•♡Should I stay or should I go?♡• Byler

Ten

        Mike woke up in a bed. Will's bed.

       "Mike!" Will yelled and hugged him tightly. 

      "Why am I here...? Oh shit... I need to go back home for El!" He tried to get up, but Will stopped him.

      Mike stared at Will for a few minutes. Will felt the blood rushing through his veins.

      "Hey Mike, I promise we'll find her." He hugged him as Mike gave him a soft smile.

       "Thanks... I know I've been a jerk lately. I'm sorry." Will stared at Mike's lips, then his eyes. He felt the sudden urge to do something he shouldn't.

        "Its not your fault, you miss El. We all do." Will looked down, and Mike couldn't help but wonder what was wrong.

       "Are you alright, Will? You seem upset. You know you can tell me anything, right?" Mike looked at Will, worried for his friend.

      "I think it would be easier if I... showed you. What I'm feeling, I mean." Will leaned in towards Mike, kissing his cheek. It wasn't exactly what he wanted to do, but it was close enough.

        "W-Will..." Mike looked at Will, dumbfounded. He couldn't believe what Will had done. He didn't hate it though.

      "I-I'm so sorry!" Will was a blushing mess, as he facepalmed himself. That was so stupid.

      Mike looked away, softly feeling his cheeks get warm. But he also missed El. What Will did was wrong. What I'm feeling is wrong. Stop.

      He tried to ignore it. "I'm so worried, and so scared for El." Mike said, trying to change the subject. He got up, grabbing El's hoodie and softly smiling. 

      Will looked down, knowing well he was cursed. He loved someone who would never love him back. He was the second option, the 'Plan B'.

       "I should go. You probably need to be alone" Will got up, but felt Mike grab his arm.

        "I do want to be alone. Alone with you though." Mike chuckled to himself. It doesn't make sense, does it?" Mike chuckled to himself.

       Will looked around nervously. He felt weird, he didn't know what to do. Should I stay or should I go?

        He decided to sit down besides Mike as they both sat down besides each other awkwardly.

     Just then, Nancy came in. Mike looked at his sister with such hatred, while Will was relieved that someone came to break the ice.

       "You." Mike looked at her, angered and heartbroken as well. 

       Nancy looked down. "I'm sorry Mike. I had to do it." Nancy bit her lip.

       "So what did Hopper say?" Will asked as Jonathan came in the room.

        "Apparently he's not home. He might be looking for El somewhere with Mom." Jonathan sighed as Mike looked at everyone, furious.

       "That means I have to go back! El could be there! She needs me! I need her!" 

      As Mike got up and tried to get through Nancy and Jonathan, Will looked at the ground and sighed. He realized Mike wouldn't change. He would always be El's boyfriend. 

    Melissa followed the vines, with Max behind her. They had both decided to go, while Dustin and Lucas would stay back, just in case anything happened.

   As Melissa walked up front, she heard a thud on the ground. "Max, are you alright?"

   The red-haired girl nodded, getting up again. Max had a gun while Melissa carried three blades. One of them tied with rope.

   Why? Because she could throw it and it would come back. Or at least that's what she thought.

   The two girls walked besides each other, scared. They knew something would happen, something horrible. Yet they kept walking.

   "You know how to shoot that thing, right?" Melissa pointed to Max's gun. Max rolled her eyes and laughed softly.

    "Duh. Or else I wouldn't have picked it up." True.

    The girls kept on walking towards the dark, turning their flashlights on. The worst was yet to come.

      Dustin and Lucas both sat down, turning on their walkie talkies. 

     "Do you think Max is alright? Should I try to talk to her yet?" Lucas felt really worried and scared.

       He feared for Max. Max had gone through so much pain from her brother's mistreat. And when he died, it only made matters worse.

    "They're fine. Unless they call out for help, I think we should trust them. Just stay on the lookout." In fact, Dustin was pretty worried for Steve and Robin. They had become family to him, without them he would perish.

      "I know I should have went with them! I should be there to protect Max! Its my job as her boyfriend." Lucas walked around in circles, holding the walkie talkie close tightly.

     Just then, they heard someone fall behind them. It was Steve and Robin, both covered in green and black goo. And blood.

    "Shit. Don't go in there." Steve said as Robin rolled her eyes.

     "We barely made it out alive because of you, doofus!" Robin gave Steve a look, which he responded to with a confused glare.

    Dustin and Lucas looked at each other. "What was in there? What was it!" 

    "Demodogs. That and a thing that made itself call 'The All Supreme'" Robin mocked the monster, before seeming concerned. "Why?"

     Dustin had no idea how a monster spoke. It must be a different type of monster. Unless it wasn't a monster. But if so, what could it be?

   "Dustin! Lucas! Where the hell are Melissa and Max?!" Steve looked at them full of worry. 

    They didn't need to reply in order for Steve and Robin to know what happened. Steve grabbed the bat again, going towards the alley.

    "Steve, what are you doing?" Dustin and Robin both asked.

     "I'm gonna save the girls. And I need your help. All of you."

   El was sitting down besides a tree. She had been walking for hours. Her forlorn attempts of getting out had decreased. She was slowly giving up.

     Find Henry. The voice told her. Then you will be free.

    She didn't know if it was free from the Upside Down, or from life itself. It didn't matter. She had lost her will of living sometime ago.

     She felt her heartbeat, her heavy breathing. She needed oxygen. Not this toxic air around her.

     My name is Jane. Jane Hopper. Or Eleven Hopper. Or Jane Ives. Or just El. She felt like her identity was being ripped from her soul. She could barely remember or feel a thing. She felt like a ghost, compelled to this curse.

   My name is Jane. Jane Hopper. Or Eleven Hopper. Or El. Or.. or what else? She knew there was another name, but she couldn't get to it.

   My name is Jane. Jane Hopper. Or El.

    My name is Jane. Or El.

     My name is El. El and only El. She was no one else. But the more she thought about it, she didn't feel like El anymore.

      Who am I?

   Sorry I hadn't updated! My internet had shut down and it was horrible.😒 Guys I literally love you all so much! I'm so thankful for all the reads I'm getting!