Season Three Inspired Oneshots~

~17~

In which the party has a pool day.

(we got so much fucking content today oh my god) - I started writing this on Monday lmao

A particularly hot day in the beginning of July, the 2nd or 3rd, the sun scolding.

Karen dragged along two out of her three children to the pool.

Mike was lucky enough to have the party there, 'cause otherwise he'd be bored out of his mind.

Mike was wading into the pool when Lucas shoved him and he dove in head first, his black hair sticking down on his forehead. He quickly resurfaced and shook his head in an effort to get the hair out of his eyes, achieving his goal a bit.

Quickly Dustin dove into the water, and water shot up everywhere, hitting everyone in a meter long radius of Dustin. Will and Lucas jumped in, too, and Lucas turned around quickly, seeing two girls making their way out to the pool deck.

Max looked confident in herself, her hair pulled back into a tight ponytail, wearing a sapphire blue bikini that made her eyes shine brightly.

El on the other hand looked extremely insecure, wearing a baby pink one-piece, her hair bobbing along as she walked beside Max.

"Quit drooling, stalker." Max chuckled, sitting on the pool edge, dipping her toes in.

The second El sat next to her, and felt the cool water on her feet, a deep, dark memory returned.

The bath.

A frown grew on her face, and she felt the sting of salty tears in her eyes, Mike taking notice immediately.

He heaved himself up from the water to sit next to her, and she looked over at him, her palms shaking.

"What's wrong?" he asked, taking one of her shaky hands in his.

"The bath, b-bad." she croaked out.

"Hey, it's alright. But this isn't like the bath, you're safe here." Mike lowered himself into the water. "I'll catch you, it's okay, I'm right here."

Hesitantly, El leapt into the water, nearly going under water, but being held above by Mike supporting her, his arms wrapped around her waist.

She giggled a bit, the water splashing around.

"YOU'RE SO DEAD HENDERSON!" El practically jumped a foot in the air, Max yelling at Dustin as she was soaking wet, diving in, only to be restrained from murdering Dustin by Lucas.

Dustin stuck his tongue out playfully at Max, hiding behind El and Mike in an effort to stay alive.

A wave of water washed over Mike and El, which was meant for Dustin, but still hit them. El wrapped her arms around Mike's neck as she lost balance, causing him to lose balance as well.

Mike stood up again, his lungs filling with air once again as he pulled El up from the water. She coughed a few times, and looked at Max angrily.

"S-sorry El." Max said, holding in a chuckle, unless El was angry for a big reason, her angry face was still innocent-looking.

Max's eyes lit up, as she suggested a chicken fight.

"Chicken fight?" El asked, her brows becoming knit together.

"Yeah, so, I'll get on Lucas' shoulders, you get on Mike's, and the goal is to push the other person into the water." Max explained, and El nodded.

"And go!" Dustin exclaimed, Lucas moving swiftly as Max grabbed El's hands, and tried to shove her off of Mike.

But El shoved back, Max nearly losing her balance, just barely staying on thanks to Lucas grabbing her ankles, keeping her in place.

If they were in private, El would've thrown Max gently into the water. Y'know, like not a throw off her skateboard, but a competitive throw.

But Max pushed harder than El, and El fell immediately, and she took Mike down with her into the cold water.

El hadn't been underwater since the lab, and feeling it brought back the memories, and sent her body into shock, meaning she couldn't move.

Mike opened his eyes under the water, not caring how much he'd irritate them, as her back hit the bottom of the pool, and he dove deeper into the water in a frenzy, pulling her out.

When she gained the ability to breathe, she brought in a sharp breath of the fresh air, closing her eyes, letting the memories wash away.

As she fluttered her eyes open, the sun shined in her eyes, and the group all looked worried, but she quickly reassured them she was okay, and there was nothing for them to worry about, cementing this statement by playfully splashing Max, starting an all out splash war.

OKAY SO THIS IS PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY. THURSDAY.

I STARTED WRITING IT ON MONDAY, TF IS WRONG WITH ME?

well that's what I do, start an idea, then abandon it. :(

anyways, coca cola is releasing more today, and that's pretty scary. 

Hope you Enjoyed.

☀️~Bella