This chapter is kinda fluffy while I figure out what my plan is for the plot! As always, thanks for reading and leave me review so I know how I'm doing!

Jane was in Mike's basement, they were sitting at the table now, since Mike said 'the intense' was getting too intense. Jane didn't really get what he meant by that, but after seeing how red Mike's face was, she sort of got the memo. So, they got started on their homework. Jane needed a little help here and there, but Mike was impressed by how much she could do without help. It made Mike's heart swell with pride seeing Jane do so well in school.

"Mike?" Jane said softly.

"Yeah?" Mike replied, turning to face her.

"If I tell you a secret, will you promise not to tell anyone?" she asked.

"Of course! I promise," Mike said, glad that she felt she could open up to him.

"Last year, when I went to see Mama, I also did something else. I met Sister," Jane told him. Mike's eyebrows knitted together, not knowing what that meant.

"Like, your mom had another daughter?"

"No." Jane pulled her bracelet up to show her tattoo. "Sister. Eight," Jane explained. Mike's eyes widened in realization. Another kid from the lab, one before her. That made much more sense. Mike wondered why she hadn't told someone sooner.

"Okay, so what happened, with your sister?" Mike prodded.

"She lived in Chicago, I found her. She had friends that helped her. Her powers were different from mine, she could make people see things, whatever she wanted… They went after bad men," Jane said, not meeting his eyes.

"So, did you go after the bad men too?" Mike asked.

"Yes, but I didn't kill him," Jane looked down, ashamed. Mike couldn't stand to see her feeling like that.

"Jane, it's okay! Everybody makes mistakes, don't beat yourself up about it. I'm just glad you told me," Mike said, putting his arm around her shoulders.

"The reason I told you is because… she helped me with my powers when I was with her. She helped me to get stronger. I think maybe… maybe she could help me kill the Mindflayer."

Hopper sat in his office. He was feeling incredibly stressed out over this whole upside down situation. He wished there was a way for Will to stay safe and to permanently recover from the time he spent over there, but that didn't seem possible. Hopper got up, grabbing his coat and headed out of the station, ignoring when his deputies complained that he was always leaving. He got in his car and headed to Dr. Owen's clinic. Since the lab was closed, Owens was the only person from the lab that had stuck around and became a real doctor. Will still had weekly visits to his office, just to make sure that he was physically fine, but the rest of it was out of his, or anyone's, repertoire.

"Jim! It's nice to see you," Sam Owens said, coming into the waiting room to take him back into his office. "What's this surprise visit about?"

"Doc, do you think it's possible for there to be a gate inside of someone? Like Will Byers?" Hopper asked. Owens looked at him quizzically, thinking it through.

"I mean, in this situation, I think anything's possible. Admittedly, there's still not a lot we know about the 'upside down' as you call it."

Hopper sat, thinking his words over. Jane seemed to be the only person who had a solid answer for their predicament, but Hopper did not want to risk Jane facing that monster again. He sighed, and continued thinking.

Max walked into her own bedroom, shaken up at what Billy had told her. Max still hated Billy of course, but a small part of her sympathized with him after hearing his story.

"The worst thing he's ever done is stick my hand on a hot burner when I didn't behave," Billy had told Max. "I was ten." Billy had continued on about other incidents throughout his childhood. Max really couldn't believe some of the ways Neil had been punishing Billy all his life. Billy had tried to play it cool the whole conversation, but she could see the cracks in his façade. Billy was still a total psychopath, but at least now Max understood why. After talking, the step siblings seemed to have some kind of alliance now, as unlikely as that seemed. They both wanted Neil out of their lives.

Jane pulled the blindfold off of her eyes and looked back at Mike.

"Well, did you see her?" Mike asked.

"Yes. Manhattan," Jane explained. Kali and her gang must have started fresh in Manhattan after they had almost been caught last year. Jane felt immense guilt over leaving her sister, but she knew it was what was best. Jane had to protect her friends and her home.

"Do you think we should try and contact her?" Mike wondered.

"Not yet," Jane replied. Mike still wasn't used to the fact that Jane could nonchalantly find anyone with her mind. She was getting so good at it, she didn't need a photograph if she knew the person, and she didn't need a radio or a TV now either. Mike wondered if she had ever looked for him since they had been reunited. He knew she had been watching him the whole time they were apart, but he wondered if she still did it now.

Jane looked at Mike and noticed his cheeks were turning pink. She poked him in the cheek and watched his face light up at her touch. His smile melted her, and soon they were kissing again. They seemed to be doing a lot of that now. Nancy had told Jane it was 'hormones', whatever that was. Jane just knew she loved it. She loved kissing Mike and she loved the fact that it made her feel warm from her head to her toes.

Will was drawing with his new set of colored pencils when he heard his front door open. In walked his mom and Jane, who he noticed was looking incredibly glowy today.

"Hey, Will! How was school today? Were you feeling alright?" Joyce asked, grinning at her son.

"Yeah Mom, it was fine! I've been sleeping very well recently," Will noted, glancing at Jane who smiled.

"Whatcha watching?" Joyce asked Jonathon and Nancy, who were still stationed on the couch.

"I don't know, Nancy what is it that we're watching?" Jonathon replied, slightly cheekily. It made Joyce happy to see her son being sarcastic with such a nice girl like Nancy.

"It's 'Absence of Malice' Mrs. Byers," Nancy said sweetly, elbowing Jonathon. Will and Jane couldn't help but laugh. "Actually, it's getting late, I'd better head home. I told my mom I'd be back for dinner," Nancy said, standing.

"Oh alright honey, I'll see you soon!" Joyce told her nicely.

"I'll walk you out," Jonathon suggested.

On the front porch of the Byers house, Nancy and Jonathon had their first alone time of the day. Nancy loved hanging out with Will, but sometimes you just needed some time to kiss your boyfriend. And she did. Jonathon's kiss lingered on her lips the whole way home.

Karen Wheeler was taking lasagna out of the oven when Nancy came in the door.

"Hi sweetie, how was school?" her mother asked Nancy.

"It was fine, Mom."

"Good! Well, dinner's almost ready, so go tell Mike it's time to get up here," Karen instructed.

Nancy trudged downstairs.

"Mike? Dinner!" Nancy said, before heading back up.

"Coming!"