Hellfire (Eddie Munson x OC Stranger Things Fanfiction)

Chapter 8: Another One Bites The Dust

I wake up, finding the space next to me, unoccupied.

"Eddie?" I ask into the darkness.

"I'm over here sweetheart," Eddie replies. I look in the direction of his voice, finding him sat in the doorway facing the lake, cigarette in hand.

I climb out of the boat and locate my shirt. I throw it back on and join him at the doorway.

"Are you okay?" I ask, placing a hand on his upper arm.

"Not really but you're making this shit better," Eddie says with a wink.

"I do what I can," I say with a laugh.

He let's out a small chuckle before taking another drag from his cigarette.

"All this shit has made me realize that I shouldn't keep stalling. Any one of us could be snatched by Vecna at any moment. I can't lose you Lyssa," Eddie says, suddenly turning to me.

His hand grabs mine and he holds it against his chest. My palm flat against his heart, feeling it beat rapidly against my skin.

"You're mine."

"I'm yours."

"Is that what you want? Will you be my girlfriend, Lyssa?"

"I want you Eddie. I've always wanted you."

"Is that a yes?"

"It's a yes."

Eddie smiles and brings my hand to his lips, giving it a quick peck. I take the opportunity to use my other hand to steal his cigarette.

"Oi! Get your own!"

I smirk at Eddie and take a long drag from his cigarette. Staring into his eyes, daring him to take it back from me.

"I think I'm fine with this one. Thank you."

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I wake up to the sound of scuffling, as someone hurries across the floor of the boathouse.

"Shit...oh shit," I hear Eddie's voice whisper.

I open my eyes and sit up, looking over to Eddie. I spot him by the window facing the road, exhaling rapidly.

The door suddenly bangs open.

"Jesus!" Eddie panics, backing up into the wall. He points his broken bottle at the door at the intruder. Intruders.

Dustin, Max, Robin and Steve walk in. Thanks for knocking, guys. Just scare the shit out of us, it's all good.

Then, I spot grocery bags in Dustin's hands. My anger quickly subsides. Hopefully, he brought me the snacks I asked for.

"Delivery service," Dustin says, holding up his bags.

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Eddie joins me back in the boat, now stuffing his face with dry cereal straight from the box and drinking his chocolate milk. I, on the other hand, eat my salted nuts.

"So we got, uh, some good news and some bad news. How do you prefer it?" Dustin asks.

"Bad news first, always," Eddie replies.

"All right. Bad news," Dustin begins. "We tapped into Hawkins PD dispatch with our Cerebro, and they're definitely looking for you. Also, they're, uh, pretty convinced you killed Chrissy."

"Like, 100% kind of convinced," Max adds.

"And the good news?" Eddie asks.

"Your name hasn't gone public yet. But if we found out about you, it's a matter of time before others do," Robin states. "And once that gets out, everyone and their shallow-minded mother is gonna be gunning for you."