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𝚂𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝚘𝚛 𝚂𝚘𝚞𝚛 ❦︎

The day passed, it was the next day.
All up and ready, you get ready to go,

greeting your friend, the paperboy, Billy at the door. Thanking him for the newspaper. The main headline had that irrating blonde boys face on it, he had been arrested for beating a kid up and stabbing his hand with a pocket knife for messing up his pinball game.

He had been let out though, he would be back in school as if nothing happened, except being more feared by Denver.
You laughed, at the story, at how desperate people were for the story, how over exaggerated they would have made it and how Vance lost at pinball and had a tantrum over it. You sat there laughing your head off whilst waving off the paperboy. You decided you would walk to school with your close friends Finney and Gwen Blake, Gwen was a little younger but that didn't matter, she was a sweet girl with humour that was entertaining.
They lived across the road and you had quite abit of spare time on your hands anyway, leaving your skateboard at home.
Knocking on the door, it swung open and there was Finney and Gwen, they seemed shocked as they were about to head out themselves. A wide grin plastered their faces.
"Hey guys!" You greeted hugging them.
"Hey y/n!!" They both cheered and began to walk with you, if you had any siblings, it would be them.
Walking towards school, slowly all laughing you showed them the headline you shoved in your bag. They looked at you with a
'Are you crazy??'
And a 'Really?' look on their faces.
You were absolutely histerical laughing at him. Practically on the floor struggling to breath at the pathetic look on his face in the photo as he was being dragged by the cops. Holding onto Gwens shoulder for support.
In the corner of your eye, you saw the little kid, James Hopper, you helped the other day, he ran over to you giggling and smiling. He hugged you.
"Y/N!! Your here!" He paraded, dancing around you as you laughed and introduced Finney and Gwen, explaining the situation.
James grabbed the newspaper from your hand, you forgot you were holding it.
He pointed to the photo, "That is my brother!!" He jumped with joy parading the photo in your faces.
"Vance Hopper is your brother?!" Finney said, shockingly.
"Thats him!" He stuck his thumbs up.
"Holy shit!" Gwen gasped.
"Language!" You nudged Gwen, taking the paper back before James could read it.
"James, how old are you?" You questioned, bending down to his height.
"I am 6! Almost 7!" He grinned.
"And you get to school and do all of this on your own?!" Your mouth widened.
"Yup! Im very big brain!" He smirked and danced around you.
"Hey y/n we gotta head to school, hurry up." Finney stated.
Gwen stayed silent in awe at the little kid hushing Finn.
"Coming!" You yelled, grabbing James hand and leading him into school. Before he went in you turned him around and softly placed your hands on his shoulder.
"Listen kid, you stand up for yourself, don't let anybody push you around. No matter what. And! You tell your dam brother to walk you to school!!" You ordered sweetly.
"Yes ma'am!" He giggled.
He ran towards school and you waved him off. Catching up to Finney and Gwen.

𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒑

You walked towards your locker and began to talk to Donna, you struck up a topic of conversation about Finn, you knew that he liked her.
"Hey, you know you and Finn would totally be cute!" You teased jokingly.
"Oh shutup!" She cackled. She was totally into him.
"Go talk to him!! Hes staring at you~" you pointed making kissy noises.
"Fine! Ill see you later y/n!" She smiled nervously.
"Bye Dons!" You returned the smile.
Opening your locker, it was slammed shut in your face by the tall blonde boy, Vance Hopper.
You gave him a death glare, stating "What the Hell do you want Hopper?"
"Ah, so you do know me." He replied smirking at you.
"Nah, I just saw it in that ridiculous headline!" You bursted out into laughter picturing it in your head. Falling back onto your locker. Head leant back and hands by your side. One foot bent back onto the locker and your other holding you up.
Vances eyebrows scowled and looked at you.
"Hey I looked hot in that!" He punched you jokingly, joining in on the laughter.
He noticed that you were taking the piss out of him and remembered why he went up to you in the first place.
He went infront of you pushing you against your locker his arms blocking each side, you were trapped in. Fuck.
"I heard that you helped my brother with some shitheads yesterday. Thanks." He looked away, feeling vulnerable for using his manners. You stopped laughing and pushed his arms away and backed him up into the opposite locker, it happened to be his. Not that it mattered.

"You better start standing up for him and stop being a 'Fire breathing dragon'"
Using your hands, doing quoation symbols.
"I try. Hes a good kid, he cant end up like me." He replied looking down.
"It doesnt hurt to just be there for him! Hes 6 and walking to school on his own? Your pathetic!" You slapped him. He pushed you back.
"You don't know a dam thing y/n! Fuck you!" He stormed off down the hall moving whoever was in his way harshly.

Rolling your eyes, you lit a cigarrette uncaring of who saw and walked out of school.
Poor kid, no parents and an asshole for a brother. You wished there was something that you could do.