TROUBLE • WHEELER [✔︎]

[Chapter Two]

The Weirdo On Maple Street

November 6th 1983

the group of four were now on their bikes as they were looking for Will. they all gathered at mike's house and began their search 20 minutes later because y/n had to pee and mike had to do some things. they were searching carefully through the darkness around the woods. creepy noises surrounded them making them flinch when the mysterious noise was heard. an hour into their search y/n gasps when she finds a girl her age standing with just a yellow shirt on and a shaved head.

"oh my gosh are you ok?" she asked the girl. she didn't move she just stood there.

"maybe she's scared..we need to take her to my house." mike said. the girl was riding on mike's bike. y/n felt a little sprinkle of jealousy being thrown at her. she shrugged it off like it was nothing and kept focusing on will. once they get to mike's house they sneak her into the basement and mike offers her clothes.

"here you can change into these." he said and handed it to her. she set them on the couch and stood up ready to change there. y/n gasped and the boys turned around. they were mad blushing.

"no!" mike and y/n shouted at the same time. the girl was confused and grabbed the pair of clothing.

"there's a bathroom right there." mike pointed. she started to walk to the bathroom. y/n was closing the door when she felt a foot stopping it.

"no." she said. y/n removed her hand from the doorknob and walked away. she managed to get into the group meeting the boys were having.

"well what are we going to do with her? mike she'll get caught if you let her stay here!" lucas said.

"you guys know it's the safest place for her right? y/n mom is always cleaning every corner of the house and she's seen all of her friends but she never seen her before." mike explained.

"dude he does have a point." dustin said.

"guys just do whatever you guys need to do i just want to find will." y/n said.

"don't worry n/n we'll find him." mike told her and grabbed her hand.

"so?" dustin asked.

"so she confessed to mike's mom in the morning." lucas says.

"she can't do that! i'll be in trouble!" mike protested.

"you wanted her to stay right? she has to confess!" lucas said.

they heard the bathroom door click. they all turned around to find the girl looking around. they went back to their circle and made a final decision.

"we will continue looking for will but we can't tell our parents about any of this. if they find out we went out without their permission we're all dead understand?" y/n said. they all got up from their circle and looked at the girl.

"i'm going home." lucas said.

"me too." dustin followed.

"i'm going to call my mom and ask her if i could stay..i really don't want you to stay alone with her considering she's completely clueless of anything." y/n chuckled. after she called her mom she went back to the basement and started to talk to the stranger sitting on the couch.

"first we need to find out her name." mike said.

"whats your name?" he asked. the girl pulled up her sleeve only to see 011 tattooed on her wrist. y/n examined it and touched it.

"it's real..but how did they let you?" she asked.

"holy crap it's real!" mike said amazed.

"so she's named eleven.." y/n said.

"i guess so..we'll call her el for short." mike smiled. the two kids made her a fort and gave her pillows and blankets.

"you'll sleep here." mike explained. el nodded and laid down on the fort. the kids said goodnight and walked upstairs to nancy's room.

"i'll get you some old clothes from nancy." mike went into her room and grabbed a pair of pajamas. the girl went to the room and changed. they went back to mike's room and sat on the bed.

"you can take the bed." mike offered.

"no no i'll sleep on the floor." y/n said.

"no please just sleep on the bed and i'll sleep on the couch." he smiled. she sighed and started to get comfy on his bed. he grabbed a blanket and a pillow and laid on the floor.

"mike get on the damn bed." she said laughing. mike laughed along with her and laid on the bed facing the ceiling.

"mike..what if we never find will?" she asked. mike sighed and held her hand.

"we will y/n..we will find him i promise." he promised. y/n smiled and faces mike's side.

"good night mike." she said.

"good night n/n." he said.

they fell asleep..still holding hands.