Byler || So This Is Love

|2| Going Out?

~5:46~
In Will Byers Room

The two boys have been talking, joking, and just hanging out for quite a while now. Will does so adored Mike's company because he finds the boy very lively and sometimes awkward. Will didn't mind that, he didn't mind it at all because he was almost the same way.

"MIKE STOPUH!" Will shouted while smiling luminously, he was getting smacked by a pillow held by Mike, kneeling at the head of his bed. "NEVER BYERS!!!" Mike then threw the pillow at him from the other side of the bed. Will fell back on his back where, thankfully, a pile of pillows were.

Mike crawled over to him then sat down beside him, and while breathing heavily he asks, "Sorry, you alright?" he smiles a smidge. Will stretches out his arms, "Yeah, of course! That was really fun." Will puffed.

Mike's smile spreads across his face, his cheeks and nose slightly pink. Mike stares at Will for a moment and responds softly, "Yeah...it really was...".

'He's...really prett...' Mike tries to stop his thoughts. He can't say or even think that, this is best friend. Although, him and El aren't quite together anymore, he felt like he couldn't have those feelings.

He doesn't like him at all, not even a little! 'well...maybe a little.' Mike paused his thoughts for a moment. 'Well even so, he wouldn't even like me back. He might be gay but...I don't know, those were just rumors and we never actually talked about it at all...' Mike feels like he missed out on so much of Wills life, he could've been in it more if he just paid more attention.

"Uh...Mike? Are you okay? You look kinda out of it." Mike finally snaps out of his thoughts and looks down at Will. "Oh! Uh... sorry." Will looks up at him and then turns to his side with his hand on his head and his elbow on the pillows below. "You've been staring at me this whole time, whatcha thinking about? Hm?" Will grins at Mike.

Mike's cheeks, nose, and ears slowly turn a light shade of pink and he could feel it, the heat on his face slowly rising a bit. He was staring at him? He hadn't realized it at all, he was just lost in his thoughts.

Reality had always been very cloudy to him while he was taking a dive in his mind. "Oh well uh..." He pauses, wondering if he should tell him about those thoughts he has... "It was just that-" He started but was abruptly cut off by the voice of Wills mother, Joyce Byers.

Her head poked in the room revealing her wavy brown hair with straight bangs. "Hey boys, dinners ready! Murray made Fettuccine Alfredo for us. Come and make yourselves a plate if your hungry" She smiles sweetly. Will had his head turned to face his mother, "Sure mom, we'll be down in a second." Will smiles right back. "Alright then!" She closes the door to go make herself a plate.

~6:02~
Dinner Table

Murray, Joyce, Will, El, and Mike are all at the dinner table. Jonathan has gone to New York University with Argyle (He's wanted to go to NYU since he was 6 so) his best friend. He's finally gotten to go there and his best friend being there with him is a dream come true for him.Will and El were happy for him but sad that he had to go.

Hopper is with Joyce, they go out on dates, and just adult dating stuff. He has to work late shift at Hawkins Cemetery because of nasty teens, nothing much goes on in Hawkins anymore thankfully.

"So..." Murray's eyes flicker from left to right "is the fettuccine good?". Joyce looks up from her plate, "Yeah yeah it's really good!". Murray chuckles "Ah, y'know Joyce! I do try my best, it is a talent of mine." Murray and Joyce start laughing then have a long conversation.

Will, Mike, and Eleven just sit in silence eating their food until Eleven broke the silence, "so...you guys are going out now, right?". As soon as she finished her sentence, Mike chokes on his drink "Excuse me?" He says in a low voice. "Déjà vu" Murray mumbled, Joyce looked over to him and shushed him real quick. Wills eyes were wide and stared dead at Eleven, his mind went blank. Completely blank.

Joyce clears her throat and looks over in Will and Mike's direction, "You guys are hanging out a lot more than you used too so i guess it is a big question to ask". Mike and Will quickly look at each other and then back at Joyce, "DEFINITELY NOT." they both say in unison. Murray looks at them with one eyebrow up "Okay then...no need to get so defensive". Everyone continues eating in silence except for Murray and Joyce of course, but Mike's mind kept rambling on and on about those two words he wish were true.

'Going out...? Me and Will together? Does it seem that way?'

He couldn't help but feel happy that it seemed like Will and him were "going out". Deep in his heart, he wanted it to happen.

He wanted to go out with
Will Byers

927 words! This was quite a long chapter but worth it to be honest. I hope you guys are enjoying this, and I hope you guys got the reference from when Mike choked on his drink and Murray said "déjà vu" 👀