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Gerard’s POV
What in the hell am I going to get for him? I thought to myself as I wondered aimlessly around the mall. Today is Frank's 26th birthday and I want to get him something special. I had been here for hours, trying to avoid as many people as I could, not wanting to get recognized, and trying to find something that suited him well, something that we both might like.
Dirty thoughts raced through my mind as I walked into some random shop. It looked promising, so I went inside. The walls were covered in band t-shirts and posters. As I could see, there were a lot of My Chemical Romance fans in here, so I was glad I had my jacket all the way zipped up and a beanie and sunglasses on. I just prey no one notices me.
I looked at all of the different merchandise and picked a few things out. I picked out an old-looking Misfits tee that I knew Frankie would love, some new gauges that I knew he needed, and a beanie that said Frank Iero Loves Me in neon letters. I bought the items and made my way out of the store. I got a few looks and some points but I guess no one thought it was really the Gerard Way.
A few minutes later, I was walking out of Starbucks, not paying any attention to where I was going and I ran straight into a teenage girl who was wearing a The Used tee. I silently laughed and bent down to help pick up the items that had been spilled by the both of us.
"I'm so sorry!" she said as she handed me the Frank beanie. I told her that it was my entire fault and gave her a few things. I noticed that she had stopped and was now staring at me.
Okay, she's a fan and she probably wants a photo and a signature. Not that I minded any of that, but it was our break and I didn't want to get bombarded. I looked up at her and smiled. She didn't do or say anything, she just kept staring.
"Um... are you okay?" I asked. She shook her head yes and just kept staring. It was starting to freak me out a bit.
"Do I know you?" I asked her. She shook her head yes again.
"Yea... I'm your daughter..." she almost whispered.
Holy shit! That wasn't expected. I just looked at her in confusion. I knew I had a daughter, two in fact, but their mom took them and left me like, ten years ago. But they didn't live here. In fact, I had no idea where they lived. They left while I was out of town, and when I got back, they were gone.
"Um… I think you have me confused with someone else..." We both stood up, holding our belongings.
"No, I don't," she stated in a kind of harsh way. "Gerard Way? Have two daughters, Nikki and Danni? Mother, Amy Lee? Yea, it's me dad..." Now it was my turn to do the staring.
Nikki's POV
“No, I don’t.” I said. I know I probably sounded mean, but that was something I really didn’t care about much. “Gerard Way? Have two daughters, Nikki and Danni? Mother, Amy Lee? Yea, it’s me dad…”
He just stared at me. I was still in shock that I had literally run into my dad in the mall. I looked around to see if I could find Danni or our mom, but they were nowhere nearby. It would have been great if they were.
“You are definitely the last person I would ever expect to meet here.” he said.
I thought about what he meant by that. Does he mean he doesn’t want to see me, or that he truly didn’t think he would ever see me again? “Tell me about it…”
“So, umm, where is your mom and Danni?” he asked, standing up.
I stood up and again scanned the mall, still not seeing them, “I have no idea…”
“We should find them. I need to talk to your mom.”
“I bet you do.” I started walking back in the direction I came, him following me. After what seemed like hours of endless searching, found them. They were in the same place I had left them.
I walked into the store and tapped my mom on the shoulder. I pointed in the direction my dad was standing and she looked. Her gaze quickly came back to me, “What the hell! What is he doing here?”
“He said he needed to talk to you. I think he wants to apologize…”
“I doubt it. He’s not sorry for leaving us, remember? If he was, he would have come home a long time ago.” she walked over to him and they walked out of the store together.
I walked over to where Danni was looking at some shirts, “Pink or Orange?” she asked me.
I laughed, “How about both?”
“That sounds good.” she turned to me and smiled, “Where did you go?”
“I went to get a pretzel and I literally ran into our father.”
Her face lit up, “You mean he’s here!”
I nodded, “Unfortunately…”
“What do you mean ‘unfortunately’? I told you he was looking for us! It just took him a while to find us!” she screamed.
“Well, if you’re so excited to talk to him, he’s talking to mom right now…” I said and pointed in the direction of where they went.
Danni smiled, “I’ll be right back.”
“Danni, the shirts!” I screamed as she almost ran out of the store with the unpaid for shirts. She turned around, handed them to me, and then rushed out of the store again.
What in the hell am I going to get for him? I thought to myself as I wondered aimlessly around the mall. Today is Frank's 26th birthday and I want to get him something special. I had been here for hours, trying to avoid as many people as I could, not wanting to get recognized, and trying to find something that suited him well, something that we both might like.
Dirty thoughts raced through my mind as I walked into some random shop. It looked promising, so I went inside. The walls were covered in band t-shirts and posters. As I could see, there were a lot of My Chemical Romance fans in here, so I was glad I had my jacket all the way zipped up and a beanie and sunglasses on. I just prey no one notices me.
I looked at all of the different merchandise and picked a few things out. I picked out an old-looking Misfits tee that I knew Frankie would love, some new gauges that I knew he needed, and a beanie that said Frank Iero Loves Me in neon letters. I bought the items and made my way out of the store. I got a few looks and some points but I guess no one thought it was really the Gerard Way.
A few minutes later, I was walking out of Starbucks, not paying any attention to where I was going and I ran straight into a teenage girl who was wearing a The Used tee. I silently laughed and bent down to help pick up the items that had been spilled by the both of us.
"I'm so sorry!" she said as she handed me the Frank beanie. I told her that it was my entire fault and gave her a few things. I noticed that she had stopped and was now staring at me.
Okay, she's a fan and she probably wants a photo and a signature. Not that I minded any of that, but it was our break and I didn't want to get bombarded. I looked up at her and smiled. She didn't do or say anything, she just kept staring.
"Um... are you okay?" I asked. She shook her head yes and just kept staring. It was starting to freak me out a bit.
"Do I know you?" I asked her. She shook her head yes again.
"Yea... I'm your daughter..." she almost whispered.
Holy shit! That wasn't expected. I just looked at her in confusion. I knew I had a daughter, two in fact, but their mom took them and left me like, ten years ago. But they didn't live here. In fact, I had no idea where they lived. They left while I was out of town, and when I got back, they were gone.
"Um… I think you have me confused with someone else..." We both stood up, holding our belongings.
"No, I don't," she stated in a kind of harsh way. "Gerard Way? Have two daughters, Nikki and Danni? Mother, Amy Lee? Yea, it's me dad..." Now it was my turn to do the staring.
Nikki's POV
“No, I don’t.” I said. I know I probably sounded mean, but that was something I really didn’t care about much. “Gerard Way? Have two daughters, Nikki and Danni? Mother, Amy Lee? Yea, it’s me dad…”
He just stared at me. I was still in shock that I had literally run into my dad in the mall. I looked around to see if I could find Danni or our mom, but they were nowhere nearby. It would have been great if they were.
“You are definitely the last person I would ever expect to meet here.” he said.
I thought about what he meant by that. Does he mean he doesn’t want to see me, or that he truly didn’t think he would ever see me again? “Tell me about it…”
“So, umm, where is your mom and Danni?” he asked, standing up.
I stood up and again scanned the mall, still not seeing them, “I have no idea…”
“We should find them. I need to talk to your mom.”
“I bet you do.” I started walking back in the direction I came, him following me. After what seemed like hours of endless searching, found them. They were in the same place I had left them.
I walked into the store and tapped my mom on the shoulder. I pointed in the direction my dad was standing and she looked. Her gaze quickly came back to me, “What the hell! What is he doing here?”
“He said he needed to talk to you. I think he wants to apologize…”
“I doubt it. He’s not sorry for leaving us, remember? If he was, he would have come home a long time ago.” she walked over to him and they walked out of the store together.
I walked over to where Danni was looking at some shirts, “Pink or Orange?” she asked me.
I laughed, “How about both?”
“That sounds good.” she turned to me and smiled, “Where did you go?”
“I went to get a pretzel and I literally ran into our father.”
Her face lit up, “You mean he’s here!”
I nodded, “Unfortunately…”
“What do you mean ‘unfortunately’? I told you he was looking for us! It just took him a while to find us!” she screamed.
“Well, if you’re so excited to talk to him, he’s talking to mom right now…” I said and pointed in the direction of where they went.
Danni smiled, “I’ll be right back.”
“Danni, the shirts!” I screamed as she almost ran out of the store with the unpaid for shirts. She turned around, handed them to me, and then rushed out of the store again.
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