"Could you drive me home today Ed's?" Mia yawned as she walked into the living room, his hellfire shirt just covering his boxers she wore as she stretched,
"Yeah" he shot back, finding it hard to speak as he scoffed spoon full after spoon full of honeycomb cereal.
"Thanks... I don't want dad sending a search party after me" she chuckled, throwing herself next to him at the table. As he finished his food, almost instinctively he smacked his hand down on her thigh- luckily not the one the demo dog had bit- and sighed,
"Go get ready then... I'll take you now"
She nodded "do you want to stay over for a bit?"
"Think your dad will be impressed if you bring me back?"
"My dad can suck balls.... Anyway, to his knowledge I'm still with Jonathan... so a boy in my room will just be a boy in my room... no relations" she shrugged, "hey, do you mind if I take a shower?"
"Go for it..." he smiled, making her wonder into the bathroom. A few minutes later she went back into the bedroom to grab her jeans, pulling them up and putting the hellfire shirt back on, picking up the rest of her clothes and carrying them back out, "ok... I'm ready!" She twirled, her curly hair frizzy, and looking short from not using products,
"What did you do to your hair?" He smiled, slipping into his white, high rise reebok sneakers,
"Well I had to use your shit... and I normally use things to keep the curls... like down??"
"It's cute like that" he shrugged, standing and tangling his hands in her hair "it's really fun looking"
"You mean funny? I hate it" she swatted his hands away "I just feel like if got one of them clown wigs on"
"No! No it's nice..." he rolled his eyes, hiding a smile "come on" eddies hand slipped into hers, pulling her out to his van and not giving her a change to sit comfortably as he sped out of the trailer park and into Hawkins.
"Eddie... you don't even know where I live" she giggled,
"Your trailer...?"
"I don't live there anymore"
"What?" He pulled up at the side of the road, turning to face her "where the hell do you live now?"
"In a cabin, in the woods..."
"Right... not creepy at all"
She shook her head and told him to him to drive, giving him strict instructions, all the way to the opening in the woods, he parked between Stiles car and Hoppers Chevy, yet again turning to her,
"Right Princess... I don't see a house..."
Mia rolled her eyes, jumping out of the van, having him follow in suit and walk behind her quietly following her every step, copying as she practically jumped over the trip wire she forgot about,
"Tada! Home sweet home!" She chuckled turning to him with her hands pointed up at the tidy log cabin in front of them,
"Cute..." he shrugged, his arm flopping around her shoulders as the two walked up to the door,
"El!! Can you open up please I forgot my key!!" She yelled, banging lightly at the door, the sound of locks unlatching came next and the door swung open. "Hey, where are you?"
"Here" she poked her head from behind the couch, but stood instantly as she saw the quite intimidating, tall, metal head boy stood behind her small sister "who is that?"
"This is my friend Eddie," Mia turned to him "Eddie, this is my little sister, Jane... but we call her El"
"Hi..." he waved awkwardly
"Where is Jonathan?"
"Probably at his house? I don't know" she groaned "where's dad?"
"In his room."
"Stiles?"
"In the shed"
The older girl nodded and took Eddies arm, leading him through the to kitchen just to grab something quick to eat when he spotted a picture of a girl, her hair dark and really curly, she was stood with a surfboard under her arm, throwing up a piece sign, a huge real smile plastering her face,
"Is this you?" He mused turning the frame towards her as he picked up another frame, the same girl, but older, with a boy behind her, sticking his fingers behind her head,
"Uh yeah" she answered, grabbing some bread,
"You actually look so—"
"Different?" she peered up at him, catching his nod "yeah well, my hair wasn't damaged, I was really... really tanned, and I was happier"
He grabbed another frame, flashing it towards her,
"That's stiles on the boat... and I'm like floating under him" she smiled, thinking back. She shoved a sandwich towards him to get his attention away from the pictures, practically pulling him up to her room. His eyes widened catching all the posters littering the walls, some bands which he favoured took their rightful places, and of course a loads of posters of actors, more so of Patrick Swayze and Johnny Depp— but yet again he was drawn to a cluster of pictures pinned up on board above her desk,
"Is this Hargrove?" He asked, pointing at the blonde, curly haired boy stood with his arms wrapped around her on the beach,
"Uhhh yeah"
He scoffed and kept looking finding loads of pictures of Mia and Jonathan, or with Will, or the boys, or stiles or even hopper,
"Who's this?" He questioned, showing her a picture of herself, in a night club her and Jonathan had snuck into, her hair was straightened, she had make up on, and was wearing a tight, short dress,
"That's me idiot..." she replied, slightly muffled as she ate,
"Is it!" He gasped, studying the picture, "shit it is! Jesus Christ you look different like that"
"It's just a bit of make up... and my hair is straight"
"That's what I mean! I've never seen you like that" he kept gawking at the picture, spinning it in his hands.
"Eddie just come sit and eat please! Your acting like you've never seen me before" she groaned, shoving the plate into his chest as he reluctantly sat. They stayed in a comfortable silence, a sort of eating frenzy for a while, mostly enjoying each other's company, but that was cut short when the bedroom door was swung open and Jim hopper was stood there, a scolding look plastering his face,
"I have told you about this door and boys" he hissed, his hand gripped the handle tightly,
Mia rolled her eyes "he's just a friend dad. I have a boyfriend—"
"No, you don't. Joyce told me you broke up with him" he snapped "the door stays open 3 inches, no less"
"Dad!" Abruptly she stood, trying to pose herself as intimidating but his tall, over 6 foot frame drowned her confidence "h-he is just a friend. Ok?"
Jim's eyes flickered to the boy sat on his daughters bed and he turned sour "could I speak to you in the hall... please"
"Fine" she hummed letting him lead the way as she turned quickly to Eddie, shooting him a apologetic look, which he returned, "what?" She mumbled once her door was shut and they were situated a few feet away,
"Why him?"
"What?"
"He's trouble Mia, do you know how many times we've arrested that boy? And-and now your getting cozy with him!"
"Cozy? Fucking cozy? We are both more than fully dressed eating sandwiches on my bed! How is that getting fucking cozy?"
"Hey! Do not try being smart with me Kid. I know that's his shirt- it's his stupid fucking cult!..." he pointed his shirt hanging baggily on her body "is he the reason you broke up with Jonathan?"
She spat a laugh his way "no! I broke up with Jonathan because he cheated on me, dad... I bet he missed that out when telling Joyce huh?
His head dropped and he sighed, not being able to muster up a reply,
"Are we done?" She croaked, her throat dry as she held back tears even thinking of what he did,
"Yeah... yeah... and I'm sorry" he have a side smile "but for my poor old heart, could you please keep the door open... just 3 inches" he pleaded, throwing her some puppy dog eyes making her crack a smile,
"Fine..." she shrugged, walking quickly back to the room and holding the door open at three inches, "I'm sorry"
"It's fine" Eddie smiled, still sat in the same place on the bed "I get why he's pissed, I mean it's me! The town frea—" quickly she practically launched herself at him covering his mouth,
"Stop calling yourself a freak!" She hissed, smacking the back of his head "you aren't a freak... I may call you it from time to time, but I am joking! Seriously... I really really am joking when I say it..."
He shook his head "I am... look at me, my hair and, and how I dress..."
"Eddie..." she frowned,
"No it's fine! You can admit it you know" he huffed,
"Admit what? That you are so cool? Like the coolest guy at Hawkins high?"
He scoffed "shut up..."
"I'm serious!! Eddie Munson, there are loads of people in that school that look up to you but are too scared to admit it!"
"Oh yeah? Are you one of them?" He smirked as he pulled her onto the bed next to him,
"No! I just think your really cool..." she slowly slipped into a whisper, making his smirk grow as he placed his hand gently on her cheek, feeling the heat erupt from beneath his fingers.
"That all?" He mused, his other hand snaking to her waist as he shifted to face her,
"...Eddie"
"Hm?"
"It's too soon..." she shot a small frown and clasped her hand on top of his, slowly pulling it away from her face "and I know... I know I kissed you last night, I was drunk... but I don't regret it... really I don't" she defended herself "I just don't... I don't think it's a good idea... to m-move on so fast"
He nodded in response "...I wasn't trying to get you to move on... I just uh... shit I'm sorry... I didn't realise I was coming across that way"
"No! No it's fine! I promise you it's fine! I don't mind at all..." she leant in and whispered "I like it"
"Yeah?"
"Mhm... we.... If you want we-uh... we can take it slow?"
He smiled "I'd like that..."