(Thanks for the kind reviews everyone. I love reading them and they make my day! Sorry for the wait. Hey I've got a MILEVEN DATE CHAPTER FOR YOU TO READ so maybe that makes up for the wait. Hope you enjoy! New chapter soon.
Mike told Eleven to be ready in one hour and walked out of her room. She was confused, because he didn't give her an explanation at all. Eleven slipped on her favorite blue polka dotted leggings and a matching blue shirt. She applied some blue eyeshadow, mascara, and pink lipgloss. She put her hair into a side ponytail with a blue scrunchie. Eleven liked bold looks especially for nighttime. She wanted her outfit to make her stand out.
El hoped she had dressed appropriately for where they were going. drove her and Mike, it refused to say a word at Mike's request to keep their destination secret. They pulled up to a place called the "Karaoke Club".
"Mike what is this place?" El asked.
Mike replied, "It's a restaurant we are going to eat at. People sing to whatever song they want on the karaoke machine and the others listen. They have a battle for best voice and winner get a free milkshake. I think you should sing in the battle."
"Maybe I will, but I've got a tad bit of stage fright. What's a karaoke machine?" El asked.
"A machine that plays the song you want and has microphones to sing into to make you sound louder. I thought you would like it here, because you like to sing. Also, we haven't been on a date in forever." Mike explained.
"So we are on a date then? It's been awhile since you've asked me on a date. I miss our alone time just hanging out together." El stated.
Mike agreed, "Me too Eleven. I'm gonna make sure we go on dates more often."
They headed inside and ordered their food. Once their drinks came the karaoke managers announced they wanted people to sign up for the battle. Mike pushed Eleven to do it, because he knew she'd have fun after her fear was gone. El signed up and picked her song.
"What song did you pick?" Mike asked.
"It's a surprise." El said.
As they began to eat El was called up to battle against a boy that was a year younger than her. His name was Ben and he was on the basketball team. Mike knew Eleven could beat him, because he was only up there on a dare. Mike was positive Eleven was gonna win the whole competition. Eleven's song began to play it was "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper.
She stood there with her head facing down as the music began to play. She sang quietly at the beginning, and she started to sway. Her volume level increased as the chorus neared. El really felt the emotion in music and she began to interact with the audience. Everyone could hear her beautiful voice and could feel what she was feeling. Ben had a scratchy voice and bombed his song. El won the round, so she picked her next song.
Twenty minutes later they had finished their meal. Eleven was called up for her second round of karaoke soon after. She was going up against a young woman who was about college age. The woman went first by singing "Imagine" by John Lennon. Her voice was almost as good as Eleven's, but she just stood there when she sang.
El went up on stage and "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" began to play. Eleven twirled and slid around on stage. She still kept her voice pretty and in tune throughout the song. Eleven had won another round, so they decided to order dessert. It was time for the finale after they finished sharing a slice of pie.
Eleven's competition was a fellow choir member. Her name was Caroline and she was always rude to El. Caroline was jealous that El's voice was just as good if not better than hers. Caroline performed to a song El had never heard before, but she did dance and the crowd liked it.
"Footloose" started to play as El walked up on stage. She began to tap her foot, then she removed her ponytail. Eleven flipped and tossed her hair around like a rockstar would. She started to dance all around the stage spinning and jumping. El walked off stage and began to dance around with the older ladies to get them involved. Toward the end of the song she started to dance with Mike and he dipped her. He planted a kiss on her cheek just in time for her to sing the last footloose. The crowd clapped loudly and chanted her name. She had won the milkshake. Eleven ordered a chocolate shake and waited. She brought the shake over to Mike.
"Let's get out of here ." El said.
Mike replied, "Okay. Future Mrs. Wheeler let's take this shake to the park bench across the street." He began to walk toward the door, but he turned to see El still standing there.
"What?"
"Carry me?" El asked. El hopped on Mike's back and carried her to the bench across the street.
Mike took a seat on the bench and placed Eleven on his lap. El put two straws in the shake and they each took a sip. El kissed Mike's lips and he began to blush.
"Thanks for taking me out Mike." El said.
Mike replied, "No problem. I'm lucky enough to call the prettiest and sweetest girl in the world my girlfriend. I should at least take her out once and awhile."
"Oh Mike. I love my handsome boyfriend. Do you know him?" El asked.
Mike answered, "Ummm...No idea who?"
"Oh its just this guy named Mike Wheeler. Mike is handsome, smart, caring and sweet. He gave me a promise ring and calls me his future Mrs. Wheeler." El stated.
Mike replied, "Well how am I supposed to compete with this guy. He seems perfect the way you describe him." They both bursted out into laughter.
Eleven grabbed Mike's hand and he planted a kiss on hers. El laid there with her head on Mike's shoulder and her hand in his.
"Congrats El. You are an amazing singer." Mike said.
Eleven replied, "I love karaoke. It's so much fun."
"I was hoping you'd like it, because I was trying to pick out a fun place for our date." Mike stated.
El replied, "Its perfect Mike." She planted a kiss on his cheek. A few minutes later, Eleven had moved to sit beside Mike knowing his mom was on her way.
