Something Stranger ~ [ Steddie ]

Chapter 13; Just us.

Eddie POV
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My mind. Foggy
Bats. Killing me.
Dustin. Running. Screaming. Limping
Screaming my name.
Bats. Fell to the ground
Dead.
Me. Soon to be

Dustin. Reached me. Picked me up.
Layed me on his chest. He was telling me I was going to be ok. I tried to smile, for the kid. I wanted to muster out some words, any words. "I didn't — I didn't run away this time — did I?" I tried to laugh. He started to cry. "Your going to be ok Eddie — we're going to get you back to the real world and right to a hospital!" He cried out. He tried to do anything to stop the bleeding. His desperate attempts to keep me alive saddened me.

I knew I wasn't going to make it.

"Hey, take care of everyone for me — ok Henderson?" I coughed out.
"NO! — No Eddie — you have to be the one to do that!" Dustin cried. He couldn't stop crying, I mustered up some strength and wiped away his tears. "Please — promise me." I begged. Dustin sobbed. "I — I will." His tears started to drip onto my face, and my clothes.

"Hey — I love you man." I smiled, coughing up some blood in the process. "Eddie No — save it for when we get you out of here! Your going to be ok! It's all going to be fine!" Dustin screamed. He was in denial. Dustin rummaged through his mini bag, for anything that could help, he tried to wrap bandages around my open wound, but the blood just seeped through.

He punched the ground, angry that he couldn't do anything. I would be too, if our places had been swapped, I would be angry. But this time, I didn't have to watch as someone died before me, but, I wish Dustin didn't have to do it either.

He did anything to keep my heart beating even a second longer, he tried getting me to focus on talking and breathing. I think it did work, maybe. I don't know. Because I survived long enough to see three faces in the distance running to us.

Steve POV
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"Dustin! Eddie! What are you two doing over there!" I yelled as I ran to them, as I got closer, I started to realize. The blood.

Oh my god there was so much blood.

I ran over to Eddie, grabbing him and holding him in my arms, Nancy and Robin seemed horrified, but they ran to Dustin, helping him stand and letting him cry into both of their shoulders. I looked back at Eddie.

"Eddie — Why." I felt tears stinging my eyes and rolling down my cheeks. He smiled. "I kept the kid safe, I kept the town safe."
"You should've kept yourself safe Eddie! This didn't have to happen!" I screamed, slamming my fist to the ground. I could tell that Eddie's smile was fake, he was in so much pain. He was suffering.

"Eddie — please don't go." I cried, I couldn't lose him. He can't leave me. Not now. Not ever. "Keep yourself going for me — Harrington." Eddie mustered out. I brought him towards my chest. "I can't — I can't go on without you — please! We'll bring you to a hospital!" I shouted.
"You and Dustin sound — a lot alike. But you know that can't happen — Steve." His voice cracked between some words. My heart ached. It cracked into pieces as the love of my life started to slip away from me.

Memories started to play back in my mind. The night where I first saw him, they had just won their game of DND. I thought of when he was pinning me to the wall and threatening me with a broken bottle, all those nights when I was on the phone with Robin, talking about Eddie. The times where Munson and I were alone together, at skull rock, in the trailer car. What I would give for just one last happy moment with him. Not what was playing infront of me. He needed to be ok, he just had to.

"I love you Harrington." He said. He caught me off guard, I looked at him dead in the eyes, they were weak, they were breaking. He struggled to keep them open. My lips quivered, I couldn't even form any words. His eyes started to shut, as I felt his heartbeat start to slow. "I love you too Eddie." I cried, harder than ever before. "I love you so much." I repeated it over and over again as I felt his heartbeat get weaker. His eyes closed.

I started to shake him, they didn't open. His heart was extremely weak.

Beat...Beat....Beat...............Beat......................Beat

Silence

I screamed. I pressed Eddie's body against my chest as I cried, I felt no heartbeat, the warmth of his body heat started to deteriorate. He was gone. The songs of my sobs echoed through the entire place. I hugged onto him, not letting go. Crying my absolute lungs out. Dustin, Robin and Nancy hugged me from behind as we all cried. We mourned the loss of our friend. My boyfriend.

We couldn't bring him back.

We couldn't make his heart start to beat

We couldn't hear his voice one last time

We couldn't see his smile ever again

We couldn't see the happiness in his eyes, despite being a wanted man. He stayed happy, he stayed strong for everyone.

My cries got quieter as I softly cried into the body that used to be alive.

The body that use to be Eddie Munson

"The Freak Leader of the DND club"

Authors Note; One more chapter to go, who's crying? Well I sure am. Eddie better come back for Season 5, I don't care if it breaks logic, I want him back. #JusticeForEddie. He didn't deserve to die, and I didn't deserve to have to write this. No one deserves having to write the death of literally their favorite character. LIFE IS NOT FAIF

DUFFERBROTHERS, I HATE U

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