Long lost Lovers • EDDIE MUNSON x FEM!HENDERSON!READER

Hellfire

"Y/n it's 8 better get up, you need to pick Dusty and his friends up." You faintly hear from another room, trying to pry your eyes open from the deep slumber. Dragging yourself off the bed to the wardrobe, changing into your pleated red tartan skirt, pulling a guns n roses tight t'shirt that you had made into a crop top quickly slinging your favourite leather jacket and slipping in a pair of worn out docs.

Wondering to your mirror quickly putting on some light makeup, you didn't want to look like a complete scruff making your first appearance to school. Pulling your hands through your long y/c/h shaggy curly hair, trying to make your bangs look less wonky.

You grab the keys and say goodbye to your mum. It felt weird driving on the other side of the road, you took in nice and slow specially with it being dark.

Seeing crowds outside the school they seemed like they were celebrating, you got out of the car and leant on the bonnet flatting out your skirt, a boy shouts "Mrs Henderson... wait your not Dustin's mom?" Obviously spotting the car.

He had this fabulous mane of hair "I wonder how he gets it like that?" I thought to myself. "Thats my mum, y/n Henderson and you are?" Taking a step towards him

"So you are real? The famous y/n we all thought you were imaginary." He rubs his neck "Steve Harrington." Putting his hand out

"Oh so you're the famous Steve then." I smirked, mimicking him taking his hand to shake "lovely to meet you but aren't you a bit old to be hanging around with a 15 year old?" You raise a brow, he shrugs "it's a long story but he's a funny kid" letting a "mhm" sound escape to agree.

"Anyway I better go my dates waiting for me, should catch up at somepoint." He smoothly spoke before rushing off while waving. All of a sudden one of the school side doors slammed open wide with students cheering who didn't look like your normal jocks or cheerleaders. They were all wearing the same tops, Eddies cult. 3 of the teens spotted you running towards you "We defeated Vecna!" A tall lanky boy shouted with joy. "We did it!" Dustin couldn't stop laughing

I was distracted, I couldn't take my gaze off him, he was just standing by the doors, I could feel him staring back. He walked back into the school "yeah.. cool.." seeming miles away, my feet just moved for me towards to the building.

"Dustin you guys wait in the car I won't be long." I just threw the keys to him, pushing the big heavy doors to the school to enter. The hall way was dim there was a light at the end of the corridor what I followed, slowly opening the door Metallica was playing lowly in the back ground, the metal head was softly humming to it.

I slipped in quietly trying not to disturb too much, in the moment just watching him I felt at ease it was strange feeling. I felt like a creep at the same time, just standing there and staring watching him pack things away.

"H-hey" I stuttered cringing to myself I hated when I stuttered. Eddie jumped by the sound of my voice bumping into the table, a giggle slipped out from my lips.

"Sorry didn't mean to scare you Munson"

He shuffled and cleared his throat
"Henderson you didn't-" I couldn't read his face "just reminded me of someone I knew when I was a kid." His face soften

"Hm? And who was that?"

"Just a girl, sometimes I think she's not real like I've imagined her, a imaginary best friend, she stuttered a lot, she was teased for it" he looked concerned "but I always thought it was cute." He slowly paced on the spot fidgeting with his rings.

God he had gorgeous hands the thought entered my mind, shaking my head trying remove the image, all sudden a flash back fogged my thoughts soon enough.

September 1971; Hawkins
It was Kindergarten you were in the sandpit with children around you pointing and laughing at you "what's wrong? Cats got your tongue?" A little girl shouted
"Yeah freak did mommy drop you on your head?" A blonde haired boy shouted getting closer and closer, tears were streaming from your face "p-please s-stop." You muttered bringing your knees to your chest hiding your face away trying to block out the noise of the chanting children around you.

All of a sudden it stopped, you heard a thump to the ground you slowly lifted up your head seeing the blonde boy on the floor. A buzzed cut young boy leaning over holding him by the scruff of the neck with a fist in the air "LEAVE HER ALONE!" He screamed, all the other kids went running, his tense face went soft and gentle. He sat down in front of you

"Are you okay?" He tilted his head
You whimpered, shuffling further away from him "it's okay, I'm a freak too" he laughed with a calm tone compared to before, you peaked through your arms to see his comforting brown eyes

"I'm Eddie." In whisper like voice with a gummy smile, he was missing two front teeth.

"Y-Y-Y/n" you mumbled, the young Munson put his hand on his chest slamming himself back into the sandpit, you gasped loudly worried that he had hurt himself, he got up quickly patting himself down "have I got sand on me?"

You couldn't help but burst out laughing, he put his hand out for you to take "Y/n? That's a pretty name I love it! Take my hand my lady? Let's go get a juice box."

"Y/n? Hello?" I was brought back to reality by the familiar but deeper voice, a tear rolled down your cheek.
"Are you okay?" He was staring down at you quite close to your face, he wipes the tear away his eyebrows stitched together concerned.

My face it heated up by his touch my stomach did a backflip, like a cage of butterflies was rattling about. I had to take a step back trying to avoid eye contact with him so he couldn't see the glowing tint of my skin.

"I'm fine Munson" Wondering over the to DND table picking things up being nosey "so where is she now?"

"Umm I don't know" I could feel his present behind me, I swear he was doing this on purpose "I turned up to kindergarten one day and she was gone. Just like she never existed, unfortunately I never got her surname I was so young and my parents aren't about to ever tell me if she was real or not." He sighed, placing his hands on the table in front of mine blocking me in.

I had to get out of here, everything felt so intense, it was something I'd never experienced, I swirled around on my heels quickly facing him "E-Eddie I better go Dustin and his friends are waiting for me to take them home." Quickly spat out, my face was on fire.

He cheekily smirked "hang out with me tomorrow princess, it's Saturday. I'll show you a pretty cool cassette/record shop, I like your style." He looked down pulling at my guns n roses t'shirt.

I gulped pushing him out the way "I think I'm busy Munson" Quickly scurrying away to the door.

"I'll pick you up at 11am Princess." He shouted crossing his arms, leaning against this weird chair what looked like a throne, he looked so smug I just wanted to punch it off his face.

"Fuck, fuck, fuck." I muttered underneath my breath all the way to the car, slamming the door open and plopping myself into the driver seat taking a deep breath leaning my head on the wheel.

"So where have you been?" Dustin tapped me on the shoulder

"Bloody hell!" My head shot up, I completely forgot about the kids "I'm so sorry guys."

"She was talking to that long hair freak" a sassy girl spoke up in the back, I turned around from my seat "excuse me and who are you?"

"Erica Sinclair, the better sibling out of Lucas and me." She shrugged I was star struck, she had the confidence I could never have.

"So do you have a thing for Eddie? He was non stop talking about you in hell fire?" The tall boy spoke up "sorry I'm Mike by the way!"

I didn't really know what to say, I was getting ambushed by children

"I mean Eddie is super temperamental but he's cool." Dustin chirped up putting his input in.

I threw my hands in the air "No, no and no! Nothings going on or will happen. Now no more questions I'm the grown up, you're all going home."

We drove off in the night.