"Mike you are my favorite person. I love you more than eggos. I am glad to be your girlfriend. Love El." The note read. Mike's cheeks turned red and his heart was pounding. He thanked Eleven and gave her a hug. They then got up and began to walk towards the movie theater. Mike bought the tickets and popcorn and they headed into the theater. Eleven chose seats relatively close to the screen and in corner away from the other people. Mike was pleased with the isolated seats.
After, the boring previews the movie began. Eleven was concentrated on the movie unlike Mike who was buzzing with nervous energy. He noticed El's hand resting close to his and was contemplating making his move. Finally, after a few minutes of contemplation he placed his hand on Eleven's and intertwined his fingers with hers. She didn't expect it and turned looking surprised. A few seconds later she had a smile on her face. Mike was amused about how similar the reaction was to the kiss in the cafeteria.
It was dark and chilly as they walked home. Mike gave El his jacket and she was delighted to notice that it smelled like him. She was secretly sniffing the jacket the whole way home. They entered the house and everyone was asleep. El headed for the stairs that lead to her room. She was stopped by the sound of Mike's voice.
"El thank you for going on a date with me." He said.
"Thank you for asking me." She replied. They stood there in silence, because Mike was trying to build his confidence to kiss El. El got tired of the silence. She decided to kiss Mike on the cheek.
"I love you Mike." She stated. She began to walk up the stairs until she heard Mike say her name and she turned. She hoped he wasn't going to ask for his jacket back.
"I love you too El." He said. They both turned and walked to their rooms. El fell asleep in bed wearing Mike's jacket and holding her rose. She had never been happier. Mike on the other hand laid wide awake in his bed thinking about Eleven. He thought about how pretty she was and how her outfit complemented her body perfectly. He would deny if anyone asked, but he was happy to see Eleven developing the body of a teenage girl. She was so kind and intelligent. In his mind, Eleven was the full package. Mike pondered what he would tell the boys when they came over tomorrow. He had cancelled their normal Friday night DD game, and they would definitely question him.
"Why did you cancel last night?" Lucas asked.
"I didn't feel like playing." Mike answered.
"Mike you always want to play DD. What's the real reason?" Lucas questioned. They all looked at him with concerned looks.
"Fine El and I went to the movies." Mike stated.
"What is a date?" Will asked.
"Ew! Did you guys suck face again?" Dustin commented. Mike's face turned red. All the boys were staring at him.
"Ew." The three boys said. Just then El walked down the stairs and greeted the boys. She sat on the couch and turned on a girly TV show. The boys resumed their DD game. After hours of playing the game finally ended.
"So Eleven is Mike taking you to the snowball?" Dustin asked.
"Yes I agreed to go with him weeks ago. I can't wait it's only a week away." El replied.
"You know who else is going to the dance El?" Mike said.
"Who?" She asked.
"Lucas, Dustin, and Will." Mike replied.
"Umm. No." Lucas replied.
"Sorry we don't have dates." Dustin stated.
"I can't dance." Will admitted.
"Come on it will be fun. You can all ask someone or come alone. Will you don't have to dance you can just hang out." Mike suggested. Secretly, Mike was only forcing them to come, because they had interrogated him about the date.
"No." The three boys shouted.
"Come on it will be fun." El said. The boys decided it would be best not to anger the girl with super powers.
"Fine." They replied.
"I know the perfect dates for all of you." Mike stated.
"I think I'd rather go alone." Will stated.
"Come on Will." Mike begged. Will just decided to give in. The other boys weren't thrilled about getting dates either, but they just went along with it.
"Monday you will all come home with dates to the dance on Friday." Mike announced.
"Yay!" The boy said sarcastically.
The weekend was over and it was Monday. They were in math the class before lunch. It was almost time for the bell to ring to dismiss them for lunch. It was also about time for Mike to put his plan into action. First was Will's date.