𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻.

two.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐈𝐑𝐃𝐎 𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐓

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The three boys stared at the girl on the couch. "Is there a number we can call? For your parents?" Mike questioned, Dustin piping up. "Where's your hair? Do you have cancer?"

"Did you run away?"

"Are you in trouble?"

"Is that blood?"

Lucas reached to touch the girl, Mike slapping his hand. "Stop it! You're freaking her out!" Lucas retorted, "She's freaking me out!" Dustin grinned, "I bet she's deaf." Both boys looked at him, dumbfounded.

"No."

The three turned their attention to y/n, the girl standing off to the side. She took a step closer, sucking in a breath. "Lab. You're from the lab?" The girl on the couch nodded, finally showing a sort of response.

y/n glanced at her wrist, sitting down beside her. She rolled up her sleeve, showing her the similar tattoo she had. The girl looked up with wide eyes, repeating the same word she had in the woods. "Sister."

y/n nodded, pointing to herself. "y/n," She pointed to Mike then Dustin, "Mike, Dustin, Lucas." She finished, the young girl nodding. It pained her to leave out Will, she knew the boy would be happy to meet her sister.

"We trust them."

The girl nodded, pointing to herself. "Eleven." Mike smiled, the rest of the boys watching the interaction. "What about El? Like a nickname." y/n nodded at this, pointing to Eleven. "El."

Mike walked away for a moment, coming back over with clothes. He handed them to Eleven, the girl standing. She began to lift off the shirt she was wearing, all three boys spinning around. "Woah! Jesus!" Dustin cried, y/n quickly stopping her.

The girl had forgotten how much she had to learn when she came from the lab and how little they valued decency there. She pointed to a door, "Bathroom, privacy." Privacy was one of the first words Steve had taught her.

Eleven nodded, walking over to the room. She left the door cracked and began to strip, the three boys finally turning back around.

"This is mental."

Dustin sighed, Mike shaking his head. "At least she can talk!" Lucas argued, "Your three year old sister says more!" It made sense they were reacting this way, afterall when they met y/n she had already been taught certain things by Steve.

"So Y/N..." Dustin turned to her, Lucas and Mike following. "Is she really your sister?" y/n shrugged, picking at her hat. "El came from lab. She's like me."

"Holy shit! Another wizard!" Dustin cheered, Mike rolling his eyes. "Where are we gonna keep her? Mrs.Byers has enough to deal with." y/n nodded though she didn't know exactly what he meant with, 'enough to deal with'.

Lucas sighed, looking at the floor. "If she came from the same place y/n told us about, we can't send her back." Dustin nodded in agreement. Mike looked over to his make-shift fort that had been there a few years.

"We can keep her here until we know what to do with her."

y/n nodded at this, Eleven finally exiting the bathroom. She walked over and stood close to y/n, lacing her fingers with hers. This was strange for y/n, normally she clung to others, nobody had found comfort in her before.