Hello everyone new and old! Whose going crazy now the season is coming to a close (2014 Showtime, forreal)? This is my first time waiting for a new season so IDK what to do!

Well, here is the new chapter with a nice insight from a certain someone. Expect the next chap. by mid next week!

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Here we go!

"The End Days"

Chapter Five: "Nuptials"

Ian has no choice but to make choices, simple?

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"Is Mickey seriously getting married?"

"Yeah, in like a couple weeks."

Today.

Ian couldn't sleep at all the night before so he snuck out of the house and got drunk with the beer he pilfered from the refrigerator. He can't remember when he ended up on the couch belly-down and snoring, but he does remember calling Mickey every name in the book in his head while he tried to silence his hiccups from crying again. He doesn't want to go to the wedding, but then again he does. Of course he would, right? Once again putting in effort where Mickey does nothing but shoot him down. Ian can't be mad though, he knows Mickey loves him.

And dammit, Ian loves him too.

"Jesus, Ian." Fiona hissed out. Ian popped his head up, a lone bottle rolling to the floor empty.

"How long have you down here? You look a mess," Fiona adds.

"I…er- I don't know," Ian gargled, his head is still fuzzy but he can tell that his hangover isn't major.

"Go upstairs and sleep it off." Fiona instructed and Ian didn't waste time bumbling up the stairs.

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"I think it's sweet." Mandy comments about the wedding while trying to tape up papier-mâché hearts.

Ian and Mandy were setting up last minute decorations before the wedding in an hour. Ian fought against even being in the vicinity of the community center but like a proper masochist, he showed up. Mandy, still oblivious as ever, simply answers all his questions about Svetlana. Ian feels himself becoming more irritable, the streamers are sloppy, but so is this whole situation so Ian dementedly chuckles at his decoration sabotage but it ends once he realizes he's fucked.

He is going to lose Mickey.

The finished setup is as tacky as expected. Ian even had to add the "L" in Svetlana's name because someone left it out on the cheesy-ass banner. Some of the whore's bridesmaids are making their way in, all of them probably met at "work". Ian audibly gasps when he sees Mickey behind them carrying a garment bag, looking like he could stand to be anywhere else but here.

Ian needs to get him- alone.

-Mickey's POV-

"…I'm fucked for life anyways, man."

Mickey has been stalling in the kitchen area of the community center chain smoking for the better part of the day. He came in with the skank's bridal party brigade and later jammed himself in this too-big suit, annoyed by how the bowtie is persistently choking him. He doesn't want to do this but he must, his father says he must and he has to protect Gallagher from him. Why can't this be easier? He visibly shudders at the gnawing thought of having to get hitched to Svetlana, but it shouldn't make a difference to Gallagher, they'll go back to where they were, 'sort-of-together'; they have to, right? Because it isn't like Mickey loves her; Gallagher, however…

"We have nothing to be ashamed of."

Mickey wishes he didn't have to hurt him those weeks back, he hated it but he had to get Gallagher to want to hate him, to stay away from him. The flaws in Mickey makes him violent and selfish because he was really happy to see Gallagher on the roof wanting to fix things but he can't help but treating him like shit, its they only way Mickey knows how to handle his feelings, especially the ones he only feels with Gallagher.

"You love me, and you're gay."

He's on cigarette number five when someone bounds into the room; Mickey wants to tell whoever it is to 'fuck off' but stops when he's standing there.

Ian. Fucking. Gallagher.

This is what is supposed to happen. Gallagher comes, they talk, tell everyone to fuck off and they ride into the damn sunset. Well, Mickey's sure that's what Gallagher thinks is going to happen but life doesn't work that way- especially not for him and his shitty life.

"So you're doing this?" Ian says with a throaty voice, no doubt holding tears back.

Mickey needs to distant himself from him, "No shit, I don't have a choice."

Gallagher scoffs and rolls his eyes, "Don't bullshit me, please, don't bullshit. Why are you doing this to yourself, you're gonna let that bastard you call "dad" make you fuck your life up? Hmm?"

He had the nerve to mention his dad, like Mickey doesn't know Terry's a piece of shit. Mickey lets out a humorless laugh and Ian walks up on him. Too close.

"One, back the hell up; two, you don't know shit about my family." Mickey knows he is not affective in his bravado anymore but it's all he has left.

"Oh yeah? I don't know shit but you're marrying your rapist." Gallagher points out, flatly.

Rapist. Mickey knows he was raped in textbook terms, but he can't be raped. He refuses to be a victim, he isn't a victim. Though, he can't be sure who he is trying to convince.

"What the fuck ever; you know I can't just…I can't give you what you want." Mickey is trying to get his feelings out, he just can't, Gallagher knows this, but why can't he accept it?

"Yes you can…" Gallagher chokes out, Mickey sees his heartbroken face and almost breaks, but he can't do that, "…Mickey I love- um." Gallagher becomes flustered with his wording and stops talking.

The two entertain another stare down.

"Just…no." Mickey says, turning his back to him. He can't walk away like he did on the roof so he walks a few paces up. Mickey hears Gallagher's footsteps coming behind him but was shocked when he was spun around.

Gallagher grips Mickey's face in both his hands and stares him in the eyes and says, "Fuck you if you do this," and kisses him furiously.

Mickey didn't reciprocate on the roof when Gallagher kissed him spontaneously the first time but he can't deny him again right now, Mickey hates to admit that he needs him, he can't admit that he needs him, that this redheaded fucker makes him happy- because Mickey knows that he doesn't deserve to have or feel these things, so he'll take advantage now.

Mickey slipped his tongue in Gallagher's mouth, kissing him back with great fervor and didn't give a damn when he whimpered at Gallagher's roughness when he broke apart and kissed and nipped at his neck. Mickey wants to tell him he's sorry for being a shit, for not being able to share his feelings and for not being able to say 'goodbye' to him properly, but the only way he can is to let Gallagher fuck him real good.

It'll just have to do.

They both become lost in their making out, they both grab at each other's clothes, incoherently whispering to 'hurry up' and 'come on' during their clumsy dance. Mickey insides warm at how much Gallagher has really grown, he hasn't had the chance to appreciate it with the shit-storm going on around him; he's taller (if that was possible), broader, stronger and Mickey can feel the definition of Gallagher's body through his clothes. They are starting to pant and Mickey isn't embarrassed about his hard-on pressing into the taller boy. Mickey begins to feel odd when Gallagher slows their kissing and languidly meets his mouth in repetition, using each break away to look Mickey in the eyes. Mickey doesn't understand this, does someone call this intimacy? Is this one of those moments?

Mickey didn't care, he was enjoying the bubble they made around each other but the two where smacked back to reality, though, when the door to the kitchen area flies open.

"Hey Mickey, everyone is- WHAT THE FUCK!?"

The two boys broke apart from their kiss with a loud peck and turns to the door breathing in heavy gulps. Mickey almost fell to the ground when he sees who it is.

Mandy.

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