The gym was decorated with snowflakes and silver tinsel. There was a disco ball that made the whole room appear blue. A with table with snacks and drinks was in the corner out of the way, so there was room to dance. El smiled at Mike as they walked through the gym door. Mike got butterflies when he saw El's smile. They all walked to a corner of the gym to get away from the other students.
"Hey Mike, Audrey and I are gonna head to the snack table." Dustin said.
Mike replied, "Alright have fun."
"Dustin finally found someone with as big an appetite as him." Lucas said after they left. They all laughed.
A slow song began to play. "We will leave you guys. If you need us we will be over here." Lucas told Mike and Will.
Jennifer grabbed Will's hand and took him to the dance floor. "Would you like to dance El?" Mike asked.
"Yes Mike." El answered. They headed to the middle of the floor. El put her hands around Mike's neck and Mike put his hands on her waist. El began to get butterflies she was thinking Mike's hands are on my waist. El rested her head on Mike. Mike was elated to be so close to El. Just then Eleven lifted her head and kissed him on the cheek.
El looked at Jennifer and Will. Jennifer was resting her head on Will as they swayed. Will looked really awkward she thought. He was staring into space as if he was super nervous which she knew he was. Will began to relax and hold Jennifer tighter. You could tell they were finally getting comfortable with each other.
Eleven turned her head to see Dustin dancing with Audrey. They were both relaxed and Audrey was staring into Dustin's eyes. Dustin began to look in her eyes. They began to get closer and then they kissed. El looked to see if Mike had seen, but he was too focused on her. Audrey smiled after the kiss and layed her head on Dustin.
She also saw Lucas talking to Reeva except they didn't seem to be getting along. They looked angry with each other. Reeva and Luca didn't seem to click like everyone else. Maybe they weren't right for each other.
The song suddenly ended. A faster song came on so they went to sit on the wall of the gym.
"Are you enjoying the dance El?" Mike asked.
"Yes, Mike it's very fun. I like dancing with you." She answered.
Mike replied, "I like dancing with you too El." They talked for about twenty minutes about how their week went and what El learned. They danced to two more slow songs and then decided to sit with Audrey and Dustin at the snack table. They both had some cookies and soda. Mike could tell Dustin wanted to be alone with Audrey, so he and El left to dance to the next slow song. The song was about to end when El's mouth got closer to his ear.
El whispered, "Can we go somewhere private?"
"Are you bored? There is still another thirty minutes left." Mike asked.
El replied, "No I just want us to be alone."
"Ok. Follow me." Mike said. El followed him outside the school and through the wooded area around Hawkins. She didn't say a word, but she wondered where he was taking her. They arrived at the quarry she had saved Mike and Dustin at.
"Hope this is ok El. I think it's still a beautiful view after what happened here." Mike said.
El replied, "Yes I love it here, because it the first time I realized I…"
"Realized what? You can tell me El." Mike said.
El said, "The first time I realized how much I liked you. I just didn't understand those feelings yet."
"I like this spot, because you saved me. The girl I loved had saved my life." Mike explained.
El replied, "I love you Mike."
"I love you too Eleven." Mike said. Suddenly, Mike picked up Eleven and kissed her. It seemed to last forever and it did. Neither of them minded though they both enjoyed every second of it. When it ended El smiled at him.
"Sorry, Eleven I just couldn't wait any longer to do that. I'll never do it again if you don't want me too." Mike apologized.
"No, I liked it don't be sorry." El said.
Mike asked, "You did?"
"Yes, Mike why wouldn't I? I love you." El said.
Mike replied, "Good, because I love you. That kiss was amazing." Mike sat down and placed El on his lap. They starred at the beautiful starry night sky. After a few minutes El turned to look at Mike, but he was still focused on the sky. She stared at his lips for a few seconds. Finally, El just went for it.
"I've been wanting you to kiss me first for so long. Thank you El. We better get back the dance is about to end." Mike said. El and Mike rushed back to the school. They arrived just in time for Nancy to pick them up. They sat in the back seat of the car holding hands and smiling with at each other. Eleven had fallen asleep on Mike's shoulders. Mike struggled, but he successfully carried El up to her bed and kissed her on the cheek.