Runaway ~ (Completed) ✅ ~

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(y/n) - your name

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"Dude, I'm telling you, you're taking us the wrong way."

"It's north. I'm positive. I checked the map." Steve and Dustin were arguing over which way Skull Rock was, everyone else lagging behind them with annoyed expressions.

"You do realize Skull Rock, it's a super popular make-out spot?" Billy nudges (y/n) at the mention of the spot and she rolls her eyes playfully, letting her boyfriend pull her close as he drapes an arm around her shoulder. "Yeah, well, it wasn't popular until I made it popular. All right? I practically invented it. We're heading in the wrong direction."

"Pretty sure you don't have much use for the spot so whose to say you might have forgotten where to go after your long hiatus with girls." Billy mocks and Steve glares at him, opening his mouth to snap back at him but (y/n) stops the boys.

"No fighting. Let's go save Eddie ok? I don't want to hear either of you making remarks at each other." The boy's nod at (y/n)'s words, Robin and Nancy snickering at how they listened to their friend. "Good, Steve, lead the way." he takes the group further into the threes and away from the pathway.

"I love how you have the boys wrapped around your finger (y/n). A great skill to have." Robin says, winking at her best friend as she walks past her and Billy. She chuckles as she looks at her boyfriend who rolled his eyes with a smile.

"Admit it, it's true." (y/n) says.

"I ain't saying jack shit." Billy says, raising his hands in defence but he leans down to whisper in his love's ear. "It's true, you have all of me princess." he smirks as she shudders when his lips brush against her ears. "Or maybe I should say you belong to me."

"Come on you two, enough dawdling." Nancy says as she snickers, gently pushing Billy and (y/n) to walk faster so they don't lose sight of Steve. Everyone jogs to catch up with Steve and Dustin, (y/ n) checking behind her every now and then to make sure Max and Lucas weren't lost and were still following them. She frowns seeing the downcast look on Lucas' face, Max talking to him. They looked like they were having a serious heart-to-heart, not pushing to eavesdrop and let the two figure things out between them.

"He's not good enough for her." Billy says, narrowing his eyes at Lucas. Everyone knew he didn't like the boy since his sister and him dated and then broke up.

"He loves Max, look at him. He dropped everything to make sure she's ok." (y/n) says and Billy looks down at her to see her smile at the two kids. He didn't want to admit it but he could see the familiar way Lucas was looking at his little sister, the same exact way he looks at his love.

"I guess... but if he hurts her-"

"-you're not hurting him." (y/n) quickly cuts off her boyfriend, narrowing her eyes at him and he raises his hands.

"Ok ok. Not touching the kid, fine." The couple keeps walking again, carefully walking down a steep slope.

"Sometimes I'm surprised you're dating me." (y/n) suddenly speaks up as Billy helped her down, holding her hand and he raises a brow at her. "I thought I would forever stay an outcast 'cause I'm not exactly blending in with the community here." she raises her arm, comparing it to her boyfriends. "I mean, I have more colour than you-"

"-and you thought that would stop me from falling in love with you?" Billy frowns at (y/n)'s words, a pang of hurt in his chest.

"No-I mean, I don't even love myself like you love me..." she whispers, brushing her fingers against her scarred wrist. Her memories brought back that self-hatred and disgust she had of herself, wishing that she could've gone back to not knowing anything except the happy memories she had of her friends but she couldn't pick and choose what she wanted to forget forever.