I DON'T OWN STRANGER THINGS
Hawkins, Indiana.
(Eleven's POV)
The next few days were agonizing for Eleven. Hopper had eventually calmed down and he'd had a long talk with his daughter to remind her of the Don't Be Stupid Rules. After she promised that she would try to follow the rules better, Hopper went back to his original punishment. Eleven didn't like it, but it was better to be grounded for a week instead of a month. She still missed her boyfriend, but she couldn't see him for three more days. There was nothing she wanted more than to get on her hands and knees, humble herself before the great Chief Jim Hopper and beg him to allow her to at least call Mike Wheeler. However, she had learned not to push her luck. Eleven had stuck her head inside the lion's mouth and pulled it out once. She knew better than to try it a second time. It was just so difficult for her not to see and talk to Mike everyday. He was her soul mate, she could be honest with him about everything and she had done so. She had told him things that she had not told anyone else; not even Hopper. Mike never judged her or made her feel bad about herself. He always understood and he gave her his support and his undying love. An example was when Eleven told Mike that she had found her mother and aunt.
Hawkins, Indiana.
Two Months Ago
(Mike's POV)
It had been a long day for Mike Wheeler. He had gotten into a huge fight with his mother. It had actually been about his relationship with Eleven. She was still not allowed out following the advice of Dr. Owens, so Mike had going over to Chief Hopper's cabin almost every day to see her. Hopper raised Hell of course, but he had to count his blessings. If Jane and the Wheeler boy had to be together, he would rather it be in his house where he could keep an eye on them to ward off any hormonal thoughts Mike might be harboring. Of course, Mike would never be that stupid as to try something without Eleven's permission or while Hopper was there, but better safe than sorry. Anyway, Karen Wheeler had been getting hard on her son because he kept going over to Chief Hopper's cabin to see his adopted daughter. She knew very little about her and did not like all the secrets. Mike told her that it was complicated. This was not good enough for Karen and they argued until Mike finally had enough and went over to Hopper's cabin. When Eleven opened the door, she and Mike embraced. Once he'd had a chance to calm himself, he explained what happened.
"It's my mom, she gets upset that I keep coming to see you." Mike said. "She wants to know everything, but she can't. I wish she could just be happy for me. That I have you in my life. She's so stupid." Eleven squeezed Mike's hand. Truthfully, she felt jealous that he had a mom who could talk to him. Even if she was nosy.
"At least your mama talks." She said softly.
"Doesn't yours?" Mike asked. "You said that you found her, but you didn't really talk about it in detail." It had been a few weeks after Eleven returned when she was with the party that she let it slip that she had found her aunt and mother. However, she didn't want to explain the horror that she had learned and the party wisely decided to congratulate her and leave it at that.
"Mama can't talk...or move..." Eleven said as she began to tear up.
"El...I'm really sorry." Mike replied as he held her in his arms.
"Papa hurt her because she tried to take me back." El added.
"I wish he wasn't dead." Mike gritted through his teeth. "So I could kill him for everything he did to you."
"I understand." Eleven said as she turned his head and kissed his lips. She knew that Mike would be no match for a man like Brenner, but it was the thought that he wanted to avenge her pain and she loved him for it.
Hawkins, Indiana.
(Eleven's POV)
It was times such as that when Eleven felt most close to Mike. He made her feel safe and loved and cared for the way no one else did. Not even Hopper made her feel that way. It was the same when Eleven told him about her time with Kali or Eight.
Hawkins, Indiana.
One Month Ago.
(Mike's POV)
Mike had been floating on Cloud 9 when Eleven had told him that she could soend the day at his house. Ted and Karen were going on a day trip to Indianapolis in a desperate attempt to spice up their marriage and everyone was in agreement that it needed spicing. Nancy was left to babysit her younger brother and sister, which made Hopper more relaxed at the idea. He had dropped Eleven off at the Wheeler home and promised to return in 4 hours when his shift was over. It had been a long time since Eleven had been in the Wheeler home, so Mike gave her a tour to refresh her memory. Everything was familiar to her until he showed her Nancy's bedroom.
"Do you love your sisters Mike?" Eleven asked out of the blue. Mike was a bit taken aback by the question.
"Um...yeah. I love them." He replied.
"Do they love you?" She asked again as Mike nodded. When they got to his room, Eleven sat on the bed. Mike could tell that something was wrong.
"Do you have any brothers or sisters El?" He asked in turn. Eleven nodded.
"Sister...her name is Kali, or Eight." She replied.
"Eight? You mean she's from the lab?"
"Yes, she escaped. She found friends and now she goes around killing the bad men." Mike sat down next to Eleven as she spoke about this killer sister.
"Did you ever meet Eight, I mean, Kali?" He inquired.
"Mama...she wanted me to find her. She was in Chicago. We found one of the bad men who hurt mama." Eleven said as she shot daggers at the wall. "I wanted to kill him, but he had kids. Kali was mad cause I showed mercy." Mike squeezed her hand. It was hard to think of her as a killer when she was such a kind and gentle person. Of course she had killed bad men at the school, but that was different. She had done to save him and their friends. Self-defense is not murder.
"I think you did the right thing El." Mike replied. "I know how it feels to want to kill someone, it's so easy, but it takes a lot of strength to be merciful. You are stronger than Kali is." Eleven smiled through her tears as she held onto Mike tightly. She was strong, but around Mike, she didn't have to be. When she was alone with him, she could be weak and he had loved her when she was at her weakest. They leaned back in Mike's bed as they kissed each other with a great deal of passion.
I WANTED TO HAVE SOME MILEVEN FLUFF BEFORE WE GET INTO THE DARK STUFF. NEXT TIME, MAJESTIC 12 COMES FOR ELEVEN. CAN SHE FIGHT THEM OFF? REVIEWS NEEDED AND APPRECIATED.