Cherry Wine| Max Mayfield

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"Yeah, it was worse though" Clove asked while splashing water in her face as Levan offered her a breath mint from his pockets. After Clove popped it into her mouth, they heard shouts from the hallway

"What was that?" Clove asked as she opened the door to see Mike screaming at Hopper as he dragged him down the hallway

"What the heck is going on?" Levan asked while the Father and Daughter hurried to the living room

"Guys, what happened?" Clove asked just as Dustin and Lucas pulled back from where they were hugging someone.

Clove blinked twice as her heart began to beat out of her chest. Her skin was now covered in goosebumps as her eyes filled with tears. Standing infront of her with a soft smile was El

"Clove" El said as she raced toward the girl and wrapped her in a hug as Clove let out a laugh.

"El, El where were you?" she cried as  El hugged her tighter

"Missed you" she stated as Clove laughed into her shoulder

"Missed you too" Clove stated as she began laugh agaun

"Spied on you too" El said after a second of silence, causing Clove to laugh along with the people around them

"New look?" Clove asked when they pulled away and she took in El's dramatic eye makeup and black shirt and pants, she looked great

"Bitchin" El said as Clove smiled

"I like it" she said while they stared at each other

"Hey um i'm Max, i've heard a lot about you" Max smiled at the girl who simple stared at her and brushed past her to hug Joyce

"Just give it time" Clove said to Max even though her gaze never left El

"Yeah, yeah I will" Max said as she looked down

"Can I see him?" El asked Joyce who nodded, El looked back at Clove who gave her a nod and watched her leave to the other room

"Where was she?" Clove asked as she looked back at them

"She's been with me" Hopper stated as he walked back in with Mike who was wiping her eyes

"The whole time?" Clove asked as she clenched her jaw

"Yeah the whole time, look i'm sorry kid but-" Hopper began but was cut off by Clove lunging for him but she was quickly held back by Max

"Let me go! You son of a bitch kept her away from me! I needed her! I needed her!" Clove shouted at Hopper while her friends watched with wide eyes, never seeing Clove act that way

"Clove! Clove calm down!" Max shouted as she tried to hold her back

"Let me go Max!" she said while attempting the push her arms away before Max froze completely not being able to move as Clove stepped back with a odd look

"Let.Her.Go" El stated with a glare toward the redhead as she held her hand up to freeze Max while blood dripped down her nose

"El, chill out" Clove said as she walked toward her, causing El to drop her hand and Max to step back. Clove looked her way in worry, getting a nod to hint she was okay

"It's not like it was before, it's grown a lot" Hopper said to the group a few minutes after everyone calmed down

"Not like we could get in there, that place is crawling with dogs" Levan spoke refuring to El's idea about shutting the gate herself

"Demodogs" Dustin corrected

"How is that important right now?" Hopper asked the boy annoyed

"It's not i'm sorry" Dustin said with a wave