The Way She Makes Me Feel-Elmax [UNDER EDITING]

Chapter 8-It's Not My Fault You Don't Like Girls

(Art By: shatteredporcelain32)

-This chapter takes place during Season 3 Episode 3: The Case Of The Missing Lifeguard-

-Max's POV-

          I danced around El's room singing into a hairbrush along with the music. I didn't think I'd have this much energy after a full day of shopping but being with El made me feel more alive somehow. I glance at El and shes smiling at a picture in a magazine. "Oh I see you found a picture of Ralph Maccio", I say. El looks at me weird. 

"Maccio?".

 "Yeah he's the karate kid. HIYAH!".

          "He's so hot right?", I say trying to sound as straight as possible. "I bet he's an amazing kisser too". I internally cringe at my own words. Literally what the hell is wrong with me? El's eyes go big and I understand why. I am never saying anything like that again. "Hey, is Mike a good kisser?". Well that was short lived.

          El rolls her eyes. "I don't know he's my first boyfriend". "Ex-boyfriend", I correct. El's smile falls and I put my hand on her shoulder. "Hey don't worry about it. Okay?", I reassure her."He'll come crawling back to you in no time, begging for forgiveness. I guarantee you he's wallowing in self-pity and misery like 'Oh I hope she takes me back!'". That makes El laugh and satisfaction fills me. "God what I would give to see their stupid faces!". El looks at me with a mischievous grin. "What?".

          El grabs her blindfold and changes the radio to static and we sit on the floor. "Is this really gonna work?", I ask, quickly catching on. The brunette nods. 

"Holy shit this is insane"

"Max"

"Yeah, quiet. Sorry"

           I sit there for a moment. "I see them", El says. I sit on the floor next to her. "What are they doing?", I ask. "Eating", El answers. "They say we are species". "What?", I gasp. "Emotion. Not logic", El repeats. "What?!". I swear I am going to break their necks. El pulls the blindfold off and looks at me for a moment before erupting into giggles. Which causes me to laugh as well. We hear a car pull up outside and sit up. "Hop", El says. She wipes her nose and puts the music back on before handing me a magazine for us to look through. As I flip pages she leans her head on my shoulder. The door swings open and Hop stands there looking like he just walked in on two strangers having sex. "Do you knock? Jeez!", I exclaim. "Yeah. Jeez", El repeats. She is literally so adorable. "I'm sorry", Hopper says. "I thought that uh-". "Mikes not here", I interrupt. "Max wanted to have a sleepover", El says. "Is that okay?". Hop nods. "Yeah. Do your parents know?". I nod. "Yeah, okay then". Hop closes the door back and me and El begin to laugh.

          I write the last name and put it on the red poster board. "Holy shit. I can't believe we're doing this". El spins the empty Coke bottle and it lands on Mr. Wheeler. "Ugh boring", I say. "Yeah. Boring", El says. I can feel my heart throb. "Spin again", I say. El puts her hand on the bottle but then looks back up at me. "Against the rules?", she asks. I scrunch up my face at her. "We make our own rules". She lets out a light chuckle and spins the bottle once more. "Billy", we both say. Of course it lands on him. I hand El the blindfold. 

"Okay, I should just warn you, if he's with a girl or doing something gross just get out of there right away before you're scarred for life"

"Max-"

"No I'm just saying, I'm serious. He's really gross!"

"Max!"

"Okay. Shutting up now".

          I turn the radio to static as El puts on her blindfold. "I found him". "What's he doing?", I ask. "I don't know", El replies. "He's on the floor. Talking to someone". Suddenly El rips off her blindfold gasping and shaking. "What?", I ask "What happened?". She looks at me and looks like she has tears forming in her eyes.