Beds and Rings || Steddie ||

13 ~ Maybe that's all we are, stupid

[CW! This chapter contains: mentions of guns - stay safe and enjoy!]

Steve's POV
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By now, The noise in the lobby had died down and been replaced with dozens of Jason's goons going door to door and banging on each of them, searching for Eddie.

How the fuck did they even find us?

My head began to throb and my stomach sunk. As the voices got closer I could hear metal banging against wood, and the unmistakable click of guns being loaded.

Eddie was up out of the bed in a blur as I fumbled to turn the TV off, attempting to open the window but failing.

"Shitshitshitshitshit," He whispered, his voice shrill and panicked. I could see his mind racing 100 miles per hour, "It's locked."

My eyes scan the room and land on the microwave on the stone counter, and I dash over to it, hastily unplugging it and carrying it over to the window. Eddie almost laughs and shakes his head.

"You're not really gonna-"

But before he can finish I throw the microwave out the window. The glass shatters loud enough for the people outside to hear, and suddenly we hear a stampede rushing towards our door.

I smile at Eddie, and for some reason he smiles back. Even though we both in danger. Even though we should both be running and hiding. We just smile stupidly at each other.

And maybe that's all we are, stupid. But whatever this is, I feel safe, like I could surrender myself and just the thought of Eddie fricking Munson would save me.

I snap back to reality for just long enough to realise that the footsteps are getting dangerously close and it's probably now or never. I gesture for Eddie to jump out and he does with no hesitation. Luckily, we're on the first floor, so I escape with only a little scratch.

We take off across the road into the woods across from the motel. Despite me having played basketball three times a week for the whole time I was still in school, Eddie is a much faster runner than I am.

At one point, he slows for me to catch up and I knock into him, pushing us both to the ground. I feel so exhausted, and I almost just want to lay there with him forever. I remember when I first realised I liked him, and even though it was only last night, it still feels like ages ago. I guess I felt weird about him the day I met him, but never in a million years would I have thought this was the reason why.

"Hey, hey," he says, tapping the back of my head, "look."

I roll off of him to see a huge building in the distance. It was far enough to be completely hidden away by trees on first glance, but close enough to still be part of the woods.

As I stood up I could see it more clearly. It looked eerie and intimidating standing still in the distance, covered by the lush plants and glowing in the sun that was threatening to set. It was hard to tell, but it looked kind of like a superstore. It had a small parking lot in front and a decaying sign that hung above the double doors.

Eddie smiled and looked back at me. "Come on, let's check it out," he said excitedly.

"Sounds like a plan," I muttered as Eddie dashed down the hill towards the building.

The hill was steep so I held onto a tree to help me get down when the sun reflected on the metal on my hand. The ring Eddie had gave me. I stopped for a moment because I realised I hadn't fully processed what he had said when he gave it to me, and now his voice echoed in my head:

'I mean, fuck, most of the time all I can think of is you.'

'Most of the time all I can think of is you'
What did that even mean? He wouldn't have meant anything by it, anything like that, right? He probably doesn't even know how much it effected me, how much I want to believe that it was his way of telling me that he liked me just as much as I like him.

My brain feels like it's about to explode.

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A/N
HEY sorry for another authors note but anyway-
Also sorry if this chapter sounds rushed I had to get it done today since the rest of the week I'm busy.
I am going to try really hard to get chap 14 out soon though (since I'm really excited about it if you know what I mean 😏) ANYWAY ALSO THANKS FOR LIKE ALMOST 10K READS HOLY SHIT
Love y'all have a good day <33