Insane in the membrane-Stranger things

Chapter 24

The group were now on the 'Starcourt Mall' roof with their raincoats on, the rain pouring down like buckets as they looked down at men that were packing and unpacking boxes at the loading dock. ''Look for imperial panda and Kaufman shoes,'' Robin implied.

Jess, Steve and Dustin's eyes were dancing around the loading dock looking for what Robin had told them what they should be looking for. ''They're with that whistling guy, ten o'clock,'' Dustin pointed out holding his binoculars.

''What do you think's in there?'' Jess asked.

''Guns? Bombs?'' Dustin suggested.

''Chemical weapons?'' Robin suggested.

''Whatever it is, they're armed to the teeth,'' Dustin exclaimed.

''Great, that's great,'' Steve sighed sarcastically as he wiped the contents of the rain dripping down on his face. Next to him Jess was shivering and so he pulled her in close as he wrapped his arm around her trying to keep her warm, Jess pressed her head to his shoulder.

''Hey, what's in there?'' Robin asked, pointing to the insides when the loading dock door had unlocked.

''It's just more boxes,'' Dustin replied.

''Let me check it out,'' Steve bickered, trying to pull the binoculars away from Dustin.

''No, I'm still looking,'' Dustin bickered back.

''Let me see,'' Steve now yelled.

''Hang on!''

The loud yelling and noises had caused the people at the loading dock to look up to them, the quartet ducked and Jess had grabbed a hold of Steve's hand for comfort as she fluttered her eyes rapidly from the rain dripping down her face. Steve squeezed his girlfriend's hand and she squeezed back. The quartet then hopped off of the roof and back into the mall. ''Well, I think we found your Russians,'' Robin exclaimed.

The quartet were now in the back of the parlour once again, Steve and Robin sitting face to face at the table and Jess and Dustin standing beside them. ''That key card opens the door but unfortunately the Russian with this key card also has a massive gun,'' Robin implied. ''Whatever's in this room, whatever's in those boxes they really don't want anybody finding it. But there's gotta be a way in.''

Steve was spinning his 'Scoops Ahoy' hat around on his finger. ''Well you know...I could just take him out,'' he exclaimed.

''Take who out?'' Robin asked, her eyes widening at Steve.

''The Russian guard...what? I sneak up behind him...I knock him out and take his key card. It's easy,'' Steve just shrugged as if it was no problem at all.

Jess grabbed the hat from her boyfriend and placed it on her own head. ''Not to be a bitch or anything but did you not hear about the massive gun?'' Jess folded her arms across her chest.

''Yes, I did and that's why I would be sneaking,'' Steve implied.

''Ah, and please tell me this have you ever actually won a fight?'' Dustin now asked.

''Okay, that was one time,'' Steve rolled his eyes.

''Twice? Jonathan. Year prior?'' Dustin reminded him.

''And when I punched you,'' Jess reminded her boyfriend.

''Yeah that hurt like a bitch, I had a bruised cheek for about three weeks after that,'' Steve exclaimed.

''Holy shit, you punched him?'' Robin asked, her eyes widening and mouth standing agape.

''Mmmm-hmm,'' Jess nodded.

''Just when I think you couldn't be any cooler Jess, you go and pull a stunt like that,'' Robin said.

''Why thank you,'' Jess smiled as she pretended to curtsey. Robin just laughed.

''Okay but you may have punched me Jess but Jonathan doesn't count,'' Steve implied.

''Why wouldn't it count? Because it looked like he beat the shit out of you,'' Dustin told him.

''That might just work,'' Robin exclaimed, as her eyes danced over to the air vents.

''Robin,'' Jess exclaimed but the girl had already rushed out the door leading out of the back of the parlour and she hopped over the counter.

''Hey, Robin! Hey, what...what are you doing?'' Steve asked when she saw the young dirty blonde girl had grabbed cash from their tips jar.

''I need cash,'' Robin replied.

''Well half of that's mine,'' Steve whined. ''Where're you going?''

''To find us a way into that room, a safe way and in the meantime, sling ice cream, behave and don't get beat up. I'll be back in a jiff,'' she said, mockingly saluting her friends.

Dustin had grabbed a hold of Steve's scooper and was now licking the bit of ice cream still on it. ''Oh, dude, come on, man not my scooper,'' Steve said, grabbing it back and spinning it around on his finger before placing it back into its Hollister. Jess laughed at this, she was glad that her boyfriend and little brother had become close friends since the past year.

''You two are hilarious together,'' Jess laughed as she propped herself up onto the counter. ''I'm happy for you.''

Steve just smiled at his girlfriend. ''Do you two want some free ice cream? Robin isn't here to tell us off,'' he smirked.

''Stevie, Robin told you to behave,'' Jess laughed, lightly pressing at his chest.

''So you don't want free ice cream?'' Steve asked, smirking again as he tickled his girlfriend jokingly since he knew how much she hated being tickled.

''Ugh you two are so gross, I'm going to the back to wait for Robin,'' Dustin rolled his eyes, leaving the two teenagers that weren't really behaving at this point.

''Steve, stop it, stop it, you know I hate being tickled, stop, stop,'' Jess laughed as she tried to push his hands away.

''No, I'm not stopping just yet, your laugh is...it's so cute,'' Steve flirted as he continued to tickle his girlfriend.

''Steve, I'm serious stop it now, stop,'' Jess said more seriously now.

''Okay, okay I'll stop, you're no fun,'' he pouted as he took his hands away.

AN: a bit of a short chapter but that's okay.