byler oneshots 2

the fucking vines!! 😮

WILL POV

I opened my eyes and found myself in a room covered in squirmy vines. Disbelief ran though my mind.

I was in an unrecognizable room, covered in rusted pipes and dust. The vines made squelching sounds while slithering around, twining themselves around pipes.

I heard footsteps behind me and jumped. I quickly turned my head back, and to my surprise there was nobody there.

My breathing heavied and I stepped through the dark room, checking every corner.

"Will." A raspy voice echoed.

I looked around to see where it might've come from. I saw nothing.

The shadows seemed like they were closing in on me, and my claustrophobia kicked in, but I kept walking.

I kept walking until I found myself in complete darkness.
"Will." The voice sent chills down my spine.
And then I felt him. I froze, reaching for the back of my neck.

A clock chimed. One, two, three, four times.
I closed my eyes tight, trying to imagine myself back in the real world, playing D&D, hanging out with my friends. And in a second I was back. My familiar bedroom felt warmer than normal. My breathing was still heavy.

I quickly calmed myself. It was just a dream. The frozen feeling lingered. I sat on the edge of my bed, thinking.

What was that? Is he back? If he is back, I need to make sure. I won't tell anyone until I'm 100% sure. What if-

My bedroom door opened and my mom stood in the doorframe.

"Are you ready to go, Will? You're going to the airport now to pick up Mike."
"Yeah, just one second." I replied.

She closed the door and I ran my hands through my hair. I packed a few snacks for the car drive there and back. I looked at the painting and hesitated. I grabbed it anyways and stuffed it in my bag before hurrying out the door.

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At the airport

People started flooding in, and I sat next to El to avoid getting trampled. I shook my leg up and down in impatience. El stood up and the sudden movement made me flinch. I looked up and there he was, wearing a big yellow overshirt and a yellow visor to match.

He handed El some flowers and started rambling on about the colors or something. It was honestly so random.

I stood up quickly and walked over to him. He pulled away from El and said hellos to Jonathan and Argyle before he came over to me.

I was so confused. What just happened? He didn't even hug me.
"Uh, what's that?" He said, referring to my painting.
"Oh, it's nothing. It's just this painting I've been working on."
"Oh, cool." He nodded his head slightly.
"That's a rad shirt, man. Ocean Pacific?" Argyle asked.
"This is my friend, Argyle." Jonathan explained
"Oh, hey." He held out his hand but Argyle pulled him in for a hug.

What? Why does Argyle, some guy Mike has never met get a hug, but I don't?

"Oh, no no no. No, it's a shitty knockoff. Yeah." Argyle accused.
Mike looked around, not knowing what to do.
"Don't sweat it man, I'll get you the good threads out here."
Mike still looked confused.
"I heard a lot about your sister." Argyle added.
"Uhh... Yeah. Um, should we go?" Jonathan asked.
"Yeah man, this is kinda awkward."
"Yeah. Soo awkward." Mike took El's hand and started walking. My heart sank.
"Man, I really thought it was Ocean Pacific."

"I have our whole day planned. First, breakfast burritos." El explained.
"What, really? Burritos for breakfast?" Mike asked.
"Yes. Trust me."
"Yeah, no no, I trust you it's just, y'know it's a little weird." He said with a smile.
I glanced at Mike before looking back at the ground.
"Then, after burritos, I wanna go to Rink-O-Mania." She responded.
"Rink-O-Mania, okay, what's Rink-O-Mania?"
"Its the most fun place in Lenora, they have, skating, and games." She trailed off.
"Okay, that sounds awesome. Are your friends gonna meet us there?"

I got annoyed. El didn't have any friends except me. hell, she was bullied. I thought Mike knew about this.
"Friends? What friends?" I questioned.
She held the flowers against my chest with a glare.
"You know, Stacy and Angela."
"Angela?" I echoed.
"You'll meet them, I promise. Just not today. I want today to be about me and you."
Mike kissed her on the cheek and upon turning the corner, I crushed my drawing. I couldn't take this anymore.

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At Rink-O-Mania

"I'm so bad at this, I'm like bambi on ice!" Mike exclaimed.
I watched them skate in front of me, laughing with each other as I dragged behind them.

the sinking feeling in my stomach was a lot to deal with.

they were so happy, and I wasnt. it was even worse because they didnt even notice that I wasnt okay.

the remorse I felt in me was definitely not normal.

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ending this here!! I felt this was a good place to let off since this is the first chapter of the new book 😛😛😛
like almost all of this was transferred from the old book,,,,,
882 words
bye gays!!!