Eddie My Love

🖤The Past🖤

(Quick warning!⚠️ part of this chapter will include details about an disturbing attack against y/n when she was younger so please proceed with caution)

After arriving back at home Eddie and Dustin decided to watch some tv giving me my space which was very sweet of them, I went upstairs and took a shower washing away all the stress from the day and climbed out drying off then putting on a black tank top with cozy matching bottoms and laid down just for what felt like a moment.

~Eddie's POV~
Dustin and I were watching some tv while y/n went to relax after such a hectic day, it was only just past lunch time now so I decided to make some sandwiches for Dustin and I assuming y/n had fallen asleep upstairs from the lack of noice coming from that direction.
"So Dustin, I was curious about something, I don't mean to pry but I was just a little worried about y/n"
He looked at me also seeming curious as to what I was about to ask and nodded for me to proceed with my question.
"The other day y/n woke up from what seemed like a really bad nightmare, like she was flushed and almost in tears when she woke up but insisted she was okay... did something happen to her?"
You watched Dustin's expression change like he knew this question would come up sooner or later and he turned to the stairs to make sure y/n wasn't there before telling me.
"Well i overheard a few things from my mom and y/n kinda filled me in on some of the other details I was missing but when our dad died she was there with him.. it's wasn't a simple car accident or anything like that but it was horrific... they had gone out for a drive one afternoon for a few hours until it got dark and someone stopped them on the side of the road, my dad being the helpful and caring person he was stopped and got out to try and help when a group of assholes jumped him and beat him to death with a crowbar and then they grabbed y/n out of the car and threw her down next his lifeless body and started to beat her too,  y/n had a busted lip, a black eye three broken ribs, a fractured arm and a dislocated jaw.... They even tried choking her to death after all of that and left her there thinking she was dead, my mother sent people out to look for them and dads friend ended up finding them.... She was out there in the cold, in excruciating pain next to my dead dad for four hours before someone had found them and ever since shes had these night terrors that just replayed that night over and over again.."
Dustin finished with a little sob not making eye contact feeling guilty he wasn't old even to keep his big sister safe but it wasn't his fault.
"I'm so sorry, none of you deserved to go through any of that, especially y/n and I promise you right here and now that nothing will EVER happen to her or you ever again" Dustin looked up giving me a small smile before wiping away his tears and changing the subject so he didn't break down completely.
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I had woken up from my nap feeling slightly better than when I fell sleep, I threw on my some fuzzy pj pants, a band shirt and grey slippers and proceeded downstairs to see the boys talking about music and smiling with each other which made my heart so full seeing them get along so well, as soon as I reached the bottom of the stairs the last step creaked and their eyes bolted to me as if I scared them "Jesus you two calm down it's just me" I gave a nervous wave and proceeded into the kitchen to get a glass of juice.
Eddie and Dustin continued talking... well debating on which band is better and then it was which character in dungeons and dragons was better they were just both so passionate about being right it made you giggle.
"Did you boys want to have a movie night and get some pizza? I can go get some movies while you two get the pizza" you're words made them stop debating " that sounds great y/n! Well have to decide what movie to watch though" Eddie replied triggering another debate between him and Dustin making you roll your eyes.
"listen each of you pick a movie and I'll get them both okay?"
"That sounds fair to me, I want to watch Back to The Future and Eddie wants to watch The Shining" they both nodded and proceeded to prepare the living room by gathering all the pillows and making a cushioned spot on the floor and on the couch.
"Okay I'll be back you two if you need me just call the video store" then I proceeded to leave.
On my way to the video store it started to rain outside and I've always loved the rain especially on a warm evening, I finally got to the video store and first person I saw was Steve who was always so excited to see me.
His head popped up from the comic book he was reading and a huge smile was now on his face "Y/n!! Fancy seeing you here, what can I do for you?" I wandered over to the counter and rested my elbows on the counter with my chin in my hands "well I'm currently looking for two movies, I figured you'd be the best person to ask so here I am, I need Back to The Future and The Shining" Steve bowed to you accepting your compliments and then started searching through the computer system to see if they had what you were looking for "here we go! Let me just get those for you" Steve shimmied his way from behind the counter and quickly went through the aisles grabbing what you wanted and setting them on the counter for you "here you are y/n, movie night I'm assuming?"
"Yeah just a little gathering for Eddie, Dustin and I, it's been quite the day and I just wanna curl up and pretend the outside world doesn't exist anymore" you looked up at Steve with a small smile and looked back down at the movies reaching out to grab them when Steve's eyes widened "Jesus Christ y/n! Is that from the other night?" He whisper yelled while pointing at your arm extremely concerned "yeah it's okay though.... it looks worse than it is, it's not too painful" you pulled the movies off the counter and started to back out of the video store when you heard Steve speaking in a now serious tone "if I see him around you again I swear to fucking god y/n.... "
Steve has never been so protective of you before but you really appreciated it, he was always such a caring and sweet person who looked out for you always "Thank you Steve, maybe we can all hangout again soon" Steve went from serious to smiley again nodding his head up and down "for sure! You know where to find me"
You waved at him and turned walking out of the store and back into your car heading back home to the boys.