Everybody Wants To Rule The World

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Marie was sat outside the gym waiting on Steve, he was her ride to the Station. She had her internship tonight and she was going to be late if he didn't hurry up.

Steve had told her that after practice he was going to take a quick shower and then they could leave. But he hadn't been quick and now Marie was getting a little upset with him.

The locker room doors bust open and out walks Billy and Tommy, they can see Marie through the gym doors and smirk at one another.

"Henderson, right?" Billy's voice enters Marie's ears, and she turns her head. Groaning she turned away from him and Tommy.

"Waiting on Harrington, right?" Tommy says, and Marie looks at him.

"You must really love dick Tommy, I mean always doing what Steve told you, and now you do everything Billy says." Marie says, and Tommy grows angry with this.

Walking up to Marie and getting in her face, Marie stared at him.

"How's zombie boy?" Tommy asks, and her fist hits his nose right as Steve walks out of the gym.

"You so much as mention Will Byers or anyone I consider family, I will fucking kill you, Tommy." Marie stood up and towered over the boy, Billy was impressed with how she was able to handle herself.

But Steve could see her fist was shaking, something else was bothering her. Steve made his way over to Marie and grabbed her hand, the one she didn't use to hit Tommy.

"Hey, let's go. They don't deserve your time." Steve whispers in her ear, and Marie nods her head slowly and walks away from Tommy.

Steve kept hold of her hand, and when they were out of eye sight and ear sight of Billy and Tommy, Steve pushed her closer to the wall and grabbed the hand that hit Tommy.

If anybody were to walk by them they would think that they were a couple, and they were being cute and holding hands after school. But Steve knew the truth, and so did Marie.

"I'm sorry." Was all she said to him, and he sighed.

"For what? Sticking up for Will? He needs someone like you to look after him." Steve tells her, and she looks up at Steve.

Hazel eyes were filled with tears, and Steve completely ignored her hand. He placed his hands on the sides of her face and holds it.

"Marie, why are you crying?" He asks her, and she shrugs.

"I'm so tired Steve, I'm tired of everyone thinking I can protect them or help them in some way. I'm so tired of it." She confides in her best friend, and he drops his hands from her face and pulls her into a hug.

"Then let me protect you, okay? Drop the tough girl act for one fucking second, and let someone protect you and help you." He tells her, and she holds him close.

"Please, for the love of God, please." Marie asks, and Steve holds her as close as he possibly could.

Marie held him close too, there was something that was happening between the two of them that neither could stop. Marie and Steve were finally allowing feelings that they had for years out, and neither knew.

Which made everything that they were going to experience in the next few days an absolute rollercoaster.

-

Marie sat in the front seat of Hopper's truck, and they hadn't really spoke to each other since she was dropped off late. And to say that Hopper was upset with her was an understatement.

When she had shown up twenty minutes late, he had basically ignored her other than to tell her that they were going to Joyce's house as she had already the station eight times.