~Gerard~
I wake up to find everbody staring at me
"What are you people looking at?" I growl
"You have been out cold for like the whole day. Its now 7pm. That's the deepest you've ever slept, we didn't really want to wake you" Mikey says beaming. It's true, I have never slept that late in my life. Considering I fell asleep at 3am. I just sigh and sit up. Yawning and stretching I crack my knuckles. Everbody was doing their own thing again. I see Noah hiding his face from everybody with his fringe. I stumble over to him and pull his fringe back as he protests. He puts his fringe back over his eye. AFTER I saw what he was hiding. He had a black eye.
"Oh i'm sorry" I say
"It's fine, you did warn me" He chuckles. I look over at Sophie and see a plaster on her face. I sit down next her and poke the other side of her face gently
"From when I fell" She states and pulls me into a hug "Morning sleepy head. Or should I say goodnight?" She continues. She obviously hadn't seen Noah's eye yet. Otherwise she would have hit me. She can be as protective as me, we all saw the Frank/Yasmin incident. I didn't say anything I just hug her back harder.
Noah looked pissed off but he had to build a bridge and GET OVER IT. Why would he be jealous? After yesterday he should know not to be. She was adorable. But saying that FRANK Is adorable when he wants to be. Lets face it. All my friends can be adorable at times. I think i'm the only un-adorable one.
"Jealous much" I giggle into her hair
"Stop being mean" She laughs glancing over to Noah who was staring at his phone trying to make it seem like he was not pissed off and was calm as anything, he was texting though. She giggled
"He's kinda hot pissed off" She mutters
"I heard that" I growl tickling her. She screams with laughter and Yasmin comes to join the whole, lets tickle Sophie till she pee's game. The guys join in apart from Noah. Sophie's crying now screaming with laughter.
"I HATE YOU ALL" She's shouts rolling under the table. I grab her and drag her out. She knees me in the nuts and I let go of her in absolute pain. I crash to the ground as she speed's away to the bathroom. I roll on the floor biting my tongue hard not to scream.
"You only make that mistake once my dear people" Noah said smugly. I just glare at him.
"We did warn you" He said again going back to his phone. He is always texting somebody. I vow to annoy him later, after the pain subsides slightly. Sophie calmly walks out of the bathroom.
"Told you" She smirks sitting on Noah's lap. He hastily put away his phone. HHMMM? The guys take a step away from her.
"I swear I won't hurt you guys. But if you tickle me I WILL go back on that promise" She smiles and the guys relax. Yasmin high fives her. But Soph slaps her arm hard.
"YOU TICKLED ME TOO!" She shouted and fake sulked. I nearly forgave her but looked away. I was STILL in pain. She see's me still groaning slightly on the floor.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, but it was either that or peeing on you" I laugh slightly
"Pee!" I say. "Seriously, this hurts like a bitch" I say and she helps me stand up.
"Sorry" She whispered again and I hug her. This, called for a pranking. Of the creepy kind.
-Later that night-
Sophie was out cold on the couch. Everybody bar Yasmin and Noah were gathered around her sleeping body, Death like makeup on our faces. We were all white and had fake blood in our hair. I held Yasmin's bag of makeup, Ray held the the tape recorder/player (old skool), Frank was Telling Yasmin and Noah the plan. And Mikey held the ducktape. I got to work on her face. Red Lipstick everywere (I didn't have the heart to use a sharpie)looking like burn marks. Frank recorded the message and Ray tied her legs and hands together. Not tight but enough to hold her. We all got into place, lying on the floor Frank had recorded the message and played it on a loop. Placing it near the bed He got into postition. Now it was a waiting game. I heard a whimper and struggling.
"your next" The tape played over and over again. It was actually really creepy. We all held still and we heard the ducktape begin ripped off. I don't know how but she got it off. She stumbled into the main room and feel over.
"Gerard" She said running to me. I stopped breathing as she grabbed my head. Seeing the fake blood she screamed and backed away. She whent over to Mikey, Frank and Ray backing up each time. Yasmin crawled in grasping her heart
"Sophie, run" She whispered. Fake blood running down her chest. Noah came out in one of our Black Parade robes. He held a bloodied knife next to him. His face sheilded.
"Josh" She whispered. That broke my heart. Was JOSH Really capeable of this.
"No" She whispered backing up slightly. Tripping over me as Noah advanced. His faced was masked apart from his lips.
"Josh no, i'm sorry, i i'll go back with you, please just don't kill me" She pleaded. He had done more than emotionaly wreck her. I couldn't stand this. I'm weak. I got up and hugged her. Noah joined in as she screamed.
"This prank went to far, were sorry" We chorused into her ears. She collapsed laughing hystericaly.
"Fake, blood, makeup, and franks creepy recording, fake knife, costume, oh and Ray tied you up lightly" I say picking her up as she tried to calm her breathing. She collapsed as we all gathered round her.
"She never used to be this scared of anything. She could watch all the horrors movied we had and not once hide and never had nightmares. This doesn't make any sense!" Noah said sitting in front of her holding her hands.
"Why were you so scared?" He asked. I had my arm around her as he held her hands.
"Josh's threats, and he would sometimes wear stuff like that." She said motioning to the robes. That struck me as odd but I ignored it. Noah got a text, he looked at it typed a quick relpy and stuffed his phone away. What is it with that guys phone. Especially when she is in this state. She calmed down and I ran to take my make up off. I did so and rinsed my hair. They guys followed suit as we took it in turns to hug Sophie and express our apologies. She just smiled. Saying it was fine and we wern't to worry. Noah was in the bathroom and the guys were in bed. It was me, Yasmin and Sophie
"Hey, Is Noah always on his phone, like you know before we met you guys and stuff?" I asked
"No, he never was. But now that you mention it, he is on his phone a lot" Yasmin pondered
"Probably just his family" Sophie mutters
"At 4am?" I ask gently. We drop it as he walks in. Noah looked at us and Sophie offered a weak smile. He beamed back and dragged her onto his knee. She shakes her head and comes back to lean on me. I just shrug as he glares at me.
"I just need to make sure you arn't really dead and are still ok" She mutters. "It was a prank, i'm sorry" I reply I felt really bad
"I know, but I don't want to lose you guys ever" She said wiggling closer to me under my armpit. I look over to Noah who was between giving me daggers and texting on his phone again. Who ever he was texting better have a good ass reason to text him. Sophie needed him. He was there the other times, why not now. I notice he still left the coverup over his eye. And Sophie being Sophie still hadn't noticed.
Sophie wouldn't sleep the rest of the night. Yasmin had gone to bed and Noah was passed out on the other couch. Awakening to reply to a few texts, offering us both a weak smile before going back to sleep. Sophie just smiled back but carried on sitting with me. I got up to make us a coffee. She was sitting at the end of the couch so I grabbed my sketchbook. She watched me drawing, sipping her coffee. I had ripped the drawing of her and Noah out and thrown it away. In truth I still hadn't forgiven him. I stopped sketching and showed her the picture and she gasped , it was her sipping her coffee. She smiled a genuine smile for the first time that night.
"You made me look too pretty" She laughed
"No, don't think I did" I reply
"I'll just take your word for it" She says laughing lightly.
"You should" Noah pipes up on his phone again. "You're beautiful babe" He says
"Thanks Noah" She says. "Who are you texting anyways?" She asks innocently. I was curious too. She seemed to have fully calmed down now and her smiles seemed fuller. The guys all agreed we would never do that to her again.
"Nobody babe" He replies
"Well it must me somebody 'caus you wake up to text them back" She said He looked a bit shocked.
"You know I never had you down as a clingy girlfriend baby" He snarks
"I just wanted to know" She muttered
"Aww baby don't look at me like that" He said. What was UP With this guy.
"Why are you talking to her like that" I ask. He just shot me daggers
"It's none of your buisness, actually" He snarls. My mouth hangs open in shock
"Don't talk to my brother like that!" Sophie whispers
"Can't hear you" Noah replied in a sing song vioce
"Dont.Talk.To.My Brother.Like.That" She said louder now through gritted teeth.
"It's fine" I say rubbing her arm. Noah stands up and towers over me
"Would you STOP touching my girlfriend" He said malice laced into his voice . Where the hell had this come from?
"What you mean I can't treat her like a sister? Jealous really doesnt suit you" I say standing up too. Sophie stands in between us, anxiety runningthrough her body quite obviously
"Guys please" She pleads.
"Gee, please sit down and Noah when did you change? You were sweet to me two days ago, what's bugging you" She asks I do what she says, after the whole tickling thing i'm not taking my chances.
"I haven't changed baby" He replied running a hand through her hair. She pulls away.
"No, tell me why your not being lovley sweet Noah. The Noah I love" She whispers. He just laughs.
"Baggage, babe" He said "I can't be your therapist anymore and after today it was obvious you need me to be, I can just love you" She pulls away disgusted. I stand up then
"You want to step away from my baby sister?" I ask
"No, you need to move so I can get to your sexy baby sister" He replied.
"Don't make me punch you again" I hiss.
"Why are you being like this?" Soph asks
"You're finally seeing me in my new found light. Years i've wanted you. The whole promise thing, Bulimia. I've helped you. So now I have you" He smiled an evil grin "Simple"
"You fucking bastard." She mutters. "I loved you ya know, I really thought you liked me FOR ME!" She screamed "So the whole, oh yer, your not a fat worthless whore, was a lie then. And when you said you loved me. Another lie?" She said tears ringing her eyes.
"No, Your not fat" He offers.
Yasmin was now standing behind us with the guys. Mikey had pushed passed us and the bus stopped making us all lurch forward. Sophie fell into Noah's arms.
"Much better babe?" He asked she pulled away running behind me. Mikey pushed Noah out the tourbus door. Leaving him on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere.
"By the way, heather said hi whore" Noah screamed. The guys couldn't really hold me back any longer. I jumped down the 3 steps and my fist connected with my face. My foot kicked him were the sun dont shine repeatedly. Frank was there dragging me backwards. I barely got up the stairs before the doors closed and the bus started to speed off. So much Drama in one day.
Yasmin was rocking Sophie who was sobbing uncontrollably.
"It's the whole Josh thing all over again" She cries.
"I didn't know, I'm sorry" Yasmin said stroking her hair
"You didn't know. it's fine, you didn't have a reason to know, All I know is I fell for the cute irish guy who was once my best friend and you know less than me" She snuffled.
"Guys, tomorrow can we have a girly day?" Yasmin asked.
"Yer sure, we'll go with to shopping center. We're in Manchester so we split up and meet later so you guys will be safe" Ray said and We all agreed. Sophie fell asleep in Yasmins arms. That girl could sleep for England I swear. Yamin never left her, even though Frank wanted her too. It must be a girl thing when they have guy troubles or something. I sighed and lept onto the opposite couch on the three guys. They couldn't move me I lay there while they eventually drifted to sleep. I fell asleep too.
We all woke up to the smell of coffee. They girl were nowhere to be seen. I followed my nose and walked in on the girls who had four cups of coffe lined on the side. Each to our personal taste. I smile at them and pick mine up. I look again and see that the girls face were both steaked with dry tears. Yasmin just shakes her head when Sophie's back was turned. I give up. Once everybody had finished theire coffee the girls dominate the bathroom. Sophie enters the bathroom and leaves looking amazing. She was wearing her super skinny jeans and seaseme island t-shirt. Her bright read hair was fluffy and her fringe was secured out the way of her face with a blue bow clip that matched the blue on her top. She was as usual wearing her black converse and had elegant, mnimal makeup on, just cover up and mascara. But the minimalist look suited her than having a cake face. Yasmin came out looking equally as stunning but more in the 'You cant afford this, stuck up' type of way in the nicest way possible. She was a brat sometimes but you had to love her. Sophie waited by the bathroom door for Yasmin and they walked into the main room together. I think everybodys jaw dropped after seeing them both this morning. Sophie wasn't saying anything but Yasmin was talking up a storm
"Close your mouth's guys, just 'coz were fabulous don't mean you have a chance" She said while shooting fake daggers at Frank. Frank ignored her and pulled her onto the couch. Sophie just stood there awkwardly. I pat my knee and she sits. Checking her pockets
"Shit, YASMIN!" She screams finally saying something. "Babe I have no cash, Can you windowshop?" She whispers. I hear her though.
"I has moneys" I grin.
"No, never, who would have though that a rockstar had money?" She said sarcasticly.
"For you idiot" I say patting her head
"Oh you don't have too" She blushes
"Who's the rockstar here?" I ask pointing to myself. She just laughs. and grins.
~Sophie~
I reluctantly take his money as we split up in the shopping center. The guys were checking out the music shops and starbucks. Yasmin grabs my arm and drags me into a random shop. I'm not really paying attention. I just want to curl up and cry. It was Yasmin's idea that we get dressed up and go on a girly trip. Gerard insisted I take some of his money. I really didn't want to though. I'm not a scrounger, I would have been more than happy to window shop. I see a cute pair of shorts though and find my size. Yasmin had found arm loads of clothes and was hurrying to the changing rooms. I go to the changing rooms and slip off my jeans with great difficulty. I pick up the shirts and shimmy them on. They come up just above my knee and look they belong to a pirate. The pockets are deep and the shorts themselves are a really deep purple almost black colour c. A black patch covers one knee and sports a small light purple heart in the corner of the patch. They fit me perfectly. I slip them off and get changed again. I walk out swinging the shorts on their hanger. I smile slightly. They were about the best pair of shorts I will ever own. Yasmin had finished trying on her clothes and again came out with same amount of clothes she went in with. She was minted. She had her own credit card. But I could never use her money. She took in my lack of clothes and I showed her the shorts.
"ADORABLE" She squeals and we run to the check out. I hand over the money and the cashire bags the shorts. I was waiting for Yasmin for ages. She just giggled ladend with bags. We skipped into starbucks. Who knew shorts could make me feel this much better. We sat down not noticing the guys behind us
"Ok bub, what are you looking for in a guy, were scoping out this center." Yasmin laughed. She always asked this
"You know, i'm a sucker for the irish accent, flippy hair, cute and eyes that you can melt into. And and just general cuteness" I reply. She knew this, She just wanted me to say it.
"You have always liked irish dudes haven't you!" She laughed
"Yep" I say. Yasmin always made me feel better at times like this. We finished out hot chocolates.
"You lookin' in guys?" I ask, already knowing the answer. I just wanted to make her uncomfortable which must admit was really mean of me.
"Frank" She said without missing a beat.
"I'm glad your happy" I say. Genuinely happy for her. We both stand up and grab the bags.
"Go change into the shorts in the loos, guys with be eating you up!" Yasmin said as we left the coffee shop. I run into the loos and change, shoving the skinny's into the bag. My outfit looked even better now with the shorts. I pull my knee length socks up showing their purple and grey stripey awesomeness.
Yasmin laughes as I strut out.
"Sexy!" She says and wolf whistles attracting the attention on some guys. She wiggles her fingers at them and I blush looking away. I wasn't comfortable with her doing that to anybody. We walk off away from the guys who slowly drift after us. We joke around messing casually glancing over at the guys who seem to always be in the same place we are. Sometimes though I see something that will remind me of what happend. I stood texting Gerard to tell him were ok a little while later when the guys who were followimg us get the balls to speak to us. I don't notice them at first, to intent on texting Gee. Yasmin walks off leaving me standing there, I didn't realise until I looked up to see a guy who was in the same prediciment as me.
"Mleft you and walked off with my not so single mate?" I ask him when he looks up
"Yer" he said, our expressions matching
"Forced to be here like me?" I ask again. he just nods
"Relationship troubles?" I ask and he looks up again shocked,
"How'd you know?" he asks
"Same here" I say gesturing to myself
"Girls/Guys day out" We say in unison. We both laugh light heartedly
"I'm Sophie" i say holding out my hand
"I'm Liam" he replies ignoring my hand and giving me a hug. He wasn't what I was looking for but he had a warm smile, we would probably spend the rest of the day together. I link my arm through his companiably and we go in search for our friends. We get caught up in a few shops along the way. trying on hats just messing around. I end up buying a pair of sunglasses that match my shorts and he buys a hat. We mess around in the shoe department and giggle around the outrageous dresses. Me being oblivious to the fact that he was checking out dudes with me. We laugh for a while and get our minds off our troubles. We end up in the food court.
"So what happened?" Liam asked suddenly as I tucked into my salad.
"Oh the usual said he loved me but didnt and was sexting a whore" I shrug
"Urg tell me about it, my boyfriend just dumped me for a sleazebag too" he sighed. WAIT BOYFRIEND.
"Oh, I thought you realised I was gay" he said looking embarresed. Catching my facial expressoin.
"I'ts cool, i've always wanted a gay best friend" I say laughing. We swap numbers and try to find our mates, instead we run into the band
"Hey Soph, whos this?" Gerard asks turning to Liam after giving me a hug
"My new bestfriend" I smile and turn to Liam. He was frozen
"How the fuck do you know My Chem?" His eyes were the size of dinner plates
"I'm on tour with them" I reply. I swear he nearly fainted
"HOW CAN YOU FORGET TO TELL ME YOUR TOURING WITH THE GREATEST BAND ALIVE?" He shrieks looking hurt
"Sorry. I dont really see them as a band anymore, they're family" I shrug, he beams at them
"I'm liam" He says warmly.
"Nice to meet you" The band greet him
"Hey where's Yasmin gone?" Frank asks, clearly worried
"Went off this dudes friends here leaving us alone" I pouted "Just text her" I suggest as he started chewing his lip, he nods and grabs his phone texting franticly. Aw he's cute when he's worried. He didn't get a text back because Yasmin turned the corner followed by the lads. Frank ran over to her picking her up Kissing her deeply. The group of lads looked shocked but stood there anyways.
"Text ya later" Liam says hugging me. We pull away before going through the complicated hndshake we came up with before. We laugh and hug again before he sauntered back to his friends as they all clapped him on the back. I shake my head at them. Yasmin came up to me and hugged me
"So my plan worked?" she asked
"Hardly" I huff back as we all stared to walk back to the tourbus all of us loaded with Yasmins bags.
"Soph he's hardly a cute irish guy with eyes you can melt into and flippy hair" Gee sniggers in my ear.
"Oh Gee how you know?" I ask
"Starbucks, we were right behind you. Luckily only me and Frank heard you and Yasmin talk."
"Gee im not a rebound chick, and he's gay. I've always wanted a gay best friend" I smile. His face fell,
"You looked so happy though" he murmed
"Yer his boyfriend has just broken up with him too" I say He just nodded leaving it at that
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-Noah wasn't nice and Liam is awesome. I kept in the creepy prank, I couldn't bring myself to delte it :) xx-