All I Want Is You -Elmax

The Gate

"El." I said quietly.

"Max." She said back.

I walked up to her and she immediately brought me into her arms, she hugged me so tightly, it felt so...so wonderful, it was such an amazing feeling, like a feeling of relief, not to mention, she came back, El came back, and she hugged me, she hugged me. Could I be dreaming? Is she really here? In front of me? In my arms? Tears welled in my eyes as I held onto the back of her jacket, I couldn't let go of her, it was impossible.

After a bit we pulled away, I looked down into her hazel eyes spotting her own leftover tears, I can't believe she's here.

"I never gave up on you. Never. I called...I called every night for-"

"353 days...I heard." She said. Her voice, just her voice was the prettiest thing I heard, it's so nice to hear it again.

"But...why didn't you answer? W-Why didn't you tell my you were okay?"

"Because I wouldn't let her." Hopper said stepping in. "What the hell is this?" He motioned to her attire. "Where have you been?"

"Where have you been?" She asked hugging Hopper. I started to realize what was going on, it was him, it was Hopper. He took her, he's the reason she left.

"You've been hiding her?!" I butted in, I was beginning to lose myself. "You've been hiding her this whole time!" I screamed shoving Hopper from behind.

"Hey!" He said grabbing my forearm. "Let's talk. Alone." He said sternly before dragging me off down the hallway. I tugged and pulled at his hand trying to get away from his grip. "This was all to protect her." He said letting go of me and closing the bedroom door behind him.

"Protecting her. Protecting her!?" I shouted.

"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."

"Should I be thanking you?!"

"I'm not asking you to thank me! I'm asking you to try and understand!"

"I don't! I don't understand! What?! Was she in danger!?"

"Yes and no!"

"What the fuck is that supposed to mean!? Did...Did I put her in danger?"

"Kid-"

"It was me wasn't it? I knew it, I fucking knew it." I started to pace back and forth digging my fingers deep into my hair trying to rip out the long strands. I don't know what was happening to me, I felt this pain deep down in me, it was like this mix between both sadness and anger, like it wanted out.

"Listen to me-"

"I can't do anything right, it's all my fault, it's all my fucking fault! You did this! You did this!" I turned and started punching the wall with my bare fists. "It's all your fault! It's all your fault! It's all your fault! FUCKING! ASSHOLE! PIECE OF SHIT! FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU!"

"Hey! Hey! Hey!"

Hopper grabbed me by my forearms turning me to face him, I screamed and punched him in the stomach over and over until I became too weak, I cried balling his shirt into my fists, my knees started to give out on me. Hopper wrapped his arms around me and hugged me against him. I wailed and squirmed trying to get out, it was making me feel better but I didn't want it to come back and hit me hard later, but eventually I gave up and laid into it so I could focus on stopping my tears.

[Third Person]

"We missed you." Dustin said.

"I missed you too." El said pulling away from the group hug.