cursed [byler]

0.03 you don't like boys

“hey El” Will walked in her room and sat beside her on her bed. He wrapped his arms around her and she cried in his arms.

“I can't believe Mike, He-he's different” Will rests his head on hers and lets her cry in his shoulders.

“he was frustrated and he missed you” he said comforting her. She looked at him, wiping her tears and holds his hand.

“Will, he misses you, not me” she stuttered, she looked down trying not to cry.

“he misses you too El” Will looks at her, deeply into her soul.

“I guess, but... He misses you more” Will chuckled and El looks at him confused.

“he loves you El, there's no way he'll choose me over... his girlfriend” Will smiled and walked out from her room.

“Mike, please come out, is everything okay?” Nancy knocked on his door. Mike just ignored her lying in his bed, thinking about his "feelings".

“Mike!” Nancy shouted and Mike stood up angrily. He walked to the door and hits it.

“LEAVE ME ALONE NANCE” he shouted. Mike slowly sat leaning on the door, when suddenly her mom yells from downstairs.

“Mike, phone” Mike's eyes went wide open and his hopes was suddenly restored. Maybe it's will, he thought rushing down stairs. He grabbed the phone from his mom and quickly replied.

“hello?” he nervously said.

“Mike, what's going on?” Will being more confused as ever.

“what do you mean you know what's going on” Mike said as confused as him.

“El said something about you not liking her anymore? That you miss me more than her and I don't know what she meant” Mike's eyebrows pinched.

“we haven't been talking Will how can she just thought I like you more than her” Mike taps on his telephone, and Will just filled with curiosity in him.

“I know, El has been a bit weird lately and-” Will stuttered.

“I don't care about her anymore Will, she changed so what? You're trying to get her back by me? I'm sorry but I don't care about her anymore” Mike said and slightly closes his eyes in guilt.

“I know, it's just... I think it has something to do with you” Mike rests his head on the wall again.

“look, I know I'm such an asshole sometimes, but... I don't- I'm not, I mean maybe I am but... I don't know” Mike scratches the back of his neck. Will exhaled and gets ready to talk to him.

“yes you are an asshole but, I mean, you say so many offensive stuff back there” Mike giggled when he heard Will like that. Byers genes he thought.

“you sound like your mother Will, it's funny” Mike puts on a smile, and Will laughed through the phone. Not because Mike said he sounded like his mother, because he wanted his best friend to be happier.

“okay I got to go eat breakfast, talk to you later buddy” Mike hungs up and Will puts the phone down.

Mike walks to the table and sat beside Nancy. He still had a bit smile on his face.

“who was it?” his mom looks at him and giving his breakfast.

“Will” he casually said. Everyone looks at him slightly confused and continued eating.

“I thought it was eleven” Nancy said with her mouth full. Mike just smiled and nodded slightly.

After he finished he went to his basement immediately. To what you ask? Mike didn't even know himself.

“Will, hey” Mike said excitedly. It went silent, Will usually answers fast, he thought.

“Mike” The brunnete girl rolled her eyes and sighed.

“El? What are you-” Mike said confused.

“Will's in the bathroom, so you've been talking to him?” El said in annoyance.

“uh, y-yes, how are you?” Mike stuttered.

“fine, me and Jake got closer, he's nice” El said proudly. Mike sighed, and talked through the phone.

“cool, I'm glad, just call me when Will's done” Mike was about to put the phone down, when he hears the boys voice through the speaker phone.

“Mike? Are you still there” Will said nervously.

“yeah, I'm here Byers” he smiled. Will let out a relief sigh and smiled.

“look, I uhm” Mike inhales.

“what's going on?” Will sat on the floor.

“look, I have been... Thinking and I uhh... ” Mike's heart beats fast. He doesn't know how to describe his feelings for his best friend, even though he knows his best friend doesn't even like girls.

“and?” Will replied softly.

“I think, I've missed you... More than I missed El” Mike felt so stupid saying that. On the other side, Will laughed and rests his head on the wall.

“okay? well I'm gonna' go, I need to study” Mike smiled while Will said nervously.

“study? you sure Byers?” Mike giggled, while Will just smiled awkwardly.

“okay fine, I don't know what to do. But El, she's been so happy lately” Mike's heart broke when he heard that. El? Happy without him? He thought.

“I thought maybe it's because of Jake, but I don't really know” Will casually said. Mike giggled awkwardly.

“hey Will” Mike breathes for a moment.

“I uhm, I wish you were here. We can talk for real you know, like we always do. Well, maybe at least without El, right?” Mike tried to put on a smile. Will giggled and tapped on the phone.

“yeah, ever since you dated El, I didn't get the chance to talk to you that much” Will trying to hold back his tears.

“and I miss you too, Mike, I really do but...” Will pauses for a minute.

“you don't like boys” Will whispered.

“WHAT?” Mike's eyes went wide open, and Will closed the phone without even answering. He exhales and walked to his room.

“wait Will” El grabbed on his shoulder.

“what do you mean by... He doesn't like boys?”