A reason to fight for.//elmax-Madmage

Chapter 14:

A/N: make sure to read the second last chapter! K bye! Love you!!

Of course Max wanted to kiss her, the urge was growing every moment that she spent with the brunette. But of course, she's Max, so she pushed Eleven away pretty roughly. Eleven stumble back, but was able to keep her balance. She looked up at Max, and knew that she shouldn't had done that. Suddenly, the fear that Max had forgotten she had from the girl in front of her came back. She regretted her decision and was trying to find a way out.

Eleven bit her lip and stared at Max. 'I...I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that. It was stupid. And I am not stupid. I was not a good friend. I am sorry, Max.' The way she struggle finding her words is obvious and Max loved it. No, I don't. She shook those thoughts away and looked down. 'Just, don't do that ever again.'

Eleven didn't have the time to respond, the phone was ringing. Eleven looked at Max. 'Promise you won't run?' Max nodded. 'Promise.' Eleven nodded and walked to the kitchen, and picked up the phone. 'Hello?' It was Joyce. 'Hey honey, listen, I made food for you, is Max still with you?' Eleven explained to Joyce what happened, and the brunette was about to ask Joyce THE question, about the what "dyke" and "rape" means, when Max showed up and stares at her. 'Can you take your bike and come here, or should I pick you up?' 'Bikes.' Eleven talked staring at Max, and wondering how she could be so pretty. Max frowned stared back confused. Joyce hung up and so did Eleven. 'What's going on?' Eleven wanted to take a step forward but stopped halfway through it, and remembered what had happened earlier.

'Joyce called. She made dinner for us. She said we take the bikes and go there.' Ok, how adorable is that? I mean, after being locked up for years in a lab, where she didn't learn how to talk, the way she struggles. Max hold her smile back and nodded instead. 'Let's go.' Eleven didn't move. 'Max?' The redhead gave her a confused look. 'I don't know...how to ride a bike....never learned.' Max nodded. 'Then you'll climb on my bike with me. Like you did with Mike, right?' The brunette nodded and wanted to open the main door when she noticed that were still in their pyjamas. 'Pyjamas.' Max looked at her outfit and then at Eleven. 'Yeah, we should probably change. I'll grab my clothes from yesterday and I'll change in the bathroom. You can go to your room for some privacy.' 'We need to be at Joyce's at 3...4...5pm.' So, that's what they did, Eleven went to her room and Max changed in the bathroom. 

Max knocked on Eleven's door after being done, but there was no response. Maybe she went back to bed, she did stay up the entire night for me and after using her powers, she must me exhausted. Max slowly opened the door and found Eleven, shirtless, sitting on her chair with a sheet in her hands. Shit. Max ran up to her and took the sheet harshly away. Eleven looked up at her with an open mouth. 'What did you read?' 'One sentence.' Max shook her head. 'I don't believe you.' Eleven stood up. 'Friends don't lie.' Max heard Lucas say that before so, she believes her. 'Ok. Don't ask questions. Don't even think about continuing to read this.' Eleven raised one hand. 'I promise.' Max sighed and put the paper in her jacket.

Like a reflex, they both notice that Eleven is standing there, with her jeans on and only a bra, at the same time.  Max looked down, knowing that she shouldn't be staring. Eleven blushed and quickly grabbed her t-shirt. 'Wait.' Eleven stopped and looked at her very confused. 'Your bandaids on your shoulder...you should change them.' 'I'll ask Joyce later.' Max nodded and walked out of the room, and to the front door. Eleven quickly put her t-shirt on and followed her outside. She walked to the side of the cabin grabbing her new bike and handed it to Max. The redhead took, climbed on it and pat on the little seat behind her. Eleven chuckled and sat down, putting her hands gently on Max's shoulders, which made the redhead tense up a bit, but relaxed into the touch. She started riding and always got faster, while Eleven watched her flawless red hair move because of the air. Afterwards she got comfortable and put her head against Max's back. The redhead blushed and tried to focus on the riding and almost lost her balance, which made Eleven giggle.

They were 2 minutes away from the Byers when Eleven asked Max THE question. 'Max?' Max hummed as a response. 'What does rape mean? And dyke?' Max brutally stop the bike and looked back at Eleven. The brunette let go of Max, and looked seriously up at her, making her understand that she wasn't joking. 'I am not having this conversation with you.' Eleven just nodded. 'Ok. I am sorry.' Max looked back at the street and started pedaling again. I'll just ask Joyce. She will have the answers.

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A/N: by the way, I am currently writing chapter 19 and I can tell you, I love where this is going. ELMAX will be a thing in at least chapter 22. So be patient, but it will be worth!!!!