A/N: Just your friendly neighborhood reminder that this story was also written by Janeelevenives83.
"Ready for your first day of school?" Asked my dad
It wasn't really the first day of school, it was actually the last week of November, which I was perfectly ok with, winter break was only a week away.
"Yeah."
I walked into school and into the principal's office.
"Hello Maxine, I'm Principal Coleman."
"It's Max. My name, it's Max." I said
I hated the name Maxine, it reminded me of my mother, who passed away last year.
"Ok, Max. Welcome to Hawkins Middle. Here is your school schedule."
He passed me a piece of paper
Damn it. Math first period, and Science last period. My two least favorite subjects.
"Your first class should start in five minutes. Your locker is down the hall, number twenty-eight. The code is Fifteen, Six, Sixty-seven, forty-eight. You can leave while your father signs some paperwork." Said the principal
"Ok." I said
I left the room in search of locker twenty-eight
There it is.
I put my things in it and headed towards my classes.
The day was normal, school was pretty boring, I was glad that science was last period.
"Lucas, ready to go to class?" Asked Will
"Oh, sorry, yeah." I said
We all went to science, a sweet goodbye from school basically.
"Hey guys, who's the new girl?" Asked Dustin
"What new girl?" Asked Mike, who was daydreaming, probably about El.
"That one, in the back."
We all looked behind us, a new girl, red head, wearing jeans and a t-shirt.
She looked pretty good
"Lucas?" Asked Will
"Huh?"
I snapped out of it
"Class is starting." He said, obviously trying to control his laughter.
The others failed to.
"Lucas got a girlfriend." Said Mike, obviously loving getting revenge for the weeks that we've been teasing him about him and El.
I couldn't focus on the class itself, which was weird, I usually never phased out. But I kept looking behind me.
"Lucas?"
"Wha- "
"Lucas, are you paying attention?" Asked Mr. Clarke
"Oh, yeah, sorry."
He continued the lesson
The bell rang
"Lucas got a girlfriend, Lucas got a girlfriend." Mike kept singing, obviously enjoying this
"Shut up." I said, playfully
"Ooh, there she is, maybe I should invite her to the group." Said Dustin
"What? No!"
"Too late." Said Will, watching Dustin walking over to her.
They started walking back
"And this is Mike, Will, and Lucas. Guys, this is Max." Said Dustin
"Hi." She said shyly
"Hi." I finally said
"What do you like doing?" Asked Will
"I skate."
"Do you know how to play Dungeons and Dragons?" Asked Mike, with a smirk on his face
I could see where he was going with this.
"A little, my friend taught me how to play a little before I moved."
"Well, I can't say that we are experts. But I know that Lucas could teach you." Said Mike, trying not to burst out laughing
"O-Ok." She said, shyly, and a little suspiciously
"Great! Lucas, you give her the run down after school, the campaign is at seven." Said Mike, looking like he would throw up if he didn't laugh soon
I glared at him, giving him a message.
"Screw you."
"Well, bye Max and Lucas." Said Will
"Bye." She said, still wary
We left and headed towards the bike rack
I could barely breath I was laughing so much.
"Dude, That, Was, Hilarious." Said Dustin in between the laughing fits
"Let's hope she's good." Said Will
I still couldn't talk I was laughing too hard
I finally stopped laughing
"Well, wait until you two get crushes. I might have to get revenge on you too." I said, enjoying the wave of shock going over their faces
We headed over to my house and prepared for the campaign. They setup snacks, while I finished the ending, trying to remove as many plot holes as possible.
"Lucas is here." Dustin said, snickering
"Hey guys!" Said Lucas, as he walked in, quite obviously trying to stay as nonchalant as possible
"How was your afternoon?" Will asked Max
"Good, it's confusing, but I'll get used to it." Said Max
"Good, I just finished the end of the campaign so were good to go." I said
"Hey, Mike?" Asked El, coming from the stairs
"Yeah El?" I said
"Could, you come here?" She asked
"Um, yeah, sure."
I heard snickering coming from the guys. I was the idiot of the minute again.
"Yeah El?" I said, once I got to her
"I, like you. A lot."
Excuse me? What?
"I, I do too? Why?" I said, after a moment
"I asked Nancy what I felt when I was around you, she said it was because I liked you a lot."
Of course, it was Nancy.
"Well, do you want to come and watch us play? We made a new friend, she'll play too."
"New friend?"
"Oh, I'll introduce you two."
I walked her down the stairs
"El, Max, Max, El."
"Hi." Said Max
"Hi." Said El quietly
"Well, ready to start now?" Asked Dustin
"Oh, yeah." I said
El sat on the couch, and watched the game.
"You kill the Thessylhydra and you collect up all of its heads, and show them to Princes Dandelion and she gives all of you a kiss." I said, looking at Lucas
He glared, an expected response
"And?" Asked Will
"That's it." I said
"No medal ceremony?" Asked Dustin
"Nope."
"Disappointing."
"Mike! Say goodbye to your friends! It's past midnight!" Yelled my mom
"OK!"
"Bye guys." I said
"Bye."
They all left.
"El? Are you awake?" I asked
No answer
Not wanting to wake her up, I carried her, to my surprise I carried her all the way to her bed in my room without stumbling or dropping her.
I laid her down on the bed, and went to sleep.