Mike's POV
I can't sleep. It's... imposible. I can't stop thinking of what the hell happened down there. It was just an impulse.... but an impulse I couldn't hold myself from taking. Shit... Will... likes me. And...I think I do too. But what with Eleven? I don't know what to do... and I am thinking about it until three knocks in my door interrupt my thoughts. One by one. I turn on the light and force my sight to see the hour: 3:54 am. I get up from my bed, open the door, and see a little blonde shadow carrying a teddy bear.
"Holly? What... what are you doing here? It's almost four in the early morning, are you okay?" -she shakes her head and enter in my room, I close the door behind her and bring her to my bed again.- "What is it?"
"Can't sleep"
"Me neither... Did you have a nightmare?"
"No... I just can't go back to sleep. I waited a while with my eyes closed but it didn't work"
"Oh... and why did you call me?"
"I didn't want to be alone, and Nancy's door is locked"
"I wonder why..." I mumble
"What?"
"Nothing. Holly, did you hear something coming from Nancy's before?"
"No... should I have?"
"No! No... better like that"
"Okay..." - she looks really tired, and she needs me. Maybe Byers was right, and I was a total dick with her
"Holly, I'm sorry. For everything. I gave a shit about you, and I promise I will play with you every time you want from now on. Okay?" - she nods and smile.
"Thank you Mike. And thank Will for me"
"He took good care of you, didn't he?"
"Yes! He did. He's awesome. And he likes painting"
"Just like you!" - it's true I knew she likes painting and drawing, but I did never understand her pictures.
"Yes, but it's different"
"Different? How come?"
"He likes drawing other things that I don't"
"What do you draw about?"
"Thundercats. The characters and me"
"Oh. And did Will tell you what he likes to draw?"
"Things he would like to remember. Things he likes. Like you" - well. I didn't expect that, but I accept it.
"Did... did he say that?"
"More or less"
"Okay, uh... And what else did he tell you?"
"That you were very bad at maths" - she giggles, and I laugh a bit
"Asshole..."
"Why do you call him that?"
"No, I don't mean it. It's just... a friends thing"
"Oh. Okay!"
"What about if you stay with me? Maybe together we can sleep better"
"Sure!" She climbs to the top of my bed and lay on it, I do the same by the other side.- "Mike why weren't you asleep?"
"What?"
"You couldn't sleep either. Why?"
"I'm... confused about a thing"
"Can I know that thing?"
"You won't understand, you're too young to understand"
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Why us? || Byler ||
Fanfiction-Always together? -Always. This is the story about two friends with a rare feeling in common. They're trying to figure out what is it. But they need each other to know... Mike Wheeler and Will Byers are really close since kindergarten, but they're g...
