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"Hey guys." Jess smiled up at the the three boys as they came into the principal's office, Dustin the only one returning the smile, Mike and Lucas looking nervous, granted.
They explained what they were doing here and explained they wanted a full explanation of what happened last night. "So we started playing D&D-" Dustin started.
"Oh no sweetie just what happened after you played D&D." Jess reassured Hopper giving her a confused look. "What? That game can go on for hours, right?" She turned to Dustin who nodded.
"Nerd." Hopper mumbled.
"Just let me handle this." Jess snatched his small notepad and pen off him resting them on her knee. "So Dust did you guys win the game?" she smiled as all three of their expressions, looking like they felt more comfortable.
"No we lost the other dice it fell off the table then Mrs Wheeler called for s to finish and thats when everyone went home." Lucas explained as Hooper and Officer Callahan watched in shock that these three boys were cooperating.
"So what happened did you all go at the same time?"
"Pretty much." Dustin shrugged. "Me and Lucas left at the same time because we race home."
"Okay." Jess chuckled nodding her head. "Mike did Will stay or did he go straight home?"
"Straight home."
"On his own?" Mike nodded and once more again to the question of you asking if it's usual for him to do that. "Do guys know what route he takes? Like does any road name ring a bell to you?"
"He takes Mirkwood." Mike states as Lucas and Dustin nod in agreement.
"From The Hobbit?" Jess's lips tug into a smile.
"FINALLY SOMEONE GOT IT RIGHT!" Dustin yells nudging Lucas, as Lucas rolls his eyes.
"So where's the actual road do you know the name in this world for it?" They all shook their heads as Hopper groaned, jess kicking him to shut him up.
"It's where Cornwallis and Kerley meet."
"I know it." Hopper stated as he stood up and started to walk out. Mike insisting that he could show him. "I said I know it!" Hopper snaps at him. "Jess come on."
"Thanks guys for your help. Say hi to your Mum Dust and thank her for that lasagne she gave me the other week it was lovely." Jess smiled down at Dustin placing her hand on his shoulder before walking out with her brother, not knowing she left Dustin in a blushed state, Lucas teasing him about it.
"Here." Hopper tossed Jess the keys to his car as he got into the cop car with Officer Callahan. 'I need you to go check up on Joyce and update her. I promised I would."
"But I wanna come help."
"GO TO JOYCE!" Hopper snapped once more before getting in the car and Officer Callahan driving off. Jess getting into the drivers seat and driving to the Byer's house. On the way there Hopper radioed over saying that they had found Will's bike but no sign of any injury it was just a discarded bike. After that Jess only just pulled up tot the house seeing Jonathan look out of it.
"Hey Jess." Jonathan puts on a smile quickly opening the door
"Hey. How's everything?" no answer. "Okay I've got an update about Will so can I-"Just then the door was forced open making Jonathan stumble back slightly as a hand grabbed your wrists pulling you inside the house, you look to see Joyce in a panic.
"have you found him? Have you? Have you found Will?"
"Joyce it's not always that easy. But good news we've found his bike. There was no sign of blood, no injury, nothing just his bike was discarded."
"Are you sure? Are you sure it was his bike?"
"Yeah we sure do you want me to get my idiot brother to bring it round?" Joyce hesitates but she nods, Jess understands she needs to be absolutely certain, this is her son, her baby boy.
Jess walks outside and back to the car to radio Hop. She then walks back in and Joyce is sat on the sofa nervously biting her nails.
"So what's all this?" Jess takes a seat next to Joyce on the couch looking at all the photos of Will and scrap pieces of paper laid across the coffee table.
"Missing posters." Jonathan said.
"Just let em know when you're finished with them and when I'm on my lunch break I'll spread them round."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah no problem." Jess shrugs. Just then both Joyce and Jonathan look out the window at the sound of police sirens to see Hop then into the drive with other cop cars.
The other cops make their way into their house and search around. "Hey dipshit I thought you were looking in the woods, near Mirkwood or whatever the real name is." Jess pulled her brother aside.
"Well we need to take precaution."
"Precaution?"
"He might have had a key. He might have come home."
"We would know about it! Beside Joyce has checked high and low."
"Will you stop yelling at me for one second?"
"No I'm going home this is bullshit. You're bullshit!" Jess yelled picking her jacket from the sofa making Jonathan and Joyce stand up.
"You're going?" Joyce asked as Jess made her way to the door.
"No I'm going to go over the route where Will would ride home from the Wheelers and check that area." Jess ignored her brothers protests. "Jonathan remember to call me when you've finished with the posters, I'll happily make copies for you aswell at work."
"O-okay." He smiled as Jess walked out the door.
"JESSICA EILEEN HOPPER YOU FO STRAIGHT HOME DON'T GO IN THOSE WOODS ITS GETTING DARKER!"
"Go shove it up your ass." Jess yelled back as she got in the car and started it Hopper still yelling at her from the front door. "And you called me Jessica so you're instantly being ignored." Jess shouted as she drove off. Hopper shutting the door and sighing loudly at his sisters antics.
Jess searched round 'Mirkwood' for hours till heading home getting changed into her comfortable clothes which included a pair of shorts and just a 'The Smiths' T-shirt. She sat down after eating her dinner turning the crappy TV on before the phone went off.
"Hop if you're drunk calling again I suggest you fuck off!" Jess snapped down the phone.
"Jess?" She heard Joyce's voice come from the other side, she sounded shaken up and almost terrified.
"What's wrong?"
"Do you have time to come over?"
"I'll be right there." Jess answered immediately grabbing her cardigan from the back of the armchair slipping her boots on, grabbing the keys from the small bowl, getting in the car and speeding to the Byers' house.
