After Mike gave her the nod that they could sneak the girl into the Wheeler basement, Antionette sat, cross-legged in front of her, fluffing up some pillows that were placed around her as she hugged her legs.
"Where did you come from?" She asked, to no avail. "Are you not gonna talk to me?" The girl shrugged. "I'm not gonna hurt you, I just wanna help... Can I at least know your name?" She slowly lifted her wrist, revealing a small tattoo. "Eleven? Eleven what?" She pointed to herself, nodding slowly. "You're Eleven? Your name is Eleven?" She nodded again. "I like it." The girl smiled. "Listen... I have to go home-" The girl shook her head, grabbing at her hand like Antionette had told her to do in the woods. "But I'm gonna be back tomorrow. And Mike is gonna take of you until I do, okay? Do you understand?"
"Understand." She spoke, and Toni smiled.
"Good." Toni reached for Mike's radio, handing it to Eleven. "If you wanna talk, just press this button and speak, okay, and I'll hear you from wherever I am. Do you understand?" Eleven nodded, her grip on the radio increasing. "Get some sleep, you look like you need it." Antionette got to her feet, approaching the boys. "I'll be back tomorrow to check on her, alright. But until then, keep her safe, keep her out of sight."
"Okay." Mike nodded. "What do I do if she gets upset, or... or starts asking for you?"
"Just get me on the walkie." She smiled. "But make sure you get some rest too, okay? All of you."
"Thanks, Toni. You really are the coolest." Mike smiled, and she ruffled his hair.
"Go to bed." She said, breathing a laugh, then slinging an arm around her brother. "Come on, you. Let's get Lucas home."
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"Toni, are you listening to me?" She turned her head, looking to Nancy blankly.
"What?" She breathed, telling her she hadn't been listening.
"Steve's having a party tonight." Nancy said again with a smile.
"Really? Good for him."
"You're invited if you wanna come." Steve shrugged, and it was obvious Nancy was pulling the strings on this one.
"I don't know, I-"
"No excuses." Nancy groaned, as if this was a 24/7 occurrence.
"Will's still missing, Nance. And Dustin's having a hard time and I don't wanna be too far away from him in case something happens and he needs me." She shrugged.
"You're being over protective."
"Dustin is my whole life... and you know that... if he went missing, my heart would just stop... and honestly, I can't believe you're not more concerned about your own brother-"
"Oh here we go."
"What? Just because you and your brother practically hate each others guts, I'm not aloud to be concerned for the safety of mine? Do you even hear yourself when you talk? You know that I adore the bones off of you, Nance, but I'm in need of a little support and it kinda feels like you're throwing me under the bus here."
"What do you want me to say, Toni?"
"If you really have to ask... then nothing." She huffed, turning and walking away from her. As she turned, she set eyes on Johnathan, pinning up a missing poster for Will, and she approached him. "Hey."
"Oh, hi, Antoinette." He said with a slight smile. She took a moment to examine the picture, and she felt her heart clench in her chest.
"Do you have anymore of those? I'd love to help you out, I know you probably need to be with your mom right now, I can't imagine how she's taking it."
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Fanfiction"You okay?" He asked, pushing his hair from his face. "That was so hot." She said, taking a handful of his shirt and pulling him into a kiss for a moment, before leaning back. "Come over later, and we can... y'know, talk." "I, I can do that." [Book...
