Basic Instinct [stranger things]

33. Party Members

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
PARTY MEMBERS

The next day, Dustin had asked the group to meet him in the AV room at lunch. Well, at least that's what Max told Kimmy he had done while in Mr Clarke's class seeing as the brunette had fallen asleep.

Kimmy was exhausted after her sleepover with Max. The two had been up all night eating candy and talking about anything that came to the girls minds.

Kimmy was stood with tired eyes, yawning repetitively as she did her best to look interested as Dustin slammed his homemade trapper he had shown her the day before on the table in the middle of the room.

She turned to look to Aaron who stood next to her looking unimpressed as he looked to the curly haired boy who wore a smile on his face with a confused glance.

"Dustin," Aaron sighed, sounding as if he would rather be eating his lunch. "What is that?"

Dustin's grin widened, leaning over to open his trap excitedly. When nothing could be seen, the group of thirteen year olds leaned over to look into the trap, a slimy slug looking creature wriggling around.

"His name is D'Artagnan." Dustin beamed before reaching his hands in the box and pulling the creature out, much to Kimmy's surprise.

"Dustin!" Aaron gasped in disgust, taking a step back as he physically cringed in repulse. "Stop it, it's not funny!"

Aaron was ignored by the boy as well as the rest of the group as the all leaned closer to see what exactly it was Dustin had found.

"Cute, right?" Dustin murmured with a smile.

Aaron scoffed loudly at Dustin's words from behind the group.

"D'Artagnan?" Mike asked in a mix of both confused and bored tone, ignoring Aaron's dramatics."

"Dart for short." Dustin smiled with a nod, holding his hands out so the group could get a better look. "Found him in my trash-"

"You found him in your trash?" Max asked sounding surprised, her face scrunching up in confusion.

"Yeah," Dustin laughed, looking down at the creature in his hands looking almost loving, like the way most people would look at a puppy or something - not a large slug. "Foraging for food."

Kimmy snorted at this, brining her hand to her mouth as she tried to control her silent laughs.

"You wanna hold him?" Dustin asked Max, holding the slug out to her.

"No, no." Max dismissed instantly, taking a step back as her eyes widened. "Definitely not-"

"He doesn't bite." Dustin laughed, as if Max was ridiculous for not wanting to hold his pet slug in her hands.

"I don't want to-" Max cut herself off as Dustin dropped the slug in her hands, the girls face screwing up in disgust as she almost gagged. "Oh, god, he's slimy!"

Max handed the slug to Kimmy abruptly, Kimmy feeling sick as she felt it move around in her hands. "This is disgusting! Dustin you can't have a slug as a pet!"

Kimmy then threw the slug at Lucas who was stood next to her, the boy instantly throwing the slug into Will's hands. "He's like a loving booger."

The slug was in Will's hands for about five seconds before it was thrown in Mike's hands. However Mike wasn't disgusted like the others had been, instead he lifted it closer to his face to get a look at it curiously.

"What is he?" Mike asked Dustin sounding puzzled.

"My question exactly." Dustin laughed, reaching out to take the creature from Mike's hands and placing it on the table.