That night, Max and El had ran to you, frantically talking over eachother with an explanation as to the game they had been playing. El's power allowed her to find people, through something the boys would call 'Shadow Walk', and they had decided to sneakily see what other people were doing that night. It was all fun and games until they tried it on Billy. The look on El's face was what had scared you the most.
As the morning came, you joined them in finding out what was really happening to Billy. Hopefully, you'd find Heather too.
"It's gonna start pouring soon." Max said, the thunder rumbling above your heads as you walked towards the Mayfield house. "We should be at the mall or, like, watching a movie or something."
"Look, I'll drive you to the mall later if you want." You assure, "But first, I need to know if Billy is okay."
"You don't believe me?" El frowned, staring at Max.
"I believe you saw some super weird stuff, totally," Max nodded, "But you said Mike has sensed you in there before, right?"
El stays silent but the frown on her face let you know all you needed to. She was spooked.
"So maybe it was just like that." Max continued, trying to rationalise, "Maybe Billy just sensed you somehow."
You shake your head, trying to make sense of it all.
"But the screams." El stated and Max whipped her head back with a sigh.
"Yeah, I know, but here's the thing." Max took a breath and you immediately knew what she was going to say. "When Billy is alone with a girl-"
"Okay, no." You interrupt, twisting your face.
"But she needs to know!" Max stated even though she wore a disgusted look on her face too. "When he's alone with a girl, they make, like, really crazy noises."
"They scream?" El looked concerned and you sigh, defeated.
"Not in a bad way." You reluctantly say, "I... You'll understand more when you get older."
"I'm just gonna lend you my mom's Cosmo." Max decides and you thank her for it. She grimaces at you, "Sorry."
"Nope, it wouldn't be a family gathering if it wasn't awkward." You share as soon as you end up facing the house.
Max frowns, "His car isn't here."
You look down to see El staring at the house as if it held some kind of monster.
"You don't have to go in." You say, a hand on her shoulder. "Max and I can have a look around."
Max nods, noticing her friend's expression.
"No. I'll come." She finalises and you all make your way into the house.
It was kind of surreal, the fact that you were in the Mayfield house and yet you didn't live there. You shared the same last name but only one resident of this household was your family. When you had found out you were adopted, you didn't imagine to feel relieved. Hopper still didn't have any luck finding your parents for you. It was almost as if they never existed. You had told Max about everything but it never changed anything between you; she was still your sister.
Max led you both to Billy's room, slowly opening the door after knocking multiple times.
"Why do I get the feeling we're gonna find all kinds of wrong in here?" Max wonders out loud and you practically shudder as you enter the room. It may be a new house, but his room still looked the same.
"Because it's Billy." You reply, head turning to the stereo still releasing music.
Max looks around and decides to head to the bedside table, pulling open the drawer.
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Raining Hellfire 3
FanfictionThe Summer of '85 was meant to be the best summer of all time. Graduation had spiralled Y/n into getting a job and, despite all the forgotten plans, she finally felt like she found herself. But Hawkins was never going to be peaceful. And now, she ha...
