Asleep Or Dead

~Gerard's POV~

Taylor and Frank were chatting like shit again, and I had to leave the room to avoid memories. I called Ray.

"Ello?" Ray answered.
"Hey Ray, it's me."
"Hold on."

I heard him say: "Shit! It's Gerard!"

"Yeah, buddy what's up?"
"Ray, who are you talking to?"
"No one..."
"Liar."
"Well, um, a relative."
"Toro or Ortiz?" I asked him about his sides of his family.
"Ortiz."

He was lying. You could tell by the influctuation in his voice.

In the background: "Ray! You suck at lying!" It was a female voice.

"Oh, Gee, that's just my cousin, Ariela, remember?"
"Ray, you can't lie."
"Shit, No I can't."
"Then who the hell is in the background?!?!"

In the background: "Ray! Do something!"

"RAYMOND MANUEL TORO ORTIZ! YOU TELL ME WHO THE HELL IS THERE!!"
"No one! God!"
"But I hear voices-"
"Just get some sleep Gerard."

In the background: "WAIT!"

I knew who it was.

"RAY GIVE HER THE PHONE!!"
"Give who the phone?"
"You know very well who!"
"Then tell me."
"KAITLYN!"

In the background: "Ray you hardheaded lummox! Give em the goddamn phone!"

"Fine."
Cue shuffle noises.

"Gerard?" Her sweet voice cooed. I was already calmer with her intangible presence.
"What the hell is going on." I sighed.

"Gerard, Ray came to visit me on the way to see some family, It's nothing. He brought me some stuff like pictures of you guys and stuff and a webcam so we can talk face to face."

"Ray'll get it when he gets back. But why did you not want to see me?"
"Gerard, I want to see you more and more everyday. I long for you, I love you."
"But why-"
"Ray surprised me. I thought the same thing about you not coming for me."
"Kate-"
"Do you not love me anymore?"

What the hell?!

"Kate. You know that I love you more than the life I have."
"That's not what I asked."

Damn, why is she even asking me this?'

"Sugar, I drove off a bride with you, saved you twice, and bitched your enemy. Why-"
"Answer the damn question!"
"Yes. I love you more than life itself, okay?"
"That's all I ask."
"Do you love me?" I ask her.
"Of course. I need you."
"Just, don't do anything with Ray, and I want to see you at the show next week."

"Oh! I forgot to tell you the big news!"
"What sugar?"
"I got a full internship and reserve placement at the SPC!"
"SPC?"
"Storm Prediction Center!"
"Oh Kate! That's great! I'm so proud of you!!"
"Yeah! I have a job!"

"Wow."
"I know, right? Listen, I gotta go, Ray's dumbass battery is going dead."
"Love you."
"Love you."

Click. Hung up.

I was so mad at Ray, You have no Idea.
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~Kaitlyn's POV~

Ray sighed deeply.

"What's wrong, Ray?" I asked concernedly.
"Nothin' just somethin's on my mind."
"What?"
"I seriously need to go visit my grandma."
"Why?"
"She has cancer. That's the priority right now. And I can't stay overnight!"
"Oh, yeah, sorry."
"It's okay, Besides, now that Gerard knows, He'll get me soo bad.
"Yeah."
"See ya in two weeks, Kaitlyn."

I kissed him on the cheek.
"Bye Ray."

He touched his cheek in shock and then blushed.
"Bye."

The last I saw of Ray was his fuzzy fro.
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!!Fast Forward A day!!

I waltzed into Howard's classroom and looked around. There was only one empty seat.

"Ah, Kaitlyn, late again, I see?"
"Yes Howie."
"Pleas take a seat next to Mr. Earnest over there, will you."
"Yessir."

I walked over to a seat next to a boy with shaggy hair with purple and red streaks. He was wearing a Fall Out Boy hoodie and Tight pants. He was attractive, but he was nothing compared to Gerard.

"Hey, I'm Earnest." He greeted.
"Kaitlyn."
"Sooo... My Chemical Romance, huh?" He said, looking at my band tee.
"Yeah, that's my favorite band. Fall Out Boy?"
"Nahh, this is my Bro's sweatshirt he let me borrow. I'm not a big F. O. B. fan."
"Oh really. Then who do you like?"
"Ya know, Green Day, Panic! At the Disco, MCR." He smiled. I returned the gesture.
"Coolio."

After that period, I found out alot about Earnest. He had most of the same interests as me, and he was a weather geek like me, something Gerard never was-

WAIT.

Did I just compare EARNEST to GERARD?!
Shit.

At the end of the period, he took my hand and said:

"Hey, I was wondering if you want to head out to Starbucks with me around two."

I looked at him with an apprehensive stare.

"As friends?" He asked.
"Sure. As friends."