Gasoline(A Stranger Things Story) OCxEleven

Chapter One:Waking Up/Can't Go Home

   I opened my eyes, coughing and choking, and wondered how I was still alive. I turned onto my stomach, and saw that I was in the dark, cold, lonely Upside Down, and El was nowhere to be seen. I slowly stood, and called,"El? El, are you here? El!" I heard voices shouting,"El! Eleven? Sarah? Where are you?" I ran towards the voices, breathing hard, and came to a hole inside the school wall. I frowned, and wondered how it got there, until I saw the footprints in the snow. El had been here.. It had to be her. I climbed out of the hole, and looked at myself. I was a bloody, filthy mess.. I sighed, and tried to figure out where the voices were coming from. But they had stopped. I thought for a second, then knew, I had to go see Mom and my brothers. I had to make sure they were safe. I walked out of the school, into the woods, as I saw police cars and fire trucks surrounding the school. My body throbbed, protesting, as I walked over sticks and rocks, until I reached my house. I walked up to the window, and froze, as I saw the police cars in front of the house. I looked into the window, and saw Mom and Johnathan sitting together on the couch, police talking to them. Mom had her head in her hands, and began crying, and I heard them say,"She disappeared. No one knows where she went.. But we found blood, and torn clothing, and fear the worst. I'm so sorry, ma'am.. At least you have your boy back."

    I began breathing hard. They thought I was dead? No.. The boys would tell Mom what happened. But- The police and lab were looking for me and El. I couldn't go home now.. I would put the boys and my family in danger. I wouldn't and couldn't do that. Not after all they'd done for me.. Besides, I was a freak; A monster. I could put them in danger just being near them. I jumped back, as Johnathan saw me, and then, I heard him open the front door, and run out. I hid, holding my breath, and he said,"I-I thought- I could have sworn I saw Sarah." Mom hugged him, and they began crying. I raced off into the woods, and found a little cave to hide in. I sat down, and began crying, alone and not able to see my friends or family. I wondered where El was, and if I would ever see her again..

          *1 Month Later*

     I had found El a few days before, but didn't go near her. I was afraid of scaring her, or that I would put her in danger. Snow drifted down from the sky, and I shivered, hiding behind some trees. I watched her kill a squirrel, then start a fire to fry it. I saw a man approach her, and begin talking to her, and then, she knocked him in the head with a flying, flaming log. She took his coat, hat, and boots, and walked off. I followed silently, and watched as she found a little box thing in the snow, and, opening it, found some Eggo waffles wrapped in plastic. I heard a car start up, and looked to see Hopper standing there. El walked towards him, and then, they hugged, and she climbed into the car. I smiled, knowing that he would keep her safe, and that she would be okay with him. I just hoped my family and friends would be safe and okay, too.

   I shivered in the cold, and began walking, not stopping, for what seemed like days, until I reached a city. I stumbled into an alley, hungry and tired, and fell down. I crawled into a corner, and wrapped my arms around myself, crying. A voice with a slight accent asked,"Are you okay?" I looked up to see a dark skinned, dark haired girl, wearing a punk looking outfit. I said,"No.." She asked,"Don't I..Know you?" I said,"I- I don't think so." She said,"I'm Kali." I told her,"Sarah." She froze, and gently grabbed my right arm, and looked at it. She said,"Zero." She held out her right arm, and showed me the number eight on hers. I took her hand, and she said,"Come with me, Sarah. I'll help you, keep you safe.. Wherever you came from, there's nothing left for you there. Now you'll have a new family." We walked out of the alley, and into a van. Kali said,"This is Mick, Axel, Dottie, and Funshine. They're outcasts too. Say hello, gang.." They all waved or said hi, and I said,"Hi." They never asked about where I came from, or why I was shivering and covered in old, dry blood. They just accepted me, and gave me a new home..