Warning; Bathroom make-out.

The last place Melissa expected to go back to is her store. It would be the first mistake, knowing those agents would search and vacate those who are inside, she would have made. If it wasn't for a sign which read 'Closed'. Melissa prepared, braced, herself to get physical but she lets out a startled 'woah' stunned. Lost for words when Amanda had a detached arm, off one of the exhibit display mannequins, raised.

" Woah. Mandy! It's just me! Cool off."

Relief rushes on her face, tossing the hollowed out arm. " Kat! It's just Mel."

Mandy calls for her friend, and Katherine came out of her hiding spot from a metal filing cabinet. " You wouldn't believe the shit we saw, after going after that little bitch who defaced your store. Freaky men in suits came 'round looking for the boys. Saying they were in some sorta danger." Mandy describes flailing around her hands. Katherine hugs Milly, head shaking. Milly scouted her store, fabrics and thousands dollars worth of clothes dismantled in pieces.

" It was strange, Mel. I knew one of those guys from the paper. Martin Brenner. He was here, wanting to know your location, but we lied saying you were out of town. They did .. well.. they did all of this." Kat, bitter, leaned her arm on an exterior wall. Amanda became alerted to a pitch-black, tinted window, unregistered car from before rolling down the street.

" Shit. We need to leave out the back. They're here, again. I have a sense they knew we bullshit'ed em."

It was not long before for Mel, Kat, and Mandy escape to an alley which connected to her store and all the girls start panting for breathes in.

Successfully losing track of the agents, she is sure would have brought all in for questioning.

Amanda strikes a Coca-Cola can using her shoe. It bounces back off the bricks. " These bastards. I swear to god, I'm personally gonna kill em." She vents her frustration, wringing her hands, weaving her fingertips in her straight hair. " We can't stay here. It's not safe. I know where to find Dustin and Lucas. Well.. it's more a guess, but I have a good idea how we can get to them."

Milly explained, it was a shot in the dark, and open to speculation choice, but comparatively Melissa was certain where the kids were. Junkyard. a graveyard for old wrecked cars and pieces to be used, discarded. " I can't say it 'while we're here, though. We need to get there before they do."

" It's time to kick some of these government bastards in the ass, for thinking they can go after those kids. Teach em' bout how we won't back out of a fight."

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Mike, Dustin, Lucas and eleven cower in fear, using tattered school bus seats to shield each of them in hopes of avoiding detection, faces tensing when a creak in auditory range of their ears cracks. But afflicted pained grunts came, Dustin's face beams when Katherine's voice, in anger, shouts.

" Thats for thinking it's okay to hunt children."

Landing a blow to one of the armed guards face. Lucas winces, hearing an explosive sound hit the yellow school bus, peaked out the boarded window. Amanda says, brushing her hair over her shoulder.

" I'm sure chief, here, will have fun beating your ass. He's all yours, chief!"

Melissa, fists all bloodied and bruised, counter dodges a fist aiming at her head. She made a grab for his arm, coiling it to his back, leaping off the grass. Incapacitating any of his movements, thrusting her legs to the side breaking every bone in his neck, a low pitch grunt leaves Milly's lips as she rolls away from the dead agent. Effortlessly Melissa stood tall, on her heeled boots, dusting off dirt. Hopper had his eyes, full blown in width, on her.

Milly approaches Jim but, instead of talking to him, she leaves a kiss on his lips then enters the bus carriage. " Hey, boys." Dustin, mouth not moving from shock, snaps his eyes to Kat also stepping inside the bus. " Dusty, Much as I am appreciative of you being okay, you and I are going to have a serious chat."

Eleven stares, astonished. Pretty lady.

" Pretty lady."

Mike is confused. " Wait. You said that last time.. That's Melissa, Wills older sister. Do you know her? How? It doesn't.. it doesn't matter. What you did, Mel, was AWESOME!"

Jim enters on to the abandoned yellow school bus, shouting. " We need to go. Now! Not time to waste. Move it." Dustin, Lucas, Mike and El evacuate. Katherine exchanging a few second hug, now at ease knowing her brother is okay, takes him out of there ushering the kids to move quicker. Eleven hesitated on leaving the bus. Her brown eyes, that've seen too much tragedy a girl her age should be exposed to, met Melissa's then did an action which even left hopper in stupefaction. El encases Melissa, using her arms to hug her.

Milly instinctively put a hand on eleven's head, a protective move mothers did when holding their children. Jim faces Milly as she copies his concerned look.

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" Mike. Oh my god, Mike! I'm glad you are okay." Nancy, reposition in her eyes and face, sped out of the Byers house straight to her little brother wanting to cry out in relief. " I was so worried about you."

Hopper, holding Milly by her hand, stood next to Katherine who had her own clamped down on Dustin's. Lucas is massaging his ear. Amanda had twisted his ear lobe, scowling him about his actions. Milly hid her face in Jim's arm as he nuzzled his nose in her hair. Not a single care, for how affectionate he is being in front of the kids.

Joyce eyes land on Melissa, and hopper, a ghost smile on her lips sensing an energy change considering how close he and Milly were.

'They're together. A mother knows best. I'm a happy mom, knowing they finally found peace in each other. Love looks good on 'em.'

Nancy, in disbelief, asks " is that my dress?".

Mentioning eleven wearing a pink sewed frilly long sleeve dress. El, still anxious to be seen in such an open space, gravitates her attention to Milly. Head bowed eleven goes towards her, holding her hand. There was a familiarity and security with how Melissa is quick to comfort. El just met her and she didn't understand why she felt the need to confine in Milly. Hopper's arm surrounds Melissa's waist, resting a hand on her hip.

Joyce, amazed being the word she could use, is overwhelmed by an emotion. Content. If she did not know better the scene before her would copy that of a hallmark family movie scene. It made all the sense. 'They look like a f..family.' All a mother wishes is for their children to find love and prosperity.

Melissa had found hers in Jim hopper, it was obvious to those that loved her. Heart swelling, as hopper displayed open careless and perceptible love, to the sight of him kissing Melissa, having a quiet moment of talking. Mike made a noise clearing his throat from disgusted. " Ew. Gross." Nancy slaps his head, finding her brother's immaturity ridiculous.

" What was that for? All I said was gross. Ow! Nancy why the hell are you hitting me?"

Lucas and Dustin roll their eyes. 'Idiot.'

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Milly came out of the bathroom, refreshed from a long overdue shower, drying her hair. using an electrical dryer to quicken the process, of how fast it took to dry it.

Hopper is standing guard. his paranoia convincing him, if he didn't keep Milly safe when having a simple shower. that Demogrogan Mike and the party explained it was would find a way to strike and take Melissa. " Hop. I'm fine. Go be with the kids."

Jim did a barely noticeable head shake, coming up to behind her body and slithers both arms around her body. " Nope. I am not leaving you unattended. How idiotic of me if I did." She did an airy laugh, feeling the sensation of those growing hairs of his beard on her neck, leaving kisses on her throat and side of her face. " I'm being for real, hop."

Ever since their kiss in the afternoon Jim hadn't left her side.

Hopper grunts, wanting to have at least five minutes of alone time with Melissa.

It was Ludacris. if you were to say to him Milly Byers had become his girl in a short period of time, a week let alone, he'd most certainly not hesitate to laugh in your face. Setting down the electric appliance, she was using, Melissa turns and places each of her arms on the sides of his neck.

" You're beautiful. Even if you do scare me, a little, with how you kicked those assholes into next Tuesday today."

Milly, teasing Jim by attaching her lips on the crevice of his neckline and purposefully moving her lips slow, smiles at her achievement. Hearing low moaning coming from him. " If you don't behave.. I just might, I don't know, use those moves on you. James."

She giggles, when Jim lifts her legs in the air to wrap them around his waist. " Jim. Not here!"

Milly scolds, just as shampoo and conditioner containers drop, from hopper pushing her up on the counter. He silenced Melissa, laughing came out of her lips, as he feverishly locked his mouth on hers.

" I heard commotion coming o..OH MY GOD. Chief hopper! You b..better get off of her, right now! My eyes! My pure, virgin eyes! What did I do to deserve this?" Amanda yells, theoretically using her hands to cover her eyes.

" Mrs. Byers! Hopper is trying to get your daughter pregnant, in here. Unless you wanna be a grandma, right now, you best come get your girl! before that shit happens! cause it will."

Milly, face reddening from being caught, mumbles 'Jesus Christ' bashful and sheepish.

Joyce, Jonathan and Nancy call came running. " I caught chief basically devouring Mel's face! I don't know what I did to deserve that, but I'm officially scarred." Nancy hid her face holding a laugh back, Jonathan— still aquatinting the idea of Chief hopper and his sister as a couple, crosses his arms leaning on the threshold. And Joyce slaps Jim, pulling him off her daughter.

" I'm happy you two are together. but Jim, there are kids in the other room just a few feet out the door! Don't make me a grandma, just yet. I'm still too young! Now get off my girl."

Hopper groans, which amuses Melissa.

" Fine."

This is going to be a long ass night.

JASMINE SPEAKS;

I have too much fun torturing hopper with Milly. He's too funny and cute. I tried to make the 'Make out' scene follow the wattpad guide-lines, but I was close to losing it, as It was hard NOT to make it a little more filthy.

Joyce and Jonathan seeing hopper basically on top of her was hilarious.

Eleven deserved to be treated better when it came to her being in the first season. The boys were unnecessarily mean.

I plan on Nancy being close, out of the main cast, to Milly. Mandy screaming 'My eyes' was hilarious.

What did you think about Milly basically being a total bad ass, kicking those agents asses? Jim finding moments to kiss her? I love it when I see you guys commenting your thoughts. It is quite helpful and appreciated.

Also, before I forget to ask. Would you, as readers, like to see in the following chapters? As we close in on the last episode of season one, being season two has the storyline about Will and the Mind-Flayer. how do you see Milly being incorporated in the whole thing?

I have a few ideas which I hope you guys won't hate me for when it comes to ST three. It's a surprise. Melissa and Jim's story has been planned, since I first started this fan-fiction.

®️ Written by jasmine. 2024