Stranger Than Fiction

Chapter Eight

"What?! After we just...."

I turned to him, "keep your mouth shut!" I yelled pointing my finger in his face.

He put up his hands "okay, okay." I grabbed one of my dad's golf clubs mom kept in the garage, just in case.

We quietly and carefully snuck outside and walked to the end of the driveway, looking down the road we saw a shadow hiding behind a car.

"It's okay, you can come closer." I said quietly.

"Yes, we have weapons but we just wanted to be safe." Steve said.

"Eddie...." I said, concerned. He moved closer. I could see his hair and the butterflies started zooming in my stomach. I started walking towards him, Steve tried to grab my hand but I slipped out of his grip.

"Come on, it's okay." I said, holding out my hand. He started walking towards us again and stood under a street light. We could see his eye's had dark circles underneath, his cheekbones were sticking out and his jacket was ripped.

"I'm going to come closer okay? I promise I won't hurt you." I said, throwing the golf club on the ground and slowly walking forward.

I held out my hand, "it's okay honey..." He slowly put his hand up, I could see his fingers looked so skinny, he was shaking. Our fingers touched and he flinched, "it's okay baby, it's just me." I reassured him. He walked closer and I lunged forward, wrapping my arms around him. He stood there, I could hear his heart beating, I could hear him breathing. I could feel his bites, I didn't want to let go. I looked up at him, he looked scared to touch me. I put my hand on his cheek, he smiled slightly.

Taking his hand I led him to Steve, "it's just Steve, he and Dustin have been keeping me safe."

Eddie nodded at Steve although he still looked terrified.

"Come on, let's get you cleaned up and we can talk and you can tell us how in the hell you're alive." I pulled him along. I think Steve was in shock, he kept staring at Eddie, knowing if he finds out what just happened in my bedroom he's a dead man. We snuck inside, I gathered some of Eddie's clothes and quietly took him to the bathroom.

I locked the door and reached up to take his jacket off, "Lizzie...." he whispered.

I turned him around, "What baby?" I asked.

"You promise not to freak out if I show you something....crazy?" He asked, he was practically whispering and barely moving his mouth.

"Of course, you can tell me anything."

He sighed and raised his upper lip, suddenly fangs protruded out of his gums.......like vampire fangs...... like full on Dracula style fangs!

I gasped, "Holy shit!" I said louder than expected and took a big step backward. He lunged at me and covered my mouth with his hand. I had tears in my eyes, is this how I die? Is my vampire boyfriend going to kill me? I whimpered, letting a tear fall down my face and over his hand.

"Shhhhhhhh, I'm not going to hurt you", he said as his fangs retreated back into his gums.

(Knock, knock, knock) "Lizzie, are you okay?" Steve asked, knocking on the bathroom door.

"Yeah, I'm okay..." Shit, if he heard me then mom or Dustin might have.

"I have no desire for human blood. I've killed a couple animals but that's it." He said. He looked like he was in pain when he spoke.

I pulled his hand off my mouth, "Vecna is dead, Steve, Robin and Nancy roasted him and his house."

He shook his head, "he's alive, I can feel him, I can hear him. He wants me to do things to you, he wants me to hurt you, kill you. But, I refuse, I refuse to hurt anyone, especially you." He said putting his hand on my face.