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"When did that happen?" Max referred to Rockys barley healed busted knuckles, sat near the pharmacy together as she wrapped up the scratch on his wrist.
"I can't remember." he said honestly, looking at them with frowned eyebrows. "Either from punching Bo Walker in the face, or from accidentally hitting the wall in a fake fight with myself in the mirror."
"Oh, what a sight." Max said sarcastically as she finished off with a tie to the small wrap. "What'd this Bo Walker guy do?"
"Made a kid in the front row feel bad by mocking his family." Rocky said in return as he looked at her. "Just another day at Hawkins High."
"That bad?" Max winced slightly.
"You gotta pick your crowd." he shrugged in return. "But, don't worry, anyone messes with any of you next year and i'll take care of them."
"How haven't you gotten, like, expelled completely?" Max asked honestly.
"Never go for anyone on school grounds unless it's an emergency." Rocky spoke in return as she listened closely to him. "The school has no proof of anything I do outside of school."
"You really think that solves anything though?" Max questioned with a cross to her arms.
"Yeah." he defended himself. "Usually knocks them into shape pretty quick and they back off. I mean, look at Steve Harrington, he hasn't said much to Jonathan after I hit him."
"You know, Billy actually left me alone for the most part, after what happened last year." Max pointed out as Rocky cracked a grin. "When you kicked him in the balls and hit him upside the head with Steve's bat."
"Fun memories." Rocky wiggled his eyebrows with a cheeky grin. "I can do it again, if you want."
"I think we'll be okay." she squinted slightly with a tilt to her head.
The hum of the freezers echoed in El's ears, the blind fold over her eyes. The group all stood around her in the freezer isle, Rocky messed with his bandage. Lucas popped the New Coke can, making Max shh him.
"How do you even drink that?" Mike gave a look of disbelief his way.
"Because it's delicious." Lucas looked at him oddly in return.
"What?" Max and Mike asked on sync.
"It's like Carpenters The Thing." Lucas explained. "The original is a classic, no question about it. But the remake-"
He paused to take three dramatic sips of the drink before sighing loudly. "Sweeter, bolder, better."
"Absolutely not." Rocky shook his head. "What about cherry coke?"
"You think cherry coke is better then original or new coke?" Lucas gapped in disbelief.
