~Just Another Kid (Y/N Harrington x Will Byers)~

Chapter Six: The Body

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"Just get over here stat. Bring Dustin and Y/N. Over and out." Mike says to Lucas. As we ride our bikes to Mike's house I try and think over  every possibility that could involve Will. My eyes water up as I think of all the happy memories and how things would never be the same.
"We keep losing his signal but you heard it right?" Mike asks the group.
"Yea, I- i think it really is Will. I mean- I believe you." I say. Lucas rolls his eyes.
"Yeah I heard a baby."
"What?"
"Mike, you obviously tapped into a baby monitor. It's probably the Blackburn's next door." He says.
"Uh did that sound like a baby to you?" I ask. It's like I could feel that Will was still there. Even if he wasn't safe.
"That was Will!" Mike agrees with me.
"Mike..." Lucas try's.
"Lucas, you don't understand. He spoke last night. Words. He was singing that weird song he loves."
"Was it should I stay or should I go?" I jump in.
"Yea, it was that song." "I mean even El heard him!"
"Oh well if the weirdo hear him than I guess-" Lucas puts his hands up.
"Are you sure your on the right channel?" Dustin asks Mike.
"I don't think it's about that, I think, somehow she's channeling him." I feel my heart do a thump. Does that mean I channeled Will the night I went to the Vale of Shadows? I was thinking about him... I mean if I really did teleport there of course.
"Like Professor X!" Dustin realizes.
"Yeah." Mike smiles.
"Are you actually believing this crap?" Lucas asks us.
"I don't know- I mean.. Do you remember when Will fell of his bike and broke his finger? It sounded a lot like that." Dustin says.
"Did you guys not see what I saw?" Lucas argues.
"Lucas. We saw but I know it's not him I just know-" I say.
"He's dead!"  Lucas yells with tears in his eyes. I sigh sadly. If there was any hope he was still there I was going to hold onto it.
"Well maybe it's his ghost. Maybe he's haunting us." Dustin thought. I stop El from channeling him again.
"We need to get her the the heathkit." I say.
"Good thinking." Mike smiles.
"The heathkits at school. There's no way we're going to get the weirdo in there without anyone noticing." "I mean look at her." I smack Lucas arm. "Ow! You know I'm right Y/N."
Lucas and Dustin Look for costumes while me and Mike help El with her makeup. Mike applies some blush. El leans back from the brush. Mike shrugs and keeps putting more on. I realize what is about to happen.
"I'm going to go help Lucas and Dustin." I smile. 
"Found some!" Dustin runs upstairs.
"Well I tried." I murmur.
El comes out of Nancy's bedroom in a pink dress with a white collar, a blonde wig, and some makeup.
"Wow." Dustin says. I smile at El. "She looks-"
"Pretty." Mike says in awe. I grin at him staring. "Good." "You look pretty good." Mike says. I smirk and follow the group where Eleven looks in a mirror along the hall.
"Pretty." She says. "Good."
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We arrive at the school.
"Remember, if anyone sees us look sad." Mike reminds the group.
"Attention Students. There will be an assembly to honor Will Byers in the gymnasium now. Do not go to your fourth period." Someone announces over the school. Mike goes to open the door to the AV club room.
"What?" Lucas goes to open it again.
"Hey do you think of of you could open it with your powers?" Dustin asks El and I. I go to open it when Mr. Clarke turns around the corner.
"Guys."
"Hey." Lucas whispers. Everyone pretends to be sad.
"Assembly's about to start."
"We know we're just-" I start
"upset." Lucas adds on.
"Y-yeah definitely upset." Dustin tries.
"We need some alone time." Mike says thinking he was done talking.
"To cry." Added Dustin again.
"Yeah, listen. I get it. I do. I know how hard this is, but let's be there for Will, huh?" Mr. Clarke tries to help us. I nod. "And then.. the heathkit is all yours for the rest of the day." Mr. Clarke tosses Mike the keys. "What do you say?" He smiles.
" I don't believe we've met. What's your name." Mr. Clarke asks Eleven.
"Eleve-" She starts.
"Eleanor she's my Uh-" Mike overlaps El.
"Cousin." Lucas finishes.
"Second." Dustin adds. I raise my eyebrows. Once all this is over if Mike and El go to the snowball together that would be one thing to explain to Mr. Clarke. I mean, she doesn't even go here.
"She's here for Will's funeral." Mike sighs.
"Ah, well welcome to Hawkins Middle, Elenanor. Wish you were here under better circumstances."
"Thank you." El says.
"Uh where are you from exaclty?"
"She's from-" I start to say something.
"Bad place." She wides her eyes.
"Sweden!"
"I have alot of Swedish family."
"She hates it there."
"Cold."
"Sub-zero."
"Shall we?" Mr Clarke asks.
"Yep!" Dustin says. I sigh they are really bad at making excuses.
"At times like these it is important that we come together for our community." The principal says as we walk in. "We come-" Dustin slams open the door. Everyone's eyes are on us.
"Abort." Dustin turns around. I grab his arms and turn him around.
"We come together to heal... we come together to grieve." He continues as we sit down. "Will Byers death is an unbelievable tragedy. Will was an exceptional student and a wonderful friend to all of us." I look around at the faces of people at the assembly. Most people were faking their sadness. "It's impossible to express the hole his loss will leave in our community. I'd like to introduce you to Sandy Sloane. She's a local grief counselor from the church over in Jonesboro." The rest of his words are drowned out by me and the group looking around at people.
"Look at these fakers."
"They probably didn't even know his name until today."
"Who's even interested in this? This is so stupid! Blah blah blah blah. Oh, he was such a great student. Oh, he's going to leave a whole in our community."
"Mouth breather." Eleven whispers. I sigh and clench my fists feeling my fingernails dig into my palm. I hold my anger and listen to what the principal is saying again.
"Hey! Hey!" Mike yells to Troy and James. "Hey, Troy! You think this is funny?"
"What'd you say Wheeler?" Troy turns around.
"I saw you guys laughing over there. And I think that's a messed up thing to do." He says.
"At least the people who didn't know who he is-was pretended they were upset." I say my fingernails hurting my palm again.
James defends his friends. "Didn't you listen to the councilor, Wheeler and Harrington? Grief shows itself in funny ways."
"Besides, what's there to be sad about anyway? Will's in fairyland now. Flying around with all the other fairies. All happy and gay!" He imitates a fairy making a fool of himself in front of the whole school. Mike walks up and pushes him making everyone in the room gasp.
"You're dead Wheeler! Dead!" He charges towards Mike when he stops. He peed himself in front of the whole school.
"Dude, Troy peed himself!" Someone in the surrounding mob said making everyone laugh. When he tried to move again I made him trip over. I proudly looked back to Eleven where she too was wiping blood from her nose.
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We walk into the AV room.
"Now what?" Dustin asks.
"She'll find him." Mike says.
"Uhm guys can I tell you something?"
"What is it?" Lucas asks.
"I uhm-never mind." I say.
"Are you sure Y/N?" Mike asks me. I nod.
"Okay." He says and turns on the hand radio. I see El close her eyes. I want to go in her mind but I don't want to accidentally teleport again.
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[Flashback]
"Eleven. Twelve, are you listening?" Papa asks and sits to glasses of water in front of us. "That nan before you... I need you to find him."
"Hurt him?" I ask holding Elevens hand.
"No I don't want you to  hurt him. I want you to listen to him, Eleven. And you to see inside his mind, Twelve." He softly says.
"Listen?" Eleven asks.
"Yes.. I want you to listen to what he's saying and what he's doing and repeat his words back to me. Just like we used to in those old nursery rhymes. Remember?" He asks. "Hm? Do you remember? Do you think you could do that for me?" He asks. We both slowly nod. "Good." He smiles.
"Eleven Twelve do as I say." He says. Just then the lights turned out. Over the radio thing and in front of me on the table was what he asked. For Eleven you could hear exactly what the man was saying. For me you could see what I was seeing like a TVs reflection in front of eleven and I but coming from my mind.
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[Back to Normal POV]
I hear music then it stop. I see Will looking at a wall. In what looks like what I saw the other day. The Vale of Shadows.
"Mom?" He cries out.
"Will?" I hear Joyce bang against the other side of the wall.
"Please!" He cries out.
"Will! Will!" Joyce crys out.
"Mom!"
"I'm here! I'm here." She yells.
"Hello? Mom?" He asks. He looks through the wall that is now what look like a red and black heart inside the wall. His mom is on the other side.
"Oh thank god. Baby..." she cries. Will looks behind him. There is what looks like a real life Demogorgon.
"Mom it's coming!"
"Tell me where you are! Tell me how do get to you!" She yells.
"It's like home, but it's so dark,it's so dark and empty. And it's cold!" "Mom? Mom!"
"Listen to me! I swear I'm going to get to you, okay! Right now I need you to hide!"
"Mom please!" He yells desperately looking between his mom and the Demogorgon.
"No no listen I... I will find you, but you have to run now!" She cry's. "Run! Run!" I see through Wills perspective running away. I wake up to the Heathkit sparking. Dustin grabs the fire extinguisher but not before the fire alarm goes off.
"El! Y/N! Are you guys okay?" He asks. We both look at him exhausted and then I pass out.

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