Max walked up to the school. She took a deep breath. She looked around for the boys, but they were nowhere to be found. People stared at her as she walked by. She felt someone poke her sides. She almost yelped, but saw Mike. She rolled her eyes.
"Not funny!" She mumbled, playfully punching his arms. Mike chuckled. The other boys walked up. Max got on her skateboard and started skating around the boys when suddenly her board pulled out from under her. It was the same way as when she fell off of it when her and Mike were in the school gym looking for dart. He caught herself, but her jeans scraped the ground. She looked up and saw Eleven standing in front of her. Her eyes widened slightly. She stood up and stepped back. El was holding Max's skateboard. El wiped her nose.
"So, have fun at the party?" El asked darkly. Max saw people watching what was happening.
"Listen, El, I know you don't like me. And I know you're mad at me. But this is not the time or place to be going off about it." Max muttered. El glared at her. The boys walked up beside Max.
"Shut up Maxine! You can't tell me what to do! You took everything from me! You took my friends, you took my boyfriend, and you never considered how I felt or apologized to me." El snapped at Max. Max snorted.
"Wait wait wait, you think I should apologize because you and Mike broke up because of something YOU caused?! You're the one who was hooking up with Troye behind Mike's back! I kno you're basically new to the real world, so I'll explain it to you and kindly as I can." Max spoke. She took a step towards El.
"People who cheat on their boyfriends, and hook up with other guys like you did, are called sluts. Is that really what you wanna be El?! A slut?! So how about, instead of trying to gain a pity party from us or anyone else, you quit throwing a temper tantrum like a 5 year old and try to fix your reputation." Max snapped at El. El growled and charged at Max. El tackled Max to the ground and started punching. Max blocked some of them, with only one or two hitting her in the lip. Max punched El and shoved her off. El scratched Max's right cheek. Max punched El a few times. The crowd around them was cheering and chanting nonsense. Mike walked over.
"Stop it! Stop!" Mike told Max and El. Max backed off slightly. El continued to press on.
"Jane!" Mike snapped. El froze. Her eyes watered. She glared at Mike.
"Jane, I don't want you getting yourself suspended. Stop." Mike told El.
"Too late." The sound of the principal's voice making them all freeze. They all looked at the principal.
"Shit." They all muttered. Mike turned to the guys.
"We'll see you guys later." Mike told them. The principal had them all follow him into the school.
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"Detention?! My mom's gonna kill me!" Max muttered as her, El, and Mike all walked out of the principal's office. They had missed 3 class periods because the principal ranted to them for 3 hours about violence and high school relationships. It was finally lunch time and kids were making their way through the halls.
"This is all your fault" El snapped at Max. Max ignored it. Mike winced. He was holding an icepack on my lip that neither of the girls had noticed until now.
"What happened to your lip?" Max asked him. He rolled his eyes.
"Gee, I don't know. I had to stop you and El from fighting, and you both ended up punching me in the face." Mike replied sarcastically. He moved the ice pack away from his lip. El and Max both made faces of disgust. Mike's lip had been busted pretty bad.
"I just don't get it El. You told me when we first broke up that I wasn't good enough. And yet you keep trying to get me back. Why?" Mike asked. El stared at her feet. She huffed.
"I can't fix us Mike. But I love you. I always have. I just- I don't know. I don't think it's the love I thought it was. I love you, but, more like a brother in a way, if that makes any sense." El tried to answer. Max and Mike looked at each other.
"I- I gotta go. I'm sorry." El mumbled. She ran off, disappearing in the waves of the crowd of kids storming down the hall.
"I don't get it. What's her deal?" Mike mumbled. Max thought about it. Then it hit her. It all made sense. Her jaw dropped.
"Holy shit.." She gasped quietly. Mike looked at her.
"What?" Mike asked. Max looked at him.
"I think I know what's wrong with El." Max answered.
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Fanfic"Party Members Only, Maxine." ~ Life for Max Mayfield is not easy, to say the least. Her brother's an asshole, her step dad is abusive, and almost everyone at school hates her. All she wants is some friends. Even after helping Mike and the others sa...
