I should have been working on the Stranger Things series that I already have somewhat written, The Secret Saga, but I had an idea. So here we are ^-^ WOOO! I've got quite a few chapters already written which means *drum roll* that I'll have a consistent upload with this story ^-^ I'm thinking that I'll upload this story every Monday and then any other stories that I write will be on Fridays. That seems good to me :) Anyway, let's get into the start of this story! Hope you like it!


SILENCE IS A VIRTUE THAT BONNIE VALUES above nearly everything else. When she has the chance to keep to herself, to be alone with nothing but her thoughts and the never ending silence is a godsend. Personally, Bonnie Ward loves to have utter silence whenever she can. Waking up early is something that she likes to pride herself on, especially when it gives her these moments of silence. Completely alone with her own thoughts to do what she likes. She can finish up any last minute homework or get a head start on some studying for school. Bonnie would like to say she's a pretty studious kid. Unlike some other high school students who were most likely slacking off on some work or other, Bonnie keeps herself busy with it all. The silence allows her to focus much better, silence allows her to think properly. Which is why she was cursing God now that her silent morning was being interrupted.

"Ay, Freakette, if you want to get to school on time, get up now." The rough voice of her much older brother grunted as he came storming into her small bedroom. Her perfect start to the morning was ruined, like usual, by her more than annoying older brother. The small black afro on his head was perfectly curly, as he made sure it was every morning. His dark brown eyes pinpointed his little sister sitting at her desk, pausing her scribbling to turn a look at him. "Oh," Samuel blinked, seeing her already awake, "just get out to the car already."

Bonnie sighed as he lumbered away and left her bedroom door open. 'He's such an ass,' Bonnie thought to herself. While Bonnie had just turned fifteen at the beginning of the year, her brother was going to turn twenty-nine in a few weeks. A very large age gap when people point it out. That would have to be the only strange thing about the Ward family. They were considered the standard nuclear American family that people aimed for, despite the gap in ages between children. A completely normal family in a completely normal town. In Hawkins, Indiana there really wasn't anything too abnormal about the small community.

Sighing through her nose, Bonnie put her school books into her over the shoulder backpack. She made sure that her curly brown hair was pushed back with a random headband and then trudged out of her bedroom. Walking down the stairs, Bonnie found her father lounging at the kitchen table with the day's newspaper in hand and her mother cleaning up her used dishes.

Her bald-headed father, a tough looking black man in his early fifties, peered over the newspaper as his daughter stepped down the stairs. "Morning, Bon," he greeted her as she leaned over to kiss him on the cheek. David Ward is one of the best father's that Bonnie could have asked for. Sure, at times he could be a hardass on her, but she respected him for it.

"Do you want breakfast, Bonnie?" The sweet voice of her mother asked. Savannah Ward, much like her husband, is quite a great parent. She's caring, nurturing, but also doesn't take no nonsense. That's most likely the reason why she and Samuel butt heads so much. Not only that but she was quite a beautiful woman for her age. With some of the clearest skin that you could ever find and luscious black hair made her appear years younger. Bonnie shook her head no. She had already snuck a snack in a while ago when she first woke up. So she would survive until lunch time. "Alright then."

"I'm leaving," Samuel grunted as he marched through the foyer and out the door.

Savannah called after him, "Samuel, wait for your sister!"

He just shouted over his shoulder, "Whatever, Ma." He then climbed into his 1975 mustang and lit a cigarette as he impatiently waited for the teenager.

"That man," Savannah sighed heavily. She then turned to give her daughter a kiss on the crown of her head, "Have a good day, sweetheart." Bonnie smiled at her kind mother as a goodbye before heading out the door to jump into her brother's car. He then peeled out of the driveway, as if he was in the middle of the indy 500.

It was normal for Bonnie to suffer through the erratic driving of her brother, so she was prepared to have herself nearly thrown backwards into her seat at the fast driving. Through the cigarette perched on his lips, Samuel snarked, "just so you know, I won't be picking you up." Bonnie rolled her eyes, now staring out of the window at the houses passing by. Through one of his douchey smirks he continued, "some boys and I are getting plans together for the upcoming football game. Which by the way, if you go, make sure to keep your distance," He glared at her from the corner of his eyes, "Don't want anyone seeing my freak sister hanging around me, got it."

Bonnie huffed, but grunted in agreement. It's not like she cared anyway. 'As if I want to be around a bunch of douchebags.' She wouldn't be caught dead at any sports games for school. Something like football didn't interest her at all, let alone to go to a game or anything. Being surrounded by the empty headed jocks and cheerleaders is not something that she enjoys all too much.

Due to the age difference between them, the Ward siblings never really connected on any level. Not only that but their interests were completely different from each other. Samuel is all about sports, specifically football, and parties any chance that he could. Meanwhile, Bonnie liked to do more quiet activities, read, draw, write, or any activity that kept her away from people. She enjoys her silence and being alone allows her to get that. Perhaps if they were closer in age, the two would get along more. However, with there being a fourteen year age gap proved to cause a discrepancy in their ability to get along.

Eventually, after a stiff car ride, they arrived at the high school. With no words exchanged, Bonnie got out of the car just before Samuel raced out of the parking lot, nearly running over a few students. Those students being boys that Bonnie is familiar with.

Eddie and Gareth shouted out quite a few curses at the speeding car as they narrowly avoided it. Bonnie cringed at the sight and approached the pair as they collected themselves after the near miss. "Fuckin' douche bag," Gareth grunted.

"Asshole!" Eddie shouted after the car, but Samuel was already long gone. Bonnie approached the pair with an apologetic tilt of her head. Every time anyone she was friendly with had the unfortunate chance of meeting her brother she has to apologize somehow. Eddie turned to her as she approached and scoffed, "How do you live with that guy, Bon?" She just shrugged her shoulders and eyed him with a familiar sadness in her eyes. Eddie looked down at her, recognizing the apology without her even saying a word, and said, "Oh don't be sorry, it's that asshole who should be." Still she couldn't help herself but be sorry for her brother's behavior. Someone had to be the adult about his actions, and it certainly wasn't going to be Samuel.

Gareth draped his shoulder over her shoulder, with her being a head or two shorter than him, and clicked his tongue. "How an angel like you is related to that is beyond me."

'They really need to stop saying things like this.' Bonnie shook her head and couldn't help the heat that traveled up her neck.

These two boys were a part of the group that Bonnie would consider her friends. All of them were labeled freaks at their school, and freaks tend to stick together when they have no one else. Bonnie is an outcast, there's really no debate about that. Thanks to her mutism, she doesn't stand out to any capacity and when people do notice her, they find it weird that she doesn't say much. Though without saying anything, people can tell that she is an emotional person. She has the capability to convey her emotions just through her soulful eyes. Even with all that emotion, it was like she was able to read people's minds just by looking at them, another reason why people tended to avoid her. Though not the Hellfire Club. Sure, she wasn't that interested in D&D, but that didn't mean they wouldn't offer her, a fellow "freak", a safe haven whenever she needed.

Eddie cleared this throat and put on a posh accent, "Shall we escort this maiden to her destination."

Gareth joined in, "We shall. M'lady," he offered her an elbow, which caused her to giggle lightly and take it. Eddie did the same and the trio entered the school through the throngs of hormonal and desperate teenagers. Gareth and Eddie escorted Bonnie to her locker and dramatically presented Bonnie to her destination through slight laughter and teasing.

Bonnie shook her head at their silliness and smiled widely at them. They certainly were some of the most amusing people, she's glad to say that they were her friends. Eddie ruffled his bushy hair and leaned beside her locker, "so we'll see you today at Hellfire, right?" Bonnie nodded her head. That seemed to brighten his smile, "great, and I assume you need a ride home." It wasn't a question since Eddie usually ended up being her rides home since her parents were always busy and her brother certainly wasn't going to do it. Though it's not like either of them minded. They liked each other's company and, no matter how many times Bonnie apologized for the inconvenience, Eddie didn't have any issue with taking a slight detour. Her house was on the way to Gareth's house, where the boys went to practice for their band, so he was always ready to drop her off.

The bell then rang, signifying that their classes were going to start soon. Bonnie exhaled sharply through her nose, her annoyance clear on her face. One thing that she was not looking forward to today was chemistry class. She certainly does not have the affinity for things like science, and that was clear through her mediocre grades in chemistry and algebra. Numbers are just so hard.

Gareth clicked his tongue, also dreading having to go to class. Oh the woes of being a teenager. "Looks like it's time to suffer," he said sadly.

"Just think, after all this we can continue our awesome campaign after school," Eddie said, nearly salivating at the idea of getting to do their campaign after school. The Hellfire Club was in the middle of quite an intense D&D campaign. It was all gibberish to Bonnie, but she still liked seeing how worked up the boys got over it. She smiled widely and held her books tightly to her chest. "See you, fair maiden!" The two boys then swaggered away through the throngs of teens as Bonnie shook her head at their silliness and turned to head to her own class.

Maneuvering her way through the current of teenagers, Bonnie made her way to her first class of the day. She scurried her way into the chemistry room and took her seat. She could feel the anxiety wafting off of everyone in the room. There was a test coming up soon for this class, and everyone was more than nervous about it. Even Nancy Wheeler, one of the smartest girls in the class, was worrying about it. Mr. Kaminsky is a hard ass when it comes to his tests. Which made Bonnie's life a living hell. It was no wonder why this class had her worst grade. A damn B-. It was a black mark on her record, in her opinion.

Speaking of Nancy Wheeler, she came waltzing into the room. Her smile glistened in the morning sun as she greeted her peers while heading for her seat, right next to Bonnie. Nancy even gave Bonnie a smile and small greeting before pulling out her notebooks and some blank flashcards.

"Hey, Bonnie, do you mind helping me with my flashcards?" Nancy asked nicely, "Can you write down the last of these answers?"

Bonnie nodded her head and took a few flashcards. Nancy appeared to be more than grateful with the agreement. So Bonnie started to scribble down the answers to the questions on the other side of the flashcard. She was certain that she would most likely end up using these alongside Nancy and Barbra for some studying in class.

Bonnie wouldn't say that she was friends with either girl. Though they were acquaintances at the very least. They worked together on some projects, had short study groups while in class, and helped each other on homework when they needed it. Though their relationships didn't go anywhere outside of this classroom. Still, that didn't mean that Bonnie didn't know anything about them outside of chemistry.

There was some new gossip that Bonnie has heard recently. Since Bonnie never really spoke or was never really regarded much by her peers, many spoke openly while in her presence. Either they never noticed her or cared to think that she would do anything with the gossip she overhears. Bonnie was privy to quite a few tidbits of information regarding nearly everyone at Hawkins High. She's heard all about who was dating who, who cheated on who, the things that happen at parties, and many, many more things. Though they were right about one thing, Bonnie wasn't going to tell anyone about it. Most of the things she heard were useless information. There's not much that she can do with the info of how Tommy H. cheated on Carol yet again. Though the newest gossip she heard was all about Nancy Wheeler.

Apparently word had gotten around that Steve "The Hair" Harrington had set his sights on her. The pair might be dating? Or was it just another one of Steve's flings? No one was completely sure just yet. Though Bonnie figured that they were at least somewhat together. Not like she cared. The popular kids were some that Bonnie avoided with how that relentlessly bullied her friends and even herself.

Bonnie had to deal with bullies for most of her time in school in Hawkins. Middle school was slightly better, but high school just amplified it. She's dealt with popular kids calling her a freak, racists saying some slurs, and mean girls saying she wasn't girly enough(whatever that meant, Bonnie still wasn't sure about that one.). Bonnie has found that silence is one of the perfect ways to get them to stop bothering her. After all, they're just looking for a reaction. By not saying anything in retaliation, they didn't get the reactions they wanted and they'd leave her alone, for the most part.

The rest of the day was normal and boring. Nothing that exciting happened to Bonnie as she went about her day. Mosing along with her peers from class to class, going to meet up with the Hellfire Club for lunch, and suffering through her gym class. Eventually, the last class of the day came upon her. History class with Mrs. Click. While it was easier than any math related subject for Bonnie, it still wasn't her favorite. Really the only class that she enjoys is English. Though there was one thing that seemed out of place.

Currently, the class had the assignment of making a presentation about world war 1 with a partner. Something that can be easily done after a few days. The only issue for Bonnie today was that her partner was missing. Sure, people miss school, but it was just slightly unusual for Jonathan Byers. Bonnie figured that he wasn't a perfect student, no perfect attendance or anything, but his absence just felt… strange. Whatever it was, it didn't impede her work. She just continued to do some short research and write a script for them when they present. After that, the final bell of the day rang, and the students were finally free.

Grabbing her things and heading down the quickly emptying halls, Bonnie knew just where to go. If she had gone outside to the parking lot, it wouldn't be a surprise to see that her brother would be nowhere to be found. Just as he said that morning, he wasn't going to be coming to pick her up today. Surprise, surprise. Though if she's being honest, Bonnie much preferred it when he didn't.

When Samuel wasn't around to take her home from school, it just meant that she got to hang out with the Hellfire Club. So she made her way to their club room with a small skip in her step. She would tell anyone that she very much enjoys hanging around the small group of boys. Even if they were labeled as freaks, they were

"Hey, Bonnie!" Jeff, a fellow sophomore, greeted the girl as she came into the room. The boy gave her a large smile as she sat herself down in the seat between him and Eddie. "Are you ready to see us start an amazing adventure!?" Bonnie nodded her head enthusiastically at the flamboyant way he asked her.

"Come on, children," Eddie said dramatically as he stood at the head of the table. The aura of adventure and craziness around him grows as his smile grows wide, "it's time for the fun to begin!"

The rambunctious boys all talked animatedly with each other as they went through their campaign. It was quite the scene to watch from her seat overlooking the table. Most of the time when they talked about spells or locations, it sounded like another language to Bonnie. Though it made her more than happy to see them this giddy and passionate over their hobby. The room was full of contagious feelings of happiness that Bonnie was always infected with. They laughed and groaned all throughout the beginning of the campaign as Eddie was the near perfect DM for the club. He's always so zealous about his campaigns and does his best to think up the greatest campaigns that he can come up with.

'He's so cool,' Bonnie marveled in her own thoughts as she watched him laugh at the misfortune of his friends.

It became later in the day, close to dinner time and the sky was starting to become night. The boys thought that it was time to call it for the day. It was just the beginning of this new campaign, and it would no doubt last quite a while. All the tricks and misfortune that he put into the game for his friend's characters to find were both annoying and impressive from their point of view. Though it was time for them to say goodbye for the day. Bonnie said good night to Jeff, Gareth, and Peter as Eddie stuck by her.

"Come on, I'll give you a ride home." Eddie said as he laid his arm over her shoulders. So the two waltzed through the near empty halls of their school towards the parking lot. Climbing into the black van, Bonnie buckled herself up in the front passenger seat.

Riding in Eddie's van was not tense by any means. Sure, Bonnie didn't speak while they were riding along the streets of Hawkins, but that didn't mean the van was silent. Eddie usually kept things lively as he went on about the latest song that his band Corroded Coffin had been practicing or the next idea he had for the D&D Campaign. He could speak enough for the both of them when given the chance. Honestly, this had to be the highlight of Bonnie's day.

The ride was about twenty minutes, but felt like five minutes since the two were having quite a fun time. Soon enough they make it the Ward household, much to their dismay. They sit in the front seats for a short while and say their goodbyes for the night. That usually consisted of Eddie making some grandiose display of displeasure at having to say goodbye while Bonnie silently giggled at his words. If there's one person who could always make her laugh, it was Eddie Munson, and she loved that.

Watching from the front window, Savannah smiled as she saw Bonnie and Eddie talk and say goodbye to each other. She found the scene quite adorable, and more than glad that Bonnie had a friend like this. "That Munson boy is so nice for taking you home after school."

David grunted and crossed his arms over his chest, "I don't like it."

"Bonnie is a growing girl, dear," Savannah said while rolling her eyes, "no doubt boys would start to notice."

He just rolled his eyes, "He's too old for her, too… strange."

His wife shook her head at him, "Oh, let them be, he seems perfectly fine." In her mind, Bonnie is growing into a young woman, it's fine for her to explore relationships for a bit. Though that didn't mean they wouldn't vet her potential boyfriends. As if Savannah would just let some boy sweep her daughter off her feet before finding out everything about him that she could.

"Sam should be taking her home," David grumbled, "not some boy who no doubt has bad intentions with Bon." Bonnie then came through the front door, her ever present smile on her face. She greeted her parents with a small wave which earned her a kiss on the head from her mother.

Bonnie made quick work of going into the kitchen to grab herself a snack, 'I saw a banana in here earlier.' As she searched for something to munch on, she heard her parents talking.

Savannah shrugged her shoulders, "Samuel should be taking her home. Oh, that man, I'll be having a talk with him."

"The only way to get through to him is to kick him out, Savannah." He was right. It's been a while since Samuel had to move back in with his parents. Though at this point, David was more than annoyed with him still being around. Samuel is a grown man and should have his life together at this point, in his opinion. David knows Samuel screwed his life up horrendously, though figured that he'd be on his own feet by now. Though that was just wishful thinking for a man like Samuel.

Savannah looked at her husband as if he had said the most scandalous thing, "We don't need anything too drastic!"

Now taking small bites from her banana, Bonnie thought to herself, 'we never should have let him move back in.' After doing something like cheating on your wife, Bonnie didn't think that Samuel deserved to come back home. She gets that her mom would want to protect her son no matter what, but after doing something like that?

Speak of the devil and he shall appear, the front door opened and in waltzed Samuel. His whistling ceased as he noticed his parents sitting in the living room, staring at him as he walked in. "Hey, mom, dad."

That was when the floodgates of scolding started, "Samuel Ward, why didn't you pick up your sister again." His mother started out with her hand on her hips, "You didn't pick her up three times last week!"

He scoffed, "She's a big girl now, she can get her own rides home."

"Bonnie is a teenager who does not have her license yet, she needs you to take her home!" David said sternly to him, though from the way that Samuel rolled his eyes at that, it wasn't getting anywhere. The man was still going to deflect any sort of responsibility away from himself, even something as simple as picking up his little sister from school.

Samuel rolled his eyes, "She's got that Munson freak drivin' her home, she's perfectly fine."

"Samuel!"

As Savannah scolded her son, Bonnie glared at him and punched him as hard as she could in his side. She might allow herself to be called names, but she wouldn't take that going against her friends.

Samuel grunted, "Ah, bitch!"

"Language!" David nearly roared at his son before looking to his daughter, "Don't hit your brother either."

Bonnie just huffed through her nose and marched her way up the stairs. The last thing she wants right now is to be in the tense atmosphere as her brother is told off. Even though she knows that nothing will come of it. No matter how many times her parents told him off for his wrong doing, he kept doing it. Only because he hadn't faced any real consequences for his actions.

She definitely didn't want to think about that right now. Hearing the faint arguing of her family from downstairs, she sat down at her desk and pulled out her homework. Until it was dinner time, she'd just sit in her room, in her silence and do her work. The one thing that she can confidently believe in, silence is a virtue.


So I think that this is a pretty okay start for this series. Gotta be honest, its actually so nice to write this way since I have everything already planned out, already written so I don't have to stress about rushing chapters or anything. Means I can take my time with them and end up with a much better quality to my writing. At least, I hope that's how it is lol

I had the idea for Bonnie after listening to the Go-Go's last month and thought 'How would I write a character who doesn't really speak?' I saw it as a challenge with myself since I like to write dialogue and make the conversations between characters as realistic as I can. Having a character whos more show don't tell with their expressions in a sense seems like good practice for writing, not gonna lie. So I just thought I haven't written much for Stranger Things and I ended up rewatching season 4 the week I came up with Bonnie and thought, why not write a new Stranger Things fic and we are here :)

In the beginning I thought maybe making Bonnie's story just a oneshot, cause I want to write those a bunch and post them to my Tumblr at some point. Though I just got to into writing more about her background and creating her family. I got carried away and now it's gonna be a full fic lmao

Though I am gonna be working on some oneshots of plenty of different fandoms that I might make a oneshot fic or just keep them on my Tumblr, I'm not sure yet. But I have many fics that are half baked and wouldn't be good to be fleshed out in a full fic, so oneshots they will become! Plus writing out some short blurbs, oneshots, headcannons even would be interesting. I've never done that before, it'll be a new experience lmao

Let me know what you thought of it! Until the next one my friends~! See you next Wednesday!