"I didn't need a hero, Billy." Darian sneers, dusting off his coat, eyes glaring.
Billy only smirks, reaching over and untangling one of Darians dark curls, quickly catching himself, pulling his hand back. "It didn't seem like that a minute ago." B...
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Hawkins, Indiana
November 1984
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Hargrove Household
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Billy decides that he is going to walk Darian out, quickly calming Susan when he lies about saying sorry. Billy would never apologize to that asshole.
Darian was suspicious of his motives, glaring at the blond. The two stood at the door, Billy forced on a smile, but his words were anything but friendly. "Don't be coming around here, Wheeler or I won't be so kind." Billy sneers, the grin on his face is unnerving.
Darian decided to play along, placing a smile on his face and a hand on Billy's shoulder, digging his fingers into the meat of Billy's shoulder. "Fuck you." Darian hisses, turns, and leaves.
Billy just stands there watching him leave and enter his car, he feels his lips fall into an amused smirk. He's enjoying this back-and-forth more than he's letting on. "God Wheeler." Billy breaths
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Link Household
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Darian made his way up the steps of the modest house, his stomach aching. He really shouldn't be engaging in fistfights, especially with assholes that look like they lift trucks for a living. He was fucking lucky in that fight. His advantage was catching Billy off guard.
The porch light suddenly turns on, making his face flinch back. He brings a hand up, covering his aching face. "Darian?" A feminine voice breaths
Steffy steps forward, face filled with concern, taking in Darian's bruising face. The teen does tend to bruise like a peach. "What the hell happened?" Stef asks
Darian shrugs. "Just messed with the wrong babe." Darian jokes, smirking at his own joke. Stef chuckles, shaking her head. "At least you cleaned it up." Stef says, reaching over and gently grazing his sensitive skin. Darian smiles.
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Stef forces the teen to sit down on the adorable emerald couch. "I made some brownies, there for Kurt but he won't notice a piece or two gone." Stef says, making her way around the kitchen. Darian relaxes on the couch, sighing in relief, his head leaning back. This was nice. He was quickly fading into mindless sleep, after nights of staying up till dawn.
Maybe the beating was a good thing.
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Darian blinks rapidly, feeling someone standing over him. Darian flinches back when he sees Kurt inches from his face. "Shit." Darian hisses, he was so over getting scared.
Kurt steps back with a tired smirk. "Morning sleepy head." Kurt tease's
Darian looks confused, morning? Darian turns and he looks out the window, finding it bright and early. "Fuck." Darian states under his breath, he looks down at himself and he notices that he is covered in a blanket and void of his shoes. Steffy is truly an Angel.
"You look like death." A voice states
Darian grimaces as he lifts his head, peering over the couch to see Jamie at the breakfast table eating cereal. "Thanks, you look radiant too." Darian says dryly
Jamie gives a sarcastic smile in return. "You do know you are driving us to school." Jamie states "Uh since when?" Darian asks "Uh since you slept on our couch, that's the rules babe." Jamie teases
Darian groans, falling back onto the couch. Kurt just shakes his head with a smile, returning to his coloring book. Say what you want about the kid, but there is one thing he was amazing at, it was his artwork. Darian was the proud owner of a few of his masterpieces.
Suddenly a fully dressed Steffy walks out of her bedroom, only to spot Darian awake and sitting up. "Morning sweetheart, how was your sleep?" Steffy asks, smiling brightly.
Darian smiles back. "Morning Stef, sleep was amazing. Don't worry, I only dreamed about you." Darian teases
Jamie rolls her eyes and she gags, flipping him off. Steffy throws her hand bashfully. "Stop, you're making me blush, I've left you some brownies in the fridge, you can go ahead and warm them up." Steffy says
Kurt suddenly perks up. "Brownies?" Kurt asks
Darian smiles. "Have at it kid." Darian states
With an excited grin, Kurt scrambles to his feet and heads straight toward the fridge. Steffy shakes her head in fondness. "You spoil him, Darian. At least have some cereal before heading out. You are thinner than I last saw you." Steffy says with a disappointed shake of her head. Darian forced on a smile, yeah he noticed that too.
"You got it, Stef." Darian promises
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After a well-needed breakfast, everyone heads out. "God Jamie, can Steffy get any hotter?!" Darian jokes
Jamie rolls her eyes and shoves Darian, making him exclaim with surprise. "Look it's Max!" Kurt exclaims
Jamie and Darian look up. A few houses down, Max was exiting out of a house, her skateboard in hand and a look of annoyance on her face. Billy follows after her, a cigarette on those cherry-red lips.
Darian turns to Jamie, confused. The drive to Billy's house and here, felt longer last night. "He lives in the neighborhood?" Darian asks "Oh did I forget to mention that, oh well." Jamie states, shrugging her shoulders.
Darian rolls his eyes in fondness, throwing an arm over her shoulder, just as Steffy exits the house. Now everyone was standing on the creaky porch. Steffy glances at the three of them confused. "What are we staring at?" Steffy asks
"Just the Hargroves, the new kids at our school." Jamie says with a small shrug. "Oh, Billy and Max, I met them, they are a lovely family." Steffy says with a wide smile.
Darian lifts an eyebrow. Billy, lovely? That was a laugh. "I think they noticed our gawking." Kurt points out "gawking." Jamie mumbles under her breath, weirded out by the word.
Darian and Billy's eyes meet, both equally bruised. Steffy noticed, looking between the two. "Did you and Billy fight?" Steffy asks disappointed. Darian shakes his head. "No Stef, me and Billy over there are, best of pals." Darian says
"Oh." Stef mumbles, not believing him. "Okay enough standing around, you'll be late." Steffy says, shooing them.
Keeping his eyes steady on Billy, Darian pulls Jamie along, his arm still perched over her shoulder. "Are you seriously using me to make Billy jealous?" Jamie mumbled so Kurt couldn't hear.
Darian smirks. "I would never." Darian mumbles back, only to be elbowed in the gut as Jamie pulls away to sit in the passenger seat. Darian grunts, forcing himself not to hunch over in pain.
"Jesus." He says under his breath, reaching over and opening the driver's seat.
