THE WEAPONS LOWERED at the sight of the young girl who was focused on one person. Mike and el stepped towards each other, saying each other's names before embracing one another. "Is that..." max trailed off. Lucas and Dustin nodded, not needing to hear the rest of her question.
Mike pulled back from the hug, "I never gave up on you. I called you every night. Every night for—" El cut him off, "three hundred and fifty-three days. I heard."
Mike frowned, "Why didn't you tell me you were there? That you were okay?"
"Because I wouldn't let her." Hopper spoke up. Sky turned her gaze on him, glaring at him. He walked towards el, "The hell is this? Where you been?"
"Where have you been?" El questioned back, just as harshly. He pulled her in a hug while Mike figured it out.
"You've been hiding her. You've been hiding her this whole time!"
Mike didn't have to think twice as he pushed hopper with all his might. Hopper stumbled a bit, but turned around and gripped onto mike shirt, "Hey! Let's talk. Alone."
The two walked away, leaving el staring after them.
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"We missed you." Lucas said as el hugged them. "I missed you, too." She said. "We talked about you pretty much everyday." Dustin told her and the three stepped back from each other. When el saw Dustin smiling, confusion quickly caused her step toward him and put her thumb on his teeth.
Dustin pulled his head back as el mumbled, "Teeth."
"What?"
"You have teeth." El stated, staring at his teeth. Dustin smiled again, "Oh. You like these pearls?" Then he purred, cashing el to step back, frightened. Lucas shook his head at him as max walked towards them. "Eleven?"
El looked over at her, an unreadable expression spreading quickly across her face as max held out her hand, "Hey. Um, I'm max. I've heard a lot about you."
El didn't say anything as she brushed past her, going to sky who was biting her nails. Eagerly waiting for el. Max looked down, letting her hand drop to her side.
Sky looked up and saw el in front of her. Sky smiled brightly and the two collided in a hug. "I missed you so much." Sky muttered into the hug as tears developed in her eyes.
El smiled slightly into the hug, "I missed you, too. And I have much to tell you."
Sky nodded, "Me too. Oh, and uh, welcome home." The two hugged each once again, sky trying to contain the smile growing larger on her face.
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Sky had her head laying down on the table. She closed her eyes, unintentionally. Her head was telling her to rest, but she was frantic. She just wanted to close them to calm herself from the overwhelming feeling.
So she did, feeling at peace when she finally did. Her lips pressed in a thin line as her brows furrowed and her fists clenched.
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All she could feel was fear. It gripped her heart and spread all over her body. Her hands were entangled with somebody's and when she looked down, it was her brothers.
He looked fearful, staring at someone who was in front of them. She looked in that direction and saw the familiar face approaching them after slamming the door. Sky's eyebrows furrowed, and her hand squeezed Lucas's. The teenager boy in front of them was a blonde, scary-looking boy who had his eyes on the two darker siblings that were frozen in place.
