Hell & Back

Chapter Thirty Three

Steve walked into the trailer, everything in the living room and kitchen seemed normal. The phone was hanging off the hook so he took the time to hang it up, just in case Nancy called. "Chrissy." He said trying to get her attention but not anything else's he hoped. He had the nail bat he always kept in the trunk of his car and held it high as he heard cries coming from the bedroom. He opened the other rooms door first mainly for piece of mind and to ready himself for the oncoming seen. The room was empty with just the bed on the floor he normally slept on and some clothes of his. 

Steve left the door open and turned towards where the noise was coming from. He tightened his grip on the bats handle and took a deep breath before opening the door. The bat fell out of his hands and he stumbled out the room backwards. Chrissy was sitting on the floor with her knees pulled up to her chest and her heard buried in them crying while Eddie...Eddie was hovering in the air, still laying down. Blood was leaking from his arms and ankles. Steve seen the clothes tied around his arms and looked at Chrissy to see the blood on her hands and clothes. 

Steve was trying to force himself to get up and walk over to her but when he stood up he saw that Eddie's eyes had begun to bleed. They were still closed but blood ran down his face. "What the hell?" Steve yelled. "We have to get him out." He kept saying as he stood up and looked around. Radio, guitar, something, anything to wake him up. Steve ran out to the living room and got Eddie's guitar before racing back and started strumming. He couldn't remember exact cords in the moment but Eddie had told him before "just play" and he would hear it. 

Eddie was on his knees, vines holding him in place. They were so tight around his limps that he was bleeding, the amount of blood he was losing was making him weak and tired. Eleven was fighting with Vecna and Max had been pulled in by Vecna, to make her brother watch her die. Billy was fighting hard against the vines in order to get to the red haired girl. Vecna started to snap Max's limps as Billy fought with everything he had. Eddie had nothing left to help. "Max." Billy yelled finally biting through the vine covering his mouth. 

Vecna stumbled a bit when Billy broke the vine. That's it the vines are all connected. Eddie used his last remaining strength to bite down and through one of the vines holding his arm. Billy took the hint and followed suit. The two of them bit through the vines which left black ooze running out their mouths. Billy was free and racing to help Max. Eleven know had the upper advantage. Eddie was on the ground, he lost to much blood. His vision blurred and black spots came into view. He closed his eyes. 

At first he thought he had dreamed the sound of his guitar. It called to him, he would know it anywhere. The peaceful darkness was so close, it offered sleep and numbness but than her face came into view, smiling at him warmly, accepting him. He forced his eyes open, it wasn't time to sleep yet. The veil of Vecna's lair was falling away. Billy had Max wrapped in his arms telling her it would be fine, he would make sure she was okay while Eleven stood above Vecna was tears in her eyes. Eddie had to stay awake and listen while the music took him home. "I can't kill you," He heard Eleven say through her tears. Vecna stood up and placed a hand on her cheek. Eddie looked over at Billy once more and watched him take Max in his arms, trying to comfort her. The music began to fill his brain and he closed his eyes falling into the sound. 

The room seemed to take a breath and they both heard Eddie gasp and fall down onto the bed. Chrissy could barely think, she jumped up and climbed onto the bed. "Your okay, your okay," She said as she gently moved the hair from his face "Im right here." She said these words over and over while Steve ran to call an ambulance. "She can't." Eddie said before he gave back into sleep. "Eddie!! No! Don't go to sleep! Come back." Chrissy screamed shaking his limp body. 

Chrissy gently moved Eddie's head into her lap and repeated the words over and over telling him that he would be fine and she was right there. She ran her fingers through his hair, blood had ran  down and it streaked her fingers but she couldn't stop. The ambulance men came into the house but Chrissy couldn't hear their words. She just sat on the bed repeating the words. She snapped out of her trance when she seen hands reach for Eddie's body. 

"No, you can't take him." She said with venom in her voice. "Hunny, we are just going to help him." Said one of the men in front of her. She looked into his eyes and than looked down at the bloody, broken body of the man she loved. All she could do was nod and let them take him away. Steve had come into the room at some point and wrapped a blanket around Chrissy's shoulders. He stayed beside her while the police came in. 

Steve helped Chrissy into the living room, they sat down on the couch while the police officers took pictures in the bedroom. "Can you tell me your name?" A woman's voice broke through Chrissy's thoughts. "C...Chrissy." She said, her voices sounded strange in her own ears. "My name is Chrissy Munson." Chrissy said smiling to herself at the last part. She looked down at the ring on her finger "I need to go with my husband."

"Okay Chrissy, my name is Linda and I understand you wanting to be with your husband. I will personally take you there when we are finished but I have to ask you a few questions first." The officer said sitting down on the chair beside Chrissy. "Can you tell me what happened to your husband?" She asked when Chrissy made no comment. "I don't know." Chrissy said putting her face in her hands. "We arrived and called you right after." Steve spoke up. "And you are?" The officer asked suddenly noticing how close Steve was. "Steve Harrington. Me and Chrissy were with a few friends. Eddie wasn't feeling good so he came home and when we walked inside we found him." Steve said looking over at Chrissy every now and than to make sure she remembered everything he said. "And Eddie was okay with you and his wife being alone together?" The officer said after a moment.

"Of course." Chrissy said getting angry at the insinuation. "Cause we spoke to a neighbor and she says that she seen Mr. Harrington arrive and get a bat with nails pushed through it, out of his trunk. Also that you Mrs. Munson weren't with him." The officer said in an unfazed voice. Both Steve and Chrissy turned to look at each other "We found the bat and you are covered in blood. I think it's time the three of us take a ride down to the station and get this all worked out." She finished standing up.

Eddie didn't dream instead he was back in the blackness of his mind. "Billy?" Eddie asked. Everything hurt but he made himself stand snd move forward. "Eddie." Billy's voice came from the side of him. Eddie lit the lighter conveniently in his pants and he found Billy sitting on the ground with Max's crumbled body in his lap. "We have to fix her. It's my job to take care of her. Keep her safe. It's my job." Billy said through tears. Eddie knelt down and placed a hand on his shoulder. "We will fix her mind and they will fix her body." Eddie said meeting the tearful eyes, he looked like a scared boy not the unfazed man he normally hid behind. "Thanks for coming back." Billy said but it wasn't Eddie's choice, he couldn't wake up.