Together, until the end | Eddie Munson

Ozzy move

His bright eyes look at her figure as as he bites his lip when a sharp pain goes through his stomach.

"Viv?" he smiles softly, his voice full of love.
The girl drags herself to his bed.

"Okay guys out." Robin announces by stroking Steve's shoulder and winking at Vivien.

All it took was his touch to melt her completely. Vivien's face is buried in his chest, her arms wrapped around his shoulders so gently as if he could snap at any moment and her knees against the floor.

Eddie groans in pain and she gasps
"Christ, if it hurts"
"Fuck, sorry...are you okay?" she asks frantically
"If you don't come back into my arms, I won't."
"You're hurt, Eddie."
"I don't care, hug me."

It is real. He is alive. Viv runs her fingers over the boy's face, the curve of his nose and the redness of his cheeks.

"Viv, what's going on?" the boy asks worried, taking her hand. Vivien doesn't respond, but her lips start to tremble and her eyes start to tear.

"I watched you die. I was so fucking scared I was gonna lose you." she sobs "I should have gone with you."
"And so they would've killed me and you. Who would've saved us then? Henderson?"
"Eddie...I'm serious. I was scared."
Both slowly draw their heads together until their foreheads and noses touch.

"You owe me a kiss. Remember?"

"I think it's your turn this time"
Eddie puts a hand on Vivien's cheek and draws her to his chest as their lips brushes together.

Fireworks explode in their chests. Viv's hands rise to tangle in Eddie's hair and she sticks her fingers between his curls, drawing him closer to him and deepening the kiss.

It's sweet and hungry, kind and desperate at the same time.
Tongues swirling around each other, faces reddened, they were in heaven, unable to open their eyes for a few seconds.
They both smile against each other's lips.

"Don't you ever do that again, Edward Munson."
"Who is Edward? Well...neither me or Edward will dare abandon you again."
"How do you really feel?"
"Sore, very much, but I've never been better. Apparently I just got back from Mordor." he prints another kiss on her jaw.

He keeps her as close as he can. He realizes how traumatized she must be. He has difficulty remembering everything that had happened, but he remembers the pain and the sound of her screams. He remembers how stubborn and determined she was to get him out of there. She even made him a promise.

"Do you trust me?"
"Because I swear on my life that you will not die in this shit-hole today. Okay?"

"What happened to your arm?" the boy's eyes rest on the bandage
"Well...in case you didn't know, i did a Ozzy move."
"What?" his puppy ears immediately pricked up
"One of those demons in the upside down bit me, so let's say I returned the favor." she jokes trying to lift the atmosphere and smiles when the guy starts laughing tastefully but stops for when he bumps into a burning sensation in the stomach.

"How are those little sheep?" "Sinclair? And what happened to the redhead?"
"Lucas called us and apparently everything's fine. Max has to recover, some broken bones...obviously Vecna's fault and Lucas talked about Jason and the other Tigers who interfered with the plan."
"Him again? I can't believe it."
"Yeah...don't tell me."

"By the way...I guess I'm still a murderer in Hawkins, so..." he looks down remembering that it's not finished, he can't come back like nothing happened to Hawkins
"That's what I was thinking, and well, if it's okay with you, I have a little place to hide us."
"Hide us?"
"Hide us because until we figure out a way to clear your name, I'll stay with you, no second thoughts."
"I don't complain at all." he smiles "And where is this little place?"
"You know the superpowered girl we mentioned, she was hiding there when she was in Hawkins with Jim Hopper."
"Hopper? Who-who is Hopper?" A look of confusion on his face as he tilts his head.
"He's...he was the sheriff of the city, remember? And Eleven's dad...and the only father figure I ever had." she coughs to clear the voice "He passed away last July."
"Oh..." To be honest, he doesn't know what to say. His mind hasn't really cleared up yet. The only thing he's doing is stroking her hand, and that's all Vivien needs.

"Before I heard everything, well not quite everything but you know most of your 'speech' "
Oh fuck
"Oh...I wanted-"
"I...actually wanted to tell you somethin-"

"Ok lovebirds, the time of diabetes is over." Robin's voice bursts into the room making the boy jump
"You scared the hell out of us, Munson," Steve says, "What happened? If you want to talk about it, of course." he asks and Eddie nods

"I umh...I cut the rope to get back in the van" he begins and you can easily say that he finds it difficult to talk about it "And...I left Vivien and Dustin and ran away to buy more time. My plan was to run and get the bats as far away as possible, but then there's this...stupid voice in my head that told me to stop running and...face them.
Because my whole life I've been running, because I'm nothing but a coward. I'm not a hero and I have nothing else to do but run until I realize that my friends are out there and they need my help." he pauses and tears  are forming in his eyes remembering that

"Hey, it's okay now." Vivien whispers repositioning herself next to him holding his hand

"So then I faced them. And...and one of them caught me and one-" Eddie sighs rubbing his eyes with his fingers. "They ripped my flesh out. It worked, but I thought I was gonna die until Vivien showed up and tried to bring me back. I felt so stupid... trying to die for a city that hates me."

"No...you are very strong Eddie, everything you did was not in vain. You saved us, you saved Dustin...and me." She pulls a few curls from his face before he holds his face. Eddie instantly melts to the touch.

"Good to have you back, man." Steve shakes Eddie's hand

"When they release you, we have to go celebrate!" Dustin exclaims "I was thinking of a pizza o-"
"Yeah kid! With Max, Lucas, Erica and the others!" Robin claps playfully but stops as soon as she notices "Viv is that blood?"
"Where?" she asks as he tries to figure out where the blood is
"Umh from your nose."
"God...Nance, do you have a tissue please?"

"Viv, are you okay? Why are you bleeding from your nose?" Eddie asks visibly worried, it's amazing how he's always worried about her despite him being in a hospital bed
"No no, it's nothing. Sometimes it can happen."

"Are you...at that time of the month?" Dustin, asks her, stretching his eyes
"What-no!" she grabs a tissue and wipes the blood from her nose. "And even if I were, the blood wouldn't come out of my nose but from-"
"Okay okay!" Steve interrupts, raising his hands in the air

"By the way, Eddie the doctor said they'll release you in a few days. You've had a blood transfusion and you've been properly treated, so...you should get better soon." Nancy announces after talking to the doctors.
"And then we'll all go home." Steve says smiling at Nancy

Yes, home. Happy, safe and at home again.