Long Live ~ Stranger Things

3. Monster Fight

"All right, so let me get this straight. You kept something you knew was probably dangerous in order to impress a girl who... who you just met?" Steve questioned as he threw the hundredth piece of raw meat on the ground.

It was the next day after Inez, Steve, and Dustin found out there was a monster running around town. Dustin had the idea of spreading loose meat around the woods in order to lure the monster out and potentially get rid of it. So the trio were currently on an abandoned train track with their own bucket of raw meat.

"All right, that's grossly oversimplifying things." Dustin was leading the way.

"I mean, why would a girl like some nasty slug anyway?" Steve questioned.

"And interdimensional slug? Because it's awesome."

"Okay, as the only girl here I can say that I would not want an interdimensional slug under any circumstance." Inez spoke from the back of the group.

"And even if she thought it was cool, I just... I don't know. I feel like you're trying way too hard, man." Steve added.

"Well, not everyone can have your perfect hair, all right?" Dustin joked.

"It's not about the hair, man."

"I can personally say I couldn't care less about Steve's hair."

"Well that's because he's dating your cousin."

"Well, one, I don't particularly see how that would be related. Two, under my understanding they're not dating anymore."

"Oh since when?"

"Halloween."

"Hmm."

"Okay, enough with that," Steve interrupted. "Anyway, the real key with girls is just... just acting like you don't care.

"Even if you do?" Dustin wondered.

"Yeah, exactly. It drives them nuts."

"Okay, hold on." Inez walked a bit faster to fall in line with the boys. "Do not listen to anything he is telling you. As someone who is a girl I can say the best thing you could do is show you're interested."

"How?"

"In any way really. If she likes getting things, buy her something. If she likes a certain place, bring her there. Or just flat out tell her. I'd much rather someone just tell me than me having to put context clues together."

"Huh."

"Anyway," Steve didn't particularly like being wrong. "Just please don't tell me you're falling in love with this girl. 'cause she's only gonna break your heart, and you're way too young for that shit."

Dustin nodded and then looked towards Inez for confirmation. "Eh, he does have a point there. I once had this massive crush on this guy in sixth grade, did not go well."

"Oh." Dustin then walked with a sad look for a minute or two.

Steve noticed the sad look of the boy and decided to help, "Faberge."

"What?" Dustin stopped walking.

Steve then pointed to his hair, "It's Faberge Organics. Use the shampoo and conditioner, and when your hair's damp... It's not wet, okay? When it's damp, you do four puffs of Farrah Fawcett spray."

"Farrah Fawcett spray?" Dustin laughed.

"Yeah, fancy words there Steve." Inez laughed too.

"Yeah, Farrah Fawcett. And if either of you two tell anyone I just told you that and your ass is grass. You're dead, understand?"