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                                                               Mike Wheeler || Dungeons & Dragons

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"What the hell are they doing?" Nancy muttered out angrily as she slammed her book on the bed. Loud slams of doors, yells, and stomping of feet came from the room below Nancy's, signaling that her brother and his friends were home. "When you were Mike's age, we were just as bad." Her eyes rolled at that, "ok, but not all the time like they are. Plus, you're a only a year older than them and you're not as rambunctious as they are."

"That's because I hang out with an older crowd, Nancy, skipping grades does that. I've always had you and Barb as friends," both of your faces fell at the mention of Barb's name. It was always hard to talk about her, especially once you learned the truth of what happened to her. You quickly moved to change the subject off of late your friend, "I mean, the only time I interact with kids my age is when your brother and his friends are here." You teased as you uncrossed your legs, "they are just having fun. I mean, we are all really mature for our age."

Nancy rolled her eyes, "you're just saying that because you like Mike... which is still gross by the way." You scoffed, "you're just biased since he's your brother."

Silence fell over the two of you as you both turned your attention turned back to your books to jot down notes, "plus, Nancy," she shifted her gaze to you, your eyes never left your book, "there's nothing saying he likes me, so no need to worry."

Nancy shook her head with a smirk, "whatever you say, Y/N." Before you could get your teasing remark out, a knock at the door cut you off as the both of you turned to look, "yeah?"

The door opened and Mike's head peeked in, "just wanted to let you know that we have pizza downstairs... if you want any." His eyes darted around the room nervously, "no-"

"Sure, thanks Mike!" You cut Nancy off, she shot you a glare, "I'm not turning down free pizza, Nance, and a break would be nice. Lighten up, I'll bring you a piece." You quickly climbed off the bed and Mike opened the door up for you before he followed you downstairs.

"So, are you two studying for a test?" Mike started as he walked beside you down the stairs, "yeah, it's for chemistry tomorrow." You shot the other boys a smile as you entered the dining room, "hey, guys!"

"Hey, Y/N!" Despite how Nancy held the 'I'm the big sister, don't talk to me,' phase, you would talk to the boys whenever you saw them. It just did not seem right to treat them as if they were below you since you skipped grades, "what are you guys up to?"

"Getting ready for another campaign," Dustin's voice was muffled from the pizza as he grinned at you. "Dungeons and Dragons." Lucas illiterates for you, his shook his head at Dustin, "mouth closed, dude."

"You can join, if you want." Mike spoke up, his face lit up with a smile, "wish I could, but I'm studying with Nance." His face dropped at that, "but I'll definitely come down after and watch."

A smile rose back to his face and he shifted his weight, "Sounds-sounds great."

With a smile, you grabbed two slices of pizza, "thanks for the pizza, Mike. I'll see you guys in a few!" You gave a soft wave as you made your way upstairs, "dude, your whipped as shit," Dustin's voice broke through before you could close the door, your cheeks burned and Nancy raised an eyebrow, "what happened down there?"

You placed her slice of pizza in front of her as you sat down and crossed your legs Indian style, "nothing. The boys just asked if I wanted to join them for a game after we finished studying."

Nancy hummed as she took a bite of her pizza, "are you going to?" With a slight nod, you opened your book, lightly chewing, "yeah, probably."

"If Dustin thinks Mike's whipped, he should see you." Her tone was teasing, your eyes snapped up, "oh, my God. Nancy stop." She laughed as your blush returned, "what? It's so true!"

With a huff, you threw yourself back on the bed as you stared up at the ceiling, "you're never going to let this go."

"Probably not." She had a grin on her face as she the two of you finished up the chapter. Stretching your back, you lifted your hands over your head, "you should come with, the boys aren't that bad."

The phone ringing cut off her answer, "I'm good, thanks though."

She answered the phone and her face immediately lit up, quickly you gathered your books and shot her a look, "see you tomorrow, Nance!"

"See you tomorrow!" As you were closing the door she called out, "hey, remember we are meeting before school to study!"

"I got it, I got it." You laughed as you closed the door and made your way downstairs, "hey, Mrs. Wheeler. Hey, Holly." You grinned as you passed by and waved at Holly, "hey, Y/N. Are you two already finished studying?"

"We are, but we are going to meet in the morning and go over anything we may have missed."

You held a short conversation with Mrs. Wheeler before you excused yourself to the basement. You could hear the boys talking excitedly about the game. "Y/N, your done sooner than expected." Will's voice made everyone turn to the stairs as you hopped off the last step and sat next to Mike, "yeah, we figured we'd call it a night."

"I heard the phone ring, I bet it's Steve." Lucas teased as he elbowed Dustin.

"Do you want to join?" Will turned his attention back to you, "no, I'm just going to watch. I don't really know how to play."

"You can help me," Mike shot you a smile and pushed the book he was holding towards you and you grabbed the edge of the book. His shoulder pressed against yours and his free hand followed the words as he read out loud. You watched the emotion his face held and listened to the excitement in his voice as he read. Every once in a while, Mike's eyes would land on you and he would give you a smile and you could feel his leg bounce against yours.

After a few hours the game came to an end, "man, we better go." Lucas said as he glanced at his watch. Will and Dustin silently agreed as they packed up the game then their belongings, "see ya tomorrow, Mike. See ya later, Y/N." They called as they climbed on their bikes and took off. You made your way to your bike and picked it up as you turned back to Mike, "thank you for inviting me to watch the game. I had fun."

"No problem, maybe next time we can teach you a little more so you can play." Mike rubbed the back of his neck, "sounds great." You smiled softly, "I, uh, I better go. I'll see you later, Mike."

You pushed off and rode to the end of the driveway, "wait!" You turned to see Mike running up to you, "if you want, we are meeting up after school at the arcade, if you wanna come."

You leaned forward and pressed a kiss against his cheek, "I'll be sure to swing by." He blushed, his eyes watching as you rode off with a goodbye loud enough for him to hear. Tonight had been a fortunate turn of events.