MIKE POV-
The pair exchanged no words as Will was too shaken to say anything; it was riddled all over his shaking body; his skin was cold yet sweat dropped from his forehead as the adrenaline pumped through both of their veins. The attackers passed again and this time Mike had a plan, taking off his jacket wrapping it over the body and head of the small boy so he would be hidden from view.
The brunette was pleased but when Mike stood up, he dragged him back down. The ravenette scanned the ground grabbing a rock throwing it in the opposite direction to distract the pursuers; Mike learnt this from a video game; I guess Will should be lucky he wasn't hidden in a cardboard box and a coin wasn't thrown instead.
"I hear him this way!" One of the boys screamed taking the bait. Will ducked down even deeper, his breathing shallow; it was clear he just wanted to feel safe. The ravenette just covered him but staring at his face, noticing how his eyes glow in the dark of the forest, matching the green hue of the trees; his skin perfect.
Mike cut away, looking back to where Troy and James had gone, but he remain silent, waiting for a few minutes to be extra sure. He then whispered "I think they are gone" removing the hand from the Will's head that he didn't even realise he placed "You're safe now"
But the brunette refused to move, still shaken from the experience but feeling the vibrations of Mike's calming voice he meekly nodded opening his eyes slowly allowing the ravenette's face to come into view; the flash from Mike's torch illuminated them. Both flushed, their heartbeats increasing but neither paid any mind chalking it up to adrenaline.
Carefully Mike pulled away from the smaller boy standing up, clearing his throat. He expressed a hand out to the brunette helping him. Will shakingly accepted the hand; Mike knew something like this would be terrifying, he wouldn't know if he would be able to outrun them for as long as Will did.
The brunette said nothing standing idle looking down at the ground deep in thought.
"How are you?" The ravenette questioned concerned, when he left Will all alone in the woods this was the last thing he expected would happen
"I-I'm fine!" Will answered, returning to an uncomfortable silence playing with the sleeves of Mike's jacket; it fit him if not a little big, but nothing noticeable.
"Why were they chasing you?" Mike bit his tongue asking the question; it was a dumb thing to ask in that moment but he didn't know what else to say; wanting answers to what just happened; it was very bizarre to happen in such a short amount of time.
"I- I don't know" Will stuttered. The ravenette nodded not wanting to push on if it was something triggering to the small boy "Lets just look for the last clue" Will shrugged walking ahead of the tall boy who scrunched his face
"You want to finish after all of that?" Mike raised his voice, he wasn't angry just concerned for Will's safety; if he was unable to hide him what would have happened to the small boy? Seeing the look on Will's face his eyes softened "Sorry for shouting" Mike whispered soft.
"Did you just apologise?" Will's eyes widened; his demeanour changing. It was something so weird for the brunette knowing that the only person Mike has apologised to in the comic was El; it came as a shock.
"Don't make me repeat it" Mike pouted walking off
"HEY!" Will shouted, jumping from the sound of a chirping bird causing him to run over "Wait for me! I'm scared!" The boy ran over slumping beside Mike. The ravenette rolled his eyes; it wasn't that revolutionary of him to apologise.
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Comic Catastrophe; Byler ✔️
Fanfiction⋆｡°✩˗ When high-school student Will Byers finds that he is transported to his favourite comic book as the villain, he decides to to change his character accidentally finding the love of his life. ⋆｡°✩˗ But merely being a character from a comic book...
