THE SECRET ; byler ✗

↑Chapter 6: El and Mike↓

Will and El were setting up Will's room when the doorbell rang. They heard Joyce speaking to the person and then there was the sound of footsteps on the stairs. The door opened and Will and El turned around to see Mike standing the doorway with Joyce behind him. ''Mike!'' El exclaimed. ''Hi, Mike!'' Will said, smiling at him. Mike smiled back and said hello back. Joyce told them that Mike is going to help them with Will's room and then El's.

''Its good that your helping Mike! Will has alot of stuff and we also need to paint,'' El explained when Joyce left the room. ''I can imagine,'' Mike laughed. Will threw him a look but laughed aswell. ''We have the paints downstairs. Mike, wanna go get them with me?'' El asked her boyfriend. Mike hesitated for a second before saying yes. El noticed the hesitation but ignored it. The truth was, Mike wanted to stay with Will. Or either bring the paint up with Will, not El. He did not know why. He loved doing everything with his girlfriend but now since Will is back, he wants to do things with Will not her.

Even so, Mike went with El while Will waiting for them. Will pulled his phone out and began to text Robin.

Will: Robin.

Robin: Yes, fellow gay?

Will: Istg the nicknames😭😭

Robin: right, sorry. What's up?

Will: Mike came over.

Robin: Srrsly?

Will: Yeah, no joke.

Robin: U over the moon?

Will: Not really. He went down with El to get the paints but they've been gone a while. I wish I suggested that he get the paints with me.

Robin: Feel you tbh.

Will: wait a minute. Who do u like??

Robin: Nah, u don't gotta know mini Byers.

Will: Yes I do. You know mine so tell me urs.

Robin: Alr alr. Promise to not tell tho?

Will: Girl, who will I tell-?

Robin: True. So yk Vickie Smith?

Will: No? Wait is she the girl with short red hair and blue eyes?

Robin: Yes. How do you know?

Will: Dustin. He told me that she's ''your new friend'' .

Robin: I am going to murder that child.

Will: Steve won't let you

Robin: Agreed.

Will: Anyway, I'm going to go check what the hell is taking them so long.

Robin: Right. Text me later?

Will: Ofc. See you!!

Robin: See ya!

Will turned his phone off and put it on the window sill and decided to check what the two were doing. He reached the top of the stairs but they weren't there. He heard laughing from the kitchen. Will went down the stairs and took a left and he was in the kitchen. Mike and El were making out. It hurt Will to look at them. He wished he was El and Mike was loving him like that. How he wished, wished, wished he could be El. Will felt tears stinging his eyes and walked slowly out of the kitchen. El showed him where the bathroom was so he ran there. He locked the doors and began to cry silently in there.

Why couldn't Mike love Will the way he loved El? Oh how Will wished he was El. Will obviously loved El because she was her brother. But he sometimes wished she were dead so he could Mike to himself. Oh he wanted Mike so much. Why can't Mike want him back? He wants to tell someone how much he loves Mike. It's always Mike. It has always been. But little did he know, while El and Mike were making out, Mike didn't enjoy it as much as he used to. He felt something. He didn't feel that spark anymore.

Once Will finished crying, he got up cleaned his face and forced his mouth into a smile. We walked out of the bathroom and went to the kitchen. They were still entwined. Will bit his tongue to stop crying. Will cleared his throat and said, ''Are you guys done or..?'' The two jumped apart and Will laughed. ''Sorry Will! We got a bit, uh, carried away. Can you help us bring the paints up? Mike is so weak,'' El said. ''Hey!'' Mike said and they all burst out laughing. The three of them brought the paints up. Will opened the door and they put the paint on the floor and sighed. They put newspaper on the floor and began to paint.

Mike rolled his sleeves up and so did El. Will took off his jumper and threw it on the floor. He knew his white t-shirt was going to get paint all over it but it didn't matter.

He felt someone's eye on him. Will turned around to see Mike looking at Will and Mike smiled at him, causing Will to turn red. Will smiled back and then turned to his phone that was on the window sill.

His smile is so cute, Mike thought. Wait, what? I can't call my best friend cute can I? No! That's so messed up! Well, the only reason I really came over was to see Will but not as if I missed him. I just wanted to help. I don't like him do I?

Do I?

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