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“Mike! Get up! I'm leaving in five minutes, and I swear to GOD if you're not up and ready, I will be leaving you!!” Nancy exclaimed as she burst into Mike's room and threw one of his shirts at him.
Mike shot up, drowsy and panic all over his face. He looked at the door where Nancy slammed the door shut. Processing her words, he got up and got changed while grabbing his backpack. He skipped breakfast and ran to the car, where Nancy was waiting. He got into the passenger seat, panting as Nancy drove them to school.
Mike was nervous about school. Sure, it was unusual for him to be nervous about school since he was technically a nerd, but he was scared of seeing ‘Him’. The infamous Will Byers. After Middle school, he and Will argued in the middle of the summer. Rain was heavy as Mike screamed, “It’s not my fault you don’t like girls!!”, Will’s pained expression flashed in his face before he glared at Mike, who realized what he said and tried to apologize for it, only for Will to punch him in the face.
Ever since that day, the party broke. Will would avoid any members in the party, opting to hang out with the art kids in their school and becoming one of them. He started to gain more friends and popularity. Lucas, on the other hand, joined the basketball team. He tries to talk to the party, but he focuses on becoming one of the cool kids, getting popular through basketball. Dustin is still sweet old Dustin; he doesn’t idolize Steve anymore, which bums out Steve, but Idolizes Eddie. Eddie was the school’s DnD Dungeon Master. Mike occasionally joins Dustin in their campaigns, but he’s now more reclusive. He gets most of the harassment from the school now, with Will and Lucas being likeable and Dusting being useful, they got saved from the school's constant harassment.
Ever since puberty hit, it got worse. Mike, who was once the tallest, became the shortest of the group, face softly round, body lean with wide hips, thick thighs, and a round ass. He started changing in the bathroom instead of the locker room when he hit puberty, with boys’ wolf-whistling and making fun of him, calling him a girl, and making him insecure about his body. Whenever he looked into the mirror, he could see his curls softly on his face, making him look like a girl. He would wear a hoodie in school and tried to hide his body as much as he could.
Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case today. He wore the first Jeans he saw. Jeans that accentuated his ass to his legs, and he also wore a very tight shirt, one of his old DnD shirts. He was lucky he had a jacket in his backpack; it was a cropped denim jacket, it’s length ending at Mike's waist. He was also wearing the usual black Converse. Nancy glanced at Mike when she saw him leaving the car, one eyebrow raised at what he was wearing.
“Glad you're done with the Jacket get-up era” She chuckled
“It was an accident” Mike said as he rolled his eyes
“If only you’d gotten up earlier” Nancy said, shaking her head, and went to Park the car
Mike sighed as he went inside the school, heads turning as he entered. He looked down and walked fast as he could to reach his locker. Once he arrived, he started to pour the books from his bag into the locker. Hearing someone wolf whistle and slap his ass, he yelped, face burning in embarrassment. He looked around angrily, only to be faced with someone from the Basketball team, one of Lucas' friends.
“Feeling pretty there, are we Wheeler?” The Jock laughed out loud as his friends laughed with him. Mike tried to ignore him and stuff his bag with the needed items, only for the Jock to slam him into the Locker and force Mike to look him in the eye
“Ignoring me now, are you, Wheeler?” The Jock scoffed as he got close to Mike
“Back off Davis, principals coming” Will's smooth voice echoed in the hallway as he had his hands in his Jacket, girls and guys following him.
The Jock cursed as he let go of Mike, who fell on the floor. Mike got up and closed his locker and ran towards his classroom. He had science first period, with Mr. Matthews as his teacher; he couldn’t afford to be late. He arrived in the classroom and sat near the back. Minutes later, Will arrived. Mike’s eyes widen as he sees Will arrive.
Will looks around, looking for a seat. There were a couple of seats available around the classroom, his friends waved him over, and he walked towards them, sitting with an easy smile on his face. They sit and chat for a while, Mike sleeping on his desk until the teacher arrives, the whole classroom falls silent. He begins teaching his lesson until he spots Mike, head on his desk, asleep.
His teacher walks over and slams a book in front of Mike, who flinches awake, eyes wide as he sees Mr. Matthew.
“Are we here to learn? Or sleep, Mr. Wheeler? Your sister definitely knew the difference ” Mr. Matthew scoffed, making the class laugh. Will snickered as his friends made a joke about Mike.
“I-I’m sorry Mr. Matthew, you weren’t here earlier, and I-I-“ Mike got cut off as Mr. Matthew told him to be quiet. He looked around and spotted an empty chair beside Will, right in the front. An idea forms in his head, and he walks towards the front and pulls out his papers.
“Today class, we were supposed to learn Physics. Instead, I decided that I will assign you in Pairs. You will make a report about general Physics, and we will have a test about it right afterward” Mr. Matthew said, sadistic smile entering his face as his students groan, some complaining
“Quiet now, you younglings can learn so much from an experience like this and it prevents us from falling asleep in class, like Mr. Wheeler over there” Mr. Matthew said, making the class snicker
“Starting off, we have our first pair. Evan and Johnson…..”
Mr. Matthew started assigning partners left and right, some people groaning, some people giggling, mixed reactions.
“Lastly, we have Wheeler and Byers!” Mr. Matthew said, making the entire class quiet. Mike perked up, dread in his face when he heard Will's name being called. Will, who heard Mike’s name, looked equally shocked, looking back at Mike before looking at Mr. Matthews. Everyone knew Mike and Will had some falling out somewhere in middle school, making the whole class look at the two as if a showdown was about to happen.
“No way!” Will and Mike exclaimed at the same time, eyes wide as they stood up and yelled at Mr. Matthews.