MAROON ; MILEVEN AU

introduction.

MAROON.
hihihihi!!!!!! welcome welcome once again!! i've been writing too many sad stories so i can't wait to write a happier one..?

anywayssss hope u guys enjoy!!!

TRIGGER WARNINGS.
physical and emotional abuse, grooming.
self harm, suicidal thoughts, sexual assault.
mentions of child abuse & trauma.
fainting, ptsd and manipulation.

CHARACTERS.
— eleanor hopper (23)
"𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒏𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒆?"
— mike wheeler (23)
"𝒊 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖. 𝒊'𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖."
— xander hopper (5)
—daisy hopper (3)

PROLOGUE.
"xander, daisy! stop playing and come down for dinner! your father will be home soon!" el shouted from the kitchen, wiping her hands on a cloth before holding her large stomach, walking over to the stairs.

"please don't make me walk up there," el said but when no movement was heard, she slowly walked up the stairs, careful of her movements.

being 8, almost 9 months pregnant was hard.

she headed for xander's room but when she passed her bedroom, she stopped. "damon? when did you get home?" she walked in, greeting him with a smile. "i'm sorry i didn't hear you,"

"of course you didn't," he mumbled, standing up to throw his clothes aside.

her smile dropped. "i'm sorry... but dinner is ready, let me just settle the kids, okay?" she whispered and he turned, putting on a smile. "sure.. sorry, babe, it was just a rough day at work."

a wobbly smile appeared and el just weakly nodded. "i understand," her eyes caught her own reflection in her mirror, showcasing the black eye she had that she attempted to cover with makeup.

she turned, going into xander's room to find him playing with daisy on the ground.

"mama!" daisy instantly smiled but xander's head continued to hung low.

"hi, my little heart," el smiled, picking her up to set her on her hip before pressing a kiss to her cheek.

"xander?" el asked, holding onto something before sitting down next to him. "are you alright? do you feel unwell?"

"i'm fine," he mumbled and by his tone, el instantly knew something was wrong.

she reached out to him, tangling her fingers in his hair. "xander, my love, please look at me,"

in a few seconds, he looked up and el let out a loud gasp at the sight.

his right cheek red, possibly a bruise forming with fried tears staining his face.

"oh my god, what happened?" she cried quietly, cupping his cheek as he shook his head. "i'm okay, mama, i'm okay,"

she shook her head repeatedly. "no, no. my love, tell me," she inched forward and kissed his forehead. "please,"

he stayed silent.

"was it dad?"

he froze, then took a second before slowly shaking his head.

she pulled back. "don't lie to me. i know you, you're my son." she whispered, setting daisy aside. "my heart, go play for a while, okay?"

daisy reached out with a pout. "no, mama. hug me,"

el nodded weakly then turned back to her five year old. "xander."

he looked up, finally meeting her gaze. "please don't make a big fuss,"

her heart broke at his words. "i can't, my little one. i cant. he...." she delicately held his face. "this can't happen. no one touches you,"

"mom—"

"trust me, my little love," el whispered and he nodded weakly before standing up, going to grab daisy. "dinner time, sis,"

daisy settled down on his shoulder as el supported herself to stand, going over to xander's closet.

"shut the door," she instructed and xander did as he was told just as el began to pack.

"mama?" daisy questioned but her brother quickly shushed her, allowing her to pack their bags.

she packed two bags, one for the each of them and made sure she took everything they needed.

"mama, my bunny," daisy whined when it was placed in her bag and el took it back out and set it on the bed.

"sorry, my heart. you can hug it to sleep tonight," el placed the bags in the back of the closet when she was done then went over to embrace her children into a tight hug.

"are you sure we can, mommy?" xander whispered el smiled and nodded. "i'm sure,"

within that moment, she was so proud of herself for trusting her gut and for setting aside some money in private for a moment like this.

because deep down she knew. she knew one day she had to leave for the sake of her children.

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a/n: i hope the prologue gave more of an insight!!

of course future chapters will inform you guys better on what happened and what will as well :)