~ My Brothers Best Friend ~

~ Weeks Later ~

Weeks Later.

Maybe around 2 months Later.

It was different.

El didn't talk to the party.

She was always with Troy.

They seemed a lot closer then usual.

Things definitely weren't the same around her and Mike. They went from hating eachother loudly, to getting along and cozy, to not talking at all.

Here they were. Her and Troy. In a screaming match. He wanted to go to a party. She wanted to stay home. He was overly pissed.

Smack.

Again he hit her across the face, this time enough to leave a hand print. They were fighting in his car. In the pouring rain.

"Were done!!!" Is the last he screamed before forcibly pushing her out into the rain landing on the pavement leaving her scratched up, wet, and some blood.

She sobbed feeling helpless. What was she suppose to do. She felt a urge of happiness that Troy dumped her. She didn't want to be with him. But she was alone, in the rain, in the dark. She couldn't go home. Not in that state. She started walking, and she didn't like where she ended up.

They hadn't spoke in almost 2 months. And here she was. The one person who probably didn't want to see her. But she didn't know what else to do. He told her not to come crawling to him if he hit her again but yet that's what she was doing.

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It was Friday night, but the party wasn't hanging out because max and Lucas had a date night and Dustin was busy helping his m.around the house.

He was in his basement about to find a movie to fall asleep too until he heard a knock on the basement door. He slowly opened the door not expecting who he found.

Eleanor Hopper, shattered glasses on her face, a red hand print perfectly printed on the side of her face, her eyes red from crying, tears everywhere, hair soaked from the rain, arms and legs a bit bloody and scratched up.

He tilted his head looking at her and sighed motioning her to come inside. She nodded hugging herself. They were silent. Not saying a word to eachother. El just stood there watching him. He came back over with sweatpants and a old band tee shirt of his handing them to her and pointing to the bathroom. She nodded grabbing them and going over.

When she came out Mike was sitting on the couch with a first aid kit and motioned her to sit down. Still ten minutes and not one of them said a word. He grabbed everything he needed and started to wipe the blood away and bandage her scrapes from the pavement. She would wince a bit from time to time in which Mike would stop for a second and continue.

Finally Mike looked up to her face making eye contact with her in which she sobbed. He Gave her a small smile and started wiping her face with a face cloth to wipe away the dirt and smudged make up. He removed her glasses from her face carefully and folded them up setting them on the coffee table. He reached over moving her hair out of her face before finally breaking the silence.

"All better?" He asked in a whisper.

She nodded sighing.

"Troy again?" He asked.

She nodded again. Finally speaking up.

"He broke up with me..." she whispered

"Need me to beat his ass?" Mike asked quietly as she shook her head.

"I deserved it... I was a horrible girlfriend..." She whispered.

"No!" Mike yelled making her flinch.

"Sorry..." He whispered.

"No El... no matter what happened... you... you don't deserve that... look at what he did to you Sunshine..."

"Why Mike? Why are you being so nice after saying not to come crawling back?" She whispered looking into her eyes.

"I---I guess I just really missed you" He smiled shyly.

She gave him a small smile back nodding.

"I missed you too Mike..."

He leaned in kissing her cheek and pulled back a bit where his lips were only a inch away from hers before locking eyes with her.

Her heart pounded in her chest, but she sighed calmly fluttering her eyes closed.

Mike closed his eyes leaning forward giving her a small kiss to the lips careful not to hurt her but enough to let in linger.

He smiled pulling back.

"Movie, i can start the xmen over?" He asked.

She nodded and watched him out it in. Mile laid on the couch motioning her to come into his arms and she did. She laid on hos chest while he wrapped his arms around her and they fell asleep justice that on the couch watching a movie together in silence.

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El woke up that morning before Mike smiling at what she's remembered. She carefully got out of hos grasp without him waking up and snuck out. She needed to go home before Will worried too much.

A few hours later Mike stirred and jumped up once he didn't feel El. He looked around noticing all her stuff gine a d sighed. He saw the light on his phone flashing so he picked it up.

Sunshine 💛

Had to go home before Will worried
Thank you for last night
See you Monday.

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Mike smiled. He decided not to reply just in case it scared her off. But he was hopeful this would be a start to what he's wanted for the past few months. He really cared for El. Like a lot. It scared him. He never felt so strongly about a girl before. But in his eyes. She was perfect.