Stay- A Stranger Things 3 Fanfiction

《4》

*Eleven's POV *

*3 weeks later*

I've finally become used to school, used to my new life as a normal kid. I've made friends with Max and that girl Beverly. School starts tomorrow, so I get my backpack ready before I bike to Mike's house. I sloppily grab my notebook and see a tiny piece of paper slip out of it. I reach down to pick it up, and it says:

Hey el if max is being rude to u again tell me ok? -love, Mike

I sigh and shove the piece of paper in my drawer. I hope that doesn't happen. I really like having Max as a friend. I grab my notebook again and slip it into my backpack. I leave my room and decide to grab an Eggo out of the freezer. Dad taped a piece of paper on the box saying:

No more than 3 a day, El.

I've had 3 already, but I grab one anyways, and leave the house. I'm close to town when I stop to finish my Eggo.

And I hear a noise. I flip my head around, my now growing hair hitting my face. There's nothing there, and I remember when Dad said I get to anxious. I let out a sigh and continue to Mike's house. When I get there, he immediately rushes up and hugs me. I hug back, feeling safe again.

"I missed you," he said. I smile and gently touch my fingers to his face. His freckles are like forbidden gems, waiting to be found. I touch them very lightly and stare into his dark eyes. He stares back, and it's at these moments I feel like I'm completely normal.

"Let's go inside," he says. He gently slips his hand into mine, and I grin. We walk into the house and I see Karen.

"Hi, Jane! We haven't seen you here for a while," she says. I see the food she is cooking. It looks like some type of pasta.

"Thank you," I say as Mike practically drags me to the basement. I giggle as he picks me up by the waist and runs downstairs. He drops me without any warning and I'm laying on the floor. Mike immediatly panics and crouches down.

"El! Are you okay, El? I'm so sorry," he yells, but I'm laughing too hard to comfort him. He realizes I'm fine, and he laughs along. It felt like hours that we were laughing. When the laughter dies down, I lay down on the basement floor, as Mike lays next to me. We lock fingers and I turn to my side so I can face him. He looks at me and we stare into each other's eyes. He leans his face in and I rest my fingers on his sharp cheekbone. He leans in even more, our breaths matching, circled into one, and I realize what he's doing. He's going to share one of my favorite memories. A kiss. His soft lips on mine. I lean in and our lips are barely apart. I close my eyes, ready for this perfect moment. That's when we hear a loud bang on the basement door. Both of us, startled, look up and see Nancy.

"Ugh, get a room," she says, rolling her eyes. But we have one. Why is she telling us to get one? I look at Mike in confusion, but he's looking at Nancy.

"Oh, like you and Jonathan did?" What are they talking about? Nancy sighs and looks over at me.

"Hey I was going to ask if you wanted to go to the mall with me and Tiffany," she says. I love going to the mall. It's so fun, always something to look at. I jump up off the floor and tell Mike goodbye. He waves at me and I grab my allowance money out of mypocket. Theres a few crumpled up bills, and i run to keep up with Nancy. She gets in her car and I sit in the passenger seat. We go to Tiffany's house and I have to sit in the back. We get to the Starcourt Mall, the biggest building I've seen since the Lab. We enter the mall, so many things to check out. Nancy suggests we go to the Gap first, so we walk over to it. Theres so many clothes everywhere, and I feel overwhelmed. But in a good way.