that time you saved me •a byler and will angst story•

3: tension

Will:

When mike comes into my room, He stares at me. Not like a "I'm judging you" sort of look, but a "please, look and talk to me" look. But do I want to look at him? Yes, of course I do!
Can I? No. I'm too tired, I can't move my head to face him, and I can't find the power to talk. It's like.. the dream did something to me.

"Will? Talk to me.." Mike says with a worried tone of voice. "I'm here for you.."

Still staring, Suddenly, I feel a hand underneath my chin. That hand turns my head gently to face Mike. My eyes widen and I feel more alive now staring into Mikes eyes. Shocked, I look up at him.

"I know you aren't okay, talk to me will, please?" Mike says taking his hand off my chin quickly.

I pause for a minute. I don't know what to say?
Shit shit shit! What if he can tell i'm blushing?What if he thinks I like him? What if-

"Will?" Mike says, he sounds panicked. "Are you okay?"

"I.." I look at the ground. "Yes! Yes, I'm fine, I'm fine" I exclaim.

"Okay.. well, El told me that you've been having a nightmare, what was it about?" Mike asks.

With an uneasy feeling in my stomach, I sigh and then tell him about my dream.

"I was running, fast, through a forest and I heard a voice."

"Who's voice did you hear? What did it say?" He asks me.

"Well, it was your voice" I say, leaving out the part where he sounded like a beautiful dream to me. "You were calling name. It echoed around me, like it was everywhere."

Mike nods, "Where.. were you exactly?"

"Back there. In the upside down," My voice breaks as I say "upside down"

"Oh" Mike looks at the ground.
"Will, do you think this could be some sort of.. now memories? But in a dream form?"

"I guess.. it could be? But he's definitely doing this to me, controlling me."

"Does this mean you're still connected?" Mike says, shocked.

"When we arrived back in Hawkins 4 days ago, I felt cold again, like a repeat of last year. I can tell he's still around."

Suddenly, Lucas and Dustin barge into the room. But Mike and I are sitting close facing each other, what if they think we're a couple? No, no.. they wouldn't. WOULD THEY?
Dustin and Lucas raise their eyebrows and look at each other.

"Come on you two, we have a discussion to get to!" Dustin says, then running to the living room.
Lucas stares at us and then says,

"Yeah, whatever's happening needs to come out to the group." Then walks away.

I look at Mike and he looks at me.

"We should probably go," I say standing up.

"Yeah!" Mike does the same and follows me out of the dark room you call mine.