Mileven Oneshots

"I Love You"

El sits on the couch in the cozy living room of her and Hopper's cabin. Time seems to be in slow motion. Mike is going to be spending the whole day at the cabin, and she couldn't be more excited for him to arrive. The two's love has only grown since El got back and they are so infatuated with each other.

El's head whips round when she hears a twig snap outside. She runs over to the window and yanks open the curtains to see a familiar dark haired boy making his way towards the cabin. She squeals with excitement and runs over to the door, unlocking it and running onto the deck. "MIKE!" She yells, with pure joy. He looks up, and his face immediately lighting up as soon as he sees the beautiful girl he is so in love with standing a few feet away. He quickly runs toward her and embraces her, practically crushing her. She giggles at his sudden force and pulls away, quickly kissing him and leading him inside.

They sit on the couch together, cuddled together in silence. It's not an awkward silence, the two have always had an unspoken communication, and prefer to just sit and enjoy each others presence. Mike looks down at his girl and has a sudden idea. He untangles himself from her (despite her protests) and walks over to the record player. She hears the familiar first notes of Every Breath You Take and is drawn back to that night at the Snowball, almost a year ago. Mike walks over to her and offers her his hand and asks "do you wanna figure it out?" She smiles at the memory and graciously accepts, wrapping her arms around his neck whilst he wraps his around her waist.

They dance in silence, El's head resting on his shoulder. When it comes to the part of the song were they kissed, instead of kissing her, Mike tells her the one thing he's wanted to tell her since the day they met. "I Love You Eleven."

She gasps and lifts her head of his shoulder and stares into his eyes. She had a long talk with Joyce and Nancy about love, Mike and growing up. She knows perfectly well how big of a deal him saying this to her is, when they are still so young. But she knows. She knows she loves him more than she could ever express. She knew he makes her feel something. Something that is so beautiful, and so rare that she knew it was the most priceless thing she could ever have. She looks into those beautiful eyes of his and her heart soared. "I Love You Too."

And then he kissed her. He kissed her like the world was ending, like he was never going to see her again. Because all the tears, and the heartache and the sorrow were all worth it, worth having the most exquisite human being right here in his arms. He pulls away and just hugs her. He wants to launch into some extensive monologue about his love for her but he knows. He knows that right here, this moment, there are no words. No words to describe his love. So just hugs her, hoping she gets the message.

She does.