El was really excited when she woke up. School had been in for a couple of weeks and she had learned a lot. El had joined AV club and book club. It was a Saturday though and she was gonna get to hang out with all the girls in the family and the Byers family. It was the day of Nancy's baby shower and it was also a gender reveal. Nancy asked people to dress in pink if they thought it was a girl and blue if hey thought it was a boy. El decided to wear her pink dress that Mike had given her and a pink bow in her hair. She was confident that it was a girl.
El got dressed and walked with Mike to the store to get Nancy a present. She knew a little about what to get, because Nancy had explained a baby shower to her recently. Mike suggested diapers, so they got a pack of those. El saw a cute onesie though that said "No Hair Don't Care". She related to it since she had no hair most of her life. Eleven decided to get that and the diapers.
"Are you excited Eleven?" Mike asked.
El replied, "Yes, I don't really get to hang with girls much. This is an all girls party though and I get to meet the other women in the family."
"I'm happy for you. I'm so glad you are blending into the family so well." Mike said.
"Me too. I hope to get the last name to match eventually." El said giggling.
Mike replied, "Well I hope you do to, but the name is kind of stupid."
"No it's not Mike! It unique and sounds good with my first name." Eleven disagreed.
Karen and El headed to the party when she and Mike returned. They walked into Nancy and Jonathan's home and saw Nancy sitting at the table. Eleven ran and gave Nancy a big hug. Nancy had gotten bigger and he baby would be here in just few months.
"Hey El. I'm glad you are here with the rest of the family. It's so nice to have a sister at my baby shower." Nancy said.
"Thanks for having me. I'm proud to be considered your sister." El replied handing Nancy the gift.
Nancy said, "Aww..Thanks El. I see you think it's a girl, so do Jonathan and I."
All the ladies played a bunch of funny games. They answered trivia about Jonathan and Nancy that had to with the baby. Then, they played a baby food taste test. Finally, they all handed out cupcakes one had a plastic baby in it. The person who got that cupcake got a prize. El got the winning cupcake and Nancy handed her a box that had the prize in it.
"I was hoping you'd get this one. I might have rigged it. Open this with Mike. Nancy said winking.
"Ok I will." El replied giggling.
"Alright everyone. It's time for the gender reveal. This is a Mario themed box, because it's Jonathan's favorite game. If a blue boy tie is inside it's a boy and if a pink bow is inside it's a girl. I want my sister to open it." Nancy announced.
"Ummm...are you sure Nance it's your baby shower?" El asked.
Nancy replied, "I'm positive. Everyone this is El aka Eleven. She is my brother's girlfriend. She has been living with us for about a year now ever since Will was found and Hawkins Lab was destroyed. We have become very close and are basically sister. El is sweet, loving, caring, beautiful, and intelligent and there is no one I'd rather have open it. Welcome to the family El even though you have been apart of my family for a year now."
"Thanks Nance. I love you and I'm so glad that I have a family now. This is my first time being part of a family and I'm so happy to get to meet all the kind women in it. I guess I'm gonna open this now." El stated.
El opened the box and pulled out a pink bow. Tears came to Nancy and Jonathan's eyes who had arrived for the reveal. Jonathan and Nancy were gonna have a little girl running around soon.
After the baby shower Mike and El were sitting in the basement. Eleven told him he was gonna have a niece and explained that she was supposed to open the gift she had gotten with him. There was a note attached to the box.
El read the note aloud, "Dear El, I was trying to find a way to give you this without it being suspicious so I rigged the game. Don't ever let adults see this. I'm trying to be a good sister here Mike, so if this makes you uncomfortable then think of it as me havI got El's back. You guys really are young, so please wait. Enjoy. Love Nance. P.S. is you have any questions El feel free to call or visit."
"Oh no what has Nancy done now. She's sticking her nose in my business again." Mike said.
El replied, "Oh Mike she's just trying to be supportive."
Mike and El opened the box to see a gift card enough for one hotel stay. There was also a gift card for the pizza place across the street from the hotel. It was all good so far until Mike saw what was next. There were 10 condoms, 5 small, three medium, and two large. Mike was thankful El knew what they were and he didn't have to explain.
"Wow. Nancy really has faith in me." Mike joked.
"Oh Mike you're funny. I want to do this eventually, but I'm not ready yet. I want kids, but definitely not for a long while. I'm not ready to do the act just for fun yet even." El explained.
Mike replied, "That's okay El. I'm not ready either. Let's just stick to what we've been doing for awhile."
"I'm gonna keep this though for when the time comes." El said.
"Good idea." Mike replied and kissed her on the cheek. El fell asleep on his shoulder and he fell asleep soon after.