KAS The Bloody Handed

Law Of Attraction

Your POV

"Now what?" asked Steve. Frustration lingered as everyone was trying to figure out what to do next.
"How can a gate just disappear? Can he close them himself?" Dustin pondered out loud.
You look around at all of your friends.. everyone seemed exhausted. Will was acting jittery again.
"Will, how are you feeling?" You ask, knowing that you need to keep him communicating. He can feel the Upside Down.
"Umm.. the Gate hasn't closed.. I-it's moved?" He replied, sounding unsure of himself.
"Moved? What do you mean?"
"I can feel... something. Like, the Gate isn't the typical gate we normally find.. it's something else" he answered.
You don't think anyone knew what to say to that as no-one responded. It didn't make sense. You all decided it was best to head home and let Hopper and Joyce know what was going on. Hopper was going to be so mad that no-one had told him sooner.
As you all start to head outside you hear a loud crash behind you. Snapping around, you find Steve holding up the piece of wooden chair that held Eddie's initials.
"Evidence.. clues? Thought it best we take it with us" he grinned.
"Nancy's not here anymore Steve, haven't gotta show off your super strength" joked Robin light-heartedly.
You all missed Nancy. And Jonathon. After Eddie's funeral last year they both went off to Emerson college together. It's better this way.. you've all dealt with so much and it's nice for them to be away from it all.
"Nah, this show is all for Y/N" Steve tried to brush the comment aside with a joke. You put a finger inside your mouth and mimicked a gagging motion.
"Keep dreaming Steve" you laughed at him.
It had been decided that you were all going to crash over in Mikes basement for the night.. just in case anything new came to light. Tomorrow was a new day and you would all come up with a Plan B... or try to anyway.

The next morning

You woke up quite abruptly.. either from a nightmare or because something was... off. You sat bolt upright and vigorously rubbed the sleep from your eyes. Sitting directly in front of you was El. No, that can't be right. You rub your eyes again thinking that you must be dreaming.
"Y/N, we need to talk" El whispered.
Holy shit. She really was here! What? How? You open your eyes to see El holding a finger up to her mouth in a 'shushing' motion. She beckoned you with her other hand to follow her.
Surely this is a dream? You go along with it anyway.
El led you up the stairs and out the front door onto the porch. She gestured for you to take a seat next to her on the porch steps.
"El? Are you really here? Am I dreaming?" You manage to get out in between a huge yawn.. not sure if the words were even comprehendible.
"Yes Y/N, I'm here. I'm going to tell you what happened, but I need you to be open minded" she responded. You nod in agreement. El let out a big breath of air and dived straight into her story.. and what a story it was.

Eddie's POV

Eddie stood about 100 feet from where Y/N and El were talking. He could hear everything. He was so nervous. What if Y/N rejected him? He was hanging in the balance between good and evil. What if evil won and he hurt Y/N? No. He had to trust that El would keep his humanity intact. For any of this to work, he had to hold on to hope. Having Y/N on his side would help massively. He silently pleaded in her direction and sent out positive energy in the form of thoughts to the world. The law of attraction is a real thing right? God he hoped so. It was all just a waiting game now.

Your POV

"What?!" You exclaimed. You felt the blood drain from your face, "a vampire? Really? Dustin was right".
"Yet everyone still doubts him" El laughed.
You did not expect your conversation to take the turn it had. You knew Eddie was back, you knew that he could possibly be evil. You knew he had taken El. But for some strange reason, a vampire just seemed utterly absurd. Yet, you felt so much relief.
"Where is he now? I need to see him, hug him!" You jump to your feet excitedly, any worries of Eddie being evil had been pushed to the back of your mind. You just wanted to see him so badly. Your boyfriend died, you never got over it, and now he's back.
"Hi Y/N" whispered a faint familiar voice. It came from behind you.  You whip around so quickly, ready to jump at him, but El holds you back.
"Y/N, we need to be careful.. Eddie isn't the same as he was before. We have to take things one step at a time" El cut in.
You felt annoyed. How dare she keep him from you? She knows how you feel, how the past year has been hell on earth. How you wanted nothing more but to die, just to be with him... Stop. You're being irrational. You take a deep calming breath and steady yourself. You give yourself a moment to just fully absorb the sight in front of you.
He looks no different. He's wearing the same clothes that he'd been wearing last year. His curly brown hair still the same length. His jeans still ripped. Eddie. Your Eddie. You reach out your hand in offering to him, minding El's warning. He nods at you in acceptance. You cup your hand around his face and just hold it there, staring deep into his eyes. Ok, that's a bit different.. his eyes are now.. purple? That's fine. Maybe better than fine. God damn he was hot.
You smile ever so slightly at him, gauging his response. He smiles back. A huge, heart wrenching smile. What's that? Fangs? Ok. That's ok. It's fine. It's not like he's going to eat you. May be harder to kiss him now, but you'll figure it out.
"I've missed you Y/N" he whispers at you. His voice sounds hard, a little unnatural, but it gives you butterflies all the same.
You burst into tears as you try to respond with 'I've missed you too' but you're pretty sure it comes out as  a loud of jumbled up nonsense.
You lean towards him, longing to take him in your arms for a well overdue embrace, but he flinches and pulls away. Ouch. That hurt.
"I told you Y/N, one step at a time.. it's hurting him as much as it is you" El reminded you.
You look at Eddie and sure enough you find sadness and guilt written across his face. Ok. You can handle this. If taking it slow and easy is what you have to do to have him back, then sure as hell you'll go at a snails pace.. no matter how much it pains you.
"So now what El? Do you have a plan?" You ask in her direction.
"Kind of. I need your help in telling everyone what I've just told you. But I'm counting on you to help me keep Eddie safe.. from himself. And also our friends, safe from Eddie" she shoots an apologetic look Eddie's way. He doesn't move an inch.
You're sure that once your friends know exactly what's happened, a plan will start coming together.
"Ok, should we head down and start explaining?" You ask.
El nods her head and tells Eddie to wait on the porch for her signal. Before you two set off, El places her hands on either side of Eddie's head and you see him noticeably relax. She explains what she's doing.. you find it fascinating.
"See you soon baby" he grins at you. Feeling only slightly uneasy, you make your way inside.. wondering how your friends were going to take the news.