A/N: Thanks for the reviews and faves of this story so far. So this chapter sees moving into junior year of college; and the relationship between Mikki and Sebastian continuing to grow and for the two of them getting to a crucial point for that of establishing a future with one another.
I must point out, and I will note this when it does happen. Essentially at the moment this can be taken as the before of what we see later on happen in Everywhere - from where this idea originally came and my wanting to write Mikki with someone other than Blaine for a bit.
It will though and I will not this when it does happen, towards the end chapters start to connect up with the break up of Mikki and Blaine in 'Everywhere You Look" and there is going to be more there what we got to see at the start of 'Runnin' Back Home To You"; which is the story where I have Mikki realize that she never stopped loving Sebastian and return home to South Carolina to be with him.
I know as I have said before, that this pairing isn't to everyone's liking - but I like writing them together; after writing Mikki with Blaine for so long it's nice to be able to go and do something else; and also as well if you read the "Runnin'" story as well, and the extra extension to that one, then I am also going to be writing Blaine with a new OC, and she has been fun to create.
Anyway, apologies for the long winded author note this time; I just wanted to get all that out of the way so people aren't maybe as confused as they might have been about these stories of mine lately.
Thanks for reading as always; and you know what to do at the end; review, fave or follow!
Love
KJ xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Chapter 7
Over the summer when Sebastian's brothers and Mikki's siblings had met on the few occasions that they did meet up, one being when Sebastian and Jeremy came over to Mikki's to play video games; and the other time when Henry insisted that Sebastian invite not only Mikki, but that of her parents, brother and sisters over to their house for a barbecue, so they could all get to know one another; having seen that even in the short time they had been together that Mikki and Sebastian were rather serious about one another; and thankfully to the relief of both Mikki and Sebastian, found that their families did get on rather well with one another.
After starting their junior year, with Sebastian this time driving Mikki to USC; since Marley was still driving the car that she had driven when she was also in high school, and also meaning that she wasn't have to pay that of parking costs at college; the first few months of the third year of college went off without a hitch; and Artie and Sebastian now living in the same dorm building as Mikki and Ellie, in Bates House, meant it was easier for Mikki and Sebastian to see one another more often.
The week of Thanksgiving, knowing that they were indeed going to be spending it each with their own families for that of the actual day; Mikki and Sebastian got back to their parents houses each on the Tuesday, having from then to the following Monday off for break from college; as well as Jeremy who got back the Wednesday afternoon from Alabama, where he'd gotten work as a computer security technician at one of the banks there; were sitting with Dylan and Brooke, as well as Marley, Kitty and Roderick in the Oliver Garden, having decided to go out for dinner without parental supervision the night before Thanksgiving.
"You know Jere" said Dylan, looking to his brother as the waitress that was serving them came over with some of the meals they had ordered before she headed off to get some more. "I think the waitress fancies you"
"What?" asked Jeremy, looking to his brother with a laugh. "That's just crazy talk"
"No, he's right" said Sebastian, with a nod as well. "Every time she comes over here she looks at you"
"Oh and how would you even know that" said Jeremy, looking to his younger brother. "Unless you're looking at her because you fancy her yourself"
"I have a girlfriend" said Sebastian, with a laugh.
"Yeah, but still doesn't mean you can't look" said Kitty, with a smile to him. "Although maybe it's not best to in front of your girlfriend, who is sitting right next to you"
"I wasn't looking, honestly" said Sebastian, looking to Mikki and shaking his head. "But you see it right, the waitress keeps looking at Tweedledum here"
"Yes, she does" said Mikki, with a nod. "And for the life of me I can't see as to why that would be"
"Oh you're hilarious Mikayla" said Jeremy, looking to her.
"Yeah, just watch and see" said Roderick and Jeremy looked at him with a frown.
"Hey no comments from young Padawan" said Jeremy, as the waitress came back over.
"Okay Chicken Alfredo, was who here now?" she asked, looking around the table.
"Umm that was me" said Marley, putting her hand up slightly as the waitress serving placed the meal in front of her and Marley gave a small smile. "Thank you"
"Sure" replied the girl waitressing, and looked around the table with the other dish still in her hand. "And the Tilipia Piccata?"
"Umm yeah here, thanks" said Jeremy, and she looked at him with a nod and placed the plate down in front of him.
"There you go Jeremy" she said, with a smile and walked away to get the remaining three plates for that of Kitty, Sebastian and Mikki who had yet to get what they had ordered.
"She knows my name" said Jeremy, looking at the others as the waitress walked away. "How does she know my name, I never said my name"
"Maybe that's why she has been staring at you" said Brooke. "Because she knows you somehow"
"Nope, can't say I have ever seen her before in my life" said Jeremy, looking to his older brother's girlfriend. "A girl like that, I'd remember believe me"
"So you do think she's cute, huh?" asked Sebastian, with a laugh; as the girl waitressing came back over now balancing that of the three remaining plates.
"Okay so I have two Chicken Parmigiana and one Chicken and Scampi" she said, looking to the three without meals.
"Chicken and Scampi here" said Mikki. "And the others are the Chicken Parmigiana"
"Okay" replied the girl waitressing with a nod, and placed the meals in front of them and went to walk away again.
"Just one other thing before you go" said Mikki, stopping her from walking away and the waitress turned back to her.
"Did you need more drinks or something like that?" she asked.
"No, it wasn't that" replied Mikki, shaking her head. "We were just kind of wondering how you know Jeremy"
"Oh" said the waitress with a laugh and looked over to Jeremy with a smile. "You really don't remember me do you"
"Umm should I?" asked Jeremy.
"Probably" she replied, with a nod. "But then again I don't look like I did back in high school"
"High school" said Jeremy, looking at her. "We went to high school together"
"Yeah we did" replied the girl waitressing with a laugh. "I was about a hundred pounds bigger, wore glasses, had braces, wore my hair always in pig tails and didn't really talk with many people there, because quite frankly it was the most horrible time of my life"
"No way" said Jeremy, looking at her when it finally seemed to dawn upon him who the girl now was. "Hippo"
"See you do know who I am" said the waitress with a laugh.
"Yeah, wow" said Jeremy. "You definitely do not look like that anymore, wow"
"Hmm well it's amazing what graduating from hell can do" she replied. "That and eating right and exercise"
"Yeah, well you look good" said Dylan, looking to her as well. "I mean even I remember you when I was a senior"
"My reputation was that of legendary I do agree" she replied with a laugh. "It was nice to see you all"
"Yeah, you too Hippo" said Jeremy, and she looked at him. "I'm sorry, I don't know what else to call you, I can't even remember your real name"
"It's okay, I don't think anyone took the time to even learn it in high school" she replied, looking to him with a smile. "It's Karen"
"Karen, right" said Jeremy with a nod. "Well I'm sorry for the name in high school, but you know we were kids right"
"Honestly I am over it" said Karen with a smile to him. "Let me all know if you need anything else"
"Sure thank you" said Brooke, as she headed away from them all.
"Holy crap I can't believe that's the Hippo" said Jeremy, looking at her as she walked away. "Damn she looks good"
"See that's what so typical about men" said Kitty, looking at him. "Won't give a girl with a nice personality the time of day just because she happens to be a couple of pounds overweight, but if she's skinny you're all like, damn I'd tap that"
"Guess you don't have to worry about that" said Jeremy, looking to her with a smile. "You don't have a nice personality"
"Bite me" said Kitty, as she ate some of her dinner.
"I just can't believe that, Karen is wow" said Jeremy.
"So you were all mean to her in high school because she was on the larger size" said Roderick, who unlike his sisters wasn't on that of the skinny side either.
"Yeah, but she kind of made herself an easy target too" said Jeremy looking to her. "She didn't even try to fit in with anyone, she was just a loner"
"Which you are definitely not Roddy" said Mikki, looking to her younger brother with a smile.
"I guess she decided after high school finished to change" said Brooke, as they all sat eating. "And as long as she's happy, I guess that's all that matters"
"Yeah it is" replied Jeremy, looking to her with a nod; and then looked over to where Karen was now serving some more customers in the restaurant, with a smile that didn't go unnoticed by that of the others that were also at the same table as him.
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After Christmas break, and then getting back to college for the start of their second semester of their junior year; as it neared Valentine's Day, Mikki was sitting in her dorm room, that she once again was sharing with Ellie; which also happened this year to be the same dorm building as Sebastian and Artie, but on that of different floors from each other; Mikki was reading a book for one of her classes, whilst Ellie sat on her laptop computer typing up something for one of her classes; when there was a knock on the door of their room.
"I got it" said Mikki, placing a bookmark at the page she was up to and got off her bed and walked over to the dorm room door that was only able to be opened from the outside with a key; and turned the handle on that of her side to open the door, and saw Sebastian was on the other side.
"Hey babe" said Sebastian, with a smile when he saw her and Mikki let him walk into her room
"Hey you yourself" she replied, as she closed the door and Sebastian wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her.
"Spending the night are we again Sebastian" said Ellie, with a laugh looking over to her two friends.
"Umm, I don't know" replied Sebastian, with a laugh also. "I just came over to show Mik something"
"Hmm, well let me know if you're planning to" said Ellie with a smile. "Because at least that way I can go to sleep with music on, so I don't hear anything.
"Sure, will do" said Mikki, with a laugh as she and Sebastian went and sat on her bed. "So what were you wanting to show me?"
"Hmm, this" said Sebastian, getting his phone out of his jeans pocket and going to the Facebook app on it. "Guess who has gone to Alabama for the weekend"
"I haven't got a clue as to who'd be going to Alabama for the weekend" said Mikki, with a laugh as Sebastian showed her his phone and who he was talking about. "Oh wow, really"
"Uh huh" replied Sebastian, with a nod. "I saw over Christmas that they had added one another on here, and I also sent her through a friend request which she accepted; and yeah looks like she has gone to see big brother there"
"For Valentine's Day" said Mikki, with a laugh as she moved to sit behind Sebastian on her bed and wrapped her arms around him and resting into his shoulder.
"Yep" replied Sebastian, with a laugh as well. "I so want to give him heaps for this"
"Okay, that's just really mean" said Mikki, quickly kissing him on the cheek.
"Oh like he doesn't give you or me heaps about us, every single time he sees us" said Sebastian with a laugh.
"Are you talking about one of your brothers?" asked Ellie, looking over to the two of them talking.
"Yeah Jeremy" replied Sebastian, looking to her with a nod. "He's being kind of talking with this girl Karen, that he went to high school with but never really spoke with; and now it seems she has gone to Alabama for the weekend"
"Wow, yeah that's something" said Ellie, with a nod. "Sounds like that they may like one another"
"Yeah, I think so too" said Mikki, looking to her best friend. "And back me up it would be really mean for Seb to say something to him about her being there, right"
"I think it would be yeah" replied Ellie, looking to her and the Sebastian. "Especially if they aren't really sure what they are to one another yet"
"Uh huh" said Mikki. "Maybe when we do know if they're something, then you can start teasing him"
"You're going to as well, aren't you" said Sebastian, looking at her with a laugh.
"Oh you know I will" replied Mikki, with a smile. "I totally have to get him back for all the teasing he's done over you and me"
"Well granted, you do both make yourselves that of a really easy target for it" said Ellie, with a smile as she closed up her laptop. "Especially when you get all kissy with one another"
"We don't get all kissy with one another" said Mikki, looking at her best friend.
"Yeah you do" replied Ellie, with a laugh. "Which is why I have already organised to crash on the floor in Linda's dorm room on Sunday, because we all know we're not going to be separating the two of you that night at all; so believe me when I say I definitely don't want to be in a room with you both"
"Well if that's the case" said Sebastian, looking to her with a smile. "And I'm going to be here, why don't you crash over at my dorm room, since I won't be sleeping in my bed there"
"You wouldn't mind that" said Ellie, looking to him. "Because it would be slightly more comfortable then a bunch of blankets on the floor"
"Not at all" replied Sebastian, shaking his head.
"In fact, you could go over there now even" said Mikki, looking to her best friend with a smile.
"Are you trying to kick me out of my own dorm room?" asked Ellie, looking to her also.
"Well you won't have to worry about headphones or anything like that if you were too" said Mikki, with a laugh. "You and Arts could both sleep in peace, knowing you won't hear anything"
"Fine, I guess I can disappear for the evening" said Ellie, with a smile. "Let you two do stuff"
"Okay yeah" said Sebastian, with a nod as Ellie stood up and grabbed a small bag from what was her closet and started putting a few things into it. "I'll let Artie know that you're going to be coming over"
"Yeah, well don't think that just because there is no one in the room with you" said Ellie, with a smile as she zipped up the bag as Sebastian texted a message to Artie. "That you won't be heard, we all know these walls are kind of thin, and next door neighbors are able to hear also what is going on"
"Yeah, I don't really care about them hearing stuff" said Sebastian, as he sent the text through to Artie and looked to Ellie. "Artie should be expecting you"
"Okay" replied Ellie, with a nod as she walked over to the dorm room door and opened it. "I'd say have fun, but I'm sure you're going to have that anyway"
"Yeah" said Mikki, looking to her best friend with a laugh. "See you tomorrow"
"See you tomorrow" said Ellie, with a smile. "Bye Seb"
"Yeah bye Ell" he replied, looking to her with a smile. "Thanks"
"Sure anytime" she replied, with a laugh and then left the dorm room; closing the door behind her.
"Why didn't we ever think of that before now?" asked Sebastian, as he moved more on to Mikki's bed so that he was facing her. "Allowing our roommate to go and spend the night at that of the other's dorm room"
"I don't know" replied Mikki, with a laugh. "But it works even better that each of our friends, are friends with one another as well"
"Yeah it does" said Sebastian with a nod; as his phone beeped indicating a message had come through and he looked at it and laughed, seeing the reply from Artie.
Boom chicka wah wah
"Idiot" said Sebastian, shaking his head, and looked to Mikki who gave a laugh also upon seeing what he'd wrote.
"Well he's not wrong there" said Mikki, with a smile also.
"No he's definitely not" replied Sebastian, with a smile also and kissed her; the two of them then enjoying that of a roommate free dorm room for the night together.
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As it neared that of a year for the two of them being together, Sebastian was sitting on his laptop typing up part of an assignment for one of his classes, as Artie who was also in the dorm room as well on his own laptop looked over to him.
"Have you applied for a dorm room next year" said Artie, looking at his best friend. "Cause I need to make sure when I fill out the preferred roommate option if you still want to be roomies next year"
"Umm, I haven't yet no" replied Sebastian, looking over to him and shaking his head. "But I'm not sure if I'm going to live on campus next year"
"Where else would you live?" asked Artie, with a laugh.
"I was actually thinking about asking Mikki if she wanted to get a place off campus together" said Sebastian, with a smile.
"Really?" asked Artie, with a small smile of his own. "You think you guys are at that point where you'd want to live together? You haven't even been together a year yet"
"Yeah I know how long we've been together" said Sebastian, with a laugh. "It's one year in two weeks. But it just feels so right with her, and I am kind of getting fed up with trying to squeeze on to a single bed with her if she sleeps here or I sleep over at hers"
"Yeah, that would be kind of a squeeze" said Artie, with a nod. "So you haven't asked her about this yet then"
"No not yet" replied Sebastian, shaking his head. "I was actually going to bring it up tomorrow with her over coffee between our classes and see what she thinks about it"
"Okay, well I won't hit apply on mine just yet" said Artie, looking at his best friend with a smile. "Just in case she does think it's a bad idea"
"Hopefully she won't" said Sebastian, with a smile.
"I don't think she will either to be honest" said Artie with a laugh. "Maybe I should ask Kurt, if he'd be interested in being roomies next year; in case you aren't available"
"Yeah, I think he'd like that" replied Sebastian, with a nod. "He hasn't seemed to click with any of his roommates really, that guy last year was a total homophobic jerk"
"He was" said Artie, with a nod. "Anyway at least I have other options if my best friend bails on me"
"Oh I'm not bailing on you" said Sebastian, with a laugh. "I just want to move in with my girlfriend, who no offence I'd rather sleep with then you"
"Yeah none taken" said Artie, with a laugh also; and the two of them talking some more, Sebastian finishing off that of his assignment and Artie getting some of one of his done, before the two of them headed towards sleep.
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The next morning as the Spring weather turned nasty with high levels of pollen; it saw Mikki contracting a bad case of sinusitis; and waking up with a massive headache from it as well as that of extremely itchy sore eyes and blocked nose, so when Ellie turned on the light in their dorm room in the morning, Mikki groaned and pulled her pillow over her head.
"What's wrong with you?" asked Ellie, with a laugh as she woke up and got out of her bed, getting ready to head to the showers quickly before classes.
"Head hurts" muttered Mikki, from under her pillow. "Stupid allergies"
"Do you have any allergy medication?" asked Ellie, and Mikki pulled her pillow off her face and looked at her best friend with a nod.
"Yeah, I took some about three this morning" she replied. "But so far it's not working, and my head is killing me"
"It might take more than a few hours to work" said Ellie, with a small smile. "So it might be an idea to miss class today, because you're not going to be very productive if you're feeling like you are most likely feeling"
"Hmm, I wasn't planning on moving" said Mikki, as she snuggled back into her pillow and also hugging it as well, which she had placed back under her head. "I was going to stay right here"
"Yeah" replied Ellie.
"Could you maybe grab me some water or juice if they have it, from the food hall downstairs please?" asked Mikki, looking to her best friend.
"Sure" replied Ellie, with a nod. "Is there anything else you're wanting? Aspirin maybe?
"No I have them, thanks" said Mikki, with a small smile to her.
"Okay, I'll be back soon" said Ellie, with a smile to her roommate and gathered up the clothes she was planning to change into for that day as well as her shower supplies and headed out of the dorm room.
Grabbing her phone, Mikki sent a quick text message to Linda who was in both the classes that she took that day, asking her to get in relevant notes and also pass on to the teacher that she wasn't feeling quite that well and wouldn't be in class; and then also quickly typing one out to Sebastian also, telling him she wasn't feeling the greatest and that'd she miss out on lunch with him, and as she was about to press send got caught up in a sneezing attack, and placed her phone down, managing to grab some tissues trying to stop that of the dreadful allergies taking further hold, and after it passed lay back down in bed and tried to get back to sleep hoping that it would help her maybe feel a little better.
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After first class was over later that morning, Sebastian headed over to the English and Journalism building to go and meet up with Mikki, having not seen her that morning, as he had an earlier class then she did on a Tuesday morning, so therefore she wouldn't need to leave as early as he did to get over to campus from the dorms.
Seeing Linda talking with Ellie, he headed over to the two girls that were friends with Mikki; and that over the course of almost a year of him being with his girlfriend, had also become good friends with as well.
"Hey" he said as approached the two girls looking at them with a smile. "Has Mik already headed off to the coffee shop?"
"Umm no, Mikki didn't come to class today" said Linda, looking to him.
"Really?" asked Sebastian, looking at her and then to Ellie. "How come?"
"She wasn't feeling well this morning, allergies" replied Ellie. "So she just stayed in bed. I would have thought she'd have sent you a message"
"I don't think she did, unless I missed it" said Sebastian, grabbing his phone from his jacket pocket and looking at it. "Nope, no message this morning. Last one was last night, saying she'd see me after first class"
"Maybe she just forgot" said Ellie, with a small smile. "Mik kind of gets in this kind of funk when she's sick and just doesn't like doing much"
"Umm yeah" replied Sebastian, with a nod. "Guess it shows what she thinks of me, huh"
"Oh don't think that" said Ellie shaking her head. "Mik loves you, believe me. That girl is crazy about you. But when she is sick, she's not the most pleasant person to be around, she's kind of needy"
"I don't mind her being needy" said Sebastian, with a small laugh. "She's meant to want me near if she isn't feeling well"
"That's sweet" replied Ellie, with a laugh. "And if you want to go deal with her, then you can. Because then she will not be asking me to go and get her stuff, like water and juice and more aspirin when she runs out"
"Yeah, I might go and see how she is feeling" said Sebastian, and quickly looked at the time on his phone. "My next class isn't for like two and a half hours, so I got time"
"Well you can take my keys to the dorm room" said Ellie, grabbing it out of her bag. "In case Mik's asleep and doesn't hear you knocking to come inside"
"Thanks" replied Sebastian, with a smile as he took the key from her. "I will keep it safe"
"Good" said Ellie, with a smile as well. "Just be warned sick Mikki, is clingy needy Mikki"
"Fine by me" replied Sebastian, with a laugh. "I'll see you both later"
"Oh, can you take these notes for Mikki from class this morning" said Linda, stopping him before he walked away.
"Sure" replied Sebastian, grabbing the notes that she held out to him. "Is there anything she needs to know about them?"
"No, I think they're pretty self explanatory" replied Linda. "But if she has any questions, she can ask me"
"Okay, yeah thanks" replied Sebastian, with a smile to her. "Later girls"
"Bye, tell Mikki I hope she feels better soon" said Linda.
"I will" he replied, with a nod to her.
"See you later Seb" said Ellie, with a smile to him.
"Yeah, later Ellie" he replied, with a smile to her as well and headed off back to the dorm building where both his and Mikki's dorm rooms were.
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Heading up the stairs to the fourth floor of Bates House dormitory after going by one of the cafes on campus and grabbing some sandwiches and also drinks for the two of them; Sebastian went to Mikki and Ellie's dorm, and using the key that he'd been giving by Ellie opened the dorm room dorm and walked inside, and saw Mikki lying on her bed reading.
"Well you don't look all that sick to me" said Sebastian, with a laugh; as closed the door behind himself, and Mikki looked up at him with a laugh.
"Hey you" said Mikki, with a smile. "What are you doing here?"
"I came by to see my supposedly sick girlfriend" said Sebastian as he walked over to her and sat down on her bed. "Who didn't send a message to me telling me she wasn't feeling well"
"Umm yeah I did" replied Mikki, with a laugh.
"Nope you didn't" said Sebastian, with a smile and placing the food on to her bed that was still in the bag from the cafe, grabbed his cell phone out of his jacket, and opened up her message thread and showed her. "See no message from you"
"I know I sent one" said Mikki, marking her page in the book she was reading and then sitting up grabbed her own cell phone from the dresser table and saw that the message thread she had for Sebastian was still open, and then laughed. "Yeah, I typed it but didn't send it, see"
"How could you not send it" said Sebastian, with a laugh also as he took Mikki's phone from her and looked at what she had typed that morning.
Hey babe, I feel like complete and utter crap. Stupid allergies and have bad headache too. So, won't be meeting up for coffee later this morning. You know where I am if you want to find me though, in bed asleep. Miss you and love you. xx
"You're actually supposed to press this little button here when you have typed a message" said Sebastian, with a smile to her and pressed it so the message would send.
"I had a sneezing attack" replied Mikki, with a frown."And obviously forgot to press send"
"Yeah" replied Sebastian, with a laugh as he handed back her phone to her and his own chimed indicating the message had now come through, and he looked it. "Sick girlfriend, nice to know"
"You're being mean" said Mikki, with a frown, but also couldn't help but crack a small smile and laugh either.
"Kind of, yeah" replied Sebastian, with a smile to her as well but also moved up closer to her and wrapped his arms around her. "How you feeling though, really?"
"Now you're here, better" said Mikki, wrapping her own arms around him and hugging him as well.
"Hmm, well I am here for you" said Sebastian, with a smile to her. "Whatever you need or want, just ask"
"Maybe you could go and get us something to eat" said Mikki, with a smile; and Sebastian looked at her with a laugh.
"Way ahead of you babe" he said, grabbing the bag he'd placed on the bed just before and grabbed out a bottle of orange juice and water as well as a wrapped sandwich. "Turkey and Cranberry on Rye, and take your pick of drink"
"Hmm, you're too good to me" said Mikki, with a smile as she took the sandwich from him and also the bottle of orange juice.
"I'm sure you'd do exactly the same if I wasn't feeling well" said Sebastian to her.
"Hell no" replied Mikki, with a laugh. "If you're sick, you are keeping your boy germs to yourself"
"Thanks a lot sweetie" said Sebastian. "That really hurts"
"Yeah and I'm kidding" said Mikki, with a smile as she ate some of the sandwich. "You know I would totally be there for you as well, if you weren't feeling well"
"Hmm, I don't know if I believe you" said Sebastian, looking to her with a laugh as he also ate the sandwich he'd gotten for himself.
"I can promise you now, I totally would" replied Mikki, with a smile as she opened the bottle of orange juice and drank some of it.
"I know, I was just messing with you" said Sebastian, with a smile as well.
"Hmm, I was right before you're totally a mean boyfriend" said Mikki, with a smile of her own to him, and Sebastian nodded.
"So I was actually going to ask you this today over lunch, but I guess I still can and that was I was kind of wondering if you have applied for a room here on campus yet for next year?" asked Sebastian, as Mikki took another bite of sandwich and quickly chewed it.
"Hmm, nope" replied Mikki. "I should though, thank you for reminding me. We should definitely try for this dormitory building again next year, I like being in the same one as you"
"Yeah" said Sebastian, with a laugh. "But I was actually thinking something else, other than that of being in this dorm building"
"Have you applied to another building and not told me about it" said Mikki, looking to him with a somewhat pout. "Because totally uncool boyfriend, right now"
"No, I have not done that" said Sebastian, leaning over to her and quickly kissing her with a smile. "And you are also all kinds of adorable when you're sick"
"Hmm, yeah I am also cranky when sick too" replied Mikki, poking him. "So talk, and make it fast"
"Okay" said Sebastian with a laugh and shaking his head, looked at his still pouting girlfriend. "I was actually thinking, what if we maybe move in together somewhere off campus next year for senior year"
"Move in together, seriously?" asked Mikki, looking at him; somewhat complexed by what he was proposing that they do.
"Seriously" replied Sebastian, with a nod and quickly kissed her again. "I was doing the math, and we both play about five thousand to live here on campus"
"I'm not sure at what the costs are, because it's all in sort of mashed together with all other costs" said Mikki, looking at him. "But go on"
"These dorms here about five two, trust me" said Sebastian, with a smile.
"I do trust you" replied Mikki, with a nod; and let Sebastian continue to talk.
"So both of us together, that is over ten thousand dollars" continued Sebastian. "And that's for nine months of the year, which works out to be to be about ten thousand between the both of us for a really small space; and the also for me car parking space rental, takes it up to about twelve thousand; and for a month and paying maybe seven hundred per month we can get an apartment; and have completely our own space. No roomies, no shared bathroom or eating areas; just completely us, on our own"
"Yeah wow" said Mikki, looking to him. "You've really thought about this, huh?"
"I have yeah, and if you look on the campus pricing for other dormitories, then they are also a lot more expensive than this one and also that of McBryde where Artie and I were the other two years" replied Sebastian with a nod.
"And we'd still have to share bathrooms in them as well" said Mikki, with a frown. "And some people really love to take their time and use up all the hot water"
"That and I hate to think what other things go on in bathrooms too" said Sebastian, with a laugh.
"Yeah, beyond gross" said Mikki, with a nod as she finished off the sandwich that Sebastian had bought around for her.
"So what do you think about moving in together?" asked Sebastian looking at her as he took a sip of water from the bottle he was drinking.
"Hmm" said Mikki, with a smile. "Just how far are we talking in terms of being away from that of campus?"
"No more than fifteen minutes by car" said Sebastian, looking to her also and trying to judge what she was thinking in regards to this.
"We would have to though buy stuff, right" said Mikki. "For this apartment, such as furniture and all that, it wouldn't come with all that"
"Yeah we would have to get that" replied Sebastian with a nod as he too finished eating. "But think how much more comfortable it would be to be in a bed that is not a small single, trying to not fall out of it"
"Well it would be much more comfortable, that we both know from when we have been in one another's bed over break from here, back at home at our parent's place" said Mikki, pulling Sebastian towards herself and lying them both back against her pillows and hugging herself into him tightly. "So much more comfortable when have a little more room with my freakishly tall boyfriend"
"I am not freakishly tall" said Sebastian quickly kissing her with that of a laugh as well, as he also pulled himself up on to her bed to more a comfortable lying position with her. "You're just insanely short"
"I'm not short" replied Mikki shaking her head slightly. "I'm fun sized"
"Yeah you're definitely that" said Sebastian, with a laugh tilting her face towards his and kissing her. "You're kind of sized perfect actually"
"Hmm, you too you're perfect size for me" replied Mikki, with a smile and kissed him back. "Let's do it"
"Really" said Sebastian, looking to her with a smile. "You want us to move in together? You don't think this is too fast?"
"I do want to move in with you" replied Mikki with a nod. "And it's not too fast. I feel safe with you with, it feels right being in your arms at night"
"Yeah same here" said Sebastian, with a smile quickly kissing her. "Feels right and also I do like knowing your safe, right next to me"
"Uh huh" said Mikki, with a smile of her own as well. "But if this doesn't actually eventuate into anything and we miss out on off campus as well as here on campus and I have to live on the streets, then boyfriend totally to blame"
"I can promise you" replied Sebastian, with a laugh. "That you will not be living on the streets"
"Good" said Mikki, letting out a sigh as she hugged him. "Because you would not be getting hugs from me then at all"
"Definitely don't want that, I love your hugs" said Sebastian as he also hugged her tightly to himself as well. "But we might be wanting to tell our parents this plan of ours as well, because essentially they are the ones who at the moment are footing our college tuition and that includes living on campus"
"If you can tell them what you just told me" said Mikki quickly kissing him. "What you said there in regards to how much it could save, then yeah I think they be okay with it"
"Me too" replied Sebastian, with a nod and looking to her with a smile. "How's your head feeling now? Still headache?"
"Hmm kind of" said Mikki, with a smile to him as well. "But you being here, makes me feel better. I do feel safe with you, like said before"
"Always going to be here for you, babe" replied Sebastian, placing a few kisses to her forehead. "Get some more sleep if you feel that will help"
"You have class this afternoon thought, right" said Mikki, looking at him.
"It's not going to kill me to miss one class" replied Sebastian, with a smile to her also. "I can catch up easily, being here with you is more important"
"Hmm 'kay" said Mikki, with a small sigh. "I love you"
"Love you too" replied Sebastian, with a smile; and let Mikki cuddle up against that of himself, falling into a sleep and he couldn't help but feel in that moment that everything with this girl that he had in arms and had known for barely that of a year, felt so much that of so right; and he never wanted to let that go.
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Having made the decision to for that of senior year get an apartment off campus when it became apparent how much they could actually save; Mikki and Sebastian then had to pose the idea to that of both sets of their parents, and deciding that it should be Sebastian calling point on it, since it was his idea initially, he asked his parents if they minded he and Mikki coming up to see them one weekend; and also if they were possibly able to have Mikki's parents come around to the house as well.
Agreeing to what was asked, Mikki and Sebastian made the short two hour drive from Columbia to Spartanburg to talk them early Saturday morning; that was also the same day that of exactly a year ago they had gone out on their first date, and getting to Sebastian's parents just before midday, Sebastian pulled into the driveway and they saw that Mikki's parents were already present at his house.
Turning his car off, and getting out of it along with Mikki; Sebastian went and took her hand and the two of them walked up to the front door, and opening the unlocked door; the two of them walked inside the Smythe residence.
"Mom, Dad?" asked Sebastian, as he closed the front door behind himself. "Hello?"
"Living room, Slugger" came Henry's voice; and heading in that direction, Mikki and Sebastian saw when they entered both sets of their parents sitting in the room talking.
"Hi" said Mikki, looking to him all with a smile, as Sebastian lead her over to the vacant two seater couch that was in the room, sitting them both down and making sure to keep that of a little distant between them.
"Hi sweetheart" said Midge, looking to her daughter with a smile. "And Sebastian, hello"
"Hi Midge" replied Sebastian, giving her a quick smile; and then looking to the others as well. "And hi everyone else"
"Yes hello my beautiful boy" said Abby, with a smile to him; making for just a brief moment Sebastian go slightly red in the face with his Mom's sign of affection for him.
"Have you been here long, Mom and Dad?" asked Mikki, looking to her parents and seeing that they had coffee, so they hadn't obviously just arrived.
"About thirty minutes" said Eric, looking to his daughter. "And we've just been talking about what you two could possibly want to be discussing with us all together"
"And there is one reason I can possibly think of why you asked Mikki's parents to come over here and talk with both us together" said Abby, looking to her son and then Mikki. "And I really hope that it's not what I am thinking, because I really do not want to be a grandmother yet, and don't think either of you want to be parents yet either"
"You think I'm pregnant" said Mikki, with a laugh; looking at the four of the parents, as they in turn looked to her and also Sebastian who shook his head. "Believe me that is not, no. I am definitely not pregnant"
"I'm sure you're both aware that we do sleep together" said Sebastian, looking at both his parents and also Mikki's. "But we're being safe"
"Okay well that's kind of a relief to know that this is not what you are wanting to talk to us is about" said Midge.
"Hmm yes, good for Sebastian" said Eric, looking at with a slight smile. "Means I don't have to kill him for getting my little girl pregnant"
"Oh you wouldn't be the only one killing him" said Henry, looking to the other male with a laugh and then to his son. "I'd be right there with you"
"Yeah, okay no one is going to be killing me" said Sebastian, with a laugh.
"And if I did happen to be pregnant, which totally not; let's make that very clear here" said Mikki. "You would seriously leave to me raise a baby on my own, having killed off their father"
"You wouldn't be alone with it sweetheart" said Midge, with a smile. "It would have grandparents, just not a father"
"Okay, so definitely know not to get pregnant before I'm married then" said Mikki, with a laugh.
"Or get a girl pregnant when not married to her" said Sebastian, looking to her with a smile, and Mikki nodded her head.
"So what is that you two wanted to talk to us about then?" asked Abby, looking at the two younger ones in the room.
"This is your idea" said Mikki, with a laugh looking to Sebastian. "So you can talk"
"Right yeah, you have said that already" he replied with a smile to her and then looked to both sets of their parents. "So I was thinking maybe living off campus next year and have suggested to Mikki that the two of us live together"
"You want to live together?" asked Midge, looking to Sebastian and then Mikki who nodded her head.
"Before you say it's fast, yeah you're right it kind of is" said Mikki. "But you can't say much when you and dad moved in together after being together only that of six months; whereas Seb and I have now been dating for a year, actually as of today"
"Really, one year today" said Abby. "I honestly didn't realize it was that long"
"Yeah, and you come to spend it with your parents" said Henry, with a laugh. "Weird kids, we have"
"Oh well I'm taking Mikki out tonight" said Sebastian, looking to his father with a smile.
"Where exactly is that again?" asked Mikki, trying to get him to let her know, since all her attempts so far had failed.
"Still not telling you" replied Sebastian, looking to her with a smile and quickly kissed her on the cheek.
"So, this moving in together?" asked Eric, looking to the both of them. "It's something you both are wanting to do?"
"Yeah it is" replied Mikki, with a nod.
"And it kind of does make more sense in terms of costs" said Sebastian.
"So what is it you thinking here, Slugger?" asked Henry, looking at his son.
"Well firstly I know the costs for college for both Mikki and I, you are paying for and that includes living on campus" said Sebastian.
"Yes, that is correct" said Eric, looking at his daughter's boyfriend with a nod.
"And well I was doing the math on it, and between both Mikki and I, if the costs are added together is over ten thousand dollars for that of nine months of the year, plus also for me an extra cost for parking my car" replied Sebastian.
"And Seb's figured out that an apartment off campus for that of a twelve month period, would cost significantly less" said Mikki, looking to both sets of parents present. "Even though obviously at first we'd probably have to buy some things if we were to do this, but that would only be a one off cost"
"Whilst all that's good in theory" said Abby, looking at the two of them. "Do you think living off campus will be the right thing in terms of study and keeping motivated and all that"
"If you think we will goof off and cut classes, Mom" said Sebastian, looking to her. "Then no, we both know that we want to have our degrees completed; and even after that I still plan on going to law school. None of us that has changed with either of us, just more so that we kind of think it's more practical to live together"
"I don't think any of us think you would shirk getting your degrees" said Midge looking at her daughter and Sebastian. "But you're going to be in your own little bubble essentially, and you're going to have to take in to account that sometimes that will probably cause the both of you to be distracted by one another"
"Probably yeah" replied Mikki, with a nod. "But I think we both have enough self control to not let that happen"
"Definitely" said Sebastian, with a nod. "And we were also thinking maybe, that so Mik and I aren't completely relying on all of you to foot the costs of us living together; that we could maybe get part time jobs, so then we'd be able to pay bills, buy food and all that sort of other stuff as well"
"As long as that either won't cut into getting your degrees" said Abby.
"It wouldn't" replied Mikki, shaking her head. "I worked at Lizzie's for all of junior and senior year of college and I still managed to graduate with a GPA of 3.3"
"And I worked as a shelf stocker at Bi-Lo" said Sebastian, looking to them all. "And managed AP classes as also keeping up my GPA"
"And we'd only take a few shifts per week, just for some extra money" said Mikki. "That's all"
"So I guess what we both need to know is if you're okay with this?" asked Sebastian.
"I am yeah" said Henry with a nod, giving them both a smile, and looked to Abby. "I think your Mom's okay it with as well"
"Yes as long as they both are responsible with this" said Abby, looking to the two of them.
"We will totally be responsible here" said Sebastian, looking at his parents with a smile. "Thanks"
"And well I guess Midge or I can't really say anything to argue with you over this, we moved in together just before we graduated senior year of college" said Eric, with a laugh.
"That is true" replied Mikki, with a laugh herself. "It would kind of make you both hypocrites, if you were to do that"
"So we can do this then" said Sebastian, looking the four parents. "We have your blessing to do so?"
"Yes, sweetheart you do" said Abby, looking at him with a smile. "But there is one condition"
"Okay, and that is what?" asked Sebastian, to his mother.
"You at least once invite all four of us here, over for dinner" said Abby, with a laugh.
"I think we can do that, yeah" said Mikki, with a smile; and the six of them continued to talk, in regards to the plan for Mikki and Sebastian moving in together with one another and what essentially the young couple would be needing for that of their own apartment; before Mikki ans Sebastian left to celebrate that of their one year anniversary together.
End Note: Firstly I wanted the part with Jeremy meeting Karen, again; and having known her during his time sort of in high school it is rather different to that of Mikki and Sebastian getting together with one another; and also Dylan and Brooke who also met during college as well coming to be together.
The writing Mikki, as needy when she is sick; if you've read the Runnin' story, then you will know she continues to be that when she is older as well; and definitely loves to have Sebastian nearby when she isn't feeling well, so that is just essentially establishing that part in the continuity of things.
And maybe it is soon for the two of them even think about moving in together; but for them their relationship just feels so natural and right, that for them it's the right step in that of possibly building a life together (depending what you take after a certain part as being the story in San Francisco; and if she stays there or goes back to South Carolina).
I must admit I do wish, kind of now that I planned Everywhere a little more before I started writing it; and that's only because I would have now that I think about it more have had Sebastian move to San Francisco with Mikki. But if that had happened, then I'd not be writing these stories; and then they'd be no plans for other new girl and also as well the other 4 stories I have also planned out that will fall in with the Everywhere/Runnin' verse as well; which I am really excited to get published on here soon when some others are done!
Anyway, I have yapped enough I think. As always thank you for your support and until next chapter of something!
Love always,
KJ xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
