I feel like writing about Mike and Randall. Why? Cuz' I wanna write about the original chummy pals, plus I loved seeing them as frineds in MU. Too bad Randall didn't join OK, or that Mike didn't comfort him after his humilation. Not to mention, I don't see that many stories about them, so let me add on to the small stack of them, but have them still be friends and perhaps maybe more...
~Tears Shed, Forgiven and Loved~
Beaten. Abandoned. Humiliated. And worst of all, covered in pretty pink hearts. Randall "Randy" Boggs fell to his knees in defeat, slamming his hands into the dirt until they bruised and began to bleed. He didn't care though. All he worked for and everything he strived to be went down the drain. He wasn't cool, he was a nobody like he always was before and he hated it. Sullivan might as well have put him out of his misery already!
As team Oozma Kappa celebrated their victory in the Scare Games, Mike turned to see Randall wallowing in his despair, with some of his teammates telling him to leave him be, commenting he's a traitor and he betrayed his friendship. Still, Mike had immense attachment towards Randall, taking out the purple lizard glasses and looking at them, feeling pity for his broken friend. He had to make things right between them, for Randall's sake.
"I'm gonna go see Randall. I've got to fix this, he doesn't deserve what's happened." resolved Mike, just as Sully put his paw on the smaller monster's arm. "Please, Sully, everyone deserves a second chance. His fraternity abandoned him, he needs his friend."
"Then go to him." replied Sully, understanding his little pal. "Make sure to let him know you care for him."
Nodding, Mike walked over to his friend's aid, placing his hand gently on the lizard monster's back, catching Randall's attention as he looked up at the green tennis ball monster pitying him. "Go away, Wazowski!" snarled Randall in anger, tears in his eyes. "You and your new best friend have already humiliated me, taken everything from me! What do you want now? Come here to pity me and flaunt the big blue lug as your new buddy? Just leave me be!"
"Randy, please, this isn't to pity you! I want you back, I want my pal back." responded Mike, his voice breaking as he gently takes the lizard monster's hand, holding it. "I still care for you, buddy."
Randall felt his heart strings tugging, it was possibly due to his attachment to Mike and how they were roommates once. He didn't smack Mike's hand away, it felt nice having it on him. He softens up a little bit, guilt present in his voice. "Too late for that, Wazowski. I've broken the bond between us. You don't need me for a friend."
"Yes, I do! I need you, Randall!" cried Mike, tears present in his eyes. "Please don't leave me, please! I never wanted us to grow apart! You didn't deserve what happened to you in the games! I always supported you, even when you joined those jerks! I wanted my chum to be happy, I wanted you happy, even if it meant sacrificing my own happiness!"
Mike sat on the grass with Randall, placing his other hand on the purple lizard's arm, both of them looking at each other. He reached up and slowly wiped his tears away, slowly moving in to cuddle up with him, with Randall shuddering at the affectionate contact, a blush spreading across his scaly body. They're out in front of all the other monsters, yet it felt so warm and welcoming, he relaxes into the embrace.
"Don't you see, Mike? You gave up your happiness for me, you don't need a friend like me around you. Sully's already taken that role, he's a better friend to you than I ever will be." sniffled Randall, tears welling up in his eyes as he slowly wraps his arms around the smaller monster, holding him close. "I deserve to be alone, I'm a nobody, a failure."
Finally, letting his emotions really take hold, Mike hugged Randall tightly, snuggling against his scaly chest, looking up at him with tears in his own eye. Randall began crying softly, his own arms tightening around the smaller monster, resting his head against Mike's, the comforting feelings it brought felt nice, he yearned for it more than ever being this close to his friend.
"No you don't, Randy! You deserve happiness more than anyone I know, you're my best friend, for crying out loud! Even when you helped those jerks prank us, I never felt negatively about you! Sully's a great friend, but I miss you being my friend and roommate!"
"I've hurt you too much, Wazowski. I should've joined your fraternity, but no, I had to get with the cool kids and they've abandoned me, they threw me out like the trash I am!" cried Randall, tears pouring from his eyes as he begins sobbing in the green monster's embrace.
Mike hated seeing Randall crying. He grit his teeth in anger, those idiots abused, corrupted, and threw his chum away when he lost. None of them deserved Randall, he was never their friend, he was just a pawn to help them win the games. He gently squeezed the purple lizard, placing his hand on Randall's cheek and softly stroking it.
"Randy, those idiots at Roar Omega Roar are losers. Johnny only got in here because he's got rich parents and a silver spoon in his mouth, all of them just got with their deep pockets. You've got more scaring potential than all of them combined! Johnny's nothing but the typical spoiled rich boy." Mike further comforted him, the words resonating with Randall.
"I wanted to be with the cool crowd, I was gonna be something other than a shy nerd." sniffled Randall, tightening his hug on Mike, the two of them warmly snuggled against one another.
"You shouldn't try being something you're not, Randy. You being the shy, timed, cupcake baking monster was what made you Randy Boggs, my roommate, my study buddy, and my best friend." replied Mike, looking at the pair of glasses in the grass beside them. "I tried so hard to be a scary monster, but Sully made me realize that I'm simply not scary."
"Don't say that, Wazowski. You've wanted to become a Scarer since I've known you, it's your dream." replied Randall, wiping the tears from his eyes. What he wouldn't give for a tissue right now, though he and Mike might never show their faces here again, especially since they're hugging out in public of all places!
"Sully put the simulation on easy for me, Randy. I was so mad, I put myself in danger by going into that cabin and trying to prove myself as a scary monster, even though I'm not scary at all." Mike reveals to Randall, finally admitting that he's not scary. "I lost sight of my priorities. I forgot what was really important to me."
"And that would be?" questioned Randall through his cries.
"Being happy, enjoying life, making friends, and being who I am." said Mike, patting Randall on his scaly back as he looked into the lizard's sad green eyes. "But most of all, keeping those I care about close to me, especially you, Randy!"
Reaching down, Mike grabs the glasses and brought them up to Randall's face, slipping them back onto the lizard monster. His vision no longer blurry, he could fully see Mikey below him as they hugged each other so snugly, keeping one another close.
"You kept them, even after the prank?" stuttered Randall in shock, though he was happy to have his glasses on again. He'd rather have them then walking around with blurry vision.
"I never broke my bond with you, Randy. After all, you'll always be my best friend." smiled Mike, feeling Randall's tail affectionately wrapping around him. "I won't ever give up on you!"
Feeling touched, Randall finally broke down and bawled his eyes out into Mike's arms, getting them both wet with his tears. After everything that's happened, his one true friend refused to give up on him, he cared about him, he loved him. He hugged Mike extremely tight, almost protectively, with the little monster stroking his scaly back while telling him it's all gonna be okay.
"There, there, Randy, you won't ever be alone, you've got friends with you." Mike soothes his best friend, staying close to Randall, as he relaxes into the loving embrace.
He felt the floodgates on his heart being opened, warmth engulfed his body. He'd been so wrong trying to be cool. What made him truly happy was being his shy nerdy self, the cupcake baking monster he's known for, and being Mike's chum. He wipes the tears from his eyes, hugging his much needed companion as tight as possible, a sad smile forming on his face.
Mike then took out a couple photos from his cap, handing them to Randall. He carefully took his time looking through him, muttering something as he ran his fingers along the pictures as he felt his heart strings tugging at him bad, with a deep blush forming across his body, turning him a brighter shade of pink as he looked at the final photograph for the longest.
"Mike, you..." Randall trailed off, his eyes pouring tears, as he felt a swirl of emotions coming on as he looked upon each one of the photographs, then down at the smiling monster hugging him.
The first photograph showed Mike and Randall at their dorm baking cupcakes, the next showed them celebrating as they passed their final exam, the third showed them at the arcade with the lizard monster beating Mike's butt at some space game, with the forth one showing Randall's horrible driving, with the campus on fire in the distance and the grounds looking like a tornado went through them, with the final one showing them asleep in each other's arms in bed, both of smiling their sleep.
"I never got rid of them, Randy. I could never turn my back on my favorite cupcake eating monster pal." laughed Mike, gently poking at his glasses. "I love you, buddy."
Randall just felt the hole in his heart completely fill in upon hearing that. Mike loves him, he really actually loves him. It's so genuine, yet so powerful at the same time, if Randall wasn't bawling his eyes out right now, he'd be flooding the campus with all the tears in his eyes, a happiness exploding deep within him as he felt so happy right now.
"I love you too, Mike. And thank you for being my chum, thank you." cried Randall in joy, looking down at Mike, before slowly leaning in close to the smaller monster, even lifting him up where their faces met.
Taking a deep breath, Randall leaned in and to his surprise, Mike actually closed the gap between them in a soft sweet kiss. Both had their eyes closed, the butterflies in their stomachs going crazy, with Randall hugging Mike close to him using all four of his arms. Letting out a small moan, Mike followed along with Randall, their kissing at times sloppy due to inexperience in this type of thing.
Finally, the two pulled away, with Randall all happy and pink, and Mike utterly lovestruck right now, leaning against the lizard monster's scaly chest as he felt so weightless right now. Taking Randall's hand, Mike gave it a gentle squeeze, before nuzzling his face against his snout, as he takes his lips into his mouth once more, kissing him a bit deeper right now.
"You're what's important to me, Randall. Always have been." replied Mike, pulling away from the kiss with his best friend, or now boyfriend. "Randy Boggs, my nerdy cupcake baking lizard!"
Randall thought what he was missing was being with the cool kids, but everything he's ever wanted has always been with him and this green tennis ball monster filled in the final piece of his heart, completing him. He's a nerd, but it doesn't matter to him now because he's got Mike, he's got somebody who loves him by his side.
"I could bake you a little cake tonight for taking the victory in the games." replied Randall, wiping the tears from his eyes. "I really could use a tissue right now."
The other monsters from Oozma Kappa gathered around the new lovers, with Sully handing Randall a tissue, as the lizard blew his snout into it and wipes the remaining tears from his eyes, before taking Mike's hand as the two of them got off the ground.
"I'd like that, Randy. I missed having you bake your cupcakes, the icing on them really amazing!" beamed Mike, still holding Randall's hand as he smiles at him. "As much as Sully's an okay monster, I think I'll request to have you as my roommate again."
Randall's heart skipped a beat. There's nothing more he could ask for, being with Mike was one of the best things about being in college. Besides, as embarrassing as it is to be cuddling together, he was excited at the prospect of getting to sleep with him again, especially now that he's gonna be dating Mike, they might as well sleep together again.
"I'd like that very much, Mike." smiled Randall, kissing Mike on his head, before looking back at Oozma Kappa, who all looked at him with genuine support, along with Sullivan who was smiling at the cute sight between the two lovers.
"My Randy's back and I'm so happy to have my favorite monster with me again!" laughed Mike, walking over to his teammates, with Randall getting acquainted with them, finding more in common with them than he ever did with Johnny's band of jerks.
"Mike, I'm glad you showed me who I really am, I'm forever grateful to you for that." smiled Randall, squeezing Mike's hand affectionately, just as Mike rubs his chin affectionately. "I'm happy being a dork as long as I have you with me."
"You don't just have me, you also have friends among you, Randy." replied Mike, looking at how cute Randall looked with those glasses on, especially that adorable as heck purring he's doing. "Everyone here at Oozma Kappa will be your friend, think of me and the others like a family."
A family? Randall wags his tail at that, tears of joy in his eyes as he looks at Mike, along with all the other members, including Sullivan with happiness in his eyes. Finally, after trying to be something he's not and finding happiness in the form of his best friend, but also finding real friends with monsters that actually care about him. Randall thanked all of them, feeling happier than he's been in a long time, with Mike reaching up to give him a quick kiss, which he gleefully returns as he felt so happy.
"Come on, Randy, you're with us now, let's go have some fun." replied Mike as he takes his hand, taking him back to the house with the others. "We'll make sure you're always welcome here, along with being part of the family."
"I love you, Mike. I don't know why, but you're the best chum and boyfriend I can ever have." smiled Randall, wiping the mist off his glasses as he puts them back on.
"It's what friends do, after all. Besides, I love you too, Randy, my adorable lizard love." laughed Mike, kissing Randall on his snout, with the lizard monster turning bright pink once more as he sighs happily.
"I'm not adorable, I'm adorkable, Wazowski." jokingly remarked Randall, picking Mike up and pulling his love into a passionate kiss.
Mike melted into Randall's embrace, kissing back with just as much passion as he could. The two pulled back for a second, before diving back into the kiss, with Mike wrapping his arms snugly around the lizard monster's neck, rubbing and stroking his fronds, the adorable purring returned, with Mike kissing Randall on his cheeks, before kissing him once more.
"I'm glad you've got the glasses back on, they make you even more adorable than you already are." smiled Mike, kissing Randall again as he blushes while returning the kiss. "Come on, let's get to have some fun, Randy! Out of everyone here, you definitely need a night like tonight and I'm wanna make sure you're happy."
"I am happy, Mike. I love you and I'm Randy Boggs, now and forever." replied Randall, taking Mike's hand as the two lovers head into the house to party with their friends.
Randall's smiling as he held Mike's hand, feeling happier than he's ever been, with both of them cuddling and sharing a kiss every now and then, with the cute romantic sight getting a picture taken of the two lovers enjoying one of their kisses. Randall kept all four of his arms around Mike, with the tennis ball monster snuggling against his scaly chest, with a warm fuzzy feeling engulfing both of them as they basked in their newfound love for each other.
The end.
Yes, I ship Mike X Randall cuz' they make one cute couple for sure! I do like Sully X Randall, but I feel Mike makes a better partner since he and Randall were best chums and they have some good chemistry between them that wasn't just pure rivalry and hate. Hope you guys enjoy my first ship story in this fandom and I'll catch you all later! BeastlyBat93, signing off!