Shipwrecked On Emo Island

? Eighteen ?

Gerard carefully opened the door to see Patrick who looked exhausted. "I'm coming."

"Good. We want to get ready soon so we can prepare ourselves mentally for Cook For A Day." Gerard informed him.

"Okay. Be down in a bit."

Gerard closed the door behind him and saw Ryan walking downstairs.

"Hey Ryan! We have to get ready quick for our first challenge." Gerard said, earning a nervous smile from Ryan.

Gerard turned to his left to open the next door but he froze when he heard a strange noise coming from further down the hall. It sounded like several heavy sobs. Gerard, not remebering who was sleeping in that room, cautiously tapped his kncukles on the door. A strained voice answered.

"Who... who is it?"

"Pete Wentz from My Chemical Romance."

"Hey! That's my joke!" The voice said, cheering up a bit.

Gerard opened the door to see Brendon, laying under the covers with tears streaming down his face. His pillow was soaking wet and his eyes were red and puffy from crying. He looked like a complete mess.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Gerard asked quietly.

"I... I..." Brendon broke down again, crying louder this time. Gerard shut the door to keep the volume down.

"We don't have to talk about it if you don't want to."

"No it's, it's just... I just did some... stupid, stupid stuff that I regret. Well I didn't actually do anything but I was about to. And I regret it."

Gerard was confused about when this event occurred but he figured Brendon did not want to talk about it. "Well there you go. You didn't actually do it. Don't beat yourself up over something that never happened. You did, or almost did, something wrong and you realize it wasn't the right thing to do. What matters is that you know not to do it again."

Brendon sniffed and thanked Gerard for his heartfelt words. He was making a big deal out of something that never happened. He was drunk, stumbled into the wrong room, sat next to Dallon and... and they kissed. It wasn't even a real kiss. Other than that it wasn't an issue.

But at the same time, it was. If Patrick never interrupted them, they would have carried on and who knows what would have happened.

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9:00 A.M in the kitchen
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Everyone was prepared for the first challenge. They were each fed and clothed and seated at the two kitchen tables waiting on Billie Joe to arrive. Moments later he did.

"Good morning everyone." He said, finishing off his sort from his big entrance from the sky.

"Good morning Billie." They responded in unison like a group of obedient students.

"Does everybody know what today is?" He asked.

Everyone nodded except Joe who said "Nope."

"Really Joe?" Gerard said confused. You and I had a whole conversation about it this morning!"

"Just kidding." Joe said.

It was awkward for a minute before Billie Joe some up and said, "Is he always like this?"

To which Andy replied with a curt nod and a "Yes, Sir."