MIKE
I woke up this morning, seeing El peacefully sleeping in bed beside me. I saw a glass of water and some pain relief tablets on the table beside her side of the bed. I assumed that she had gotten up in the middle of the night to relieve the pain. I could see that El was starting to breathe heavily so I put my hand on her shoulder and I could feel her breathing slow down.
I got dressed and left the house. I got into El's car and drove off towards Nancy's house. Once I got to the front door I knocked. I expected Nancy to answer the door, but I was shocked when the door opened to show Jonathan.
"Hey Jonathan. Is Nancy home?" I asked taking a peek inside.
"Sorry Mike...you just missed her. Is there anything I can help with?" Jonathan asked as she opened the door wider, letting me in.
"Actually...yeah...I think you can help me more than Nancy." I said as I walked in, hearing the door shut behind me.
"So. What's going on?" Jonathan asked.
"It's El..." I said short, sharp and simple.
"Did she do something? Did she break your-" I stopped Jonathan.
"-No...nothing like that. I think something's wrong with her. She's having nightmares..." I said.
"Everyone has nightmares Mike. That's normal." Jonathan said looking at me confused.
"No. It's not a normal nightmare. What she's experiencing...it's-it's similar to what happened with Will 11 years ago..." I said.
"What do you mean similar to what happened with Will?" Jonathan asked, beginning to get nervous.
"Remember when Will was having physical/vivid nightmares? He would close his eyes and open them up again to reveal the upside down and then when he closed and opened his eyes...he was back home safe and sound?" I asked.
"Yeah?" Jonathan asked confused.
"Well...El's nightmares are exactly like that...except...they are all in her head. She told me that as soon as she closes her eyes...it's like she rewinds the tape of her life and she experiences the past again." I said.
"Plus...she's vomiting...a lot." I added.
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ELEVEN
I woke up, feeling the bed. I couldn't feel Mike so I jolted up. I couldn't see him.
"Mike?" I asked. He didn't respond. I got up, taking some tablets for the pain in my leg. I immediately felt sick so I got up and bolted to the bathroom, slamming the door shut with my powers so wouldn't have to move. I closed my eyes and vomited.
I lifted my head, took a deep breath in and opened my eyes to see black. I haven't been in the void for years. The last time I used my powers to get here was when I was trying to find out where Billy's army was. I looked around and after a while, I saw a brown door. I slowly walked towards it as I looked around. I reached for the door handle when I heard rustling. I opened it and I was confused.
"What the-" I looked around to see Mike, Lucas, Will, Max, Jonathan, Nancy, and myself from 10 years ago.
Within five minutes, I was watching myself being attacked by the Mindflayer. As I watched myself being pulled down from the grip of the Mindflayer, my stomach started turning and I felt extremely sick. My leg started to hurt as well.
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MIKE
"Can I come see her?" Jonathan asked.
"Sure..." I said as we both got up. I got into El's car and Jonathan got into his car. We drove to my place.
Within 10 minutes, we had arrived.
"I sure do miss this place..." Jonathan said as he smiled. We walked towards the front door.
I opened the front door and we walked inside.
"She's been sleeping..." I said as we walked to the bedroom. I opened the door and I saw that the bed was empty.
"El?" I asked. No response. Jonathan looked at me confused as we searched the house. I ran back into the bedroom and rushed to the bathroom. The door was shut.
"El?" I asked. No response. I was starting to panic and worry about El. I hoped the door wasn't locked. I tried to turn the knob and it was unlocked. I pushed the door open to see El kneeling in front of the toilet.
"S-She must have vomited again..." I said as I walked closer. I noticed that she wasn't moving.
"El?" I asked. Again...no response. I was concerned so I put my hand on her shoulder. I kneeled in front of her and I noticed her nose was bleeding. She must've been using her powers.
"El." I said. She didn't say anything.
"El!" I said again.
All of a sudden, she started screaming.
"AHHHHH" El screamed. I shook El and called her name again and within a couple of seconds, she had opened her eyes and she was crying and breathing heavily as her head was up against my chest.
"Shhhh...It's ok babe...I'm here..." I said as I held her. She kept crying.
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ELEVEN
My leg was hurting and I felt extremely sick...great. I kept watching for a while as the pain got worse and I felt even more sick. After 15 minutes, the pain became as bad as it could be and I felt more sick than I have ever been.
"AHHHHH" I screamed. I could feel someone shaking me and this time I heard my name being a called.
I opened my eyes and I started crying and breathing heavily as my head was up against Mike's chest.
"Shhhh...It's ok babe...I'm here..." Mike said as he held me. I kept crying.
YOU ARE READING
Unexpected//Mileven
Romance10 years after the events of season 3, El believes that the injury she sustained might be affecting her, but when she starts showing unfamiliar symptoms, El starts to worry that her old injury might not be the only problem.
