Mick was one of the last to know.
He came back to Liverpool after he graduated from his school in Australia, eager to see his old friends. He was excited to see Ambs and Fabian and Mara and Alfie and Nina and Jerome and Patricia and Joy...
And that kid who took his place, he guesses. Eddie, is his name?
Whatever.
Anyway, he could barely sit in his plane seat. He constantly glanced out the window and checking his phone, to the point where the lady sitting next to him asked to move.
He was only 5 hours away. 5 hours! He opens his laptop, sets it on his lap, and logs on to Skype, seeing if anyone was on. Kirsten, David, Luke... Fabian! Mick requests a video chat and, after a few rings, Fabian's face pops up.
"Mick!" Fabian grins. Mick copies him.
"Hey!" he holds up a hand in hello. His ex-roommate is in an unfamiliar setting. He frowns. "Where are you?"
"Oh, my place." he turns around quickly. "Yeah, we redecorated. Everyone's here, preparing for your return."
Mick nods, raising an eyebrow. He hears unfamiliar bickering in the background. "Um, Fabes, who is that fighting in the background?"
Fabian smiles meekly. "Oh, it's just Eddie and Patricia."
"They are so in love." Joy sticks her head in the shot. "Hi, Mick!"
Mick frowns. "From what Mara told me, they hate each other." he flashes a small smile. "Hey, Joy."
"When they fight like that, you know it's true love." Joy insists. "Like Ron and Hermione. Or Jerome and M-"
Fabian elbows Joy in the stomach. "Jerome and Mariana! Jerome's new... Girlfriend..."
Mick knew Joy was really going to say Jerome and Mara, he may be dumb, but he's not stupid. An awkward silence hung in the air for a while. He didn't even know that was possible over the Internet.
"Well," Fabian breaks the silence. "Um, I have to go help Nina bake the pie, so I have to go. I'll see you in a few hours."
"Bye." Mick offers a meek smile.
"See you." Fabian waves goodbye.
"Bye, Mick!" Joy smiles.
"Mick?" a shrill voice rings in the background; Amber. "I want to talk to him! Let m-"
The screen went dark.
He understood what Joy meant at his welcome back party, about Patricia and Eddie. They seemed to hate each other, but their eyes didn't leave one another the whole party.
Maybe it was good he left. Otherwise, Eddie would have never come to House of Anubis. Patricia wouldn't have ever gotten someone who truly cares for her. Eddie was good for her, and vice versa.
He has secretly taken credit for Peddie until the day he died.
A/N: okAY. So. I ship Mickbian almost as hard as Peddie. Mickbian 5ever.
Okay. So. I'm not sure if this is the last chapter or not. As you may know, I have started a new Peddie story, "Never Have I Ever". And I'd like to work on that. So I may continue this story, but not as often. So. Yeah.
Ill see you. Read "Never Have I Ever"! Yay!