Just friends

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Max and Mike were the best of friends, you never saw one without the other, and when you did they were most likely talking about each other.

Every day after school Max would go over to Mike's house and they would hang out until Max's brother would come to pick her up, this had been the way things were since they were in first grade.

One day all of that changed, when Will Byers went missing, a shy boy that Max had known for five years but was never too close with went missing, the whole gang went to go look for him, that included Max.

When they were in the woods they stumbled across a girl with a shaved head shaking in the rain

"I want to bring her home" Mike said as the whole group talked everything out

"We don't know what she's like, or where she came from, what if she's some totally crazy killer?" Lucas exclaimed throwing his hands in the air

"I agree with Lucas" Max decided "I mean come on we don't know her, we can't just have some random girl hiding in your house"

"Whatever guys, I don't care what you think, it's not your house I'm bringing her home anyways"

"Umm actually it kind of it my house" Max said frustrated "I've been coming over every single day since first grade, I think I have a say in this big of a decision as well" Max huffed folding her arms

Mike completely ignored Max's statement and grabbed the strange girl's hand as they walked off in the direction of the house "come on guys it's cold" Mike said without a second look back

Max just stood planted in the same spot in awe, holding hands was their thing, she had never seen Mike hold hands with anyone else in her whole life, he wasn't supposed to hold hands with anyone else at all but her.

Max didn't say a word, she just ran away from the group and ran past Mike in the dark, she would be fine, she knew the way to Mike's house, this wasn't the first time her and Mike had snuck out of the house to go to the woods.

Once everyone had successfully snuck back inside the house Mike got the girl some dry clothes

"What's your name?" Mike asked sitting down next to the girl after she had got dry clothes on and a fort built in the basement for her

The girl just simply pointed to her wrist where the numbers "011" were tattooed

"Eleven, How about we call you El for short" Mike suggested

The girl just nodded and Mike flashed her a smile

"Well goodnight" Mike said walking away from the fort

Just as soon as Mike had put the blanket over the fort so Eleven couldn't see anything happening outside Max grabbed Mike by the wrist and was pulling him towards the bathroom.

When she finally had him inside she slammed the door behind them

"Hey what are you doing?" Mike shouted angrily trying to get around Max to get outside of the room

"Hey that's the question I should be asking, what the hell are you doing?" Mike asked glaring at Mike

"I don't know what you're talking about" Mike rolled his eyes

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