Over And Out

Chapter seven

After Mike had realized what was going on, he didn't have a choice other then to tell everyone.

It was different then what happened to Max, according to Lucas, Steve and Dustin. 

Instead of rising into the air and his bones breaking, his eyes were rolled into the back of his head and he was shaking uncontrollably.  He was still sat on the bed and everyone gathered around him, trying to wake him up.

"He said music didn't help?"  Lucas asks Mike.  He nods.

"The music didn't help him.  This is something new."  Mike says quickly. 

Everyone there knew that Will was different.  He had something like a bond or connection with Vecna and the upside down.

It wasn't until Will started gasping for breaths that the group realized he was dying.  Joyce had her hands on his shoulders, Jonathan standing on the right side of her and Mike stood on the left, El stood right behind her.  Everyone else was gathered in a small group.

"Go get his headphones."  Mike says to Dustin.

"I thought they didn't work."  Dustin half asks.  Mike turns around to stare at him.

"We can try."  He says annoyed.  Dustin nods and goes into the living room to get Wills backpack.  Once he got back Mike pushed people out of the way and put the headphones on him, he started the music but nothing changed.

"I can do what I did for Max."  El says quietly.

"You can't.  There's not enough time to get everything ready."  Jonathan says. 

"Maybe he's just having a seizure."  Argyle says, clearly high.  Mike rolls his eyes.

"Is there anything we can do?"  Nancy asks.

"There's monsters here.  Maybe if we kill some of them Vecna will know and be distracted?"  Robin asks.

"There's not enough time for that either."  Steve says.

"Guys he's dying, we won't have enough time to do anything that involves us leaving."  Lucas snaps. 

"He said that when it happened the first time that the vines around him broke, he was able to break free.  He said that Vecna looked surprised and scared."  Mike says slowly.  Everyone thinks and Nancy speaks up a few minutes later.

"When we went to the upside down, it was frozen in time."  She takes a deep breath, "on the day Will went missing."

"What if he's the one who has to kill Vecna?"  Dustin asks.

"We don't know that."  Mike snaps.  "That could mean anything!"

"Just think about it Mike.  Will is the one that went missing that year, reopening the gate."  Dustin says.  "We can't take it off the table yet."

"None of that will matter if he's dead!"  Mike yells at him.  Everyone except Nancy, Jonathan and El were surprised by his behavior. 

"What else should we try?"  Jonathan looks around the room.  Everyone was thinking and Will was still gasping for breaths, causing Mikes heart to beat faster and faster.

"What if Mike talks to him?"  El says slowly.  Mike looks at her questioningly.

"Why me?"

"When Will was possessed, Hop noticed that Will was using morse code while you were talking to him.  Maybe it's something like that?"  She looks around the room and everyone looks confused and upset.

"Or you're wrong and we waste time."  Mike says quietly. 

"When I went into my mind I heard you're voice.  It will be the same for Will."  El says quietly.  Mike looks back at Will, almost crying but of course he didn't cry in front of people.  He nods though.

"Should we all get out?"  Jonathan asks, knowing that Mike wouldn't talk to him if everyone was in the room.  El nods.

"Yeah."  She says, practically reading Mikes mind.

"I'm not leaving my son!"  Joyce cries.

"Ms.Byers, I wouldn't try this unless I knew it could work.  I've known Will all my life.  Trust me."  He says quietly.  Joyce hesitates but nods, standing off the ground.

"Be careful."  She had tears in her eyes and Mike nods quietly.  Everyone leaves the room and Mike grabs Will's hand.  Something he hadn't done in a long time.

"Will?  I don't know if you can hear me.  But I hope you can."  He takes a deep breath.  "I need you to be okay.  Please.  I can't live without you."  He tries his hardest not to cry but a few tears escape his eyes.  "I told you I liked you and that was a lie.  I love you.  Will I love you.  You have to be okay.  Please."  Mike didn't know what else to say other then to repeat over and over he that loved him.

He wiped his face off and his grip of Wills hand tightened.

"Will please.  Please live."  He says, trying not to cry more.  "I need you.  I don't know what I'll do without you in my life.  You keep me sane when I need someone to talk to, you help me when no one else will.  You're funny, you're smart, and I love you for all of that.  So please be okay.  I'm not saying goodbye to you.  You can't die."  Mike says, almost pleading for Will to be okay.

He noticed Will's breathing slightly going back to normal and he let out a sigh of relief.

"You're breathing went back to normal, so I hope that's a good sign."  He says with a smile even though he knew no one could see.

"I don't know what else to do.  Please Will.  I need you to be okay."  He sighs quietly but loud enough for Will to hear. 

Then Will stopped shaking and gasped, his eyes retuning to normal.

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