Post The Battle of Starcourt Mall, Mike helps El deal with the foreign emotions she's been feeling since escaping the mall. As the smoke clears and questions begin to arise, how will El handle losing her father? CONTAINS SPOILERS FROM SEASON 3! Used to to be a oneshot, is now a multi-chapter story!

AU in which everything remains the same except for one thing: Mike was out of town during the entirety of season 1. When his friends aren't allowed to tell him what really happened while he was gone, their friendship is pushed to its limits. In the meantime, as soon as Eleven catches sight of Mike, she begins to develop a crush.

It was a hard topic to approach - one you had to be careful, direct, and unashamed about. It was difficult, especially with children. That's why Mike was glad he was only 13 years old and had no intention of having anything to do with it for much longer. Until there came a question. [IN WHICH EVERYTHING IS OKAY SERIES. COMPLETE. PT 10/?. PART 9: "WEDNESDAY ... WALKS."]

Fifteen-year-old Mike Wheeler has mastered the art of sneaking into his girlfriend's bedroom in the middle of the night. He hides his bike around the back, she opens the window without moving a muscle; it's easy. But then hands start wandering, and books get knocked over, and Hopper's only slightly amused.

Potter was going to say that he wasn't my boyfriend. I couldn't let him do that. For the love of Merlin, I could not let him do that. I had to stop him. He couldn't tell her the truth. So I did the only conceivable thing I could think of. I kissed him.

"I dropped my fork. Did he really just say that? Smehkaleen." The much awaited sequel to Molly Raesly's "Boyfriend."