Our Never Ending Story | Steve Harrington x Reader

[3] The Trance

I wake up before Steve so I put on my heels and leave. I leave a note;

I honestly hope you forgot what happened. It was a mistake. I was a bit drunk and so were you. Forget about it.
-Lizzy

I run downstairs and to my car. I drive home and sneak through my window and into my bedroom. I put on pyjamas and fall asleep.

THE NEXT DAY

I wake up and get changed, ready for school quickly before my dad or El see me. I rush outside and to my car and drive to school. I look at Steves timetable and see that he's in the gym for this period. I go over there and see him playing against Billy. Billy shoots in the hoop and winks at me. Steve turns around and sees me.
"Steve." I say and we go in the alleyway outside.
"Hey, you okay?" He asks.
"Yeah, do you remember anything that happened last night?" I ask him.
"Yeah, I got there, danced with Nancy. I spilt punch on her, she got mad, broke up with me then I got a bit drunk so you brought me home. I wasn't sure what that note was about." He says.
"Oh, you split punch on me to, so." I say.
"Oh, shit sorry. You were wearing white too. Did it come off?" He asks.
"Yeah, it's okay." I say.

"Harrington! Dude, we need you, man. That douchebags killing us. Let's go!" A guy from Steve's gym shouts.
"Alright!" He shouts.
"You better go then." I say and smile at him and he smiles back.

After school, I lay down on my bed, happy that Steve didn't remember anything that happened that night.

"Lizzy. This is Dustin. Do you copy? Over."
"What do you want?"
No answer. I groan.
"Over."
"Come to the middle school, NOW!"
"Jesus, okay."

I grab my back and put the walkie in and get my car and drive there. I look for the AV room and when I find it, I see a girl with red hair and a skateboard banging on the door.
"Hey? You skate? Nice." I say and knock on the door.
"I wouldn't bother. They don't answer." The girl says.
"It's Lizzy!" I shout and Dustin opens the door.
"What?" The girl says offended.
"She's a member of the party." Dustin says and closes the door and locks it.
"Who is that?" I ask.
"Max." Dustin says.
"Max max." Lucas corrects.

Dustin shows me a box.
"Cool." I say sarcastically.
He huffs and opens the box and I see this weird slug creature and it screeches.
"Ew. That's gross, you called me over for that?" I ask.
"Will saw something like that when he was in the Upside Down." Mike says.
"Shit, really?" I ask.
"Kind of, but there was no tail." Will says.
"But then he heard it yesterday, the exact same sound." Mike says.
"To be honest, when me, Jonathan, Nancy and Steve battled that demogorgon last year, it sounded a bit like that." I say.
"Exactly." Mike says.
"Why didn't you tell us before?" Dustin asks Will a little irritated.
"I wasn't sure." Will says.
"A coincidence." Dustin says.
"Or not. What if when Will was stuck in the Upside Down, he somehow acquired True Sight?" Mike says.
"What's true sight?" I ask.
"It gives you the power to see into the ethereal plane." Dustin says.
"English, please." I say and he groans.
"Do I have to speak to you like a child?" He complains.
"Jesus, calm down." I say.
"Maybe these episodes that Will keeps having aren't really flashbacks at all. Maybe they're real." Mike says.
"Episodes?" I ask.
"I keep seeing the upside down, the red lightening..." Will says.
"Red lightening?" I ask. It sounds exactly like the visions I have. Should I say something?
"You Maybe Will can somehow see into the Upside Down." Mike says.
"So that would mean.." Lucas says.
"Dart is from the Upside Down." Mike says.
"Gross, you named it?" I ask.
"We have to take it to your dad, Lizzy." Lucas says.
"I agree." Mike says.
"No way. If we take him to Hopper, Darts good as dead." Dustin says.
"Maybe he should be." I mutter.
"Excuse me? How can you say that?" Dustin asks.
"Lizzys right. He's from the Upside Down." Mike says.
"Maybe. But even if he is, it doesn't automatically mean that he's bad." Dustin says.
"Kinda does." I say.
"That's like saying just because someone's from the Death Star doesn't make them bad." Mike yells.
"We have a bond." Dustin says.
"With a slug?" I ask.
"He's not just a slug!" Dustin yells.
"You have a bond just because he likes nougat?" Mike asks.
"No! Because he trusts me!" Dustin yells.

I wake up in the place again. I look around for the guy but I can't find him.
"Hey!" I shout.
"Elizabeth." The man says.
"What did you mean when you said that Eleven make a mistake?" I ask.
"You'll see. You'll all see." He says.
"I don't understand!" I scream.
"You will." He says.
"Stop saying that! Please stop this!" I shout and he just smiles.
He walks towards me as I start sobbing. He gets his gigantic hand and wipes my tears.
"Don't cry my dear, Elizabeth. Soon you will be able to do great things. Just you wait and see." He says.
"Stop it. Stop it!" I scream and he scowls.
He pushes me to the ground.

I wake up on the ground and all the boys surrounding me.
"Lizzy, what's going on? It was like you were in a trance or something?" Dustin says. I look around and I see that I'm back in the normal room.
"Did you have an... episode?" Will asks me.
"No. Of course not. I just..."  I start to say when Dart start screeching. I grab a light.

"Don't hurt him." Dustin say.
"Only if he tries to hurt us." I say.
"Open it already." Lucas says. Dustin pushes a button and opens the box. Dart falls out and he's like 3x bigger then he was when j last saw him.
"Holy shit." Lucas says.
Dart starts screeching again and then he grows extra legs.
"Holy shit!" Lucas shouts. I try and hit it with the lamp when Dustin pushes me. Dart falls off the table and runs out the door because Max opened it.

"What was that?!" She asks.
"Dart!" Mike shouts.
"What?!" Max asks.
"You let him escape!" Mike shouts.
"Why did you attack him?!" Dustin shouts at me.
I push Dustin and go look for Dart.
"Don't hurt him. Don't you hurt him!" Dustin shouts.
I run out on the field when I see Will standing there, in a trance or something...