All For Love. | Steve Harrington x Reader

Chapter 13.

Y/n was listening to her music once again, upon Steve's worry of something happening to her — for precaution, as Steve told her.

As the two walked into a room, Y/n's tape deck clicks off, making Y/n have to press a button to rewind the song.

"I wish we had a longer loop." Steve told Y/n. Y/n shrugged, "Forty-six minutes isn't that bad."

"I do think there are bigger concerns — like, what if by listening to this over and over, I get sick of it, and suddenly it's just not my favorite song anymore. Will it still work? Or will Ghost, like, lose their magical powers or something?" Y/n wondered.

Steve scoffed a laugh, "Ghost? — I don't know."

Y/n rolled her eyes playfully, "I keep forgetting we don't have the same music taste — especially since you don't even have one."

"Hey, hey. I do — just, not one that's like yours. But, I might just start listening to Ghost." Steve told Y/n.

"Wait. Really?" Y/n asked, smiling. "Uh, yeah! I mean, that band literally just saved your life!" Steve told the girl, Y/n looked at Steve with a glint in her eyes.

"Besides, we're hot on this creep's trail. We're gonna find Vecna and kill him before he even thinks about taking you away from us again. Alright?" Steve told Y/n, caressing the girls upper arm, Y/n nodded in response.

"In fact, I bet if we hit these suckers in the right combo, we might just open a door to his secret lair." Steve said, walking towards an old dusty piano.

Steve then began fumbling with the keys, making a horrible sound but Y/n found herself smiling more as with the boy beside her.

"Voilà." Steve said, laughing. Y/n shook her head in endearment, "You're such a dork, Harrington."

"You know, I thought you were like, going back to your old ways, again. Becoming the ladies man — a douche." Y/n told Steve.

"I'm not a ladies man? And, also I am not a douche, alright." Steve repeated, brows furrowed in offense. Y/n laughed loudly, throwing her head back. Steve watched fondly as the girl laughed.

"I've really missed that." Steve suddenly said. "Missed what?" Y/n questioned. "Your laugh." Steve replied, looking into the Y/h/c hair's eyes.

Y/n looked at Steve with furrowed brows, about to say something but was interrupted by her tape deck clicking, "All done." Y/n told Steve, putting her headphones back on.

"Work your magic, Ghost." Y/n said, smiling at Steve. Y/n then suddenly noticed from the corner of her eye, the lamp light was flickering.

Y/n took her headphones off and walked towards the lamp. "I promise I'm gonna stop asking this, but, you're seeing this, right?" Y/n asked Steve, eyes still on the flickering lamp.

"Yeah." Steve meekly replied from behind Y/n.

Y/n reached her hand out towards the lamp only for it it to crackle and then immediately turn off.

Another lamp was then turned on from behind them, grabbing Steve's attention, "Look."

As the two walked out, many of the lamps began turning on and off. Steve and Y/n looked at each other in confusion and worry.

•

The group watched as the chandelier's lights began to flicker. "It's like the Christmas lights." Nancy whispered. Robin leaned into Nancy, "The Christmas lights?"

Y/n turned her face before her eyes finally looked away from the chandelier to then settle onto Robin, "So, basically when Will was in the Upside Down, the lights in uh, Joyce's home began to — to like come to life or something."

"Vecna's here. In this house." Lucas stated.

"Just on the other side." Max added.

Suddenly, the chandelier's lights died down. "I think he just left the room." Robin stated. Y/n's eyes flickered around the room, "Did he hear us?"

"Can he see us?" Steve questioned, looking at Y/n. "Y/n. Headphones." Dustin quickly told the girl, Y/n obliged and put the headphones on.

"Wait. Wait. Everyone, turn off your flashlights and spread out." Nancy ordered, turning off her own flashlight before walking away.

"Wait. We're not gonna be able to see if we turn off our flash—" Y/n interrupted Steve by grabbing his flashlight and turning it off herself then telling him to go with a wave of her hand before walking away — not before turning around and throwing the flashlight back to Steve.

"—lights. Ok. Totally fine. Jesus Christ." Steve murmured as he watched Y/n walk away before sighing heavily and walking away himself.

Soon the group heard the yells of Robin, "I got him! Got him!"

Robin's light flickered before dying out, "Well, I — I had him." Then Steve's flashlight began to flicker, "Oh, Woah. Woah. Oh, I think he's moving. He's moving. He's moving."

The teens follow Steve as he followed to where his flashlight flickered. Soon, the light died down, "Shit. I lost him."

Y/n furrowed her brows before shaking her head and pushing past Steve, "No, you didn't."

Y/n opened up a door, a bright light emitting from inside the room. The teens all walked up the stairs leading to the attic.

"It's an attic — of course it's an attic." Robin said, nervously. "Hold up, guys. What if he's leading us into a trap?" Dustin suddenly asked, the teens proceeded to walk — ignoring Dustin.

"Guys? Guys!"

Soon the teens made it into the attic, a single light bulb flickering. Dustin's flashlight soon started to flicker, "Flashlights."

Then the rest of the teens flashlights began to flicker, surrounding the light bulb. "Ok. What's happening?" Steve asked, nervously.

Y/n furrowed her brows in confusion as she watched what was happening before her eyes, she was amazed by it in all honesty.