A/N: Not sure how many people read the last chapter exactly, since it only did get 2 reviews - but thanks to those two people!
This is the second part of the little shot -and it's now complete!
For this one I didn't want to just have Mikki and Blaine bickering and arguing all the time - but show that even though to begin with that was a big part of their relationship, they were also good friends, which of course as you would know if read the main verse of this, does eventually translate into being much more with them.
As for Puck being just that tad little bit overprotective of Mikki - all I can say is, that having those he loves safe is a big part of him. Which makes me kind of wished we sort of saw more of a different side of him on the actual show. Guess now all we can do is only dream there though.
Anyway, let me know what you think - and if there are any other one shots you are interested in. I have a couple more floating around my head, but really want to concentrate on the main story, so they probably won't be up anytime soon.
Love always,
KJ xoxoxo
Chapter 2 –
Six months passed, Blaine as he had hoped applied for the apartment 'across the hall' and got it, then moved into what he called his "bachelor" pad. Although a few months after moving, he decided to get a roommate, just to lighten the bill load of a sole paid apartment; and after finding a likely soul in musician and aspiring actor Elliott Gilbert, a new friend was added to the circle of six friends.
Mikki who after Blaine had moved across the way, moved into what was his old room; quickly furnishing it to her likening and starting on getting use to living with the married couple, Santana and Puck, which isn't to say she didn't enjoy their company; but it was always in the back of her mind that one day they would want their own place if they were ever to be wanting to start a family together.
Friday night, which had become a typical scheduled one of that for the five living in the apartment block, and sometimes that of Brittany if she wasn't doing something with her twin sister Cynthia or would be elsewhere; Mikki got home a little later then what she usually would.
"Hi guys" said Mikki as she opened the apartment door and walked in, taking her coat off since it was starting to get to the cooler months and hanging it on the hooks by the door and placing her handbag down on the ground.
"Hey, I got your message" said Puck, with a nod.
"Yeah, saw that you had read it" replied Mikki as she went over to the others. "Britts, not here tonight?
"Nope, she was taking a bunch of students to see a Rockettes performance" replied Blaine, as he grabbed another slice of pizza.
"Well that's good kind of, because at least then I will get some pizza; which the four of you have already seemed to eat a lot of" said Mikki with a laugh.
"We were hungry and you weren't here" replied Elliott with a smile.
Mikki nodded and headed over to the fridge in the apartment and grabbed a beer.
"Can you grab me another please?" asked Puck.
"Sure anyone else?" she replied as she grabbed another out.
"Yes thanks" replied Blaine.
"If you're bringing them over" said Santana, as Elliott who had mouth full of food also nodded his head.
"Five beers then" said Mikki with a laugh, as she grabbed five bottles out of the fridge and took them over to the small coffee table, and sat on the ground nearby, placing the bottles of beer down.
"So did you have a late meeting?" asked Elliott, as Mikki grabbed a slice of pizza.
"Umm no" replied Mikki, shaking her head as she too grabbed a slice. "One of the apartments across the road has come up for rent, and I was taking a look at it"
"Why would you be doing that?" asked Puck.
"Because I was interested to see what it was like inside, in case I wanted to apply for it" replied Mikki.
"You're thinking of moving?" asked Blaine.
"Hmm, well it's not like I'd be that far away" she replied. "But it would be nice to have my own space and my own stuff"
"Seriously you don't need to move though Mikki" said Puck.
Mikki looked at her cousin. "Well I kind of want to, okay"
"No" said Puck, shaking his head.
"You can't control me Puck, I'm not a little kid anymore" said Mikki.
"So what if she wants to move. I think it would be good for her" said Santana.
Puck looked to his wife and she took a drink from her bottle of beer.
"I sleep better at night, knowing that Mikki is safe here okay" he replied. "There are a lot of creeps out there"
"So what that's it" said Mikki. "You say no, I can't apply and that's it"
"Pretty much" replied Puck, with a nod.
"You can such as ass sometimes you know that" said Mikki, grabbing another slice of pizza and her bottle of beer and standing up.
"Where are you going?" asked Puck, as Mikki headed over to her room.
"I have work to do, so if you will excuse me I am going to my room to do that" she replied.
"Just come out and eat with us Mik" said Elliott.
"I don't have that much of appetite to be honest" she replied and went to head into the bedroom but then turned around. "Oh and I stand corrected, this isn't my room. It's a jail cell that Puck lets me live in"
The others just looked at her and Mikki walked into the bedroom, closing the door with a loud thud.
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Later that evening, Mikki who still didn't seem to be at all that happy with Puck, spent a good amount of time in her bedroom, reading and playing games on her computer.
About two hours later, bored and sick of what she had been doing; she walked out of the bedroom, and over to the fridge and grabbed another bottle of beer; and then headed over to the window that lead out to the balcony.
Puck looked over at her as she opened the window. "What are you doing?"
"Going out there for a bit" replied Mikki. "Is that okay, or am I not older enough to be out on a balcony on my own?"
"Okay, gees" replied Puck. "No need to get so touchy about it"
"I'm not" replied Mikki, opening the window and then climbing out on to the balcony, closing it behind herself.
"I really think you've pissed her off" said Santana, looking at Puck.
"Oh I wouldn't say that" said Elliott, with a laugh. "She's way beyond pissed off"
"I worry about her okay" replied Puck, as Blaine rolled the dice for the game and rolled double fives, which landed him on Boardwalk, which was owned by Santana and where she had a hotel on it.
"Hmm pay up Anderson that will be two thousand dollars, thank you very much" said Santana holding out her hand.
Blaine sighed and looked at the money he had, which was only $125 at that given time.
"That's all I have" said Blaine, handing it over to Santana.
"Hmm, well let's see you also own..." Santana started to count the number of cards Blaine had for the various purchases he had made. "So if you give me them, we'll be even"
"I'm pretty sure the mortgage value is more than two thousand, so Blaine will still have some money left" said Elliott, who was the banker for this particular game.
Blaine looked out to the balcony and saw Mikki was leaning on the balcony overlooking the rest of the city, picked up his cards and held them put to Santana. "It's cool, I'm out"
"Hehe awesome" replied Santana, taking the cards with a smile and looking through them. "Now I have complete red and yellow"
Blaine stood up and walked over to the window and opened it, climbing out on to balcony and then closing it behind himself.
Mikki turned and looked at him as he came out, and then went back to her looking out over the balcony.
"Hey you" said Blaine, going over to and bumping her shoulder with his and then standing next to her.
"Hey" replied Mikki, less then enthusiastically in reply.
Blaine looked at her and then took off the hoodie he had on and placed it around Mikki's shoulders and she looked at him.
"What you doing?" asked Mikki.
"You're wearing short sleeves" he said as he placed around her. "I am at least wearing long sleeves"
Mikki nodded and took another drink for the bottle of beer. "Thanks"
"So which apartment was it?" asked Blaine. "The one you looked at?"
"The one that has no lights on it, in the moment" replied Mikki, semi pointing in that direction.
"Wow, you could see in to it from here really" said Blaine.
Mikki nodded. "Which is why I can't understand why Puck is so adamant about me not moving, if I was to get it"
"Well he worries about you" said Blaine.
Mikki laughed. "Yeah, so much so that he wanted me to apply to go to college in Michigan"
"Really?" asked Blaine.
"Yep" replied Mikki, with a nod. "I told him I did and they rejected me, but honestly between just us. I never applied"
"Pity, we could have met sooner" said Blaine. "Especially if I had had almost gone to Berkeley"
"You applied to Berkeley?" asked Mikki, as she slipped her arms in the sleeves of Blaine's hoodie.
Blaine nodded. "Yeah I got in there, as well as getting into Michigan"
"So why choose Michigan?" asked Mikki.
"Kind of the same reason you probably ended up choosing California" replied Blaine. "The idea of being just that little bit further away and more independence"
"Yeah, that was one of the best things the independence" replied Mikki.
"Still kind of interesting to think that we could have met at a different time or in a different place" said Blaine.
"Yeah" replied Mikki with a laugh. "And the one thing I loved being in California, I didn't have my cousin looking over my shoulder always"
"It's still kind of sweet that he cares so much about you, that he'd want you close though" said Blaine.
"I'm a big girl, I can look after myself" replied Mikki, looking to Blaine
"Yeah, but still I can kind of see where he is coming from" said Blaine.
Mikki looked at him. "So you're on board with him in this"
"No, not like that" replied Blaine, shaking his head.
"Then like how?" asked Mikki, as she finished off the bottle of beer.
"Well I would worry also if you were to move out on your own" replied Blaine, with a small smile.
"Ohhh" said Mikki, with a laugh. "You'd miss me"
"No, I'd actually be glad to see you go" said Blaine.
"Uh huh, sure" replied Mikki, with a smile.
"It's just none of us know anyone who lives in that apartment block, and well they could be creeps and perves and assassins for all I know" said Blaine.
"Hmm" replied Mikki, with a laugh.
"So yeah I'd kind of worry" replied Blaine.
"Well it looks like you don't have to worry anytime soon" said Mikki. "Because I am stuck living with my cousin for look likes all eternity"
Blaine laughed and Mikki looked at him.
"Glad you find it amusing" she replied.
"No, it's not that" said Blaine. "It's just I don't know, Santana isn't going to be up for the idea of a permanent roommate forever"
"You're telling me" said Mikki, with a laugh.
"You know there is another idea, that hasn't been thought of" said Blaine.
"Oh and what's that?" asked Mikki.
"Well, and hear me out here" said Blaine.
Mikki looked at him. "I'm all ears"
"Okay, what if suggest to Puck; that he and Santana apply for the apartment across the road" said Blaine, gesturing over to it.
"But I want the apartment over the road" replied Mikki.
"Yes, but that is where you're not hearing me out" said Blaine.
Mikki just looked at him, not at sure what he was implying.
"Then if they were to get that one" said Blaine. "You can talk with Tanaka and see if you can stay on in this one"
"It's an idea, I guess" replied Mikki, shrugging her shoulders.
"An idea" said Blaine. "It's a bloody brilliant idea"
Mikki looked at him and laughed. "Okay yeah it kind is"
Blaine nodded. "Yep, and then I wouldn't have to say goodbye to the girl, just across the hall, who I have come to kind of consider a friend"
"Hmm, and it would make Puck a little more at ease maybe" said Mikki. "Knowing someone he trusts is just across the hall"
"Exactly, both Ell and I will always be there" replied Blaine.
"Think he'd go for it?" asked Mikki, with a smile.
"I don't know" replied Blaine. "There is only one way to find out"
"We go and put the idea to him" said Mikki.
Blaine nodded. "Yeah, if you think it's a good idea that is"
"I think it's a great idea" replied Mikki, with a laugh. "Getting to live on my own and do my own thing"
"Yeah" replied Blaine, with a laugh, and headed back over to the window. "Come on"
Mikki nodded and grabbed the empty beer bottle as Blaine opened the window and the two of them climbed back in.
Blaine closed the window back down and went back over to the sofa, and Mikki went over to the recycling trashcan they had in the kitchen and put the empty bottle in there, then also headed over to the sofa and sat, just as Elliott sighed and handed some of his money over to Santana, for landing on another one of her properties.
"Guessing Santana is winning still" said Blaine, with a laugh.
"Yeah, I'm also broke and out of the game" replied Puck, looking at his wife who was counting all the money she had accumulated.
Blaine looked at Mikki, and nudged her and she looked at him.
"Go on" whispered Blaine.
Mikki looked at him as nodded, as Puck turned to his cousin.
"What are you two whispering about over there?" he asked. "And what was going on out on the balcony"
"We were talking Puck" replied Mikki. "Is that not allowed, am I not allowed to talk with Blaine or have him as a friend"
"No I didn't say that" replied Puck. "But you've just being a little bitchy all night, that's all"
"Yeah, well I wonder why that is" replied Mikki, crossing her arms angrily across her chest and letting out a loud sigh.
Blaine looked at her and then looked to Puck. "Actually what we were talking about out there was the apartment across the road"
"Okay" said Puck, looking to his best friend. "So you think Mik should maybe apply for it then?"
Blaine shook his head. "No what I was thinking and said to Mikki out there, is that maybe you and Santana should apply for it"
"Why?" asked Puck.
"Because Puck, I don't want to be living with you forever" said Mikki. "And when and if you and Santana ever have children, you're not going to be wanting me to be around all the time. Hell, I won't want to be around all the time, because children are definitely not anywhere on my radar in the future"
"She's right, you know" said Santana.
Puck looked to his wife.
"And as much as you want too" she said. "You can't protect Mikki forever, she has to be able to look after herself"
"And I can look after myself" replied Mikki. "I did okay for the four years that I was in California"
"True" replied Puck, with a nod.
"Also as well, if you were to be successful in getting that place or another place somewhere close by" said Blaine. "It's not like there isn't going to be anyone to keep an eye on Mikki and make sure nothing happens, because Ell and I are just across the hall"
"Blaine's right, we would only be a few steps away" said Elliott.
"I guess" said Puck.
"So will you please consider it Puck?" asked Mikki.
Puck looked at her and then to Santana. "What you think about maybe moving?"
"I think it would be awesome" she replied. "You know what they say about a change being good"
"Yeah" replied Puck.
"So you will at least look at the apartment across the road?" asked Mikki.
Puck nodded. "And I guess we can also take a look and see what else is around close by as well maybe also"
"Thank you" replied Mikki, with a smile forming on her face.
"Okay, enough chit chat, let's finish this game" said Santana. "Because me wants to win"
"I'll play the winner then" said Mikki, with a laugh.
Santana looked at her and laughed. "Sure if you want to get your ass kicked as well"
"Not a chance of that happening" replied Mikki, with a laugh of her own; and the five friends continued on talking and playing the game, the conflict now hopefully resolved and a new living arrangement coming out of it maybe soon.
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A few weeks later, after looking at the apartment and successfully applying for it; Santana and Puck moved out to be just across the road from that of their old one.
Mikki, who had then spoken with Ken Tanaka who was the building superintendent and in charge of the tenants and getting rent from them; agreed that as long as she was able to keep paying the rent then she was allowed to keep the apartment forever long she was wishing to live there.
That only then meant that since most of the furniture that had been in the apartment before was that of Puck and Santana's; Mikki was in need of getting herself some furniture of her own. A task which she found undoubtedly exciting as she shopped for said furnishings at Ikea and also her own electronic items at Best Buy.
After having all the items delivered to what was now her apartment; and slowly over the course of the day getting them organised in the places she wanted, Mikki sat on the sofa that she had purchased and gave out a long but somewhat happy sigh of relief, to be finally on her own.
She was just about to grab the remote control and flick the television on, when there was a knock on her apartment door.
Mikki rolled her eyes and stood up, heading over it and opened it.
Blaine was on the other side of the door, holding a potted plant and Mikki looked at him and laughed.
"Hey, it's not like you to knock. Normally you just walk straight on in" said Mikki.
"Well yeah, but that was when Puck and Santana were also here" he replied. "And I wasn't too sure if you'd take kindly to me just coming on in whenever I liked"
"Well, same rule applies" said Mikki, holding the door open. "Come in whenever you like"
"Really?" asked Blaine, as he walked into the apartment
"Sure, just decent hours and don't eat all my food" replied Mikki, with a laugh.
"I can work with that" said Blaine, and held out the plant to her. "And this is a little gift for your new apartment"
"Gee thanks, a plant" replied Mikki, with a laugh taking it from him. "I can't guarantee if will survive long, because I am not at all the gardening type of person"
"Hey, if you can kill that I'll be impressed" said Blaine, with a smile.
"Why, is it like some super plant that will never need water?" asked Mikki.
Blaine shook his head and laughed. "No it's plastic, it won't ever die"
"You're an idiot" replied Mikki, with a laugh.
"Yep" replied Blaine, with a nod.
"Thank you, it's a very sweet thought" said Mikki. "Weird but sweet"
Blaine nodded as he looked around what was now Mikki's apartment. "Yeah, so I must say I kind of like what you've done with the place"
"Hmm, a lot less guy like, yes" replied Mikki, with a laugh.
"Uh huh, but it's kind of very you" said Blaine.
"Hmm, it's just so weird though" said Mikki.
"Not having anyone around" replied Blaine.
"Yeah" replied Mikki, with a nod.
"Well you get use to it, and if you're ever bored and want company, Ell and I are just across the hall" said Blaine.
"Where is Ell?" asked Mikki.
"Gig" replied Blaine, with a nod.
"Okay cool" replied Mikki.
"Well I will leave you too it then as well" said Blaine and went to head over to the door. "Get use to your new own space"
"Did you want to go halves on a pizza with me?" asked Mikki.
Blaine turned and looked at her and laughed. "Don't you want to be spending the first night in your own apartment on your own?"
"Well, it would be nice to have some company" said Mikki. "Even if it is only you"
"Thanks, I think" replied Blaine, with a laugh. "And I guess you're not that bad of company"
Mikki gave a laugh of her own. "So you in for pizza?"
"Sure" replied Blaine, with a nod.
"Okay" replied Mikki, with a smile and the two of them went and sat over on her sofa, ordered a pizza for delivery and talked the rest of the night until Blaine headed back across the hall to his own apartment.
End Note: Thoughts on this chapter and one shot in general?! As said I didn't want to keep writing Mikki and Blaine, just bickering and all that - but wanted to show more as to the complexity of how they really did start to become friends and even through that part of their relationship where there was the obvious bickering, show the kind and caring part where they do come to trust one another a lot more.
Will hopefully have more of the "So No One" story up soon - just doing a last minute edit on that chapter! That and the furbies tend to keep wanting to hijack my computer - should not have put the songs from Hedwig on there, with Darren performing them; they are quite literally obsessed with it and make many the rude and inappropriate comment.
So until the next time on here with more stuff,
Love you all and kisses,
KJ xoxox