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

Chapter 11-Because I Love Her

-This chapter takes place during Season 3 Episode 6: E Pluribus Unum-

-Max's POV-

          We all stood up as the ceiling lights flickered. I watched as Will reached for his neck. "He's here", he says with a shiver. "Come on", El says. We all begin speed walking to the elevator and the desk lady snaps at us. I was going to turn around but everyone kept walking despite her efforts, so I did too. Once we got there Mike hit the button on the elevator repeatedly. "No! Damn it!", he shouts. Some part of me feels bad for him. Who knows what was going on up there. If Nancy were my sister I'd freak out too. I grab his shoulder and he spins towards me. "Stairs", I say. Mike nods and we all start racing to and up the staircase. I hear banging and dart towards it to see Johnathan hitting a window with an oxygen tank. The door flies off its hinges with the help of El's powers. A monster of flesh stands over Nancy. I stare at the horrifying creature as it turned towards us. "What the fu-". It roars and starts charging towards us just before El flings it to the wall. She throws it to the other wall then the ceiling before smashing it on the ground. It regains it's balance but the brunette doesn't give it a chance to start walking again as she launches it out the window. "Go, GO!", she says running down the corridor to the parking lot.

          We get down there and its sinking into a drain. I gag at the thing. Most of it completely disappears except what appears to be a few bones and a human skull. I feel my breakfast attempt to come back up. "That's horrific", Lucas comments. I nod in agreement. I look to my girlfriend who looks like she just ran five hundred miles without stopping. She falls forward to her knees and I jump to catch her. "El! El are you okay?", I ask. She nods, panting. "I just need to recharge". I lock eyes with Mike, who looks almost as concerned as me. "Johnathan. Help me out!", I say, failing to pick her up. Johnathan helps me lift her into Nancy's truck and I sit with her. Everyone else piles in the car, except for Julie, who joins me and El.

"I can't see Billy", she blurts as the car starts. 

"What?". 

"Every time I try and see his future, it doesn't work. It'd show me other people. I think it's because he's flayed, because I can't see Heather either".

I rub El's forehead. "My god". 

"I keep trying. Nothing shows up".

"Okay Julie. Maybe El can find him in the void then. After a LOT OF REST". I say the last part extra loud so El can hear and know I'm talking to her. She smiles. "Rest sounds nice", she mumbles. I reply with a "mhm" and stare out the window, watching the hospital behind us get further and further.

-The Next Day-

          I pace around stressfully. I hated this idea. El being in the void for hours and hours. "Max sit down", Nancy says to me. My attention snaps to her and I look at her like she's crazy. Nancy puts her hands up and backs down so I keep pacing. 

"It can't be good for her to be in there for this long", I finally say.

"Max, you need to relax", Will tells me. 

"No I can't. What if she gets like, brain damage or something?".

"Oh shit", Lucas says. "Is that a real thing?".

"No it's not", Julie says.

"It totally is!".

"Max, stop panicking", Mike tries.

"How about I panic on your face!", I snap. Mike's eyes go wide. "I know it sounds stupid! It sounded better in my head".

"Max she'll be fine".