Mike and Dustin flips through a stack of tapes. Mike switches the music twice before finding something good.

"Am I missing something?" Dustin wonders.

Mike peeks behind him and sees Eleven with her hand on Will's shoulder. After a beat, she turns to him and smiles. Mike stares. The two walk away silently.

"Something might be up with Will. Did he seem weird to you?"

"Will has always been a little weird, especially after everything. Why do you think something's wrong?" Dustin unconsciously lifts his hand to his neck the way Will did when he felt the Mind Flayer from the Upside Down was around.

"NO! No, nothing like that. That threat has been gone. I was just worried about him. Eleven is better at taking care of him than I am. I mean they live together."

"There's no reason to be jealous Mike," he puts his hand on his shoulder for moral support. "You know they're like brother and sister."

"I know that!" Mike shakes him off. "I'm saying it because I don't think I know how to take care of Will or, like, let him know that he's okay."

"I'm pretty sure the best way to help someone is just to let them talk it out. That's what I do with Suzie, you just let a person vent when they need to."

"What does Suzie have to vent about?" Mike looks at him incredulously.

"A lot of things!" Dustin cries defensively. "She's got a lot on her plate. She-" it doesn't matter what story he was about to start. He's surprised by the feeling of the floor shifting beneath him. The lights flicker for just a moment and the lamp, which had already been tossed around by some jocks, rolls off the end table and smashes into a hundred pieces on the floor.

"Who dropped that?" Reggie yells. His feet are already wobbly so he doesn't notice the extra bounce of the floor around him. Mike scrunches his forehead confused. Dustin, already an expert, knows to panic.

"It's an earthquake!" he screams loudly and a couple of others at the party scream nervously. He grabs Mike and runs over to the front door.

"What are you doing?!"

"The threshold—you have to stand underneath a threshold! It's the strongest part of the house!" he is still screaming at the top of his lungs. But what had been a hint of a tremor has already passed. The couples upstairs wouldn't have even noticed it on their beds and everyone else was content to say it was fluke. They look at Dustin and Mike and start laughing hysterically.

"Now look what you did," Mike grumbles.

"Sorry," Dustin smiles sheepishly.

The only empty room Eleven and Will can find on the first floor is the laundry. Will climbs on top of the washer since he is taller. Eleven would have tried to sit on the basket of clothes on the ground, but seeing him, she also jumps up to sit on the dryer next to him.

"I just think—" his sentence is cut off by the same rumbling. The machines shake beneath them and when the lights flicker they can see the plug spark and they jump off together. Just as quickly as it started, it's over.

"What was that?" Will asks. Eleven shakes her head not knowing. They hear some screaming from the living room followed by a lot of laughter.

"Is it over?" she asks cautiously.

"I don't know—I hope so?"

Lucas and Max are kissing. It's their first kiss in months.

Lucas had been holding on to Max as she cried it out. He was happy that she hadn't just sent him away. He probably would have sent himself away if the roles were reversed. As long as she didn't push him off, he continued to hold her. If this was all he could do, then he would do it for forever. He didn't know what she would tell him when she finally got control of herself again.

Eventually she tilted her head so it was not in her arms. Her cheeks were drenched and her eyes were red and wet. She would have said something like I'm such a mess if she could form words but that was too much work and not worth the effort.

He took a chance and kissed her cheek. He wiped away some of the tears. Max was looking at him a certain way. Lucas didn't want to chance it. He kept it simple and kissed her other cheek and wiped away some tears. She continued to stare. Lucas inched—hoping that he was doing what she wanted and not selfishly thinking for himself. He kissed her. She had to take a breath because she hadn't gotten a hold of her emotions yet. In the interim, she put her arms around his neck and hugged him. Lucas scooted so they were comfortable. It felt good to be next to her again like this.

"I'm sorry, Max. I'm really—" she kissed him again firmly. He stopped talking.

Then, the birds, which were mostly quiet in that area at night, started chirping wildly. A wind blew around them and the grass beneath their feet started shaking. They stopped and looked around them. They heard something shatter in the house and a bunch of screaming. They looked at each other confused. Lucas jumped up first and gave her his hand. He helped pull her up and she rocked into him. His arm fell naturally on her waist. They stared at each other for a moment, then heard a bunch of loud laughing. They ran into the house.

~A.N. DUN DUN! Something is happening in Hawkins. What else is new? Stay tuned for more interesting unraveling drama!

~A.N. The Stranger Things boys' friendships are so fun. They are great with each other. I'll make sure to include some Elmax scenes later on too. Leave a comment if you're happy with Lumax getting back together! :)