Bookworm & Toothless (Stranger Things AU) #Wattys2018

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Lucas and Dustin stared at Eleven who had been laughing at whatever Jess was saying (a joke about Mike) who now looked at them, frowning suddenly.

Jess looks up when she heard the door close and widens her eyes at the sight of the two boys.

She gets up, smiling at Eleven before returning to her glare, crossing her arms, ready to defend her new best friend.

"Are you two out of your minds?"

"Just listen to us," Mike says.

"That's not a question," Jess added.

"You two are out of your minds!"

"She knows about Will." Jess says.

"What do you mean she knows about Will?" Dustin askes her, making Jess drop her glare.

Lucas rolls his eyes at the sight of her softening her look.

Mike walks over to the picture Eleven had pointed and holds it.

"She pointed at him, at his picture," he says.

"She knew he was missing. I could tell." Jess adds.

"You could tell?"

"Just think about it. Do you really think it was a coincidence that we found her on Mirkwood, the same place Will disappeared?" Jess asked, looking at Dustin.

"That is weird," Dustin admitted.

"And she said bad people are after her." Jess continued, her voice cracking softly.

"We think maybe these bad people are the same ones that took Will," Mike says, Jess nodding.

"We think she knows what happened to him," Jess adds.

"Then why doesn't she tell us?" Lucas asked.

He glared at her, walking towards her.

"Do you know where he is?"

No answer.

Lucas grabbed her shoulders, Eleven's eyes widening in shock and fear.

"Do you know where Will is?!" he yelled at her.

"Get off her! ¡Puta!" Jess yelled, her Spanish accent growling, as she yanked Lucas off Eleven.

"Stop it! You're scaring her!" Mike yelled.

"She should be scared!" Lucas yelled back.

Mike looked at Eleven who seemed to look terrified under Lucas' yelling.

"If you know where he is, tell us!"

Eleven looked as if she was about to cry, Lucas sighing and yanked out of Jess' grip, her glaring at the boy who scared her best friend.

"This is nuts! We have to take her to your mom."

"No! Eleven said telling any adult would put us in danger." Mike says, Jess standing next to him.

"I can confirm that."

"What kind of danger?" Dustin asked.

"Her name is Eleven?" Lucas asked.

"El for short," Mike says.

"I call her 'Once'," Jess adds.

"Mike, what kind of danger?" Dustin asked again.

"Danger, danger!" Mike answered for him, nodding at Jess.

She formed a finger gun and pointed it at Dustin's head, who widened his eyes in fear and then at Lucas who hit her arm down.