Best Friends - Lumax

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So not cute. Let's drop cute. Too much mush. Anyways. I have nothing else to say. Whatever, let's just start the dang story.

"I feel like going swimming." Max says out of nowhere. We all stare at Max with wide eyes.
"What? It's Friday!" She exclaims and throws her hands in the air. I look around Castle Byers, our new hangout spot. Dustin and Max were bickering about swimming. "What is 'swimming'?" Eleven asks, confused.

"The best thing ever!" Max exclaims. Eleven looks at her and tilts her head. Max purses her lips and sighs. "Okay so, it's when you play in water pretty much." She explains more gently. Eleven just nods. She turns toward Mike and wraps her hands around his arm. "I want to swim." Eleven announces.

Mike chuckles. "Okay, El." He says and turns to us. "Where could we go? It's only been a couple months since the Snowball!"

"I know a place!" Will speaks up. We all turn and look at him. He shrinks in his seat and looks back at us in embarrassment. "Where?" I ask, interested.

"Just...meet me at Mirkwood tomorrow with stuff for a two night sleep over." Will says, mysteriously. I flinch. Mike's jaw drops. Dustin covers his mouth with his hand. Max looks at us confused. "M-Mirkwood?" Mike asks, scared. Eleven goes pale, realizing that Mirkwood is where we found her. Max folds her arms and glares at us. "What the heck is Mirkwood?" She snapped.

We all look at eachother. "Where Mike found me." Eleven mutters.

"And where I saw the demogorgan." Will chimes in. Max bits her lower lip and looks away. "Sorry." She mumbles. I put my hand on her shoulder. She looks over at me, guilt filling her eyes. "Eh. It's okay." Will shrugs. "You didn't know." Max just nods and lifts a glass full of water to her lips. "So...we should probs go pack." I say, awkwardly. Max spits out her water, almost spraying Dustin. He lets out a shriek. I jump and stare at her. "Did you just say, 'probs'?" She snickers. Everyone bursts into laughter except El and I. El chuckles softly and awkwardly, not understanding why we're laughing. Max stands up and brushes her shirt. "Lucas is right though. We gotta pack!" She yells. We all jump to our feet and race home. Will has to lead a confused Eleven home though. "Call me if you can come!" Will yells and he and Eleven disappear into the woods. I really hope we can all go!