The Life You Deserve

AN: Hi all! Thank you for your feedback on the last chapter, I appreciate it so much! Also thank you to the last guest reviewer and IVVIX who I can't respond to as you don't have private message!

I hope you enjoy this chapter. I can't say I'm 100% happy with it, but hopefully it'll be received okay!

Chapter 37: The High School Party

August 1988

It was the height of summer; the party were all sat around a picnic bench in their wet swimsuits which were starting to dry under the blazing sun. They were at the community swimming pool and licking ice cream out of waffle cones, their fingers sticky from the melting dessert.

Mike and El were still in the water playing with Holly whose swimming skills were getting better every time her brother and his girlfriend brought her to the pool. The rest of the party could hear Holly's squeals of happiness and excitement whilst Mike swam after her pretending to be a crocodile.

"They're so cute." Dustin grinned watching them as he bit into his waffle cone.

"They really are." Maggie agreed with a smile as she leaned her head on Dustin's broad shoulder.

The party continued to watch Mike, El and Holly for a moment before Max turned to the others and lazily licked at her ice cream. "So, what's the plans for this weekend?"

Lucas shrugged, his arm around Max and his head resting on the top of her red locks as the heat made him drowsy. "Arcade?" he suggested lazily.

"No. We go there too much." Max insisted.

Will snorted, "coming from you MadMax?!" Jen was snuggled into his side and seemed to be debating whether or not to suggest something.

"The movies?" Maggie proposed, looking around at the group with bright eyes.

"We've already seen Beetlejuice like seven times now." Lucas mumbled, nuzzling his head more comfortably into Max's hair whilst she tried to swat him away.

"Jen have you got any suggestions?" Max asked the pretty brunette who was definitely pondering something if the frown on her face was anything to go by.

She blushed slightly at everyone's attention on her and bit her lip before speaking. "Well there's something that we could do this weekend that's a bit different." She began looking around at all of the attentive faces.

"Alana Lodge has invited me to a party this weekend at her house. It's sort of like a 'welcome to senior year' kind of thing. And she told me that all my friends can come too. I didn't mention it sooner because I didn't think anyone would want to go." Jen said softly.

Dustin snorted, "you've got that right. We definitely wouldn't want to go." He shuddered even at the thought.

"Why not?" Maggie asked her boyfriend with a slight frown on her face.

"Babe, us nerds and the popular kids don't mix." He said calmly.

"That's not entirely true. Jen and Maggie are both popular and me and El." Max said with a slight smirk whilst her boyfriend rolled his eyes.

"Dustin's right. We don't belong at those kinds of parties. They'll only be thinking 'what the hell are the nerds doing here'." Lucas said with slight disdain at the painful memories over the years inflicted by the likes of Troy and Stacey.

"Well Alana was fine with me inviting you all, so I don't think people would be questioning why you're there." Jen said kindly, her eyes flicking to her boyfriend and trying to give him a smile filled with reproach hoping he'd cave.

Will shifted uncomfortably. It was clear he didn't want to go to these kinds of parties, but he also knew all the sacrifices Jen had made to be with him, even if she didn't call them sacrifices.

"I mean…how bad could it be if we went?" Will finally said reasoning with his friends before giving Jen a warm encouraging smile.

"I think it would be really fun actually." Max said in thought.

"What would be really fun?" El asked walking up to the party whilst she ruffled her long hair in her towel trying to dry it slightly. Mike was at the concession stand with Holly on his shoulders, getting ice cream cones for his two girls.

"Going to a party this weekend." Maggie said bursting with excitement whilst Dustin cringed, his mind still set.

"We've been invited to a party?" El asked in amazement, her eyes darting between each of her friends for confirmation.

"Yeah Alana Lodge has invited us. It's at her parent's house this Saturday while they're away." Jen said smiling at El who took the end seat of the picnic bench next to Dustin.

"So, are we going then?!" El asked the group eagerly.

"Yes," Maggie and Max spoke in unison whilst Dustin and Lucas said a resolute "no".

"Why no?" El scoffed at her friends who immediately erupted with their reasons why, explaining about the type of people at the party and how they've never been invited before, so why now.

"I think you're reading too much into it." El said with a chuckle. "It's just one high school party. We might actually have fun and it's something to tick off the list. One of those things they do in the movies and on tv. I'd like to think I ticked off the experience with my friends."

Dustin and Lucas started to waver under El's innocent and yet not so innocent reproach. Thoughts of their friend getting the whole high school experience nicked at their conscious and it would only be a matter of time before they caved.

It took Dustin thirty more seconds. "Okay, okay fine! I'll come." He huffed whilst Maggie gleefully squealed and thanked him with an enthusiastic kiss.

Lucas hung on for another minute but having Max's piercing blue eyes and El's bambi eyes on him was too much. "Fine! We'll go." He sighed in defeat whilst his girlfriend smirked at his lack of resolve.

Jen who seemed happy that everyone was deciding to come to the party, turned to her boyfriend. "Are you sure you want to go?" she whispered to him, their fingers entwined.

Will looked at her, his dark green eyes bright and warm as he took her in. "Yeah, I want to go with you." He said quietly back with a beautiful blush on his cheeks.

Jen beamed and leaned up to kiss him, the touch of his lips sending electricity straight to her pounding heart. When they pulled away, Will stroked her cheek gently and kissed her again, nuzzling their noses whilst they drifted off into their own little world together.

"So, we've just got Mike to convince then." Dustin said with a sigh, his eyes looking over at their tall friend who was now walking over with Holly on his shoulders, her ice cream cone dripping the dessert into Mike's black floppy hair.

"Good luck convincing Mike." Lucas scoffed. "He'll be the one most against going to a party."

El watched her boyfriend, water droplets still dripping down his well-toned chest. She bit her lip as a heat that had nothing to do with the weather started to rise within her.

"Let me handle Mike." She told her friends who cringed and made vulgar suggestions. But she wasn't listening or looking at them, too hypnotised by her boyfriend.

That afternoon Mike and El were relaxing on the La-Z-Boy with two fans pointing at them. They were in their usual position, Mike lying back on the fabric chair and El lying against him, using his chest as her pillow.

Mike didn't care that her additional warmth was almost too much on the hot and sticky August day, he'd rather melt than separate from her.

He had his eyes shut and listened to El's gently humming, the melody so beautiful and soothing that he knew he could drift off at any second. The only thing stopping him was hearing his mom bustling around in the kitchen and talking to Holly.

"Michael?" Karen called, making Mike snap open his bleary eyes to see his mom stood in the living room doorway, holding a rather reluctant looking Holly's hand.

"Yeah?" he answered lazily whilst El shifted against him, paying attention to Karen more than he was.

"Me and Holly are going to the store. Do you need anything that's not on the list?"

"No, I'm good. I'm assuming popsicles are already on the list?" Mike asked with a grin.

His mom nodded amusedly. "Of course." She turned her attention onto El and smiled warmly at her son's girlfriend. "El honey do you want anything?"

"Eggos?" El asked sweetly whilst both Mike and Karen smirked.

"Oh, don't worry honey, I've already got Eggos on the list." She said giving her an affection wink. "I'll be back in like half an hour."

They waved his mom and Holly good bye and just as Mike was about to close his eyes again, El turned around in his lap and he eyed her suspiciously.

"Hmm," she hummed whilst tapping her chin in thought. "What can we possibly do in half an hour?" Her eyes were alive with mischief, mixed with a knowing smirk on her perfect lips.

Mike chuckled at her teasing smile and bit his lower lip, his heart racing as he stared at her. His eyes locked on hers and he felt them get darker as El crawled up his body slightly, to get closer to his face.

Their noses touched, and their breath ghosted over one another, their eyes never leaving the others. Mike could feel heat beginning to pool to his lower half and he gulped, seeing the lust filling El's hazel eyes.

He just barely brushed his lips against hers and smirked. "Maybe twice if we're quick…" He whispered against her mouth and felt her breath hitch in anticipation.

"What are we waiting for?" El said eagerly with a sexy little grin that made a raw passion rip through Mike's body.

They hurried off the La-Z-Boy clumsily, in a rush to feel some relief from the sexual tension building between them. Mike took El's hand, fully intending on pulling her up to his bedroom, but she shook her head and with a mischievous smile dragged him towards the kitchen.

Mike's confusion ended when El hopped up on a cool counter and bit her lip seductively. "I've been wondering what it'd feel like for you to fuck me on here." She whispered.

Mike spluttered, his heart racing and all of the blood blazing straight down to his growing erection. His pupils were increasing rapidly, and his breath was quick and harsh. "You're about to find out." He said in a low voice as he walked with purpose over to his eager girlfriend.

Their lips crashed together in a furious passion. El gasped in delight as she wrapped her bare legs around Mike's hips, bringing him closer to the counter as she shuffled closer to the edge.

He jutted his hips against hers, desperate for some release as they kissed hungrily, their tongues stroking and their breath heavy with every touch. Mike's lips moved to El's neck and she leaned her head back to give him better access.

He licked and sucked at her dewy skin whilst she panted against him, her chest brushing his and causing goose bumps to erupt over his skin. One of Mike's hands was flat on the counter, bracing his body whilst he leaned over El, and the other was on her lower back, pulling her closer.

El's fingers were tightly knotted in Mike's hair and he groaned with desire every time she pulled on it, causing an animalistic lust to be fulfilled within his body at the passionate pain. He nibbled at her collarbone in response and El keened against him, the sounds of her moans going straight to Mike's erection.

Feeling hungry and desperate, his hand from her back ran up her bare leg, up her soft thigh and underneath her skirt. He reached her panties and El moaned loudly, leaning back even more as Mike cupped her heat, rubbing her through the thin material.

"I need you now Mike," El gasped, writhing slightly with the pleasure that was building inside of her. He looked up at her, taking in her blown eyes and her swollen lips as his fingers dug into her panties and pulled them hurriedly down her thighs and off her legs.

They were too in the moment, too wrapped up in their needy lust to care about their clothes. They could just work around them. El leaned forward, her fingers making quick work of Mike's shorts, pushing them down along with his boxers, enough to release his eager erection.

Mike attacked El's neck again whilst she gasped in anticipation, her scent so overwhelming that he just couldn't get enough as his hands gripped at her skirt and bunched it, shoving it further up her thighs.

"You're so fucking hot," Mike growled, completely taken over by his undying passion for his soul mate. He wanted her so badly and made it very clear, grabbing at her waist and bringing her right to the edge of the counter before entering her in a wave of desire, relief and love.

They groaned in unison at the contact and El wrapped her arms around Mike's neck, securing her grip on him whilst he gripped at her hip and held onto the counter, his hips thrusting into her with power and need.

Their lips met in a needy and messy kiss, their breath shaky and making the kiss more intense as Mike started to pound into El. She cried out in pleasure and Mike groaned deeply, the feeling of being inside of her tight warm heat was indescribably amazing.

El was just as desperate as Mike and soon she was tightening her legs around his waist and lifting her hips to meet his, their movements slightly staggered and messy from their insistence but still causing them both to gasp at how good it felt.

Mike leaned further over El, his hips slamming forward making her be pushed harder into the counter top as she cried out in pleasure. "Yes! Mike!" she whimpered loudly.

Her head against his warm chest whilst he nibbled on her ear, his heavy breath tickling her skin whilst he pounded into her and squeezed his eyes shut tight at the way she started to squeeze his cock, the feeling so damn good that it threatened to push him over the edge.

"I love you," Mike gasped into El's ear as they moved roughly against the counter. "I love you, so much and I love fucking you," He added with groan of desire as she started to flutter around him and moaned low and long at his words.

Mike knew he couldn't last much longer and he wanted El to get there too, so he moved his hands to her ass, grabbing it roughly between his fingers and making her gasp in surprise and need as he used his hold to pound into her even harder and made her meet every desperate thrust.

"Oh Mike! F-fuck me!" She shouted whilst experiencing the peak of her pleasure, Mike knew she was done and he'd soon be following when she squeezed him so tight that he had to gasp to get air into his lungs.

"Mike!" El moaned and started to shudder against him as her orgasm hit. Mike thrust into her three more times, his brow sweaty and his hands holding her ass so tightly he worried he'd mark her skin.

"Fuck! El!" Mike groaned, deep and low as he came inside of her, still loving how it felt a million times better without a condom. Not only that, it felt more intimate, like there literally was no barriers between them.

They both collapsed into each other's embrace, panting madly and sweating profusely. When Mike finally caught his breath, he looked at El's flushed and pleased face. "So?" he asked in response to her earlier wonderment about what it would feel like to have sex on the counter top.

El giggled, her body relaxed and at peace in the afterglow of her orgasm. "Amazing. Fucking amazing." She gasped making Mike snort in amusement, but he couldn't help but agree.

"That's the only thing I'm ever going to be able to think of in this kitchen now." He said smirking whilst El blushed smugly and shimmed her skirt back down.

Mike pulled up his boxers and shorts and then picked up her panties from the floor. He was just about to hand them back to El when she looked up at him with a suggestive smile.

"How about we go take a shower? To cool down of course." She said batting her eyelashes at him.

Mike beamed, "what did I ever do to deserve you?" he mused, not giving her a chance to reply before grabbing her hand, pulling her off the counter and hurrying up the stairs, both of them giggling and grinning all the way into the shower.

After their "shower" they lay down on Mike's bed, fully clothed and somewhat clean. El was leaning against Mike's chest, sighing happily whilst her boyfriend played with her hair lazily.

They heard Karen and Holly return home and shouted a greeting. El wasn't surprised when Mike's mom came to check in on them five minutes later to make sure that they weren't doing anything inappropriate. Oh, if only you knew what just happened in your kitchen and your shower Karen…

With Mike's fingers gently stroking through El's hair, she found herself drifting into a light sleep, her boyfriend joining her with his cheek against her forehead. They slept on and off for around an hour before waking up to the sound of a bird chirping by Mike's window which distracted them for a while.

It was in the peace and quiet of Mike's bedroom that El remembered the conversation she'd been having with the group that morning at the pool about a party that weekend. El had never been to a high school party before, well none of them had.

But it was something she was eager to try after seeing plenty of them in movies and on her favourite soaps. Usually something intense would happen at the party but she assumed that was just because it was needed for the drama of a show. El was positive that a real high school party couldn't have as much drama…right?

"Mike?"

"Yeah babe?" Mike answered in a husky, still sleepy voice that sent a thrill through El and distracted her for a moment before speaking.

"Would you do anything for me?" She whispered, the intensity of the question heavier than she expected.

Mike's eyes widened in concern, worried about why she was asking such a question, but he couldn't lie. "Yes of course I would. Why?"

El sighed and propped her chin on Mike's chest so that she could look up at his handsome face. She needed to look into those stunning starry eyes and be honest.

"Well Jen said this morning that there's going to be a party this weekend, and we're all invited…" She noticed the slight annoyance appear into the almost black eyes that she loved so much and quickly continued her speech.

"The party have all agreed to go. And I really want to go Mike. And I really want you to go too."

Mike shut his eyes and exhaled deeply for a moment. "Whose party is it?" he asked without opening his eyes. El would have been worried if it wasn't for his soft and considering tone.

"Alana Lodge. I know she's like a cheerleader, but I've got English with her and she's actually really nice." El said eagerly.

Mike cringed and opened his eyes, "so does that mean like Troy and Stacey will be there?" he practically whined.

El shrugged, "I guess so. But does it matter? Troy practically pisses his pants all by himself when I'm around and Stacey wouldn't even dream to try something on me." She said with a fierce passion that impressed Mike despite his reservations about the party.

Mike appraised El for a moment and a softness appeared in his eyes as he reached up to caress her check. "You're so bad ass." He murmured making her blush with pride.

El looked at Mike, her heart pounding because he was just so perfect and so beautiful. She grinned slowly, "I'm just a bad ass girl who wants to go to a high school party with her boyfriend." She said with humour but pouted and fluttered her eyelashes with hope.

Mike sighed heavily and chuckled. "Okay, okay I'll go." He grinned warmly and leaned in to kiss her nose softly.

El practically beamed as she sat up, flapping with excitement. "You will? Oh my god this is so exciting! We can dance, make out, maybe find an unoccupied bedroom, drink and play like beer pong. That's what they do in the movies. In – "

"Woah. Skip back to the find an unoccupied bedroom bit." Mike laughed, a mischievous smirk playing on his full lips that made El practically swoon.

"Well," El began softly, her fingers playing with Mike's shirt in slow and purposeful movements that made him gulp. "In the movies the couple go find an unoccupied bedroom and have like mind blowing sex. Does that…does that interest you?" El teased, biting her lip to stop the giggles that were trying to come to the surface at the speechless look on Mike's face.

"Y-yeah." He breathed out, his adams apple bobbing. "I-I could definitely go for that." Mike slowly smirked at El and flipped them over whilst she squealed in surprise. "In fact, I could go for that right now…" He murmured against El's neck before kissing her so tantalisingly that she shuddered as a new wave of desire rushed over her body.

"M-Mike?" El gasped in pleasure as Mike's tongue swept down the line of her neck towards her collarbone.

"Mmm?"

"Your mom and Holly are downstairs…"

"So? We'll be quiet..." Mike whispered against her collarbone before sucking on the skin whilst his hand wandered up her leg.

El giggled and shook her head in amusement, "I don't think the words mind blowing sex and quiet really mix. Do you?"

Mike sighed in defeat and lay his head on her collarbone. "I suppose not." He grumbled against her skin.

El rolled her eyes and grabbed him by his shoulders, pulling him up her body and cuddling up against him.

Mike wrapped his arms around El, bringing her closer to him and kissing her forehead softly. "I love you my sweet little Mage." He whispered delicately making El grin, her eyes closed, and her mind and body relaxed.

"And I love you, you sexy ass Paladin."

Mike snorted and then they were both chuckling, holding each other tighter, feeling immeasurable happiness before drifting into another peaceful sleep.

"Clock strikes upon the hour and the sun begins to fade," El sang as she pulled up the silver sweet heart tube dress she was going to be wearing to the party.

"Still enough time to figure out how to chase my blues away," Max joined in from Jen's vanity table where she was applying a deep red lipstick.

"I've done alright up till now, it's the light of the day that shows me how." Maggie chanted whilst back combing her hair.

"And when the night falls, loneliness calls!" Jen sang softly into her hair brush.

"Oh, I wanna dance with somebody, I wanna feel the heat with somebody! Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody, somebody who loves me…" The girls harmonised as they got ready for Alana Lodge's party.

The plan was for the girls to get ready at Jen's house and the boys to get ready at Mike's. The two hosts were the designated drivers for the evening out of their own choice. Jen would drive the girls to the party and then meet up with the boys there, all of them going back to Mike's for a sleepover after the party.

Convincing her dad to allow her to spend the night at Mike's hadn't been as hard as El thought. But she guessed it was more to with the fact that there would be six other teenagers in the basement too.

None of them had mentioned to their parents that they were going to a party though. Most of the parents assumed they were over at the Wheeler's having a movie marathon, whilst Jen's mom and Karen thought that the group were going out for dinner before the sleepover and had just put a lot of effort into their outfits.

"Is this a bit like…slutty looking?" El cringed, trying to pull the tube dress down slightly. It was so figuring hugging that it barely moved when she tried to lower it over her thighs.

Max scoffed from her position at the vanity table and turned to look at her best friend who was appraising herself sceptically in the full-length mirror. "You look hot El and definitely not slutty."

"You're no slut honey," Maggie said seriously, pointing her comb at El who smiled slightly in relief.

"You look beautiful El. Mike will lose his mind." Jen grinned cheekily before tying the ribbons at the back of her white floral v neck summer dress.

"You look beautiful too Jen. In fact, you all look stunning." El said honestly as she smiled around at her friends. Max had gone for a bit of a punk look for the party, with a black tank top tucked into a short leather black skirt and fishnet tights. She had her Michael Jackson shimmery jacket on and black studded ankle boots.

Maggie was in high waisted ripped jeans, with white lacy tights on underneath that peaked out of the holes of the denim. She had on a cropped lace top, so a section of toned abdomen was on display.

El did up the straps on her silver heels and then played with her hair in the mirror, Max took over, adding a bit of hair mousse to make the curls stand out more and have a teased look.

"So is there going to be a lot of people at this party?" Max asked as she put her lipstick in her purse.

"Yeah I think so. Alana said pretty much all of the new seniors are going." Jen said as she sprayed hair spray into her long brunette locks and then brushed at her bangs.

"It's gonna be really fun." Maggie said with excitement as she rooted with her top, lifting her bra up.

El laughed at what she was doing before snorting when Max did the same thing and then Jen joined in with a giggle. El rolled her eyes and adjusted her bra too, giving her breasts an extra lift. God bless the push up bra.

Blondie's 'Call Me' started to play on Jen's boom box and the girls all squealed doing a sassy dance around the bedroom, practising their moves for the party, all of them jittery with anticipation.

The party started at 9pm but Jen insisted that they get there at 9.15pm so that they didn't look too eager. She parked her little Ford on the road slightly away from the house and the girls piled out, checking their outfits and hair.

El looked up at Alana's house in awe. Jen's house was pretty big, but Alana's home was huge, with a large drive, a wraparound porch and what looked like a large garden at the back.

But El's gaze was soon distracted by the pounding noise of music playing loudly, the hustle and bustle of teenagers walking in and out of the house and some already with red cups in their hands.

"Let's go in!" Max said with a big grin on her face as she reached for El's hand.

The girls all walked as one, keeping hold of each other, not wanting to lose anyone in the crowd of students piling into the warm house.

El tried to look around, her heels giving her a bit more height. The large living room seemed to be the dance area, with the sofas pushed back against the walls where some couples were already making out.

Some people had piled into the dining area and were setting extra spirits out on the ornate table whilst some of the more bulkier guys that El thought might be on the football team, were yelling in excitement about the beer pong table outside by the pool.

'Sweet Dreams' by Eurythmics was playing, the unique beat bouncing off the pristine wall paper as Max pulled El, Maggie and Jen towards the kitchen which was at the back of the house.

There was a large island in the middle of the tiled floor and it was being used to house most of the drinks. El eyed up the punch bowl apprehensively where the orange liquid was currently being scooped into a plastic cup by Alana.

She saw the girls arrive and gave them a big grin, "good to see you girls!" She said coming over and giving them all a one arm hug whilst holding onto her punch. Max gave her an awkward pat, not knowing the girl.

"Get yourselves a drink and have fun." She said with a smile before waving to them and being pulled away by another group of girls wanting Alana to come and dance.

"Well you heard the woman!" Max shouted eagerly over the music, looking at the punch bowl with enthusiasm.

El followed with Maggie whilst Jen looked around for a non-alcoholic drink and finally located some Pepsi. She sipped at her can whilst the others swarmed around the punch bowl, Max handing El and Maggie a generous portion of the drink.

El held onto her cup and looked down at it nervously, not knowing what to expect. She gave it a quick sniff and crinkled her nose at how strong it smelt.

"Right," Max said sighing contently once she too had a cup. "Here's to our first high school party!"

All the girls, Jen included, tapped their drinks together and took sips. El was surprised that whilst the alcohol was definitely strong, the sweetness of the drink was actually nice. She took another drink out of the cup and smiled. This was going to be fun.

"I can't believe you made us late!" Mike moaned to Dustin as he drove the boys to the party. It was already 9.30pm and they were nowhere near Alana's house yet.

"Hey, I can't help it that my hair wouldn't do what I wanted it to do." Dustin grumbled defending himself as he touched his recently sprayed hair.

"Yeah but you didn't need to call Steve for back up." Lucas snorted from the front seat, shaking his head in amusement.

"Well he fixed it didn't he?!" Dustin snapped back.

Mike sighed and clenched his jaw, trying to keep his attention on the road and not on the idiocy of his friends. After spending an hour in the bathroom, Dustin had concluded that his hair wasn't right, and before the others could stop him, he called Steve Harrington and asked him to come over.

Steve had fixed Dustin's hair and gave the other boys tips on parties. "Oh, and don't let the girls out of your sight and never let them drink too much. Shit I remember this time with Nancy and the punch…it did not end well." He shuddered spraying at Dustin's hair with Farrah Fawcett spray.

And now here they were, late to the party with no control over how much and what their girlfriends could be drinking.

"You don't think they'll be drunk right?" Will asked nervously, as if on the same train of thought as Mike.

"No. Absolutely not, it's not even been an hour since the party started. There's no way you could get drunk that quick."

Oh, how wrong he was.

Mike stood in the doorway to the living room of Alana's house, Lucas, Will and Dustin stood next to him with their mouths gaped open in surprise.

Maggie was dancing in a circle, spinning around and around to 'Footloose' almost hitting into the furniturewhilst Jen tried to stop her and not be hit on at the same time by some douche bag called Chad from the football team.

Max was doing the weirdest footwork Mike had ever seen, and even more concerning was that El was sitting on Max's shoulders her arms up in the air, her dress hiking up as she moved her upper body to the beat and sang out the words.

The climax to the chorus was coming and Mike and Lucas watched in horror as Max tapped her feet and prepared to spin around, probably not even realising that El was on her shoulders.

"No!" Lucas and Mike shouted at once, rushing forward as she span and El almost toppled off her shoulders.

"Mike!" El gasped happily, trying to get off Max's shoulders as if she would just drop gracefully to the ground. In reality Mike and Lucas had to extract her off Max's body and help her down.

El jumped into Mike's arms the moment she was free, knocking the air out of him in the process. "I missed you so much! I can't believe you're here!" She squealed, a bright smile on her face as she tried to lean up and kiss him.

"Woah El, are you drunk?" Mike said in response, leaning away from her lips slightly as the smell of alcohol on her breath swirled into his face.

"No not drunk." She said solemnly before whispering in his ear. "Maybe a little tipsy." She giggled and covered her mouth to try and supress her laughter.

Mike sighed, "what have you drank El?"

She shrugged, "just some punch…"

"How much punch?"

"Like four cups?"

"Four cups El!"

"It's okay Mike." El shushed him, bringing her finger to his lips. "It's okay because they were really small cups." She whispered.

Mike sighed, looking over at his friends for help but they all seemed preoccupied. Jen seemed relieved that Will was there and was whispering to him in the corner, Dustin now had a cup of punch in his hand and was spinning a giggling Maggie around and Lucas was following Max into the kitchen arguing with her that she didn't need todo any shots.

"Ooh shots! They sound fun!" El said eagerly, going to join their friends after overhearing them.

Mike quickly grasped her wrist. "No El, no shots." He told her seriously, shaking his head at her.

El frowned at him, her slightly unfocused eyes taking him in before she slowly smirked and leaned in again, her chest against his.

Her lips brushed his ear and Mike tried to remain in control. "Has anyone ever told you how sexy you are?" she murmured, her breath hot and swirling into his ear.

Mike gulped and shut his eyes for a moment. "We need…we need to get you some water." He finally said in a resigned voice. El huffed but let Mike take her hand and lead her into the kitchen.

El leaned against the counter whilst Mike poured her a glass of water. He looked over to see Lucas being convinced by Max to take a shot with her. "Push over," Mike shouted over to his best friend.

"Shut up," Lucas mumbled back before downing the shot.

"Here baby, this might help." Mike said passing the glass to El.

She took the glass and lifted it in salute to her boyfriend, a playful grin on her face before she downed the water. Mike watched her, wondering whether she was a light weight or if the punch was just really strong.

The start of 'Mickey' by Toni Basil began to play around the house and El squealed with excitement, putting her glass down on the counter and grabbing Mike's hand.

"It's your song Mike!" El said trying to pull her boyfriend into the living room to dance.

Mike snorted and shook his head, "babe, it's not my song."

"But it's about you!" El insisted before dancing around him and singing, "Oh Mickey, you're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind, hey Mickey!"

Mike shut his eyes and exhaled deeply wondering what he should do with his drunk girlfriend and what could sober her up. El had grabbed two red cups and were using them as pompoms when Mike opened his eyes and looked at her, torn between wanting to laugh in amusement with her and wanting to protect her.

He appraised his girlfriend whilst she did a little cheerleading routine for him, Max cheered her on thinking it was the best thing she'd ever seen.

Mike wondered if he was being a bit uptight. El wasn't causing any harm, she wasn't so drunk that she didn't know what was going on. Maybe he should just let her have some fun. Maybe this was the high school party experience she wanted?

He tried to lighten up, smiling at his girlfriend and clapping for her when she took a little bow at the end of the song. Mike grabbed a Pepsi can and then took El's hand, letting her lead him around the party.

She was fascinated watching Dustin and Maggie playing beer pong and insisted that next time Mike shouldn't be the driver so her and him could play the game instead.

When Prince's 'Kiss' started to play, practically every girl, and some guys screamed with excitement and rushed to the make shift dance floor.

El was no exception, and pulled Mike with her to the living room, finding a space in the middle to dance. Mike cringed, not really knowing how to dance to a song like this. But he didn't have to worry for long, because he just stood in awe whilst his girlfriend danced around him and on him.

Mike gulped, his eyes widened as he watched El sway her hips against his hands, her fingers tracing up and down the button up shirt he was wearing. Her eyes were full of mischief as she turned around in his hold and backed her body up to his.

Mike let out a gasp of air that he didn't realise he was holding as El rolled her hips making her ass rub against his crotch. He was shuddering, his heart pounding in his ears and his palms sweaty from their grip on her hips.

He was trying to be a gentleman and look after her, but she was making it very difficult with her ass being right there and leaning her arms back to wrap around Mike's neck. The subtle music and the catchy beat of the song was nothing compared to El's sultry movements, how her whole body moved to the rhythm. Mike felt completely captivated by her, as stunned as a deer in the headlights.

Mike leaned down and kissed El's bare shoulder, she shivered in pleasure against his lips and he felt more heat rush down to his groin with every movement she made against him.

He couldn't take it any longer.

Mike grabbed her hips a little firmer this time and brought her all the way back against his crotch, gently grinding against her as they swayed to the beat. He let one hand wander from her hips and moving up and down her stomach, feeling the softness of her dress.

In this moment he really looked at what she was wearing. He'd been too distracted when he walked into the party, too scared she'd fall off Max's shoulders. But now every aspect of how she looked was flooding his brain with blinding desire.

Her sexy legs looked even longer in the tube dress, her curves magnified by the figure hugging material and her breasts and ass looking fucking amazing. Mike breathed heavily and kissed up her neck, a haze of lust taking over them both.

"You're so hot," Mike murmured against her skin making El grin mischievously and turn in his hold, her hands pressed up against his chest.

"Do you want to go upstairs and find that unoccupied room now?" she whispered seductively making Mike want to groan.

But no matter how intoxicated with lust and love he was, he wouldn't take advantage of his girlfriend.

"How drunk are you?" he asked her, hoping she would answer honestly.

El poised her lips and shrugged her dainty shoulders. "I'm drunk enough to not care about what people think, but I'm in control and know what I'm doing." She said reasonably.

Mike sighed and bit his lower lip deep in thought. El seemed to catch onto his train of thought, "why don't we go and find a room and if you don't think I'm sober enough then we won't do anything."

"Do you promise?" he asked her softly.

El grinned and nodded, "I promise."

Mike smiled, feeling more comfortable with the situation. He took El's hand and started to lead her through the crowded dancefloor. Everything felt good, they were having fun, El had got to experience alcohol and it seemed that she was finally sobering up a bit.

The next song started playing and everyone went crazy for Queen's 'Another One Bites The Dust'. Mike was just making it to the edge of the dancefloor when a manicured hand pressed to his chest and stopped him.

He looked down and immediately cringed with mortification that it was that girl from biology that had flirted with him and caused his first fight with El. Mike couldn't even remember the girl's name to make things worse.

"Mike Wheeler…looking very sexy tonight." The girl drawled, and he flushed with embarrassment realising that she was drunk. But what made his heart pound was that El was currently holding his hand and stepping out from behind his back. Shit.

"Amanda Miller." El said slowly and dangerously, her eyes narrowing at the blonde who was glaring back at her. "What the fuck did you just say to my boyfriend?" El added in an incredulous anger.

Mike's eyes widened, the hairs on the back of his neck standing up as he looked around the room for help. He spotted Lucas who thankfully caught his gaze.

"Help!" Mike mouthed to his best friend who nodded and grabbed a dancing Max, pulling her along, but struggling to get through the crowd.

Amanda stood up a bit taller, much taller in statue to El. "I said he looked very sexy tonight. Got a fucking problem with that?" She spat out in response.

El was glowering and Mike helplessly tried to pull her away, but her feet were firmly planted on the floor. "Oh, I've got a big problem with that Amanda. A big fucking problem. You see, he's my boyfriend, he's mine bitch."

Amanda scoffed nastily, "I don't know what he sees in you. You're just some little freak that was adopted because no one fucking wanted you. Why would he want you?"

El opened her mouth to speak but it was Mike's rage that fired first. "How dare you speak to my girlfriend like that! I love her. I don't want anyone else, so fuck off."

"What, has she got some weird type of voodoo on you or something? Troy said she's a fucking psychopath." Amanda shouted back at the couple.

El laughed harshly, taking a step closer to the blonde. "Oh, you have no idea what I could do to you if I wanted to!"

Mike felt his heart pounding in panic and he tried again to pull El back. He could practically feel her powers rising, could see it in the way she shook and the way her eyes were darkening. "El babe, she's not worth it, come on." He said hastily, trying to tug her back.

El ripped her hand out of Mike's hold. "No! I'm not letting her win Mike. Her and fake fucking blonde hair." She seethed pointing at Amanda who looked like she'd just been slapped.

"Fake blonde hair?!"

El's hands curled into fists and she nodded with a little evil smirk. She made sure her voice was loud for the forming crowd who were watching on. "We all know you have extension! You're just fake!"

Amanda gasped, embarrassment flooding her face. "You little bitch!" She screamed lunging for El.

Mike made a grab at El but she had already moved forward, jumping at Amanda, both girls trying to scratch at each other and pull each other's hair.

"Yes El! Get the bitch!" Max's voice called through the crowd just as Lucas broke through to help Mike try and prize El off Amanda.

She had pushed the blonde to the floor and was straddling her, "you stay away from him! Do you hear me?!" El screeched at Amanda who was trying to fight back.

"El stop it!" Mike shouted, trying to pull her off but she was thrashing too much.

Mike growled in frustration, he'd had enough of this stupid fight. He leaned down, his arms wrapping around El's waist firmly whilst her flailing arms caught him in the face as he pushed up from the ground with her in his arms.

"No put me down Mike!" El screeched as he hoisted her over his shoulder and walked away from the dance floor with his girlfriend kicking and screaming in anger.

El pointed from Mike's shoulder at Amanda who was still on the floor, "don't even look at him bitch! If you do, I will fucking end you!"

El's parting words was coupled with her flipping Amanda off and being escorted out of the living room to the Queen song that seemed to act like her victory march.

"Yes El! You fucking tell her!" Max's triumphant voice shouted from somewhere in the crowd.

Mike clenched his teeth hoping El didn't actually mean that, knowing how easy it would be for her to just flick her head slightly and break Amanda's neck. He said nothing, too irritated and annoyed, just climbing the stairs with El huffing in annoyance from his shoulder as he held onto the back of her thighs.

After a few embarrassing moments of walking in on people making out, and worse having sex, Mike finally found a vacant bedroom and dropped El off his shoulder and onto the mattress which bounced her petite body for a moment.

He stood in front of her, too incensed by what had just happened to do anything else. "Seriously El?!"

"What?" El asked shrugging nonchalantly before inspecting her nails.

Mike gaped at her, "you're serious right now? You almost used your powers on Amanda in front of everyone!"

El scoffed, "no I didn't! Did you not see me beating her bitchy ass to the floor without my powers?"

Mike sighed, suddenly feeling exhausted. He dropped onto the mattress next to his girlfriend. "Yeah I did see you kicking her ass…without powers." He said slowly, shaking his head in amusement that he couldn't stop the almost proud smile on his face.

"You know you didn't have to fight her right? I'm never going to leave you for any other girl." Mike said softly, turning to El and taking her hand in-between his. "There aren't any other girls in the universe as far as I'm concerned. Only you."

El looked up at him slowly, a playful smirk on her face. "She wanted something of mine, and I had to tell her she couldn't have it." She teased.

Mike chuckled and shook his head.

"Plus, it felt fucking amazing to finally get revenge on her." El sighed smugly, leaning her head against Mike's shoulder.

"You knocked three of her teeth out last time with your powers. Not revenge enough?" Mike snorted.

El rolled her eyes and smirked, "well last time it was actually an accident…kind of. But this time, I beat her ass all by myself." She said proudly.

Mike shook his head and put his arm around El, bringing her in closer to his hold. "What am I going to do with you Miss Hopper?"

El looked up at Mike, her lips slightly parted as she searched his eyes lovingly before they turned darker. "You can kiss me."

Mike's heart was pounding all over again and his skin tingled with anticipation. "As you wish," he whispered tenderly before leaning in and capturing El's lips in a long and passionate kiss.

She pushed him back against the bed and they made out, their bodies tangled together and their mouths teasing and tantalising any area of skin that they could reach.

It wasn't until Lucas knocked on the door and said that Max was throwing up, Dustin had lost his shirt and Will wouldn't stop jumping on the table and singing, so could they please leave.

Mike agreed wholeheartedly and took El's hand, piggy backing her to his car and then helping to round up his friends.

That night they all laughed and conversed in the basement. Max who was feeling better since throwing up, wouldn't stop going on about the fight and what a "damn hero" El was. Lucas fell asleep first, too tired from running after his girlfriend all night. The rest of the party followed suit.

Mike tucked El up in the blanket fort and then joined her, snuggling up to her and finally drifting off to sleep when she announced that she needed to be sick. Mike only had time to sit up before El hurled straight into his lap and he begged all the gods for mercy.

Another hour later Mike finally lay back down after having cleared El up, changed his pyjamas, got her a bowl and some water, took her to the bathroom when she wanted to hurl again and held her hair back.

Mike exhaled a very long and relieved sigh that the night had finally come to an end. He glanced down at El in his arms and smiled to himself. She had managed to dance, drink, watch beer pong, make use of an unoccupied bedroom, be sick and get in a fight. He sure as hell hoped that had ticked off her need to go to a high school party.

AN: Thank you for reading and please review :-) Lots of love to you all!