HIGHER and HIGHER - Steve Harrington x Reader

vi - prepare for battle

—𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞—

WE WERE walking for hours, just waiting for something or some kind of clue. There was an awkward tension between all of us because of Nancy and Jonathan's dispute. As we were walking in silence, I heard something. Nancy heard it too, because she stopped in her tracks.

"What, you guys tired of walking already?" Jonathan says.

"Shut up." Nancy and I say at the same time.

"What?" Jonathan asks.

"We heard something." I say.

The noise continues and Jonathan hears it as well. We walk towards the noise and come across a deer, it's throat is cut open and it's dying.

"We can't just leave it." Nancy says.

Nancy grabs the gun and prepares to shoot it, when Jonathan offers instead. We all stand up and Jonathan cocks the gun. I go to turn away, when suddenly, the deer is dragged into the woods. We all jump and then stay frozen, trying to catch our breaths.

"What the hell was that?" I ask.

We slowly follow the trail of blood.

"Where does it go?" Nancy asks.

"I don't know. Do you see anymore blood?" Jonathan says.

"No." Nancy says.

"Nothing." I say.

I follow Jonathan into the woods. We walk for a minute and then we hear a scream. We both turn around and realize Nancy was not following us. We run towards the scream and shout for Nancy. We see her bag and her bat on the ground next to a tree.

"Nancy? Nancy where are you?" Jonathan yells.

"Nancy!" I scream.

We search around the area, calling out for her, earning no response. Suddenly, we hear Nancy call for Jonathan.

"I'm right here!" He screams.

"Just follow our voices!" I scream.

We hear Nancy scream again and we run back to the tree. On the tree was some kind of hole, but it was slimy and glowing red. Jonathan crouches down and shines his flashlight in the hole, still calling for Nancy.

"Nancy?" I ask.

Suddenly, a hand jumps out of the tree and Jonathan falls backwards. I grab Nancy's hand and try to pull her out.

"Jonathan! Help me!" I say.

Jonathan grabs on to Nancy's other hand and pulls her out. She lands on top of us, sobbing and covered in a slimy substance. Jonathan quickly grabs her and pulls her into his arms, trying to comfort her. I stand up and sigh, running a hand through my hair, when I notice the hole in the tree closing, making it seem like there was never a hole there in the first place.

Jonathan pulls Nancy off of the ground and we run as fast as we can back to Jonathan's car. I hop in the backseat and Jonathan starts driving.

The car ride was silent and then we make it back to Nancy's house. I grab my axe as we make our way out of the car. We make our way into her house, quietly. Once we make it to her room, she locks the door behind us.

"(Y/N), did you have to bring the axe?" Jonathan asks.

I place the axe in the corner of the room.