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Gerard Way sat fidgeting with the hem of his shirt with one hand. The other hand lay on the table in front of him, his fore finger and little finger twitching involuntarily.

It was his first day back at a normal school after three years. You see, Gerard Way had spent the past three years in a mental hospital being treated for schizophrenia. In the end the doctors had told his mother he wasn't fully cured, ad nor would he ever be. The best option was to let him live as normal a life as possible, so long as he took his pills, the hallucination wouldn't be so bad.

His body was dressed all in black. A black iron maiden hoodie and tight black jeans. His hair was black too, falling just above his shoulders messily. Knotted, but mostly at the
roots so it stuck out oddly. His eyes were out lined with already fading eyeliner, due to an eye twitch he had, which made him squeeze his eyes shut tightly. Gerard Way lived by The Smiths line "I wear black on the outside, because black his how I feel on the inside"

"Gerard?" a young man made his way over cautiously to Gerard. Mikey Way. Gerards younger brother. "Are you ready?" Gerard didn't answer, he was staring into the corner of the room, mouthing words, getting more agitated by the second. "Gerard?" Mikey put his hand on Gerards.

"Fuck off! Leave me the fuck alone!" Gerard screamed. Mikey jumped back, causing Gerard to turn to him, for a minute, Gerard looked dazed, then he snapped out of it. "Not you Mikey...them-" Gerard pointed to the empty corner he had been staring at previously "they were mocking me" Mikey stared at him for a minute.

"Gerard...have you taken your pills?" Mikey asked, Gerard stared, confusion cross his feature before he shook his head slowly. Mikey smiled and walked out the room to get Gerard his pills and a glass of water.

He returned a few minutes later, handing Gerard his pills and his water. Gerard pulled a face and swallowed his pills.

"Are you ready?" Mikey asked. Gerard nodded at stood up slowly, shooting a quick glance to corner. He looked at Mikey and bit his lip harshly.

"They're not going to hate me are they?" Gerard whispered, shooting nervous glance to the corner. Mikey then bit his lip too. He could answer that. People at Belleville High didn't take to kindly to people who were different.

"It's be fine" Mikey decided to say. It wasn't an out right lie. Mikey had a good group of friends who he knew would be willing to kick some ass if they had to. Gerard smiled triumphantly at the corner.

"I told you!" he said. Mikey smiled at his brother. Apart from his hallucinations, he was a normal enough dude.

"Come on man. Let's go." Mikey smiled, pulling him out the door. Gerard followed obediently.

~*~

They arrived at school only a few minutes later then usual. It was 8:40. Mikey walled Gerard to the place where he normally met his friends. As they rounded they corner of the PE block, Mikey saw most of them sat in there usual positions.

Charlotte, who was Mikey's age, sat leaning against the door, talking animatedly to her twin sister. Coral, Charlottes twin, sat leaning on the wall wall, talking animatedly too, making crude hand gestures. Claude sat next to Charlotte with one head phone in, listening to her younger sisters talk, but not giving and input into the conversation except to tell them they were disgusting. Frank was no where to be seen.

"Hey dude!" Charlotte shouted when she saw Mikey approaching. Gerard hid behind his back looking more then scared.

"Dude?! Is this your brother?!" Coral asked Mikey excitedly. He nodded my head "damn! He's hot!" her and Charlotte burst out laughing. Claude shook her head and them and smiled at Gerard sympathetically.

"Guys, this is Gerard" Mikey introduce. He gave Charlotte and Coral a warning glance not to say anything inappropriate. They both complied to some degree.

"Claudia, sorry about those two. They stole my lucazade this morning" Claude shot them daggers. They both giggled immaturely.

"Charlotte!" she waved goofily "You are
A fine slice Gerard" she winked at him playfully, Gerard stared in shock. He had never met anyone so forward.

"Coral. Our mother has a fetish for girls name beginning with a 'c' " she informed him. "Charlottes right. Are you gay?" Gerard let out a small squeak. He ran over his mind what to say.

They don't like you. They think your a freak. a voice told him Gerard clenched his fist angrily, looking around for the source of the voice.

"Fuck you!" he screamed when he found who he was looking for. He then looked back to Mikeys friends who seemed very confused. "Oh...not you...him" he pointed at the man only he could see. The girls looked to Mikey, who mouthed "I'll explain later." they all nodded slightly.

"So," Mikey said, sitting himself next to Coral, who immediately attach herself to him and snuggled into his chest. "Where's Frank?"

"I don't fuckin' know! Bitch. Left me all morning without my cuddle buddy!" Charlotte sighed.

"Ha! Sucks to be you!" Coral giggled "I got my cuddle buddy right here!" she snuggled closer to Mikey.

Gerard stared in confusion. At the hospital, people weren't allowed to touch. He assumed it was the same out here. This was all new to Gerard. The touching, the forwardness, the crudeness.

"Hey man, take a seat" Claude whispered to Gerard, who glanced over to the wall. He bit his lip as he looked down to the spot Claude had offered.

"Will you move all the rats out the way" Gerard asked timidly. Claude glance at Mikey, who mouthed "pretend" followed with a pleading look. Claude nodded quickly and began kicking the imaginary rats out the way.

"All gone?" she asked. Gerard nodded and smiled gratefully. Taking the space Claude had offered. They all say silently for a few moments. The girls felt confused by Gerards behavior. It was apparent he was ill. It stay silent until Gerard shouted:

"Fuck off! The rats Aren't coming back!" the girls all looked to Mikey again, who again mouthed "I'll explain later"