"MATERIAL GIRL" // Will Byers x Reader

Because I Love Her //CHAPTER 14

JE T'AIME

'It can't be good for her to be in there for this long,' Mike says, glaring accusingly at Will.

'What are you looking at me for?' Will raises his eyebrows. 

'Oh for god's sake Mike,' I roll my eyes. 

'I'm just saying, if you both were in there...maybe it would go faster,' He says. 

'And I'm just saying that I don't want Y/N to overuse her powers, and I think El is capable enough to do it on her own,' Will argues. 

'Yeah, well I don't want Eleven to overuse her powers either,' Mike says, leaning on the wall. 'Just because you're so fucking overprotective-' 

'Oh, I'm over protective?' Will scoffs. 'Take a look in the mirror.'

'El is working her ass off to help us right now, and you're the only one stopping Y/N from-' 

'Mike, you need to relax,' Max says with a sigh. 

'What if she gets brain damage or something?' Mike says. 

'Oh, shit. Is that, like, a real thing?' Lucas asks.

'No, it's not. He made it up,' I say. 'And I agree with Will; El would tell me if she wants my help. She seems perfectly fine right now.' 

Mike glares at the huge pile of bloody tissues. 'Right.' 

'Mike doesn't know what he's talking about,' Max says heatedly. 

'Oh, and you do?' He puts his hands on his hips. 

'No, I just trust El to know her limits!' Max says. 'And would you please just stop harping on Will about Y/N?' 

'Yeah, please?' I mutter darkly. 

'It's not my fault that I don't trust him anymore,' Mike huffs. 'After what he did.' 

'I literally didn't do anything,' Will furrows his eyebrows. 'What they hell are you talking about?' 

'Don't pretend like you didn't sleep with my sister,' Mike says, just slightly too loudly. 

'Damn, Will,' Lucas whistles. 

Nancy looks over. 'What?' 

'Nothing,' I say. 'Absolutely nothing!' 

'Wait-Y/N-' 

'Nothing happened,' I say, slumping down on the couch. 'And even if it did, it would be none of Mike's damn business.' 

'Will....?' Jonathan looks confused, glancing over at his brother. 

'Not now, Jonathan,' Will sighs. 

'They just-' 

'Max don't-' I warn, but it's too late. 

'Showered together....?' Max gives me an apologetic glance. 'Sorry...I uh thought it would clarify things a bit..better...' she trails off. 

'Ah jeez,' I cover my face with my hands. 

'YOU WHAT?' Mike's face turns into a tomato. 

Nancy looks like she's hiding a smile. 'Mike, calm down. It's not a big deal.' 

'WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S NOT A BIG-'

'Will you all please be quiet?' El says, ripping off her blindfold. 'I can't focus.' 

She gets up. 'I'll be right back.' 

'Yeah Mike, shut up,' I say. 

'I still think El shouldn't be in there for so long,' Mike says quietly. 

Max rolls her eyes. 

'Okay, can you guys settle an argument for us? Who do you think should decide El's limits? Mike or Eleven?' 

'The way that you frame that is such bullshit,' Mike says loudly. 

'It's not bullshit, Mike. This is your whole problem,' Max adds. 'And it's also precisely the reason why she dumped your ass.' 

'El dumped you?' Nancy raises her eyebrows. 

'Yeah, because she is conspiring against me,' He scoffs. 'She's corrupting her.'

'No, enlightening her,' Max throws her hands up. 'The fact is, she's not yours. She's her own person, fully capable of making her own decisions.' 

'She's risking her life for no reason,' Mike points out. 

'For no reason?' My eyes widen. 

'Mike, the flayed are out there doing God knows what.' Nancy says. 

'Killing, flaying...' Lucas says. 

'Transforming into monsters.' Will says. 

'And El's not stupid.' Nancy says. 'She knows her abilities better than any of us.' 

'Exactly, thank you.' 

'And she is her own person.' 

'Exactly.' 

'With her own free will.' 

'Exactly. El has saved the world twice, and Mike still doesn't trust her,' Max says. 

'You wanna talk about trust, really?' Mike shouts. 'After you made Eleven spy on us?' 

'Wait, what?' Lucas looks over at us. 

'Oh, she didn't tell you this?' 

'No.' 

'Your girlfriend used El's powers to spy on us,' Mike glares at Max. 

'No, no, no, I did not make her,' Max shouts. 'It was her idea. And why are we even talking about this, seriously?' 

'Yeah, who cares?' Will groans. 

'I care.' Lucas's mouth is wide open. 

'Yeah. I guess girlfriends don't lie, they spy,' Mike narrows his eyes. 'We were just joking around. Wouldn't it've been so funny if I was taking a massive shit or something?'

'You weren't,' Max says. 

'But what if I was?' 

'Then gross!' 

'Seriously, Mike?' I sigh. 

'I'm just trying to demonstrate how careless Max is with Eleven's powers. In fact, how careless all of you are. You're treating her like some kind of machine when she's not a machine, and I don't want her to die looking for the flayed when they've obviously vanished off the face of the Earth. So can we please just come up with a new plan because I love her and I can't lose her again! And Will, I know you would feel the same way; don't act like you don't love Y/N because that's obviously why you're so freaking worried about her all the damn time!' 

Silence. 

'What's going on?' El's quiet voice asks from behind me. 

'Nothing. Nothing,' Mike sighs. 

'Just a family discussion.'

'Oh.' El says. 'I found him.'

'Found who?'