Not the Same -Steddie

ONE

Steve sighed and stapled another picture of Eddie to a post, praying someone would be able to bring his baby home. He picked up the rest of the fliers that he had to take down because people were drawing on them and jumped back in his car.

He wouldn't cry, not again. Not in front of Wayne who sat beside him picking up the vandalized art and scowling at it.

"No respect at all," he said packing the pictures down. Steve nodded, "Anyone drawing on the pictures have never lost anyone close to them before, or had then go missing," Steve said gripping the steering wheel. "Well, anyone who finds Eddie would certainly try to attack him," Wayne said. "I just hope that hasn't happened yet, I pray none of the jocks had murdered my boy." "Don't talk like that," Steve whimpered. "Eddie's around here somewhere, we just gotta keep our hopes up."

Eddie Munson has been missing for weeks now. Ever since they brought him back after fighting off Vecna. No one knew what had happened to him, Wayne suspected the worse that someone had killed him and Steve thought that Eddie simply got scared and ran again.

After dropping Wayne off Steve crawled into bed and curled into a ball and cried again. He cried everyday over Eddie being missing. He wished the younger boy would just come home. He was innocent and was pronounced that way by court so why was he suddenly gone again?

He heard shuffling by his window and gasped as he shot up. The sounds of police sirens echoed in the darkness. Steve's heart was pounding as he flicked on his lamp and turned on the police scanner.

"Man with long black hair wearing all black was found drinking blood out of a dead goat, farmer says he looks like Edward Munson."

Steve gasped and he ran to the window and looked down and almost screamed. Eddie was crouched behind his bushes, pale faced with glowing red eyes, and blood stained on his mouth. Sharp white fangs hanged on either side mouth scraping his bottom lip.

"E-Eddie?" Steve was scared as he looked down at the boy he loved. Why was he like this. Eddie jumped through the window and kicked Steve to the floor smiling down at him his eyes still glowing red.

Steve shoved the vampire off of him and grabbed his bat. "Stay back! Eddie! I don't wanna do this!" Steve said rising the bat above his head. "Steve! No!" Eddie whimpered curling against the wall and ducking his head down as if he were some sort of dog. "Steve, it's me! It's Eddie!" Steve lowered the bat but didn't set it down as he walked closer to Eddie. The boy hissed in return. "Don't come near me unless you put the bat down!" Eddie said. Steve backed away and that hurt Eddie a bit that Steve didn't trust him. "Steve, love, I won't hurt you!" Eddie said slowly crawling towards his lover and resting his head in Steve's lap.

Steve was breathing harshly as he looked at Eddie who laid his head on his lap with feigned innocence. Steve lowered his hand and ran it through Eddie's curls. Eddie smiled and closed his eyes.

"Is this really you?" Steve asked. "I might be a vampire but I'm the same person, baby!" Eddie said sitting on his knees. The innocence in Eddie's eyes almost drove Steve crazy but he couldn't think about that right now. "How?" Steve asked. "I was bit by vampire bats!" "I was bit by the same bats!" "You weren't but as much as me! When I found that I was turning I ran away because I thought I would hurt you, but now I realized that I couldn't possibly do so!"

Steve grabbed Eddie and dragged the boy into his lap and held him tightly. "Eddie, baby! I'm so happy your here and well! I was so worried something happened to you, you have no idea! Oh, sweetheart!" Steve cried. Eddie smiled, "Dont worry, babe!" Eddie said running his hand through Steve's hair. "I'm not going anywhere. And I'm not leaving you again."