear the loud screaming.

"You spaced out. I thought you've gone deaf," Lilly said joking.

I was spacing out again. I was looking at her. I couldn't help but look at her. I just sat there and drank my coffee and looked at her from the corner of my eye.

"Okay, so its settled then. Thats what we'll do while you're at the concert," I heard Lilly say.

I heard the guys agree on something but I wasn't sure what. So I had to ask.

"What?" I asked.

"Gerard weren't you listening?" Bob asked as if he thought everyone was listening.

"Uhm..... No sorry," I said drinking my coffee.

"Is everyone spacing out these days?" Frank asked making a small laugh.

"Yeah I think so," said Mikes giving me a small wink.

It made me feel this funny thing inside my stomach. Its like the kind of feeling you get when someone you like does something to you and can't believe they did it to you. I smiled at her and just kept on drinking my coffee.

Mikes P.O.V.

"So where are we gonna stay?" I asked.

"Well you wanna grab a couple drinks?" Lilly wondered.

"Uhm.... Is there like comic book store or something near by? I wanna check some new comics or something," I asked.

I loved comic books. They were fun to to read and there were even pictures. So it made it even better. Call me geeky but I love it.

Time pasted and me and Gerard just kept on getting coffee every time our mug went empty. So it meant that the both of us was going to have a hard time sleeping and Lilly was on the couch behind us. So after awhile most of us went to take a nap. Me and Gerard were watching T.V. I got bored flipping through channels. It was only silence. The only sound we heard was the sound coming from the T.V.

"Do you have paper?" I asked breaking the silence.

"Uh, yeah I think I do," he said standing up and walking to the back of the bus where the bunks are. After a few minutes he came back with something in his hand which seemed to be a sketch pad. He handed it to me but before he did he flipped through the pages of the pages of his sketch pad. I caught a glimpse of his drawings. His drawings were amazing. He handed it to me with a blank page.

"Thanks," I said.

"Oh, yeah heres the pencil," he said handing it to me.

"Yeah, I forgot. How can I draw without a pencil," I said getting the pencil from him.

I started drawing. Just doodling random things. Until I started drawing one of my characters from the comic I plan to make. I already make the basics of the superheroes,the powers and the enemy. But I placed its in delay cause I haven't thought of a mission for episode one in the story yet. Actually I think I do stored in one of my random notebooks... Remind me to check that later.

I got so caught up on my drawing that I didn't even notice that Gerard was looking at me and my drawing. I stopped drawing and looked at him smiling.

"I didn't know you could draw," he said looking up at me from my drawing.

"Well, I never told what I do for a living. I'm a comic book artist. Well I'm close to being one at least," I told him.

"Thats really cool! I wanna be a comic book artist too," he said smiling. He said it as if he was a little kid. It was really cute to hear.

When he smiled I had this funny feeling in my stomach.

"Yeah, I'm going to submit it soon. But I'm still lacking some things and stuff," I told him.

"Well, maybe I could help you think of some ideas for your comic," he said smiling again.

God, can't he stop smiling?! It made me feel funny inside and I wasn't sure what that feeling was. But it felt pretty good I guess. I mean I couldn't stop smiling cause he couldn't stop.

We kept on talking about the comic and as we did he bended closer to the sketch pad. He bended a little closer until we were face to face. He still talking about the comic but I just stopped and looked at him. As soon as he noticed I was looking at him we were eye to eye, our lips were inches apart but that space disappears as Gerard puts his lips to mine. It was just lips until I felt his tongue glided against my bottom lip. I opened my mouth as his tongue enters my mouth. His tongue just wondered around my mouth. It just kept on going until Bob came out from the back. I didn't notice he was there and I don't think Gerard noticed him either until Bob went...

"What the fuck are you doing?!?" Bob screamed.

I pulled away in shock. Dammit, he saw us...