Family Tree
The Milkovich's were coming over for dinner. It took some convincing to Fiona but they were gonna come over and eat dinner with the Gallagher's- well most of the Gallagher's. Debbie, Carl and Liam would be with Veronica and Kevin, so it's just Fiona, Lip and Ian- and Mickey of course. Mickey was so nervous and he didn't know why. It's just his siblings. Nothing to be nervous about. "Mickey, it's okay. There's nothing to be nervous about." Ian said. "'m not nervous." Mickey says. "You're really quite, you keep doing that thing with your eyebrow and your clenching your fist so hard I think you might break skin." Ian said. Mickey gives Ian the death stare. "He's right." Fiona said walking by the couch. Mickey grabs one of the pilows and throws it at her, she catches it. "It's fine, Mick. Everything's gonna be fine." Ian said taking Mickey's hand "Fine, fine, fine." Mickey repeats.
"Why are they coming anyways?" Lip asked Fiona. "They seem to have 'changed' and they are Mickey's family so we can't really stop him from seeing them, even if we tell him not to. And I at least want to be on good terms with them." Fiona said. "Why do I have to be here when they come?" Lip said. Fiona starts "Okay, fine. Leave. But I can't promise that Mickey won't love having his siblings around and just pack up and leave us-" "Im staying." Lip said. "Yeah you are" Fiona said laughing.
There was knocking at the door. "Shit they're here! Fuck, fuck, fuck! Ian get the door!" Mickey whisper (not) yelled before running upstairs. "Okay, Mickey. Calm down." Ian said walking to the door. Ian opened the door to see the three Milkovich's "Hi. Mandy, Iggy, Colin." Ian said leading the Milkovich's into the house. "Im assuming you remember were the kitchen is." Ian said. "Yeah, through here, right?" Colin asked pointing to the kitchen "Yeah." Ian said.
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Ian was 9 the first time he met all three of Mickey's siblings, it was also the first time he showed them were the kitchen was. He was watching TV when there was a knock on the door "Can you get that for me, sweetface?" 15 year old Fiona yelled from the kitchen. "Okay!" Ian said hoping off the couch. He open the door and outside was 15 year old Colin, 12 year old Iggy and 9 year old Mandy (He only knew Mandy at the time). "Hello?" Ian asked. "Ian! Hi!" Mandy said "Hi, Mandy!". "Kid, is Mickey here?" Colin asked. "I don't know." Ian said. "Well can you check?" Iggy asked. "Mhm." Ian hummed still standing at the door. "Are you gonna go check?" Colin asked. "Oh, yeah! You can come in." Ian said. "Sweetface who's at the door?" Fiona asked from the kitchen. "Uuumm. Mandy and- who are you?" Ian asked "We're Mickey's brothers." Colin said "And Mickey's brother's!" Ian said walking into the kitchen, the three Milkovich's following. "Um, Hi can i help you?" Fiona asked the Milkovich's. "Is our brother here- Mickey I mean?" Colin asked. "Well I don't think so but- LIP!" Fiona yelled "You don't need to yell, im right here." 10 year old Lip said crawling out from under the table. "Is Mickey under there with you?" Fiona asked. "No." Lip said. Fiona rolled her eye and walked around to the table. She bends down and looks under it "Mickey, get out here." She said. Little Mickey crawls out from under the table. "Mick, come on. Dad wants you home." Colin said. "No!" Mickey said. "Your coming now!" Colin said grabbing Mickey's arm. "NO! NO! NO!" Mickey yells before biting Colin's arms "OW FUCKER!" Colin yelled. "Angel-face you gotta go home." Fiona said. "NO!" Mickey yelled before booking it out the back door. "Shit! Mickey!" Iggy yelled as him and Colin run after him. What a first way to meet.
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"Hi, Fiona!" Mandy said walking into the kitchen "Hi there. Sit. Lip and Mickey should be down in a minute." Fiona said "I think Ian went get them." Mandy said. "Good. So how have you all been?" Fiona asked. "Good, really good." Mandy said as they all sat down. "Iggy, I heard you're getting sober. Thats great." Fiona said. "Mhm." Iggy hums. The three boys walk down the kitchen stairs. "Mickey!" Colin said when he saw his brother coming down the stairs. "Hi Colin." Mickey said sitting down at the table. "Hey." Lip said not even looking at the three sitting opposite from him. "Hi, Lip." Mandy says. "Okay so I was going to make dinner but our oven conked out so there's a pizza on the way!" Fiona said sitting down. They sat in silence for awhile. "So, Mick how was rehab?" Iggy asked. "It was okay-? Like, I don't wanna go back or devote my life to Jesus fucking Christ but it was helpful." Mickey said. "Aren't there three other Gallagher's?" Mandy asked. "Oh yeah. Debbie, Carl and Liam. They're at the neighbors house tonight." Fiona said. They sat in silence again. "I just wanna say, im sorry. I shouldn't have got mad at you- all of you for getting Mickey into rehab. It was fuckin' stupid to even be mad about it." Mandy said. "Thank you, Mandy." Fiona said. "Also sorry for being the reason he had to go in the first place." Iggy said. "If all we're gonna fuckin' talk about is me going to rehab im leaving." Mickey said. "No, we can stop." Fiona said getting a nod from everyone. "How about we move to the living room? We could watch a movie." Fiona said getting up from the table. Mickey get's up "I'll go get my 'Scream' DVD's!" he said before running upstairs. "Oh my god. He still watches those movies? I thought he had them memorized by now." Mandy said. "They're his favorite. He watches them every Friday with Carl." Ian said. "Hey, remember when he would come home and the only way we could get him to sleep was by playing those movies?" Iggy asked looking over at his brother. "Shit, yeah." Colin said as they walked into the living room.
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"Can you please just go the fuck to sleep?" Iggy (who was 11 at the time) asked his younger brother. Mickey didn't answer, instead he threw something at the wall. "Mickey, go the fuck to bed your gonna wake up Mandy or worse Terry." Iggy said. "No." 9 year old Mickey said before plopping himself on the couch. Iggy sat never to Mickey. "Can you at least go in your room?" Iggy asked "Nuh-uh". "What the fuck is going on?" Colin asked walking into the living room. "Little fucker won't go to sleep." Iggy said. "Just leave him." Colin said. "He's gonna start throwing shit again if I do." Iggy said. Colin walked over to the TV, turned it on and pressed play on the DVD player. The first 'Scream' movie practically lived in their DVD player. "Happy now, you little psycho'?" Colin asked. "Mhm." the 9 year old hummed. "All of that over a movie? God fucking damn it, Mickey." Iggy said looking at his younger brother. Mickey looked right back at his older brother and went "Ssh.". "Im going back to sleep." Colin said walking back to his room. By the time the movie got to the part where Tatum gets crushed by the garage door, Mickey was out like a light. Iggy looks down at his younger brother "Night, Killer.".
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They all sat in the Gallagher living room watching a movie, joking around, talking. To be honest this was the best time Mickey had ever had with his siblings (while sober at least). His family, both biological and chosen, sitting together as one. It was perfect, truly perfect. But at some point it had to end. Mandy, Iggy and Colin would have to leave. And that time was now. They said their good bye's and before they left Mandy stop. "Why don't you to start heading back without me. I wanna talk to Mickey for a second." Mandy said. Iggy and Colin nodded before turning around and walking off the porch. Mandy and Mickey sat down on the steps together. Mickey looked at Mandy "Why were you mad that I went to rehab?" Mickey asked. "I don't know, Mick. It's just-" "Just what?" Mickey asked. Mandy looks at Mickey "We're your family, Mickey. And I was angry that they were making decisions WE should be making for you as your family-" "They're my family too." Mickey said "Maybe not by blood but they're my family as much as you are.". "Mick- Your right. That's why it was stupid for me to be mad in the first place." Mandy said "Damn right it was." Mickey said before he got a slap on the back of the head "What the fuck!" Mickey said shoving Mandy "Don't call me stupid, asshole!" Mandy said, shoving Mickey back hard harder "You said it first, bitch!" Mickey said shoving Mandy again. They ended up in a shoving match, which ended in Mandy pulling Mickey into a hug "I love you Mickey.". "I love you too, fuckface.".