FREAK ; steve harrington

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Rose slid on her black jeans. She sighed her eyes finding her own in the mirror. She found no reason going to a funeral for someone who isn't dead, but she wanted to go. If not to talk to Nancy and Jonathan but to see the boys.

Pulling a black shirt over her head she was ready. Grabbing her signature jean jacket off her bed she left her room.

"Ready?" Jean was in a black grass, her white hair layed neatly. Rose wordlessly nodded letting Jean kiss the side of her head. Jean shot the girl a smile grabbing her keys from the bowl beside the door.

The pair walked out to the car silently getting in. Rose debated on telling Jean what was going on. Eleven was over at Mikes as said by Mike over the walkie talkie last night.

"Are you ok?" Jean asked glancing over at the teen who was quiet, just staring out the window.

"I'm fine." She mustered to say, putting as much sincerity in her voice as she could. Needed to make it believable.

Jean nodded not pushing the subject anymore.

The car ride was short, Jean and Rose arriving just as the Wheelers was pulling up. Rose pushed open the door walking to Mike. She gave him a side hug.

"We need to talk." He said quickly pulling away from the hug and dragging her away. Dustin and Lucas both in suits stood off to the side.

"We know about The Upisde Down." Mike said once she was close enough to Dustin and Lucas. Rose blinked the words running through her head. She wasn't surprised.

"What else do you know?"

"That you were stuck there, for what we are guessing was about a year." Dustin said sheepishly looking at the older girl. Rose sighed biting her lip.

"Yeah, yup, about right I think." Rose sighed feeling uncomfortable in the conversation.

"Look guys-"

"Help us get to the gate." Mike rambled cutting the girl off. She laughed shaking her head.

"No, it's dangerous. I lived because I have super powers remember? Even then I didnt get out without a few scars. I'm figuring it out, but Will is as ok as he can be, he is alive." Mike shook his head as did tje other two.

"We need to help Will." Dustin defended. His eyes casted over to the gravestone with a fake body laying inside.

"Yes, and I applaud you for that. But, I'm not letting you three dorks die because you went where you shouldn't."

"Please Rose." Mike pleaded trying to get on her soft side. She smirked patting him on the head.

"No, and Eleven would say the same thing. Stay out of this, I will get Will back." She said firmly before messing up Dustins hair with a smile trying to break the tension.

"Fine." Lucas sighed out leaning against the tree looking grumpy. Rose nodded before slowly turning and walking away. She sighed rubbing her hands over her face. She walked back over to Jean standing beside her. Jean was sitting next to Joyce. Joyce looked up at the teen quickly standing to her feet bringing the girl into a hug.

Rose tensed for a second but forced it away.

"Thank you for coming sweetie." Joyce said sniffing and pulling back. Rose nodded putting a hand on the women's arm when Joyces eyes started to water.

"Of course Joyce." Joyce nodded patting her hand then sitting back down next to Lonnie. The teen glared at the man and he quickly looked away. Rose sat in the last empty spot which was next to Jonathan.

"How are you?" She whispered sitting on her hands. Jonathan shrugged his eyes staring a hole into the casket.

"I'm ok."

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"This is for sure where we know its been." Jonathan said pointing at the paper. He sat in between the two girls.

"So, that's.."

"Steve's house." Rose said answering Nancy.

"And that's the woods where they found Wills bike, and that's my house." His finger laying on each of the little red x's.

"It's all so close."

"It can't be out for long, it would basically leave get food then go back home." Rose said looking around Jonathan at Nancy.

"You wanna go out there." Nancy said seeing the look in Jonathans face.

"We might not find anything."

"Or, we will find something." Rose voiced, her head falling baxk onto the fence they were hiding behind.

"I found something." Nancy said going back to when she was at Steve's house.

"And if we do see it, then what?" Nancy said looking over at Rose. Jonathan too looked over at the girl. They were relying on her for most information about it.

"We kill it." She said with no hesitation. She's done it before she can do it again.

"I have an idea." Jonathan said getting to his feet and walking off. The two girls looked at each other before following after him. He stopped at Lonnies car opening the passenger side.

Rose watched over the door as he grabbed a gun from the glove department.

"Well well well, look at you Byers using that brain if yours." She quipped. She didn't expect that but she wouldn't complain about having a gun with them as they looked for the thing.

"Are you serious?" Nancy said being the reasonabke one of the trio. She glanced around making sure no one was looking at them.

"What? You want to find this thing and take another photo? Yell at it?"

"Or maybe we can ask it nicely to please stop being mean." Rose said faking a pout. Nancy scoffed at the two if them. She shook her head crossing her arms over her chest.

"This is a terrible idea."

"Its really not." Rose weighed in. Jonathan stuffed his pockets with ammo and placing the gun in his jacket pocket.

"See, she agrees with me. And, it's the best we've got." He said gesturing over at Rose.

"You can tell anyone you want but they won't believe you." Rose said trying to convince Nancy. Nancy continued to he stubborn.

"Your mom would." Nancy pointed out. Both Rose and Jonathan shot that down. Nancy groaned and Rose took that as agreement.