the past
will byers
i had just destroyed castle byers. i felt like such an idiot. my feelings for mike really? stupid. thinking that we wouldn't grow up? god i'm so stupid. i sat down in the grass and cried. then i heard mike and lucas.
"WILL!" i felt arms around me and i looked to see who it was, only to see mike. i cried harder, i didn't hug him back i just sat there and leaned into the hug.
"i'm sorry will. i'm so sorry, it's a cool campaign okay? we can do it if you want. really, right lucas?" lucas stayed silent. mike took off his rain jacket and put it on me, and continued hugging me.
"then me and you can hang out. just us. we can go to the arcade, starcourt, whatever you want will." mike hugged me tighter and put his head on my shoulder. i held onto his arms. i turned around so i was facing lucas and mike. lucas looked at the ground and started walking away. mike stared at him in disbelief. i pulled away from mike and picked the bat up again. i started hitting what was left of castle byers and mike just stood there. i threw the bat again. i turned around and looked at mike with tears streaming down my face and my hair along with my clothes soaked. he stared at me with a sad look in his eyes and opened his arms. i lost all tension and walked over to him and hugged him. he put his arm around me and we walked inside my house. i hated myself for feeling the way i did with mike. but the way he was currently treating me gave me more hope. my mom and jonathan weren't home and i didn't want to be home alone right now, because something else felt off. so there me and mike were, sitting on my couch. mike half asleep and soaked from the rain and me wearing his rain jacket, still freezing. he opened his eyes slightly and pulled me on him. again he was half asleep he'll just forget it. i laid on him and wrapped my arms around him, and wrapped his around me. we stayed like that.
"mike, are you awake?" i whispered quietly. no response. just sleeping. i smiled, he looked so peaceful while asleep. then i was asleep, laying on my best friend and my crush. this didn't feel real. but i loved everything about this.
*present day*
i woke up and mike was asleep beside me. i smiled, and i went to go call the party to see if they wanted to hang out at mikes later, because me and mike planned it yesterday. first i called dustin.
"hey dustin! i was wondering if you wanted to hang out today, at mikes later. i'm inviting the whole party!"
"yeah of course! we need a break, really. any certain time?" hm..
"around 12 pm? that sound good? if so call lucas and let him know, maybe we can even sleep over."
"okay will, i'll see you later, bye!"
"bye dustin!" i hung up. i called eleven then, because dustin is gonna call lucas.
"hey el, it's will. the party is gonna hang out with mike at his house today around 12 pm! you should definitely come! you're probably with max right now so, you both should come!"
"okay. 12 pm? this..afternoon?"
"yep, everyone else should be there!"
"okay.. i'll tell max." i smiled.
"okay el, see you later!" i hung up. everyone handled. i turned around to see mike staring at me in the doorway, half asleep.
"are you okay mike?" he nodded.
"just very tired." he opened his arms. i walked over to him and hugged him.
"go take a shower, maybe that will wake you up. i can make some food?" i told him, still in his arms.
"no will, i'll just take a shower. you can make some food for yourself though if you want." he was worrying me. i looked at him and put my hand on his face.
"are you sure you're alright mike?" he nodded. i grabbed his arms and looked at both of them. he pulled away from me.
"seriously will? you think i would do that again? what, you wanna see my whole body now too?" he looked hurt and scared.
"mike. no, i was just worried. i'm sorry. please mike i can see something is wrong just talk to me!" i saw tears building up in his eyes and he went to go sit down on the couch and i followed. i touched his shoulder. he looked at me and he was then crying.
"hey.. it's okay, just talk to me. what's wrong?" he covered his face with both hands.
"i-i don't know! will i don't know!" i hugged him. he buried his head into my chest and cried.
"i'm just so confused will and i'm scared. not for me but for you and the others! that.. thing is out and roaming and we're just ignoring it, i don't want to lose you and i don't want you to get hurt!" hearing his shaky voice broke me. i hugged him even tighter and rubbed his back. "i-i would sacrifice my life for you and the others in a heart beat, okay? so if i ever have to do so, don't ever blame yourself. i don't want you gone. i'd rather it be me, because i just can't live without you. i'd rather be dead will. and whoever tries to hurt you i would hurt them more, because you are my world. that was so sappy." i smiled and he sat up. he was still crying, then i started crying, because i was happy. i looked at my watch.
"you gonna go shower? it's almost 12." he stood up quickly.
"oh shit, will do you need to shower too?" i shook my head. he ran into the bathroom. god he's such a dork. i went into my room to get changed. when i walked out mike was wearing only a towel and his hair was wet and messy. he smiled at me. i smiled back, and he went into my room. i sat on the couch and put on my shoes, waiting for mike. he came running out of my bedroom and tripped. i laughed, and he did too. he stood up.
"do you know where my shoes are?" i smiled.
"yeah, they're by the door!" mike walked over to the door and put his shoes on.
"come on!" we walked outside and started walking to his house. he grabbed my hand. we got to his house and walked inside into his basement, and he laid on the couch.
"i missed thissss!" i sat in the floor beside him.
"better than laying with me?" i said softly. he looked at me.
"eh, no. laying with you is something i'd do everyday all day." i blushed. dustin and lucas walked in.
"HEY GUYSS!" dustin said walking down the stairs with lucas.
"hey!" mike said and sat up, and i sat down beside him. then eleven and max walked in and walked down the stairs.
"so, is there a reason we're here?" lucas said.
"well i just thought it would be nice to hang out i guess. because of everything going on.. you know?" lucas nods slowly. we all just sat around his basement hanging out.
