You're gonna be the one that saves me - chapter 1
Fandom : stranger things
Ships : mileven, lumax (basically all the canon ships)
Hope ya like
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Hawkins, Indiana is experiencing It's coldest winter ever (at least It feels that way), but at least Itâs safe.
Everything is back to how it used to be, El is.. well, she's home and doing great.
The cabin Isn't as isolating as it was, It's mostly a hangout spot for the party. And sure, this wasn't an ideal situation, but El was allowed to go to school (finally) and Mike was happy, which let Lucas and Dustin breathe easy and for Will that meant he could go on with his life unbothered. And Max? Never Better.
She and El had clicked the second they had sorted out their differences.
To say that everything would be the same would be unfair and totally obscene, there are things that change you forever and fighting interdimensional monsters and then saving the world is one of them. But in some sense, some weird, twisted way they knew that it wasn't over. None if it was, perhaps it never would be normal again. Maybe... maybe this was simply the beginning of something bigger, something that would make everything they'd done look like the smallest detail.
These were all facts that they all had to face, one way or another. And they all knew that this day would come.
Just not today.
It started out like any normal Friday.
Mike woke up and got ready for school. He waited for Hopper, who dropped El off at his place every morning so they could walk to school. They got to walk together because it was safe and for the first time in years they could both just be together without being afraid.
âNow, look kid,â Hopper turned to El âThis is the first day of the semester and I want you to be focused on your grades first, ok?â
She sighed.
âYes dadâ âAnd remember what we talked about?â
Another sigh - âI am under no circumstance allowed to use telekinesis whatsoever, I-â
âNeed to be safe and powers arenât safeâ Hopper cut in, drawing her into an affectionate half hug, El felt all her previous anxiety and nervousness melt away.
âIâll be safe, dad. Will you let me walk to school now?â she said, starting to grow impatient,
âSure kidâ
She got out of the car and waved her dad goodbye.
âAnd remember to tell Wheeler to keep his hands to himself!â Hopper yelled teasingly out the window as he drove away.
After her dad drove off she turned to the Wheeler house, only to see a beaming Mike walking towards her. She could never get tired of that smile, or the way his hair fell perfectly into his face, or his freckles or-
âEl! â she heard someone yell behind her, followed by the feeling of being tackled into the snow. That was of course her best friend, partner in crime, number one accomplice, the one and only : Max Mayfield. (Obviously followed by Dustin).
Max and Dustin had developed a close friendship during the three years, after accepting that Max probably wouldnât ever like him back, Dustin decided to make the best of it and since then theyâve been nearly inseparable, and it turns out, they're really good at being friends. She taught him how to skateboard.
Standing up from the ground and pulling El up with her, Max noticed Mike âheart eyesâ Wheeler still walking towards them.
âMight want to reel your tongue back in there Wheeler,â Lucas's voice suddenly filled their ears âyou could catch a coldâ
âYeah, I heard of this guy that got an infection that wayâ Will said, suddenly appearing behind Lucas, a wicked grin on his face.
âThat means nothing coming from you, you're totally whipped as well for Mayfield over there!â Mike yelled back with an eat-my-shit smile on his face.
âYeah, whateverâ
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âMr Edward's classes are honestly the worstâ El sighed, walking out of her fourth period history class with Will.
âTheyâre not that bad when you think about it, actuallyâ
âIt probably wouldn't be if we actually did something other than taking tests and writing notes, I want t-â She didn't get to finish the sentence.
âWell, if it isn't my favourite pair of dwarfs! How was your Christmas break, fairy? Fly away to another fairyland to meet all the other queers? â
âI've broken your hand once and I'll do it again, Troyâ El practically growled at him before Will could say anything, she could feel her heart beat faster by the second.
âThat was three years ago, you haven't got anything on me princessâ
âWanna bet?â
âNo you don'tâ
Just before El could launch herself on him she was caught by four pairs of hands, those being, of course, Mike, Lucas, Max and Dustin.
âLeave us the fuck alone, dickfaceâ Max spat at him, holding a fuming El by the waist, holding her in place.
âCanât you just drop it?â Mike growled at Troy, looking like he could just snap at any minute and attack him.
âWhy would I, when it's so much fun to see your girlfriend get all riled upâ he said, some sort of cocky grin forming on his face, while they walked away from him.
âDonât answer him, just walk awayâ Max whispered to her friends, fastening her pace out of the hallway and making sure Troy saw her flip him off, Lucas wrapping a protective hand around hers.
âThanks for saving us, I guess,â El mumbled quietly to the group once they got to the cafeteria, âSorry Willâ.
âItâs just Troy being a jerk like alwaysâ Mike said, planting a chaste kiss on Elâs head as they picked out their lunch, âIâm just glad you didn't get hurtâ
âYou are forgetting that I could take on Troy any day of the week, I'm stronger than all of you combinedâŚ.â El trailed off quietly shooting Mike a small, knowing smile.
âGod, you are such a sapâ Dustin chuckled as they sat down underneath the bleachers outside the school, their only one-hundred-percent safe place from other people.
It wasn't that they weren't safe, they just liked being alone, together.
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It happened during sixth period. She was talking to Max and Mike about homework or some other miniscule subject.
Suddenly uniform clad men busted into the classroom, âJane Hopper, you must come with usâ
Fuck
Suddenly a state of panic and fear was brought over her, so she ran.
She broke a window and jumped out, ran as far as she could.
Of course she couldn't get away, they had clearly thought for everything.
From inside the classroom she could see Mike and Max in the window, Max crying on Mike's shoulder, screaming at the teacher to do something. You could almost see Mike's heart break and then the tears came, anger knowing he couldn't do anything, she was already gone.
That was the day that El Hopper learned that if she wanted to be saved she'd have to save herself. That day Mike Wheeler broke, Max Mayfield learned what missing someone really felt like, Dustin Henderson learned that loneliness can be felt even amongst people, Lucas Sinclair's biggest fears had come true and Will Byers learned that maybe evil never dies.
Let's assume that It was January. About halfway through the month, maybe the fifteenth or sixteenth. Let's also assume that neither of them thought anything bad would happen. We all make assumptions. look, i just made one for you.
Well, to be fair, nobody thought anything bad could happen at this point. It's been three years since they saw him die. At least they thought they did.
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I'm sorry
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