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

28. The Monster and the Superhero

We didn't leave Eddie until we knew he was safe. Only appearing to visit him in the morning. We had to bring him food and more resources. "Delivery service." Dustin said Eddie. He was on edge. The worst is seen. As Eddie was eating we prepared to tell him the news. "So we got, uh, some good news and some bad news. How do you prefer it?" Dustin asked him and I always went for the bad first.

"Bad news first, always." Eddie answered before he took a swig of his drink.

"All right. Bad news. We tapped into the Hawkins PD dispatch with our Cerebro, and they're definitely looking for you. Also, they're, uh, pretty convinced you killed Chrissy." Dustin said and this is why no one could know where Eddie was.

"Like, 100% kind of convinced." Max said to him.

"Which isn't ideal at all." Hunter said to him. No shit.

"And the good news?" Eddie asked us.

"Your name hasn't gone public yet. But if we found out about you, it's a matter of time before others do to. And once that gets out, everyone and their shallow-minded mother is gonna be gunning for you." Robin said to him and I looked at him.

"Which is why we'll keep you in hiding until this breezes over." I said to him, if that meant relocating him to somewhere else. I can help him.

"Hunt the freak, right?" Eddie asked the both of us.

"Exactly." Robin said to him. He didn't need this.

"Shit." He said back, I could only imagine what he was thinking.

"So, before that happens, we find Vecna, kill him, and prove your innocence." Dustin said and that was easier said that done. Nothing is ever that simple.

"That's all, Dustin? That's all?" Eddie asked him, he wasn't too thrilled about that either.

"Yeah, no, that's pretty much it." Dustin said and this wasn't going to work at all.

"Listen, Eddie, I know everything Dustin is saying sounds totally delusional, but we've actually been through this before. I mean, they have a...a few times, and...and I have once. Mine was more human-flesh-based, theirs was more smoke-related, but bottom line is, collectively, I really feel we got this." Robin said to him and I knew he'd believe us.

"We usually rely on this girl who has super powers. But, uh, those went bye-bye, so..." Steve trailed off and I looked at him.

"She's also living in California now." I said to him. Even if her powers had returned she was still not here.

"So we're technically in more of the- -" Robin started and Steve cut her off.

"Kinda..." Steve said.

"Most certainly..." Hunter said and I looked at Max.

"Brainstorming phase." Max said and Steve and Hunter looked at each other.

"Brainstorming." Hunter and Steve said to each other at the same time.

"There...There's nothing to worry about." Dustin said and Steve scoffed at this. We then heard sirens approach.

"I think there is." I said to them all in a whisper. The police found out what we knew.

"Shit." Steve whispered.

"Tarp. Tarp. Tarp." Robin said as Eddie got underneath it. The sirens then goes closer. But they went passed the house. It was police and an ambulance. Something else must've happened. The six of us then left to see what was happening. We saw Nancy giving a statement to the police. She put her hand up to us, gesturing a hello. We did the same. She was upset. Something must've happened. We all managed to get to where Eddie's trailer was to talk. We talked about what was going on with Eddie with Chrissy and she said about Fred.