Cold. That was the first thing that Will noticed when he reached the Upside Down. He shivered as he looked around the grey and slimy version of his room. He slowly sat up in his bed and listened. He had what 'it' sounded like. When he didn't hear it coming he got up and left the room.

As Will ventured into the kitchen the house was still completely silent. It was strange... he didn't remember coming back to his house. Especially after last time... It was also weird that he'd fallen asleep. He knew better than that.

Will was about to try to speak on the walkie talkie. That's when he heard it. That horable sound that haunted this realm. Will ran outside as the sound of the monster followed close behind him. He was running towards the woods when he tripped over a tree root. He looked up as the hideous, faceless monster stood over him. He let out a blood curdling scream as the monster jumped on top of him.

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"Will!"

"Will wake up!"

"You're dreaming!"

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Will could hear voices in the back of his head. He tried his hardest to listen to them and he slowly started to wake up.

When Will opened his eyes he was met with the worried faces of his mom and Jonathan. He knew that he was shaken up but he tried to play it off as best as possible. "Is something wrong?" he asked weakly as he desperately wiped the tears from his eyes before they could see them.

Joyce looked nervously over at Jonathan "Will sweetie you were screaming. Did you have a nightmare?"

"Oh..." he looked down at his sweaty shirt pretending to be surprised. "I guess I did... Well I'm fine so you can go back to bed." Joyce looked like she wanted to protest but Jonathan just put a hand on her shoulder and they left the room.

Will sighed and stared down at his tangled bed sheets as tears started to drip from his eyes. He felt back about lying to his mom and Jonathan, but he didn't want to burden them. From what he'd heard his mom had almost lost it when he went missing. Will couldn't make her upset again by telling her what was going on.

He continued to cry until he was certain that the two had gone back to bed. He then wiped the tears from his eyes and sneaked into the bathroom. He stood there for a bit as he felt something climbing up his throat. He gripped the sink as a slug tumbled from his mouth.

He sighed and washed it down the drain. He couldn't live the rest of his life like this... But he had to.

~time skip~

A week later Mike had invited Will over for a sleep over. The whole party had been doing a lot of stuff since he got back, but he and Mike hadn't done anything by themselves yet.

"Checkmate! That's 4 Wheeler and 2 Byers." Mike grinned at Will as he knocked his King over.

Will smiled "I told you I've never been good at Chess."

Mike's grin broadened "That's why I suggested we play it. That way I could win!" the two boys laughed. If only it could stay like that forever.

They had been playing games for hours and it was starting to get late. Mike had set up a bed for Will on the couch and he was on the floor next to him wrapped in a sleeping bag.

Will stared up at the ceiling as Mike lightly snored next to him. He sighed, deciding that there was no way he was going to get any sleep. He sat up and grabbed a book off of the coffee table. He started reading the latest manual for Dungeons and Dragons.

He had become so engrossed in the book that he didn't notice himself shift to the upside down until he heard a low growl come from upstairs. He quickly got up, tripping over blankets, and ran into the bathroom. He quickly locked the door and jumped into the shower pulling the curtain.

He sat on the floor silently as his heart raced. He waited in agony for the monster to find him. He heard a soft click from outside as the door was unlocked. He let out a quiet whimper as tears filled his eyes. The monster drew closer and the shower curtains were flung open. The Upside Down suddenly disappeared. And when Will looked up he saw the very worried face of his best friend.

Mike kneeled down next to him. "Will? Are you okay?"

Will suddenly wrapped him in a hug and started crying into his shoulder. Mike quickly returned the hug and tried to comfort him. Will knew he couldn't do this anymore. He had to tell the truth...

~time skip~

The next day he told his mom and Jonathan about the dreams, his moments in the Upside Down, and the slugs. The day after that he told his friends. From that day on they all did their best to help.

Joyce and Hopper started taking him to a doctor. Jonathan stopped hanging out with his own friends and spent as much time as he could with Will. Dustin and Lucas tried their best to pretend like everything was fine for Will's sake. And Mike was always there if he needed someone to talk to who wasn't his family. Will really did have the best friends in the world.

(A/N - Hey guys! :) I watched the second season of Stranger Things a couple days ago so I really got in the mood to write a story. So here it is! :) I hope you liked it! Thanks for reading! :) Bye!)