[U/C] Stranger Feelings || Mike Wheeler

The Snowball [20]

The six of us walk out of the school towards the parking lot since I needed to wait there for my mom to bring me home. "No, It's a fact!", "Says who?", "Says George Gamow!", "Bullshit. I'm sure the dinosaurs lived together with humans.", "It's not! Did you ever even hear about the Big Bang theory?" Lucas and Dustin were fighting over something that had to do with theoretical physics. Eleven and Will were walking in front of them, talking about something called 'the mind flayer'. Then there was me and Mike, walking in front of them all. 

"I still don't really understand the science that much. Mr. Clarck is a good teacher but... It just doesn't make any sense to me." I explain. "I could always come over to your house for tutoring? Or you could come visit me." Mike offers without thinking. "I mean-- If you-", "Of course." I chuckle as I peer at him. "By the way, having someone else around that's not my mom- would really help me," I state, earning a shy laugh from him, causing me to smile.

"(Y/n)?" I turn my head to him, humming in response. "You know... I wasn't really able to ask you the question after you left." I furrow my eyebrows. "Question?" He nods. "You don't remember?" I glance around, trying to think about it. I slowly shake my head after a few seconds. "Well- then you probably don't remember what happened before either-" He glimpses down as his cheeks shift into a bright variation of red.

"Oh- You mean that." I chuckle, causing his eyes to shift up rapidly. "You remember?" I nod my head with a smile. "What was your question though?" I require. Mike moves his lips inwardly, trying to find the correct words. We keep walking on the rather huge square that led towards the parking lot. I could already remark my mother standing at her car. "Looks like I will be able to listen to your question tomorrow." Mike frowns as he glimpses at the direction I'm staring at.

"W-Well..." Mike stutters as his cheeks even got darker than before. My eyes enlarge. "Is everything okay?" I question, resembling a little bit concerned. "(Y/n), Sweety!" I hear my mom calling out, causing me to shift my gaze up. She stood only a few yards away, waving with her arms. "Coming!" I call out as I glimpse at the 4 others. "I will see you guys tomorrow. Thanks for bringing me all the way here." I smile gratefully.

"You're welcome!" Dustin puts up a goofy smile which caused me to chuckle. Lucas just nods with a slight smile. Will stares at me, not saying a word as Eleven walks over to me, giving me a hug. I hug back and close my eyes, feeling our energy mixing together. It strengthened our bond as sisters and it made us recover faster.

I pull away and smile. "Tell Hopper I said hi." Eleven nods her head softly as I rotate to Mike as last. He was still seeming to be a little bit apprehensive about something. "I'll see you tomorrow, Mike. I will also ask my mom if you can tutor me." I smile as I wave at him before wandering off towards the car. "You're such a loser." I hear Lucas state behind me. "She would have said no anyway.", "How would you know that if you don't ask it?", "I just do." 

"How was your day, sweety?" My mom asks as I smile. "I learned a lot of new stuff," I state. "But there was something I couldn't really understand. I mean- Mike offered to tutor me so-" She hums and raises her eyebrow. I roll my eyes. "Mom--! I told you so many times-", "Tell that to him." I furrow my eyebrows as my mom gestures at something behind me. I slowly rotate as I see Mike standing there. "Hi Mrs. (Y/l/n)", "I heard about the tutoring." Mike nods his head as he gazes at my mom.

I scan his face; his dark brown doe eyes, his freckles that were on his sharp nose, his plump soft lips and his teeth that weren't really straight yet they suit him perfectly. "Oh yes. She doesn't understand psychics so well." My mom nods her head. "When will I be expecting you then? So I can invite your parents over as well." He shrugs leisurely. "I will ask my parents when I get home. But- Am I allowed to lend your daughter for a second?" I blink while staring at him, feeling my heart increase. "As long as you bring her back whole." My mom chuckles. Mike grins shyly as he glimpses down at me, causing our eyes to meet.

He takes my hand and wanders off a few yards away underneath a tree. I look over my shoulder and see my mom entering the car. The sun was shining brightly into our back, the wind was dry yet lukewarm. Hawkins seemed way more calm than before. Mike slowly releases my hand as we stand underneath the tree, causing shadow to protect our faces. "I thought you were going to ask me this question tomorrow." I chuckle. Mike scratches the back of his head. "I probably would never ask you if it wasn't now." He explains a little bit timid as he gazes down at his feet. Silence appears between us as the air got thick as well.

"Mike?" I state with a soft tone. He slowly looks up. "Do you... Maybe- I don't know, If you wanna? If you don't have anyone else yet-" I smile at his anxiousness and take his hands. "Breathe in and out." He nonchalantly peers up at me as he does as I say. Silence remains between us again as he closes his eyes for a split second before opening them again. "I was wondering if you... wanted to go to the snowball with me." He eventually speaks. 'The Snowball?' I frown as I slowly tilt my head.

"It's this... thing you go to with someone special- to dance and... you know- have fun with." He tries describing. "Like friends?" He gently shakes his head, nearly unnoticeable. "Then--?", "With... someone you like- more than a friend.", "Best friends?" I question as I chuckle, still not knowing what he meant. He sighs softly; "Even more than that- like... this-" He leans in towards my survey. 

Not long after, I felt something warm, tender and soft being placed on my lips. I automatically close my eyes at the sudden action. He pulls away as soon as it came. I leisurely reopen my eyes, meeting his brown ones. I look into them for quite a while, it didn't even feel awkward at all. It felt exciting and I could feel my stomach twitching, not in a bad way though. My head also felt light as if I was floating somewhere. "Love." I murmur eventually. He deliberately nods his head. "Love." He repeats with a small smile. I smile back as I pull him into my embrace, nuzzling into him. I could feel his arms being wrapped around me. 

"Promise?"

"Promise."

×Other pov×

There's a big alarm going off along with big red lights flickering on and off. Then there were low growls followed by gunshots. "We need back-up! Man down! Code 144!" A male called out. More gunshots were heard as multiple cries of pain were followed. "We need you right now!" A voice shouted within a ventilation. There's a figure wearing a white lab-jacket, walking through the hallway of the Clinic. A huge metal door opens that shows a yellow warnings triangle. An unknown person puts on a gas mask on his head. There were tentacles on the wall that were sticky nor dark. The air also resembled toxic. When you follow the tentacles, a huge, sticky, mysterious gate appears on what was supposed to be a wall. The alarm keeps going and became even louder. There were Demo-Dogs jumping onto scientists. The same person that wore the white lab-jacket puts off his mask, analyzing the whole situation. 

"Kill them. All of them." A male's voice demands earnest. It's Brenner- Dr. Martin Brenner. "But sir, we can't ju-" a scientist gets cut off by him. Dr. Brenner turns his head towards the unknown scientist. "We have no other choice, Dr. Stevens. Do as I say or I'll feed you to them." Dr. Brenner threatens. He then glimpses at another person on his other side. "You, Make sure to find test subjects 011 and 012. We need them urgently." He demands once more as his gaze moves back towards the scene. More people got attacked by the unfamiliar creatures that came out of the gate. They growl, screech and squeal as more gunshots got heard. The gate made a heart beating-like sound as it kept on glowing at the same beat.

To be... Continued...