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"El, We can't do this."
El wasn't one to cry over boys, well truthfully she never had a boyfriend so she wouldn't know. However when she saw Max crying after a fight with Lucas she wouldn't understand the point.
then Mike showed up and her emotions were all over the place.
"W-What?"
"I'm sorry. I- I'm just not.. looking for a relationship in the moment," El was good when it came lying, she was a spy for god sake. which was why she could tell that Mike was lying, it honestly infuriated her. "I get it, Mike. You don't like me." she inhaled a shaky breath. "What? El thats not-" "You could've just told me. I'm sorry for kissing you." she stood up but Mike grabbed her wrist. "El, please, you know i didn't mean that!" he seemed to have regretted it but it was to late, she had to focus. "You have your first Mission tomorrow," She yanked her hand away harder then she meant to, "I recommend you get some rest." She checked her watch that stated eight twenty four. "I'll see you tomorrow." Mike, who seemed confused and hurt at her attitude sighed. "Yeah, tomorrow, goodnight El."
"Goodnight, Mike."
As she walked back to her dorm she stopped at the bathroom. She stared at herself, her mascara was ruined from crying, her eyes worn out. 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯'𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵? a small voice in her head whispered. 𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺, 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. She sighed as she walked out of the bathroom. El wasn't even mad at him, but hating someone is better than loving them.. that way they could actually return your feelings.
Okay. Here’s the thing, they had a curfew, it was necessary to be in your dorm by 9:30 and usually El would be talking to friends and staying up until her dad pushed her back into her dorm, so today was strange for Max when she saw El enter the room before nine. "Whats got you all glum?" Max starts, rolling over on her bed to face El who walked in the room and belly flopped onto the bed. "Max?" (her face is smashed on her pillow which makes her kind of hard to understand.) "Yeah Ellie?" El sits up pouting, "Am I pretty?" "Are you joking?" If Max was being honest, El made her insecure sometimes, she was like a seven and had a best friend that was a literal ten by her side. "No.." El sighed falling back on her bed. "El, you're fucking gorgeous of course your pretty! Wait.. is this about Mike?" at his name El groaned. "Did he call you ugly? oh I will kill him El-" she was already at the door when El got in front of her, "Max, no. I just- I kissed him." Max paused, "Wait- your first kiss-" then she was squealing, then crying. "Max- are you okay?" "Me? How are you not freaking out about it?!" "Because he rejected me!" Max started crying. Again.
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"You look like shit." was the first thing he heard as he closed the door behind him. "Thanks Dustin." he sighed. The first thing he did was grab a cup of ramen and cook it. "Hey." Will walked in grabbing a cup of water and chugging it down. "Ready for your first mission?" "I guess." Mike smiled, "What's got you so glum? sad about my mom beating you?" Will teased, Mike chuckled. "Uh no, I just- I messed up i guess..." Will raised an eyebrow and Mike continued. "I told El that we shouldn't be together, she didn't take it well." Will nodded though he looked thoughtful. "Yeah she had been crushing on you for awhile so.." the microwave beeped and Will patted Mike on the back. "Well, she's bipolar so good luck." and just like that he walked out chuckling leaving Mike alone.
𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭: 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿
falling against his bed he groaned.
"Mike."
"Brenner."
"What do you have."
"I have a mission tomorrow.. and I saw the security card we need."
"What about Eleanor? has she given out information?"
"No.."
there was a pause.
"I'll have your sister by tomorrow."
“Brenner Please I just need a day-“
"You had your chance." 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱.
Mike's grip on the phone tightened, he felt sick. Standing up faster then he should've he grabbed his jacket and ran out of the room. he quietly shut the door and ran down the hall. El and her roommate lived four dorms down so he got there pretty fast. Knocking on the door he nervously swallowed. El opened the door, she was wearing grey shorts and white shirt, her face bare and hair down. "Mike-" he grabbed her face and pulled her to him. His lips crashing into hers. El made a noise of surprise against him but then melted into him. "El? what're- oh!" Mike pulls away glancing at Max then back at El. "Come with me?" El gaped "Oh- um- right now?" "Yeah..?" El smiled excitedly "I'll go get my jacket." Mike grinned at her but Max had other plans as she gripped his wrist and yanked him down so they were eye level, "Hurt her, offend her, or Make her upset and I'll kill you in your sleep." Mike could only nod at that.
"I'm ready." El voice piped in. “Bye Ellie!” Max chirped as if she hadn’t just been threatening Mikes life.
Mike grabbed her hand pulling her out of the room. and into the dark hall. “Hey, where are we going?” Mike knew exactly where he was taking her. “I heard that your dads office had a good view,” he suggested. El bit her lip. “We’re not allowed in there..”
“Hey,” Mike stopped their movements, pecking her lips softly. “It’ll be the best first date. What could go wrong?”
a lot could.
For example, Mike convinced El to take him to her fathers office where she put in the seven digit code that allowed them inside. Mike Memorizes it by heart. Then he grabs her waist and turns her so she has her back to her fathers desk, the desk that contains security cards and sticky notes with numbers on them.
“El,” Mike interrupts him and El’s moment. El, who has somehow ended up on Hoppers desk, looks up at Mike. “Yeah?” her fingers played with Mike’s own.
He had been so caught up in getting codes, and information that he hadn’t even looked at her. Mike pauses. The moonlight hit El perfectly. Plump lips, soft brown eyes, cheeks dusted pink, hair soft and curly. “You’re beautiful,” Mike breathes. Except he snaps out of it.
(El’s beautiful, but she doesn’t deserve this, to be used. No one does. He needs to get Holly out of danger. Then he can feel shitty about using El.)
El blushes. “You’re handsome.” He grinned, “Let’s go to the cafeteria?” El smiles “Sure. But I have to go to the bathroom first!” Mike pouts, (it’s as fake as this act.) “Okay! I’ll just meet you there!” but as soon as she’s out of there he drops it and pulls out his phone.
He snaps photos of all the numbers on the card and sends them to Brenner then takes a photo of the security card and the code on the back. As soon as he’s done he runs over to the cafeteria. El is nowhere in sight so he assumes she’s still in the bathroom.
Suddenly out of the corner of his eye he sees movement.
that’s not El.. that’s..
“What the hell do you think you’re doing Wheeler?”