Mileven: Part 6

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Back in Mike's Basement
Mike: El? Eleven?
Mike begins to cry.
The next day
Back at Hopper's Cabin
Hopper: Okay, I'll let you talk to him for a few hours.
Eleven: Ok.
Eleven stands there.
Hopper: What are you doing? Go!
Eleven goes in her room and grabs the walkie talkie.
Eleven: Mike?
Mike: El?
Eleven: Bad man told me I could talk you.
Mike: Can you tell me who the bad man is?
Eleven: No.
Mike: Can you at least give me a hint?
Eleven: Yes.
Mike: El, tell me the hint.
Eleven: Police.
Mike: Your bad man is the Police.
Eleven: Yes, Head of.
Mike: Is the bad man Hopper?
Eleven: Yes.
Mike: Is he keeping you safe?
Eleven: Yes.
Mike: When can I see you?
Eleven: He's not telling me.
Mike: The Snow Ball is in December.
Eleven: I know.
Mike: You going?
Eleven: I don't know if he will let me.
Mike: You're not going to be  in danger then.
Eleven: I'm not?
Mike: You're not.
Eleven: Thanks, Mike.
Mike: You're welcome, El.
Eleven: How's Lucas?
Mike: Good.
Eleven: How's Dustin?
Mike: The same old Dustin.
Eleven: How are you?
Mike: Missing you.
Few minutes later
Eleven: Mike?
Mike: Yeah, El?
Eleven: Do you dream?
Mike: Yeah.
Eleven: About me?
Mike: Of course, I do.
Eleven: I dream.
Mike: That's good.
Eleven: Wanna know what I dream about?
Mike: Sure.
Eleven: I dream about you.
Mike: El, you're pretty.
Eleven: How do you know?
Mike: I know.
Eleven: Tell me how you know?
Mike: El, the first time we found you. I knew that you were pretty. I knew you were a keeper.
Eleven: Even without the wig?
Mike: Yes, you looked pretty after you took the wig off.
Eleven: Mike?
Mike: Yeah, El.
Eleven: What is love?
Mike: It's hard to explain.
Eleven(serious): Mike, what is love?
Mike(breathes in and out): Love is that feeling when your body feels loose and butterflies fly in your stomach.
Eleven: Butterflies?
Mike: Yeah, like nervousness.
Eleven: Oh, butterflies. Do you have butterflies in your stomach?
Mike: Yes, when I talk to you and think of you.
Eleven: Do they hurt?
Mike: No, it gets you really nervous.
Eleven: Do I have butterflies?
Mike: I don't know. Do you?
Eleven: I feel it whenever I talk to you or even think of you.
Mike: Me too.
Eleven: Mike?
Mike: Yeah, El.
Eleven: Do you love me?
Mike: El, you know I do.
Eleven: Do you care about me?
Mike: El, of course I do. I cry every night because of you not being here with me.
Eleven: Why?
Mike: I miss you, El. I stop crying because I know you're with someone safe and you're alive.
Eleven: Mike, I love you too. I care about you too.
Mike: I know you do.
Eleven: So, insects are living inside my stomach?
Mike: No, it's something people say when they really love someone. Understand?
Eleven: Yes, I understand.
Hopper(yelling): OK,TIME'S UP!! SAY GOODBYE TO MIKE!!
Mike: You have to go?
Eleven: Yeah, I have to go.
Hopper(yelling): COME ON, I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU!!
Eleven(yelling): I'M COMING!! LET ME SAY GOODBYE TO MIKE!!
Mike: Goodbye, El.
Eleven: Goodbye,  Mike. I love you.
Mike: I love you too.
Eleven goes into the dining room and sits down to eat her eggos.

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