A/N another long chapter...this one rambles a bit sorry...only 2 more chapters after this then it's done :)
General POV
Mike and El were at the Byers', making use of the fact that the house was empty. They'd finished their homework, cooked lunch, let the dog out, what else was there to do? El gave Mike a mischievous look, "catch me if you can" she said, giggling and running away from him. She was fast, but he finally grabbed her in the hallway. Walking her backwards till she was against the wall he gently pushed his body against hers and kissed her passionately. After a few minutes, they pulled apart, smiling at each other. They made their way slowly to El's room, kissing along the way. Before long they were lying on El's bed, Mike lying over her at an angle, their legs intertwined, hands exploring each other's bodies, and kissing the whole time. Mike had lost his t-shirt, and El's shirt was almost completely unbuttoned, her leg was bent and Mike's hand was on her thigh, slowly edging its way up past the hem of her skirt.
Suddenly Mike pulled away, sighing. "El? I, erm, I need to go to the bathroom."
"What?" she asked, looking confused, "oh, okay."
"Maybe...maybe once I come back we can watch a film or something?" It sounded lame, and he knew it. He could see El trying to work out what was going on, and she started to look more than a little upset and pissed off, but she was too nice to confront him and get into an argument about it. She watched as he put his shirt back on, adjusted his pants, and walked awkwardly to the door. She felt utterly rejected, what did I do wrong? When he returned, she'd fixed her clothes and was sat on her bed with her back to the door, looking out the window. He took a deep breath and tried to sound upbeat, "hey, wanna watch that film then?"
"Actually Mike, I'm tired, I think...I think you should go." Mike noticed that she didn't even look at him, but it wasn't that she was angry, she was crushed and didn't want Mike to see her cry.
"Oh, right, um, well I'll see you tomorrow right, remember everyone's coming round to stay over?" He saw her half turn, not enough to see her face, and she gave a small nod. "I'll be at Lucas's for the rest of the day if you need me. Ok, well, sleep well...bye." No answer. He let himself out, and as soon as the door closed El burst into tears, she couldn't understand what was going on. It wasn't the first time this had happened, they were together and Mike was loving and affectionate, but as soon as they got too close he would make some excuse to leave or do something else. El came to a conclusion that broke her heart, that Mike didn't really want to be with her, that he loved her but not in the way she wanted him to, and that he couldn't bring himself to take things any further. She felt utterly worthless.
That evening, she didn't come out of her room for dinner, she didn't want to see anyone. Will tried to talk to her but she didn't reply. Joyce knocked gently on her door, "El? Can I come in?" she asked softly. Joyce tried the handle and let herself in, they didn't believe in locked doors at the Byers' but El had the ability to keep hers shut and had done so many times before when wanting to be left alone. Joyce had no idea what to expect. Not knowing what had upset El she had an educated guess that it might have something to do with Mike as he was here earlier, but knowing how much he loved her she couldn't imagine what had happened. El was lying on her bed, facing the wall. Joyce sat on the bed next to her and stroked her back gently, "El, what's wrong?" El sat up slowly and Joyce could easily tell that she'd been crying, but she wasn't done and started to break down again. Joyce pulled El towards her and embraced her tightly, she knew these times were difficult to deal with, when El felt these kinds of emotions there was a certain mental leakage that could seep into the minds of those close to her. Joyce had felt it before, a time it had all become too much and El had had a real breakdown in front of her for the first time.

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