Disclaimer: No matter how much I want to, I still don't own Shameless.
A/N: So after receiving such nice reviews for my first Shameless fic, "Sick Day", I decided to take a chance and write a longer story. I hope you guys like it. This takes place after 2.8, but I'm ignoring the fact that Ian slept with Lloyd. There will be some swearing because Mickey's in it, and we all know how much Mickey swears. Well, enough chit chat, on to the story!
Self Preservation-Chapter 1
Mickey rolls out of bed and makes his way to the bathroom. As he's takes a piss, he lets out a loud belch. It's not too hot out so it can't be too late. He doesn't need to go into work to later, so he has time to have a drink and get something to eat. The ex-con smirks. Linda's got to take the kids to her in-laws, and with Kash out of the picture he and Gallagher can definitely get a fuck in sometime today. All thoughts of firecrotch burying himself in his ass is put aside when Mickey's stomach growls. Maybe he can convince his sister to make him some eggs or something.
"Hey, fucktwat. Wanna make me some eggs?" Mickey asks as he walks into the living room and sees his sister sitting on the couch, her arms wrapped around her knees.
Mandy looks up from her position with make-up running down her cheeks.
Shit! She's crying. Mickey hasn't seen her cry like this since that time she told him that Gallagher forced himself on her. Looking back now he can't help but laugh, him looking to beat the shit out of firecrotch for forcing himself on his sister. He couldn't have been more wrong about the situation. He still has no idea how Mandy doesn't have a clue that her "boyfriend" is fucking the very same brother who she sent out to give a beat down.
But, that's the past. Right now he needs to find out who he's gonna kill for making her cry. It better not be firecrotch's older brother. He knows he and Mandy are together. How can he face his Gallagher after he beats the shit out of his brother? True, he's done it before. But, that was before he and Ian were…whatever they are. Plus, he and Ian are finally getting to where they were before he threatened to kill Frank and ended up back in juvie. Before he gets ahead of himself, he asks "Who do I have to kill?"
Mandy shakes her head. "N-n-o one, M-mick." She sobs.
Mickey shakes his head. "Then what's going on? You're not PMS-ing, are you? Because I can't deal with that shit."
Mandy just cries harder. "It's n-not t-t-t-hat." She can barely string three words together it must be bad.
"Come on tell me. I can't fix it if you don't tell me." God he sounds so cliché. He's loud, disgusting, and has a criminal record but he can't take seeing his sister like this. Maybe he is turning into a sappy gay, fuckin Gallagher.
"It's I-I-Ian."
Any smart ass comment falls from his lips when his sister says those few words. It's not fear that's making him do this. Not at all. Maybe Ian broke up with Mandy. He's done playing this stupid fucking game where she's dating one brother who's gay, and is fucking another. Or maybe Ian got into West Point after all, and is leaving this shithole.
"What happened to the shithead?" He asks.
"He's in t-the hos-hos-pital." Mandy breaks down.
Mickey rubs his bottom lip with his thumb. Don't jump to conclusions. Maybe he broke an arm. Maybe he got appendicitis or some shit. Maybe he got another bout of food poisoning.
"What happened?" Mickey asks, trying to sound nonchalant because he can't make it sound like he actually gives a shit what happened to his sister's "boyfriend."
Mandy seems to have finally gotten herself under control because she's now able to string together full sentences without breaking down "I don't know all the details. Lip came by earlier. Said someone beat the shit out of Ian last night. He's in real bad shape. The fucking doctors are talking about internal bleeding and skull fractures."
Mickey closes his eyes. He and firecrotch were together last night at the park. Did someone fucking see them? Is that why someone beat the shit out of Ian? Do they know it was him with Gallagher?
The ex con keeps these things in his mind because he's a Milkovich, so he's most concerned with self preservation. It's not because he cares that his Gallagher is lying in a fucking hospital bed, merely for the fact that he likes to stick his dick in someone's ass.
Mandy's sobs bring Mickey's attention back to his sister. She wipes her nose with her sleeve. "Why w-would s-someone d-do this?"
Mickey has a sneaking suspicion that he knows exactly why Ian's in the hospital, but he keeps this information to himself.
"He'll be fine."
Mandy looks at her brother in confusion, "he'll be fine?"
Mickey shrugs his shoulders, "Yeah. The kid has to be tough. His father is fucking Frank Gallagher. That piece of shit. And we all know how crazy his mother is."
Mandy must agree with his answer because she doesn't make a smart ass comment or start crying again.
Now that Mandy has calmed the fuck down, Mickey needs to get out of here. He needs to find out what the fuck happened to firecrotch. He needs to know if Gallagher had the shit beat out of him because he likes cock. He needs to know if whoever did this to Ian, also knows that he too is gay. Does his brothers and father know about him? He needs to save himself.
It's not like he cares or anything about Gallagher. They're not in a relationship. They just fuck whenever they can. Self preservation is kicking in and he cares about looking out after himself. In this neighborhood, with his family that's all there is. Except Mandy. She's the only one other than him that he'll look after.
"I gotta go," Mickey says.
Mandy raises her eyebrows, "You gotta go?"
"I have to get to work." Mickey says.
Mandy looks at her brother from the crouch. "How do you know Ian's gonna be okay?"
Mickey smirks, "Cuz' he knows that if he leaves my sister, I'm gonna hunt him down and kill him myself."
Mandy finally smiles. "You'll really do that?"
Mickey doesn't say anything, but rolls his eyes and punches his sister in the shoulder.
"I gotta go," he says quickly as he makes his way to the door. He leaves before Mandy can say anything else. Mickey gives one last look at the place that he calls home. It may be a shothole, but it's still home. He just hopes that it will still be his home later that night. If the gay bashers don't' beat him to death. Or are his brothers and father gets to him first?
This rough a tough chapter to write. I hope it was okay. Don't worry, I'm not going to kill Ian or Mickey in this fic.
Chapter Two Sneak Peek: Mickey learns the extent and truth behind Ian's attack. Lip tries to have a heart to heart with Mickey, it doesn't go so well.
