"El are you ready to go?" Mike asked, as Eleven scrambled in the bathroom. "Yeah!" She called back, and opened the bathroom door. They were heading to the quarry to meet up with the party.
Mike couldn't help but notice how beautiful she looked, even if she was just wearing a big sweater and blue jeans. She smiled at him, and grabbed his hand, pulling him outside to the van that Hopper was driving them in.
They got in and fastened their seat belts. "You kids excited?" Hopper asked, pulling the van out of the driveway.
They both nodded eagerly. They had some fun things planned for this get together. They hadn't been to the quarry since last year, and Lucas also wanted to show Max the quarry, since she had never been.
No longer than 20 minutes, they arrived, and they excitedly jumped out of the van. "Kids, remember to stay safe. Don't jump. Got it?" Hopper asked sternly.
"Yes sir." Mike said, while El nodded.
El grabbed Mike's hand and pulled him towards where their friends were.
Hopper saw them holding hands, and his jaw clenched. He took a deep breath, and shook it off. He knew Mike was a good kid. He opened the car door and got back in, having gotten out to say goodbye.
"Mike! El! What's up?" Lucas called, smiling. "Nothing much." El said, smiling back.
"Hey Eleven!" Max said, waving. El smiled. They had bonded after El saves them all. They overlooked the petty feeling of dislike Eleven had for her before.
"Hey El." Will said, and Dustin smiled at her. "Hi Dustin, Hi Will." El said. Will had always admired El since they met, after all, she had saved his life. More than once.
Mike smiled, glad that everything had gone back to normal. "What are we doing?" Mike asked.
"We can just talk and hang out. When have we ever done that?" Will suggested, slightly chuckling. They agreed.
Lucas and Max sat near a bush, and talked about their family life, which they both didn't like much.
Dustin and Will discussed D&D tactics, so nothing bad would happen to Will again.
El and Mike sat down near the edge of the cliff, but not to close. El's head was resting peacefully on Mike's shoulder, and their hands were laced together.
"Mike?" She asked, looking out at the land.
"Yes, El?" He asked, flicking his eyes to her.
"What are we?" She asked, voice small. "Oh uhhh..." Mike's face flushed, trying to find a way to explain.
"I don't know. I guess we both like each other, but that's all for now, we're not boyfriend and girlfriend.." He said.
"What is boyfriend and girlfriend?" El asked, looking at him confused.
"Well, its when two people love each other, and want to show people that. When you're boyfriend and girlfriend, you can't be with other people romantically. They go on dates, kiss, etc." He explained, face reddening slightly.
"What is love?" She asked. "Love is... when you care so much for someone, that you'd do anything. You want to kiss them. You want them to be yours." He explained once more.
"Mike?" El asked.
"Yes?"
"I love you." She said.
Mike's face reddened to the color of a tomato, as his jaw dropped. "R-Really?" He stuttered.
She nodded, nervous he didn't love her back.
"I love you too." He said, glad to finally tell her.
She smiled and pressed her soft lips on his.
"Hey freaks!!" A voice called, and they all jumped. They stood up and went to find the voice. Two figures came to them, and they immediately recognized them. (Except Max)
"Shit. It's Troy and his goon." Dustin said. "Who's Troy?" Max asked. "The biggest asshole ever." Dustin said.
"What do you want?" Max called, not afraid of him. "Look! It's the biggest freak show!" He said.
"Midnight." He said, punching Lucas in the shoulder.
"Toothless." He said, pushing Dustin slightly.
"Ginger." He said, gesturing to Max.
"Zombie boy." He said, rolling his eyes at Will.
"Frogface." He said, punching Mike with abbot more force than he did to Lucas.
"And a special guest. Weirdo." He said.
"Leave her alone!" Mike said, as El looked hurt.
"Why should I? The freak broke my arm. What type of science shit made her do it?" He asked. "None of your damn business!" Max yelled.
"Not until the weirdo tells me what is wrong with her." He said, eyeing El dangerously.
"Leave me and my friends alone, or I'll break a lot more than your arm." El said.
"Bullshit. Did you also make me piss myself?" He asked.
Max snorted, and Lucas coughed to cover it.
"Leave. Us. Alone." El said.
He took out his knife, and slowly approached El. Mike ran to him, and tried to take the knife out of his grasp.
Troy only pushed Mike to the ground, and continued closer to El.
El whipped the knife out of his hand with her mind. She then screamed, and Troy was pushed back with tremendous force. Troy was thrown into a wall, and his goon ran to him.
Eleven sighed and wiped her bleeding nose.
Mike got up and ran to El, hugging her. She hugged back, and whispered "He's a mouthbreather." He smiled, and pulled away.
"He sure is." He whispered, before joining their lips together.
