𝓡𝓾𝓷𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓤𝓹 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓗𝓲𝓵𝓵 ~ (Max Mayfield X Reader)

Dustin's House

A/N Tell a friend to tell a friend... SHES BAAACKKKKKKK- so sorry for the wait guys! Don't worry, I've got something really nice cooked up for y'all!

MAX POV

Why did I say that...

They probably thought it was so weird-

I'm weird-

I ran back into the house quickly, and back to my room. I feel like shit for leaving y/n out there like that but this was serious and they couldn't know about it. I mean- I trusted them but like- they didn't deserve to get involved into the huge mess with the upside down and eleven and all that other stuff.

I went through my cluttered drawers in my room and searched for anything clean to put on. It wasn't like I was a model or something- I was just going to see a friend. One of the only people that I could talk to about what I actually thought was going on. I hated that I had to keep things from y/n but- she doesn't need to know... truly. Sometimes I wish Lucas had never told me.

I grabbed an old shirt and some pants and quickly threw them on. I left my room, many thoughts swirling around in my head, and walked out of the front door. "Maxine where are you-" My mother said before I closed the door in hee face. I mean I didn't want to be rude. I was just in a hurry and... I don't know. She was going to question me and I can't make up good lies.

I grabbed my skateboard that was up against the side of the trailer and sat it down on the ground. I put one foot on top of it and pushed off, going as quickly as I could. I just really could not shake this feeling- ever since the episode I had the other day- and now with this. Something isn't right- something strange is happening. And this time- it's not just my feelings that are out of whack.

Maybe after all of my suspicions are hopefully debunked, me and y/n can actually go somewhere together again. Not on a date! Nope... nope totally not on a date... heh that would be weird- yeah so weird and cheesy... that's not weird at all. But I wasn't lying about going to the movies though- I really did want to spend time with them. I just hope that I can- real soon.

Y/N POV

I'm going to follow her. I had to. I mean- if she won't tell me what's going on- and I don't want to read her mind because that's intrusive, I've got to find out for myself! I really care about her and, I don't want her hiding things from me that I could maybe fix. I don't want her getting hurt or anything and I didn't do something to stop it.  As she rode away on her skateboard, I made sure that she was far away until I started to follow her.

"Old bike... do not fail me now." I said as I swung my leg over the bike and then placed my feet on both of the pedals. I took off, making sure to keep a close distance between max and me so she wouldn't suspect me. Hopefully her mom didn't see me and thought I had went home already. As I left the trailer park, the various loud thoughts in my head began to get quiet as I was further and further away which was good.

This was a curse but- at least this time I'm trying to use my power for good.

— Time Skip (Max has arrived at Dustin's house—

Whew, this is a lot of pedaling but I swear it's all worth it. I didn't know that Dustin lived that far away from Max's trailer park, I'm surprised that she could skate all the way over here so quickly. As I neared her, I felt her and maybe Dustin's emotions enter my head without permission. I tried to ignore it the best I could while I set my bike off to the side in the nearby woods. But I couldn't.

Max feels anxious. And nervous?

Dustin feels normal I guess- he doesn't know about Chrissy's death yet.

I stayed hidden in the woods as I watched Max go inside of Dustin's house- dammit. I don't know what I was expecting- for them to talk outside? I knew that I would have to get closer so I could hear their conversation. Not their thoughts... no- their actual words they speak. Once again- they're my friends- and unless I can't control it- I'm not going to read their minds.

As the door shut behind max, I made my move. Tip toeing out in the open over to the window that was on the side. I got lucky when I peeped through and realized that this had got to be Dustin's room. Just as I suspected, he walked through the door to the room with Max , who was still very anxious. As soon as he entered the room, I ducked down so he wouldn't seen me and leaned up against the wall under the window.

I heard Dustin sigh and felt a sort of confusion coming from him. "Soooo- what's up? You- you never come my house. Especially alone. Did Y/n reject you? Max I know how that feel-" Dustin started to speak but Max cut him off right after he mentioned me. "No! They did not! And- reject- we aren't even dating I would never, well never is a strong word... - wait- that's not even why I'm here!" Max said, getting impatient I could tell.

"Then uh- why are you here?" Dustin inquired. I didn't dare peak at the window, even though I so wanted to know the look on Max's face. I could sense her fear and uncertainty clearly, I just really wondered what it was all connected to. "Listen... You know Chrissy Cunningham? The cheerleader?" Max asked, probably preparing to tell him the truth.

"Yeah why?" Dustin asked. "Well- she's dead. And because she was found in Eddie's trailer- and went into it last night- everyone thinks that Eddie is the killer." Max said. I could literally feel Dustin's mood change from confused to absolutely panicked and upset. I know that he and Eddie are best buds so I was expecting this but still. "What?" Dustin said.

"Yeah..." max sighed. "It couldn't have been Eddie. Max he's not like that." Dustin said, trying to prove his point. "Well, they said Ted bundy was a nice guy but then it turns out he was mudering people!" Max aegued. "So you think Eddie is like Ted bundy-" The arguing just kept going back and forth and back and forth, I could tell the both of them were on edge now. But it finally stopped when max decided to voice her real concerns.

"Last night... Eddie drove away in a hurry. Like he was scared... and at the same time last night- the lights flickered. I know we have light problems all the time but- it felt... weird." Max said. Oh- so she really doesn't believe that he did it huh. But I wanted to know what she believed happened that night. "Weird like what?" Dustin commented. Max sighed and I heard slight movement across the room.

"You don't think..." Dustin pondered. "Im not saying... maybe- maybe this has something to do with the mind flayer or the upside down or something! I don't know!" Max said, clearly being stressed out over all of this. I was glad to know what she was scared about but- this was not it. I could feel a underlying cause that she wasn't even telling Dustin. She's scared of something else too.

As I was about to listen in closer to get more information, I heard the sound of someone humming coming in my direction. Oh shi- "AAAAHHH!!! DUSTYYYY THERES A RANDOM PERSON SPYING OUTSIDE YOUR WINDOW!!" Dustin's mom literally screeched at me as she saw me. I tried to get up and back away, maybe convince her that she never saw me- but unfortunately Dustin and max ran quickly out of the house.

"Y/n? What the hell?!"