Tell Me Something Good

04

Mikes POV

Today is my birthday. Fortunately, El knows what a birthday is, but she doesn't understand the celebration part.

"You kinda have a day dedicated to just you. And usually you get a cake after dinner" I explain to her what cake is. She's mostly excited about that part. It really hurts me that she's never had a birthday party and that she doesn't know her birthday, because she deserves all the attention in the world.

"Usually people give the person with the birthday gifts and stuff."

"Like Christmas?"

"Yea, like Christmas."

"What do you want for your birthday" I don't want El to get me anything, she's already a gift in my book.

"El I already got what I wanted," she furrows her eyebrows. "You." She looks taken aback for a second, but then she smiles. She uncrosses her legs and shuffles over to me on her knees. She sits back down right in front of me. As she studies my face she reaches out and touches my cheek with her two fingers. Her hands are soft and warm. I grab her hand and pull her to me. I stop her just before our lips touch and her eyes dart all over my face.

"Happy birthday Mike" our lips met once again. But this kiss was very different. It was like a movie kiss, what El was talking about. Our mouths were open and it was longer than 3 seconds. We actually had to stop to breathe. Her arms were around my neck and my hands touched her waist close to her ribs. She pulled away and she looked at me like I was the thing she loved most. She examined my face a bit more, and I feel her play with my hair on the back of my head; she never took her arms away from my neck. She smiled big and gave me a peck on the cheek. I started to feel...weird. Then I realized what was going on. I panicked and ran upstairs to the bathroom. I waited until everything was...normal and went back down stairs. El was sitting against the couch biting at her fingers. When she saw me she looked up.

"Are you ok?" She sounded concerned.

"Oh uh...yea. I uh, just had an issue" I stand awkwardly with my hands in my pockets.

"What kind of issue?" She tilts her head

"Uh," I scratch my head and she gets up to be closer to me, but I take a step back. She looks hurt. Just then my mom called us for dinner. She sorta saved me from total embarrassment.

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At the dinner table, Mike couldn't stop feeling "weird." Of course he was going to feel weird, he's a hormonal boy who thinks he loves someone for the first time. He didn't want to have to explain his boy problems to Eleven. He would let Nancy do that. Nancy tells her all the girly stuff, like puberty, boys, periods all that. Mike wouldn't be able to handle it very well, nor explain it well. Mike realizes that El is going to start looking different in certain areas, if she hadn't already. He hates himself for feeling what he did today. But he couldn't control it, his hormones are at their peak, unfortunately for him. He's worried it will happen again, but he also doesn't want to distance himself from Eleven. In his mind, he might not have a choice.

After dinner, Karen brought out Mikes cake. It was small, but it was ok. Mike wasn't too fond of cake anyway. But Eleven sure was. She nearly ate a whole half of it. Mike opened his gifts which were mostly clothes and money. Nancy took a bow off one of the boxes and put it on Elevens head.

"One more gift" Nancy says with a chuckle. Everyone laughs, except Mike. He just smiles. Of course he loves her, but he thinks things will be different from here on out. El won't understand, but she will have to bear with him. Soon Eleven will start to go through the same thing, and Mike knows that. He knows he just has to be there for her when she needs anything. Nancy says girls are bitches when their about to get their periods.

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Note: hey guys! I know this chapter is short, but I wanted to squeeze this in. I'll be updating again later (maybe). But I need some serious feedback on this chapter in particular. If you didn't understand what happened, basically Mike got a boner lol. But I'm not sure if that's too inappropriate. My reasoning is valid, and correct. I tried not to make it too sexual because their so young. But please give me suggestions for future chapters. Thank you!! ❤️