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┊ ➶ ｡˚ ° s2; chapter nine, act one
✧.*✎ i love you
NOVEMBER THIRD , 1984
" EL. " JADE STEPPED FORWARD , TEARS FLOWING DOWN her cheek.
" jay. " eleven gasped, just as jade pulled her in for a hug.
jade rested her head on elevens neck , sobbing into it. her left arm was wrapped around her shoulder , the other around her waist. elevens hands were around and up her back, a normal hug. jade left small kissed on her shoulder, she wasn't hallucinating ; this was real.
" i never gave up on you. " jade sniffled, wiping the blood off eleven nose.
" i called you every night. every night for — " jade wiped her own tears, before being cut off.
" 353 days. i heard. " jades mouth slightly fell agape, as she still sniffled up tears.
" why didn't you — why didn't you tell me you where there ? " jade stammered , a little lost for words.
" because i wouldn't let her. " hopper spoke , jade turned around ; anger already boiling inside her.
" the hell is this ? where have you been ? " hopper asked , walking infront of jade.
" where have you been ? " eleven asked, hopper pulling her in for a side hug.
" are you fucking kidding me ?! " jade yelled , smacking hopper on the arm.
" you've been hiding her ? this whole fucking time ? " jade punched him in the arm, gaining his attention.
he grabbed her by the shirt , she looked up at him with anger in her eyes.
" hey ! let's talk. alone. " hopper demanded , dragging jade out the room.
" protecting her !? protecting her ? " jade yelled , walking into jades room ( in the byers home ).
" listen. listen to me. the more people know about her, the more danger she's in. and the more danger you and your family are in — " hopper shut the door , placing down the gun.
" so i should be thanking you ? thanking you for keeping her locked up like an animal ?! " jade yelled , walking around the room.
" i'm not asking you to thank me ! i'm asking you to understand — " that was when jade picked up her glass jar and threw it at the wall behind hopper ; purposely missing his head.
" i don't ! i don't understand your bullshit ! "
" that's fine. that's fine ! just don't throw things at me and blame her ! " hopper yelled , just as jade grabbed ahold of another glass jar.
" i can throw whatever the hell i want ! " jade yelled , throwing the jar at the wall.
" she's upset enough and knowing her girlfriend is throwing things isn't gonna help it , is it ?! " hopper yelled , grabbing her hands so she couldn't throw anything else.
" i don't blame her , dickhead ! i blame you ! i blame you ! " jade yelled , kicking at his shoes.
" that's okay, kid. that's okay. just calm down — " hopper tried reasoning , but she kicked him in the shin.
" no ! nothing about this is okay ! nothing about this is fucking okay ! " jade yelled , yanking her hands out of hoppers grip.
" oh, jeez — " jade then punched him in the stomach , him moving back a bit.
" i missed her ! i wanted to see her , and you couldn't let that happen , could you ? could you ?! " jade sobbed , not punching him anymore.
" all i wanted was her. " jade chocked out a sob, holding her hands infront of her face.
" all i fucking wanted ! " jade sobbed , not bothering to fight off the embrace she was held in.
yeah, hopper had just walked up to her and pulled her in for a hug. she was breathing heavily , sobbing into his chest.
" you're okay, kid. you're okay. i'm sorry, kid. " hopper comforted the violent girl as she sobbed into his chest.
( paper rings season two )
( el x jade )
" WE MISSED YOU. " ELEVEN HUGGED THE BOYS , AS the glass shattering in the next room.
" i missed you, too. " eleven smiled , looking back at the room.
" don't worry, el. she has a thing called anger issues. " lucas explained , dustin nodded.
" anger issues ? " el asked , not familiar with the word.
" she gets violent and scary when she's angry. and she gets really angry at small things, and when she's angry she's violent. but , hey that's not all that happened to her over the winte — nevermind. " dustin explained , he fucked up.
" what happened to her ? " eleven asked , more worried.
" she'll tell you. hey ! have you met max ? " lucas changed the subject , max holding out her hand for eleven to shake.
" hey , uhm, i'm max. " the ginger smiled , eleven was so cool.
' not the one '
" hi, max. "eleven smiled , shaking her hand.
" hey ! i'm avalynn , jade talked a lot about you. " avalynn smiled , walking towards her with a hand out.
' her. '
eleven scowled at her, pushing past her and towards joan. leaving a sad lynn standing there, what did she do ?
" hey, joan. " el smiled , even though she hadn't really met el.
" thanks for saving me. " joe smiled , fist bumping eleven ; even though el didn't know what it meant.
" hey. hey, sweetheart. " eleven then hugged joyce byers, crying a little.
" hey. " joyce sniffled , pulling out the hug.
" can i see him ? " eleven asked , by 'him' meaning will.
that's when joyce took the girl into wills room, where he laid.
( paper rings season two )
( el x jade )
" YOU OPENED THIS GATE BEFORE , RIGHT ? " JOYCE ASKED , pointing at the drawing pad.
" yes. "
" do you think if we got you back there, that you could close it ? " the group walked over to them, curiously.
" ITS NOT LIKE IT WAS BEFORE, ITS GROWN. A LOT. and , i mean, that's considering we can get in there. the place is crawling with those dogs. " hopper explained , them all now circled around a table.
" demo — dogs. " dustin corrected , jade rolled her eyes.
" i'm sorry, what ? "
" i said , uh , demo — dogs. like demogorgon and dogs. you put them together, it sounds pretty badass — "
" how is this important right now ? " hopper cut him off , annoyed at his statement.
" it's not. i'm sorry. " jade smiled at dustin , he was a weird one. but her best friend.
" i can do it. " jade looked up from the table , worried.
her hand was holding els under the table , it may seem clingy , but she didn't wanna loose eleven. not again. that's why the grip on els hand slightly tightened. avalynn hated to admit it , but she stared at the twos hands in jealousy.
" you're not hearing me. "
" i'm hearing you. i can do it. "
" even if el can, there's still another problem. if the brain dies, the body dies. " mike explained , jade's foot was tapping rapidly from anxiety.
" i thought that was the — the whole point ? " jade asked , stumbling over her own words.
el noticed her tapping her foot, in response, el placed her own foot ontop of jades. i'm thinking that would stop it, and i kind - of did. just the contact with eleven calmed her down, but the anxious thoughts didn't leave.
" it is, but if we're really right about this . . . i mean , if el closed the gate and kills the mind flayer army . . . " that when the realisation hit.
" wills apart of that army. " joan looked down , was she gonna loose her best friend ?
" closing the gate will kill him. " mike looked worried , i mean they all did , but it will dies he would've never known how mike felt.
that was when joyce got an epiphany, and with that , she lead them all into the room where will laid.
" he likes it cold. "
" what ? " sophia asked , a bit tired of hearing that phrase over and over again.
" it's what will kept saying to me. he likes it cold. " joyce walked over , slamming the window shut.
" we keep giving it what it wants. "
" if this is a virus , and wills the host , then . . " nancy started , jonathan carried on.
" we need to make the host uninhabitable. "
" so if he likes it cold . . " that's when everyone's eyes went to joan.
" we need to burn it out of him. " joyce looked at will , joan looked between everyone's eyes on her.
" why is everyone looking at me ? " joe asked , clueless on what's happening.
" we have to do it somewhere he doesn't know this time. " mike stated , moving on from joes question.
" yeah , somewhere far away. " avalynn added on, standing next to mike.
" take denfield, then you'll see a large oak tree. you're gonna swing a right. that road is gonna dead — end. " joan was confused , being dragged out the house.
" and it's about a five — minute walk from there. " hopper explained , placing will in the back seat.
" i still don't understand why i need to come ? hello ? joyce ? " joyce didn't answer , she just placed joan in the car by will.
" you're gonna help it burn. " joyce slammed the door , leaving joe scared.
" i'm sorry , what ?! "
( paper rings season two )
( el x jade )
" JUST , PLEASE , BE CAREFUL. I CANT LOSE YOU AGAIN. " jade sniffled a tear , holding onto both of els hands.
" you won't lose me. " el pulled her left hand away , placing it on jays cheek.
" pinky promise ? " jade asked , holding out her left hand.
" pinky promise. " el smiled , wrapping her pinky around jades.
jade then pulled her in for a kiss , smiling into it. she couldn't , scratch that , wouldn't let el die tonight. not again. not ever.
" el . . . come on, let's go. it's time. " el then tried walking away, but jade didn't let go of her right hand.
" jade. " eleven stated , looking back at her.
" i'm sorry. " jade sobbed , looking eleven in the eye.
" you have to let me do this, cute. " she remembered , the remembered the nickname.
" don't die on me , el. " jade smiled , letting go of her hand. except the pinky.
" jade — " eleven gave her the look to say ' let go '.
" i'm sorry , i'm sorry. go have fun closing the gate. i love you. " jade sniffled , letting go of her pinky.
" have fun . . . doing whatever. i love you , too. " el waved , walking towards hoppers cop car.
" bye, love. " jade wiped her eyes , watching the brunette get in the van.
jade then walked back to the group , immediately hugging max. max was crying , too, because of joan leaving.
" she dont die , jade. " max whispered , hugging the brunette.
" neither will she , max. she's the strongest person i know. " jade sniffled , pulling out the hug and smiling.
( paper rings season two )
( el x jade )
METAL CLANGED ON THE FLOOR AS DUSTIN EMPTIED OUT the fridge. not to eat anything, but literally emptying it out. so there was absolutely nothing in there.
" all right. it should fit now. " dustin sighed , looking back at steve.
" is it really necessary ? " steve asked , carrying the dead demo — dog in a blanket.
" yes, it is, okay ? this is a ground — breaking scientific discovery. we can't just bury it like some common mammal, okay ? it's not a dog. " dustin yelled.
" all right, all right , all right. but you're explaining this to mrs. byers and miss. smith , all right ? " steve stuffed the dog in there , getting goop all over.
" christ , help me out. "
" what am i supposed to do ? "
" get the door , man. "
" all right , i got the door. "
" ew , jesus. "
" god — " the door was then shut , leaving the two panting.
" phew ! " steve ruffled dustins hat , impressed at what he just did.
on the other hand , max , lucas , avalynn and mike were all cleaning up the spikes of glass. while jade was pacing back and forth , anxiously.
" jade , would you just stop already ? " lucas asked , tired of the ruckus.
" you weren't in there , okay , lucas ? that lab was swarming with hundreds of those dogs. " jade yelled , before dustin walked in.
" demo — dogs ! "
" shut up ! " jade yelled , smiling at her best friend though.
what ? she could never be mad at dustin.
" the chief will take care of her. "
" like she needs protection. " mike mumbled
" shut up, mike. " jade mumbled , kicking him in the foot.
" listen, dudette — "
" i can still be a dude. " jade cut him off , crossing her arms.
" listen , dude , a coach calls a play in a game, bottom line, you execute it. all right ? " steve wiped his hands , there being upside down goo on it.
" okay , first of all, this isn't. some stupid sports game. and second, sempre not even in the game. we're on the bench. "
" so my point is . . . " steve stammered , the rest waiting for him to continue.
" right , yeah , we're gonna n the bench, so , uh , there's nothing we can do. " he slung the cloth on his shoulder.
" that's not entirely true. i mean , these demo — dogs, they have a hive mind. when they ran away from the bus, they were called away. "
" if we get their attention . . . "
" maybe we can draw them away from the lab. "
" clear a path to the gate. "
" yeah , and then we all die. " steve interjected , jade slapped him on the shoulder.
" that's one point of view. " dustin looked up at him, mumbling.
" no, that's not a point of view, man. that's a fact. " steve mumbled back , when jade barged through them.
" i got it ! " jade yelled , walking into the kitchen.
( okay , so ik the drawings where in the smith house but for the point of this to work let's pretend there in the byers house ?? please and ty )
" this is where chief dug his hole. this is our way into the tunnel. so . . . " jade then walked towards the living room.
" this is the hub. so you got all the tunnels feeding into it. maybe if we set this on fire. . . "
" oh , yeah ? that's a no. " steve added, but everyone just ignored him.
" the mind flayer would call away his army. "
" they'd all come to stop us. "
" hey — "
" we circle back to the exit — "
" guys — " yet again , they still ignored him.
" by the time they realise we're gone — "
" el would be at the gate. "
" hey. hey ! hey ! this is not happening. " steve clapper , finally gaining their attention.
" but — "
" no, no, no, no, no. no buts. i promised i'd keep you shitheads safe, and that's exactly what i plan on doing. we're staying here. on the bench. and we're waiting for the starting team to do their job. does everybody understand that ? — "
" this isn't a stupid sports game — " jade stood up , but steve interrupted her.
" i said does everybody understand that ? " steve grabbed the cloth , pointing it at jay.
" i need a yes. " that's when the six heard an engine rev outside the house.
max and lucas ran towards the window , flopping down on the couch , and looking out the window.
" it's my brother. he can't know i'm here. he'll kill me. he'll kill us. " max explained , looking at lucas.
ah , yes. you see , when joan wasn't here , her and lucas had a fight infront of billy's eyes. and told her to stay away from him, thank fuck he didn't see joan.
that's when steve had a plan , the kids though we too eager to see , so they stayed on the couch and watched it go down. it was going smoothly until billy saw them all.
" shit ! did he see us ? " dustin asked , the six quickly laying down on the couch.
the kids stood by the door , bully barged through.
" well, well, well. " he slammed the door , walking towards them.
" lucas sinclair. what a surprise. " that's when jade did a great mistake , standing infront of lucas.
" hey , blondie , i don't know what you think , but teenagers don't hit kids — " that was when billy punched her in her right eye.
she groaned , falling to the floor in agony.
" i thought i told you to stay away from him, max. "
" billy , go away. "
" you disobeyed me. and you know what happens when you disobey me. "
" billy . . . "
" i break things. " billy then grabbed the collar of lucas' coat , pinning him against the cabinet.
the kids yelled at him, except jade. she was feeling around her right eye , yeah. definitely a bruise forming.
" get off of me , you — "
" since maxine won't listen to me, maybe you will. you stay away from her. stay away from
her ! you hear me ? " lucas was max's best friend , he didn't wanna stay away from her.
" i said get off me ! " lucas kneed him in the groin , making him double over in pain.
" you are so dead , sinclair ! you're dead. " that was when steve walked in , grabbing him by the shoulder.
" no. you are " steve punched him in the face , knocking him over.
that was probably , no, definitely a big mistake for harrington to make. lucas then walked over to the young-teens , then all pulling him in for a hug as bully manically laughed in the background.
" looks like you got some fire in you after all , huh ? i've been waiting to meet this king steve everybody's been telling me so much about. " billy laughed , walking closer.
" get out. " steve pushed him lightly in the chest, billy was silent.
before he swung a right hook at steve, he gladly missed, but steve hit him back.
" yes ! kick his ass , steve ! "
" get him ! murder the son of a bitch ! "
" now ! now ! "
" get that shithead ! "
" kill the son of a bitch !! "
billy laughed , his fingers reaching over to grab one of the plates. that's when he hit steve in the face with it , smashing the plate to pieces.
" steve ! "
" billy ! "
" holy shit. "
" shit ! "
billy threw steve, jade clinging onto mikes shirt. avalynn was clinging onto lucas , scared for her life.
" no one tells me what to do ! " billy yelled , slamming his head into steve's.
" whoo ! get up ! " billy threw him on the floor , walking over to him.
" you're gonna kill him ! " dustin yelled , jade hid her face in mikes shoulder ; scared for her fucking life.
the kids started yelling, but jade was just covering her ears : trying to drain out the sound.
that's when max saw the needle they used to knock out will. she grabbed it , stabbing it into billy's neck. he stood up , his vision blurry.
" the hell is this ? " billy asked , pulling the needle out his neck.
" you little shit , what did you do ? what did you do ? " the blond fell to the floor, laughing his ass off.
the ginger grabbed steve's bat , holding it above billy.
" from here on out , you leave me and my friends alone. do you understand ? "
" screw you. " max then swung the bat , landing right between his thigh gap : near his groin.
" say you understand ! say it ! say it ! " max yelled , pulling the bat back up.
" i understand. "
" what ? "
" i understand. " billy repeated , passing out.
max dropped the bat , walking over to his jean pocket.
" let's get out of here. " max grabbed his car keys , dangling them above her head.
the five others looked at her , shocked. did she just do that ?
" badass. " jade whispered , proud of max.
GUYS IM SO SORRY FOR KEEPING YOU WAITING BUT LIKE ... JALEVEN IS BACK
when jaleven <333
when max && lucas friendship <33
when mike and jades friendship <33
when ur mom
ALSO yes every season jade has to get some sort of black eye it's her trend 😒
OKAY BYE GAYS ( OR LGBTQ ) 💪