Byler - You're the Heart

Chapter Five

The Wheeler House

Mike's POV

I see my little sister laying in bed. My mom is sitting next to her with a worried face. "What the hell happened?" I asked them.

"The lights started flickering all around the house and then Holly started throwing up but" my mom looked at me "it wasn't normal."

"What?" I ask. "What do you mean 'not normal'?"

"Go look in the bathtub" Nancy says tilting her head towards Holly's bathroom.

"C'mon" I look at Will. Will and I walk into the bathroom and towards the tub. We look into it and see some type of black goo. It definitely was not normal throw up. What the fuck is this? I look over at Will and he has a terrified look on his face. I turn around and see my mom pulling Holly out of the room. "Where are you going?"

"We're going to the hospital. Holly needs to get checked out. I'm really worried." my mom responds.

"Wait Mikey!" I hear my little sister say and walk towards her. "Bye bye."

"Stay safe, Holly" I bend down and hug her. I really hope she's gonna be okay. Mom and Holly walk out of the room. I turn to Steve, Robin, Nancy, and Jonathan.

"Well, I'm gonna get going." Steve waves.

"Same" Robin says. They say bye and leave the room.

"Hey, Will" Jonathan turns to Will who is standing next to the door of the bathroom. "Are you coming with me?"

"Uhm" Will looks at me thinking something. "I'm gonna stay here a little longer. You can go though."

"Alright. Bye Will. Bye Nancy" Jonathan says as he pecks at Nancy's lips. Nancy and Jonathan walk out of the room. Now it's only Will and I. I look at him and he's still thinking. I grab his arm and pull him into my room.

Will's POV

Mike pulled me into his room and we sat down on his bed. Mike looked at me expecting me to say something. I have so many things going through my mind that I want to tell him, but I just can't. I recognized that black goo that Holly vomited. It was the same stuff that I was vomiting when I was being controlled by the Mind Flayer. How do I say this to Mike? Fuck.

"Will" I look up at Mike. He has a worried look in his eyes. It just makes me want to hug him so bad. "Remember how my mom said the lights in the house were flickering?" My eyes widen. Oh my god. How did I not notice that before? "Do you think it was...him?" He's referring to Vecna.

"I- Mike...I have to tell you something" I sigh. I have to tell him about how Vecna has been pretending to be him. "Vecna has been visiting me. Well, kind of. He's been pretending to be you. That's why I zoned out when we were talking earlier." I'm too afraid to look at him so I keep staring at my lap. "I'm scared, Mike" I admit. "I know the party agreed to stop talking about all of this, but I don't think it'll ever stop." I was going to tell him about the black goo, but he pulled me into a tight hug.

"Oh, Will" he says with his voice breaking. "You should've told me before. I'm your best friend and I'm always here." His words make me smile and I hug him back tightly. I can't believe he still considers me his best friend after I lied to him. Maybe he forgot about the painting thing? I hope he did. He slowly pulls away from the hug. "You still haven't told me why you lied about the painting." Shit. He still remembers.

"I'm really sorry, Mike. I just thought you wouldn't really appreciate it as much if I told it was only me who made it. That's why I told you that El commisioned it. I thought you would like it better if your girlfriend was involved" I lied. He looks at me confused.

"What? Will, I would love literally anything you make. You don't have to lie about that. But, did you also lie about the whole speech you said in Argyle's van?" Well, technically it wasn't a lie. God he's so oblivious.

"Well not necessarily... I was just telling you what I thought El felt. I mean she is my sister after all and I had been living with her for a year back then so I knew her pretty well. I was hoping it would make you feel better." Shit I feel so bad for lying even more.

"Oh" Mike says obviously not convinced.

"I'm so sorry, Mike. I really am."

"It's okay. I forgive you." How could he forgive me that quick? "Besides, it was an amazing painting anyway so how could I stay mad?" he laughs a little. I smile at him.

"Do you really think we should tell the party?" I ask nervously. "You know, about the Vecna thing."

"I don't think we have a choice."

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Author's Note :

Happy Father's Day! Sorry for the wait. I've been a bit busy, but I'll be back to posting every 2-3 days. I suck at writing these emotional scenes so sorry for this chapter😭I'm excited for writing the next part because it's gonna have the whole party (yes even Max) Also I forgot that I never said Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈 Okay byee <3