Mileven One-Shots

[1] What Is Love?

Well I got bored and here we are.

Mike's pov

I was laying in bed, looking at the time. It read 9:26 PM. After a split second of panic that I wouldn't be late for school, I remembered that it was the first say of summer. I sighed in relief. I got up groaning as I stretched, and when down stairs for breakfast. As I went down the creaky steps I saw Eleven, my mom Karen, and Holly already sitting at the table.

"Good morning, Mike!" Mom said turning to me.

"Hi," I responded sleepily. I looked at El and couldn't help but smile to see her presence.

"G'morning, Mike," She said cheerfully in her normal quiet and soft voice. She turned to me and as soon as she did I made myself have a straight face.

"Morning, El."

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After breakfast I went to the basement with El. We were sitting on the couch talking about things, mostly her asking me questions about things she didn't know how yet. Like words such as: Conscious, unconscious, random, ect. It made me happy, I could talk to her for hours, days, years...

That was until all of a sudden, she paused. I looked at her. She had this curious look but also uncertainty.

"What is it, El?" I asked. She scratched the back of her neck nervously. I furrowed my eyebrows confused. What was wrong with her? Did I say something? Did I say something out loud?

"Mike," She said in a voice quieter than normal.

"Yes? I something wrong? Did I do something? Or say something wrong?" I said rushing my words out, afraid I'd said something wrong. I heard her giggle which made my heart flutter with happiness.

"Mike, you didn't say anything, don't worry," She said which caused me to sigh in relief.

"Then, what is it?" I said still concerned.

"I have a question but I'm nervous to ask because I have only some understanding to what the word means," She said, which only confused me more.

"It's okay, El. You can tell me," I said reassuringly. She sighed lightly.

"Mike, uhm, " She paused, "what is love?" She said nervously. I blushed deeply. How the hell do I explain this to her? Why hasn't Hopper at least tried to explain?

"O-Oh, w-why do you ask? H-Hopper hasn't e-e-explained that to you-u?" I said. Shit, I never stutter. She looked up at me, her caramel eyes stunning me as I looked back, they locked me in like a cage. I stared at her like an idiot.

"Mike? Mike?" She said trying to snap me back into reality which I didn't even know the meaning of for a moment.

"Oh-sorry, uh, yes?" I choked out. She smiled shyly looking down a second. My god her smile is adorable.

"I've asked Hopper because I've heard him and Joyce say it to each other, but he always kind of pretends he didn't hear, or says I'm too young to know," She says. I smile at her innocence.

"Well, love is when," I pause trying to think of a way on how the hell to explain this. "It's when you feel...strong emotions for someone. Like, you want to be with that person your whole life, you want to me close to them. And, you'd do anything for them. Like, uh, you would die for them, and-and uh, you'd want to kiss them, and do other things when you're older with them," I finished rushing most of my words out.

El looked at me, her eyes making me sink deep into a different world. I saw her cheeks flush a pink, then into a deep red.

"I-I love someone, I think," She said shyly. My eyes widened as she looked down, she was obviously nervous as hell. But now I was curious, who?

"Who?" I repeated, out loud this time. El pressed her lips together and slightly biting them. She did it when she got nervous, I don't even think she realizes she does it, but I think it's cute.

"Do you love someone?" El asked me instead of answering the question I had asked her. I flushed red.

"I think I do, y-yes," I said biting the inside of my cheek.

"We kiss," She pointed out. I blushed even more, feeling myself heat up like fire. Am I sweating?

"I mean, yeah, we have," I replied agreeing.

"Aren't you supposed to kiss someone you love, then?" She said making me choke on my thoughts.

"That depends," I said,"do you love me?" I said with a sudden burst of Confidence. She looked at me, her eyes slightly widened.

"I think I do," She said thinking. I smiled unintentionally.

"I think I do too," I said smiling more. She smiled back at me, making my want to kiss her. After a minute of silence our smiles had disappeared.

"Mike," She said slowly and quietly. We slowly leaned in and stopped when we were no more than three inches apart. Our noses touching.

"Can...can I kiss you?" She said in a whisper. I smiles lightly and parted my lips.

"Yes," I whispered back. It all happened in a flash. I had one hand on her cheek, the other on her waist, while her arms were wrapped around my neck pulling me closer to her. Her soft lips met with mine.

I had this feeling in my stomach, the kiss making me nervous, my lips moves with hers. This wasn't just a kiss and I liked that. I had never experienced anything like this with anyone before. She was my first kiss and I was hers.

As we separated I pulled her onto me, her head was on my chest along with her hands while I wrapped my arms around her waist. I smiled stupidly as I heard her chuckle.

"I love you," I said, suddenly filled with confidence.

"I love you too," El said slightly muffled.

After no more than five minutes, I fell asleep, with her finally in my arms.

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Here's this shit. Ik it's pretty bad but I don't care. Bye I gotta go eat my Chipotle now.

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