Love, Will

by Thefemalearrow

Will Byers has one major secret: no one knows he's gay. He begins to email another closeted gay kid at his school. But when his secret is threatened, will he be able to keep his secret while staying true to himself.

10. Chapter 10

Will bought a bunch of tickets from the man running the ticket booth. He, along with Max, Dustin, Jane, Bruno, and Lucas, entered the carnival. Jane bought some cotton candy and Lucas bought a bucket of popcorn. They walked over to the Ferris Wheel. "Go get your man, buddy," Jane said. "We'll be waiting here."

Will gave the man running the ride all of his tickets. He then climbed onto the cart and, when he was secure into the cart, the ride began. He looked at the ground, waiting for someone new to arrive at the scene. "Go Will," Max shouted. Will smiled down at them.

A crowd started to form around the Ferris Wheel. Most of them were kids from Will's school. As Will's tickets began to run low, his fear that Blue won't come grew. Soon he was on his last ticket. James ran up to the boarding area.

"It is I," James declared. "I'm Blue. I love you."

Will was quiet for a moment. "No you're not," Will said, shaking his head.

"You're right, I'm not," James confessed. "This was just too tragic. I had to step in."

James gave the ride operator a stack of ride tickets. "This should last awhile," James said. Once James was back in the crowd, the ride started back up. Will felt like he was going to die of embarrassment.

"Babe this is too brutal, I can't watch," Lucas said. After thirty minutes, Will was on his last ticket. He was about to step off of the ride when he heard a voice call out.

"Wait," a voice yelled. He turned around and saw that Mike Wheeler was now on the ride platform. There was a shocked silence amongst the crowd. "Can I join you?"

"I was kinda waiting for someone," Will said, shocked.

"I know," Mike said. Will scooted over and Mike sat beside him.

"It's you," Will said. "You're Blue."

"I am," Mike sighed.

"But I saw you and Jamie making out," Will said.

"I was doing that as a favor," Mike explained. "She wanted to make her ex-boyfriend jealous, and I owed her a favor. It ended almost right after you saw us."

Will saw Jamie in the crowd. She nodded, showing that Mike was telling the truth. The ride operator strapped them back in before starting the ride back up. The ride stopped at the top.

"Are you disappointed that it's me?" Mike asked.

"No," Will said. The crowd cheered as Will cupped Mike's chin and kissed him. Mike kissed back softly. After a moment, they pulled away for air before their lips rejoined. Will now had his Blue.