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Pairing(s): Mileven

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Boyfriend

The word boyfriend was a funny concept to El.

She had friends that were boys. In fact, most of her friends were boys. And even her one friend that was a girl, acted like more of a boy than some of the other guys she knew. Not that, that was a bad thing. Max explained that it was more fun to ride a skateboard than to worry about her hair or make-up, "like all of those barbie doll glamour girls." So yeah, the idea of a boyfriend seemed pretty unnecessary to her.

But for some reason it made Mike uncomfortable.

Mike was one of her friends that was a boy. Although to El, Mike was more than a friend. He was the person she cared for the most. He was her special friend. But Mike said he wasn't El's boyfriend. Which confused El, a lot.

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El was walking downstairs to meetup with the rest of the party when she first heard the term.

Mike and Lucas were arguing about something, they were speaking in tones barely above a whisper so El couldn't really hear them. Will was drawing on the table, and Dustin was sitting on the couch, watching the T.V and eating some popcorn. No one had noticed her enter the basement yet, since they were all entranced in their own little worlds.

El moved a bit closer since she wanted to hear what Lucas and Mike were talking about, but she didn't want to disturb them yet, since she had a feeling they'd stop talking about it if they knew she was there.

"Are you ever gonna ask her?" Lucas huffed.

"Yeah!" Dustin called out from the couch, his eyes still glued to the screen in front of him. "You're basically her boyfriend, all you need to do is make it official."

Mike loudly sighed. "I'm not El's boyfriend! Besides, what if she doesn't know what it means. I don't want to pressure her into saying yes."

They were talking about her? What's a boyfriend? What did Mike have to ask her? Questions were swirling around her head.

Will piped in from the table he was drawing at. "I'll bet all my comics she says yes, They're crazy about each other."

"That's only if Mike ever asks her." Lucas turned his head back to Mike. "So?"

"So, what?" Mike asked clearly annoyed and embarrassed, since his face was getting all red like it does when he gets sheepish. "There's nothing else happening here."

Lucas looked like he was going to say something else, but El decided this was the best time to announce her presence. She cleared her throat and four sets of eyes immediately swivelled onto her. Lucas and Dustin immediately started laughing, Will looked at Mike and gave him a sympathetic look, while Mike's light pink blush evolved into a deep maroon as he avoided eye contact and looked down at his hands.

Will spoke up, ""Hey El, nice to see you."

She smiled at him in response and he continued drawing.

Mike stood up, his face was noticeably less red and managed to sputter out a few words. "H-hey El, I didn't know Hopper dropped you off already." He stepped forward a few steps and engulfed her in a warm hug.

Lucas cooed them while Dustin stage whispered, "Ask her now!"

Mike looked at him and whisper-yelled back, "I'm not going to ask her in front of you guys!"

Taking the hint, Will got up and started collecting his drawings. "It was nice to see you again El, but I have to go. My mom's picking me up soon."

Lucas and Dustin weren't so subtle though. They slowly walked towards the stairs, Lucas whispered, "Good luck," to Mike as they walked out.

Mike turned back to El, slightly relieved they were alone, but also extremely nervous since his friends expected him to make his and El's relationship official.

"Sorry about them, they're…idiots." Mike couldn't think of the right word to describe them, but that one seemed to fit just fine.

El nodded but her head was still spinning with questions. She looked up to Mike and asked him a silent question with her eyes, hoping for him to explain like he usually does when she needs help.

Mike hadn't answered her though so El figured she might as well just ask him. "Why aren't you my boyfriend?" The question seemed to shock Mike but she continued on, "You are my friend, and you're a boy."

"That's true." Mike said, trying to figure out the best way to explain it to her. "A boyfriend is someone that you really like. It's what you call someone you're in a relationship with. You kinda do the same things best friends do, except boyfriends and girlfriends do more."

"What kind of more?" El asked.

"They hug and kiss, they hold hands and stuff like that."

"We've kissed." El bluntly points out, still slightly confused because Mike and her do everything a boyfriend and girlfriend do.

Mike blushes again for some reason, "Yeah we have, but boyfriends and girlfriends can kiss whenever they want."

El thought it over. She definitely wouldn't mind it if her and Mike kissed more often, they've only kissed on special days. The Snowball, Christmas, a few others too.

"So they're like you're mom and dad then?" She asked.

"Yeah, except that's a whole other conversation, but yes. Kinda like my mom and dad. A boyfriend is the person you like the most. You can only have one boyfriend, unlike best friends where you can have a few. Except they can't be your boyfriend until you ask them too, or until they ask you to be your girlfriend. But other than that, it's like they're your best friends."

El nodded, accepting his explanation. It seemed like Mike was her boyfriend already, except for the fact that neither one of them had asked each other. Dustin and Lucas were telling Mike to ask her something, was this what they wanted him to ask her?

She could definitely see Mike as her boyfriend. He was kind and sweet and generous. He was already her favourite, but putting a title on their relationship seemed like the next thing to do, especially since they already did those things.

But a deeper part of El's mind worried about if it was something else. What if he didn't like her? Was something wrong with her? Is that why he didn't ask her? El must've been thinking too hard or something, because instantly Mike was at her side. Wrapping her in his gentle but comforting embrace.

"It's okay." He whispered. "You're amazing. You're absolutely my favourite." The words made El smile. "I just didn't ask because, because I was too afraid you'd say no or something."

She smiled even more at him. They locked eyes and slowly, their heads drifted closer to each other. Mike tilted his head down, and El turned hers up. This kiss was slow and sweet, unlike the quick pecks they'd given each other before. This kiss felt ten times as better and El couldn't help but laugh.

Mike smiled down at her and rested his forehead against hers. He whispered to her, "Will you be my girlfriend?"

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The idea of a boyfriend seemed confusing to El. It was a new word that she couldn't understand. But in the end all she really needed was the person she cared about most to help explain it to her.