Choices You Make

Introduction

AN:

This story was stuck in my head after binge-watching all three seasons and reading a few other Fanfictions. This story takes place a few years after season three but without really exploring it except for character development, this is AU that's Mileven centric and won't include anything from the Upside-Down except mentions of what happened. Eleven closed the portal in season 2, no Mind-flayer coming back, no Russians, Will's fine and she still has her powers but they're not centric to the story. I'm sticking with age and timeline as best I can but will have to make some guesses and leaps. Eleven was 13 in Season 2, which was set in October/November 1984. I don't know the month so I'm just gonna say her Birthday is February 27 1971. I'm making Mike's Birthday March 19 1971. Mike will be very AU. Their appearances will be about the same except Mike, and Eleven just looks like her actress does except with a short pixie style cut above her shoulders. The story starts in 1987 so they're 16. The first part of the story will be more of a synopsis of what's happened up till now. I hope the timeline makes sense.

This is AU. There are a few OCs and places that don't exist so don't go looking for them on a map, I'm just making some things up to go with the story. And the POV on this is all over the place as a warning. Along with a few time skips.

Bold and underlined: Places, dates

Italic: 'Thoughts'

Underlined italic: Flashback

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or story surrounding Stranger Things. I technically don't own the Oc's.

Warnings: Language, Mentions of Suggestive and Mature Content, (AN: I understand but don't condone the things mentioned in the story, but I read another fanfic and this was stuck in my head.)

Intro:

Hawkins, Indiana, May 29 1987,

Mike, who was sitting in his parents basement with his friends and other members of 'The Party. Will, Lucas, Dustin and Max along with his girlfriend, yes girlfriend, and his first and only love (AN come on those two are perfect for each other.), Jane ''Eleven'' Hopper, or El as he called her, sitting curled up next to him on the couch with his arm around her for movie night. He couldn't believe how life had gone after the shit that happened with the Mind-Flayer.

Thinking back, the feeling of having El back in his life and the gate to the Upside-Down closed was something he couldn't really put into words. Happy, relieved, elated, they were all this and more. It was like a heavy weight had been lifted off his shoulders when he had seen her walk in the door, her hair slicked back and punk rock girl outfit, which he thought looked good on her, after having thrown a Demogorgon through the window. Hugging her for the first time in 353 days, and knowing she was alive and she was there with him. But there hadn't been time then to really appreciate the happiness he felt, the gate needed to be closed, they made a plan and went with it, and it worked even if some was improvised after Billy showing up.

He truly got to appreciate and recognize it after she stepped through the doors again, dried blood caked down her nose, sides of her mouth and down her ears. He could see the pale look, dark veins around her eyes as she leaned heavily on Hopper as they came in. The gel in her hair was coming undone as he could see some of her apparently natural curls popping out. The feeling of seeing her so exhausted but with happiness in her eyes, overcoming the exhaustion she felt and showed. Mike ran up to her and threw her other arm over his shoulder, happy she was alive and here.