A/N: I can't find the fic now , but someone did something similar to this a while back. This is my homage to that fic's format. It does assume (like most of this fic) you read Her Eyes, Her Smile.
Day 352
On day 5: Still no memory. Mike was able to tell his mom. She cried as expected but was relieved that he and El were still together.
On Day 6: Still no memory. El discovered a lot of dried blood in the computer room underneath Mike's desk. They decided that was probably the cause of Mike's memory loss.
On Day 8: Still no memory. Will came back for the wedding.
On Day 11: Still no memory. Mike and El get married. Second time for El, first time for Mike. Hopper, Karen, and Max cry like babies again. The Party once again covered it up pretty well. That was until Mike and El made their promises to each other. Everyone pretty much lost it during that. Mike and El spent the night in the blanket fort.
On Day 21: Still no memory. Mike and El decide to take up walking. When Mike first suggested it, El was reluctant, she liked quiet days with Mike at home. After thinking about it, El realized she wanted to show Mike off around town. They walked everywhere, always hand in hand, always close together. They would soon be a common sight in Hawkins. They always turned heads, people could see how in love they were.
On Day 41: Still no memory. Mike starts what Max and Lucas refer to as another "thick ass" book. It's a love story, this one has an an amnesiac as the main character. El reminded him to "write what he knows". His publisher eats it up.
On Day 45: Still no memory. Dustin had the brilliant idea that he thought The Party should take the opportunity to watch a Star Wars marathon. For MIke it would be the first time. Mike said, "sure as long as you don't mind El coming a long and making googly eyes at me...and then me getting distracted, and that leading to lots of kissing where we all actually miss the movies. I'm all for it." There was no Star Wars marathon.
On Day 47: Still no memory. Will had to go back to New York for work. He promised to keep in touch, Mike's memory loss had been hard on him.
On Day 65: Still no memory. Lucas suggests some changes to Mike's legal papers, so that El is protected in case there's any kind of challenge due to his memory loss. He said he couldn't think of anything off hand, but Lucas says he doesn't want to take any chances.
On Day 74: Still no memory. Mike was a little concerned about what Lucas had said, so he makes sure El is taken care of financially in the event Mike is not around...for whatever reason. This is above and beyond a last will and testament...Lucas says no one ever thinks of these things until it's too late. Lucas has Mike covered, Mike has El covered. They never revisit the subject again.
On day 121: Still no memory. Mike has told Eleven he loves her every single day. He says that's the way it should be.
On Day 155: Still no memory. The blanket fort has been up for 153 days.
On Day 182: Still no memory. Mike's book is published. It's a best seller and it quickly gets optioned for a movie.
On Day 205: Still no memory. Mike and El take a cooking class together. Mike is frustrated that his memory hasn't returned, so he decides to redo everything he and El did together before.
On Day 209: Still no memory. El decides to take up photography, and brings her camera on their walks.
On Day 218: Still no memory. Dustin wins a tie with Mr. Clarke for a Teacher of the Year award.
On Day 227: Still no memory. Mike and El have not been more than 5 feet apart for 225 days. Everyone thinks it's weird. Hopper, Max, Lucas and even Mr. Clarke don't even question it...neither does Nancy.
On Day 236: Still no memory. The blanket fort has been up 234 days. Mike and El spend a good portion of their weekends there. Usually sitting together quietly reading.
On Day 245: Still no memory. El still maintains her schedule of calling her dad at 7:40 every night. He always asks how Mike and Max are.
On Day 326: Still no memory. El's photography captures the attention of Mike's publisher who is in town for a social and business visit. Mike's publisher offers her a contract on the spot when he sees her photos on the coffee table. El is secretly thrilled that someone other than Mike understands what she's trying to do with her hobby. Nancy tell's Mike that Jonathan thinks that El's photos are very unique and he's a little envious. Jonathan of course is a successful photographer himself, but his area of expertise is photojournalism.
ON Day 335: Still no memory. El does her annual hair cutting from almost shoulder length to just below the ears. Her hairdresser can't believe she made the commitment over twenty years ago and still does it every year. The one exception was the year she let it grow extra long, so she could compromise. The very first time she had the new cut, she told Mike that it was his second surprise. Mike, who was usually talkative, was always very quiet when they made this trip. Even though he had no memory of previous visits, he was quiet this time also. El loved the fact that she could have her hair a bit longer for Mike and still keep a promise to herself. She always sent a lock to her dad. He never said anything about it, but El knew he had kept every single one.
On Day 344: Still no memory. Mike is asked to speak to a Hawkins English class about writing. He accepted on the condition that El could come with him. The principle didn't have a problem. The class would steal frequent glances at El. All the guys and some of the girls were always riveted by her eyes. One girl asked who she was and why she was there. Mike told her, and the class giggled. Mike said simply, "when you promise yourself to someone, like El and I did, you'll understand." El sat quietly in the corner radiating a smile at Mike.
On Day 352: Still no memory. The blanket for has been up for 350 days. No signs of it coming down anytime soon. Mike suggests they put the wine rack in it to save them trips. After giggling El says, "why not, we're both adults, and it's our blanket fort. We may have to build an addition."
On Day 353: Memory!
