Basic Instinct [stranger things]

40. Accusations

CHAPTER FORTY
ACCUSATIONS

Unfortunately for Aaron, he had been given the worst task. In his eyes.

Aaron was sat with Dustin and Lucas outside as the three prepared to go through the trash cans in search for newspapers that could be taped to the shed windows. Much to Aaron's dismay.

Mike had set out a plan for the group, they were to try communicate with Will without the boy ever actually knowing where he was. The group had decided that the Byers' shed was the best place for this. Only, it required having to disguise the small shed, meaning that everything that could be related to the Byers' household had to be hidden.

Aaron winced, stuffing his hands in his pockets and almost vomiting as Dustin emptied the trash onto the ground.

Dustin and Lucas ignored him, instantly rummaging through the garbage, only looking up when Aaron stood.

"I think I'm gonna go help out inside." Aaron muttered, trying to keep the look of disgust on his face to a minimum. "See if Kimmy needs any help or something since she's the only one herself-"

Dustin snorted, shaking his head as he went back to rummaging through the trash. "No surprises there."

Aaron stilled, momentarily forgetting about the trash in front of him as he looked to Dustin with a panicked expression.

Aaron didn't know what Dustin was referring to. But it could only be one of two things, and Aaron didn't view either as a positive.

Option one; the curly haired boy was making a dig at Kimmy being herself, but Aaron doubted this very much. Dustin and Kimmy seemed to get on quite well, the boy had never bad mouthed her before, he didn't know why he'd start now.

The second option - and most likely one - being that Dustin was making a dig at Aaron, not Kimmy.

"What?" Aaron stammered, feeling his face heat up as the two boys laughed between the two of them.

"Oh nothing." Lucas teased, snickering as he looked to Dustin.

Aaron began to seriously panic, feeling self conscious as he looked between the two laughing boys. His brows furrowed, suddenly scared the two had some sort of inside joke about him.

"Seriously, guys." Aaron spoke, deadly serious as his heart rate picked up purely from worry. "What?"

"Nothing out of the ordinary," Dustin shrugged, a faux look of seriousness coating his features as he teased the blond. "Just you running off to your girlfriend. What's new?"

"She's not my girlfriend!" Aaron shot down instantly, his face practically burning as he stuttered over what to say.

Lucas and Dustin broke out into a fit of giggles, Aaron taking a frustrated breath as he clenched his jaw in a mix of frustration and embarrassment.

"Seriously!" Aaron repeated, at a loss of what to say. "Where the hell is this coming from?"

The two boys only laughed harder, Lucas hitting Dustin on the shoulder as he snorted. "I can't believe it." Lucas spoke quietly through laughs.

Aaron crossed his arms over his chest, scowling as he rolled his eyes.

Sure enough, Aaron did actually like the girl in that way. But that didn't mean he wanted anyone but his brother to know. He wouldn't have even told Steve about it if it hadn't been because he wanted some help on the matter.