Chapter Two 

I heard Kellin come back from his date later on that night, but by that point i was already in bed, numbly scrolling through my phone with my eyes glazed over and a mind lulling me to sleep with each boring status update I saw.  

I was going to drag myself from my comfortable cuccoon to see if he had a nice time, when I heard a second voice, which was the unmistakable tone of Vic Fuentes. And if the giggling and murmuring i could hear where anything to go by, I didn't think they'd appreciate being disturbed at that point. So I turned off my phone and rolled over, ignoring the noises of the two of them clattering up the stairs in a tipsy state. 

All I have to say is thank god the house was big enough for me to be able to hear them from Kellin's room, because when I came down to grab some breakfast the next morning Vic was still there. He was sat on a barstool eating a bowl of cereal with messy hair and yesterdays jeans on, along with what was unmistakable Kellin's The Walking Dead t-shirt on. 

"Hey" I spoke from behind him, making him jump ever so slightly and spin around on the barstool, propelling himself with his foot.

"Frank! Hey!" he spoke through a mouthful "Sorry, I totally forgot for a moment that you were crashing here."

"No problem" I chuckled, heading straight for cupboard in search of a mug, still talking to him over my shoulder as I did so "Did you guys have a good date last night?" I didn't even have to look around to know he was blushing, it was apparent in his tone of voice when he next spoke.

"Oh, yeah. Great thanks. You er..." i turned around to see him biting his lip awkwardly "you didn't... hear anything, did you?"

"Vic, don't look so worried" I chuckled "I didn't hear you guys doing the dirty, if that's what you mean. Your bedroom activities are not something i'd ever want to have to listen to, as much as i'm sure it's great for you."

He exhaled slightly after that "Okay, phew."

"Seriously, even if I did hear anything I would've just moved to the other spare room or something" As I stirred away at my coffee i decided it was probably time I changed the conversation, before it got any more detailed than necessary.  "Anyway, did you want a coffee?" 

"Oh i'm fine, I already had one" He too seemed grateful for the subject change, eagerly going along with it "Kellin mentioned you'd be staying here for the foreseeable future, so I guess we'll be seeing a lot more of each other around." 

"Yeah i guess" I gave a small nod "you don't mind, do you? Because you know, i'd understand if you felt I was intruding on you guys..." 

"Not at all" he gave a wave of his hand "You're a great guy Frank, and i'm sorry things got rough enough that you had to resort to living with Kellin" he threw in a joke on the end, making me smile and try not to show the stab of guilt I felt when he complimented me like that. 

"I heard that!" Came a yell from the living room, causing us both to laugh aloud "And Frank, don't start ganging up on me with him!" Kellin continued to yell instead of actually getting up off the sofa to talk to us "you're suppose to be on my side!" 

"Aw come on Kellin, like that ever happens" Vic yelled back "besides, stop eavesdropping on us, it's rude." 

"It's my fucking house!" He retorted back, and I shrugged in response as he had a point. "Besides, I can hear you getting embarrassed over our sex life just as well from here anyway." That sure seemed to shut Vic up, who turned back to me with what was definitely the start of a blush beginning to form. 

"Anyway, as I was saying" he rushed on "I think it's great you're staying here. We've only talked now and again and it would be great to get to know you better." 

"Same to you" I grinned, and from that moment I knew that me and Vic Fuentes had the potential to become close friends. I liked the way he let you speak and seemed to genuinely listen, and I liked the way he didn't ask me what had happened to cause me to end up at Kellin's. Instead he just told me how nice it was to have me around. I also liked how easy it was to wind him up, and I really fucking liked his band. 

The thought of waking up and coming down to have coffee with these two in the mornings was a pleasant one, and as I looked around I knew i'd hit the jackpot by moving in with Kellin. I'd slept better the night before than I ever did at my aunt and uncle's house, and not just because of the expensive mattresses. 

It was starting to seem like my disownment was becoming one of the best things that ever happened to me. 

***

It was a Sunday, so I knew Gerard had church all morning and the first half of the afternoon too, so i restrained myself against the urge to go and see him, knowing that it was not worth another encounter with my family.

I hadn't actually texted or called him yet though, so I hoped that my aunt and uncle had the decency to not spread any lies about my whereabouts. I knew they'd never taint their reputation by telling the truth, but I wouldn't put it past them to make up some wishy-washy lie about me being ill or away or some other stupid excuse. Ray would hopefully be there to set the record straight if they did though. At least, that was if he wasn't pissed at me.

So I hung around with Vic and Kellin in the daytime, catching up on some college work and then playing videos games with them to pass the time. Before I knew it, it was 4pm, meaning that Gerard must have reached home by now. 

"I'm heading out" I yelled to Kellin, who was currently watching some movie with his boyfriend in the living room. I'd been upstairs for the past hour or so, leaving them to some privacy. As much as they were good company, I didn't want to outstay my welcome and become a complete third wheel.

"Sure thing" Kellin yelled back at the same time as Vic gave a "see ya!" They were probably grateful for the time alone.

The walk to Gerard's house was shorter from Kellin's, only spanning the length of a few songs before I found myself walking down his driveway, glancing left and right as I did so to check there was nobody around who might see me go inside (and then probably not emerge again for at least a few hours, knowing us.)

I knocked twice, which seemed to be a fast developing signal between the two of us. We never really agreed on it, but it just sort of happened over time.

He answered the door wearing one of his Blur t-shirts and black skinny jeans, obviously having recently got changed from his church duties. Although I didn't have long to take in his outfit choice before he was pulling me inside and closing the door with a quick gesture, eager to shut out the outside world.

"Where were you today?" He jumped straight to the point, looking overly concerned "Isabel and James wouldn't really say, and when i tried to corner Ray he just said you'd left and then walked off" by this point his hands were on my shoulders and his eyes were wide.

"Yeah" I sighed, drawing out the word as I tried to think of the best way to sum up my current situation "That's kind of what I was going to tell you. They er, disowned me I guess." 

"Disowned?" 

"Well, kicked me out." 

"What?" He cried "Why the hell did they.... Frank, what did you do?" His tone was less accusing and more nervous as to find out what exactly I could've done to finally tip them over the edge "oh shit, they don't know anything about us do they? Did Ray tell them? Did they find out from-" 

"Gerard, shut up" he immediately stopped, but the worry in his features continued to show "Look, they don't know anything about us, ok? We're fine." 

"Then what-" 

"They found the drugs in my bag and then they kicked me out of the house for it. Really, I wasn't expecting any less from them. It's not a big deal, honestly." He relaxed his grip on me, but still held on. 

"Oh shit, where are you staying? You should've come here. I can't believe they just threw you out without even a place to go, that's so fucking low." 

"It's fine, it's not like I ever really gave them a chance to like me before I pissed them off. I'd been expecting this at some point" it always happens at some point, my mind went to add, but I stopped myself, determined not to jinx any situations. "And I'm staying with Kellin. He's got a big place and he doesn't mind, it's ideal really." 

"You sure? Because you can stay here if you like. We could be careful and-" I cut him off before he got carried away and ended up convincing me too. 

"You know i'd love to, but we can't afford to take that risk right now Gee. If anyone found out, and believe me they would if we lived together, then they wouldn't just start asking questions - they'd make full blow assumptions before we even got a chance to explain ourselves."

"You're right" he sighed, running his thumb over my collarbone "I just hate this waiting I guess. So much shit happens and I feel like I can't help with anything because of the damn law. I just have to sit here and watch you deal with it all, and any sort of help would just make people suspicious." 

"It sucks" i agreed "But it won't last forever. And I can take care of myself, you know." 

"I know you can, but just because you're capable of taking care of yourself doesn't mean you shouldn't get help too" He laughed a little then "Sorry, i'm getting corny." 

"I like it when you're corny" I admitted, biting my lip and watching him groan "I also like it when you're horny like that." 

"Are you trying to change the subject?" he raised an eyebrow and tried to avoid taking in the look I was now giving him "because you really need to stop that. Every time I try and talk seriously about helping you out you go and start giving me those bedroom eyes and expecting me -" 

I started kissing him then, slowly at first and then at a frantic pace that made him lose complete track of whatever it was he was going to say. I'm sure it would've been beautiful and poetic, and no doubt inspired me, but in a way so did kissing him like that, as I pinned him against the wall and let our kisses merge together into a singular hot mess. 

His hands slid down my sides, making me shiver against him and try to suppress a groan as he started to rub at my hipbones, right between my jeans and t-shirt. It was as i moaned against his lips that he broke away, starting to kiss down my neck and along my collarbone, giggling slightly as I wriggled beneath him under the pressure.

"Keep still" he chuckled, fingers nimbly working on my belt. 

"W-what are you..." I trailed off when I felt his hands reach down and wrap around me, completely shutting off any train of thought and replacing it with that animalistic instinct. 

"Returning favours" he winked at me, and before I knew it he was sinking to his knees, right in his living room, and wrapping his lips around my dick with perfect ease, as if it was some sort of casual affair. And I guess in some ways that was almost what it was becoming between us. Not that it made it any less amazing when he went down on me, sucking and licking and downright choking until I was gasping, clutching at his hair in fistfuls of desperation. 

"Fucking hell" I groaned, thrusting my hips into his mouth and feeling wave after wave crash over me when i hit the back of his mouth and heard him gag a little. "Such a fucking pretty mouth..." I wanted to go on, but I felt lost for words when he started to rub against my balls with his other hand, making me squirm like putty in his hands.

it was when he looked up at me with his fucking doe-like innocent eyes that i finally came, watching him splutter and swallow quickly before pulling away. He ran the back of his hand along his mouth, wiping away any excess and breathing heavily. 

"Thanks" I too tried to regain my breath, watching him pull himself to his feet as I struggled not to let my knees buckle myself. "And not just for sucking me off either. Thanks for always being there, I mean." 

"And you call me the corny one" he rolled his eyes, but still took my hands a moment later, giving me one of those smiles that made me feel like everything would be okay so long as he was with me. Of course, that was one of the problems right then, but in that moment it didn't matter, because the outside world was secondary. 

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Sorry this took a while! But hey I stayed up because I was determined to finish this and woo, it's done! 

Hope you all enjoyed (first bit of smut of the sequel wow that didn't take long.)

~ Headfirst for Helena