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You're my best friend and I love you

"This is gonna end badly." Mavis said in a panic as she stayed behind El, watching as Billy threw himself against the sauna door to try and get it open.

"Max." Billy said as he saw his stepsister, the party slowly looked to the redhead as hurt, yet determination ,was in her eyes.

"Do it." Max said as Will ran to the dial, turning the sauna up higher.

"Let me out! You kids.. you think this is funny? You kids thinks this is some kind of sick prank? You little shits think this is funny? What is this? Open the door, open the door!" Billy began to yell over and over, hitting the door so hard it raddled making Mavis jump every second, reminding her all to well of her Mom.

"Mav." Carrie whispered as she saw her bright haired friend squeeze her eyes shut.

"Let me in! Open the door, Mavis! Open this damn door!" Sarah yelled as she slammed her body against six year old Mavis door, the small child cowarded in the corner and rocking herself back and forth.

"We're at 220." Will read from the dial as Billy let out a scream as he fell to the ground, his sobs now being heard as they echoed through the sauna room.

"It's not my fault, it's not my fault Max, it's not my fault." Billy began to cry as he rocked back and forth, Max crept forward slowly but kept her distance for safety reasons.

"What's not your fault, Billy?" Max asked softly and in a small voice.

"I've done things, Max. Really bad things, but I didn't mean too. He made me do it." Billy cried as El looked back at Mavis with the same look of confusion she held.

"Who made you do it?" Max asked him softly, getting closer to the window so she could look down at him.

"I don't know, it's kinda like a shadow.  Like a giant shadow, please Max." Billy begged through his cries as he looked up at Max with a bright red face and shiny eyes from his tears.

"What did he make you do?" Max asked as Billy began to repeated that it wasn't his fault once again, not giving her a straight answer.

"Mike, Mav." Carrie spoke up as Mavis turned to her, seeing as she grabbed her neck.

"I feel him." Will answered for her, his hand also on his neck as Mike and Mavis shared a look of horror on their faces.

"Max get away from the door." Mike said quietly as Max turned back to him with a confused look.

"What?" she asked just as Billy shot up from his spot on the ground.

"Get away from the door!" Mike yelled at her as Mavis ran forward, pushing Max out of the way as Billy broke through the glass. His head caught the back of Mavis's head, slamming her face into the broken glass. Max yanked her away the second the yelp left her mouth, the gash that ran from above her right eyebrows to just below her eye gushing a bright red.

"Let me out! Let me out!" Billy began to yell, yanking at the chains as Lucas used his wrist rocket to fire at his forehead, knocking the older teen backwards.

"Mav." El said as she hurried to her girlfriends side, putting her hands on her bloody face.

"I'm okay, i'm fine." Mav repeated with a nod as El kept a hand on her while the lights began to blink.

"El, Mav, Max! Come on!" Mike yelled out to the three girls as they hurried over to the group as they huddled together, the lights above them blinking. El kept both her arms out to protect the group, Mavis holding onto Lucas as the two shared a look.

"He can't get out, can he?" Max asked as Billy slammed his body against the sauna door, seeing it nearly opening.

"No way." Lucas said even though his own voice basically said he was un sure, Carrie let out a shriek as Billy slammed through the door and landed infront of them. Lucas pulled Max and Mavis back as El used her powers to lift one of the weights off the wall and throw it at Billy, making him fly back into the brick wall.

"El!" Mavis yelled out as Billy through the weight back, the girl ducking down to dodge it. Billy hurried over to her, grabbing the teen by the neck and holding her in the air.

"Get away from my girlfriend you son of a bitch!" Mavis yelled as she ran forward, hitting Billy over the head with a pip. El fell to the group and tried to re-gain her breath. Billy turned to Mavis with a angry look, making the pink haired girl smirk.

"Give it all you got!" she yelled at him as she waved the pip in the air, Billy crept toward her before he let out a painful yell as his body lifted off the ground. El held her hand in the air as she breathed heavy while holding him up, letting out a scream she threw him through the brick wall. Mavis was quick to catch El as she fell backwards, holding her close to her as she cried.

"Shh, it's okay. It's okay." Mavis whispered to her softly, peaking the side of her head as the two leaned again the wall. Carrie and Mike hurried over to help to two up as they walked to the broken wall, seeing Billy's body running off at a inhuman speed.

"Do you need some help?" Will asked as he looked into Mikes bathroom door to see Mavis struggling with the cut on her face.

"I've got it." Mavis said, Will not listening to her, took the bandages from her hand and grabbing the paper towel to blot it.

"Sorry." he said as she winced, becoming use to it quickly.

"How's El?" Mavis asked as Will sighed.

"Drained, she fell asleep." Will said to her as Mavis nodded with a frown.

"And you?" the short girl asked as Will frowned his eyebrows.

"How are you? I know this must be all super scary and bringing back a lot of bad memories." Mavis said as Will blinked, almost like he wasn't expecting her to say that.

"It is, but i'm better then expected. Thank you, for asking and for caring." Will said as Mavis cracked a grin.

"Of course I care, you're my go two guy. Can't have you struggling on the job." Mavis joked as Will laughed and threw away the bloody paper towel.

"Looks like it might scar, but don't worry. You're still pretty." he said to her with a half grin as Mavis laughed with a nod.

"Thanks." she said with a smile, watching as he put the couple of bandaids on her face.

"There, should hold until the morning." He said while the two walked out of the bathroom.

"Hey Will?" Mavis asked as they walked into the basement.

"Yeah?" he asked, quiet so he wouldn't wake their sleeping friends.

"If you need to talk about anything, literally anything. I'm here, I promise." Mavis said as she saw Will smile despite the darkness of the room.

"Thanks, Mavey Wavey." he said while going to the small pallet on the floor.  Mav stepped over Carries body on the floor, placing a kiss to Els forehead in the chair before finding her own pillow and blanket on the ground and falling a sleep quickly.

"No! Get away from me!" Mavis yelled out as tears fell down her skin, the doctors at Pennhurst Mentally Insane Hospital holding her down to the small bed.

"We're going to make you all better, Mavis." the woman said behind her mask as she waved for the nurses to tie Mavis's hands and feet down.

"Get off of me!" Mavis cried out, her vision nothing but glossy. The pain of the sharp needle into her neck made her gasp and thrash away as much as possible.

"Hold still, sweetie." the woman said again, putting a hand on Mavis's shoulder as she looked to the man.

"Charge." she said as she man turned the dial while a nurse put the head gear onto Mavis's head.

"No-No-" she began to yell, cut off by the intense shock going through her body.

Mavis woke with a loud gasp, sitting up straight. The girl sat there for a moment, breathing in the way Will taught her years ago. Bringing her knees to her chest she made she sure hadn't woken any of her sleeping friends, wiping the salty tears.

"Mav." a voice said, making her gasp and look over to see Mike looking at her worried from the couch.

"Are you okay?" he whispered to her, his voice worried as she nodded and wiped her face.

"Fine, just a nightmare." she reassured him, giving the best fake smile she could.

"About Billy?" Mike asked as Mav shook her head from where she looked over at him.

"Wanna come sleep over here?" he asked as Mavis didn't even answer, standing up and hurrying to crawl under the blanket he was holding up for her.

"Your body is cold." he said as Mavis nodded and sniffles, scooting closer to him.

"It happens when I wake up, I think I hold my breath." she said as he didn't say anything, running a hand through her knotted hair.

"I'm really sorry, Mav. I wish I could take them away, don't be mad but Lucas and El said you get them more then you should. Almost every night." Mike said as Mavis stayed silent, barely being able to make out his face as she stared back at him.

"It's not your fault, i'd probably be a lot worse if it wasn't for you." she said as Mike frowned his eyebrows in confusion, shifting as she turned with her back facing him.

"What do you mean?" he asked her, putting a arm around her as they stayed close.

"You've taken care of me my whole life, filled the void for the absence of my Mom and Dad. You comforted me when no other adult knew how, until Lucas's Mom of course. You just knew, you knew I needed the type of love I never got. And i'm really greatful for that." Mavis said, her voice breaking slightly. Mavis felt a tear hit his hand that was under her her head.

"You're my best friend and I love you, you don't have to thank me." Mike said back as Mavis squeezed his hand and shut her tired eyes, never hearing the words ever leaving anyone's mouth to her.

"I love you too."

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this chapter had me in all kinds of emotions.

Carrie worrying about Mav>
Mav protecting Max>
Mav getting Billy off of El>
Lucas protecting his sis>
Will and Mavis being soft>
Mike telling Mav he loves her>
Mav saying I love you to ANYONE for the first time>
Mav hearing i love you for the first time ever>