Hey guys, so this is just a fun story about the gang going through their first summer all together, really focusing in on Mileven. I don't own Stranger Things or anything to do with it, purely just a fan! So please read, review and enjoy!

Prologue:

When Eleven returned, so did Mike. Not physically of course, he was there for the whole year she wasn't. But those lonely nights took a toll on his mind and heart, just as it did on her. It dimmed the lights in their eyes that didn't spark up until the moment she walked through the Byer's doorway. Their hearts bursting through their chest, tears welling in their eyes. She returned to him, and he returned to her.

Of course not completely at first, it was dangerous enough to let her go to the snowball, and Hopper took his role as her father and protector very seriously. All the boys knew she needed to lay low for a while just to make sure she was safe for good. The gang and hoped that by the summer everything would be completely settled and El could join them in all their normal activities. For Mike those months in waiting were almost worse than when she was gone. Now the anticipation of seeing her again and knowing she wasn't too far from him was pure agony. But of course El and Mike found ways to talk and see each other over those long months. Mike calling on the super-com, El reaching out to him with her mind, and on the rare occasion sneaking out and sitting beneath the stars. As the months passed they bundled up less and less on their late night outings, the warming atmosphere made them both giddy. Summer was almost here. Mike couldn't wait to show Eleven everything summer had to offer, and she couldn't wait to find out. But most importantly they couldn't wait to spend long hours together, not fighting monsters, but just being normal kids.

Summer. Summer was coming, and it was going to be magical.