𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 • (byler)

041

"i wish i were..."

"mike, what's wrong?" nancy asked as she walked down the stairs.

"go away." mike pouted.

"not until you tell me what the hell is going on with you." nancy sat on the ground beside him.

mike didn't say anything, he just hugged his knees to his chest.

"you know," nancy broke the silence. "not saying anything isn't going to help the situation, mike."

"fine! i broke up with will." mike confessed.

"what? why?" nancy asked.

"because another boy kissed him, and even though he pushed the boy away immediately, how do i know if i can trust him or not?" mike asked.

"because he's will byers, one of the most trustworthy people, that's how you know you can trust him. that boy wouldn't even hurt a goddamn fly! he is so in love with you mike, he would never intentionally try to hurt you, i promise."

"well, what do i do? i messed up so bad." mike sighed.

"well, you could start off slow by talking to him everyday until you're ready to resume the relationship." nancy offered.

"or?" mike asked.

"or, instead of calling him and doing what i said, you could come upstairs and help decorate for christmas."

"ew, no, you already know that was off the table." mike cringed and nancy giggled.

"i'm serious, mike, if you really love him, you have to try to fix it." nancy stated.

"thanks, nance." mike hugged her.

nancy then went upstairs and mike rubbed his eyes.

meanwhile, at will's house, jonathan and el were going to will's room.

"will, can we talk to you?" el asked.

will looked up at them and shrugged.

"what's wrong, buddy?" jonathan sat down next to him and el did the same.

"i-it's mike again. he said t-that he didn't w-want to do the l-long distance thing b-b-because of what happened w-with alex." will stuttered.

el rubbed will's shoulder.

"what happened with alex?" jonathan furrowed his eyebrows.

"he kissed me, but i pushed him away immediately b-before it turned into anything more." will muttered.

"i know mike wanted to end the long-distance thing, but you guys love each other, don't you?" jonathan asked.

"of course i love him." will answered.

"then you should try to fix it." el suggested.

"how? how am i supposed to do that when he clearly doesn't want to be with me anymore?" will asked.

"maybe you should talk to him a little bit everyday until christmas comes around when you guys can see each other again and try to work it out and get back together during christmas break!" jonathan explained.

"it would be a nice christmas gift." el added.

"yeah, maybe."

"or..." jonathan trailed off.

"or?" will asked.

"you could come downstairs and help mom and hopper decorate." jonathan said.

"yeah, that's a no from me." will stated and el and jonathan giggled.

"try it, please. if you guys love each other that much, you would do anything to make it work." jonathan commented.

"okay, fine. thanks you guys." will hugged el and jonathan.

"anytime." el smiled and they left.

will sighed and was ready to dial the number, until the phone started ringing.

"hello?" will asked.

"will, hey, it's mike." mike answered.

"oh, mike, yeah i was just about to call you."

"really? yeah, well, i figured we could, you know..." mike trailed off.

both boys hearts pounding against their chests.

"maybe try to fix things and, um, talk." mike continued.

"yes, yes, of course! you took the words right out of my mouth! i mean if we're going to see each other on christmas we might as well try to fix things before we see each other!" will blurted.

"totally, yeah, that sounds amazing." mike agreed.

"cool, so, uh, talk to you soon." will stammered.

"sure, yes, definitely. bye!" mike exclaimed and slammed the phone down.

mike rested his head against the wall and squeezed his eyes shut.

will also put down the phone and put his face in his hands.

both boys were feeling really awkward, but at least they were on the same page about something.

weeks went by and mike and will had started talking more and becoming less awkward. both of their houses were very bright and looked festive.

it was a week before christmas break and they were talking on the phone.

"so, wait, lucas kissed the girl right in front of max's face?" will asked.

"yeah, i was like 'lucas, what the hell, man, that was such a dick move!' and he was like 'i don't care, max is a bitch, and she got what she deserved' so she kissed another boy in front of lucas!" mike explained.

"they're just proving that they're jealous and still love each other, so i literally don't understand why they're still doing this." will sighed.

"me either. hey, seven more days." mike pointed out.

"yeah, seven. remember when we used to do that for thanksgiving?" will asked.

"i do. i also remember thinking about how i was finally going to be able to kiss you." mike blurted out.

will blushed and pursed his lips. mike smacked himself on the head. both boys sat in silence for a moment.

"i still do want to kiss you." mike whispered.

will inhaled deeply. "me too."

they sat in silence for another moment.

"uh, i got to go, but this was a nice talk." will broke the silence.

"okay, i'll talk to you soon, bye." mike replied.

both boys hung up. mike felt like an idiot saying what he said and will couldn't help but blush like crazy. he was still wearing mike's sweater like always.

will and mike thought about each other and couldn't wait to finally be able to fix this whole mess completely.

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