Sugar pills

Part 14

It was now late afternoon. Hopper had finally come home after his little 'meeting' with Joyce. Though Steve knew if it was some regular old meeting Hop had for his job it would've taken a few hours at most. 

Not a whole day. 

The moment Hop came home he immediately asked Steve if he had taken his pills. If Steve was being totally honest, he felt like he could've broken down and cried after hearing Hopper's concerned voice. Steve had never had someone to look up to. Especially not someone who would worry about him like a father. Steve tried to keep in his emotions, but Hop could see the sea of feeling inside Steve's eyes. Hop couldn't have felt more like a true father. With El and now Steve. 

They had eaten dinner by now. Hop wasn't exactly happy to find out that they had eaten the remaining lasagna yesterday. But It's not like Hop could say anything bad to Steve. After all Steve fed the kids.

Steve had of course left out the part where he had a vision and Billy took care of the kids. Hop would practically kill Steve if he found out that Billy was here and taking care of his daughter. the same Billy who had beaten Steve without mercy. No, of course he couldn't tell Hop. Steve and El made a silent agreement not to bring up anything of that suite to Hop. They couldn't afford to live without the TV for weeks. Maybe even months. 

They all sat on the couch. El in the middle of Hop and Steve. It was nearing almost 11:00 pm and Steve was trying his best to keep his head up when he felt a hand on his shoulder. "Go rest up, Harrington. The pills still got you a bit drugged huh?" Hop muttered before patting the younger boy's shoulder. El's attention was focused on the TV. Steve yawned and tiredly agreed, nodding before getting up and walking over to his room. He quickly changed his clothes and brushed his teeth before finally flopping down on the bed with a content sigh. His whole body was tired, and Steve didn't even know why. But he knew he wanted rest. He needed rest. So that's what he did. It took mere minutes for the boy to doze off peacefully. for the first half of the night Steve felt extremely lucky. Not only had he not woken up, but he also hadn't had a single nightmare. Steve had probably slept amazingly compared to any other day. But that was only the first half of the night. 

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Steve found himself at the same neon lit mall. Bright lights of yellow, pink, and blue were vibrant all around the building. It would've looked amazing if not the gigantic monster in front of Steve. Steve found himself frozen like any other vision. The same cold sweat ran down his neck and bade it's way to his back. He managed to turn his head to the side to look and found the same dirty blond haired boy as always. 

Billy stood there like always. Steve waited... he knew what was gonna happen. The monster would stab Billy to death while a Billy would lay in a pool of his own blood. But this time... oh this time... it was a lot worse. It had taken longer than usual and a Steve was starting to thing that maybe nothing would happen and hopefully he wouldn't have to go through the hell of the nightmare. But that's when he heard the monster roar as he watched the first stab go through Billy. Yet this time... it was a lot slower. Steve could feel his stomach tighten and he wanted to vomit and cry at the sight. Blood splattered everywhere with each hit and stab. Billy's yells and screams of pain the only sound that flooded Steve's ears. Yet this time it didn't end there. The Mind Flayer (the monster) started to rip Billy to shreds as if he were nothing. Nothing more than a fragile piece of paper. Steve felt sick. Sick to his stomach. He found himself unstable to move. That's when he heard the other scream. The scream of a child. 

Steve turned around and that's when he found El, Mike, and Max huddled in a small group. The mind flayer had forgotten about Billy in a matter of a second. Now the monster's attention was to the kids. Steve felt even greater dread when he saw the mind flayer start to attack the three kids. It was back when El had lost her powers temporarily (she lost them then she got them back BEFORE season 4 okay? Yes) Eleven was defenseless. Not only her but Max and Mike. Steve had always seen Billy suffer in his nightmares but he had never seen the kids appear. Steve was desperate. Desperate to move. Desperate to yell when he saw El get stabbed through just like Billy. The other two kids following after. The blood splattering across the white tiles of the floor. Finally Steve's throat seems to open as he let out a painful, dreadful, and forced scream of pure desperation. He fell to the ground and tried to crawl towards t he kids. His eyes on El that he so dearly loved as his sister now. His eyes were pouring tears that wouldn't stop. He was about to reach the three kids when he felt some type of force pull him to face the Mind Flayer. He was face to face to the disgusting monster. Heart shaking sobs coursing through Steve. Steve was about to get up when he watched the mind flayer's arm reach out to him and Steve felt an irresistible surge of pure utter pain when he watched the arm pierce his skin. Causing his own blood to pour out. Creating a pool of the red thick liquid lay underneath him. With shaky hands he reached to his stomach that was pierced with the Mind Flayer's arm and watched as his hand became covered in his own blood. Steve let out soft and choked cries. Why. Why him? Why Billy? Why El? Why Mike? Why Max? Why did anyone deserve this? Everything started to fade to black. 

Steve woke up with a loud gasp. His whole body was trembling awfully his body covered in a sheet of cold sweat. His eyes were dilated and wide. Adrenaline coursing through his veins. It took Steve a moment to take in the dark surroundings of his room. Yet his ears could only hear the loud thumping of his heart. His hands were clutching his bedsheets tightly and his breathing was uneven. The only things in his mind were two people. 

Billy and Eleven. 

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