AN: I am back guys! I have missed you all. This fanfic that I currently working on, my friend Hayley is co-writing it with me. Her name on fanfic is Morby2019. Her name on wattpad is KurtXBlaine16. She is very talented, so I am grateful she is working on this with me.

When Mike Met El

Chapter 1-Diner Girl and One Stressed Writer

November 6th, 1992~

It was a regular day in Hawkins, Indiana, Michael Wheeler stood in his bedroom. He smiled, as he packed up a large suitcase. From a young age, he had wanted to become a writer. He would write about people he met even things his friends did together. While thinking about the past he found a picture of him and his friends at the science fair years ago. In the picture, he was in the middle, his best friend Dustin on the left, then Will on the right of him. They called themselves the party, they even had walkies to communicate. Then he slowly moved forward accidently stepping on a picture of the snow ball.

"Oh no..." Mike said as he reached down to pick the picture up. it was a picture of him and Max. She was a girl who he had grew up with, they dated shortly she was his first girlfriend. His first kiss was with her, she was special to him but now they were only friends.

"Hey, how's it going up here?" Max said as she walked upstairs to his room. Mike looked at the broken frame and handed it to her. The snowball, wow." She chuckled. Mike took it from her hugging her.

"Thank you, Max for being my friend." Mike said.

"Don't thank me that was a good time in our lives... I learn a lot from you... Lucas hates you but at least he is okay with us being friends..." Max smiled. Mike nodded walking to his dresser packing up more things into the suitcase.

"Well, Where's Dustin and Will?" Mike asked.

"They are downstairs they are going to give you ride to the airport..." Max replied. He looked down grasping the handle on the suitcase. Making his way downstairs, Max walked with him smiling. The guys stood at the end of the stairs waiting for him. His mother was in the living room arguing with my father of course.

"Does he have money?" Karen, he has a bank account remember?" Mike's father Ted told his mom. Mike guessed his mom still believed he was 10 again. Karen ran to him she hugged him tightly crying some.

"Mom, I am going to be fine..." Mike assured her. She kissed his cheek it was sweet and made him feel safe.

"Honey, I know but the world is so different away Hawkins..." His mother Karen cried. Mike looked down.

"I know, I will write and call... Don't worry about me, I love you!" Mike smiled.

"I love you too, Michael!" Karen smiled

"Good luck..." Ted muttered and sipped on a beer. Mike frowned at him then turned to Holly his little sister. They grew close as she got older. She used to be a handful to him but not now he would spend a lot of time with her.

"Holly, you be good for me, okay?" Mike said. She cried a little.

"Mike, I will miss you..." Holly cried. Mike put his hand on her shoulder and kissed her forehead.

"You are tough you will be okay princess I promise you that... You can call me when things get rough..." Mike winked at her and walked over hugging Nancy his other sister. They hugged tight.

"I love you, little dude..." Nancy cried. Jonathan, Nancy's boyfriend stood beside Nancy smiling at Mike. I hate to see you go..." Nancy said.

"I love you, Nance, I will miss you both so much!" Mike said as he hugged them both. He walked to the door, Karen grabbed his suitcase of the chair. Handing it to Mike, Max walked up and hugged him.

"Bye Mike." Max said. Will, Dustin, and Mike walked out the door waving.

"We will get him there in one piece we promise!" Dustin said. They walked to the car and headed to the airport. Sometime later, he had to say his goodbyes to his friends and he was on the plane.

He wrote most of the flight nervously afraid of it crashing. He sat still until it landed. He got his suitcase and walked off the plane. An hour or more later, he had made it. He walked down the streets full of people speeding to and from. Mike walked up to a tall building, Mike walked inside. It was my new apartment building, he walked upstairs and to apartment 32B. He transferred money ahead of time so he could get to the city and move right in. He walked in slowly shutting the door behind him. Mike turned seeing this nice apartment with a giant window in the living room that viewed the beautiful city below. The stories this town would tell, He couldn't wait to begin writing. He sat on the floor and began writing, looking at the lights of the town out the huge window.

It was a cold, rainy November night in the windy city of Chicago. The city never sleeps, there is always something going on. Cars speeding down the roads, while all the talk building were lit up. You could barely see the sky due to all the buildings. Eleanor Ives was very familiar with the city, she has lived there all her life. Her feet hurt like hell as she walked the floors of the diner, the place she worked at. She had worked at the diner since she was 17 years old, and now here she is 21 years old still working at the diner, or as she liked to call it, "hell hole."

She had dreams and aspirations, she did not want to work at the diner for the rest of her life. She had a real, raw natural talent. She loved to sing, but she really didn't think she was all that good. She never really believed in herself enough, or not like she used to. Her mother died when she was one and she never knew her father. She was put into foster homes, but when she turned 3 years, she was adopted along with another girl the same age as her by a single woman Betty Reynolds. Betty was a very loving woman and she took care of Eleanor and her adoptive sister kali. but then sadly when the girls were 12 years old, betty died of breast cancer. The two girls were split up unfortunately. Kali was adopted by a family in California. That ripped both girls hearts out. they never saw each other again. They grew so close and loved each other like they were really sisters.

Eleanor was adopted by a single man named Martin Brenner. He was a doctor. To the outside, he was a highly respected man, he was loaded with money. everyone adored him. However, he was a horrible adoptive father to Eleanor. She had to endure mental, physical, and sexual abuse. Her life had became a total nightmare. When she turned 18 and graduated high school, she moved out and never looked back. She moved into a one-bedroom apartment. It wasn't the best place to live, it was very tiny and needed repairs bad, but it was a lot better than living with her adoptive father. Eleanor was very lonely, but she had her pet Boston terrier dog who she named Eggo, and she had her feisty best friend Pamela who she worked with at the diner. Pamela and Eleanor become friends in high school when Pamela moved there. Eleanor longed for so much more, she knew there was more out there.

AN: We had a great time working on this first chapter, hope you all will like it. Stay tuned for more. If you enjoy leave a review for us!