Together, until the end | Eddie Munson

Two injured, two hospitals

(flashbacks are written in italics)

Fortunately at 2:00 am two they found a hospital outside Hawkins.

There is tension in the air and distorted sounds of voices in the distance. Robin continues to walk backwards and forwards through the corridors as Nancy tries in vain to calm her down.
Steve, Vivien and Dustin are sitting on an uncomfortable sofa, not caring about the programs that the small TV is playing. The girl's head resting on Steve's shoulder as he wraps her in his arms, and it seems to be the only thing keeping her from falling apart again.
After all they are in a hospital after fighting with supernatural creatures and miraculously surviving all, or almost all.

"Guys." The nurse's voice bursts into the waiting room distracting them from their thoughts. A short and blonde woman approaches crossing her hands. At the woman's voice, Vivien's gaze fills with hope, almost as if begging her to give good news even though it was too early.

"I'm sorry to tell you this but we're not sure if your friend will recover or when he will based on the various wounds strange for being caused by a rottwiler..."

Yeah, a dog, what they told the doctors. They certainly couldn't talk about bats of an alternate reality.

"However, what I can tell you is that we will update you as soon as there are news." she adds turning heels

Vivien's gaze turns again absent. Her head full of questions starting with 'What if..? ' 'And if..? '

"You know... Eddie practically worships you."
Dustin's voice brings her back to reality by dragging her from her thoughts as she blinks wearily.
"Sorry I wasn't listening..."
"I said Eddie talks about you all the time."
"Really?"
"OH YES. That boy would kiss the ground you walk on. It was a little annoying to be honest."

Eddie doesn't have time for stupid crushes, heart palpitations or anything.
He had always mocked the interpretations of attraction with heart-shaped eyes. It was in those moments that he felt alone. He's always been a guy who flirts with anyone who's spent more than five minutes with him.
But the butterflies in his stomach?
The overwhelming feeling of losing your head over a girl or a guy?
That excitement running through his veins? Never

The truth is that Eddie Munson is secretly a lover of romance.

But her. Her.
In low-rise jeans and a stupid queen t-shirt.

Eddie Munson has a crush. And she's so beautiful. She has a beautiful smile, she has a beautiful laugh, that glow in her eyes when she looks at her friend. She's probably the most beautiful girl Edward Munson has ever seen.

He often found himself daydreaming about her. The thought of her lips on his lips kept him awake at night, filling him with a desire he had never had before.

It didn't make sense. She was anonymous, a face in the middle of a bunch of high school losers like him.

He's been watching her since she walked in and sat at a table with two other girls. The way to feel comfortable she always rests a foot on the chair where she's sitting and rests an elbow on her knee. The way her lips curl in a smile when she's chatting with the others. The way she moves her raven hair from shoulder a the other. The closest he could get to her was here in the cafeteria.

"Maybe if you stop staring at her and approach her and talk, you might have a chance." Dustin intervenes as he sits next to them, slamming the lunch tray. "Your eyes will burst out."

Eddie realizes that he was biting his lower lip when Dustin and Mike stared at him.
He makes a small drum roll on the dining table, hoping to distract them with the flap of a d&d newspaper.
"Is it a crime to look at a beautiful girl?"

"You're creepy." Jeff adds

"Also I don't think you're her type, have you seen her ex? But try-"

Her ex, Eddie, always thought she was dating Steve Harrington, she spends half of her time with him.

"Shut up... and how do you know I'm not her type?"

"We know her-"

"I'm sorry, what do you mean whit 'we know her'?" The older guy crosses his gaze with Dustin's

"I mean... us uh." The younger guy looks at Mike who, as usual, couldn't care less

"You little shits . And you're telling me now!" Eddie points it in an accusing look, "You're gonna help me now, k?"

"... how?"

"I dunno, maybe she likes d&d? She plays?"

"Mhm mhm, she sucks."

Oh great, thinks Eddie

"Vivien watched us play but she never cared much." Dustin responds by taking another bite of the sandwich. " Get her flowers or play something with your guitar. Girls like it, and she is a music lover!"

"What do you know about what girls like?"

"Well let's see which one of us has a girlfriend? Oh me! And who is desperately looking for advice? You!" the younger boy exclaims

"I don't believe it until I see her Henderson."

"She's a senior now. And I'm sorry, but who knows if you're gonna graduate this year... maybe you should hurry up and ask her out." Gareth adds "Yes... I mean, this should be your year right?"

"Exactly."

"Wait wait... she'll pick us up after the game tonight, so..."

"WHAT?" at those words Eddie freezes

"Yeah, Steve's busy, so maybe he doesn't want to bother himself."

"So will you ever admit that you like her?" Dustin teases him, beating his shoulder against Eddie's

At the sound of his laughter a curve forms on the boy's face.

"LOOK! You get that stupid smile on your face every time she smiles or talks or does anything. If you want ask her if she wants to sit down with us-"

Eddie's eyes meet with those of the raven haired's, his eyes widened in an instant as they both immediately move away their gaze. And here are the boy's cheeks painting of a light pink, but before they can notice he returns with his eyes in the newspaper covering his face.
"Henderson, I'll cut out your tongue if you go on."

"Are you hungry?" She can tell by the look on his face that the boy is exhausted, he's just a kid.
"No." she whispers
"Neither do I." he sighs, looking up at the others

The sound of Nancy's phone distracts everyone. The young woman gets up and starts talking to the person beyond the phone.
"Uh uh..."
"I'll tell the others immediately."

"Hey!" Nancy turns to the others, "It's Lucas."

"Pass it to me." Vivien gets up from the couch, too. " It must be for Max, right?"

Nancy gives up her phone when she notices the worry on her face.
"Hey... Lucas I'm Vivien. What happened? All right? Max?"
The guys' anxious and concerned looks are fixed on Vivien waiting.

"Vivien, we're at the hospital..." at those words the girl's blood freezes thinking that her best friend may be in as much danger as Eddie.
"Um we-we too. But not at Hawkins" After all Eddie is still wanted
"What?"
"We'll explain everything. Max? How is she?" Vivien ask biting her lower lip while Dustin approaches her words with a confused expression on her face.

"It's okay. The doctor said she broke her arm and her leg. Jason was an asshole, but I got Kate Bush. We avoided the worst" Lucas begins to explain not spelling out well the words "She will recover...but she is exhausted."

Vivien can finally take a breath of relief. "Okay okay, we'll come to you as soon as possible."
"Why are you at the hospital?"
"Someone at the last moment decided to break away from the plan."