unexpected love. // 𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘢𝘹 & 𝘣𝘺𝘭𝘦𝘳

Art lesson. || Chapter 1.

Eleven Hopper. She is your typical popular and gorgeous girl who can earn anybody's hearts including the both genders, has a boyfriend that is also as popular as her, intimidating and has a heart of a bully.

As for Max Mayfield, everyone around the school knows her. She was a bisexual icon in school and is a popular tomboy. However, somehow she caught Eleven's eyes and Eleven swore to bully her for life. Although Max is tough, she would usually get bullied for being part of the lgbt community by Eleven's popular friends as well. Well.. Eleven doesn't hate on Max for being bisexual though.

*during art class*
( Max's POV )

It was finally Will and I's favorite class, art. Although Eleven is more like a enemy to me, Will whom is her step brother has always been my best friend. Will is great and supportive best friend that anyone in the world would ever want. However, Will is in love with his own step sister's boyfriend, Mike Wheeler. I really don't know what the byers family see in Mike. Well I can't really say anything about my best friend, can I?

Today's art project is to complete a painting about oceans and sea creatures within three hours in class and when I was about to finish my painting which I was extremely satisfied with, all of a sudden a entire wave of green paint splashed all over my hard worked painting. It was Eleven. She purposely splashed a bucket of green paint on to my painting. Mainly trying to make me cry since I have never once cried although she has been bullying me whole life. But right now, I am serious when I say I am literally so mad that I feel like I'm burning up the room with the anger in me. This painting was one of the best paintings I ever made.

"Eleven Hopper! What the fuck do you mean by doing this?!" I yelled and ran towards Eleven and grabbed her collar.

"It is what it is. Now cry." Eleven replied with a smirk when all of a sudden and hand pushed me and I fell onto the ground and accidentally knocked my head onto the table. Goddamn my head hurts like hell right now. It was Mike and.. Eleven staring at him with angered eyes..??

"What the hell Mike?!" Eleven shouted at Mike and slapped Mike's face with anger.

"What?! I am just defending you! El!" Mike yelled while caressing his red cheeks that Eleven just slapped.

I was confused until a hand came towards my face. It was Eleven's hands.

"Come on." Eleven said and displayed her hands right at my face, signaling me to hold onto her palms and so I did.

When I held on to Eleven's hands, she pulled me up so hard that I nearly fell back on to the ground, not to mention her hands are icy cold.

"Mike Wheeler and everyone else in the room! I don't care if you are my boyfriend, best friend or whoever! Don't any of you DARE to bully Max or even fucking touch her! Only I can touch and bully her! You bitches stay the hell away from her! Do everyone understand?!" Eleven yelled across the entire art room while holding on to my wrist with extreme strength.

No one answered.

"I SAID, DO EVERYONE UNDERSTAND?!" Eleven yelled again but this time, louder and she even slammed the table with her another hand. And this time, everyone in the room shouted "yes" with a shaky voice. And after that, Eleven letted go off my wrist and glared at me, then walked away like a boss as Mike followed her and after she left, everyone started gossiping about her attitude as usual. Many people likes Eleven but many people hates her as well since she is dating Mike Wheeler, whom many girls has a crush on.

*outside the art room*
( El's POV )

"El! What is the meaning of all this?! Did you just did that nasty shit just to humiliate me?!" Mike yelled and grabbed on to my wrist which caused my wrist to become glowing red in just seconds.

"Mike Wheeler. Let go. Also, I am serious with whatever the fuck I said." I said with a 'calm' voice and stared at Mike with a strictly.

"Don't you forget that I am the most popular person in this school and also I am rich as hell. I am way more popular than you that all the girls wants me. Eleven Hopper, don't ever forget that without me, you are nothing but a piece of shit!" Mike said and rolled his eyes then stormed away with fury.

I only agreed to date Mike back then because I thought whatever feelings I had for him, was love. But as time goes by, I realized that the person that I truly likes and loves is someone else and it isn't him.

Mike Wheeler from three years ago, was a way better person. He is a billionaire in the school since the Wheeler family owns a family business but the old Mike never flexes about his wealth and his popularity. And most importantly, he was never toxic back then. In the past, Mike would always be sweet to me and thoughtful towards me but now? He changed.

*time-skip: after school*
( Max's POV )

School was finally over as I dashed out of my classroom and ran straight to Will's chemistry class.

"Hey Will! You wanna go to the arcade at the mall later?" I asked with excitement while walking beside Will out of his classroom.

"Yeah I would love to, but I can't. Mike asked me out for a movie tonight earlier in class." Will replied apologetic smile and blushed at the thought of Mike.

"Ooh someone finally got asked out by their crush huh?" I said with a smirk as Will pushed me softly, feeling embarrassed.

"Mike just texted me to meet him at the carpark, see ya Max!" Will said with a smile and waved goodbye to me.

"See ya, good luck Will!" I replied and waved back at Will with a smile.

When I was walking alone in the hallways, heading towards my locker's direction, until someone suddenly grabbed on to my arm and pulled me into one of the lockers.