falling for him<3 //steddie//

chapter 33: worth a shot

Steve ~
As Eddie was driving home, I was holding the cat carrier in my lap. "You're gonna love the shirts I got them." Eddie said, smiling. "YOU GOT THE SHIRTS?!" I exclaim. "Shhhh. You're gonna wake the lil babies up." Eddie replies, pointing at the cats. "Eddie!" I say, giving him a death glare. "They were adorable though. You know you liked them." Eddie responds, parking in the driveway.

"My mom is gonna kill us." I say, handing the cat carrier to Eddie and grabbing the bags of cat stuff we had bought earlier. "It'll be fineee." Eddie responds, holding the door for me. My mom stares at the cat carrier and looks back up at me. "Well, are you two gonna just stand there or are you going to show me the cat?" She asked, walking up to us.

"There's actually two.." I reply, opening the carrier door. Lady and Ozzy walk out and my mom starts petting them. "What are their names?" She asks, as Lady rubs against her. "Lady and Ozzy." Eddie replies, sitting down next to my mom. I set up the bed and the food and water bowls. "They're so sweet! Oh, I have to go to work! Bye boys!" My mom exclaims, walking out of the door. I sit down next to Eddie. Ozzy is laying on his lap. "I love you." I say, picking up Lady.

"I love you too." Eddie replies. "Oh no not you. Lady." I say, laughing. "You don't love me Harrington?" He asks, smiling. "Of course I do." I reply, standing up. I hear a knock at the door. I walk to the door and open it. "Steve. We need your help." Henderson said, while all of the kids walked in. "Lucas? Where you been man?" I ask, shutting the door behind him.

"Sorry, I've been uh... Busy." He replies. "What happened?" Eddie asks, holding Ozzy. "Okay so you know how hopper and El delt with Vecna right?" He asks. "Yeah?" I reply, walking over and sitting down. "He's still not dead. There was another kill. Look at this." Henderson responds, handing me a picture of a crime scene. "Jesus." Eddie replies. "Oh god. If he's alive, if, then how do we kill him? We've tried like a million times." I ask.

Vines wrap around my wrists and throw me against a wall. Tears start rolling down my cheeks.

"That's what we're trying to figure out. Fire won't kill him. Neither will stabbing him." Henderson said, visibly thinking. "What about decapitating him? We've tried everything else." Lucas suggested. "DECAPITATING HIM? REALLY?" Max exclaims. "It's worth a shot." Henderson replies. "Woah, woah, woah. Hold on.

We don't even know if he's alive." I say, standing up. "Steve, he's definitely alive. We need to kill him. Once and for all. I say, let's do it." Eddie replies, putting his hand on my shoulder. "This is a bad idea. Eddie, you died last time! If anyone dies, it would be on me." I say, getting a bottle of water. "El can bring people back." Will replies. "Can you drive us Eddie?" Henderson asked.

Eddie ~
Steve looked at me. "Come on, he's not the boss of you!" Mike said. "I- uh..." I reply, looking at Steve. "If someone doesn't drive, I'm driving." Max says, grabbing my keys. "Oh my god, hand me the keys." Steve said, rolling his eyes. We all walked outside and got in the van. Steve started driving. "Always the damn babysitter." Steve mumbles as he pulls into a driveway. "HEY!" Henderson screamed.

"If I'm driving, we're getting more help." Steve says, grabbing the keys and getting out. I run after Steve. "Steve, what are you doing?" I ask. "I'm getting Robin and Nancy." Steve replies, knocking on the door. "Steve?" Robin asks. "We need your help. Nancy still got that shotgun?" Steve asks. Nancy walks out with her shotgun and gets in Robin's car. "There's your answer." Robin replies, getting in her car. "Follow us!" Steve yells as we get in the van.

"YOU'RE THE ONE WHO DUMPED ME!" Lucas yelled. "BECAUSE APPARENTLY, BASKETBALL WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ME!" Max yelled back. "Leave her alone." El said, looking at Lucas. "You stole her from me." Lucas told El. "OKAY, ENOUGH. ALL OF YOU SHUT THE HELL UP." Eddie yells. They all go quiet. "We need something like a sword." Steve says, driving. "Go to the record store. I have an idea." I say, fidgeting with my rings. He parks and I walk in. "Hey Gareth." I say, walking up to him.

"I thought you were off today?" He asked. "I am. You still got that axe?" I ask, leaning against the wall. "Yeah. Just bring it back okay?" He replies, handing it to me. I nod and walk back out. I get back into the car and look at Steve. "This work?" I ask. "Perfect." He replies, driving. "So where is this gate?" Steve asked. "Take a left." Dustin said. "But there's no road here." Steve replies. "JUST TURN." He screamed.

Steve turned and we all started screaming. He stopped and started looking at the MASSIVE gate. He got out and went to go talk to Nancy and Robin. I got out and walked up to the gate. "Woah." I say. "Yeah. We don't know why the gate is so big." Dustin said, walking next to me. "We need a plan." Steve said while everyone crowded around me.

"El and Max, you're with me. Eddie and the rest of you, kill any monsters you find. Make sure none get into the Creele house." Steve says, grabbing the axe.

Steve pulls me to the side. " Don't die. Please." Steve says, throwing the axe onto the ground and pulling me into a tight hug. "You don't die either, Harrington. Lady and Ozzy need a mom." I reply. "I'M NOT THE MOM. I'M THEIR DAD. You're their mom." Steve responds.

We kiss and get interupted by Henderson. "CAN YOU TWO STOP KISSING FOR ONE MINUTE?!" Dustin exclaims. "Shut up Henderson!" We both yell. "Don't die, though." I say, pecking his cheek. "You better not either." Steve replies. "I love you." I say. "I love you too." Steve replies, picking the axe back up and walking away.

A/N: hey readers! i hope you enjoyed this chapter! (and the foreshadowing 😏) thanks for reading! much love♥️
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