Love Is A Battlefield (A Stranger Things/Steve Harrington Fanfiction)

Chapter Eighteen: Promise

I didn't find the kids in the gym when I got back, so I ran through the school until I got to the cafeteria. Mike and Eleven were sitting at one of the tables, while Lucas and Dustin were nowhere to be seen.

"MIKE! I FOUND THE CHOCOLATE PUDDING!" I heard Dustin scream from the kitchen. I chuckled, rolling my eyes and making my way over to them.

"You guys ok?" I asked. 

"Us? What about you? El said you went off to fight the Demogorgan." I nodded.

"We're fine. Its dead, I think. Can't be sure but it looked pretty dead." I turned my attention to El. "How you feelin'?" She shrugged.

"What's 'putting'?" She asked.

"Pudding. Its...its this chocolate goo you eat with a spoon." She furrowed her eyebrows in disgust. "Don't worry, when all this is over, you won't have to keep eating junk food and leftovers like a dog anymore. My mom, she's a pretty awesome cook. She can make you whatever you like." I smiled.

"Mike...that's a nice sentiment, but I highly doubt your Mom is gonna let Eleven stay with you guys." I said.

"Why wouldn't she?"

"Well, seeing as the 'bad men' raided your house today looking for her, they probably think she's a threat. Who knows what they told them." I said. "But you know...I bet Dad would consider you coming to live with us."

"That could be fun!" Mike said. "You guys would be like sisters!"

"Sisters." She repeated. I nodded. She looked at Mike. "Would you be like my brother?"

"What? No, no." 

"Why no?" I smirked, hiding it behind my hand.

"Because...'cause its different. Especially if you don't live with us."

"Why?"

"I mean, I don't know, I guess its not. Its stupid." I chuckled, shaking my head and standing up, patting Mike's shoulder.

"I'll leave this one for you to explain, Romeo." I said, making my way towards the kitchen.

"Ooh, Riley, good, you're back! Help us with this pudding." I grabbed a basket, carrying it out and putting it on Mike and Eleven's table, only to find that Mike was gone. "This will charge your battery right up. I'm telling you."

"Where is Mike?" I asked, looking around the room. I turned around just as he came running back in.

"Guys? Guys!"

"What is it?" Lucas asked.

"They found us!" My eyes widened.

"Go! Back door, go!"

We ran out of the cafeteria, taking off down the hallway towards the back door. I pushed the kids in front of me, bringing up the back and desperately wishing we had bought more bullets.

"How did they find us?" Lucas asked.

"I don't know, but they knew we were in the gym."

"Lando." Dustin said. We stopped as the door opened and several military police barged in just as we reached the bottom of the stairs.

"Got 'em!"

"Go, go, go, go, go!" I shoved them in front of me one at a time, bringing up the rear once again as we ran up the stairs and down the hallway. We turned another corner, only to be met with even more guys, so we backtracked, passing the first group again and going for a third route, only to be met by a blonde lady, flanked by MPs, who pointed a gun in Eleven's face. I ran forward, shoving her behind me.