Not Just Another Number

The Party

Sarah's POV

"Mike, calm down. They'll be here soon." I say as Mike starts to pace. Right now, we were waiting for Dustin and Lucas because Mike wanted them to see what El and I could do. Reluctantly, I agreed to let them know about our pasts.

"Well, they need to hurry up! This is important!" Mike whines. Suddenly, there is a knock from the door. "Told you." I say, smugly. He groans and pulls open the door. He pulls the boys inside and pushes us into his room. They take one look at Eleven and look back at Mike with open mouths and wide eyes.

"Are you out of your mind?!" Lucas yells. "She knows about Will." Mike says before Lucas could go any farther. I stiffen. Mike didn't tell me about this. I look back over at El and we lock eyes. I could tell that she felt uncomfortable, so I move over to sit on Mike's bed and hold her hand. Suprisingly, she doesn't move her hand away.

"Do you seriously think it was a coincidence that we found her at Mirkwood? The same place where Will went missing?" Mike pushes as Lucas tries to deny the evidence. Dustin agrees with him and looks over at Lucas. "And she said bad people were after her. I think they took Will too. She might know what happened to him." He pushes. I look down, thinking about the 'bad men' as Eleven calls them. These 'Bad Men' are the scientists who forced us to do experiments that ended in nothing but pain. I was hoping that maybe they were stopped, but I really need to stop hoping for things that may never happen.

"Then why doesn't she tell us?" Lucas argues, pointing at Eleven. They walk over to us and I feel Eleven squeeze my hand in anxiety. "Do you know where he is?" Lucas asks calmly. She doesn't respond, making him angrier. He grabs her shoulders and yells at her. "Do you know where Will is?" I push him off of her and stand in front of her. "Stop it, Lucas. You're scaring her!" I scold.

"She should be scared! If you know where he is, then tell us!" Lucas retaliates. I look down in shame. I guess they would have to find out eventually. "She can't tell you, even if she knows." I mutter.

"Why not? We have to take her to Mike's mom." Lucas interrogates. Luckily Mike interrupts me before I can spill my secret. "No! Eleven said that telling any adult will put us in danger."

"What kind of danger?"

"Her name is Eleven?"

Mike tries to explain her name to Lucas, but Dustin stops him. "Mike, what kind of danger?!"

"Danger danger." I say as I lift my hand and turn it into a finger gun. I aim my hand at my temple and pretend to pull a trigger. Lucas starts to get annoyed and yells at us. "No, we're telling your mom!" He heads to the door and pulls it open. I move to stop him, but the door was slammed shut. He tries to open it again, but the door is slammed shut once more. This time, it locks. They turn around to see Eleven standing, blood dripping from her nose. "No."

I sigh as I grab the napkin from before and start to wipe her nose. "We really need to work on that." I say as I throw the napkin away."What's going on, Sarah?" Dustin asks, fear in his voice. Mike looks at me, almost begging for me to tell them. "What I say, stays in this room. Understand?" I ask, becoming serious. They all nod their heads, Lucas looking annoyed yet intruiged. I sit down on the bed and sigh.

"A while back, before I got adopted by Will's mom, I escaped from a place. It was the same place where El came from. And I'm just like her, believe it or not." I say, not looking at the boys. I've told them everything, except for this secret. This is the only thing I keep from them. I've never told anyone, not even my family. "That's why I'm not suprised to see that she has powers, because, well, I have them too." I sigh.

"Prove it."

"What?" I ask at Lucas's outburst.

"How can we believe that? You might just be trying to sympathize with her! Prove it." Lucas says, pointing at El. I sigh in annoyance as I put my hands in front of me. Mike puts his arms in front of the others, knowing what happens next. I feel the familiar heat return once more. It travels down my arms and to my hands as fire and water erupt from my palms. dustin and Lucas back away in suprise as I smirk.