S O F T C O R E // Steve Harrington X Reader // Stranger Things

13. Dig Dug

I'd just come home from watching Eddie and when I got home who did I see waiting by my window, Steve. I got in and went upstairs before letting him in. "You do realize that you can use the front door. No is going to stop you." I said to him as he climbed in and that's when he looked around.

"But I wouldn't be allowed up here. You know your Mom hates me being in your room. So this is the only option." He said to me and I guess that he did have a fair point. He then sat on my bed with me.

"So where'd you disappear off to. You look like you've been out somewhere." He said to me and that's because I had, no shit. I'd been out but not in a way that he'd possibly think of.

"I went to a concert for Eddie's group." I said to him and he looked at me. He didn't like Eddie for some reason. I never really understood why.

"Why do you even hang around with that weirdo?" He asked me as he lied down and I looked at him. He was a friend.

"Because he's my friend, besides he makes my little brother happy. That's the main thing right." I said to him and he looked at me, putting his hand on my thigh.

"Well, as long as you don't ditch me whenever he has a concert I think it'll work." He said to me and I smiled at him, but at the same time I needed to be there to support him.

"But can't I do both. Or you could come to his shows with me. They're really good." I said to him with a smile, he then sat up and kissed me.

"Fine, I'll come with the next show. But tomorrow it's just the two of us." He said to me and I smiled at him, it was a weekend so it would just be the two of us.

"Good, I like that idea." I said to him with a smile, he then started walking to the window.

"Now sleep well. I love you." He said to me as he was getting out the window.

"I love you too." I said to him and then he was gone. I was alone. My brother was sleeping at Will's apparently so that just meant that it would be me and my parents. Falling asleep was quite easy but waking up the next day it was almost like I knew that something was wrong. This is why I never worried at Bakers Falls. When I went downstairs for breakfast I saw Mom and Dad.

"Have you heard anything about Hunter at all?" Mom asked me and I shook my head at her as I put syrup on my pancakes.

"Not at all, I haven't spoken to him really since yesterday morning. My heads been kind of everyone." I said and Dad understood that, I was trying to get my old life back. But that was difficult. Especially when I was only one of the only people that knew what really happened last year.

"I get that sweetie but remember your brother needs you even when he doesn't say that." Dad said to me and I knew that he wanted someone as well. After he was because thrown in a cell barely after we arrived here. I can't imagine what he went through during that time.

"I am don't worry, he always shares how he feels with me." I said to them before the door bell rang and I smiled at myself.

"Is that Steve?" Mom asked me and I looked at her with a smile.

"It is, I'll be going." I said with a smile and when I answered the door there was Dustin.

"Y/n, I'm so glad that someone answered. Do you know where Hunter is?" He asked me and I looked at him.

"He's at Will's." I said to him and he looked at me. Something was the matter. "Dustin, what's wrong?" I asked him and he looked at me.

"I have a situation and no one's available. Are you free to help?" He asked me and I looked at him and saw Steve pull up.

"I have things with Steve, sorry." I said to him and that's when he saw Steve.

"Good, they're changing." He said to to me as he started walking away. I closed the door up and I looked at Steve and Dustin. "Steve, you and Y/n are helping me." He said and Steve looked at him.

"What the hell? Y/n and I are meant to be going on a date." Steve said to him and Dustin opened the passenger door to Steve's car.

"We have bigger problems than your love life. Do you still have that bat?" Dustin asked Steve and that's when I thought about what I was meant to have. "And do you still have your gun?" He asked me and I looked at the two of them.

"Bare with me." I said before going inside not saying a word. I then got my bag and opened my drawer that always remained locked. I took the gun out before shutting the drawer and locking it. I then left. I saw the two of them waiting in the car.

"Have you got it?" Dustin asked me and I looked at the two of them. 

"Yeah, now tell me what's happening." I said to him and he looked at Steve and I.

"Please Dustin. An explanation would be great round about now." Steve said as he was driving away. It was just the one thing that I needed answers for. Especially if I was going to be taking someone out.

"I'll tell you when Steve gets his bat. All I can say is this is serious and I'm glad that you two are with me." Dustin said to us and thats when I was starting to understand how serious this whole situation was. This could potentially be life or death.