dustin raised his eyebrows, "she's coming back for summer right? she'll be here?" 
mike nodded again & watched as max left the gym angrily, unaware at what dustin was getting at. he watched as dustin flipped his hat up, leaning in closer. 
"do you think she has her powers back?" 
mike sighed & glanced down, "she didn't say anything about it." he took a moment to think, uneasy & hesitant to share his feeling here. right now. 
"what? why are you looking at my feet like that?" dustin suddenly asked. mike groaned & made a face of disgust. 
"i'm not looking at your feet! y'know what? forget it." he shrugged & shook off his anger, or at least tried to.
the shorter boy shook his head & looked around. "no, tell me." 
biting his lip, mike finally decided to let his feelings out, "i-i don't know... it seems like nobody cares anymore & i'm just... confused?" 
nodding, dustin agreed, "it's normal to feel that way. i've felt it too." 
this made mike gulp & close his eyes before letting more out, "el told me that she loves me before she left."
this made dustin completely face him, his body now completely turned to fit mike's liking while he glared up at him. "she said what?" he quickly asked, his voice monotone, but his facial expressions said otherwise. 
he didn't even give mike the chance to answer his question before he continued, "you-you said it back? do you love her back? because that would be a shitty thing if you didn't love her back, i mean you guys have been through a lot & you seem like you really like each other-" 
"-dustin, i'm getting to that." he cut off his best friends rambling, growing all the more annoyed by all the cheering. "i don't know... i like being around her & maybe i do love her... it's just... ugh!" 
he tried to find the right words, looking out onto the gym again, but his train of thought was rudely interrupted when something caught his eye. more like someone in particular. 
her short cheer skirt hugged her hips nicely, making her figure flattering as her top showed a peak of cleavage. her white leg warmers fitting perfectly around her ankles & her h/c hair bouncing as she jogged out to the front of the others, cheering once lucas made the shot against the other team.
time seemed to have slowed for mike while he studied her, his eyes going up & down every few seconds. he gulped when she went to do a cart wheel, her skirt riding up when she landed. she was so beautiful. 
she looked so soft-
"holy shit." mike breathed, making dustin look out to where his focus was. 
realization dawned on the boy & his jaw dropped, "no way... nope. not happening." 
mike kept his eyes on the smaller girl, "but she's so-" 
"-not in a million years, she hates us. you know that." dustin continued his ramble, crossing his arms when he realized mike wasn't giving up. 
"your girlfriend is currently in california."