even weirder stuff || stranger things x female reader (season two)

thirteen - chillin' in the van

Sunday, November 4, 1984

"You two know each other?!"

"Yeah I know him, he's Kaz," you answer flabbergasted Steve and extend a hand, that Kazuo confusedly high fives. "Hi Kaz."

"Hi (Y/n)."

"Y'all, this is Kaz," you take care of the introduction absentmindedly. "Kaz, this is y'all."

"What the fuck happened in there?" Dustin asks, and images of dead bodies and flesh-eating creatures flash through your mind.

"Uh," you try to say, but your throat is suddenly too dry. You have to wait a few seconds before speaking again. You decide to tell the most important news first, even though it comes out quite bluntly. "Bob... Bob's dead."

"Oh, shit," Lucas whispers next to you.

"Joyce's... Joyce's boyfriend?" Dustin asks for precision, having the idiotic hope you were talking about another Bob. He did not know Bob Newby that well, but he knew he was a good man.

You nod, shuddering as the memory of the creatures launching at Bob's inert body. You could still hear Joyce's screaming as the defects of the road made Hopper's car shake, making all of you in the back constantly bump into each other. You hadn't screamed when he died. Now you wished you did, because it seemed your cry was stuck midway in your throat and it was hard to talk.

You scoff awkwardly, trying to get that odd feeling out of you. It doesn't work.

"The lab was attacked," Hopper takes over for you from the driver seat, "by these creatures."

"The Demodogs," Dustin butts in. You give him a weird look.

"You know about the creatures?" You manage to croak out.

He shifts uncomfortably as Lucas, Steve and Max glare at him. "Uhm... Yeah."

That's when the memories of the last week come back to mind, and everything clicks.

"Dart," you say, remembering the time you had spent searching for Dustin's new pet only four days ago. This seemed so far already.

Lucas nods. "It grew bigger and became one of these... things."

"Killed my cat," Dustin says guiltily.

"So Dart went back to your house after you lost him at school?"

"Uhm, nooo," his voice trails off. You look at him, waiting for him to continue.

"Dustin found him at school and didn't tell us about it," Lucas spills as his friend stays silent. You sigh. "Took him home and then, Dart became one of these... things."

"A Demodog," Dustin corrects. Everyone glares at him.

"Don't be a smartass right now," you shake your head disappointedly.

"Anyway," he shifts uncomfortably, "I managed to lock Dart in my basement, and I tried to call you guys but nobody answered."

"Yeah, well, I was busy trying to track down the chief of the police so that he wouldn't die," you answer, and Hopper grunts but doesn't elaborate, knowing he deserved it.

"What?" You hear Steve say, but Dustin resumes his story.

"So I went to Mike's house and I found Steve looking for Nancy, and since neither her nor Mike were there I had to ask him for help. But when we got back to my basement Dart had dug a tunnel and got away, so I did all this for nothing."

"Not for nothing. You got me to join, man," Steve nods confidently, and a small silence floats in the car until Lucas continues.

"So Dustin and Steve found Max and I and we tried to set up a mastermind trap to catch Dart at the dumpster-"