Chapter 4- Your Welcome

I just wanted to say, I've been posting a lot these past few days cause I still have the adrenaline from the first chapter. So once the school week starts back up I'll be slowing down to about 2-3 chapters a week. And no it wont be all one story. I'll make others. This is just my first and I want it to run on for at least 15-20 chapters. That is if I don't run out of ideas before then. I'ma need suggestions, so leave reviews on the story so I know what to do next!

-Cwcamper02

Valentines Day

He will never be the same. But he was at least safe. For now.

Mike had been up all night last night trying to think of the perfect way to spend the holiday with his Girlfriend, El. He thought of taking her to the movies. A restaurant. Maybe they'll just hang out at one of their houses.

Mike has been thinking for the past four hours. Running well into the next morning. The stress has been plaguing him for the past couple of days though. This isn't the first time he had thought about this topic. He wants El's first Valentines Day to be special. He decides to try to talk to some people that might have some ideas as to what he should do for El. Though he will deeply regret his decision to seek help later.

"Hey Nancy?," said Mike, peeking his head into his older sisters room.

"What?"

"I was wondering...um...do you have any, um good ideas for...um-"

Nancy cut him off as she already had a feeling of what he was going to ask of her.

"Mike"

"Yeah?," the boy responded nervously.

"Let e guess, you want to do something special for El for Valentines Day but your having trouble figuring out what to do for her, hmm?"

Mike stood blankly in the door way of his sisters room, shocked to see that she already knew exactly what he was going to ask her. It was almost like she could read his mind. Could she? Mike pondered this for only a second before he replied back to her.

"Yes...," he responded shyly.

"Okay heres what your going to do," Nancy responded blatantly.

"Your going to go to a corner store, and pick her up some flowers, it might seem cliche, but girls love it when you bring them flowers. Next your going to pay attention to her, figure out what she wants the most right now, and get it for her.," the said to her younger brother, leaving a confused look on her face.

"Valentines Day is tomorrow, and I can't hang out with her today, so there's no way I can find out what she wants right now."

"You haven't heard her say anything about wanting something the last time you saw her?," she says sarcastically.

"No I haven't. She isn't the most needy person Nancy.," he said harshly.

"Jeez sorry kid, can't help ya then.," she said annoyingly as she looked back down to her homework she had been doing before Mike had came to talk to her.

"You're no help.," Mike said annoyed.

Mike decided he was going to go talk to the next person on his list of help, seeing that Nancy's help ended up not helping at all. The next person on his list was of course...his mom.

"Hey mom?," he said nervously to his mother. He was never very good at speaking to his mother about these things. She would always bring up how he's growing up so fast or some shit.

"Yes sweetie?" Here we go...

"Do you know, um wheres a good place I can uh, take El for Valentines Day?," he says anxiously to his mother.

"Aw sweetie, thats no nice, maybe you can take her to the movies?," she recommended nicely.

"Okay maybe I will, thanks mom," he thought to himself, 'damn, she actually helped me for once, could've gone without the "sweetie" though.'

Mike returned to his room and started thinking of what movie El might want to go see. As he was thinking, he remembered something important. 'I don't have any money.' He scrambled real fast to his closet and through on some clothes. Grabbed his backpack. And ran downstairs to the basement and left out the basement door. He hopped on his bike and went from door to door, seeing if anyone was offer any work he can do for a few bucks. He only needed about $6.72 to pay for both of their tickets to the movies.

After spending the rest of the day working for a few bucks. He finally had what he needed. He biked as quickly as he could to Hoppers cabin before sundown to ask if she would like to go to the movies on Tuesday (Valentines Day). He arrived, pleased to see that Hopper wasn't home, cause he would disapprove of him asking his daughter to a movie date, tomorrow.

He knocked on the door. Once. Twice. Then three times. He heard the locks unlock and he walked into the cabin. El was pleased to see him and squealed high pitched, "Mike!," which made his heart fluttery from her voice as they ran to each other and pulled into a tight hug that lasted several minutes. Once he felt that they had been hugging for long enough, even though it's never long enough. He asked her, "Hey El, I was wondering, since you know, tomorrows Valentines Day and were going out so, maybe you would like to-," before he could finish his sentence, El had yelled, "Yes!," really loudly which made Mikes lips curl into a grin at her answer.

"Oh okay, I was thinking you might've said no."

"Why would I ever say no to you?," she said to the boy, confused.

"I just thought maybe it was a bit cliche, and Hopper probably won't let you go.," Eleven hadn't thought of this. She pondered his statement a bit before stating that she will ask him.

"I just hope he says yes," Mike said hopefully.

"I'm sure he will, it's Valentines Day tomorrow.," she said with a grin, leaning into a long kiss. Mike felt his cheeks flush from her gesture. God how he loved her. Always so sweet.

"See you tomorrow, hopefully!," he said to her as he started walking to the door. "Stay?," she asked, not wanting him t leave her alone in the cabin again.

Mike and El sat together, watching El's favorite shows on the TV, waiting for Hopper to get home.

It had turned 8:30 pm when they had heard the sound of Hoppers Blazer screech to a halt in front of the cabin. Hopper had noticed Mikes bike outside and let out a groan as he ran his hand down his face. "What are you doing here Wheeler," he said annoyed towards Mike. "I wanted to ask her to the um, the uh movies cause you know, tomorrows Valentines-," Hopper cut him off with a firm, "No," before pointing towards the door, "Go home," he said angrily. "Why can't we spend Valentines Day together!," he yelled at the Chief. "You separated us for an entire year, so we missed our first Valentines Day together, and your going to do it again this year!?," Mike yelled at the Chief, mad that he never lets him and El be happy together.

"Listen kid!, I know you love each other or some bullshit, but I still can't have her going outside yet. I was leaning towards ya'll not going on that picnic the other day, figuring that nobody would be at the quarry at that time of day, but right now, it's not safe to take her to a public place, especially not the movies!," Hopper yelled in annoyance at the persistent Mike Wheeler. Mike was seething with rage at how Hopper had El, alive, living at his cabin for a year!, and not telling him, or the party about her.

"Why can't you go easy on her for one day!," Mike yelled at him.

"I let her go to the Snowball didn't I?," he had a good point.

"Yeah, you did, but that was one time! Two months ago!," Mike is the angriest he's been in a long time. How could Hopper be so selfish and heartless. He loved El, and he's just keeping her locked up, like she had been for the first twelve years of her life.

"Kid, I don't want to argue anymore, you know what, I'll think about it," he said, compromising.

"Valentines Day's tomorrow!," Mike yelled at the older man, seriously getting annoyed with his antics.

"Well I guess you'll have to postpone you 'date,' until the weekend, won't you then?," he said with a sarcastic tone.

Mike is steaming, 'why won't he let her go!,' he thought to himself, trying not to hit the man.

"Fine!," Mike said, feeling that he has lost.

Feeling defeated, Mike walked outside and started to get on his bike. Meanwhile in the cabin, El had been listening to their argument the entire time, and is now chewing Hopper out about how she never leaves and never gets to see her friends. Before Mike starts to pedal away, Hopper steps outside and stops Mike before he can go anywhere. "Hey kid, look, I know I'm hard on you two," he was cut off by Mike stating that he was mostly too hard on El. "Anyways, I've decided that, maybe you should go to the movies together tomorrow, it is you first Valentines Day together. Mike felt a big smile appear on his face as he set his bike down and ran to shake the Chief's hand, thanking him profusely, before grabbing his bike and pedaling away yelling, "see you tomorrow El," as he rode off away from the cabin.

'Maybe Hopper getting better,' he thought to himself, before focusing back on the dirt path. Silently thanking him.

As he rode away he heard Hopper yell through the trees, "Your welcome!," before he pulled onto the main road.

Hey this was actually my longest chapter, around 1,800 words, I try to make my chapters around 1,500 words each. Not too long. Not too short. I can say that the next one will be anywhere from 2,000 to 2,500 words though, so stay tuned for that. Thank you for all the support! Make sure to leave a review so I can know what you would like to see next!

-Cwcamper02