𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝘄𝗼

i know you feel lost, it's
my fault completely.

YOU KNOW, IN LIKE random movies they always have that one really good girl and the misunderstood, troubled boy and they always have that situation where the girl is crying in his face trying to get him to stop whatever bad decision he's about to make and it's like really corny and dramatic? Yeah, that's not Mia and Fezco.

When Mia had met Fezco she knew what she was signing up for being his friend, she remembers it clear as day. They were both young, so young that it feels like another life to the two. She was in sixth grade and he was in eighth and he had offered to walk her home even though his house was going the other way and he knew his grandma would get mad, but he still did it anyway because it meant an extra ten minutes with her.

"Your grandma is kinda scary..." Mia giggled.

Fezco could feel his cheeks heat up, they always did when Mia was around. He shrugged, "She's cool."

"Never said she wasn't. I wish my Grandma had a store, then I could just take these cookies that I like all the time." Mia looked down at her feet making sure she didn't step on any cracks.

"What kinda cookies?" Fezco looked over at Mia who was swerving in and out of the grass on the yards.

Mia's eyes brightened, "Grandma's Mini Sandwich Cremes, I remembered the name because when I was visiting my Nona and Papa last summer in New York they had this corner store that they would take me to and I had like 5 bags a day."

"The blue bag?"

"Bingo!" Mia pointed her finger up.

Then right before they were about to cross the street a loud screech of a car pulled up right in front of them.

"Fezco! Where the hell are you goin'?" His Grandma's voice was loud, not yelling, but just loud. "And who's this little girl?"

Before Fezco could even answer Mia stepped up, "Hi I'm Mia. Fezco was just walking me home, sorry if I got him in trouble."

Kitty, Fezco's Grandma looked over at the tiny girl. "You tryna mess with my grandson?"

"Grandma." Fezco groaned, embarrassed. It made Kitty laugh.

"I'm just kiddin'. Look he's a good boy takin' you home, c'mon hop in the car I'll take you home." Kitty lit a cigarette as the two kids jumped in the backseat of her cadillac.

Mia sensed that Kitty didn't just run a liquor store, but she didn't bring it up.

"Jesus kid this is where you live? Must be fuckin' nice huh." Kitty let out a struggling cough, earning a concerned look from Fezco.

Mia shrugged, "Thanks again. Bye Fez, see you at school!"

The two watched as Mia entered her house, "You like that little girl?"

Fezco just looked down at his palms, "She's my friend."

"Remember what I said Fezco." And with that she pulled out of Mia's street, heading to the meeting point of their next deal. Truth was Kitty knew Fezco had a big heart, just like his mother and she knew that if she let him have one he'd end up just like her. She didn't need another one of his mother, she needed another one of her.

Mia knew that Fezco didn't sign up for any of the bullshit he went through, why the fuck would anyone want to voluntarily do the stuff he did? But he wasn't one to just let something he took forever to build up crumble. He wasn't going to let Nate Jacobs think he had scared him into a corner.

Mia knew that Fezco wasn't just going to let it go, not after putting him in that situation of being raided, having to deal with Mouse, and telling the girl he was madly in love with that he didn't love her for her safety. He wasn't planning on going that hard but with every punch that landed on Nate's face he just got angrier and angrier.

Like said at the beginning, Mia was not the girl to stand in the middle and play savior. Matter of fact Mia felt like jumping in herself, giving a kick to Nate's face in hopes that he would knock out and wake up a better person but she was sure the bottle did the trick. She wasn't a very aggressive girl, she never really had been but with all the recent events it felt like she was becoming one.

Just seeing Cassie put her nails on Fezco to try and pull him off made her want to yank at her blonde hair and yell at her in the face.

Mia was loyal, and when you give her loyalty she'd give it right back. Fezco had never actually done wrong by her, she was always the problem. She was so indecisive and dismissive to him at the beginning of their relationship and maybe she shouldn't have been so surprised when he left her.

But in that moment as she watched him pound at Nate Jacobs, all she could feel was the overwhelming feeling of needing to protect Fezco.

Mia ran outside the house following Fez, "What the fuck?" She yelled at him.

Fezco just shook his head, still shaking from anger as he got into the car.

Mia watched as Rue got into the backseat and as Ashtray said something to Fezco that made him jump out the car, letting out a frustrated groan. "Get the fuck in the car Mia!"

Mia gave him a confused look, "Huh?"

"Get the fuck in the car, now!" Fezco had never been this dominant with her except for when it was just them.

Mia, a little scared and turned on hopped in the backseat next to Rue. She turned to Rue who gave her a knowing look.

Mia just shook her head, bringing her finger up to her lips.

"What the hell just happened?" Mia set her head back. "What the fuck..."

It was quiet as they drove down the street. Fezco's mind couldn't even sit with what just did not after hearing what he heard from Ashtray.

"Mia's on something... like a bunch of shit I could tell."

Fezco knew that Mia didn't do drugs like that, she drank sure, and maybe fucked around like once a year but this time it felt different. After he broke up with her it was silence, he had expected her to come back or call but she never did. He'd check her socials only to see he was blocked. He couldn't even be upset.

He started getting worried, as different girls, customers would come in speaking in hushed tones about how Mia and Brandon were seeing each other and not coming to school and when she did she looked a mess. More whispers about her leaving, yelling coming from her house, and then she was gone.

Then on New Year's Eve he saw her like it was the first time again, giggling with Maddy. She was smiling with her mouth but her eyes, they told another story. Then he saw Brandon, the piece of shit man she was seeing and he was angry and Lexi was there, he felt bad about it.

It was out of pure jealousy when he sparked up a conversation with her knowing Mia was friends with her, she was a cute girl and he was interested in the things she had to say but no one could compare to Mia.

He thought for a second about how easy it would probably be with Lexi. She was a sweet girl that wouldn't argue with him or push on him, but if it meant being with Mia he'd take all the screaming matches and tears, he'd let her push him away how many times she'd like as long as she'd be in his arms by the end of it.

She felt different this time around though, when he looked into her eyes for the first time in weeks he couldn't see her. He couldn't see the Mia he knew. Her eyes were dilated to the point of no return and she kept rubbing at her nose, and that's when he knew he had made a mistake.

Fezco pushing Mia away wasn't going to solve any of his problems, it just unknowingly created more.

After Fezco dropped off Rue, Mia moved herself in the middle, sticking her head between the two brothers. "Yeah I can't go home I'm supposed to be at Maddy's but like you know..." Mia laughed. "And I would say you could drop me off at Lexi's but..."

"I get it Mia." Fezco stated. He didn't even bring up the thought of Brandon, not after he had seen all the shit he was doing while Mia was gone.

Mia's mood dramatically changed as she felt the side effects of a come down and it didn't feel good. She watched as her leg bounced up and down rapidly. She was feeling extremely claustrophobic in Fezco's car.

She watched as they pulled into their driveway, Mia immediately jumping out and throwing up. "Fuck." She groaned.

Fezco immediately moved next to her, placing his hand up and down against her back.

"Get your fucking hands off me!" Mia yelled, stepping back.

"I'm just tryna help yo ass! You doin' all those fuckin' drugs is your fault, don't take that shit out on me!" Fezco was not going to let Mia have her way this time. "Now get your ass inside the house before you start a scene."

"Fuck you." Mia mumbled as she walked up the steps to his house, walking into the door Ashtray had already unlocked.

It felt like the wind had been knocked out of her as she stepped through into the place that has so many good and bad memories attached to it. The smell of cologne and weed lingered in the air heavily just as she remembered. The last time she was here it had sent her into a downward spiral that she was still trying to get out of. It was really fucking with her.

"Do you love me?"

"Not the way you want me too."

Mia couldn't stop as the tears started to stream down her face and she sank to the floor. She could have swore things were going to get better— she had promised herself they were but she was self-destructing in ways that she couldn't stop.

"Mia." Fez bent down to her level, making sure he kept his hands to himself not wanting to upset her even more. "Mia this isn't you, these feelings mama they aren't real." He was trying to talk her through her comedown.

"I can't— I can't be here." Mia got up off the floor, turning back to the door but Ashtray had already locked and closed the door, blocking her way out.

"Mia you're not good, you need to sleep this shit off for real."

She shook her head, "I can't be here Fezco it's fucking with me. I can't be here with you, I can't." The tears would not stop falling and Mia had enough, "Why am I still crying? I'm tired of fucking crying!"

Fezco had never seen her like this and he was starting to think that maybe it wasn't just drugs. He quickly pulled her into a hug, not letting go no matter how hard she tried to fight it, not until she stopped crying and stopped resisting.

"Shhh, it's okay baby. Just close your eyes and sleep." He whispered into her hair.

Eventually like a baby, Mia's eyes closed and she fell asleep standing up against Fezco's chest and as he carried her to his bedroom and tucked her into his bed his heart sank at how broken she looked.

"I'm sorry." He mumbled, his thumb softly caressing her face.

MIA HAD SPENT COUNTLESS nights with Fezco, she was used to sleeping in his bed. It was probably one of the places she felt most comfortable. So she shouldn't have been surprised when woke up Fezco's hands were wrapped around her waist, their legs were tangled together and his face was buried in her neck.

"Fez." Mia flicked his arm, trying to detach herself from him. "Fezco!"

"Huh?!" Fezco jumped up, still half asleep and startled.

"Get your hands off me, I need to pee."

Fez rubbed at his eyes, pulling back from Mia. "Sorry."

Mia didn't respond as she grabbed her phone. As she sat on the toilet she scrolled through her phone seeing that it was being blown up by Maddy, Cassie, and Lexi.

maddy 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩
yo what the fuck??

maddy 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩
why the fuck did he do that?

maddy 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩
did u tell him like what happened? it's
like ok if u did we're just confused...

maddy 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩
nates fine by the way

maddy 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩
are you ok?

maddy 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩
love you please text me back

mia 🦋
im fine i'll call you later

She rolled her eyes, of course Nate was fine. Fezco wasn't going to kill him.

cass 💘
MIA WHAT THE FUCK

cass 💘
HE SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT

cass 💘
HE COULD HAVE DIED

cass 💘
MIA

cass 💘
HE'S DANGEROUS

cass 💘
FEZCO IS LUCKY HE DIDN'T KILL NATE

cass 💘
HE PUSHED ME MIA

Tilting her head at Cassie's texts, Mia found herself really confused on why out of all people Cassie was getting like this in her messages. Cassie and Nate hardly ever even spoke if it had nothing to do with Maddy.

lexi 👨🏻‍🦱
did you get home fine?

lexi 👨🏻‍🦱
did you go home with Fez?

lexi 👨🏻‍🦱
fez let me know that you're fine, goodnight :)

Mia didn't mean to but her eyes lingered over Lexi using Fezco's name in her texts, as if she was trying to flaunt that she had Fezco's number. First of all how the fuck did she even get his number?

Mia angrily brushed her teeth, grateful that Fez didn't throw hers out. She took off her party clothes, putting on a pair of Fez's sweats and a hoodie. She was still extremely tired, the sun wasn't even up yet and she didn't feel like waking up Fez to yell at him to take her home.

So she didn't let her anger sit, she let it go and crawled back into his bed and right back under his arms.

"I can feel your smile asshole." Mia mumbled into his chest.

"Shh, go back to sleep Mama." Fezco hummed, as he rubbed her bare back underneath his hoodie she was wearing. He was smiling, he really missed having Mia in his arms and in his bed again.

AUTHOR'S NOTE . . .
WHEN I SAY FILLER YOU SAY CHAPTER!
no but really i'm sorry if this was like boring lmao, im trying to see how i'm gonna work out that really all over the place filler episode they just gave us... it can go many ways.

so as you can see how the fezco lexi mia triangle is going i just want to put a disclaimer out there.. i LOVE lexi! that is my girl, but for the sake of this fic she may seem a little meh at times and unlikable which i think can be a good thing for the story and can still help her progression as a character, especially since we're seeing lexi like someone openly for the first time on screen so i can def see lex doing things to try and one up mia or make her jealous.

i just don't want to erase lexi's character so we have to really villainize her a little, but not too much. man fuck sam levinson fr i was really trying to make mia and lexi brotp but i guess you had other plans huh...

anyways hope you enjoyed this, i really enjoyed writing that flashback scene.. mia and fezco go waaaaay back yeah ur not messing with my otp even though i will be putting y'all through it for sure lmaooo

love you all and thank you so much for 6k reads! more chapters coming this week 🤍