Blue eyes and Cigerettes // Lip Gallagher [Completed]

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Charlie and Lip had spent the walk home tossing the loaf of bread to each other while Ian panicked that it would burst open and they'd be left with nothing. "You two get dinner started, I don't think I'll be here for it" she announced, if looks could kill, Lip's would've murdered her. She walked into the living room to see Carl and Little Hank still on the couch. "No Fi ? That's weird" she said confused as Carl explained to her she was upstairs consoling Debbie who got her period at the pool and was locked in the upstairs bathroom. It was all she needed to hear, she ran up the stairs taking them two at a time. "Come on Debs, come out" Fiona begged, she was sitting with her back against the door and sounded beyond drained. "Fi ?" Charlie asked, knowing she'd tell her the story so the woman stood up. "She's not talking. Carl said she got her period at the pool but I don't know. She said she didn't and something about some girls" she began crying she was panicked, Charlie told her to go down and get some food while she softly knocked at the door.

"Debs ? Can I come in ?" she asked, the door clicked and Debbie pulled her in, she locked the door again instantly. It was silent but Charlie sat on the floor until she was ready to talk. "Why do they have to be so mean ?" Debbie asked while bursting into tears as Charlie immediately pulled her in for a hug. "Who was mean Debs ?"she whispered as Debbie kept crying. "The girls at the pool" she cried as Charlie shook her head. "What did they do ?" she asked trying to keep in her own tears seeing that people could upset someone this much. "They put ketchup on my chair and it looked like I got my period" she whined as Charlie shook her head. "And I'm sure people weren't stupid enough to believe it" she began but Debbie shook her head. "They're pretty and boys notice them" she said as Charlie immediately shook her head. "No. Nope. They're not winning like this" she said as Debbie pulled away and looked at her confused. Charlie cupped her face and wiped away her tears.

"As I told you this morning, you're the prettiest little girl I've ever known and you're sweet. No matter what anyone says, I don't want you to think any different. They're not winning this, you know why ?" she said through a smile as Debbie tilted her head. "Because me and you, we're going back there tomorrow" she said as Debbie shook her head. "You have work" she said as Charlie wiped the rest of the tears from her eyes. "Don't worry about that" she whispered as Debbie nodded and stood up. "I love you, Charlie" she whispered as the girl smiled. "I love you too kiddo" she whispered back, Charlie stayed on the floor and let Debbie walk out first. The girl confidently unlocked the door to reveal a relieved looking Fiona sitting cross-legged on the other side of the door eating a bowl of Spaghetti-Os. "Everything okay now Debs ?" she asked softly as the girl nodded and ran downstairs to get some dinner.

"What would I do without you Charlie ?" Fiona asked as Charlie shook her head. "What would these kids do without you" she said while crawling across the door so she could sit next to her. Fiona ate while Charlie sat next to her with her head on her shoulder. "Mickey" Charlie blurted out which interested Fiona. "Mickey what ?" she asked suspiciously as the girl sighed. "He asked me to come over" she said honestly as the woman raised her eyebrows. "You gonna go ?" she asked as Charlie shrugged. "Lip really doesn't want me to" she said through a sigh as Fiona shrugged. "Lip doesn't run your life. Between you and me, I think he likes you, go if you want to go" she said through a smile so Charlie nodded, hugged her and ran downstairs, not telling anyone where she was going. She knew the Milkovich house from last summer.

She stood with her hands behind her back, it was a daunting house to go to, especially when there wasn't a reason. She was about to raise her fist to knock but the door swung open and Iggy stood there smirking. "Back for a rain check ?" he asked as she sighed and looked down at her shoes, she was trying to figure out what to say but she didn't need to, Mickey pushed passed him with a box of Pringles and two beers in his hands. "I was talking dude" Iggy said unamused as Mickey scoffed. "Ya, like she'd be here for you" he said bitterly as he took her wrist and  her down the steps. Iggy shrugged before closing the door and going back in, nothing ever bothered him.

"Sorry, dads home. I don't know what you thought I meant earlier, to he honest, I don't either but we're rolling with it" he said as she smiled and took the beer he offered her. "Thanks for last night, most guys wouldn't have done that" she said as he shook his head. "I have a little sister so I know some of the shits that can be around. My dad, he hates pervs but he is one, make it make sense." he said while shaking his head as Charlie nodded knowing what Terry was like from Iggy. "I don't like that you know most things about me and I don't know anything about you but it's nice that I don't have to like explain my life to you" he said as she shrugged. "I guess I can learn more about yours" he said as she shook her head. "What's there to say ?" she asked while taking a slug of her beer before Mickey stopped on the sidewalk so they could sit down.

"Just tell me something" he said as she thought. "Lived in Brooklyn with my mom, her boyfriend and my step brother. Did some shit in school. Barely graduated and got sent here. My dads in the military, Chase Cavanaugh. Now I'm here" she said while shrugging as he nodded, he was really listening. "Who are you and what have you done with Mickey ?" she said confused as laughed. "Jesus Brooklyn. What are you doing to me ?" he said while awkwardly hiding his face as she smirked. "I like that I have some sort of power over you" she said while taking the last Pringle before Mickey threw it at someone passing by.

She didn't know what was going on, the encounter was so quick. Mickey realised who the man was, realised they had an ongoing war, stood up, fought him, the man pulled out a gun, shot Mickey in the leg and ran away. "You just made an even bigger fucking problem with the Milkoviches" Mickey shouted after him, he had one hand on the floor trying to stabilize himself but he was shot in the leg so the pain was obviously unbearable. "Oh my gosh, we need to get you to the hospital" she said as he shook his head. "No. What are they gonna tell me that I don't already know ? You got shot. No shit" he said as she paused for a second to think. "Come on. I'm gonna take you to Vs" she said as he shook his head. "What's she gonna tell me I don't already know ?" he said as she scowled. "I'm thinking about how to get that bullet out of your fucking leg" she shouted as he nodded before she took his hand and tried to walk with him and to Kev and Vs.

"Oh hi, what can I-" Kevin said as he looked down at Mickeys leg before screaming. "There's blood. There is blood everywhere. Oh my god" he said while gagging as V came out. "Stop fucking sh-oh. Wow" she said as Charlie nodded. "Can you help him ?" she asked pleadingly as Veronica stepped aside and Charlie put Mickey on the couch. "Don't get your blood on the couch" Kev said while getting a paper bag and breathing into it. "Kevin Ball" Veronica shouted as he nodded before going upstairs. "Okay Mickey. Count to three" V said but he didn't say anything. He was either going to scream or not react. She tried to pull the bullet out as lightly as she could but he didn't react. She then got the thread to stitch up his wound. "And how did this happen ?" she asked as the pair both looked at eachother before not talking. "Jesus your hand is fucking cold" Mickey said annoyed because her hand was indeed like an icicle. She ignored him but continued the stitching and wrapped it. "Thanks lady" he said while smiling as he and Charlie walked out before V could say anything else.

"Thanks Brooklyn I owe you" he said while kissing her as she smiled. "You don't" she said as he shrugged. "I do. I'll see you tomorrow" he said about to walk away but she stopped him. "Tomorrow ?Don't you have to heal" she asked as he shook his head. "Don't need to. Been shot before. It's nothing" he said before hobbling away. She just stood there and smiled before looking next to her to see Lip standing in the Gallagher's doorway. "What did the scumbag do now ?" he asked with a cigarette in his mouth but she ignored him. Before she could even go into the Gallagher's house Karen came up the steps meaning she was Lips booty call and she wanted nothing to do with it