A/N: Hello! So I really enjoyed writing that one shot for Life is Strange, so much so that I am going to make a small little story here. At this moment I don't think it will be more than just a few chapters, but who knows. I like to think of these storylines as taking place after the events of the game. Hopefully you like this story, I had fun writing it and I want to say thank you for all the follows, pm's, and reviews!
Max smiled as she hopped into Chloe's truck and shut the door. She couldn't help but look in the mirror and see David's flashlight off in the distance. She had just narrowly made another escape from breaking into the pool with Chloe.
"Looks, like we got him again," Chloe laughed as she looked out the back window for a moment before looking at Max. She could still feel the tension between them that was at the pool right before David had almost busted them.
Max could feel it too, they had just got done swimming and were sitting together on the side of the pool laughing about things that happened in the past. Just as Chloe was leaning in, the door had opened behind them.
Now in the safety of Chloe's truck, she leaned in again, this time placing her lips softly against Max's. It would only take a moment for Max to kiss back as she reached up and pulled Chloe's beanie off, tossing to the side as Chloe climbed over top of her never separating her lips from Max's.
"I love you, Chloe," Max said between kisses as Chloe smiled and went back in for another kiss.
Tap, tap, tap. . .
"Shit," Chloe said as she looked up and saw David looking in with a flashlight. She was quick to lock the door before getting off of Max and turning the truck on.
"I got this," Max said as she lifted her hand, everything coming to a crawl and eventually going in reverse. She watched as David left the vehicle and went back towards the school and stopped just as Chloe was about to kiss her.
Chloe leaned in again, this time placing her lips softly against Max's. Max quickly pushed Chloe back again as she looked out the back window of the truck, "if you don't drive now, David is going to find us," Max said as Chloe looked at her for odd for a second realizing what had just happened.
Without hesitation she started the truck and left the school parking lot, "that was close," Max breathed as she looked out the back window of the truck and smiled.
"Mind filling me in on what happened?" Chloe asked as Max leaned over and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"It was a lot better than that," Max replied with a grin as Chloe smiled. Even though Max had the memory of being caught, she hadn't lost any of her previous feeling of wanting Chloe. Once they were in her house with the door shut behind them, Max took the initiative and pulled Chloe close for a heated kiss.
"My room," Chloe said between kisses as she started leading Max up the stairs. "We have to be quiet my mom is sleeping."
Max smiled as she broke the kiss and took Chloe's hand so she could lead her up the stairs. Once inside her room, she immediately turned and pinned Max against the door. "Was is something like this?" Chloe asked with a grin as Max grabbed her shoulder and walked her towards the bed before turning and pulling her back with her so Chloe was sitting over top of her. Max laughed at Chloe's surprised reaction as she reached up and took her beanie off, tossing it aside once again.
"It was basically exactly like this," Max said as she sat up a little until her lips were touching Chloe's. "The only difference this time is we are going to go a lot farther."
Chloe grinned, "Max Caulfield, you have been getting better at this."
"I've had plenty of practice."
The next morning. . .
"Chloe, you have to wake up it's already going on. . . What the hell!?" David said as both Chloe and Max woke up to the noise.
Max looked at Chloe first still unsure of what was going on until she realized that the blanket wasn't far enough to cover their bare chests. Chloe quickly pulled the covers up, "get the hell out of my room, David!"
"You've got thirty seconds to get some clothes on. I'm going to get your mother," David said before slamming the door and heading down the stairs.
"Shit, Max can you fix this?"
"I can't, Chloe, I haven't really ever been able to go back days off of memories," Max said as Chloe cursed again before getting up from bed and finding some clothes for her and max to wear.
"We'll figure this out together then," Chloe said reassuringly as she dug through her closet quick. "Here wear this," she said as she threw Max a shirt just as the door opened. Chloe immediately took the clothes in her hands and covered herself as she tried to step in the closet.
"Oh my lord," Joyce said as she put a hand up and turned to leave the room. "Tell me when your clothes are on."
"Oh my god, this isn't happening," Chloe said as she put the clothes she had covered herself with on and Max put the clothes Chloe gave to her on.
"Don't even think about sneaking out the window, I have the door cracked enough to see it," Joyce said as Chloe looked to Max who just gave her a worried look that said she couldn't do anything.
"Are you dressed?" Chloe asked as Max nodded. She could tell Max was afraid, but truth be told she was pretty nervous herself. "W-We're dressed, mom," Chloe said as the door opened and Joyce stepped inside looking at Chloe who was standing by her bed and Max who was still sitting on the bed.
"So who wants to tell me what is going on?" Joyce asked as Max looked to Chloe who sighed and looked to her.
"Do we really need to spell it out?" Chloe asked as Joyce put a hand on her hip and looked at her. Chloe could tell her mother was not in the mood for snarky answers.
"Alright, fine, it was hot in here last night so we just kind of slept naked," Chloe shrugged as Joyce sighed.
"I wasn't born yesterday, Chloe Price."
"Fine, we had sex. Is that what you wanted to hear?" Chloe asked as Joyce covered her mouth with a hand. Chloe just sighed as she saw her mother's reaction, yet again she had made her mother emotional. "Listen, mom-"
Joyce shook her head, "No, I need time to think about this," she said before leaving the room and shutting the door.
Chloe sighed and let her head hang low for a minute before feeling Max's hand on her shoulder, "No one said it would be easy."
"You're right," Chloe agreed before glancing at a bag on the floor, "mind if I crash at your place for a few nights until this blows over?"
"No, but let's get out of here quick before David comes back up," Max said as Chloe smiled.
"Yea," Chloe said as she grabbed a bag nearby, "help me get some clothes quick. I don't think I'll be able to keep my cool if step-douche shows his face again."
Once her things were gathered, Chloe helped Max out the window before climbing out herself and making it down to her truck. The drive to the school was pretty quiet as both girls thought about what had just happened.
"I hope my mom doesn't tell yours," Chloe said breaking the silence finally as Max looked over to her, she hadn't even thought of that. Joyce did know Max's mothers phone number. Chloe shook her head and laughed a little, she knew her mom wouldn't do that. "I can't believe we actually got caught. I bet you are the last person my mom would have expected me with."
"Best friends to girlfriends," Max said with a smile, "easiest yes, I've ever said."
"I was nervous as hell," Chloe said as Max looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "What? I came out as a lesbian and asked you to be my girlfriend in one question. I wanted to rewind that moment so bad."
"You didn't think I would say yes?" Max asked as Chloe shrugged.
"I wasn't sure if you liked me like that, I just thought after you kissed me in my room that their might be a chance."
"This is the reason I'm glad you are who you are. That kiss drove me nuts, I wanted to ask so bad, but I was afraid. I didn't want to lose you as a friend," Max admitted as she put her head against the window.
"You're such a dork. The only way I would leave you is by death," Chloe said as Max frowned. ". . .Uhh, sorry, I know how you feel about that after. . ." Chloe shook her head, "I'm not even going to mention it. That is in the past, you saved me and I love you forever for it, which is why I know my mom and step-dick finding out about us isn't a big deal."
"Thanks for changing the subject," Max said as Chloe turned into a parking spot and shut the truck off. "I'm surprised how well you are handling this."
Chloe scratched her head for a moment as a look of worry crossed her face, "I'm not really handling that well to be honest, Max. Honestly, I'm scared, but I don't know why."
"Nothing bad is going to happen," Max said as she leaned over towards Chloe who just looked at her and gave a smile though she still looked worried. "You know I'd let you live with me all year if you wanted. We'll get through this together."
Chloe leaned close and gave Max a soft kiss that lingered for a moment. "I love you, max."
"I love you too, Chloe. Let's bring your stuff inside, I have to send my professor and email," Max said as Chloe nodded and grabbed her bag.
"I am going to take a shower right away," Chloe as Max met her behind the truck and took her hand as they started walking towards the dorms.
"I'll take one right after you then, I need to tell my professor I can't make it today. I feel like I should be with you," Max said as Chloe smiled.
"You don't have to do that, but I won't complain. Even though this day just started I want it to be over with, I'm expecting to get a phone call soon enough from my mother."
"Which is exactly why I'm skipping today. I want to be there with you when she does call. We can do one of my favorite things and just watch movies. I think we will stick to my own though, Warrens are a little out there."
"Does Warren know we're together yet?" Chloe asked as Max tilted her head to the side knowing Chloe wouldn't like the answer. "Babe, you need to tell him. It bothers me that he still flirts with you. I know you're not interested, but just imagine if Victoria was flirting with me all the time."
"For one, I would literally walk across the hall and destroy her bedroom. Two, I know I need to tell him, I just know he isn't going to take it that well and I feel bad," Max explained as they entered the dorms.
Chloe sighed, Max was such a softie at heart, but that was one of the things Chloe loved about her.
"I will tell him though, he really does need to stop. I never really wanted to go to that movie with him anyways, I love getting in trouble with you more."
Chloe stopped at Max's door with a smile, "thank you," she said before noticing Max's white board. "Who wrote this?" Chloe asked looking at the whiteboard that read "Campus lesbo."
Max glanced around at the other dorm doors, "take your pick, there is more than one I could think of."
"I bet it was Victoria," Chloe said as she turned and looked at Victoria's whiteboard that read "Queen Victoria." The words had an artistic style to them that made her name pop and there were a few crowns drawn around it, "it's sickening how full of herself she is."
"Yea, she has been spreading a bunch of rumors about me. She didn't like me to begin with, but once she found out I had a girlfriend her bitch level doubled," Max said as she turned and looked at Victoria's door for a second before opening her own door. "Let's just forget about her right now, I usually only deal with her when I have to."
Chloe frowned a little bit before turning and entering Max's room. It bothered her that someone was bothering her girlfriend.
"My shower supplies are right there, we will have to share for now."
"That is fine. I'll be back in a few minutes," Chloe said as she put her bag by Max's couch. Once she had the shower stuff, Chloe left Max to her email and headed towards the showers.
Home sweet home I guess, Chloe thought as she stepped inside one of the empty showers and closed the curtain behind her. She was lucky enough to have the whole shower room to herself at least for a few minutes.
"Victoria can really be a bitch sometimes," a girl said as she entered the shower room catching Chloe's attention.
"True, but if we want to be popular there is no better way. Besides, it's not like she is Max level," the other girl said as Chloe started listening a bit more closely.
"Ugh, tell me about it. Max is so disgusting, I can't believe they would let someone like her into the school."
"Yea, did you know they say she got caught the other day trying to get Kate to kiss her?"
"Knowing that slut Kate, I bet she probably would have, she will do anything for attention. Max is still worse though, I mean what if she tries to lez out on us?"
"Seriously, I bet she probably checks us out all the time."
Chloe sighed as she quickly turned off the water and wrapped a towel around herself before stepping out of the shower. "Did you know that people who spread false rumors and use someone like Victoria to get attention are hopeless losers that can't think for themselves? I bet you two had to hold hands just to find your way to the showers. Maybe spend a little less time spreading false rumors and making actual friends and you wouldn't be such douchebags."
Both girls stood in shock as Chloe stormed out of the showers for a moment before coming back in. "One more thing, Max Caulfield doesn't check anyone out and she has NEVER tried to do anything with Kate except save her from the ridicule that the vortex club brought on her," Chloe huffed. "If I ever catch you two talking shit about my girlfriend again, you are going to wish you'd never been born," Chloe finally added before heading back towards Max's room shutting the door a little more forcefully than was necessary.
"Max we need to talk," Chloe said as Max paused the video she was watching on her computer.
"What's up?" Max asked as Chloe huffed and put the shower supplies down.
"Why didn't you tell me what they say about you here?" Chloe asked as Max frowned.
"I was kind of hoping you wouldn't find out," Max shrugged. "Someone caught onto the fact that I was seeing you and confronted me about it."
Chloe frowned, "why did you tell them the truth?"
"This will sound corny, but it felt like I was betraying you if I did that," Max said as Chloe sighed and held out her arms to give Max a hug.
"You really are my super Max," Chloe said hurt by those girl's words, but overjoyed by the fact that Max cared about her more than that. "I still don't like them talking about you like that though, it fucking irritates me."
"It sometimes bothers me, but please don't cause any trouble. The last thing I need is David's camera turning its eye on me."
"Step-douche better not be spying on my girlfriend. If he thinks I am hell to live with now. . ." Chloe shook her head feeling a small surge of anger course through her then immediately vanish as Max put a hand on her arm.
"Don't worry, he isn't spying on me, I've checked," Max said as Chloe took a deep breath and sat down on Max's bed. "Let's forget about him and those rumors for now. I need to take a shower and then maybe we could get some breakfast?"
"That sounds hella awesome. I bet food will calm me down. Between being scared of my mother's phone call and wanting to kill Victoria and her minions I worked up a hunger."
Max smiled as she gave Chloe a quick kiss, "just be sure not to get me kicked out while I'm in the shower."
Chloe smirked, "I've told you a hundred time Max. I don't find trouble, it finds me."
A/N: Alright so I typcially like to share thoughts on things at the end of the story because if you aren't interested you can move on and I think if I do mention spoilers they won't be seen until the story is already done! I wanted to talk about Chloe down here. I have tried to pay attention to Chloe more than anything because as I mentioned in my previous one shot she is so wildly different then the characters I usually write for where as Max isn't too much different imo. To give you an idea, I don't think the other characters I write for have sworn more than maybe once and I have written like 36 stories for them, some over 40k words.
That being said Chloe's attitude isn't spot on to what I think it's like in the game here. I have reasons for that and those will be brought up, but it's an idea I am using going into these stories I do for Life is Strange. It's an idea I got from my MSGM and SP! stories and quite frankly I really like the idea so I am using it.
Hopefully Chloe isn't too far off of what she usually is, I often find myself going back to make her a little more edgy, but the fact that she is a little more emotionally aware and senstitive isn't a mistake. I purposely did that!