one day| jonathan byers x reader B1

xiv.

"c'mon, it's not that bad!"

"are you kidding? this damn thing is heavy." dustin grunted.

lucas accompanied us on rolling the kiddie pool to the middle of the gym floor. of course it was heavier for them, but i did help. we needed it for el's tub test since it was the only thing that would work. dustin and lucas untied the ropes off of it, while i put my hands on my hips.

"let's get to work." i said walking forward, helping them unravel it.

"come on."

"it's upside down."

"no, this way." lucas says, pulling it.

"okay, well, i got this side." i said pulling it my way.

"okay, um."

"how does this even work?" dustin asks raising his arms in frustration.

"try that side." lucas says.

"oh my god, wait! maybe if i pull this way." i say, pulling in another direction, but the pool doesn't stand.

"son of a bitch." dustin says.

"pull it back when y/n pulls that way. pull it back." lucas commands.

"i am!" dustin shouts, obviously annoyed now.

"one, two, three." lucas counts. we all pull at the same time, but of course this bitch doesn't stand.

"shit!" dustin yells, backing away and throwing up his arms.

"alright, have fun." i say walking off. not sure where i'm going, but that pool is being too difficult for me.

"what? you can't just leave us!" dustin shouts in attempt to make me stay.

"oh? really? because right now i am." i say walking backwards, giving them a smile.

lucas and dustin both roll their eyes before going back to messing with the pool.

small timeskip

i pulled the hoses with me, walking to the faucets. i connected them both, turning them on, waiting for lucas to yell if the temperature was right. i stood up by the sink, just tapping my fingers on it.

"colder!" i heard lucas yell. i turned around and twisted the faucet.

"warmer!"

"for the love of God." i said to myself, before turning the warm faucet.

"right there!"

i cut off the faucets, and started walking back to the gym. i saw hopper and jonathan already starting to pour the bags of salt. when i reached the pool i took a seat on the floor beside it. this was probably going to take some time, so why not go ahead and claim my seat.

after a couple minutes, and many bags of salt poured, dustin was testing the water with eggs. this one, sadly sunk to the bottom. jonathan grabbed another bag of salt, and hopper ripped it open on the bottom with jonathan's pocket knife. hopper also grabbed one, and ripped it open himself. after those two bags, dustin dropped an egg in, which floated.

perfect.

mike and lucas patted dustin, who had the biggest smile. mike stood up and walked over to the super-com, twisting the knob until static came on. el was taking her socks off, getting ready.

in all honesty, i wasn't worried about this. nothing too bad could happen, at least i hope. joyce handed el the taped up goggles and put them on after she took off mike's watch. hopper and joyce helped her step into the pool. everyone was so quiet, i swear i could hear the crickets outside.