Mike was a difficult person to deal with according to most. Well in his defence, who wouldn't be when you have to fight other dimensionally beings daily. He was fighting literal monsters everyday. He had enough on his plate. The last thing he wanted was more issues. Now in highschool, the party was still going strong. There were fights that were inevitable. Mostly between Mike and lucas. Dustin said that it must be due to the party having girls now. Mike agreed with it partially. While he agrees with the girl part, she wasn't in the party, not yet. He remembers the first time he saw her. Start fresh in Hawkins hjghschool was a standard teenager's nightmare. He had seen her try to fit in. Try to talk to Hayley Hopkins. She has tried every trick in the book expect for actual conversation. Mike didn't know when his curiosity turned to fascination and then to interest. He thought he was out of his mind when he approached her. But she seem happy enough. She talked to him, and actually listened to him. One meeting turned into two and then 3. By the tenth time he was whipped. They were meeting at his house. Occasional kissed were shared before they decided to take the next step and make it official. The only thing left now was to break the news infront of the party.