ever since i met you - lumax

the return part 2.

Mike POV.

She's actually alive, and she still looks as beautiful as ever. 

"El." I start to say, and her sparkling brown eyes meet mine. 

"Yes Mike?" she questions, giving me a small smile. She's wearing a blue somewhat poofy dress with black wedges. Her short hair is combed back with a black hairband.

"You look beautiful." I say. Her cheeks flush with a pink color. "Let's sit down, we have a lot to catch up on." She nods, and we sit on the floor near the doors of the dance.

She explains Chief Hopper has been taking care of her ever since he found her in the woods. He didn't want her seeing anybody because he thought it would be too dangerous. Hopper allowed her to come to the dance tonight because he thought she was finally ready.

She finishes explaining and I pull her into another hug. I stand up and extend my hand and we walk into the dance together.

Every Breath You Take is playing and as the music speeds up, I kiss her. We sway and she rests her head on my shoulder, everything feels right. 

* time skips to the end of the dance *

Lucas POV.

Dustin, Max, and I meet up with Mike and... Eleven?! 

"Eleven!" I say exasperated. I pull her into a tight hug. She explains what happened to her. 

"Oh yeah. Max, this is Eleven, Eleven, this is Max." I say introducing them. They give each other a small smile and we are off to Mike's house. 

Hopper and Joyce are already there. Will came home from the dance earlier. 

We head down to the basement. Eleven points to her fort. "Oh. Yeah." Mike rubs the back of his neck and he turns red. "I sat in there and I called you for 3-" 

Eleven cuts him off,  "353 days. I heard. I tried Mike." she starts tearing up. 

"No, no, no! Don't cry!" he pulls her into a hug. 

"Lovebirds back at it." Dustin comments.

"Do you guys wanna watch TV?" Mike heads over to the couch and starts flipping through the channels. 

Max and I sit next to each other, about a few inches apart. I do that guy thing, and put my arm up on the couch behind her. I tickle the side of her head. 

Max looks at me and rolls her eyes. "Quit it Sinclair."

 I roll my eyes back at her. "Nah." I continue doing that until she slaps my hand away. 

She lets out a long sigh. "Fine. You win." She says as her blue eyes twinkle and gives me a smile. She inches closer to me and leans her head on my shoulder. She could probably feel my butterflies, but I could feel hers too. I wrap my arm around her. 

Eleven points at us and tugs on Mike's sleeve. 

"Aww." Dustin, Will, and Mike say together. My cheeks get hot, and Max looks up at me. I look down, and she looks away, inching closer to me. 

What a great night.

ahhhh!! cuteness overload i know i know. hope that makes up for last chapter and  i also hope you guys like this chapter :)