the hanged man; eddie munson

Chapter 001

"Dustin let's go, we are going to be late!" Stephanie yelled with a toothbrush in her mouth from the bathroom down the hallway of the Henderson home.

"Stephaine, I'll get him." Mrs. Henderson walked past the doorway. "Grab the pop-tarts from the toaster." She said with a smile. 

Stephanie spat into the sink, walking to the kitchen grabbing the blueberry pop-tarts in the toaster putting them on paper towels for both her and Dustin. She could hear Mrs.Henderson and Dustin from down the hallway.

"What's going on in there? You're gonna be late." She questioned peering into the door a little bit.

"Don't come in! I'm naked!" He yelled from his room.

Stephanie rolled her eyes taking a bite from the poptart as Mrs.Henderson made little distress noises coming from the woman.

"He is just getting dressed." She told Stephanie. "Tonight is the basketball game, are you going?"

"Yes, I bought a ticket. I think half the town is going to be there so Family Video is closing early. Steve and Robin are going to be there. We are only working until six. Dustin is going to Mike's after school and then he has his little club meeting-"

"It is called Hellfire." He said from the hallway gesturing to his shirt.

"Took you long enough. Let's go Dusty-Buns." She taunted walking past to go to the front door.

"Do not say that in school."

"Ok Dusty-Buns." Stephanie taunted again, handing him poptarts. "Bye. Mrs.Henderson."

"Bye Mom." Dustin waved goodbye to his mom, closing the door behind him. He was skipping to Stephanie's car opening and slamming the passenger side door.

"Careful she is getting old." She stated before starting the car.

Dustin cringed. "Don't guys usually give their cars female pronouns?"

"Well, I don't think that way. Baby and I here share a lot of memories. Especially saving your and Harrington's asses."

"Which time?"

"The first time is always memorable Dusty-Buns."

Dustin groaned, "Steph you have to stop calling me that outside of the house. Not in front of any of my friends. Especially Eddie."

"Oh, right the cool, 3rd time senior that moonlights as a drug dealer. You don't want to ruin your street cred with him." She laughed.

"Like you're any better? You dropped out of your senior year, sold your motorcycle, and your trailer home. Bought this car, drove across four states, and helped save the world. This is your 2nd senior year." He proclaimed his argument.

"At least I had a reason. I don't purposely fail. If I wasn't here you and Harrington would be dead." She mimicked a slice of the neck.

"Whatever, I'm serious, Annie."

"Don't you call me that, Dustin! Because I swear to whatever god there is out there I will kill you."

"That goes against your morals doesn't it." He pointed out.

"I can break it for you."

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"Look, I'm not saying that my girlfriend is better than yours. It's just that Suzie's, like, a certified genius". Dustin explained.

"You do realize El saved the world twice, right?" Mike asked cockily.

"And yet you still have a C in Spanish." Dustin laughed.