Maryanne kept seeing it. She saw it all. And heard every last thing. The flames that tore her life apart. The final scream from her mothers lips as that roof collapsed. The smug look on lukes face that first night. His disgusting words that day he was stabbed. It was all coming back to her as she tossed and turned, crying out for someone to help her.
Mickey and ian were sleeping peacefully when a scream woke Ian up
"Mickey get up" he said pushing mickey off the bed as he ran into maryannes room. Mickey followed soon after
"Fucking jesus" mickey said in shock as Ian softly stroked maryannes hair and shook her shoulders. Her eyes jumped open and she panicked for a second before remember where she was. Then the tears of relief and fear came as she crawled into ians arms
"It's ok. You're safe maryanne, I promise" Ian stroked her back as she sobbed into his shoulder before it dialed down
"Do you wanna talk about it?" Ian asked and she shook her head immediately
"Wanna stay with us tonight?" Mickey asked and maryanne nodded reaching for mickey who lifted her up and kissed her cheek. They got back to their bed and sat her up in between them
"I want my daddy" she sniffed away her tears
"I know sweet pea. Now we aren't as good as your mummy and daddy. We're pretty new to this whole parenting thing. But we can try our best to make it easier for you. We promise maryanne" Ian says
"Anne"
"Huh?"
"My mummy is Mary. My grandma was Anne. So I'm maryanne. But everyone called me Anne" mickey smiled at her softly
"So then, Anne, you wanna go watch a movie or something? Or you think you'll be alright to sleep?" Mickey asks
"Can you sing to me" she says. Mickey and Ian look at one another hoping the other would agree
"Erm...I'm afraid if either of us started singing, it would be unpleasant" Ian said
"Fuck that. It'd be shit. I ain't singing no lullaby" mickey told them. Anne climbed onto his lap and stuck her bottom lip out as he looked up at the ceiling
"I'm not looking at it" he vowed. Anne moved his face so he was forced to look at her. It only took a couple seconds before he caved
"Fuck it. But either of you tell anyone about this, I'll kill you" mickey says as Anne cuddles up to Ian. Mickey leans on his elbow and runs his finger down her nose, sending her to sleep as he sings her a lullaby
"Where the fuck did you learn that?" Ian whispers
"That's for me to know and you to never find out" mickey says kissing his husband and lying down, closing his eyes
"You're the best, you know that?" Ian asks
"Damn right I'm the best" mickey agreed
During the night, mickey was kicked out of the bed. He landed on the floor with a thud and shot up to see what shit was going on. Maryanne was tossing and turning, whilst whimpering in her sleep. Ian hadn't woke up and she was now on his side of the bed. Carefully, he lifted her up and she awoke leaning her head on his shoulder whilst he bounced her up and down on his hip
"You alright blondie?" He asked wiping her tears away. She didn't answer and just rested her head against his chest. Mickey realised she wouldn't sleep by just lying down and he didn't want to wake Ian. So he took her into the kitchen and made them both a sandwich. She was sat on his knee on the sofa as he ate his but maryanne didn't even touch her food
"Not hungry?" He asked, she didn't answer him. Instead she just shrugged
"Eh that's alright. It's 2 in the fucking morning after all. You can put that cinderella shit on if you want or something like that" mickey said. Eventually, she chose the little mermaid
They sat watching it. Mickey was fighting with science so he wouldn't fall asleep. It seemed impossible to stay awake. But he didn't want to fall asleep before he knew maryanne was happily asleep
"You gonna watch the whole film or you wanna go sleep?" He asked
"Can you sing again?" She asked him sleepily, rubbing her eyes to stay awake
"Sure baby. But don't make this a regular thing. I'm in a good mood today, but this is the last time. Deal?"
"Deal" maryanne agreed smiling a small smile. Mickey lifted her into his arms and walked around with her, softly singing the lullaby. Eventually, she fell asleep. Mickey was so grateful for the peace and quiet. He lay her down in the bed and immediately fell asleep.
It was 4 in the morning when Ian woke up to the sound of maryanne crying. He sat up and saw she was at the end of the bed sucking her thumb and sniffling back tears. Leaning against the headboard, he opened his arms and she instantly went to him
"Couldn't sleep?" He asked and she shook her head
"Shall we go for a walk anne? Might tire you out abit so you fall asleep" maryanne nodded her head so Ian chucked on a hoodie and some joggers and put a fluffy onesie on maryanne to keep her warm. They got their shoes and then left the apartment, going outside for a walk as she held his hand
"You wanna talk about what's keeping you up?" Ian asked
"I don't know" she shrugged
"You sure? You know you can talk to me anne" Ian said crouching down to her height
"I'm sure" Ian didn't believe her but put the situation to one side for now. If it kept happening, then he'd have to figure it out one way or another
They kept walking for abit until maryanne tugged on ians jacket. He looked down and she had her hands up for him to carry her. Lifting her up like she were nothing, Ian carried maryanne back to the apartment. It was half past 4 when they got back. They got into bed and went to sleep for the last time that night. Ians wrapped his arm around mickey and maryanne automatically, feeling the need to comfort them both
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Gallavich Daughter- Completed
FanfictionIan wants kids. Mickey, not so much. But it seems their fate is written in the stars when 6 year old Maryanne Brown shows up at their house in desperate need of some help Name pronounced= Mary- Ann TW: Swearing Sexual Assault Mentions of death by...
