[U/C] Stranger Feelings || Mike Wheeler

The Clinic [12]

"This... can't be-" I mumble to myself, fear crawling up my spine. I start backing off while my eyes keep being placed on the male. "No-" I state while bumping up to a resident. He endured at the same spot while glimpsing over at me, people passing him by.

"Woah- are you okay, kiddow?" I hear a male's voice asserting while sensing hands on my shoulders, supporting me. "No-" I recite while keeping my eyes arranged on him. I push the doctor aside and start sprinting as fast as I could towards the outlet. I nearly bump up to a wheelchair, but mentioned to push it aside with my gaze. I then see a sign being lit up, showing the letters that form 'exit'. I move my hand up and open it due to my force. Hurrying out of the clinic. That's when I noticed someone familiar.

"Hopper?" I murmur. He sighs and blows some smoke out of his mouth, holding a cigarette in his left hand. He's wearing his uniform and his hat. He's also standing against his truck.

"Come on, Kid. I need to explain something," he announced as he opens the door. He looks at me. I just stood there with a bewilderedly. I had absolutely no clue about what was going on at the moment.

"(Y/n), let's go!" he declared as he gestures at the truck. I peer behind me realizing I was in Hawkins Lab. I gaze back at Hopper and hurried in his truck. He puts his light brown hat off and laid it in front of my legs. He gets in the car and closes the door.  he then inaugurates the motor. I gape at him, still not knowing what's happening. He regarded me gaping at him and sighs while starting to drive away from Hawkins Lab.

"Look, I know this is confusing but I'll explain it when we're a mile away from here," he states as he peers at the road.

"W...Why?" I request carefully. there are so many emotions going through my body, I don't even know if this is real or just made up in my mind.

"I'll explain later," he answered as he looks sedately at me. his sight slide back to the road. This sounds severe. I try to calm myself down. I mean, I woke up without knowing what happened. I stood up and walked through the hallway with hím behind me. A few seconds later, I'm in the car with Hopper. He just stood there like he was waiting for me to show up, as if he'd sent me there.

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Mike's pov

We're all sitting in the sanatorium, waiting for Will to wake up. He had an attack. Well, that's what the doctor told us in very difficult words. Joyce told us (Y/n)'s in the upside-down, that they were talking with her through the lights. Will fell down and he got an attack becau-

"Mike Wheeler? Lucas Sinclair? And... Dustin Henderson?" I hear a person mentioning. I get back from my thoughts and look up at the person. It's Dr. Murphey. We get up and followed him to Will's room. When he opened the door we spot him wearing something on his head. Joyce was sitting next to Will together with Jonathan. We rushed to him and gave him a hug.

"Dude, stop doing that! I swear to god, one more time and I pull that thing out of you!" Lucas said disturbed, making Will chuckle weakly.

"We thought you were dead-" I said placidly. I couldn't lose my best friend too. All the eyes in the room gaped at me.

"Well... I won't," he responded with a simper.

"Any news of... (Y/n)?" Will questions while looking at everyone in the room. I opened my mouth, but Joyce was faster.

"Of course, sweetheart. She's already home with Mrs. (Y/m/f/n)." she lied. He smiled with relief.

"Great-" he replied with a faint tone in his voice.

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Your pov

"1,4 miles," I speak while looking outside, resting your chin on your hand palm. You saw Hopper staring at you in your eye corner.

"Ok-" he starts.

×Flashback from Hopper×

Hopper was driving around when he heard Flo asking him if he was there.

Radio:
Jim Hopper, do you copy?
Jim. Hopper. Do. You. Copy?

He heard Flo's voice and sighed. He takes the radio/walkie.

"I copy, what's up?"

Radio:
People are saying some stuff about Hawkins middle school. Go check it out will ya.

"I'm on my way." He said and started driving towards the school. When he got there he saw a lot of white trucks with blue letters on it. He parks the car and gets out of it while putting his light brown hat on his head. He looks at the trucks reading: Hawkins, power and light.

"Oh... Shit," he grunted as he started to quicken his pace towards the school. he thought it was Eleven at first, because he didn't know they would come after (Y/n). When he gets to the front door of the school, he sees a few guards. He takes his badge and showed them, he let him through.

×Reality and your pov×

"And then?" I ask while looking at him. He looks back at me and nods.

"Well, I walked in and saw Dr. Martin Brenner. I knew he wanted to take Eleven, so I walked up to him and told him to let her go. You know... On my way." he said as he chuckled while glimpsing out of the front window again. I could already imagine how stuff happened there, causing me to somewhat grin.

"But they tried to make an offer. That they would make Eleven better, but like I already said. I didn't know it was you. I pushed him aside and walked towards the wall with the tissue on. They just dragged you out of the portal." he exclaims with a sigh.

"D-Did I look... Terrible?" I ask dubiously. he glimpsed over at me as he lightly nods his head.

"You were lifeless, every move they made your body was just... Inert. You were bleeding on your nose and ears, it made me think about my little girl-" Hopper stated emotionally as he stops the car on the side of the road.

"I'm sorry, kid," he told as he sniffed. His eyes were moist. I look at him and unlocked my seatbelt and climbed over the parts of the car that were between us followed by wrapping my arms around him sideways.

"You've been strong for way too long-" I quote while maintaining my arms around him. I then felt his arms sloppily being wrapped around me, causing me to smile softly.