Your mixed up with the use of half orbital. When iron become to $\ce{Fe^2+}$, it needs to donate two valance electrons away which is at the highest energy (orbital 4s). So, that is why we write $\ce{Fe^2+}$ as 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d6.
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