a Beautiful Drummer; byler

;I'm just a kid;

When mike got hime he sat down excited to talk to will after his tiring and upsetting will but after dialing the number and getting an answer he was devastated to find out that will hasn't came home and Joyce was actually hoping will was at his house.

Mike was so worried his breathe got fast, as the phone slid out of his hands. Him and Joyce were definitely going to go off their nut over this and ran out of the house in his tank top and jeans completely unworried about the cold weather.

He had every reason to feel this way, he kept running and running trying to think of all the places will would hide, the janitors closet..that where he hid in middle school, dustins house, the alleyway at the end of his block, and family video with Robin.

He decided that he could go to those places in a row not even caring about the fact he wasn't allowed at school he was already halfway down his block when he realized using his car would be fast so he ran back getting into it his thoughts running faster than a pro track team.

He got in his car a started it up just hoping he'd find will, Joyce was losing her nut too still thinking of a million places just as mike had done, the art room,  was the first and one of the only places she could think of.

Mike pulled into the parking lot and ran up to the school the slaps of his converse slapped loudly against the concrete stairs  he ran through the halls looking into multiple janitors closets..but still no will-

He ran towards the art room planning on leaving the school after no will was found when he ran straight into Joyce knocking her over.

"Oh my gosh! Mike! What're you doing..?" She shouted rubbing at her forehead, " your looking for will..?" She asked and mike nodded at her shyly, "do you know any places he might be?" She asked sincerely, "have you checked Dustin's house?" She asked and Joyce chook her head, "already called no sight of him.."  mike was losing hope even though he was aware search teams existed.

"The alleyway at the end of your block?"  Joyce shook her head at him, "already drove by there on my way hear he wasn't there!" The two slowly lost hope as they checked over the list.

"Family video?" Joyce grew a saddened grin, "not yet.. I'll go check now! You stay at your place Incase he runs to you!" Joyce said before speeding off to family video and mike just did as he said.

He walked out of that school calmly trying to think nicely, but then he paused half way to his car he stood there in the freezing cold his mind went blank for a second and he remembered, he remembered that an incident of those photos being released can cause you to hurt someone like he did to Jason..or......hurt yourself..

He got so worried, he didn't want will hurt and even worse if he got hurt by himself.. he started running to his car when he heard a loud scream it came from behind the school..he certainly didn't know who it was but when he thought about will for the millionth time that day he had to run towards it in hope it was his beloved boyfriend.

He ran and ran as the cold breeze flew through his hair and his fingertips turned red as so did the tip of his nose when he got there at the football field he observed and looked over every inch but when he didn't see anything he got scared he ran further out when suddenly he saw some shadows underneath the bleachers and ran to them.

Will was laying there with ducktape around his wrists and ankles  there was a shorter boy with him who had his fists bundled up he had dirtyblonde hair and when mike looked at a face he could recognize oh so well he was left with shock.

James.. he just stood there it took so long for him to process, after troy left there was barely a sign of James people just assumed he went with Troy because they were a package deal.

Apparently James was great at hiding, without troy he was nothing he lost his fame, dignity, and self respect.

Once mike was able to process what was going on he hit James right in the face, James looked at him in disgust.

"Oh look will byers fairy fag boyfriend!! Yeah you little shit you want to fight me!" To be honest the look of someone so tall fighting someone so short was quite humorous.

James jolted at mike hitting him in the gut repetitively, they kept going at it rolling around on the floor when James kicked mike so hard in the mouth his canine and tooth next to it fell out, he stood up and started twisting James's wrists further and further.

The whole time will was just trying to turn himself over so he could see whats going on eventually he plopped onto his side watching.mike attacking James when will heard a few cracks he got worried. He didn't want mike severely hurting someone for him.

"Stop!! Mike..please stop!" He yelled at the top of his lungs as tears flew out of his eyes mike shoved James's face into the dirt. "What am I supposed to do?! He's just going to keep attacking me!!" Mike yelled and started to twist James's wrists more and more as popping and cracking noises came out from his wrist.

"No!! Please mike stop it!! JUST STOP!?!!!!" He shouted with all the strength he had in his lungs, mike let go of the other boy that hadn't seemed to be making a peep the whole time except for maybe some sobs coming through his throat.

Mike finally let go of him leaving James limp crouching over to touch his wrist causing him to realize it hurts more when you touch it, mike sped over to will looking over him at some marks on his face not seeing much wrong at first until he looked at wills inner arm he winced at it in sadness.

"I can't cut the tape I don't have a knife..."  Mike told will and will just looked over, "James's knife..it's right there!" Mike looked over under a bleacher where he saw a knife with blood on it knowing exactly what it was from.

He cut the tape on wills wrist trying not to look at the words engraved onto will he cut off the tape and did the same to his legs and then pulled him up and started walking with him to the car leaving James behind.

Once they got in the car mike hit the gas not realizing how fast he was actually going, "mike please.. please slow down!" Will begged as he layed there with tears rolling down his eyes, he couldn't stop sobbing.

"Will! We need to bring you to the hospital! There is blood on your shirt!!" Mike yelled back at him, and will just winced at the  pain, "hold my hand!" Mike asked of him setting out his hand for will to grab will grabbed it and squeezed it so hard it actually put mike through pain.

"Oh my gosh mike are you wearing a tank top in this weather?!" Will yelled at him.. and mike just rolled his eyes, eventually they pulled into a hospital and mike stepped out..

(( Honestly don't know where I'm going with this story line, I'm just purposely putting characters into physical and mental pain all the time.))