Fragile Future *shadowpook and I*

Rosemary stared at him. "no no no no NO!!!!"

"Rosemary Listen" said Raven Calmly "Gerards behaviour is apparently quite common in Teenager acting out and can be curbed. gerards getting out of Control Rose, He keeps running off, he;s smoking, Getting involved in knives and drugs-"

"HE IS NOT GOING ANY WHERE!!!! I CANNOT BEAR LOSING ANOTHER CHILD!!" rosemary, who had stood up, now slumped onto her knes, crying on teh floor.

Raven Whinced And Hugegd her "ook Rose, If we don;t do this and stop him now, When we'll get him back, He could end up ODing in an alleyway, or dieing from Stab wounds. Would you rathe lose him for a few months or forevr?"

Rosemary just leant on his shoulder and cried.

Raven held onto her.

Gerard Got off in the city. It was dark by now and he was walking about under the streetlights aimlessly, Seeinglights go on and off in houses. People pilling into Pubs and night clubs and everything else that happened during the dark hours. If this was his own town he would have been unfazed, But as it was he Jumped at every sound, Galnced over his shoulder every five minutes, paniced at every Shadow. To try and reassure himself, he started to hum Are We The Waiting under his breath.

Rosemary looked up at Raven, pain, misery and hurt coursing through her.

Gerard whinced at the feelings of hurt an dmisery, His brain jumping to the conclusion that they were his fault "I'm sorry Mom" he whispered "I can;t come back" He went and sat in an alley to work out what to do next. As soon as he sat down he realised He hadnt slept properly for weeks apart from last night. That was his last thought before everything went black as the line he;d forgotten froim the song ran through his head The Jesus of Subirbia is a lie...

The next morning a girl sat next to teh boy asleep in the alleyway. She blew on his face and giggled every time he swatted and brushed his face. She kept blowing on his face.

Gerard sat up And wiped his hair out of his face, wiping his nlurry eyes with one hand. He looked round and saw the girl "WHAT THE?!" he yelped, shooting to his feet and almost coking on his own spit, Making his eyes water and he doubled over hacking phlegm.

The girl kept looking at him with a smirk on her face and a look of slight amusement.

Gerard stood up and wiiped his streaming eyes "Who are you?"

"No.......Who are you?" she asked. her vioce was typically american. It stood out from Gerards English accent.

"I'm St Jimmy, What the fuck do you care?" snapped Gerard "I wanst the one watching a stranger sleep"

"If your St. Jimmy, then i'm Whatsername." grinned the girl cheekly.

Gearrd grinned "Hey Whatsername"

the girl grinned. "So what you doing all the way out here Mr. Welsh?" asked the girl with a grin.

Gerard snarled, immediatly tenseing" How do you know my name? If anyones set you on me you can leave me the hell alone"

The girl stood and gestured to herself. "Do i look like i'm an undercover cop or something?" shje asked gesturing to her self. She was just shorter theh Gerard, by about a centermeter, and she had a curvy figure of a 16 year old. She was dressed in a black jeans with a chain from one belt hoop to another, converses, and a red top with wnough chest to be sexy, but not sleazy. Her hair was long and pure black, with red lipstick on and black eye make up.

Gerard growled "You know my name, Thats enought o make me suspicious. And enough to make me want to get away from you" he snarled.

"i saw you on the TV. You were on teh newws. You burnt the school down." grinned the girl

"Oh, that, Well, I have some shit to forget, And the rigth amount to buy some, now if you'll excuse me"

the girl followed. "Cops or Robbers? Or both?"

"Lolwut?" said Gerard, carrying on walking"

"Are you running from teh cops or the roobers? the cops being teh police and the robbers being the parents."