falling for him<3 //steddie//

chapter 49: looking pale

Eddie ~
Steve has been hugging me for a while. "Hey, Steve. You can let go." I say. No reply. I pull away and see that his eyes are closed. I see blood all over the bed. Robin walks in and screams. I run into the hallway and start yelling. "I NEED HELP!" I scream as loud as I can. A bunch of doctors run inside of his room. "WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?! WHY IS HE BLEEDING?!" Robin screams.

They start pushing him on a bed. The run past us and I look at Steve.  He looked pale. Tears fell from my eyes. Robin drops to the floor. "Oh... Oh god. That was a lot of blood. Steve. He... I can't!" She exclaims, tears streaming down her cheeks. Nancy runs up to us. "What happened?" She asks, sitting next to Robin. "He was bleeding. He bled a lot. Oh god. What if he dies? WHAT IF HE DIES? I CAN'T DO THIS." Robin screams.

I start hyperventilating. What if he's not okay? A doctor walks up to us. "Steve's wound opened up. It was most likely from him moving so much. Things like this have happened before, but they are uncommon. Unfortunately, he has a lost a lot of blood. I'll update you both when I know more." She explains, walking away. I did this to him. I stand up and walks down the hallway.

"Eddie! Where are you going?" Nancy asks, running behind me. "I can't watch Steve die. I... just can't." I reply, walking away. I walk downstairs and go outside. I start the van and drive away. I did this. I hurt him. Steve is going to die, because of me. I park in a bar parking lot and walk inside. I sit down on a barstool and order a beer. I watch the news on the small TV that was sitting on the counter.

"A few days ago, a tragedy struck this once peaceful town. A robbery happened at a local video store. The victims of this robbery are Steven Harrington and Robin Buckley. Steven was shot in his lower abdomen. We do not have any updates on him at this time. Robin made it out safe." The woman announced on the news.

"Entitled little shits. They deserved it." One guy said. "What did you just say?" I ask, standing up. I'm a bit dizzy at first. "I said, THOSE ENTITLED LITTLE-" Before he could finish his sentence, I punched him. Everyone started cheering. He looked at me and punched me back. Next thing I know, people are trying to pull us apart. Two policemen burst through the door and point their guns at us. I put my hands up.

One handcuffs me and walks me to his car. The other guy gets put into a different car. He starts driving. "What's your name?" He asks, not taking his eyes off of the road. "Um... Eddie. Eddie Munson." I reply, looking at my hands. "Well, Mr. Munson, you're gonna have some jail time." He replies, parking in front of a police station. "Wait! Please, don't." I say. He pulls me out of the car and walks me inside. "Hey, chief?" The man calls out.

"Who do we- Eddie? What are you doing here?" Hopper asks, looking confused. "He got into a fight at that old bar down the street." The police officer replies. "I didn't mean to... He was saying that Steve deserved to get shot and I-" "Let him go, Callaghan." Hopper interrupts. "Hopper, we need to-" "I am the chief. Not you. Let. Him. Go." Hopper exclaims. The officer frees my hands. "You're staying here, Munson. Just until you sobber up. I don't want you driving." Hopper says, sitting me down in a chair.

I nod and sniffle. "How is Steve doing?" He asks. I break down in to tears. "I don't know! I left. I left and I... I don't know if he's okay. I couldn't handle watching him die." I reply. "Calm down, Eddie. We don't know if he's dead. I'll go get you some water." He responds, standing up and walking away. I put my hand in my pocket. The letter isn't there. I think back. The letter is in Steve's room. What if he isn't-

"Here. Do you need to call anyone to pick you up? The phone's right over there." Hopper says, setting a cup of water down and pointing to the phone.

I walk over to it and dial the hospital number. "Hello?" A woman asks. "Hi. Do you have an update on Steve Harrington?" I ask. "Steve Harrington? Let me check." She replies. I hear typing on a keyboard. "Okay, so Steve is... He's recovering. He's in the I.C.U-" I hang up the phone. "Can you give me a ride?" I ask, looking over at Hopper.

"Come on, kid. Let's go." He replies, walking out of the station. We get into his car and he starts driving to the hospital. "Look, you can't get into another fight. I saved you that time but, I can't promise anything if you do it again." Hopper says. "I will. Thank you." I reply.

He nods. As he parks in front of the hospital, I jump out of the car and run inside. I run upstairs to his room. Robin and Steve are laughing. Steve turns his attention to me. Nancy gives Robin a nod and they walk out. I walk in.

Steve ~
"Where were you? I got out of surgery hours ago." I ask, staring at Eddie. "I left. I'm sorry Steve. I thought that... I hurt you. I couldn't think about that." Eddie replies. He has a dark circle over his eye. "Eddie, this wasn't your fault. It just happened, okay? And, what happened to your eye? It looks-" "Bad? Yeah, I know. I um... got into a fight." Eddie responds. "Jesus! About what?" I ask, as he sits down on my bed.

"You. The robbery was on the news and this guy said that you deserved it-" "Deserved it?" I ask. "Yeah. Considering the fact that I was also a little drunk, punching him seemed like the right thing to do. Well, until he punched me back." Eddie explains, laughing a little.

"You can't just go around punching people... Without me!" I exclaim. We both start laughing. "Don't scare me like that again, Steve. I mean it." Eddie says, holding my hand. "I won't." I reply, smiling.

A/N: hey readers! this wasn't as sad as i planned, but im gonna keep my promise. you'll get ONE CHAPTER of fluff after this. (maybe two if you're nice😌) also, i hit 7000 reads!?!?!?!?!?! WHATTTTT?! im literally sobbing. thank you all so much. you mean the world to me. much love♥️
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