Thanks to Frank, Gerard arrived on time for his history class - too early even, the classroom was almost empty.

He sat in the back row where there was nobody yet, and got his stuff out, barely noticing the guy sitting next to him.

Gerard looked up and jumped.

"Jeez, you- ...Frank?"
Gerard frowned in confusion.
"You- Weren't you supposed to have English class?"

The boy chuckled.
"I'm not Frank... I'm his twin brother. It's okay, people often get it wrong. Sorry I scared you by the way. I'm Anthony."

Now that Anthony said it, Gerard noticed he wore his hair shorter than Frank's, it was better combed ; and Anthony didn't have a lip ring.

He really seemed kind, like Frank with less attitude. But besides that, it was troubling how alike their features and voices were. How observant Gerard Way, that's called being twins...

He and Anthony stayed quiet until the class started, and Anthony was the one to speak first.
"So... You talked to Frank?"

"Yeah, he's nice. He a little... straightforward, but not in a bad way."

"That does sound like him... Except for the 'nice' part. What did you two do up there?" Anthony narrowed his eyes.

"He... Helped me with the suit and to find my class, why?"

"Just wondering. So you like it here?" A smile reappeared on Anthony's face.

"Well, I don't really know anybody besides you, Frank and my brother... Oh and a guy named Ray."

"Ray's sweet. Try to avoid Frank though, he's just a fuckboy."

"I- I'll try to remember that... You don't seem to like him a lot."

"We don't get along, Frank is such a childish brat. Why did you arrive late this morning?" Anthony changed the subject not to get upset or irrited because he knew that if they kept talking about Frank, he definitely would.

"I got up late then I got lost in the hallways..." Gerard lied. He didn't want to tell Anthony that he had spent hours dressing up, a part of him was ashamed of that and told him to keep it a secret. "So Mikey and I arrived late. I'm so stupid..."

"Don't say that. It happens, and it doesn't mean you're stupid. And who's Mikey?"

"My little brother."

"You like him?"

"More than anything. Anything else you want to know, detective?" Gerard sassed, failing at hiding his grin.

Anthony laughed ; Gerard was so sweet!
"No, that's it for today." He winked.

It really was a habit with the Ieros to wink every two seconds. A part of their charm, probably.

Gerard rolled his eyes, trying not to smile like an idiot. Anthony had such a beautiful laugh...

"Hey, you said you got lost... What about I show you round after lunch?"

"You'd do that? Then yeah, thanks!"

Gerard began doodling in the corner of his notebook. He knew he had a lot to catch up, but maths were just sooo boring, he would just work more at home. While drawing, he didn't notice Anthony picking his sketchbook in his bag.

"Wow, did you really draw all this?" Anthony skimmed through the sketchbook

"Oh uh, yeah..."

"That's amazing, Gee!"

Gerard thanked him and Anthony watched him draw, his head resting in his palm, until the class ended.

Gerard attended another class before heading for the cafeteria, where he found Mikey waiting for him at a table.

"Hey how was your morning?" Gerard asked.

"Globally, not too bad if you omit the fact that I got yelled at by my obnoxious physics teacher in front of the whole class for not wearing my uniform. This guy is such a cliché, walking around in a lab coat! He's so old, I swear he looks like a corpse in an advanced stage of decomposition. What about you?"

"Not so good either, but at least my maths teacher didn't embarrass me in front of everyone - I kind of did that on my own. She was quite nice actually."

"Is she hot?"

Gerard rolled his eyes, ignoring the question.

"What?" Mikey faked an indignant expression.

Gerard looked around. He saw Frank eating next to a guy with tanned skin and a shit ton of eyeliner, and a tall brown-haired man, with a few random girls sitting around them.

Gerard looked at the opposite table in the lunch room to see Anthony talk with a cute boy with brown wavy hair, a tanned guy with long dark hair and puppy eyes, and another chubby one with glasses and a hat.

Anthony met Gerard's gaze and smiled at him, Gerard smiled back. They finished eating and Gerard waited for Anthony to arrive.

"Ready?"

Gerard nodded and they left to get back to the hall.

"There are two stairs but they both lead to the two first floors. Be careful though, the main one is crowded because it's the only one that leads to the third floor where the labs are. Think about it when you have physics or biology."

They went up to the first floor.
"Most of the lockers are here, if not on the second floor. Since we're 16, ours are on the second floor, but I believe your little brother's is here."

They got upstairs and moved to a door not too far from Gerard's locker.
"Here is the guys' bathroom. The girls' is on the third floor. Try to avoid going in the bathroom at the end of the day if you're alone, it's kind of Bert's lair here."

"Bert?"

"Bert McCracken, a fucking savage. Compared to him, Frank's a church boy. Bert is agressive for no reason. Your cliché bully."

Gerard gulped and Anthony put a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you."

Gerard smiled and followed Anthony on the third floor.
"So, here there're only labs and the girls' bathroom. It's pretty quiet."

They finally ended up on the roof.
"Here you have the art class and the supply storage, but I'm sure you already know that. I think that's it. If you want to find your classroom, look at the schedule they gave you, the room's number is on it."

Gerard mentally noted to explain all of that to Mikey once they got home.

"Anthony, thank you, really."

"My pleasure. Tell me if you need anything."

The two of them went downstairs. Gerard joined his brother who was talking to people in a hallway; he was proud that his baby brother was making friends.

"Hey Gerard" Mikey waved at him. "This is Brendon..." he showed Gerard a well-dressed boy with a big forehead, pale skin, and a charming smile. He was about as tall as Gerard. His dark brown hair was well combed in a quiff haircut.

"Hi!"

"...And Ray."

Gerard looked at the guy he had bumped into earlier in the morning. Ray was taller and he had that genuine smile on his face that was oh so reassuring.

The first thing you noticed when you saw him was his honey frizzy hair cut in an afro that bounced everytime he took a step. He had Puerto Rican origins, however he seemed caucasian.

"Yeah, we've met." Ray chuckled.

Ray and Brendon were both 16 just like Gerard. The bell rung, time to go back to class.

Gerard sighed. He had physics with the 'obnoxious rotting corpse', great.

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