Stranger Things: A Whitlocks Tale; A Dip of The Whitlock Life

Chapter 2: 𝓓𝓮𝓪𝓻 𝓙𝓪𝔁𝓸𝓷

Hours passed and at last school was out for the day. Robby and Rosie strolled through the woods to get home since their Uncle "Chief Hopper" was out for the day on daily patrols. Rosie walked up and opened the door as Robby stepped in after her shutting the door and locking it up. Their Uncle was ALWAYS on edge about the door being locked. Ever since they came to him after breaking out from hawkins labs, Hopper was Always on guard about keeping them safe. They had told him about how Dr.Brenner killed their parents and kidnapped them taking them to the lab and testing them, keeping them as his own children.

Hopper was devastated finding out one of his nephews, and his sister, along with his brother-in-law, died in the fire at the hands of a mad-man. But Hopper made a promise that if anything happened to them, he'd be there for the kids. Even if one of them was missing. Hopper had kept Robby and Rosie in the house and never let them out until they hit the age for high school.

Robby sat in Hopper's chair and turned on the news to see if anything was happening while Rosie set their stuff in their room. Rosie walked out and leaned on the chair behind Robby to watch the T.V. Suddenly the spare room door opened as a small figure stood in it. Rosie jumped and spun around fast to see....it was Eleven! Robby shot up at the sound of Rosie gasping.

"E-El?..." Rosie whimpered.

Eleven looked up at Rosie then up at Robby.

"Y-You got out! L-Like you said you would!" Robby exclaimed. 

Eleven ran back into the room suddenly as Rosie and Robby followed behind. As the twins entered the room...Eleven was gone.... How did she-?... There wasn't a shut-?....T-There wasn't a noise-?....Where'd-?....How-?...

The Twins searched the room top to bottom.. Spotless... She got out.. But how?..

Rosie sat upon her bed in confusion. She was shocked they had come face to face with someone from the rainbow room... Robby sat beside her comforting and calming her. He knew his sister's expressions...and right now the pale look upon her frightened face was a look of terror...Shock....and confusion...

"R-Robby.. W-Was that real?..."

"Real as it'll ever be... How'd she get out?"

"I-I don't know... M-Maybe... S-She p-probably took out Papa?..."

"I sure hope so! Ain't no way I'm gonna come face to face with that dickhead again!"

Rosie took a breather to try and calm herself, this was way too much for her to handle, especially after coming face to face with the eyes of Eleven. Robby looked down at the number tattoo on his wrist. 

"061." it read.

Meanwhile Rosie looked at her wrist... her tattoo read "062."

Rosie looked up at Robby and then down at her number. 
"Why Us?.." she wondered.

Robby hugged his beloved sister stroking her dark silky brown short hair. He knew something was up.. and sooner or later he knew it wouldn't be pleasant... He always had some sort of feeling something was off about Hawkins....Whatever it was it was like a stalker watching his every move...Something was soon due to come for them...And Robby was gonna be on guard for it either way...

Rosie suddenly leaned back laying on the bed with her feet on the ground, she was scared... She turned her head toward the nightstand before picking up a picture frame and sitting back up. Robby took a peak at the picture within the wooden carved frame to find her looking at their parents wedding photo when they were just newborns, and their elder brother was just 4 years old...

"You miss Jax huh?.."

"I do... He was so kind to us..."

"The way he helped me learn to ride a bike with dad.."
"How he braided my hair all the time.."
"The way he cracked up at dad's jokes.."
"How he fit our theme most of the time.."
"When he built that volcano and let us do the honors of making it erupt.."
"How he put up with my movie addiction..."
"When he taught me to play guitar.."
"How he showed me how to play bass and violin.."
"We all did everything together.."
"Sure did..."

Rosie places the picture frame back on her nightstand before going to her closet and pulling something out. "Rob.."

Robby turned his head to Rosie when suddenly his expression changed...
Rosie was holding Jaxon's legendary Michael Jackson Thriller jacket from his first concert.
"Rose...Is that?.."

"Mhm... He wanted this to go to you if anything happened to him.."

Robby stood up before taking the drk red coat noticing how Jaxon's teal painted on stripes were still there...Unharmed... Robby teared up before putting it on and hugging it close... He hadn't cried in years... But now he was gonna change that... He missed Jax... He missed his Elder Brother...

Rosie sat beside him and hugged him close taking in Jax's scent as she held her brother close. 
"I know...I miss him too..."

Robby held Rosie close... Hopper may have been their guardian...But to him, Rosie, was his last...living...family member... And he'd do anything to keep his sister safe... Rosie on the other hand stroked his hair calming him down.

"There..There... Jax will always be with us...In life...and Death....He's watching over us watching us grow.... And if I know our Jax...He'd be standing in the doorway.. Watching us with his Whitlock signature smirk wanting us to not cry right now...And be grateful to be where we are today... Knowing he's always here for us.."

Robby sniffled and chuckled.

"Y-You're right... He would.... And if anything I hope he knows we miss him.."

"He does... And always will... He's Jaxon Whitlock after all! He knew everything and anything! Like that time you got that fish in the back of your shirt!"

"Oh shut it! That fish was slimy and sneaky like a little prick!" Robby laughed.

"Mhm. And I'm pretty sure he's here, laughing away at how much ya' hate talkin' bout it!" Rosie giggled.

Robby sat up laughing along with his sister's giggles. He knew his brother pretty well. And the day that fish was plopped into the back of his shirt by Jax, was the day Robby would never forget how much of a Dingus his amazing Elder Brother was.