"Mike, we'll be back!" Nancy yells.
Mike gets up from his mattress and rushes over to the front door. Nancy and Jonathan are getting ready, most likely to go out somewhere.
"We're gonna go get food, okay? We'll be back but for now, don't leave the house, don't touch anything and if you get hungry, there's stuff in the kitchen." She explains, putting her coat on.
Mike rolls his eyes as Jonathan continues to speak for her. "Will's at Jason's, but I'm sending him back here so the same rules apply to him. Don't fight." Jonathan says, glaring at Mike. He definitely knows what happened between them, but that's understandable. He's Will's brother, of course, he was gonna know.
Nancy smiles and grabs Jonathan's arm softly, holding onto it. "Please, Mike. Be careful." She says as she and Jonathan are walking out the door. He nods at them as the door shuts.
He sighs and falls onto the couch. He doesn't look forward to Will coming, but he knows that they have to talk in order to have a healthy relationship. They have so much to talk about, it's a little overwhelming, but Mike is prepared for it.
Or maybe he's not. He's not sure.
He wants to prove to Will that he still and always will love him. The way Jason describes them is almost like puppy love, but it's so much more than that. Mike wants a future with Will. He has since he first saw him despite the fact that he was planning to murder him. He's so glad he didn't though because he wouldn't be here.
Mike shakes his head, getting the thought out of his mind. He doesn't wanna remember when he planned to murder Will and almost went through with it.
It doesn't really matter though, because the front door opens slowly and reveals Will. He stands there, unsure if he should walk inside or leave. Mike stares at him and Will stares back, and suddenly it becomes a staring competition that they hadn't planned.
Will looks away and walks inside, closing the door behind him. Mike notices his shaky hands as he sits down on the open spot on the couch. Mike sits up and sits down as well to give Will more space. Will gladly takes the space and gets more comfortable on the couch, although he still looks nervous, almost like he has something planned.
Mike opens his mouth to say something but quickly shuts up as he notices Will's shaky hands playing with the cover of the couch anxiously. He doesn't wanna make Will even more nervous, but he does want to say something to help Will become less anxious, but Mike has no idea what to say to calm him down.
Will turns toward Mike. "Mike, I wanted to apologize to you." He says, finally.
Mike shakes his head. "No, I want to apologize to you. You already did." Mike pauses and takes a deep breath, ready to confront whatever is going on between them. "I was being a jerk. I should have listened to you about staying here, and although my opinion won't change, I understand why you don't want to stay here. And, I was being jealous for no reason at all. I know you wouldn't cheat on me with Jason, and even though I knew that, I still got mad. I'm so sorry Will."
Will looks down at the couch pulling at the covers once again.
"I was supposed to apologize to you. Not the other way around."
Will says, scooting closer to Mike. Mike smiles as Will grabs some of his hair. "I always liked your hair." He says, going in closer. Mike's face turns a bit red. "Yeah?"
"Yeah," Will says, letting go of Mike's hair and placing his hand on Mike's chest. "Nancy and Jonathan are gonna be gone for a while.." He smirks.
Mike makes a confused face, chuckling uncomfortably. "Um, yeah. They told me."
"Mhm, so we could.." Will trails off, his hand trailing up to Mike's face.
Mike backs away, nearly making Will fall, but luckily he catches himself with his good arm. He looks at Mike, almost with a betrayed look.
Mike shakes his head. "Will, what were you doing? What were you saying? I don't understand." He says, nervous.
Will frowns, "I thought that's what you wanted? I wanted to apologize by.."
"No! I don't want that, Will. We're sixteen! We're not old enough and even if we were, I still wouldn't want to do that with you yet, especially not as an apology. Will, you don't need to apologize by doing.. that sort of stuff." He says, grabbing onto Will's shoulders gently. "I don't know why you suddenly thought I wanted anything like that, but I don't. I'm not into that sort of stuff. It's weird for me, and you don't seem like you're into that stuff either, so I don't know why you thought of this."
"I just wanted you to forgive me. I didn't want you to be mad at me." Tears start to fall from Will's eyes again, and Mike feels guilty. He hates seeing Will cry.
"You don't have to apologize like that Will. You don't have to apologize at all, because I'm not mad at you. Sure I was upset by what you said at the cave, but I wasn't mad. You already apologized for that as well. I am the one who has to apologize. Just, please, never try to do something like that again because we both know that we're not comfortable with it. What would even possess you to do something like that?"
Then suddenly, Mike remembers. Will had a talk with Jason. A talk that he didn't get to hear because he left the house before he could hear the rest. That's why Will's acting like this. Because of―
"Jason said.." Will wipes his tears, mumbling the last part.
"Will. You never have to do anything you're not comfortable with to apologize to me. A simple 'sorry' will make me forgive you." He grabs Will's hand. "I love you, Will. I know we've been in a rough patch as of recently, but my love for you has always stayed the same. From the moment I saw you, to now."
"Didn't you wanna kill me the first time you saw me?" Will asks, laughing slightly.
Mike rolls his eyes. "Whatever. The point is, I will always love you the same. No matter what you do, okay? You don't need to listen to Jason or anyone else because they have no idea how much I truly love you. And the truth is, I don't wanna break up. I wanna be with you for the longest I can. I see a future with you, a bright future, and I don't want to ruin that because of a couple of fights. We can figure out where we wanna stay, we can figure out everything, just please, don't end things with me."
Mike feels guilty begging, but Will doesn't seem to care as he hugs Mike, crying into his shoulder. "I love you so much, Mike." Will mumbles. Mike kisses the top of his head and rubs his back, mumbling an 'I love you' back.
They stay hugging for a while until Mike hears Will softly snoring on his shoulder. He smiles and lays down to get comfortable on the couch, trying his hardest not to wake up Will, but he fails miserably. Will hums as Mike moves to get more comfortable and places Will's head on his shoulder
"You should sleep, Will." Mime mumbles. "I know you barely get any, so take the time to rest now."
Will nods into Mike's chest and drifts off to sleep.
Mike closes his eyes as well, but Jason won't leave his mind. He knows that he has to confront Jason soon.
I usually don't talk at the end of a chapter but this chapter was so hard for me to write because I felt so icky writing teenagers like this even though I myself am a teenager. It made me super uncomfortable but I wanted people to know that I wrote this not because of some sick fantasy, but to spread awareness. If you are dealing with something like this and someone is pressuring you to have s3x with them or someone else or so anything like that, please reach out to someone! I was in that same boat when I was twelve, and it was hell. I don't want anyone to go through that and I want everyone to know that it's okay and it definitely isn't your fault if it happens to you. You are a victim and you deserve to get justice. Please, don't be afraid to reach out, and protect yourself. Whether you're a girl, a boy, a them. It can happen to everyone, so please, be careful.
