Come Away.

Billy Hargrove

Billy 17 at the time, just joined from California to Hawkins Indiana highschool basketball team. He wasn't pleased to be around new people. Not that he had much friends in California, but at least no one came over to bother him, or ask him what part in California did he come from.

Or to say something about themselves. All he wanted to do was just say his name and move on. Anxiety suck for him. No release from his dad giving him hell all the time. Take your sister to do this or that. Max wasn't his sister.

Billy found out that Steve Harrington ran this school. So Billy found a competition to fight for that even though he really didn't want that. But his dad sure did. So pleasing girls that he wasn't into, but he was going to do whatever to take Steve down.

Sitting at the lunch table, Billy looked over at Steve who was talking to a girl, no not Nancy, not even Tina. So Billy pointed to the girl, to Tommy. "Who's that?"

A girl that was over weight and kinda looked like Steve, her face was beat red. Talking to Steve, the principal came over and took the girl away.

"Oh thats Marslowe?"

"Marlowe?" Billy asked to be sure.

Tommy shook his head as he patted Billy's back. "Nope. Mars like the candy and low. Come on its funny. Why aren't you laughing?"

With a fake chuckle Billy sorta got it. But still didn't know why that Tommy called her that. "So why is she talking to Steve?"

"Well long story short. Cousins but she stays with her badass granny and her children. But Steve's parents adopted her. So her and I have a history together."

"Why is that?"

"She threatened the shit out of me. Which is funny. Cause I know she can't do diddly squat." With a weird odd laughter. "Believe me, she ain't nothing. If you even try to ask her out she will turn you down within three seconds because you are hanging out with me." Picking up his school books.

Billy nods as he went outside to smoke. There was Marlowe sitting down on the ground as a man that was ten times older than her talking to her. He could hear some of the conversation.

"Mar.. granny is going to kill you for you doing that."

"I did nothing wrong, the principal said the same thing. So why would granny be pissed. What cause I told my bully, next time she does something I'm going to hit her with a frying pan?" She chuckled as she handed him a bag that was tiny and looked like drugs.

The man took it. "Still. What does oh sir Steve say about all of this?"

"That I need to go to an anger management program. Then again he doesn't blame me yet." Seeing Billy she glares at him. Then went back to look at the man. "I'll see you when I get home."

Getting up from the ground and walking past Billy. "Everything okay?" Billy quickly said.

Stopping in her tracks Marlowe answered. "Peachy."

Billy stomped on his cigarette as he went right back into class. Someone was having a Halloween party and Billy is invited. Getting ready for a party, Neil his father was speaking hurtful things to him as Max was in the other room listening. Not meaning too. After Neil walked away, Billy knocked Max's door. "Let's go." Want a drink so badly.

Dropping off Max in the neighborhood that Susan is going to pick Max up after. Already having a bad impression, Billy went to do a keg challenge, as Steve and his girlfriend Nancy were dancing.

After Tommy tested Steve button with Billy. Steve left to go find Nancy and his cousin. Standing next to the spiked fruit punch bowel Marlowe grabbed a drink for Nancy. Billy hit Tommy's upper abbs. Pointed to Marlowe.

"You really want to meet her?"

"You heard what I said to pretty boy. And it's not like I'm really banging his sister or anything."

"They were almost raised like that." But Tommy shrugged as they headed over.

"Hey there Mars."

"Meathead. What a nice surprise... You know what I said to you the last time." Taking a sip of water, she really wasn't much of a drinker.

"I wanted you to meet the new Keg King." He pointed to Billy. "Billy this is Marlowe. Marlowe this is Billy."

Marlowe looked at Billy. Staring at him for some time. "Ah. California guy. Nice to meet you. You know you can make better friends. But hey each there own."

Steve came over to Marlowe pissed since Nancy broke up with him. But didn't want them to know. "Mar, come on. I promised that I'd take you back to grans." Trying his best to hold his feelings in.

Listening to Steve. Then looking at Billy. "Try your best not to be miserable like the rest of us." Then looked over to Tommy. "Meathead."

Billy watched her walk away. Tommy chuckled. "Well that went well."

"Meathead huh?" Billy chuckled.

"Yeah long story." Tommy mumble

They went back to the party. Every one seemed to party a little hard. When it was gym time Steve and Billy just didn't get along. "So is Marlowe single?" Billy asked Steve.

"Billy... Really? No. You are not going to hurt her like you think you are tending to do. Believe me, she's been through enough shit already." Steve began to jog around as Nancy went to see Steve.

Billy didn't care, if he was hurting then he wants the world to hurt. School was over, smoking his cigarette as Billy waited for Marlowe.

"Marlowe." He said as he sees her walking past his car.

"California."

"Billy." He wasn't sure if she remembers last night.

"Oh I know. I just like California." She smiled. But then she said his name. "Billy, ready to run away?"

He chuckled. "About. I was wondering if I can take you out sometime."

"Well.... I would. But you see California.. sorry Billy. I would, but I don't date guys like you."

No on hardly, hardly ever turned him down. "Guys like me?"

Walking up closer to him with a sweet smile. That made him smile a bit. "Yes. Who thinks that they can get away with anything." Taking a cigarette out of his top pocket from his jean jacket, putting back in as she lights it up. Taking a few puffs. "Playing with their charms that they have, what is that saying? Do them once then leave?" Shaking her head as she couldn't remember. Billy's jaw dropped a little. Seeing Steve. "Thanks California. But no thanks." Sticking the cigarette into Billy's mouth just before she walked away.

Just now he had a little crush on her.