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"Thank you for tell me sweetheart," Joyce hugged her son for what felt the the millionth time, Will had just stopped crying but Joyce had just started. The two sat in silence, thier small cries of regret and forgiveness filterd out the room, Will felt a weight lift from his shoulders as Joyce finally knew, she could finally and truly understand him. Will held his mum's hand and looked to the door, his heart fell as he saw Mikes shoulder briefly apper in the doorway. "Mike?" The shoulder slumped as Mike spun around so his body stood in the doorway, Joyce's eye's widened as she saw Will's expression falter, she felt her heart drop, her once hopefully eyes filled with worry as she was scared, "Mike why were you-"
"Can I talk to Mike," Will was still staring at Mike who had now walked into the room and stood before the two. "Alone." Joyce nodded and hugged Will one last time, she planted a gentle kiss on his head before walking up to Mike, resting her hand on his shoulder and walking out. "Will, I'm sorry-"
"How much did you hear?" Mike looked down, not able to see Will, he couldn't face him. Not even if he tried.
"Mike I-" Will started but forced himself to stop, he looked up at Mike who was sobbing, tears steamed down his cheeks and onto his shirt, his cheeks where a bright shade of pink and his eyes were still fixed to the floor. "Why didn't you tell me?" Mike mutterd through sobs, Will's eyes warted as he pulled himself up. He stood infront of Mike, he rested his hand on his arm, just above his elbow, he whisperd Mike's name quietly as the other boy finally met his gaze. "Why didn't you tell me how you felt Will?"
"I didn't think you felt the same," Will wanted to look away, the sight of Mike completely broken infront of him made him want to hug him, but he knew he couldn't. They couldn't hug now, not again. "Why did you think that?" Mike stopped crying, his arms where once glued to his side were now gripping onto Will's arms softly, his gaze was firm as he looked deeply into Will's eye's. "Mike-"
"Will," Mike tightened his grip on Wills arms, "just stop worrying."
Mike pulled Will closer to him, Will moved without thinking as thier lips met. They stood together, body's pushed together as thier arms searched for eachothers waists, they both moved around but neither pulled away from the Kiss.
The two stopped as Mike looked back at Will, his head wasn't screaming at him anymore. "Mike," Will's voice was tender and raw, Mike smiled at Will trying not to cry again. "I love you Will. I always have done." Will stepped back slightly just to be pulled back in for another kiss.
They broke apart and Will tucked a lose strand of Mike's hair behind his ear, "what about El?" Mike looked at him with a confused gaze, "I get that you broke up- but why?"
"I always liked El," Mike brought his hands up from Will's arms to his face, he dragged his thumb across his tears stained cheek. "But El isn't you Will. I've loved you for as long as I can remember, and that day- the day you disappeared, I found Eleven whilst trying to find you. I forced all of my ffeelings for you onto her as she looked just like you, I thought that- i believed that if I liked her my love for you would go. But it didn't, it only got worse, and Will-" both of Mike's hands where resting on Will's face, his expression was a soft smile whilst Will's was hope, his eyes full of love and his lips trembling.
"I thought if I replaced you with Eleven, that if I forced myself to move on I would. But I never did, I couldn't." Mike rubbed his thumbs across Wills face for the final time. "I've always love you Will, it's always been you." Will smiled at Mike, his eyes flooded with tears as he grabbed Mike's neck and kissed him.
The two rested thier heads together, their tears still flowing but smiles coverd thier faces. "Will?" Mike mutterd, Will shook his head and smiled harder. "Mike I love you too." Mike smiled even harder, he shifted his left hand to Will's neck as the other lingerd on his face. Will places his hand over the one gently placed on his cheek, "thank you..." Will mutterd, Mike moved his head from Wills and looked deeply into his eyes, "no Will, thank you." He planted a gentle kiss on his cheek, he moved his hand from Will's neck down and into Will's lone hand. He intertwined his fingers with Will's as they kissed again, they held thier hands together and just stared at eachother for a monent longer.
"What now?" Mike asked, his voice still raw from lack of breath and tears. "I should probably tell everyone else," Will laughed, Mike gripped his hand tighter. "We should tell everyone." Will looked from thier hands to Mike's face, his smile began to ache as he planted a small kiss on Mike's cheek. "Let's tell them," the two kissed again, they lingerd in the moment knowing that if anything happend, they'd be the for eachother, forever.