Reddie,Byler,ElMax,Boreo&Freebat Oneshots

Elmax 4

Sick but in a Good Way

Lady_of_the_Rings

El knows she's in love with Mike. She's seen every sitcom and romcom and soap opera, and she and Mike do everything the couples on TV do. They kiss, they hold hands, sometimes Mike gets her flowers...

    Yes, they have all the aspects of the perfect couples she sees everywhere.

    That's why she's so surprised when Mike tells her he wants to break up.

    "Why?" she asks. She vaguely wonders why she isn't more upset. All the breakups she's seen have involved lots of crying and anger and yelling. But she pushes the thought out of her mind.

    Mike takes a deep breath. "I don't love you."

    El's jaw drops. She does not know how to react. Of course Mike loved her! Everything they did together screamed love.

    Right?

    "I don't understand," she says. She really doesn't. Honestly, she doesn't understand any of this love stuff. It's strange.

    Mike sighs. "It's-well, I do love you," he starts. "But not like that."

    "Not like... boyfriend/girlfriend?" El asks. She wonders if she did something wrong.

    "It's not your fault," says Mike hastily, almost reading her mind. "I love you more like a friend. Like a sister."

    El blinks for a moment. She thinks about how she feels about Lucas and Dustin.

    Actually, she doesn't see much difference in how she feels about them to how she feels about Mike.

    El thought that all the kissing and dates and hand-holding made their relationship romantic. She thought that that was what love was. What love-love is, she thinks.

    El's about to say "Okay," but Mike isn't finished.

    "And there is one other reason," Mike said.

    El perks up.

    "I'm in love with someone else," he blurts.

    "Okay." El shrugs. She doesn't feel mad or broken up about it. She actually feels kind of good.

    "Okay? You're fine with this?" asks Mike, incredulous.

    "Can I ask you a question?" asks El.

    "Sure."

    "Who are you in love with?" Maybe if he told her, she could figure out why they didn't love each other.

    Mike suddenly looks very nervous. "I'm not sure if I should tell you that."

    "Why not?" El thinks this is a very confusing conversation. She wishes she could ask Hopper for advise right now.

    She'd talk to him after.