FRANK’S P.O.V.

Frank sat on his bed playing the song he and Erin had written, or began writing anyway they still had quite a bit left. She was a wonderful lyricist, had a pretty, and though she could not read notes, was very musically talented, or that’s what he thought anyway. Frank stopped playing, he didn’t know why, he’d just had this odd feeling, he had to call Erin. Therefore, he picked up his phone and began to dial her number, then waited until her ruffled sounding mother answered the phone. “he-hello?” “hey Mrs. Hurt, is Erin around?” he said cheerfully “yea, hold on Frank” she said back. “hey” Erin said, her voice was quiet and sad. “something wrong baby?” Frank asked trying his hardest not to sound pushy, so she didn’t have to tell him if she didn’t want to. “well…yea” she sniffled, Frank knew she crying “my…umm … my brother, ya know, he er, he was reported missing, we don’t know where he is” Erin sobbed into the receiver “he was here last night but… now he’s… he’s…….. gone!” she cried some more, and breathed heavily. “oh, Erin. I’m so sorry.” Frank said sympathetically “do you want me to come over?” he asked, he longed to hold her in his arms, comfort her, let her cry until she’s ready to stop, then wipe the tears away and help her smile come back. “I’d love it if you would… but I’m kind of a mess right now, I don’t know if you want to see me like this” Erin sounded so sad, and full of grief. “mess or not, I love you Erin, and I’d really like to help.”

Erin sat on bed with her face in her pillow, despite the fact she could barley breath. If I’m lucky, I might accidentally smuggle my self. She thought as she lay on bed crying her eyes out . Then she heard a knock on her door. “what do you want!?!?!” she screamed. “baby? It’s me Frank, you said you wanted me to come over” “oh, I’m so sorry” she said trying to stop crying, but the tears refused to stop falling. “it’s okay, I understand” her boyfriend said in a calm, deep, steady, understanding voice. He sat down on Erin’s bed next to her still laying body, and put his hand on her back, then began to stroke her hair and scratch at her head. He must have heard her sniffle, and coke as she held back tears. Because he suddenly pulled at her arm so she’d sit up and wrapped his big guy arms around her, incasing her in a big, warm Frankie-arm cocoon that seemed, for that moment, to be protecting her from the harsh harsh world around her and from the harsh harsh truth that lingered in the air. Her brother had run away. She couldn’t fight it back any longer, Erin began to bawl, crying tears that could fill oceans………easily. They drenched one sleeve of Frank’s short sleeve shirt, but he didn’t care. He sat there holding this crying girl, he held the back of her head swaying, gently back and forth, and occasionally he’d kiss her the top of her head. After a long, long time of not saying a word, Erin raised her head and said “Thank you Frank” still crying but not as hard “I love you” and she meant it “with all my heart.” “I love you too” He said back, he had a look of sadness and hope in his beautiful hazel eyes. “I’m………… I’m sorry I’m so emotional about this, I can imagine it’s hard for you…………………… to……………… to see me like this.” Erin said her voice was shaky.

“hard for me?” Frank said with a slight chuckle “my brother didn’t go missing!” Erin smiled, laughing at how cute Frank was and crying about her brother at the very same time. “I saw that” Frank said “It looked like smile to me” he said in his best effort to make his weeping girlfriend feel better. Erin kissed his lips for a few brief moments, then Frank stood up, taking Erin by the hands into her own living room. He led her to the living room couch, looked through the collection of DVDs on a shelf, and picked out (I’m putting this here to build suspense so don’t just skip over it because it’s in parenthesis it could be very important to the current section of the story……) and picked out Monty Python and the Holy Grail the one movie that could make everyone laugh…………………….the entire time. After setting up the movie up, he laid down next to Erin, “Hey” he said, ’He-OH MY GOD!!! FRANK!!!” Erin said sounding the least bit annoyed “this? Now? Why?” “you need it, look at you, you’re a mess! This will help cheer you up, and I am gonna go make you some Ramen Noodles right now, and you and me will share them, cause I’m Starving!” Erin smiled as she watched Frank (or more like Frank‘s hot ass) walk into her small, dusty kitchen, almost perplexed by Frank’s sudden knowledge things that had always, and always would make her feel better. He came back into the living room and sat down with the ramen and two forks, then theA few minutes later they began the movie. Erin laughed at the first joke, and looked up at Frank who looked back, obviously pleased by his success at comforting Erin.

“hey Ray!” Liz yelled across campus that Monday afternoon. “Hey!” he said walking over “what was wrong with Erin?” he asked appearing concerned “dunno but it’s none of your business anyway so………….” “babe, you didn’t need to freak out I was just wondering………she seemed so sad, just sulking around all day, I felt sorry for her. That’s all”

“okay” Liz said a bit uneasily. She’d been worried about him ever since that awful night at the Halloween dance. “I love you! Why don’t you understand that?”

“maybe I’d ’’understand’ if someone hadn’t been all up in Samantha’s grill. And don’t even pretend I’m over reacting, you know damn well why I’ve been edgy lately, I’m positive you know” Liz said her face getting more and more hot as Ray’s ignorance slowly crept up on her “I’m sorry I know I…………………………can I come over?” “yea, sure.” she replied.

Kaylana walked down the hall perfectly content with her life, boyfriend, best friends, grades, and I’m not going to list them all cause that could take a while. Anyway, she was perfectly content UNTIL she saw one of her best friends, Erin, walking down the hallway head down ,hair in face, silent, and she had that pale face with red lines running down it like when you’ve been crying. what’s wrong? Kaylana wondered I don’t think I’ve ever seen her like this…… She thought about asking what was wrong, but decided against it considering the fact that asking usually just made it worse. So as an alternative she simply watched her obviously troubled friend walk sadly down the crowded hallway.

Kaylana thought about Erin almost all day what was wrong? she asked herself again and again, as well as came up with a million, kagillion reasons. That afternoon she decided to call Liz and ask. Liz and Erin were closer than close, not that she wasn’t close to them too, she just hadn’t been in the group as long. “Hey, what’s up?” Liz asked when she answered her phone. “nothing really… hey do you know what was wrong with Erin?”

“for the millionth time no!” oh, I’m sorry, I just, well saw her in the hallway and wondered if she’d kept it from you too”

“oh, yeah”

“so…how are you?” Their conversation dragged on for (or so it seemed) ever, going absolutely no where until Gerard called on the other line. “gotta go k?”

“alright bye” Liz said, she sounded some what relieved.

“Hey!”

Three weeks had passed since Erin’s brother had disappeared and she was still sulking and crying all the time as if he’d went just the day before. Frank was beginning to bother Frank. Don’t depressions such as this usually lead to suicide? She has a right to be upset, but she needs to let it go. I don’t want her wind up dead.

Erin sat on her couch watching soap operas, those poor people always had way worse problems than her. Erin waited for Frank , he said he’d come over but wasn’t there yet.

“you’re not crying again are you?” Frank said as he walked into the living room. “Those things aren’t even sad!

“It’s not the soap Frank!, and you know that” Erin said surprised by his rudeness and arrogance. Frank sat down with her and they continued to watch, then Erin began to cry even harder.

“why are you crying?!?” Frank asked obviously annoyed.

“don’t you suppose you’d be crying to if your brother-”

“not three weeks after he’d run away, no! I’d have gotten over by then, but not you whose so worried about being a good sister, you couldn’t possibly let it go and have some fun with the people who are so worried about you, like your friends and boyfriend. OFCOARSE NOT! You sit at home trying to be a good sister and worry. Get over it!” Frank yelled and stood up.

“I just so happen to be one of the worst sisters around, because I’m to worried about being a good girlfriend! Maybe you’d realize that if you loved, or even cared about me! Instead of just hanging out with me and waiting to have sex! You‘d have realized that and we wouldn’t even be yelling right now!” Erin retorted totally blown away by her own hurtful words, and what she truly feared was the truth.

“I love you more than anyone I’ve ever loved how long will it take you to realize that!?!?!?!” Frank screamed, threw down the pillow he’d been holding, then angrily stormed out, slamming the door behind him. Erin was tempted to run after Frank, jump into his arms and say she was sorry, but she wasn’t. She was just mad that he would say things like that, and upset about his last words. Had he really meant that? She hoped so.

Frank’s P.O.V.

Frank had fell for Erin, but all along he knew she wasn’t strong enough. Her emotions jumped around like a ping-pong ball. She wouldn’t be able to participate a real long term relationship. He knew she’d have to go eventually, but it was just so hard to let go. Tired from all the stressful thoughts Frank turned out his lights, laid down his head and closed his eyes. He would call Erin and brake up with her tomorrow.

The next day, Frank woke up with a heavy heart, and a heavy-heavy thirst for alcohol. He ate some breakfast, watched cheesy Saturday cartoons, and thought about what he might say in his call to Erin. ring ring ring!!!!! Frank almost jumped out of his boxers ! He leaped up to answer the phone.

“hello?”

“hey Frank”

“Erin?….oh, I-I-I was..er I was just about to umm call you”

“really? Frank? Are you okay?”

“yea”

“and ummm why, why were you gonna call?” Frank was silent, he didn’t know what to say. “to umm… to tell you…” he paused in thought about how to explain “to er to tell you sorry.” he said failing to get the words out

“oh good!” Erin said somehow sighing at the very same time “I thought you’d brake up with me” “Erin?” Frank asked sounding unsure

“yea?”

“ honestly, wow how do I say this?… originally I was going to well brake up with you …at first, but when I hear your voice, I’m…..I’m just not ready to let go…not yet,” Frank paused

“oh and Erin, I’m nothing without you…I love you” Frank was not sure if that’s what Erin wanted to hear the day after a big fight, she probably didn’t even want to be talking, but they were. “I love you to Frankie but I’ve to go, see you later… oh and love you” click and like that the conversation was over. Frank sat and thought about the past conversation. I hope I’ve done the right thing… hell I did the right thing! I love her and I always will.

Erin sat in the big, bulgy, brown chair in her living room reading one of her favorite mysteries.

“Erin!” she heard Frank yell, but did not know where he was. There was a banging on the front window of that room, she looked over and surer enough… it was a tree branch “psst! Erin!” Frank’s voice said again. Erin began to wonder if she was hallucinating as she often did when she wanted something. She longed to see Frank, and she’d been longing to since they’d made up. Erin turned her head twice. When she turned around the second time Frank was standing there in her hallway.

“Frank!” Erin squealed and jumped up. She flung herself into his arms, and Frank embraced her as if they hadn’t seen each other in years. He deeply inhaled her smell, his thumbs moved up and down rubbing her shoulders, and his lips softy pecked her neck.

“I’m so sorry” Frank whispered in Erin’s ear

“as long as you still love me” Erin said

“forever” Frank promised.

“hehehe, stop Gerard! Stop! That tickles!” Kaylana’s voice rang out and echoed in Gerard’s empty bed room. Gerard stood up and went over to look out his window. “what are you doing?” Kaylana asked, he’d done that about twice in the last five minutes. “just looking” he replied nonchalantly. Then, he closed the blinds, and walked toward his girlfriend. “hello” he said as if they’d just met, “hey” Kaylana said smiling. Gerard laid down on his bed next to put his arms around, her, and gently began kissing her. Kaylana was liking where this was going, but oddly when Gerard’s hand lightly, and gently ran over her belt buckle, she pulled away. She was relived that Gerard did not pull her back towards himself, instead he backed off, it was like he was telling her that it was okay….maybe later. Kaylana sat up “I’m so sorry Gerard” she said “I just can’t do this, not now” “ that’s okay” Gerard said with a heavy sigh “y-yea no problem” he said “thank you for under-oh my god!” she said looking at his clock “I have to go” she said “I love you bye” she said after kissing him on the lips, then she hurried down the steps, threw her purse over her shoulder, and left.

Ring, ring, ring!!! ray ran across his tiny house to answer his phone “hello?” he said into the receiver. “hey” he heard Gerard’s voice say. “what this time>“ Ray asked “oh, nothing much I…um, I was just wondering …have you and Liz, like ya know???” “WOA!!! DUDE!!!! INVASHION OF PERSONAL BUSSINESS!!!, why would you want to know anyway?”

Frank’s P.O.V.

Liz sat on her bed , intently watching TV when Kaylana burst through her bedroom door, crying black runny-mascara tears. “what’s wrong!?!?!” Liz asked. Kaylana took a deep shaky breath “have umm” she sniffled and quietly said “Gerard tried too…well” “ er are you talkin about what I..” Liz started but was interrupted by Kaylana “YES!” she said breaking out more tears. Liz took a breath deeper than Kaylana “well, “ Liz said wiping the tears from her best friend’s face “did you?” “no, I….” Kaylana had the slightest bit of disappointment in her voice. “are you okay?” Liz asked “yea I’m fine” Kaylana replied “I just have to think this over”

Chapter 5

Erin’s P.O.V.

“hey” Erin said to Liz as she walked by “you going to the Halloween dance with Ray?” Erin asked, she was surprised to hear Liz’s answer “ I dunno Ray hasn’t been acting like himself lately, I’m not so sure he’ll ask me” Liz said sounding kind of upset “of coarse he will!” Erin said doing her best to make Liz feel better about the situation “he loves you!, but I’m not so hot on detention so I’ve got to get to class” Erin said then called over her shoulder as she walked down the cramped school hallway “talk to him about it” “okay” Liz said, Erin really hoped she meant it. Then she began to wonder if Frank would ask her to go with him.

“Erin!” Frank yelled across school campus “Erin come here!” Erin looked around and finally spotted him. Then walked over to him, she gave him a little kiss, “ what?” she asked him putting a cute smile on her face. “you wanna go to the Halloween dance?” he asked, he seemed to be confident that she’d say okay, Erin loved that about him. “yea, sure” Erin replied “okay it’s on Friday ,so I guess I’ll pick up around 8:45?, it starts at nine. “ummm” Erin began to reply “that sounds good” she finished “okay, do want to, do something today? Like study for that big science quiz we have on Wednesday, or something?” Frank asked “um, I’ll call you when I get home kay?” “yea, okay” Frank said. Then kissed her lightly, and walked to the bus he rode every single day (unless he was going home with Erin in witch he would walk to Erin’s house). Erin walked off school grounds, and around the corner to her small, house.

Kaylana’s P.O.V.

Burn the sun! burn the light! Take take,,,,, “hello?” Kaylana said like she did every time she answered her cell phone, she could never get used to looking before she flipped it open to hear one of her friends asking what their English homework was, or her mom telling her she couldn’t pick her up, or Gerard’s wonderful, wonderful, voice. “hey” Liz said in a sad voice

“what’s wrong?” Kaylana asked “has Gerard asked you to the dance?” Liz asked “yea” Kaylana replied “why do you ask?” “its just that I don’t think Ray is going to ask me” Liz said, Kaylana didn’t understand why Liz was so touchy. “of coarse he is why wouldn’t he ?” Kaylana asked highly confused “I don’t know he’s just been weird lately, I don’t know what’s wrong with him, what if he’s cheating on me?” “he’s NOT cheating on you” Kaylana assured her. “how do you know?” “he’s a nice guy he wouldn’t do that to you” “he just called my home phone, thanks, love you-bye.” click Kaylana heard nothing but empty silance

“hey” Liz said into the receiver “hey, Liz” Ray’s voice said “ya know the Halloween dance?” he asked “yea” “well I can’t pick you up cause my brother’s coming home so I’m not sure if I’ll be there on time or not, and I really don’t want to tell you that I’ll be there and not show up” “okay” Liz said not to sure where the conversation was going, “but I’ll be there so if you are too we can dance and hang out, is that okay?, I’m really sorry I couldn’t pick you and the whole nine yards but I guess it’s better than nothing” “yeah sure that’s great” “good” Ray said “hey do you want to come over?” Liz said “we could do our homework?” “okay I’ll be over in a minute” Ray replied . Liz was no longer worried about her relationship, whatever was wrong with Ray at first was obviously better, cause he no longer seemed so………….. Upset with himself or her.

Gerard woke thinking of Kaylana, he looked at his clock: 3:37. He laid his head back down on his pillow in an attempt to fall back into his deep, peaceful sleep. Right when Gerard’s eyes got fluttery, and everything seemed to spin around him as he drifted from consciousness, the phone rang. Great! “who in the world is calling and friggin three in the morning” Gerard mumbled to him self. “hella?” Gerard said sounding tired and unhappy about being awake. “hey Gee, am I interrupting something?” Ray asked. “well, I’m awake now, what do you want?” Gerard asked “just to talk about something but I’ll talk to you about it tomorrow at school bye” Ray said before hanging up the phone. “well, that was a waist of time” Gerard said openly, to no particular person considering no one around was listening, just sleeping.

“hey Ray” Liz said coming from behind him, and intertwining her fingers in his. “hey” Ray said, it was Thursday one day before the Halloween Dance, where everything was expected to get a lot better for Liz and Ray. So naturally Liz was thrilled that this dance was only 24 hours away. “hey “ Ray replied, his had was big and callused, his hand almost completely covered hers. “so, is brother on the way here, now?” “yeah he’ll be here by tomorrow night” “Great!, would you be willing to introduce me to him?” Liz wondered what his brother was like, Ray had previously said that his brother was smart, good looking, kind, musically talented, and a really fun person to be around. Liz longed to meet the person Ray looked up to the most, and loved so much. “yea, I guess” Ray replied “okay, well I’ve got to go to class, so I’ll see you later.” Liz gave Ray a kiss to see if things were actually getting better. Ray grabbed her jaw so he could kiss her back before she walked away. It was better, Ray was back!

Frank walked along the side walk, on his way to Erin’s house. He might have drove if he hadn’t backed his car into a tree, therefore he was walking. He saw Erin walk out her front door “Frank!” she called “what are you doing here?!?” “oh nothing I just know someone who lives on this street, would you happen to know her?” he asked in his smart alicy way. “shut up, you know what I mean” Erin said with a smile and little kiss from her most favoritist guy in the world. “so are you still going to the dance with me tomorrow ?” Frank asked desperate for conversation. “no, I’m totally blowing my boyfriend of four months off!” Erin said sarcastically “I am shocked!” Frank said kissing her lips again “it’s a date” Erin declared.

Liz’s P.O.V.

It was the day of the dance, Liz was exploding with excitement and she didn’t really know why. She’d been to millions of dances before, why was this one so important? Truthfully she couldn’t answer her own question, that’s just the it was.

The day pasted fast and so did getting ready to go she was wearing a Mettalica tee shirt and straight-leg jeans with her hair down, simple but awesome. She waited on the front step of her house as she waited for her ride (Frank and Erin, in Erin’s dad’s truck) to show up. “hey guys” she said as she stepped up and into the tall gold S.U.V.. “hey” they replied simultaneously. They drove to the dance listening to music and chatting about everyday life. When they finally got there, Frank and Erin paid first, then Liz paid and walked around. After a second or two she saw a puff of brown hair from across the school cafeteria. She slowly walked toward it, then noticed that it was slow dancing with another girl. Liz was outraged. how could I have been so stupid? Liz wondered of coarse things weren’t better! She broke into tears, ran towards the exit sign, and burst out the door. She walked from the big brick building, unsure of where she was going and it slowly began to rain. The cafeteria door slammed shut again, but she kept walking until someone grabbed her shoulder “don’t even think about saying it wasn’t what it looked like, you were slow dancing with her Ray! And you lied to me! So don’t even begin to think sorry will make it all better, cause it won’t!” it began to pour as if she didn’t already have enough mascara running down face. Ray put his hand out to wipe away Liz’s tears but she slapped it so he wouldn’t touch her. She couldn’t bare to feel the warmth of the big, cozy hands that belonged to the love that was so strong but was now rapidly slipping away. “ baby, I screwed up…big time and I know that you don’t want to hear this but I really am sorry and I really do love you…if it makes you feel better we were dancing as friends?” “That explains why your hands were on her ass! Don’t try to butter me up and …” Liz’s words were lost in the roar of the on going storm, and were drowned in the tears that could fill oceans and feed the hungry. “it doesn’t matter what you do Ray ,I get the point “ Liz said raising her hands in the air “I’m not gonna hold on to some thing I can’t have, I give up, I surrender, you win!” she said walking backwards then turned her back and walked farther into the storm.

Erin had no idea what was going on, and had no idea why but she saw a soaked, weeping Ray come into the cafeteria. She slipped from Frank’s arms and ran toward him. “what’s wrong?” she demanded Ray’s words were hard to understand “Liz she was. .Liz! -was she-she-she camein and iwasdancingwithsamantha Why did I dance with Samantha?” Ray wept some more

And sat down at one of the chairs lined up against one wall, he held his head in his hands. Erin had never really seen Ray cry until now.” where is Liz?” Erin asked trying to help “she walked away” Ray said beginning to calm down. Erin, still clueless went to get Frank Maybe best friends are easier to talk to than best friend’s girlfriend .

Ray woke up the next morning smiling and singing, but stopped when he realized that he’d be spending the day with out the one he really loved. Ray thought about this until he began to cry. He cried and cried until he came to desperate measures: he picked up the phone with a shaky hand and dialed his girl….ex-girlfriends number. At the first ring he cleared his voice so it wouldn’t sound like he’d been crying, but when Liz sighed softly and said “hello?” he again began to cry, “hey-hey b-Liz.” “Ray?” “I’m sorry” They said at the same time, “I should’ve been more understanding” Liz said “No way!” said Ray “I should have been more respectful towards you and your feelings, and I’m really…..” He could hear Erin choke, and clear her voice. And with a shaky voice he said “and if this…..if this is to painful for us to…” he began to truly cry “for us to get back together can we at least be friends? Cause I……I really care for you Liz” “I need to talk to you personally, I’ll be over in a minute.”

A few minutes passed before Liz showed up at the door the first thing she did when Ray answered it was throw herself into a huge hug “sorry” she said . “I……I do want to get back together and I’m really sorry this had to happen, but I have one question…. Were you dancing with Samantha because she’s pretty? Or were you truly board with me?” Ray thought for a second “honestly I have no idea why I was dancing with her, You’re way prettier and you’ve got so many great qualities I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of you” “thank you…..” Liz said “for giving me……for giving us another chance.

Chapter 4

That night Frank was completely unable to sleep. he tossed and turned, but no matter what he couldn’t seem to get the images of Erin’s radiant beauty, her light brown hair that seemed to gleam in the sunlight, her powerful hazel eyes, and the way she smiled and covered her face up when she said something stupid. Frank looked to the other two beds to see Ray, and Gerard sound asleep. He thought about what Erin might say when he told her told her he wouldn’t be there when and if she came back next year. Virginia. He was going to move to Virginia! What if he never saw Erin again? Ray and Gerard’s dads worked for the same company , witch was going to put an outlet in colonial heights VA, and Frank would be devastated without the only two friends that he ever really hung around. So Ray and Frank’s Parents worked it out so Frank could come live in Virginia with Rays family. Frank slipped out of bed and out of the door of the house. He ran as fast as his short legs would carry him, until he reached the house that he’d walked Erin back to earlier that day. Suddenly he noticed where he had taken himself and wondered why he was there. While contemplating what he was doing he heard someone whisper his name. “Frank, Frank what are you doing here?” Frank turned around to see Erin in her pajamas. “Oh, ummm…I was…..actually I’m not that sure.”

“your not?” “no, really I don’t know!” “shhhhhhhhhh, every one’s sleeping “ Erin said in a tone that Frank had never imagined coming from such a nice girl. “come on” Erin said taking frank by the wrist and dragging him into her beach house.

ERIN’S P.O.V.

Erin couldn’t imagine why Frank had showed up in front of her beach house at 3:30, but he had, so Erin brought him into the house creped as quietly as possible passed Mr. Gates room ,and brought him into the room she was sharing with Kaylana , and Liz. “It wasn’t a murderer you dorks” Erin said. “Frank?, what are you doing here?” Liz asked. “that’s what I was wondering “ Erin replied “ummm.. I’m not sure” Frank replied quiet and shyly, like he was ashamed for coming. You want something to eat Kaylana said holding out the bag of potato chips she had previously been eating. “umm, no thanks” frank said looking at Erin who was flipping through a book. “oh” Erin started but before she could finish Frank was sitting beside her with his arm around her shoulder. Liz looked over towards them, then hipity hoped over to Kaylana’s bed she sat down facing Kaylana, Erin noticed her whisper something in Kaylana’s ear (most likely something about her. Frank closed his eyes and breathed deeply so he could smell Erin’s hair, witch smelled like green apple shampoo. The next morning Erin woke up and noticed that Frank was no longer beside her. But she knew she’d see him again when she went to meet him in the same spot that they’d originally met.

GERARD’S P.O.V.

Shortly after Gerard woke up he remembered his date with Kaylana he hoped she’d be at the beach when he went down. He got out of bed, and headed upstairs to get some breakfast. Frank and Ray were already eating breakfast when he got upstairs, “hey, sleepy head” Ray said when he saw his face. “shut up” Gerard replied with a smile. “ whats wrong with you?” he asked Frank who practically sleeping in his bowl of cereal “what?…me?…oh…uhh, couldn’t sleep” “nice retort” Gerard said sarcastically . After they ate breakfast and played guitar hero (#2) for about 2 hours Frank left the house. Gerard had no idea why but he did.

FRANK’S P.O.V.

Frank headed down to the beach as soon as he could get away. He wanted to be early so Erin wouldn’t be waiting around. She showed up about five min. after Frank. “Hey” she said as she walked over to him. “hey” he said in return “so umm whatcha doin?” Frank asked Erin taking a step closer to her. “you asked me to come” Erin replied taking a step closer to him. “what did you ask me to come for?” Erin asked “I don’t know” Frank began “just alone time, so we can get to know each other better” Erin raised her eyebrows in a way that made Frank laugh. Then he took her by the hand, and took her to his “secret hiding place”. He knew she wouldn’t be impressed by it’s name, but anyone who saw it and knew that Frank Ray and Gerard made it all by them selves had to be like: “oh my god!”. but then again Frank wouldn’t know what people would think considering the fact that no one besides Ray, Gee, and himself had ever seen it..

“here it is!” Frank said when they had reached it. It was simply a wooden box thing between sand dunes on the outside, but on the inside it so much more. He ….. They had all sorts of stuff in there like: they’d decorated it with shells and they had bogie boards , skim boards , all sorts of games . And unless you went between the sand dunes you couldn’t see it. Frank was right Erin was highly impressed. “wow Frank who made this?” Erin asked curious about where Frank had gotten the idea of keeping all this stuff in there and how he got the idea of putting between dunes, it was brilliant! “Me and the guys” Frank replied “come in sit down” he said wiping the dust away from one of the chairs in his small but comfortable hide away. Erin sat down “want something to drink Frank offered opening a cooler at one side if the room “no thanks” Erin replied “you sure” Frank got something out for himself then sat back down across from Erin. “I’ve got to tell you something.” Frank said looking down at his feet “I’m uh…moving to …..I’m moving to Virginia” “What!?1!?” Erin exclaimed “I know it’s ..” Frank started to say but only to be interrupted by Erin. “where in VA??” Erin asked Frank replied after a long pause of trying to figure out why Erin was so excited “small town called colonial Heights “ “Oh My god!!! I live in colonial heights!!!!!!!” Erin said overwhelmed with excitement “no way” At the same time Frank and Erin stood up and formed into a huge hug. “but won’t that mean you’ll have to move away from your friends?” Erin asked all of the sudden sounding sad. “no they’re the reason I’m moving” “Really?” Erin asked surprised by his answer “yeah” Frank began then explained the whole moving situation. “I’m really glad your moving” Erin said with a smile.

Liz’s P.O.V.

Liz and Kaylana got out of bed around 12:30 only to notice that Erin was gone “were is she ??” asked Kaylana. “Probably at that secret date with Frank” Liz replied then as a other-friend-is-out-on-a-date-with-someone-she’s-not-going-out-with-yet tradition the two girls yelled “oooooooooooooooooooo” then fell off their beds laughing. Liz fallowed Kaylana down the stairs and into the kitchen. “whatcha want?” Kaylana asked Liz. “oh I’ll get it” Liz said politely, and got herself a bowl of cereal.

thats it for chapter three i'll get out chapter four soon....thanx for reading xxxxERinxxx

                                The three girls met up with the three guys in front of the house Frank  showed them exacly thirty min. after he told them to. They were wearing cloths and they had taken showers. the boys on the other hand came back with hair  stringy from the salt water and and they smelled like a mixture of salt water candles and axe body spray, but they didnt smell bad and they looked great so it wasnt a problem. when they got to the restaraunt they noticed that it only had two people buths ( no wonder it's name was true love cafe' but what ever),so they decided that ray and Liz would sit together, Gerard and kaylana would sit together and Frank and Erin would sit together. Erin knew that she was so right, no signs at all and they were still sitting together they were defenitly destany.

"so" Frank said obviously trying his best to start a cassual convorsation, "what bands do like" he asked after a breif moment of thought "well, i listen to Three Days Grace, Breaking benjermen, lincon Park, The Used, Mettalica, oh yeah and the Beastie Boys. "OH My God! I love the Beasties!" frank exclaimed..... destany all the way.

mean while at Ray and Liz's table...........................

Rays P.O.V.

Prologue

Erin, Elizabeth and Kaylana all walked out the front door to Kaylana’s house and hoped in the car, they were on their way to the beach with Kaylana’s dad. “I hope this trip is interesting” Elizabeth said with a sigh “ oh we’ll make it interesting!” Kaylana exclaimed as Elizabeth and Kaylana carried on with this conversation on weather or not their trip would be interesting or not, Erin stared out the window and wondered what the adventure would be this time…………………………….

Liz's P.O.V. 

there it is Liz thought as the car pulled into the driveway. The three girls hopped out , got their stuff out of the bed of the truck, and shuffled into the house. “What room’s ours?” Liz asked looking around not seeing much, “THIS ONE!!!!” Kaylana yelled then ran into the room jumping on one of the eds. Liz looked at Erin and Erin looked back at Liz “Shall we?” Erin asked, Liz smiled and they both ran and jumped on top of Kaylana . “OW!!!, your belt buckle hit my head! Kaylana yelped it reminded Liz of her sister…. “That’s not my belt “ Erin said laughing at the same time “It’s yours” “Shut up!” Kaylana jokingly said. “ Lets go to the beach!” Liz yelled in a struggle to be heard. “okay” Erin and Kaylana said at the same time.

The three girls put on their bathing suits and sandals ( except Erin who insisted on going barefoot), and headed toward the beach it was a sunny day in Nagshead NC, but despite how hot it was the girls deciced to bake for a while before getting in the water. Erin Elizabeth and Kaylana weren’t the kind of girls who would just sit out and “tan” though, they’d rather be doing something ,therefore they decided to take a walk on the beach. They had walked about a half mile when they walked past three gorgeous dudes throwing a baseball and talking and laughing. There was one in particular that Lizzy had her eye on though, he had a thick curly mass of brown hair on his head, and a Spanish look about himself, he was also very tall, had gorgeous muscles, and looked to be about her age ( 16).

Erin’s P.O.V.

Erin, Lizzy, and Kaylana slowed way down in walking when they passed the beautiful guys , and when they walked past one of them, looked at Erin’s face before beaming the ball at some guy with black hair, Erin could feel their eyes meet and automatically knew they were destiny. He had dark brown hair hat hung at his face and stuck to his forehead because he was sweaty, he had hazel eyes and tattoo’s on his arms. He smiled at Erin then flipped his hair, flinging sweat every were. He was a definite hottie… or at least in Erin’s world.

       Long , black, hair that flipped out right at the shoulders, what more could a girl of her type want? Kaylana glanced over at the boys as they walked past she kept her focus on the one farthest from the girls. His eyes were magical and his voice was like hearing yourself play the guitar for the first time in your life. It was beautiful and almost addictive, like a drug. woa! Kaylana thought you sound like one of the girls in the front row of a Jessie McCartney concert! Snap out of it! “Hey frank over here!’ yelled the black haired god, one guy with tattoos all up his arm wound up to throw then stoped when the black haired god told him to come to him and not to throw. The boy with tattoos gestured to a the third boy with an afro. They all three went over there and Kaylana looked behind herself. The black haired boy was pointing at them! Kaylana quickly turned her head and hoped the black haired god was interested.     That night all Kaylana could think about was that boy with blavk hair.He was perfect. "ya know those boys we walked past on our walk?" Kaylan asked " hell yea i remember them!" Liz replied. "They were really hot!" Erin said "almost as hot as me"she said with a big cheesey smile on her face "wow i really over looked them!"Liz said lightly shoving Erin. "I was kidding!" Erin insisted  "you guys are sexy beasts, lets go eat dinner"Kaylana sugested.

The next morning all three girls  got up, put on their bathing suits and went up stairs to get some breakfast. Erin grabbed an orange, Kaylana practicly inhaled two pop tarts and Liz ate ate a bag of combos. "thats nutricious" Erin said sarcasticly looking at Liz., Liz nodded and they walked down the path to the ocean.  They decided to go back to were the hot guys were  the day before, and this time maybe introduce themselves. But when they got there the three hot guys did all the talking. That day they had a net set up and were playing vollyball. "Hey, wanna play?" askeed the one with tattoos "Sure" Erin said without asking the other girls if they wanted to play. "boys against girls? asked the tall Erin nodded, and her, Kaylana and Liz walked to the side of the net oppisite the guys. "Before we start" said the one with black hair," I'm Gerard,  this is Frank ," the one with tattoos smiled, "and this is Ray.""let the games begin" they played volleyball for about thirty min. when Gerard asked what their names were" ummm...this is Erin" Kaylana said"elizabeth" kaylana nodded to Liz, "call me liz" Liz said "and i'm Kaylana""thanks "gerard said "sorry, i kind of like to know who i'm about to win against" gerard said with a smile. "yea, and Kert Kobain Knitts right?" Kaylana said in a way that made everyone laugh.                                                                               

After volleyball it was already 1:00 ( they'd been playing sice 11:00, you do the math)

 I'll write chapter two and possibly more on chapter one later.....told you it sux