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chapter eight- papa
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content- finding El is amazing, but the news she brings is not
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it was probably hour 8 when you fell asleep. you were curled up at the back of the van, Will and Mike sitting in front of you. before you were knocked out, you could see Jonathan barely keeping himself awake.
there were no dreams this time, and you kept tossing and turning in that small area you were sleeping in. it was probably the stress and anxiety of the whole situation.
when you woke up, Will was crying, did Mike say something? and Mike was looking at some painting. you sat up and peered over his shoulder, making him jump a little. it was a red dragon and four boys fighting it. it was definitely the calastryx from dungeons and dragons (you hated that you knew that) and it was definitely Mike, Will, Lucas, and Dustin fighting it.
Mike glances back at you then back to the painting, “Will painted this, isn’t it awesome?”
“holy shit Will, that’s so good! you did that?!” you knew he was good at art, but actually seeing one of his paintings made a feeling of proud rise in your chest.
Will tries to discreetly wipe his eyes, you can tell he was just sobbing, and looks at you, “uh yeah. El asked me to.”
that made you pause, El asked him to paint a dnd painting? since when did she play? you knew Will hasn’t played in california, and there was no way El played on her own.
“she plays dnd?”
Wills head snaps back to look at you, giving you a look, “no, but she’s heard and seen us play.”
you nodded slowly, letting him know you didn’t believe him one bit. “right.”
but why would he lie about El wanting a painting? you hadn’t heard their earlier conversation so that makes it a bit difficult to figure out. you mainly just wanted to know why Will was so sad, he was literally just sobbing and you had absolutely no idea why. was it Mike? but they seemed to be going good.
“Will, it’s incredible though, can’t believe you painted it.” you finally say and he gives you a grateful look.
“thanks,” he mumbles and looks back at the window, wiping his eyes again.
you sigh and scoot forward, to sit on the bench next to both of the boys. you also grab your eyedrops to reapply. with no idea how longs it’s been your eyes felt like they were on fire.
“your eyes are super red,” Mike looks at you fully now.
“no shit,” you huff and tilt your head back to drop the liquid in. the relief was instant, the itchiness and pain gone in a second.
Will sits up straighter, “i can’t believe they still bother you.”
“probably because it was in the tunnels, not the actual upside down,” Mike says, looking right at you.
“woah woah, there’s tunnels too? what the hell is up with indiana, man.” Argyle pipes up, leaning back as much as possible in his seat.
the three of you mumble, “yeah,” and Mike goes back to looking at the map. it’s like 20 minutes before the turn, and it’s not looking like anything’s gonna pop up.
“it’s all desert, no buildings at all,” you look from the map to the empty fields.
“maybe something will show up?” Mike says, ignoring the yellow ground that stretches past the horizon.
after a bit of peaceful silence Mike starts looking at the map and the outside quicker, “should be up on our right.”
you laugh a little, because there was nothing up on your right.
“there’s nothing out here,” Jonathan voices your thoughts. the van drives over something and you all jump a little, and Argyle wakes up from his mini nap. he’s somehow still high.
“we there already?” he mumbles
Will rolls his eyes, “already? it’s been nine hours.”
“it’s gotta be around here somewhere,” Mike keeps looking.
“it’s literally only desert,” you huff again.
Argyle turns around to face you, “what exactly we looking for my dudes?
“some sort of facility?”
“a fence, a building.”
“a big lab with scientists.”
“any signs of life would be nice.”
he thinks abut that for a moment, “since when did we decide that Nina was a physical building and not a small woman?” the three of you stare at him blankly. “sounds like a small woman to me.”
“it’s not a small woman.” Mike rolls his eyes as well.
“small woman out in this desert would be hard to see.”
“what the fuck?” you mumble.
“how is he still high?” Will asks exasperated and you and Mike both scoff.
Jonathan seems very annoyed, “you sure you got your measurements right?”
“yes, they’re right.”
“you’re 100 percent, right?”
“yes!” Mike also is beginning to sound as annoyed as Jonathan.
“maybe the latitude and longitude are wrong,” Jon suggests and Mike narrows his eyes.
“are you really questioning Suzie right now?”
“she’s a genius, Jonathan.” Will reminds.
Jonathan looks back, “even geniuses make mistakes.”
“well she didn’t,” Mikes very firm about this.
“yeah and how could you mess up latitude and longitude, it’s so easy.” you add which is definitely not helping.
“you failed geography!” Jonathan somehow remembers that from when you were in middle school and made Will tutor you at their house.
Argyle leans in, “if the small woman is small enough she could fit behind a small tree.”
“what?!” you groan and drop your head back.
“stop! just-“ Jonathan slams on the breaks and you almost fly through the window.
“ouch.”
Mike throws his hands up in the air, “what are you doing!?”
“i am stopping us before we get more lost!”
“i seriously don’t think we’re lost,” you sigh and Jonathan whirls on you.
“god, could you be any more like your brother?”
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next thing you know the back is open and you guys (besides Argyle) are all peering over the map. you were sitting in the truck looking at it upside down and the boys were outside of it.
“alright, give me the coordinates,” Jonathan smooths out the map.
Will squints at the paper, “um okay, longitude is 116 degrees, five minutes and 17-“
“slow down! slow down.”
Will reads off the rest and in the distance you can hear Argyle shouting ‘Nina!’ into the empty desert. you groan and sit against the van wall. the boys get the map almost sorted.
Mikes finger is tracing the coordinates and Jonathans telling him where to go. “alright, you just go straight down, straight, straight.” he lands on the X, the literal location you were at currently. they both slam their hands down in annoyance.
“right on the money! just like i said.” Mike says directly to Jonathan.
“it just doesn’t make sense.”
“maybe it’s underground?” you suggest but Will shakes his head.
“no stairs.”
“yo dudes!” Argyle calls out. the guys turn to him and you hop out of the van to stand next to Mike. “my dudes!” he shouts.
“jesus christ.”
he beckons you all over, “come check this shit out!”
“what is it?!”
“you gotta see it to believe it my dudes!” you all look at each other and sigh. “come on! hurry!” you roll your eyes and walk over.
“let’s go let’s go let’s go! pronto!” they start to run so you huff and run also. you get to him, waiting for an explanation. “okay, no small woman named Nina-“
“no shit.” you mumble.
“but you said any signs of life, am i right?”
“right.”
he crouches down, “well,” the rest of you squat too, “these, are no regular tire tracks, brochachos.” he points to same big ass tire marks. “i mean, look at the thread on these monsters. they’re fatties, and you know what that means.”
“military,” Mike says immediately.
“so they’re already there,” you feel a rush of anxiety rush over you.
Jonathan’s already on his feet, “we gotta go.”
you guys run back to the van, the sprints your cheer coach made you run coming in handy.
Jonathan was speeding down the empty road. “do you guys see anything!?” he asks for the millionth time.
“no!” you three respond, looking out the windows searching for El.
something did catch your eye though, a big black thing in the air. “fuck is that a helicopter!?”
“shit shit,” Jonathan steps on it and you basically fly forward on the dirt road.
“jesus christ,” Mike mumbles at the speed and you subconsciously scoot closer to him.
“they couldn’t have gotten her right? i mean, they couldn’t have been that far ahead.” you chew on your bottom lip.
“that doors open,” Will points to some door leading underground.
Mike looks, “that’s where the lab probably is.” he glances at you biting your lip and he wants nothing more than to soothe it with his hands. but he holds back.
“i mean, at least if they do get her first it would be a quick kill. like they wouldn’t torture her. or maybe they would, i dont know. but-“
Will cuts your rambling off “y/n, not helping.”
“im worried about El!”
“the tracks were fresh i think,” Mikes knee is bouncing up and down.
“what do you know about tire tracks, Mike?” Will huffs.
“the helicopters still there so they probably haven’t gotten her.” you realize and alertly sit up.
“jesus..” Mikes jaw drops a little when he sees all of the dead bodies.
“okay, hold on,” Jonathan does not give to time to hold on before he whips the van around at full speed and heads to the middle.
suddenly the helicopters and van come into view on the desert, and so does El and Dr. Brenner. Jonathan just starts spamming the horn when he sees the vans, hoping to get her attention.
“there she is!” you spring up and point to her. “on the ground!”
“where?!”
“there!”
“what are those dudes doing on the ground!?” Argyle shouts in the already too loud car. “is that blood, man!?”
“shit!”
youre pretty sure he’s going over 100 now.
then El lifts her arm up, seemingly using her powers on the helicopter.
“holy- she got them back,” Will says in awe but also stress.
you watch as the helicopter spins around and around in the air and El controlling it. “oh my god she’s gonna crush it, isn’t she?” you mumble, it still amazes you how your best friends with a literal superhero.
“definitely,” Mike grabs your hand to squeeze it then quickly lets go.
El does in fact crush it, creating a massive explosion when she slams the helicopter to the ground. only problem is the van was driving right toward it.
“Jonathan!” Will shouts. “turn!”
“shit shit shit!” Jonathan swerves insanely hard you fall over Mike and hit your head on the door. but he saves you all from being killed, so.
“fuck,” you murmur but get over the pain when the you see the sight in front of you.
El on her knees in the middle of the dirt as you whip around and park. Will, Mike and you all fly out of the van. Will of course runs to her first and she jumps up to him. you can faintly hear him speaking to her softly.
they end their hug and you quickly run to her, wrapping your arms around her form. “oh my god, i was so worried!” you mumble into her neck and she tightens her hold.
“i’m here.”
“you’re here,” you laugh a little “are you, are you okay?”
she smiles and pulls away to look at you, you’re probably crying, “i’m okay. are you okay?” El smiles and you instantly feel better.
“yeah,” you smile back and reluctantly let her go. she smiles and wipes her own tears too.
El goes to hug Mike too of course and you sigh next to Will, looking at all of the dead bodies of the military men. “holy fuck,” you mumble. Will shakes his head a little.
“hey guys, we gotta go,” Jonathan steps forward. “we gotta get you out of here.”
just as he says that, Els collar thing unclips. you all look over and see Dr. Brenner hit the button while he’s literally dying. interesting.
El has a little moment with him, and ultimately leaves him bleeding out on the ground. you were proud.
walking to the van, Jonathan pulls El into a little side hug.
and off you were, leaving the large desert (hopefully). outside your window you could see the military men walk out of the door thing, and you never wanted to slap somebody so badly.
“hawkins. we need to get to hawkins,” El says immediately, and her voice is urgent. very urgent. she looks to you and Mike.
“i know, and we will. but right now we need to get you somewhere safe, there’s gonna be people behind us.”
“yeah i mean-“ you start to add until she cuts you off.
“no. we need to get to hawkins tonight.”
your eyes go big, “uh, we’re in nevada.”
“we’ll never make it, that’s over 2,000 miles,” Jonathan says from the front, still probably going 50 over.
“we need to find a way,” her voice is strained. “if we don’t, they are going to die.”
“what!?”
“who’s gonna die?” Will asks all frightened. no response. “El, who’s gonna die!?”
she looks like she’s going to cry.
“everyone?” you ask, dreading the answer.
she nods.
she quickly tells you all about One, how he’s the monster your friends in hawkins are fighting. how powerful he is and that they can’t fight him without her powers. basically everything you kinda thought was true.
“and Max is in the most danger,” El closes her eyes for a moment and explains how he’s been trying to kill her and their plan to let him. but it won’t work, they need El.
“so, she’ll die without you?” you ask nervously, really hoping her answer isn’t what you think it is.
“yes.”
everyone in the van let out a sigh and you lean against Mike. his hand awkwardly pats your back and you almost laugh. how was it that one you got one girl best friend back, the other is about to die?
“Argyle, does this phone work for people other than the pizza place?” Jonathan holds up the worker phone in the van.
he shakes his head to wake up, then shakes it again, “nah man, only pizza deliveries.”
you grab the map that was crumbled on the floor and try to find a gas station nearby the coordinates the lab was at.
“Jonathan, there should be a real road coming up and turn left on it 6 miles later. there’s a gas station.”
he nods and after a few minutes of driving around on the empty desert he finds the main road.
“Will,” he tosses Will a phone book from the front. “find as many airlines in Nevada as you can.”
Will and El look in the book. you look up at Mike, who’s staring ahead. “what if we can’t get there in time?” you bite on your lower lip again.
“Max is tough,” is all Mike says, but it’s weak and a little shaky. he looks down at you and quickly pulls your lip away from your teeth. as soon as he does his face turns bright red but you smile a little. as much as you can while this stressed.
“yeah. Max is tough,” you mumble and go back to leaning against him. Mikes fingers lightly tap patterns on your back. he had no idea in the world what to do with you right now, he’s never had a girl this close to him ever. but he thinks it feels right.
El sees the two of you sitting like that and smiles.
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the van still smelled like weed. it had been maybe an hour since leaving Suzies house and you already wanted out of the vehicle.
thank god Jonathan was driving because Argyle kept mumbling about the most random shit ever. “how long does weed last?” you ask Will, he probably knew since he’s spent the most time with people who smoke it often.
“i don’t know how much he smoked,” Will shrugs.
“that’s matters?”
“of course it matters.”
you sigh and squirm around from where you were sitting, trying to get comfortable. with a yawn you grab your bag and dig through it trying to find your makeup because you knew you had a scrunchie in there. once you find it you immediately put your hair up in a ponytail. it felt greasy and disgusting.
the three of you in the back are quiet now. Mike and Will sitting on one side and you on the other. neither you or Mike are looking at each other. not because you regret it, not at all! because it’s embarrassing and awkward to be in a van for nine hours with the boy you just kissed.
“yo, did the vibe just shift in here?” Argyle says from the front, drawing shapes in the air with his hand.
Jonathan glances at him and sighs, “no, Argyle.”
“dude i swear it did. there’s a lot of… man what’s the word?… tension back there.”
“there’s not,” you and Mike say at the same time, finally looking at each other.
the van is quiet for maybe the next five minutes. Will clocks something is going on because of the way you’re looking out the window. he knows you don’t like seeing the plain desert you were just complaining about it. “what’s going on?” he whispers, mainly to Mike but you hear it too.
“nothing,” you glance at Will and scoot closer to them. he gives you a look.
“right.” Mike mumbles and he turns to look at him now. he notices Wills gaze and snaps his head away. “well it’s not nothing.”
you roll your eyes, “i didn’t mean it i was just saying that.” you whisper to Mike.
“right.” he mumbles again. Will rolls his eyes too in annoyance and looks away. of course Mike starts whispering to you again, “people literally saw us, what’s the big deal?”
“you said nothing happened too!”
“no, i said there was no tension back here!”
“same thing! i wasn’t trying to hide it i just didn’t know if you wanted everyone to know we kissed!”
Wills head whips back around, “you guys kissed?!” he says at normal volume. Jonathan sighs a little from the drivers seat.
“yeah,” you mumble. “he saw it,” nodding to Jonathan. “and Suzie.”
“woah, that super smart little girl and my boy here saw you two kiss?” Argyles eyes are wide as he turns around. “wait, who kissed? you two? or you two? or you two?” Jonathan explains to him quietly. “ohhh.”
you roll your eyes and lay down on the van bed thing. “wake me up in nevada.” you mumble and shut your eyes.
“you’re seriously just going to sleep? not even any talking about you and Mike?” Will asks like he was surprised you would even think of doing that.”
“do you want to talk about it?” you open your eyes slightly to look at Will.
“no.”
“right.” you close your eyes again.
♡
you dream of Mike. it’s a strange dream, where you can’t really tell what’s going on exactly. but Mike stands out. faintly, you can see a big monster, the mind flayer probably, stomping towards you, but his figure is blocking it. he’s talking, but you can’t understand. trying to tell him about the creature behind him but all he does is keep talking about you.
the van drives over a bump and you wake up with a jolt. it looks like you haven’t been asleep for too long but you feel groggy and tired.
Mike and Will are tossing something back and forth in boredom. you sigh, thinking about how long this drive would be.
the ponytail you had in is pulling on different strands painfully and the front strands are coming out which you don’t want since you already feel dirty. you pull it out of the ponytail and roll your eyes because you want it braided. but that was probably the only thing you could never learn, braiding your own hair.
in hawkins, if your mom was home she would braid it or you would find Max or any of your other friends and they would.
“can any of you braid hair?” you ask the two boys, making both of them jump. Mike probably wouldn’t, but El might’ve taught Will or something.
“no,” they answer at the same time. boys.
sitting up you huff, “i’ll teach one of you.”
Mike immediately locks in, “not it. teach Will.”
“i don’t want to braid her hair,” Will sighs.
“it’s fun!” you scoot to Will and sit in front of him, about to give instructions while grabbing your brush to brush it real quick. then you realize it’s too hard to explain a french braid.
then a good idea comes to you. “Mike, sit in front of me.”
“why?” he says as he moves over to sit in front of you.
“i’m gonna teach Will how to braid using your long ass hair,” you push his shoulders down so you can reach.
“excuse me?” he shuffles around to face you. “the hell you are. no way.”
“Mike!” you pull out a hair tie. “come back, i need my hair braided it being down is so overwhelming and a ponytail is just making it look ugly as hell.”
Mike rolls his eyes and goes back to sitting in front of you. “because your looks are the most important thing while we’re rescuing our friend to save the world.” he mumbles. but you can hear the slight smile in his voice.
“shut up,” you run your fingers through his hair to get tangles out. “okay Will, pay attention.” you start when Will nods. “so you sections the top like this,” you section Mikes hair and feel Will doing the same to yours, badly but still. “no, from the top.”
“i can’t be doing this right,” Will mutters as he watched your fingers intently.
you laugh, “you are! now section it in three.” you get the three sections. “and put this one over this one.” you show Will. “and pull tight.”
“ouch! jesus, you’re yanking on it,” Mike whines.
“am not! i’m making sure Will knows to pull tight it doesn’t come undone.”
“he heard you the first time, no visuals were needed.”
you roll your eyes but keep going, “okay Will, now keep putting them over the other, but as you do that grab more hair each time.” you demonstrate.
“it’s like, gappy. and uneven.”
“just pull it tight!” you show Will again and ignore Mikes wincing.
finally Will gets to the end, “now just keep putting the next over the other but no more adding hair.” you forgot how fun braiding hair is.
“wait, i did it.” Wills voice makes you grin.
“it’s done? i can take this out now?” Mike waits until you begrudgingly nod and undos the braid.
good lord.
♡
maybe 30 minutes later Jonathan pulls into a gas station to pee. you’e not complaining, happy to stretch your legs and wash your hands.
the gas station bathroom is cleaner than the last one, probably because no one had been in it for ages. you had just been driving in desert. hardly any buildings, just western america.
your braid actually looked good, from the front. the back was messy as hell, not that you cared. you splash some water on your face and leave the bathroom. using some money you found in the bottom of your pockets you buy a little things of reeses candy.
“really?” Mike appears behind you. “you still like those? disgusting glob of peanut butter.”
“they’re so good!” you check out your candy. “better than the shit you eat.”
“nerds are literally straight sugar, who doesn’t like them?”
“no, smarties are straight sugar. and smarties are beautiful,” you chuckle.
“smarties are horrible!”
“you’ve been saying that’s for years, Michael! let it go.”
he takes a step closer to you, gently pushing you away from the cashier. “i’ll let it go once you agree that they suck.”
“hmm.” you smile a little and before you know it you’re kissing him again.
it had the same softness the first one had, but this time you could feel physically feel Mike wanting it, wanting more. he was more brave, slipping in his tongue immediately. you were surprised but let him clumsily take over your mouth.
“yo, my dudes, we’re leaving right now. Jonathan’s got the vehicle started.” Argyle walks into the store and you and Mike immediately separate. your face turns bright red.
“okay,” you mumble and go to the van, Mike following you in.
“jesus guys,” Jonathan mutters and gets the van started. you glance at Mike with a little smile and he matches it then looks down to not laugh.
♡
it was like hour 6 and you all were exhausted. you had taken multiple naps and still overly tired. Mike and Will were slouched across from you against the other side of the van. Wills eyes were drifting close and Mike was fully asleep. it reminded you of a time shortly after the events at the lab…
…since you and Mike were the only other kids with Will at the lab, the three of you had grown a lot closer as a little group. it was like an extended trauma bond that included lots of sleepovers. it wasn’t that any of you were scared to be alone, it just felt comforting being with the two people you had just gone through hell with. and you could tell Will needed it the most, it was him everything was happening to.
this time it was at Wills house. you had been surprised when you got the call from him asking you and Mike to come over, as you guys mostly hung out at Mikes.
you quickly made Steve drive you over to Wills. Mike was already there of course, Ms Byers was at work, and Jonathan was god knew where. you hopped out and jogged inside.
“hey,” you sat next to Mike on the couch and Will was doing something in the kitchen. some smarties candy hit your head. “ow! aw, Will! did you buy these for us?”
“no,” Will came over and you knew immediately he did. he had popcorn that was cold so you figured Jonathan had popped it before he left.
“you had all the money to buy candy, and you bought smarties?” Mike asked, already shoving the popcorn in his mouth.
you swatted his arm playfully, “i love smarties.” you opened a pack while glaring playfully at him. “what are we watching?”
“ghostbusters,” Mike answered for Will and you groaned. the boys laughed.
later that night, you had fallen asleep first. before the ghosts were even in the picture. your head was on Wills shoulder and your legs had sprawled out on Mikes lap in your sleep. Will fell next, his head resting on top of yours. Mike had rolled his eyes but fallen asleep not even two minutes later.
after you three had fallen asleep on top of each other, Jonathan and Nancy came back from wherever they went. “aw,” Nancy had mumbled.
“god, what a shot,” Jonathan whispered and pulled out his camera. click. the two older teens laughed together quietly and tiptoed to Jonathans room.
the next morning you were woken up to the smell of someone cooking breakfast. you were sweaty and groggy and your eyes burned. you lifting your head woke Will up and you two quietly talking woke Mike up.
Joyce had so kindly made you all breakfast and it felt nice to you. having friends like these.
…you sighed and stared at the two boys in front of you. Will was one of your best bestest friends, you told him everything. and Mike? it was confusing you so much you were getting a headache. you guys had kissed, twice. and you liked him, a lot. and you were almost positive he liked you too.
but it was so weird. he was your friend. a close friend. you had gone through some crazy shit together and it felt scarier than any other guy. and you were nervous about what the party would think. you couldn’t care less about what the ‘popular’ crowd thought, all you cared about was what your real friends would think.
you thought long and hard about it. El would probably be very happy. Dustin and Lucas too. Max would most likely act annoyed but secretly love it. Will too, definitely.
the biggest fear you had was what if your new relationship with Mike got in the way with fighting this new creature that’s in hawkins. what if something happened and Mike let himself get killed for you. that would actually ruin you. or if he gets hurt and messes you up. or-
you force those thoughts out of your mind. thinking about crazy hypotheticals wasn’t going to solve anything. it would only stress you out more.
♡
the same cassette tape had playing on repeat for ages, “is there any other music?”
“not unless you want pass the dutchie on loop for the rest of the ride,” Jonathan glances at you.
“what, you dudes don’t like that song? it’s fire.” Argyle says from the front.
“yeah,” the three of you all mumble.
“i have more tapes at my place, but man i did not know we’d be takin a week long road trip. ive got Madonna and the beach boys and so much good vibes.”
“i like Madonna,” you murmur.
“yeah we know,” Mike huffs.
“you made us listen to her virgin album, remember?” Will looks up from whatever he’s looking at.
“right, you guys loved it!”
“nope,” “sure.” they both answer at the same time and you roll your eyes.
“Lucas liked it,” you correct.
“yep,” “sounds right.”
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“okay, you need to change freeways in a minute,” Mike yawns and sits up, looking at the map.
“uh, what exit?” Jonathan glances back.
he squints at the map, “5.”
“ah shit,” the van very sharply merges over 2 lanes and off the highway. the contents of your bag scatter across the bed and the two boys hand your the stuff to put it back in.
“and get onto this freeway,” Mike adds and you also very sharply merge onto the next freeway.
Will tosses you your other pairs of clothes, “if you have this many clothes why haven’t you changed?”
“they’ve got blood on them. and i’d rather wear dirty clothes than bloody.” you set your bag down and spray some body mist in the air to make it not smell like teenage boy.
Argyle gasps, “i like that.”
“it doesn’t smell that bad in here,” Mike shrugs and Jonathan nods, “exactly!” Will also agrees.
“it does. and it’ll be worse for El when we get her and horrible for everyone when we get back to hawkins.”
“imagine everyone’s reaction when we get back to hawkins,” Will chuckles. “like, they don’t even know we know about anything.”
“wonder how many calls your house phone is getting from all of them, Will.” Mike leans back again, tossing the map somewhere.
you pull your knees up, “they’re probably relieved we’re not involved.” both boys nod.
you thought about your brother. you, for some reason, actually really missed him. and, for good reason, you were really worried about him. for all you knew he could be injured (which he was) or in the upside down (which he also was). you knew how protective of everyone he was, and it was worrying you that you had no idea if he was even alive. what if you rolled back into hawkins just to find out your big brother was dead? that some demogorgan got him? that the boy who you’d spent your whole life with was just gone. that-
Will nudges your leg, “hello? y/n, did you hear me?”
“oh uh, no.” you look up, “sorry, zoning out.”
“about what?” Mike tilts his head to the side slightly.
you shrug, “just, thinking about our friends and stuff. i hope they’re okay.”
the boys are silent for a minute, thinking. “i think they are.” Mike says quietly. “i mean, they’re smart as hell, Nancy’s got her guns, and it’s not like it’s completely brand new.”
his words ease your worrying, and you nod. “yeah… thanks.”
Mike holds your eye contact, and for a moment, nothing else matters. not monsters, not hawkins, not even the nina project. the only thing is Mike. Mike Mike Mike.
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come get me out of california
content- just a little fluff of calling Steve while in cali and then finally seeing him again.
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california was awful. you hated it there. the girls were bitches and the boys were assholes. it was so sunny. even when it was cold, the sun was still out. it made no sense. Jonathan was always smoking weed and it smelled awful. you had no idea how your mom hadn’t caught him yet. and his friend drove you all to school in his pizza delivery van. Argyle was cool but the vehicle was so loud and annoying.
luckily you had made some friends in your classes. not close enough to hangout with, but you weren’t totally alone at lunch or having to sit with your brother. thankfully the seniors in lenora actually acted grown, so no bullies or anything. can’t say the same for the freshman. you knew El was getting bullied but Will wouldn’t tell you who. it was sad, you guys have obviously gotten closer and you didn’t want to see her sad.
the thing you missed the most though was somehow hawkins. the small town where everybody knows everyone- you didn’t even know your neighbors here. even though it traumatized you so much, it was still your home. the home your best friend and boyfriend lived in.
no girls in california even compared to Robin. she was the funniest person you knew and had stayed by your side since elementary. she held you while you cried when Will went missing and ‘died’. and when you first got dragged into the supernatural shit you did everything you could to not involve Robin. the thought of her getting hurt because of something you pulled her into used to terrify you. but then you, her, and Steve got kidnapped and tortured by evil russians and she was immediately in too deep.
and of course there was Steve. the best part of your fucked up life. you had started dating after the whole battle at the starcourt mall, he had confessed everything he felt for you while fighting a literal monster because he was scared you would die without hearing it.
you had first realized that Steve wasn’t the complete asshole you thought he was when he saved you from a demogorgan after he had already left. you thought you were done for, then a bat appears because he couldn’t leave knowing you or Jonathan or Nancy could die. then you sort of became friends. the students at hawkins high were shocked that Steve Harrington was willingly hanging around a Byers. (even more shocked when you started dating.) then you first started to feel something when Dustin enlisted you both to check out his ‘pet’ Dart.
then he risked his life for you again and the kids. and fought Billy head on to protect them. it was safe to say your impression on Steve had definitely changed that night. hanging around him more, he would drive you to work at the mall and even pick you up on days off just to talk about nothing. Jonathan hated it which made you love it even more. the whole evil russian really locked in your feelings for him. seeing him all beat up and tortured made you feel things you never had before.
you called him every sunday. you would sit at the kitchen table and tell your boyfriend about your week. it was usually uneventful and his was much more interesting. you always ended up complaining about california and how badly you wanted to leave.
like right now, it was sunday and you had your knees pulled to your chest as the phone rang. “hey honey,” you grin at the sound of Steve voice. “how are you? how was the week?”
“hi Steve,” you sigh. “it was fine. it’s raining right now, but it’s still sunny out. weird as fuck.” your mom glares at you for cursing and you smile a little. “how was your week?”
“it’s raining here too, not sunny though. week was fine too. Keith, from family video, is up my ass about something but immediately after he yells at me i forget. and Robin is working less and less because of school which blows.” he exhales and even his breathing turns you on. “i miss you.”
“i miss you too,” you put your cheek in your hand. “how’s Robin? is she seeing anyone?” you were extra careful not to say ‘girl’ out loud for your family to hear. she had only just told you after knowing you for 10 years, so you couldn’t have any slip ups and lose her trust. and what kind of sick loser outs someone?
“see, i keep pointing girls out who i think look like lesbians but Robin always tells me im completely wrong. she says i dont have a sense for it.” you can hear the pout through the line.
“i have a great sense for it, im right like, 67 percent of the time!”
Steve laughs, “yeah cause that’s why i need you home, to help me find Robin a girlfriend.”
you laugh too, only Steve drew these kind of giggles from you. if only the kids of hawkins high could see you now, the once miserable Byers girl now giggling over the phone with Steve Harrington. “actually Steve, one thing i like about california is the food.”
“yeah? what’d you get?”
“this fast food place called in and out, its amazing. the shakes are better than hawkins. and the burgers are so good too and the fries are like, fresh.”
he huffs a laugh, “better shakes is unlikely. and you sound like a valley girl with how much you’re saying ‘like’. they’re rubbing off on you, baby.”
“i was talking about my food, you’re not supposed to butt in like that.”
“sorry sorry!” you can picture him holding his hands up in mock surrender. “anything more to say about this in out place?”
you roll your eyes with a smile. “no no, but sometime when i get over my dislike for this california place we’ll come back together and you can try it.”
“god, would i love that.” he exhales, “just imagine it. you, me, maybe a dog. west coast road trip.”
“and you drive the entire time,” you sigh wishfully. that sounds like a dream, and you know he will make it happen. when Steve wants something, it most always appears in the palm of his hand.
“whatever you want.”
Joyce comes back into the kitchen, “i know you’re talking to Steve, but i should really get back to work.” she smiles apologetically.
“yeah get her off the phone,” Jonathan calls from the living room. “annoying as hell listening to all of the sweet talking.”
“Jonathan shut up,” you huff and Steve laughs from the other side. your mom gives you a look. one she rarely uses but you know she means business when she does. “Steve i have to go. my whole families awful today.” you say sarcastically.
“okay baby, i love you. alright?”
your stomach does the same flip it always does when he tells you he loves you. “love you too, bye.” you hang up and reluctantly give the phone to Joyce.
“who says ‘i love you’ like that?” Will sasses as you walk into the living room.
“like what?”
he exaggerates with his hands, “like, like how you said it! like he’s on his deathbed.”
“god forbid i love my boyfriend.” you roll your eyes and sit down next to Will. “you’ve never been in love, don’t know what it’s like.”
“i’ve been in love and i sure don’t talk to Nance like how you talk to your obnoxious boyfriend,” Jonathan adds.
you flip them both off.
the months in california flew by. Jonathan and Will seemed to like it enough. Jonathan was clearly going through stuff with Nancy so he was pissy most of the time. Will also just missed his friends. El probably hated it too, she was getting bullied and her dad had like, just died.
the thought of going back to indiana for spring break crossed your mind frequently. like how Mike was coming here, you could go there. but your mom had said you would have to pay for the ticket, and you didn’t have a job nor money. if you had known what was going to happen you would’ve walked there.
the whole ‘El getting arrested’ thing had you worried as hell, but when you learned she was going somewhere to get her powers back? you were so so anxious. then the government shot up your house and you had to bury an agent in some random desert. and visit Dustin Hendersons long distance girlfriend so she could track down a computer where El was being hid. and lay her down in salt water in a Nevada pizza place so she could contact Max in a void and save her. then drive all the way back to hawkins. top five worst springs breaks.
the van was almost in hawkins, just entered indiana. you could see the greying sky and clouds. so many clouds. you thought you’d be ecstatic to see them, but after everything you couldn’t feel happiness. the back on the van was more squished than usual, you were sitting against the back wall of the van with Will, Mike and El in front of you both.
“you think we’re going back to lenora after this?” Will asks and you look over at your little brother. the sight almost made you frown. you knew something was going on with him, you saw him and Jonathan hug at the pizza place and Will was crying crying.
“god i hope not.”
an hour or so later you arrived in hawkins. the relief you’d thought you’d feel did not come and more of an anxiety feeling came. there was a new monster to fight and this time it was stronger and bigger and stranger.
there must’ve been like 100 cars leaving, with suitcases packed on top of the car. what had happened here? you knew this new creature had almost killed Max, but what was the cover story that made so many people leave? then you saw it, gray smoke floating up from above the trees into the air. what!?
driving into the town, you saw neighbors packing their bags, and the high school was filled with people with supplies. a charity event it looks like.
now you really see it. a building on fire still, the military directing cars and helicopters everywhere. except it wasn’t fire, it was some weird black goo? or vines or something.
the group drives onto Mikes street, and you can see Mrs. Wheeler, Nancy, Dustin, Robin, and Steve standing around Steve’s car putting boxes in the trunk. god you had missed him.
they all look up when the pizza van pulls up. their faces go from confused when Argyle steps out to a mix of happy and relieved when the rest of you do.
“mom!” Mike runs to Mrs Wheeler, El and Will are running to Dustin, Jonathan lifts Nancy up, and Steve is already in front of you and wrapping his big arms around you.
you practically melt into his touch, “oh my god you’re alive,” you feel tears well up in your eyes and press your face deeper into his chest. “you’re here!”
Steve leans back a little and cups your cheeks with his hands so he can see your face. “hey hey hey, i’m here. don’t cry, please.” his thumbs brush over your cheeks. “i’ve missed you so much, Byers.”
“i just- i couldn’t stop thinking that you were-“ you sniffle. “god,” he pulls you back in. “i didn’t even know what was happening really, we were just driving place to place.” he has no idea what you’re talking about.
“i’m here, im alive. and hey,” he lifts your face up again. “it wasn’t an earthquake. it… its bad.”
the sight of the boxes all packed up catches your eye again. “i know.” he looks to you surprised. “that’s why i was so scared.”
“you- you know? how?! i tried calling you, baby. so many calls.”
“i’ve been in a van for like, a week!” you sniffle again and Steve pulls you back into his chest. “my clothes are disgusting. i’m gross and need to shower and i’ve been in a van with four teenage boys! for a week! and i-“ he cuts you off by pressing his lips softly to yours.
your boyfriend pulls away and looks down at you with a smile. “shh, you look beautiful.”
“liar,” you laugh and pull away from Steve when Robin taps your shoulder. before she can get a word out you fling yourself onto her.
she laughs and squeezes you back. “surprised you remember me, it’s been a whole year without seeing my face.”
“i’m so happy you’re okay.” you just mumble, pulling back to smile at your best friend.
“so i take it no california girls replaced me?”
wow, you had really missed her humor. “some came pretty close, but there’s no Robin Buckleys anywhere else in this world.” you say, totally joking. the friends you’d made weren’t friends, you’ll probably never even talk to them again. but these people here? soulmates.
Jonathan calls your name, telling you they’re going to the hospital to see Max. before you run off to your brothers and friends Steve grabs your wrist and pulls you back to him, kissing you again. “are you coming?”
Steve nods to the boxes, “gotta donate these to the earthquake relief program thing.”
that makes you frown a little, “Steve! i just got back!”
“and you’re going to see me tonight? okay?”
“okay.”
he hugs you once more. “god i’ve missed you.“
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it was hard seeing Max like that, in a coma. she was like a little sister to you, and seeing her like that made you scared for her life and the lives of all your friends. Lucas reading to her actually made your heart hurt.
when you guys left, you went straight to the cabin to fix it up so El can stay there. it was destroyed and it was a lot of work to even begin cleaning it up. while you were sweeping some dirt a car pulled up, and your mom and Hopper, what the fuck, walked out. you and your brothers ran to Joyce and hugged her. it was so nice to just hug your mom after this weeks craziness.
then, some white dust started falling. you and the group walked to the edge of the woods to see the sky doing some weird shit. it was almost impossible to say, the sky was thundering, gray smoke rising and redness also. it felt it the sky was falling. this was going to be a serious battle.
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you had no idea where you and your family were going to stay now, but tonight your mom had practically forced you to still spend time with Steve and stop worrying about them.
so that’s where you were, with Steve. after taking a 30 minute shower at the Wheelers and borrowing Nancy’s clothes of course. in his beamer parked on the side of some park. it was pretty late, and you had a chocolate milkshake. the ones you had so badly missed while in lenora. you lied, in and out did not compare. Steve’s hand absentmindedly drums to the tune of the song on your thigh while you’re telling him everything. you started with El being taken to the new lab, then the agent you buried, seeing Suzie, all of it.
“and oh my god! Hoppers alive!”
your boyfriends jaw drops open a little, “what!?”
“im so fucking serious, he was at a russian prison. can you believe it!? and my mom broke him out of it.”
Steve huffs a laugh and leans back, “christ, what else could you expect in hawkins, or Ms. Byers.” he pauses then looks at you. “you’re okay?
“yeah, i mean burying the guy was hard, and not knowing where El was was terrifying. but i was really just scared you and everyone else here were in danger. i didn’t know what the new monster was, just that it was so bad they needed El. and we couldn’t contact you.” he rubs his thumb over your knuckles.
“i was worried about you too,” he murmurs. “so goddamn worried. i thought, i don’t know, maybe vecna would travel to california and get you. he got Max…” Steve trails off and you sit in silence. you lean into him more.
“well you’re back in hawkins,” he breaks the silence. “how’s it feeling? better than california already?”
“i think cailfornias back in the running now that there’s One here to worry about,” you mumble into his shoulder.
he rubs his big hands over your hair, “yeah well, hopefully he’s dead.”
“Will says he can sense him still.” you sigh for probably the tenth time. “i’m really worried about him. he was like, sobbing at the pizza place and just seemed off most of the ride.”
Steve’s face softened even more, he knew how much you cared about your brother and how protective you were. “he’s probably stressed? you cry when you’re stressed, maybe it’s a family thing.” he says in the most soothing voice possible.
you blink away the tears that are threatening to fall, “i hope so.”
“he’ll be okay.” he presses his lips to the top of your head and you lean into it. “i’m so happy you’re back.”
that makes you sit up straighter to smile at him, “me too. but now that i’m here, i can’t believe i missed this sad old place.”
“what? you’re telling me you don’t like red smoke in the sky and dust falling down all over you?”
you smile, and that smile gets bigger when he kisses you. it’s soft like he’s taking his time with you. because he is. his hands get lost in your hair as you deepen the kiss.
a thought appears about something you didn’t tell him, too caught in everything that happened to tell him the details. you pull away, “oh my god, so the day Mike got to lenora the three of them went out, and El got bullied by some bitch and El totally smashed her face in with a roller skate!”
“shit, really?” Steve grins. “was it bad?”
“i think so, i didn’t see but Jon said it was disgusting and she was really fucked up.”
“good.” he leans in to kiss you again. you set the shake down and go into it.
another thought comes to you and you go to speak it but Steve is quick to put his hand on the back of your head and keep you at his lips.
you can feel him smiling against your lips and laugh. Steve catches onto your laugh and suddenly the both of you are cracking up over absolutely nothing. it feels like nothing bad has ever happened to either of you. like you’re not going to be hunted down by a monster or like Steve doesn’t have 50 new scars or like you don’t have nightmares every night.
it’s only you and him.
here comes your man
mike wheeler x harrington reader
content- just fluff bc i was listening to ‘here comes your man’ and thought of the lumax grad scene and wanted one with micheal wheeler. talk of the upside down and trauma. i used y/n sorry :( and there’s like 2 lines of making out.
summary- Mike pops in on the day of graduation.
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graduation day had finally come. after all the shit with the upside down, the monsters and vecna threatening to kill you and everyone you love. it was all over and you were moving on with your life. the strangest feeling, probably ever. weirder than fighting against supernatural beings.
the one thing you were insanely thankful for was that all of your friends made it out alive, shockingly. when that massive mind flayer was chasing all of you in the abyss, you had thought you were 100 percent done for. but you all fought hard, and after a narrow escape from the government after, you were all finally free. the upside down was blown up, any and every possible physical trace of the horrors you went through were gone.
the mental ones though? still persistent. you had nightmares often, not as much as before since SOME time has passed. but they were still bad. flashes of lifeless bodies and vecna standing in front of them. and blood. always so much blood.
things were good in your life, to say the least. you had the best friends ever, a great brother, and an amazing boyfriend. lots of people at hawkins high were shocked when you and Mike started dating. considering you were a Harrington and he used to be in the hellfire dnd club. and after a year of high school you realized the so called ‘losers’ were much better friends than the ‘popular’ group you had surrounded yourself with. plus it was adorable watching Mike completely nerd out over literally everything he loved. and the bond between you and the party was pretty much unbreakable. they had even convinced you to play dnd- and you did. for like 3 years with them. you also had a whole ass book with campaign notes and shit.
currently you were at your vanity, getting ready to go to the high school and get the diploma. hair in curlers, makeup done besides the lipgloss, and you had cute pink eyeshadow and a cuter white dress on. a Madonna album playing from the record player in the corner of the bedroom. the one you had begged your mother for. she said no but you bought it anyways. just because Steve was cut off doesn’t mean you were.
the ugly ass cap and gown was laid out on your bed. bright orange. what a color. Steve suddenly walks in and snaps a photo of you getting ready. “hey! no pictures until i’m ready!” you hide your face with your hands, laughing. your brother was using the camera Jonathan had gotten him last christmas, and Steve loved that thing. you always thought he looked silly taking pictures with it, holding up the little device to snap bad quality photos.
he sits on the edge of your bed, careful not to disrupt the gown. “well mom wanted some photos of you getting ready and sent me up because she figured you wouldn’t let her in.” he snaps another one when you remove your hands.
“i didn’t let you in either,” you mumble and turn back to the mirror. it was true though, and you’d much rather Steve come in than your mother. it’s not like you didn’t love your parents, you did. but they just weren’t really… there. of course they were there for your childhood, but once you and Steve got older they realized they could go on their trips and leave Steve to take care of the both of you. they had even left hawkins during the quarantine, and that was like almost two years!
“can’t believe you’re graduating. little baby’s all grown up,” Steve sighs nostalgically. “you know, you used to be like this big.” he pinches his pointer finger and thumb together. you roll your eyes.
“you’re like, four years older than me.” you turn to face him, trying not to laugh.
he pretends to look offended, “well i still remember, dumbass.” he kicks your leg and is acting like he won’t be crying when you walk the stage in a couple hours. “did Henderson read you his valedictorian speech?” you shake your head. “hm. you’ll love it.”
“he read it to you?”
“nah, just told me the gist. but you’ll love it. and those things are coming out of your hair right? you’re not leaving with those in?” he seems very concerned now that you’ll walk the stage with rollers in your hair.
with a laugh you roll your eyes again. “no you idiot, they’re rollers”
“i’ve seen rollers and those aren’t it.”
“these are hot rollers they-“ the sound of your mothers shout cuts you off.
“y/n! your friend is here!”
for the third time in the past 5 minutes you roll your eyes, “tell them to come up!” you can basically feel your mothers annoyance float around the house. a couple seconds later Mike appears in your door frame and you practically squeal like a little kid “what are you doing here!?” you grin and wave him in.
“my mom finished her million pictures and i was bored, came to say hi.” he grins back at you and even more when he feels Steve’s eyes on him. it always lifted him up a bit when he knew your brother was annoyed by his presence. “nice camera,” he says it like he knows shit about cameras.
“ooh Steve take one of me and Mike!” you grab Mikes wrist and make him stand next to your chair, his arm wrapped around your shoulders.
Steve huffs but brings the cam up, “oh so now you want early pictures.” snap snap
turning back to face your mirror you start to take the rollers out, one by one. “bye Steve. and tell mom i’ll be a bit so she’ll stop yelling up here.
Steve walks towards your door, “we’re leaving soon, you better be ready.” he turns to Mike, looking like the established babysitter again “and Wheeler-“
Mike cuts him off because he knows the usual. “yes yes, you’ll kill me if i doing anything wrong! but how could i, look at that,” he gestures to you taking out your hair and you throw a decor pillow off the floor at him.
Steve mumbles something like, ‘annoying as fuck’ and shuts the door and leaves. you laugh again. now Mike sits on the edge of your bed, with his hair done all nice and formal suit.
“have you seen the gowns? look how ugly.” you point to the bed and huff. “its so shiny too.”
he chuckles, “you’ll look great.”
you plop onto your bed onto your stomach, “whatever.” you fiddle with the books on the floor beside your bed. “i like the suit.”
“thanks. my dads.” Mike looks over to you. “i like your dress.”
“Ted Wheelers got good taste,” you laugh. “Steve said Dustin’s speech is really good. that we’re gonna love it.”
he nods, “he’s been working on it for ages, better be good.”
on the floor was an old memory photo book and you gasp at a photo, “mike! look at this!” you sit up with the book and point to a photo Mrs Wheeler insisted on taking when your siblings started dating. it was of Steve and Nancy looking awkward, and you and Mike looking miserable. your lips were in a thin little smile and Mike wasn’t smiling.
your boyfriend chuckles while kicking his shoes off (he knows you’ll kick him out if he put shoes on the bed, you have before) and puts his legs up on the bed. “yeah that was before Steve was cool and you were still annoying. always crying.” he teases.
“was not!” even though you knew you were the biggest crybaby in elementary school. he pokes your side and you laugh and give in. “only in grade school! not middle.”
Mike rolls his eyes playfully and you get up back to your vanity and take the rest of the rollers out. the curls unwind very cutely, the front ones framing your face perfectly. through your mirror you could see Mike staring at the back of your head. you turn around and grin, “yes?”
“you look…” he starts then stops. for a boy so bitchy and smug he sure was awkward.
“what?”
“i- you look pretty. really pretty. no, beautiful. very beautiful.” he stampers and his cheeks flush. you giggle. and stand up once your hair is done.
“does this look okay?” you fluff up your hair a little and stand in front of Mike.
he gives you a look, “are you seriously asking me that?”
you pout a little, “i just wasn’t sure about this dress.”
“i love it. i like the uh….,” he reaches over and touches the lace.
“the lace.” your face explodes into a smile. you sit on the edge of your bed while putting your jewelry on. after the necklace and earrings are on you lay back on your bed next to Mike. you knew your hair would maybe get messed up but sitting with your boyfriend sounded better than having perfect hair. a little flatness in the back never killed anybody.
“are you nervous?” he turns his head to face you.
with a scoff you meet his eyes, “no.” he just looks at you, pretty much seeing into your soul. “yeah, a little.”
he props himself up on an elbow, “okay, about what?”
“i don’t know,” you sigh. “all of it? everything already feels so weird, now it’ll actually be different. and i thought id be excited to leave this place, but im not i don’t think.”
“yeah,” Mike nods like everything you said makes perfect sense to him. “that sounds exactly right.”
“and i have nothing figured out and i feel like i should but i don’t. i don’t even know what i want to do with my life.” you admit and glance at him through your lashes.
Mike lets out a quiet breath, “you know, i don’t think anyone does. they say they do, but they don’t.”
“you don’t?”
he shakes his head, “nope. not even a little.”
the relief you felt was like a hug. “that makes me feel better.” you also prop yourself up on your arm and lean over him to kiss him.
it’s slow and intimate, the way it always is with Mike. he gently holds your face and presses his lips into yours deeply. you’re always the first one using tongue, and he follows soon after.
once it starts getting messy and wet you pull away, “can’t have my hair and makeup messed up.” you giggle a little and sit up again, back against the headboard. Mike follows.
“you’d still be the prettiest one,” he tugs lovingly at a curl.
“y/n! come down now!” your mother calls and you roll your eyes. “we have 20 minutes and i would like photos! bring Michael too!”
with another eye roll you pull yourself off the bed and to the mirror. you gasp at the gorgeous sight of your perfect curls. “my hair still looks great! Mike, this is such a good day.” you put on the gown, feeling like an adult. “where’s yours?”
“downstairs,” he stands and grabs you by the hips to pull you into a hug. your cheek lands perfectly on his chest.
“i don’t want to graduate. i feel like ill never see you again.” you mumble into him and his chest vibrates when he laughs.
you lift your face up to meet Mikes eyes and he smiles, “we have all summer. and don’t be silly, Nance and Jonathan see each other all the time and they graduated years ago.”
“i guess.” you smile a little and he brushes hair away from your face. and for a moment you feel like everything will work out perfectly.
♡ ︎
chapter six- the dive
mike wheeler x harrington reader
content- visiting Dustin’s genius girlfriend turned out to be a lot more interesting than anticipated. KISSING, cussing, and i think that’s it
note- i just realized i have no idea what the timeline of this season even is sooo sorry if it’s wrong! i’m rewatching the scenes in s4 for this but bc they’re in the same fits the whole time it’s hard to tell how long it’s been. wrote this entire thing while listening to the riverdale soundtrack so you KNOW it’s gonna be good
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salt lake city- 10 miles
finally, you think when that sign comes into view. the drive has been long and you somehow feel even more gross than you did before you freshened up.
“what if the Nina projects in canada or something. how would we get to El?” you wonder out loud, sitting with your knees pulled up and sitting against one of the walls.
Mike glances to you, “why would they fly her to canada? and the military would probably find her at the airport.” you can tell he wants to roll his eyes so badly but holds back.
“‘cause then it’s not american military right? they probably wouldn’t be able to get her.”
“what are you talking about?” he gives you a bemused look.
you roll your eyes, “nothing, Michael.”
“don’t call me Michael.” he whines.
“everyone calls you that.”
“uh, my parents do. only them.”
“i’ve heard so many people call you that!”
“guys!” Jonathan cuts in, “we are almost there. please shut up.” you look at Mike and smile slightly.
after about 10 minutes you arrive at Suzies house. you had no idea how they got her exact address but here you were. the house was huge, as to be expected. you were making a mental guess on how many children would be inside.
the group exits the van, Argyle groaning about how he can’t feel his butt. you chuckle because in a situation like this, most things are funny.
“everyone needs to be on their best behavior, okay?” Jonathan asserts, looking at his friend with a pointed look.
“okay, but why are you looking at me when you say that?”
“wow! i didn’t!” he definitely did.
Mike huffs, “they’re just really religious.”
Argyle scoffs behind you as you make your way to the door, “yeah and i’m super spiritual dude.”
“yeah i think they’re spiritual too. just in a different way.” Mike knocks on the door.
“i don’t think they like your spiritual,” you lean against the doorframe. he looks shocked at your words.
the door slowly opens, classical music flowing out. a little boy covered in markings? and in a caveman costume. he’s got a toy bow and arrow and looks silly.
“oh, hey. is suzie here?” Mike asks very monotone as usual. the little boy screams or something and shoots the rubber arrow at Mikes forehead and it sticks. “ow!” he rips it off of his face and the kid screams again and runs off. you let out a little laugh and Mike swats your arm playfully and you all walk inside on a mission.
the house is nice. religious paintings everywhere, photos of all of the children. that poor mother. it was also a mess. but it looked lived on. for a split second you felt jealous and sad. compared to your house back in hawkins, this felt incredibly different. since your parents were barely home the house was always clean. even after Steve would throw a party or you would have friends over, the house cleaners every sunday would make sure it was spotless. no sign of life.
the only reason somebody would know that people lived on the first floor was the one picture of you and one picture of Steve. the upstairs, you thought, looked more like this house. your room was the cutest, and Steves was the messiest. evened out the house a bit.
“uh, are you okay?” Will snaps you out of your thoughts.
you nod, “mhm.” and you both follow the rest of the group. there was also clearly something going on with Will, but you couldn’t figure out what. at first you thought it was Mike still, but they seem to be going fine. even though Will still looks at him with a certain look in his eyes you can't quite place. Jonathan noticed it too, but neither of you said anything, of course.
kids are screaming all over the place. some are sword fighting, two are filming a movie and every kid in this house is crazy. “uh hey, we’re looking so Suzie.” Jonathan interrupts the movie making.
the boy snaps his fingers, “can you not see we are filming?” he has a fake mustache drawn on and glares at all of you. because that’s how you react when 5 strangers are in your house looking for your sister.
“hi, we’re looking for Suzie.” Mike asks two more in the kitchen, chopping food very fast on a cutting board.
the girl also glares, these kids! “don’t know, don’t care.” you were very confused on this families dynamic.
"are those 4 year olds cooking dinner?" you exaggerate to Mike, who looks down and laughs a little, only a little. the girl yells at her brother for adding too much salt and the boy slams the kitchen door in your guys face.
all of you exhale in annoyance, then the power goes out. “Cornelius!” a girl rounding down the stairs shouts at the caveman shooter boy. “how many times do i have to tell you? that is not a toy.” the lights come back on and she pushes the boy who’s on the verge of a tantrum through the kitchen. you didn’t know much about Suzie, but you could tell this girl definitely wasn’t her. the thought of Dustin dating some gothy girl was laughable. you guys let her push through and she gives Argyle a double take then keeps walking.
up the stairs she puts the caveman on time out then sees you all after you follow her. “who the hell are you?” finally a normal reaction.
“Argyle,” he looks starstruck. “uh, and you are?”
she looks to the ground, “Eden.”
“like the garden.” he whispers.
“oh my god,” you mumble. Will groans from behind you.
Jonathan pats his back and peaks through to talk to Eden, “wow. hey uh, we’re looking for Suzie. do you know where she is?”
“third floor, second door on your left.” you quickly dash toward those directions. “give that little four eyed shit a nice little shove for me.” she calls after you.
entering her room you see it’s empty. “well great. she’s not here.” Jonathan groans. then the window creaks and you can see it’s wide open.
“‘give her a shove’” Mike quotes.
the five of you lean out her tiny little window, your head below Wills. “Suzie!” she’s on the roof with a hard hat on, building something? or adding some technology to it. definitely Dustins girl.
“yeah?” she pauses in her advanced work. “who the heck are you? and what are you doing in my room?”
“sorry, that’s fair!” Mike looks down and you could imagine he looks like a sad puppy.
Will leans more out, shoving you down into the roof practically. “no listen, we’re Dustin’s friends.”
“yeah we really need your help.”
“please!” you smile at her really nicely.
♡
sometime after that, you were all in Suzies room. you were sitting on a chair you found next to Mike where he was standing. you knew you had to come up with a believable lie on the spot. and this girl was a literal prodigy, from what you've heard from Dustin.
her room was cute. a few pictures of Jesus and science posters on the wall. a picture of Dustin on an empty desk. it reminded you of the movies the church you used to be forced to go to would play. she was pretty too, definitely who you imagined when you found out she was real. it was hard though, looking at her and not laughing because of the memory of her singing that song with Dustin.
you thought back to the time you saw Dustin after his science camp trip
…Dustin was sitting around your living room, waiting for Steve to finish getting ready. you rounded down the stairs, going to get a milkshake when you saw him. “oh hey, what are you doing here? and where have you been all summer?” you were fixing your hair in the mirror while talking.
“just waiting for Steve, we’re doing russian spy craft. and i’ve been at science camp.” he explained. you raised your eyebrows and sat next to him on the couch. milkshakes could wait.
“science camp, that’s cool.” you skipped past the russian part, thinking for sure he was joking. oh boy were you mistaken.
Dustin nodded. “mhm. and i got a super smart beautiful girlfriend. Suzie.”
“did you really!?” you didn’t want to sound like a bitch, but you were very surprised. you had just never pictured Dustin with a girl before. “that’s great!”
Steve comes back in now, “talking about Hendersons girlfriend?” he put quotes on the word ‘girlfriend’ and you nodded while Dustin gave him the finger. “yeah, kid says she’s hotter than Phoebe Cates.”
“she is!”
“that’s impossible, idiot. i’ll say it again for the millionth time, no girl is hotter than Phoebe Cates.” your brother turned to you, “he’s making it up.”
“Steve that’s so mean!” you had said, trying not to laugh. he did have a point, but you wanted to believe your friend over your dick brother.
Dustin rolled his eyes, “i set up a whole radio to talk to her, ya know.”
“and did she pick up?”
“…no.” he huffed and you chuckled through your hand.
“right. well we’re leaving.” Steve clapped his hands together and pulled Dustin up, poking your forehead playfully.
Dustin stood but didn’t walk, “shouldn’t we extend an invite?” he nodded to you.
“nope.” your brother had said plainly, grabbing his keys. he was wearing his ridiculous scoops ahoy uniform that had made you crack up the first time you had seen it. “not getting her involved in more shit than she’s already in.”
“for your, what, russian spy craft? i’m good. have fun with that and talking to your girlfriend, Dustin.” you had gotten up and followed them up, making Steve take you to the mall with. you would never guess a year later you would be in Dustin’s ‘fake’ girlfriends girlfriend…
“i mean, that might be seriously the craziest thing ive ever heard.” she says after you all told her a fake story about some video game. because obviously telling her about needing to find a girl with superpowers was off the table.
“i know, it’s hard to believe,” Mike may be one of the worst liars you’ve met. “but it’s true. all true.” he looks back at all of you for support and you all nod and murmur, “it’s true.”
the fake story Mike had made up on the spot was good, you’ll give him that. as long as she doesn’t ask any details or follow up questions. or thinks about it for too long.
she holds up the number you gave her. “i dial in to this computer and find a location, and at this location is the Nina project?”
“exactly.”
“and the Nina project is the code name for a video game?” she looks like she’s starting to not buy it and Mike scrambles.
“no, it’s not just a video game. it’s a video game console.”
“a big fancy one,” you helpfully add in.
“basically Americas answer to nintendo.” Will nods along.
“americantendo.” Argyle comes up with and you all snap your heads to him for creating that dumb name.
Suzie looks even more confused. “that’s a stupid name.”
“you’re right, it is a stupid name. but Suzie, its a 16-bit.” Mike says it like he knows that will land.
“sixteen- bit!? why have i never heard of it?”
Mike quickly adds, “because it’s top secret.”
“that’s why we’re doing this. for the promotion.”
now Mike comes up with some new story, “the first people to find the secret location receive a…” he trails off.
“americantendo?” Argyle adds and you snicker quietly.
Mike sighs, “uh, an americantendo.” his face right now was hard to describe, but you've never found a boy more attractive than Mike is to you right now.
“so you drove 3,000 miles over your spring break so i can help you get a new vidoe game console no one has ever heard of?”
“yes.” all five of you answer in unison. Suzie scoffs.
“but it’s not for us,” Will quickly adds. “it’s for Dustin.”
nice one, Will.
Mike looks back, “right. exactly. it’s for Dustin. for Dustin’s birthday actually, which is…” he trails off again. seriously who let him lead the entire lie?
“in two months, three days, five hours.” Suzie answers immediately.
“right,” you nod like you knew that.
“you guys really love my Dusty that much?” you all nod. “so you two drove,” she says to Jonathan and Argyle. “and you three want to get him a good gift.” she says to you Will and Mike. she narrows her eyes at you specifically and you realize it is kinda sus that a girl would drive this far for her boyfriend.
“i just really want him to have a good gift! we’re just good friends! i promise,” you smile and hopefully it’s convincing. she does not look convinced. “and Dustin’s like best friends with my brother, Steve. surely he’s talked about him.”
Suzies face does flash with recognition, “Steve’s your brother? you would be close to Dustin too.” she seems fine now.
Argyle for some reason speaks up, “she’s a cheerleader, not gonna be dating your dude.”
“you’re a cheerleader?” she asks and you nod. “you do seem the type.”
“what does that mean?” your eyebrows scrunch together a little and Mike and Will both snort a laugh.
the girl from earlier, Eden, walks in. “Suzie, i don’t know what you’re doing but i am not spending my entire day babysitting. pull your damn weight!”
“language!”
“oh no, am i gonna burn in hell now?” she asks sarcastically.
Argyle is looking infatuated as ever, “oh you tell her Eden.” he mumbles and you sigh again. honestly, its a perfect match.
“out of my room!” Suzie pushes her out.
Will stands now, “okay, so can you help?”
“i would do anything for Dustybun,” she starts and you almost laugh at the nickname. “but in afraid there’s been an unfortunate development.”
she tells the story of how she felt so guilty after changing Dustins grade and told her father about it after he dragged it out of her. so he took her computer. that he uses it for work. and it’s it’s in his study. that he never leaves.
“i’m really sorry. but it looks like you came all the way here for nothing.” she looks really apologetic. panic slowly seeps in, if you couldn't find the location, you couldn't find El. which means the government will find her first. that thought alone makes your chest ache. and if El is taken, or killed, by the government then she can't help fight against whatever the fucks in hawkins. and you're done for.
as she says that the power goes out again. “Cornelius!” Eden shouts at the wild little boy. Suzie gets a little spark in her eye.
“unless…”
“unless?” Mike prompts.
“there might be a way,” you stand up now. “but we’re gonna need help. and i mean a lot of help.”
“all right,” Argyle mumbles.
the terror in your chest eases a bit.
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Suzie had enlisted all her younger siblings to distract her father while she used her computer to track the Nina project.
Cornelius would turn the power off again, and since this was like the 10th time the dad will go down there to yell at him himself. then the group of you would run inside the study. and once Suzies father was out of his office, the little boy would then turn the power back on so she could work.
two more of her siblings would just annoy him with their sword fighting and Cornelius would shoot him with his rubber arrows. in the kitchen the two kids in there would start a mini little fire on the stove, to cause panic of course
then the two little film makers would pretend the girl was actually choking, so he would drop the fire and go to her. they would use that footage for their movie obviously, to get the raw reaction.
that should give Suzie enough time because her dad would need a minute to catch his breath.
Suzie was currently downstairs with Will and Jonathan explaining the plan to the kids, leaving you and Mike in the bedroom.
“can’t believe she can figure out where a computer is from a phone number,” you mumble and sit on the chair again.
Mike sits across from you, “we’ll see that when she gets the address.”
“what did she mean earlier? i look like a cheerleader?”
he looks down and laughs a little, “you just look like one. you’re wearing Guess jeans.”
you scoff a little, “my shirt is from the Gap!”
“you just, you don’t look like a nerd or loser.” Mike finally says, looking away.
that makes you think for a moment, “is that why you got so weird after we almost kissed last night? because i’m different from you?” you were always one to avoid confrontation, so it surprised Mike and even yourself when you said that full on.
Mikes face heats up, “no! no it’s not that, its…” he trails off.
“it’s what?” you sigh and look out the open window, smoke floating around.
“you want this? you wanted me to kiss you?” you can see him trying to act normal and cocky but it’s not working in his favor.
you huff, “yes! did we not have a whole ass argument about this last night!?”
Mike rolls his eyes, “see, you always do this! always picking a fight.”
“i’m always!? you can’t go five seconds without butting in to everything and causing an argument.” you throw your hands up in annoyance and Mike stands to close the distance between you. “you’re gonna do it again! i can tell by your face.” you stand too so he’s not that much taller. except he is and you have to look up through your lashes to meet his eyes.
“was not.” he bitches and you roll your eyes.
“you just did it! can never let anyone else get the last word. it’s so annoying and you-“ Mike cuts you off with his lips, his hands cupping your cheeks as he kisses you.
the kiss is messy and not at all perfect. Mikes nose bumps yours a few times and he doesnt know what to do with his hands. you smile against his face, kissing him deeper.
yeah, you’ve made out with other guys before, but with Mike it was different. intimate. he kisses you like this is his only chance before you leave. like you’re the only thing on this earth. it doesn’t feel like he’s just using you, it feels affectionate and tender.
his breath hitches as you kiss him harder, tongue sliding in as he tangles his hands in your hair. he lets you take all of the control at first, but when he gets more comfortable and knows what he's doing, its him kissing you more passionately.
just as your breathes are beginning to run out, Suzie walks back in to her room, “what the heck are you two doing!” you and Mike both push each other off. “don’t do that in here! disturbing!”
she shakes her head and grabs something then runs back downstairs. you can’t help the grin that sneaks onto your face. Mike has a matching one.
“Dustin is so yelling at us back in hawkins,” Mike breathes and you grin. Suzie will 100 percent be complaining to her boyfriend that his friends were making out in her bedroom.
Jonathan appears in the room next, after definitely seeing that exchange. “yeah, none of that in the van. got it? no need to have that unnecessary awkwardness.”
you and Mike both nod and mumble, “got it.” both of you embarrassed that Jonathan has caught you kissing both kisses you’ve shared. Will calls Mike over to help him with some kid so he glances at you real fast then jogs to Will.
“so, how long has this been happening?” Jonathan asks you, clearly very uncomfortable. he rubs the back of his neck, classic guy awkward move.
“uh, since now i guess.” you murmur.
he nods, “don’t worry, i won’t tell Steve or anything.”
that makes you smile a little, “because you two talk all the time.” you say sarcastically.
“hey, we fought creatures together.” he pretends to be slightly offended
“right.” you laugh a little and he gestures for the both of you to leave the room.
you feel like a little kid again, giddy after your mom let you play for an extra five minutes. except this time you had just kissed Mike Wheeler, or he had kissed you. and it didn’t make you feel the usual guilt or sadness you felt after kissing other boys. no, you only felt excitement to see him again.
after they are all set up, Cornelius makes the power go out. as soon as the dad is out of his office and going down the stairs, you guys are running into the room. Jonathan shuts the door and Argyle is not present. “uh where’s Argyle?”
“shit, i don’t know.” you guys shrug it off because he is not needed and in three, two, one, the power is back on.
“way to go Cornelius,” Mike nods.
Suzie starts typing like crazy and seeing. “and… we are in.”
“holy sh…” Mike starts then stops after Suzies glare. she was not one for cursing. “heck. oh holy heck.”
“hold your applause. i don’t see an address.”
Jonathan leans in to see, “office, try office.” she tries office and a shit ton of words and code pop up. it looked like it was in a whole other lanuage and reminded you of when you accidently switched your dads computer to japanese instead of english. that was the most mad he had ever been at you. makes you laugh now.
clearly it’s not just weird to you, “what is all this?” Suzie looks back at you guys like you coded it yourself. which you definitely did not do. it made you wonder who made all of this. someone working with Owens?
“it’s definitely in there.”
“maybe it’s hidden in the code somehow?” Jonathan tries.
“can you read code? is that a thing?” you ask quickly.
Mike speaks to the both of you and Jonathan, “what you just said makes no sense.”
“hold your butts. i’ll just trace the IP.”
“the.. the i- what?” Will squints at the screen.
Suzie sighs, “the internet protocol address. it’s a unique numerical label given to all information technology connected to the internet.”
“what’s the internet?” Jonathan asks.
she sort of smiles, “don’t worry about it. it’s just gonna change the world.”
“did you make it?” you ask because she seems pretty proud of it.
Suzie fully turns around to look at you, “yes, i made the internet.” she continues typing and you can’t tell if she was being sarcastic or not.
“what’s happening now?” Mike asks with his eyebrows all scrunched up because he can’t understand. cute.
“i’m running the IP through a geolocation software. basically a form of data mining.”
you lean in towards Will, “do you understand her?” you whisper and he shushes you with a little smile.
“bingo.” she gets the address and you all lean in towards see it.
“nevada?” so that’s where they were.
Mike snaps his fingers in victory, “can you print this?”
“no, my skills end at IP geolocation.” Suzie says very seriously so of course you believe her. Mike stares at her, believing her words.
“then we’re screwed! how will we remember this long ass cod-“ you’re cut off by the sound of paper coming out of the printer.
“you were being sarcastic.” Mike nods then nudges you. “she was being sarcastic, dumbas..idiot.” you elbow him back.
Suzie grabs the paper and you all run out of his study, right as her father is coming back up the stairs. “hi father, you look like you need a nap!” she smiles sweetly at him as you all run down. you love this girl.
“slow down!”
once you’re all outside, panting, Mike gets the paper and you can see all the coordinates on it. “Dustin’s right. you’re a certified genius.”
she smiles and you can smell the weed from the van. very strong. “i think we just spooked a skunk.”
opening the back there’s Argyle and Eden laying down, high as hell. “my dudes. any luck?”
Suzie looks horrified.
the next 10 minutes speed by, Suzie yells at her sister to get out of the van which is quite funny. and you all try to get the smoke out of the van which is quite difficult.
you all say your thanks to Suzie again, and Argyle and Eden talk a bit more in the trees. weird.
“hey, Suzie,” you call out to her and she stops. “sorry about uh, kissing in your room earlier.”
she sighs, like she knew this conversation would happen. “it’s fine, i’ll just have to cleanse it extra hard. and why didn’t you say you were with that boy when you were saying you’re not with Dustin?” she gasps, “was that your first one? first kiss i mean, of course.”
“yeah,” you nod now a bit embarrassed again.
surprisingly, her face lights up. “does Dusty know?”
“no. we’re not like, together. yet.”
she gasps again, “you’re kissing him and not even dating!? is that even allowed!?”
you laugh, “of course it’s allowed”
“i can’t believe it,” she murmurs. “so that’s the real reason you came with, to spend a lot of time with him in that van!”
all you can do is nod, “yep. got me there.”
Jonathan calls your name and that they’re leaving for the long drive to nevada. you say bye to Suzie and hop in the van. he shuts the back door and gets in the drivers seat. thank god he’s the one driving and not Argyle.
on the road again for like 9 more hours. great.
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chapter five- the nina project
mike wheeler x harrington reader
summary- with a dead agent in the car and little to no plan, what is this cali crew going to do to save El!!
note- hii hope you love this one was really fun. if you’re mormon PLEASE don’t take offense ily but i feel like they would’ve joked!! no warnings just cussing and lots of blood talk in the first little part! oh and like barely any kissing
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“holy- what the fuck do we do?!” the blood was seeping out of the agent faster and faster, drenching his clothes.
the boys are applying pressure to the wound, “uh.. find a towel or or napkins. napkins!” Jonathan and Argyle go back and forth about the napkins and when he gets them they are basically dumped onto the man’s chest.
Mike keeps trying to talk to him, to keep him awake. you didn’t even want to think about him dying. you weren’t an idiot though, he was shot and a group of teenagers are tying to stop him from bleeding out. the odds were not in his favor.
“shit shit shit!” blood was everywhere. all over the guys body, the floor of the van, covering you and the guys hands. shouts of “it’s not stopping” and “more pressure” blurred together as the van sped on an empty road.
napkins were scattered around, soaked with blood. Will was right, the flow was not stopping and the napkins weren’t doing shit.
“argyle! get us to st. mary’s!” Jonathan shouted to his friend while pushing down on the gunshot wound. the sound of blood squirting made your head spin.
the van swerves as Argyle glances to the back, “i don’t think prayings gonna help that dude!”
“no you idiot! st. mary’s hospital!”
all you were thinking of now was how the hell were you guys going to explain how this happened?! ‘oh yeah, the government broke into the house and started shooting us because they want to capture our friend with supernatural powers’
“no no, no hospital.” the man, harmon?, wheezed. blood was trickling out of his mouth now and you had to look away.
Jonathan keeps trying to reason with him, “no we’re gonna get you to the hospital!”
“you need to warn…” he mumbles, “O… Owens..” this catches your attention and you bring your gaze back to him. warn Owens, about the shooting no doubt.
“Owens, okay.”
“…the girl. she’s in.. in danger.” El. they’re definitely searching even harder for her now that you guys escaped.
you and Mike exchange a look when he brings her up. this was bad, really bad. “okay, how.. how do we find Owens?” Jonathan speaks loudly so the man doesn’t loose consciousness like it looks like he’s about to.
“Nina. Nina.” he mumbles.
Mike taps him to stay awake, “Nina. who’s Nina?!”
it looks like he wants to write something, “come on, a pen!” someone shouts and you see Harmon gesturing to his pocket so you open it and grab the pen he wanted. the man’s hand shakily reach for it.
his eyes go unfocused, “here’s the number…”
“he wants to write something, get paper!” you pull out the word search book you brought and rip off a page. the boys shouting stuff was muddled in your brain as someone held the paper to the man. he reaches to write something but he’s way too weak.
“hold on, come on!” someone yells but his eyes shut.
“shit!” “oh my god..” your ears are ringing and the look on your face matches the look on the other 3 boys as you look at the dead man. blood is still oozing out of his stomach and your stomach turns at the sight. while running a hand through your sweaty hair, Argyles panicked voice creeps through the daze you’re in.
“is he dead!? talk to me, shit!” for a moment you can’t take your eyes off the dead body. looking to Will and Mike, you’re all looking shocked and disoriented.
“we should get off the road.” Jonathan’s voice is surprisingly clear but when you look though the back mirror you see why.
a car is speeding towards the van, a car that belongs to the same people who shot the man laying in front of you.
Will regains his voice too, “Argyle, Ar- Argyle get off the road, now!”
“shit he’s dead isn’t he?!” he clearly doesn’t get that people who want you guys dead are on your tail.
“shit!” “this is really bad!” you crawl closer to the window, “they’re- get off now!”
“get off the road!” you all shout at Argyle in unison.
he turns the van sharply into the desert fields. you basically fly into the door.
“holy shit, what do we do!?” you yelp, looking at the blood that’s all over your shaky hands. the car that was following the van had breaked before the desert thankfully. but now you were driving on seemingly endless land.
Mike let out a breath, “i don’t… i don’t know.” you both look down at the man but quickly look away. he had got shot to protect you guys. and died for the same reason. you pushed those thoughts away, you couldnt let the guilt eat you alive. not after everything.
Argyle is freaking out in the front seat, “okay, why the fuck were those dudes chasing us!? and why was he shot!? who even is he!?”
he keeps going off and the four of you in the back share a look, silently asking if you should tell him the truth yet. after a minute of that, Jonathan sighs and leans forward more toward the drivers seat. “listen Argyle, we haven’t been totally honest. that was the government chasing us because they want to know where El is.” this was a lot to explain so you lean against the side of the van, careful not to look at the guards dead body.
“so where is she?” Argyle asks carefully, like he knows this is a bombshell of information.
“we don’t know, but she’s with a man we trust to get her powers back. because she used to be able to move things with her mind and stuff.”
Argyles quiet for a moment, then laughs nervously. “superpowers? man, your sister is not a superhero! she’s super cool but-“ Will cuts him off.
“we’re telling the truth, we moved to lenora to get away from our hometown because there were real life monsters. and a whole other dimension.” he lets out a big sigh, “like 3 years ago i went missing and was in there, we call it the upside down, and actual monsters like live there and we fight them.”
with a sigh you sit up a little straighter, “yeah, and we thought all the monsters were gone because we closed the gate that connects the two worlds. but somehow a new monster is back in hawkins and our friends need Els powers to take it down. and she lost her powers last summer so she’s somewhere working to get them back.” your voice sounded weak to your own ears but Argyle seems to believe you.
the van slows a bit until he remembers he’s on the run and it speeds up again. “holy shit man, monsters?!” Jonathan quickly describes the demogorgan and you see Argyles eyes widen. “so monsters and your sisters a superhero! the girl i drive to school everyday has superpowers! how the hell dude?!”
it’s Mikes turn for explaining. he rolls his eyes a little before, “she pretty much grew up in a lab and got her powers because they did some experiments on her mom. it’s confusing but she can move stuff with her mind and pretty much see anybody in this void while blindfolded. it’s really cool actually.”
the van is silent, except for Argyle saying, “holy shit,” over and over.” you sigh and scoot closer to the boys and farther away from Harmon.
“think he believes it?” Mike murmurs from next to you. you hadn’t noticed how close the two of you were until now.
Will shrugs from the other side of the van, “i mean he has nothing else to believe, and why would we be lying?”
“wish we were lying,” you mumble and squeeze your eyes shut.
“could you imagine? this all being one long, awful dream.” Will muses, zoning out like you all were.
Mike glances to him, “just this, or the whole thing? i would not want to wake up being 12 again.”
“whole thing. none of this crazy stuff, i rode my bike home and made it. no going missing or anything.”
you sit up more too, with all three of you being kind of delirious these conversations are fun. “i wouldn’t know you guys at all then.”
Mike tiredly chuckles, “so you want Will to still go missing?” he says playfully. Will snorts a little.
kicking his foot with yours, you chuckle too. “oh shut up.”
“would we know Max?” Will asks and you and Mike think for a moment.
“did Dustin add her to your group because of Dart? or was she already friends when he found it?” you don’t know the whole timeline, especially since the slug Dustin had freaked you out so you stayed away.
Mike tilts his head to the side for a second, “she was already friends. we would’ve known her still, Dustin just showed her Dart because he liked her.”
Will and you both laugh, “i completely forgot about that,” he laughs.
“did he try to be with her? because next time we saw them Max was liking Lucas.” Mike fiddles with a button or something on his shirt.
“oh yeah we were all at the lab. we’re definitely asking them when we get back to hawkins,” you smile subconsciously at the thought of seeing everyone again.
Will smiles a little too, “Dustin’s gonna hate us.”
“who else? we wouldn’t know El.” you sigh.
“Robin.”
“Murray.”
“Hopper.”
the haze of the conversation wears off at the mention of the dead police chief and the three of you slouch against the walls again.
all you can do is nod, it’s been a long day and now you’re even more tired, scared, confused, and anxious.
Jonathan suddenly sits up, “okay stop here.” it looks likes junkyard, old cars scattered everywhere.
“oh my god are we going to bury him!?” you caught on fast, eyes widening.
Will puts a hand on his forehead, “we can’t just drive to hawkins with a dead body in here.”
with a sigh you close your eyes again, “i guess it’s the only thing to do”
♡
the sun is blaring down on the group as you dig a deep hole in the dirt. you had never dug this deep in the ground before, and didn’t think you’d ever be burying a whole ass dead body.
bringing the body to the hole was hard to watch. Jonathan and Will lifted him and dropped him into the makeshift grave. you looked away, biting your lip. your jean jacket had been abandoned in the van along with Mikes blue over shirt thing.
Argyle is now freaking out even more, “this is so messed up, so messed up!” he shouts instead of helping you shovel the dirt onto the body. “okay. dudes probably got like, a family, kids you know! all that shit.”
“don’t say that!” you huff, not wanting to think about that. it’ll just make you feel even worse about this whole situation.
your retort did not stop him, “we gotta go to the cops with this. lay it all on them, your superpowered sister, bad government dudes, upside down dimension planet thing-“ his voice is getting more and more panicked.
“no!” you all say. you roll your eyes and mumble, “that’s the dumbest idea.”
he continues freaking out, “but listen!” he jogs to Mike, “the bad government dudes are after your super friend right? right!?” he grabs Mikes shoulders to shake them. “okay so maybe the cops can help us find out where she is! they’re gonna kill her man, and if they kill her, they’re gonna kill us-“
“hey!” Jonathan stops burying probably to reason with his friend.
“actually, they might kill us before they kill her!”
“Argyle!” Jonathan and him shout back and forth and you tune it all out. this is absolutely crazy. you were burying a body for gods sake in the middle of a desert in california. while your friends in indiana were in danger because of a monster. and you were going to drive to said town in indiana to warn them or save them or something. you toss your shovel down in exasperation.
Will and Mike had also stopped burying. your shoulder sag and you rest your cheek on Wills shoulder, depositing most of your body weight onto him. he says nothing, just angels himself to be more comfortable for you.
Jon says something to Argyle and he happily runs back to the van. “Jonathan,” Will says, “more weed? is that really a good idea right now?”
“got a better idea to keep him calm?” he picks up his shovel again and hands you yours. “let’s just get this done with.”
murmuring an annoyed ‘thanks’ to Jonathan, you take the shovel back and stand up straight. you just stand there for a moment and when you look back up Mike is staring right at you.
“what?” you walk over to him, squinting because of the sun.
he squints back at you, “what ‘what’?” he has one hand on his hip and the other holding the shovel.
“you were staring,” you say with a shrug.
“i was zoning out. we’re burying a dead body.” the classic Mike Wheeler attitude comes back full swing with that line.
you get back to work.
after finally burying the poor guy, you’re sitting cross legged on top of an old car with a warm water bottle from the van. Mike and Will are sitting on the hood. they’re having a serious conversation but you can’t seem to pay attention. the sun is burning your eyes, you haven’t eaten in like 24 hours and you just buried a dead man.
Wills talking about how it’s scary to open up to people, how the hell did their convo about the man get to that, and that’s when you scoot closer. “mhm, i hate opening up, it’s like all my organs are revealed and everyone can see them.”
Mike and Will both chuckle a lot at that which you didn’t get what was so funny. “jesus, you should sleep.” Will laughs lightly, finger poking your knee that you obviously swat away.
“you too, insane dark circles, both of you,” you tease.
“Does anyone know what the dead dudes name is?” Argyle shouts to you guys because he wants to make a headstone. he’s back from the van and absolutely in the clouds high.
“oh my god,” you groan and drop your head in your hands. Will was definitely right, you need sleep. you wondered how you looked right now, makeup probably smudged and curled hair all frizzy. that just makes you feel 100 times worse. and to top it all off, your eyes are starting to itch like crazy.
Mikes hand quickly grabs your wrist when he sees what you’re about to do, “don’t itch them here! your hands are dirty as shit! you’ll get an infection or something.”
“oh yeah,” you look at your hands, dirt and blood all over them. “right.” neither of you make a move to remove his hand on your wrist.
“that’s his pen.” Mike says suddenly after you all listen to Argyles antics. he’s trying to write on the cardboard and the pen he’s using doesn’t work.
Will looks at you then back to Mike, “what?”
“‘unknown hero agent man’, that’s the pen he gave me right before he died.” he uses Argyles new name for Harmon and if you weren’t so tired you would’ve been laughing.
“do you want to keep it to remember him by or something?” you ask dryly, still not in the mood.
Mike scoffs and swats your head lightly, “no look, it’s a piece of shit. why would he give me a pen that doesn’t work?
you roll your eyes, “he probably didn’t know it didn’t wor-“
he suddenly hops off the car and stalks toward Argyle. Will follows and with a sigh so do you. Mike snatches the pen and despite Argyles protests he starts to unscrew the pen. to your surprise, a rolled up piece of paper falls up.
lifting up the little paper, you see the ten digit code. “it’s the number, we’ve had it this whole time.”
“now we need a phone”
♡
you all piled back in the car and Argyle is still driving! and going at least 100 miles per hour.
“should he really be driving!?” you complain for the millionth time. Will and Jonathan just sigh.
Mike shuts his eyes, “no.”
the van was seriously jerking you around now. since the seats were down, a new seat thing was popped up. it was probably for workers who have overnight shifts or something. but it’s a block with no seatbelts, and the van was making sharp turns.
it’s been like 20 minutes at the least, “how are we so sure we’re gonna find a phone? we’re in the middle of nowhere.”
Jonathan sits up and spots one at that exact moment, “Argyle slow down! there’s one!”
the van is a loud mix of everyone shouting “slow down!”
“jesus christ he’s going to hit it,” you huff and give up on shouting back and forth at him.
he slams his brakes at the last moment, right before driving into the telephone booth.
“christ!”
the gang hops out of the van and jogs towards the booth. “quarter!” Mike shouts at no one in particular so with a sigh you dig in your jeans pocket and find one.
he slides it in and dials the phone number, calling Nina or whoever the hell you’re calling to warn El.
“is it ringing?”
Mike looks confused. his confused face was one of your favorites of his. the way his nose scrunches and eyes squint in the slightest. “no, no it’s just making a bunch of weird noises.”
“like a demogorgan?” you ask anxiously, worried that will be the answer.
“it’s busy?” Will asks more calmly. clearly none of them are too worried that a supernatural creature may be attacking the very people you were calling.
Mike shakes his head at you both and hands the phone to Will, “listen to this. remind you of anything?”
“wargames,” Will nods, him and Mike in some silent agreement.
“what?” you and Jonathan both ask. nerds. he takes the phone from Will to listen, then hands it to you so you can too. sounds very weird.
Will gets it first, “oh my god, we’re not calling a phone.”
“we’re calling a computer,” Jonathan nods.
“the hell does that mean?” you mumble as the four of you head back to the van. Mike is already digging through the glove box to find a map.
he spreads the map on the open van floor, “now i don’t know if Nina’s a computer like Joshua or Owen’s lab, but unknown hero agent man, he gave us access to it for a reason. we just need to find the computer. we find Owens, then we warn him. then we warn Eleven.”
this was your favorite thing about Mike, how he always took charge, became the leader. like right now, no one was really sure but to do, hell Mike probably wasn’t even totally sure. but he took control of everything. and you loved it.
“i just need a hacker. and the only hacker i know lives…” he points at a state on the map sharply. “in utah.”
Jonathan looks confused, which is all he looked like because of these recent events, “wait, utah?”
“salt lake city, to be specific.”
it hits you who he’s referring to, “you can’t be serious, Mike.” you burst out laughing and nudge Will with your shoulder. no freaking way.
“oh my god.” Will puts his hands on his head, “oh my god.”
“what? why ‘oh my god’?” Jonathan’s face scrunches in a lost way. you start laughing even harder at the memory of the mormon girl.
“you genius, Mike.” you get out through your laughter.
Will grins at his brother a little, “turn around.” he says in a sing songy voice. “look at what you seeeee.”
“oh no,” Jonathan groans at the memory and you keep laughing.
..last summer while the literal mind flayer was chasing after you guys and was going to kill everyone, a girl and Dustin started singing never ending story into the walkie talkie.
in the very back Steve was holding the radio and you whipped your head back and give him a, ‘what the fuck!?’ look. he just had given you a, ‘it’s not me, it’s him!’ look back.
while it was very strange at the time, after the whole battle none of you ever let Dustin live it down. and probably never will…
Argyle laughs, “never ending story! that scared the shit out of me dude, the nothing man? that’s some proper existential shit right there, dude.” he says this all while playing with a yoyo?
“you can’t be serious,” Jon says to Mike, ignoring his friend.
Mike snaps back to the map, “well if we take the I-15 north, we’ll get there by morning.”
“oh you’re being serious!”
“i know it sounds insane, but Suzie saved the world last year. and maybe she can save it again.”
on the walk back to the van you sigh, “you really think she can figure out where a computer is based off a phone call?” you say to no one in particular.
Mike opens the van door so you and Will can get in, then he follows. “worth a shot. we’re pretty much headed that way anyways.” he shuts the door.
the bench seat/ bed was now covered with hopefully clean blankets. unfortunately you were expected to share this temporary bed. it’s not like you’ve never slept in the same room or bed as these boys, but on the same cramped bench in a van was just awkward for all three of you.
so now Argyle was driving the group like 8 hours from california to utah. Will was closest to the back of the van, you in the middle, then Mike on the edge. Will was already out, you could tell because his very tense shoulders finally relaxed. turning on your other side, you weren’t expecting Mike to be facing you now. “hey,” he whispers.
“hi.”
he lets out a long sigh, the air fanning your face a little. “can you believe spring break turned out like this? i can’t.”
“definitely didn’t think i’d be sleeping in Jonathan’s stoner friends pizza delivery van.”
Mike snorts, “wonder how much weed he’s got back here.”
you rub your eyes tiredly, not because they’re itchy. Mike can tell the difference. when you need a renewal of eye drops, you quite literally dig your nail into your eyeballs. it’s terrifying to watch. but when you’re tired you rub them with the back of your hand. plus he knew you had already done them, watching you when you dropped the liquid onto your pretty eyes.
“you have black like, all over your eyes. you look like a raccoon.” he murmurs and shakes his head while grabbing behind him aimlessly until he finds the napkins.
taking them you laugh quietly, “Suzie’ll never let me in like this,” you tease. “ya think she’s even allowed to wear makeup?”
Mike shrugged as much as possible while lying on his side. “she clearly doesn’t follow that many rules. she hacks into the school to fix Dustin’s grades.”
“no way!” you say a bit loud and Jonathan looks back to give you a look. you really can never escape big brothers. “no way,” you whisper this time. “i knew that son of a bitch wasn’t good at latin. he’s shit whenever he makes me quiz him.”
he chuckles under his breath as you dab water onto the towel and attempt to remove the mess of eyeliner and mascara adorning your face. Mike shakes his head, “you’re missing all of it, give.” you oblige and hand him the damp towel.
he gently wipes the makeup off. you wince when it burns on your eyelid. “shit sorry, i’ve never removed makeup before.” if your eyes were open you would see how his tongue is poking into his cheek in concentration, and how his eyes are narrowed so your face is the only thing in his line of sight.
“s’all right. just a little burn,” you mumble, cheeks heating up at the prolonged touch.
when all the black is gone, you open your eyes and see him toss the cloth somewhere behind him. “thanks.. it’s hard to do without a mirror.” a wave of embarrassment runs through you. Mike Wheeler just took off your eye makeup. that awkward but smug mess of a boy.
“no problem. gotta make sure the mormons will let you in the house tomorrow.” he jokes but doesn’t laugh, still focused on only you. except his gaze has trailed down to your lips.
that catches your attention, “Mike…” you whisper, scooting a bit closer.
“hm?” he whispers back, knowing exactly what he’s doing. for a boy so inexperienced he sure knew how to make a girl flustered.
he leaned impossibly close to you, lips barely brushing yours when Jonathan clears his throat, quietly, and turns around. you and Mike scramble apart, both lying on your backs now.
“uh, do you guys need some water? i found more.” he sounds innocent, like he didn’t just separate you and Mikes lips on purpose. but you have a sneaky feeling he did. jesus it was like Steve never left.
Mike is drilling a hole in the roof with his eyes, “we’re fine.”
“well it’s late, you guys should sleep.” he turns off a light inside the van.
“okay,” you whisper, very embarrassed.
you try to let yourself drift off to sleep, but memories of everything keep resurfacing. the burying of the body, the blood, the fact that El was somewhere being hunted by the government. that your friends were in danger back home.
Mike whispers so quietly now you can barely hear him, “sorry.”
“it’s fine,” you whisper back, “why are you apologizing?”
“you obviously didn’t want to, uh, kiss.”
that makes you pause, “uh, i leaned into it.” you’re straining your ears to hear your own words. that’s how quiet you’re being so there’s no other distractions. you’d like one right now though.
“you totally leaned away,” he gets that familiar look on his face, like he’s about to be mad about something dumb.
“because Jonathan started talking, gosh.”
he props himself up on an elbow, still quietly whispering, “you leaned away before that, obviously.” you think to yourself he sounds like a teenager girl with how much he uses the word ‘obviously’.
“i did not!” you say a bit louder than expected.
Mike rolls his eyes, or you think he does since it’s dark in the van, “did too. and shhh.”
the more he talks the more irritated he makes you, “i didn’t, and don’t tell me to shhh.”
“you’re being too loud, some people are trying to sleep.”
“join them, please.” you huff at the ceiling.
Jonathan turns back around, “guys.” he whispers firmly, as in ‘shut up’.
Mike and you both immediately roll over, back to back and shut your eyes. sleep comes easy now, it always comes easy when you’re pissed off. you just couldn’t believe you went from almost kissing Mike to arguing. what a night.
♡
the sleep was horrible. the van kept jerking side to side and someone was snoring. Will and Mike had also shifted closer to you in sleep, leaving you squished between the two boys. the sun was barely out so it was probably around 5 am or 6.
the van stops at a gas station and you can see Jonathan and Argyle fumbling with the gas pump and money through the window. with a sigh you carefully step back over Mike off the bed thing. you grab your bag off the floor bed and quietly exit the van and tell the two older boys you were going to the bathroom.
“be fast, dude. the gov could be following us,” Argyle whispers conspicuously to you. with a fake little laugh you walk into the dim gas station. there was a tired looking lady as cashier and no one else inside.
the bathroom was dirty too, you were surprised there was even a mirror. your reflection is also a surprise, you looked much better than you had anticipated. tired and dirty? yes. ugly and ratty? no. there was still some black makeup on your cheeks from last night when Mike wiped it off.
you splash water onto your face and brush your teeth with the toothbrush you thankfully brought in your bag. unfortunately though, the other clothes you had brought got blood on them as they must’ve fallen out of your bag. it wasn’t a bad outfit to be stuck in but its annoying.
before leaving the bathroom you throw some mascara on and pinch your cheeks for color. you looked a little less traumatized now. in the gas station you bought some airheads and a cold bottle of water. returning to the van you see that Mike and Will are awake and look pretty put together. they probably used the bathroom too, and hopefully cleaned up. as soon as you hop in, you’re on the road again.
“how many more miles?” you’re sitting against the side window on the bed, the two boys across from you.
Jonathan glances back at you, “we’ll get there at like 1 or something.” you groan, so much longer. “i think.” he adds.
“do you know where we are?” you ask incredulously, no way they’ve been driving for hours and are lost.
“we’re in utah, the map is just really goddamn confusing.” he retorts, clearly fed up.
Mike leans forward, “let me see.”
“because you know utahs layout,” you mumble sarcastically, annoyed from it being early, annoyed from last night, and annoyed from everything that’s happened these few days.
his head snaps back to you, “no, because i know how to read a map. can’t say the same, hm?”
that shuts you up, “maps are hard,” you huff and sit against the window again.
Mike and Will examine the map then give it back to Jonathan, “we’re right on track, just take the fifth exit i think. the one that says salt lake city.” Mike explains, using his hands as usual. always so expressive.
minutes pass where only Jonathan and Argyle are talking. then your word search puzzle slides over to you. right at your lap. you look up and see Mike staring at you. he nods and you smile a little.
just like that the tension is gone and soon enough you’re laying on your stomach, facing the boys and babbling about the theme of the pages word search.
“this one’s Madonna songs. i just can’t find open your heart.” you spin it around for the boys to look. Will finds it immediately. “thanks.” you flip the page.
“what’s this one?” Will asks and he sounds genuinely curious, which you love.
reading the title you smile up at him, “star wars characters.”
Mike grabs the book for himself, “we’re helping.” you laugh and reluctantly sit up between them and take the book back. you set it up against your propped up knees and just let them go for it. it was cute watching your best friend and maybe something more guy nerd out over a star wars world search. just wait until they find out there’s a dnd page.
the sight of Mike side profile reminds you of last night, but you shake your head. nope, not thinking about that. it was a moment interrupted and a dumb argument.
out the window you see the big ‘salt lake city’ sign and sigh out of relief. “finally.”
“let’s hope Suzie can use the hell out of her computer.” Mike murmurs, nudging your knee with his.
with a sigh you drop your head back and pray she sure does. all your friends and pretty much everyone on earth was counting on it.
♡
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