New kid//Byler

Chapter 6|| Friends

Wills eyes opened and he panicked. "It was just a dream, Will." He kept repeating in his head. "Are you okay, Will?" Mike whispered. Will looked back to see Mike sitting up and looking concerned.
"Uhh— I uhm—" Will stuttered. "Do you want to get some water?" He suggested. Will nodded quickly and they walked downstairs together. Mike gave Will a cup of water once they were in the kitchen. Will took sips while Mike talked. "Did you have a nightmare or something?" He asked. "Uhm— well, yea." Will spoke. "What about?"

Will didn't think he'd ask that.

"Uhm well.. just some stuff." He said. Mike looked at him but was thankfully interrupted. "What are you guys doing? It's like 3am."

"We were just getting water, Max." Mike said. Will quietly observed the two. They were friends but also looked like they hated each other most of the time. As Will took his last sip of water, they both walked upstairs. "You think you'll be alright?" Mike asked. "Yea." He replied. They got into their beds and fell asleep.

The sun shined through the window causing both boys to wake up. "Morning, Will." Mike said, his voice sounding weary and hoarse. "Morning." Will replied as they both stood up and walked downstairs. They saw the party walking upstairs from the basement. "What were you guys doing upstairs?" Lucas asked. "It was too crowded down there, so we went to my room." Mike said.

Will walked home in silence. As much as he liked it, he kind of wished Mike was there. It was hard to admit but he had a huge crush on Mike. As he finally approached his house he saw Jim hoppers car in the driveway. He walked towards his door and walked inside. "Mum! I'm home!" He yelled out. No reply. He heard the tv echo from the living room so he decided to walk towards it. He peeked through the door and saw Joyce and Jim watching a movie together.

He decided not to interrupt and walked to his room. He sat on his bed and contemplated what happened at Mikes. He just fell for this guy that he barely knows anything about. He dropped his head into his hands and sighed.

He hated this feeling of being in love with someone he couldn't have.

The next day approached. Will sighed when he realised it was Sunday and there was school tomorrow.

All he did was draw and write in his journal. Suddenly, his mum called out for dinner. He walked out and saw Jane sitting at the dining table. The only available seat was next to her. Which he didn't really care about since he was starting to like the party. But he couldn't get his hopes up because they might find out he's gay and hate him.

Jane and Will talked as Joyce watched them with a smile then turning to Jim. "So, we have an announcement." She said with a wide grin. "We're.. together." She continued while they held each others hand tightly. Jane had a huge smile on her face while Will showed no reaction. He kind of knew something was going on between them. Everyone congratulated them while Will stayed silent.

He eventually gave them a soft smile when they looked towards him.

After dinner was finished, Jane and hopper went home and Will sat in his room. He slowly closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.

His eyes shot open when he realised he was late. He rushed to get dressed, get his morning routine done and rush out of the door..

As he walked to school he felt a slight tap on his shoulder which made him flinch. "Hey, Will. Jane told me the news!" He said. "Yea." Will replied.

As they continued to walk to school, they made small talk. As they approached the building Mikes friends walked up to him. Will looked down shyly before sneaking off. As Will walked into the building, he walked to his locker. He opened it and noticed his journal was missing. He silently panicked but he thought he probably left it at home. He had been doing that more often lately.

He walked through the hallway with his book. He walked into the classroom and sat down. Lucas and Dustin eventually came while talking. They sat down behind Will and continued chatting. As he waited for the bell to ring he felt a tap on his shoulder by the guy next to him. "This is for you." He said while passing Will the note.

"Lunchtime.
-Troy"

What?

He looked over to see a boy in rage. What did he even mean by that?

He continued his classes in peace until lunch came. He walked out of his classroom and into the hallways where he saw the party. "Hey, Will!" He heard Max call out. "Hey." He replied. They walked together and into the cafeteria where they saw everyone talking and sitting. They sat at a table together and chatted. Everything was going alright. Maybe he could become friends with them. As Will was stuck in thought, he was quickly interrupted when a kid stood up and cleared his throat. It was the guy who wrote the note.

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