Every Rose Has Its Thorns (Harrington x OC)

~Chapter 14: The Spy~

Word count: 2449

The next morning when Rose woke up, Steve was already gone. She was a little bummed at first but kicked herself for thinking like that.

He's still dating Nancy you asshole.

She sits up with a groan and Dustin stares at her.

"Yes Henderson?" she sighs.

"Why are you so worried about this?" he asks, making her raise an eyebrow. "Not that I'm not worried but you just seemed even more worried than when the Demogorgon was here and that's just a bit-"

"Dust!" she laughs. "You're spiraling."

"I know, I know, I'm sorry." he sighs.

Steve's car pulls into the driveway, and he gestures them out. They head outside and Dustin runs to the front seat.

"Really Henderson?" Steve says, making the girl laugh.

"It's fine Steve." she says, climbing into the back seat.

"I have three buckets of meat in my trunk." he says. "Where we heading Henderson?"

"Railroad tracks." he answers. "We'll lead him to the junkyard."

"Then we'll light him up." Steve says.

The ride was in peaceful silence until Rose noticed Dustin staring at her through the mirror. She sighs and sits up.

"Your pet was a baby Demogorgon." she says.

"What?!" the two boys sitting in the front yell.

"I'd say they're ten times more dangerous than full grown." she continues, ignoring their outbursts. "Fast as hell. If you get caught by one of them, there's a solid chance you won't make it out alive."

"How do know this?" Steve asks.

"I was in the Upside Down for five years, I learned to adapt to them." she say, closing her eyes. "And it wasn't just me trapped at first."

"There were more of you?" Dustin asks.

"One more, that I know of at least." she says. "Twelve was with me in the beginning. He was cocky, thought he could take on the monsters on his own. Got torn to shreds."

The rest of the ride was in silence, Steve occasionally looking back to her. They get to the railroad and park the car. Steve opens the back of the car and the two teenagers start taking the buckets out of the car.

"Dustin. This is Lucas. Do you copy? Dustin."

"Well, well, well, look who it is." Dustin says, flipping down his headpiece.

"Sorry man. My stupid sister turned it off."

"Well when you were having sister problems, Dart grew again." Dustin says. "He escaped and I'm pretty sure he's a baby Demogorgon."

"Wait, what?"

"I'll explain later." he huffs. "Just meet me, Rose, and Steve at the old junkyard."

"Steve?"

"And bring your binoculars and wrist rocket." he says.

"The wrist rocket didn't do anything but piss off a full-grown Demogorgon." Rose mutters, rolling her eyes. "The hell would it do here?"

"Steve Harrington?"

"Alright, let's go." Steve says, strapping his nail bat to his back and closing the trunk.