𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 • (byler)

044

"i wish i were..."

it was christmas eve and will and el sat on the couch, stating out the window, waiting for the wheeler's car to pull into their driveway.

el was calm and relaxed, holding onto her stuffed bear, while will was the opposite. he kept moving around and fidgeting, not knowing what to do with himself.

normally, he'd be excited, and he was, but this time there was a nervousness that was hidden underneath.

"will, hon, why are you fidgeting so much? it's not like the president is coming." joyce joked.

"i know, i'm just...excited." will answered.

"i understand.just try to relax a little, they'll be here soon and everything will be alright." joyce smiled.

"thanks mom." will said and turned back to the window.

"why are presents always so pretty when they're wrapped? it's so sad having to take it off because they're so nicely wrapped." el blurted.

will smiled at his sister.

mike was looking out the window of the car when they pulled into the driveway of will's house.

the new house looked so much bigger than the old one and mike was shocked at how different it was.

he hopped out of the car, not caring to help his family take anything in.

before mike could even ring the doorbell , the door whipped open to reveal none other than will byers.

mike stood there and got chills up his spine. will could feel his hands starting to shake.

"hi." will whispered.

"hi." mike whispered back.

el was watching the two from the couch
with a smirk on her face.

after a moment of standing there in silence, mike finally engulfed will in a huge hug.

"i missed you!" mike cried.

"me too." will replied.

"uh, excuse me, i have to get by." hopper interrupted.

"right, sorry." will apologized and moved out of the way.

jonathan ran down the stairs and out the door.

"nancy!"

"jonathan!"

the two hugged and jonathan picked nancy up and spun her around.

"imagine if we did that?" mike muttered.

"that would be hilarious." will laughed.

their hands started to get closer together until their fingers were touching.

"i think you forgot someone." el commented.

"eleven hopper, how could i forget?" mike smiled and gave el a hug.

"i missed you, wheeler." el mused.

"i missed you too, hopper." mike returned the favor.

eleven then squeezed him tighter and went on her tippy toes.

"make things right with him." she whispered in mike's ear, then pulled away.

everyone else came inside and joyce helped karen put the presents under the tree.

"hey, we should make hot cocoa." mike suggested.

"sure, that sounds good." will agreed.

"only if we can put marshmallows in it and dip candy canes in." el added.

"totally, that sounds so good!" mike exclaimed.

the three went over to the kitchen and got the ingredients.

mike and will started boiling some water while eleven kept stealing candy canes.

"wait, i don't think you're doing it right." will commented when mike was adding the chocolate powder.

"no, i totally am, look!" mike replied and got chocolate powder all over will and el.

"mike!" el yelled.

"oh, that's it, mister!" will exclaimed and threw a handful of the powder at mike.

el joined in and they started a big chocolate powder fight in the middle of the kitchen.

"what the hell!" nancy barked.

"uh, hi." will looked at her.

her and jonathan were staring at the three kids covered in chocolate powder.

"can we join?" jonathan asked.

nancy smacked him on the arm.

"what?" he asked.

"okay fine, we're joining!" nancy screamed and grabbed the powder and threw some at them.

"hey!" el yelled and used her powers to get it back.

the five had a chocolate powder fight, causing them as well as the kitchen to be a mess, but they didn't care because they were having fun.

christmas hadn't even really began yet, and to them, it was already the best christmas ever.

word count: 681
i think this chapter is so adorable
for some reason.