I Like Talking With You Madmax (Lumax One Shots)

Rain kiss

In this one shot, Max and Lucas aren't together yet and El doesn't exist ( Why ? Because I say so) . Also, sorry if the dungeon and dragons moment doesn't match  the reality of the game but I don't know how it works at all.

" No, the demogorgon is coming ! " Will yelled at Mike as the raven haired boy had just thrown the dices, obtaining a bad combinaison.

" What are we gonna do ? " Dustin shouted back, looking absolutely terrified as if the monster was actually going to burst out  in the room with them.

Lucas gave them an amused smile as the three boys kept arguing on the right ploy to adopt. He hadn't taken part to their game that afternoon because he had helped Max doing her maths homeworks as the redhead was struggling a lot with that subject.

It hadn't been really easy given the fact that she had a hard time understanding the most basic formula but the boy still thought that they had made significant progresses.

Max had gone to the toilets about fifteen minutes ago and she hadn't came back yet. Lucas knew that sometimes girls could take a lot of time doing that kind of thing but fifteen minutes seemed like very very long to him and he was starting to grow worried.

" Lucas, we're done with that game but we are going to start another one. You're in ? " Dustin asked, looking at his friends with hopeful eyes.

" Sorry guys but I think I'm gonna go check on Max. I don't know what she's up too but she should be back by now."

" Yeah, sure. Go check on your girlfriend Don Juan. " The curly haired boy replied teasingly, making Lucas' cheeks go bright red.

The truth was that he did have a tiny crush on Max, even if the girl was still completely oblivious about it. He just felt like there was something special about her, something that made the redhead different from every others girls he knew. Even if he was completely incapable of understanding what.

Trying to hide his awkwardness, Lucas left the room quickly and started wandering around the house to see if he could find Max. He checked the bathroom, then the kitchen but it seemed like she had just vanished in the air without leaving any traces.

The boy was very disappointed, assuming that Max had left without even saying goodbye and started to make his way back to his friends. As he crossed the living room, Lucas spotted the redhead sitting on the window sill (I know it's weird but let's just say that there's very wide windows sills in this house) and couldn't help but jump with fear.

" Oh my God, what are you doing here ? " He asked abruptly. " You scared the shit out of me ! "

" It's pouring out there" Max stated, glaring at the rain drops streaming down the windows panes without even acknowledging the boy presence. " I think a storm is coming."

" So ? " Lucas was still a bit mad at her for scaring him like that and sounded a bit rasher than he meant to be. " Are you scared or what ? "

" I'm not... It's  just... I don't like storms. It brings back bad memories. " She sniffed and wiped out a tear rolling down her cheek. " Shit. You probably think I'm stupid now. "

" Hey ! " Lucas sat down next to her and took her hand in his carefully. " You're not stupid ok ? I have no clue why you despite storms so much but you have your own reasons and I'm not going to judge you because of that !"

" My dad left during a storm. " Max confessed abruptly, looking away so he couldn't see how upset she really was. " He wanted to leave without telling me because he knew I would want to go with him. Every nights, I used to stay awake in my bed, listening to every noises coming from outside to make sure he was not going without me but one evening, a huge storm came and... He just took the opportunity to abandon me knowing I wouldn't hear him with the thunder and the rain."  Her voice broke and she  breathed heavily. "Storms took my dad way from me and I think about it whenever it starts raining..."

Lucas didn't know exactly how to react after that confession. He knew it hadn't been easy for  Max to tell him about it and he really felt honored but was completely clueless about how to comfort her.

He thought about it and after a couple of minutes, stood up from the window.

" Come with me." He told Max before starting heading toward the house's door, dragging the redhead behind him.

" What are you up to stalker ? " She asked hesitantly, trying to free herself. " Let me go, what the fuck is wrong with you ?!! "

" Hey, hey. Calm down please I'm not going to do anything ! "

Lucas opened the door leading to the garden where the rain was still falling down causing Max to back off reluctantly.

" If you think I'm gonna go out there you're completely out of your mind ! " She snapped as Lucas was already going out of the house.

" Look I... I'm really sorry about your dad and I understand if you hate storms but it's just not fair for you ! " Max stared at him with confused eyes and he tried to made himself clearer.  " According to me, rain storms are one of the most beautiful things in the world. No kidding, they are just... Magical and it's sad that you have to prevent yourself from enjoying them just because of your father. I know it's hard but... The past is over now and your present is up to you ! "

Lucas went out in the garden, letting the rain drops soaking his clothes and gave his hand to Max.

" Nothing wrong will happen to you, I promise. " He said softly as the redhead was still hesitating. " We're going to lift the storms curse together ok ? "

Max stayed on the porch during a few minutes and finally took a step forward to joined Lucas under the rain.

" If you get me sick I'll kill you." She pouted, reaching for the hand of the dark skinned boy. " You are warned Stalker ! "

Lucas just smiled and grabbed her tiny hand in his.

" Guess I'm gonna take the risk then. May I have this dance ? " He asked as Max was snuggling up on his side to protect herself from the cold.

She nodded and wrapped her arms around his neck. Lucas didn't really expect that but he managed to react fast enough and delicately put his hands on the girl's hips. Then, he started to move slowly, guided by the soft noise of the drops hitting the floor  as an imaginary music filled the air between them.

At some point, Max finally stopped looking at the ground and the boy felt his heart stopped as she plunged her ocean eyes in his. She was so perfect at this moments, with her fiery hair glistening with water and her freckled cheeks reddened by the cold that he couldn't help but lean in to kiss her. He felt her soft and warm lips against his during a couple of seconds but quicky pulled away.

" I... I'm sorry I don't know why I did that . " He mumbled sheepishly, more embarrassed than he had ever been in his entire life. " I now you don't like me this way, I'm...

" Shut up you, dummy ! " Max giggled and cupped his cheeks gently, brushing her thumb against his skin. " You promised me we would destroy the curse together ! "

She crashed her lips against Lucas' and this time, the boy didn't pull away. He just held her tighter as a wave of butterflies washed over his stomach.

As Lucas hands were gently stroking her fiery hair, Max slowly closed her eyes and relief invaded her body. She knew that, from that moment, she would not be afraid of storms anymore. They would no longer remind her of her dad but of the chocolate brown eyes boy who made her feel safer and happier than she had ever been.

Hi everyone 🤗. I decided to update earlier than usual this week because I had a lot of time to write so... Here you are. Hope you'll enjoy the one shot !