Fear Hawkins (Stranger Things/Fear Street)

Aftermath

Nick POV

Asher immediately rushes and kneels down beside Maya concern all over his face. He places his hand on Maya's stomach and begins healing her.

"What the hell happened to her? A killer couldn't have done this to her since I kept them distracted." Asher asked as Maya's wounds slowly started to heal but for some reason her wounds weren't healing as fast Ziggy's did.

"Why aren't you healing her fast like you did with Ziggy? if you really care for Maya then she would be healed by now!" I exclaimed ignoring his question.

Asher takes his attention off Maya and viciously glares at me, "Don't you dare say that I don't care for Maya. I'm trying my best to heal her, but I don't have enough energy to completely heal her, okay. I pushed myself to my limits when I kept the killers distracted so Maya could work on her plan to end this nightmare." He explained.

Before I could yell at him I see Maya slowly open her eyes.

"Hey- hey Maya can your eyes open the ambulance is coming soon and will take you to the hospital and you'll be good as new." I assured her.

I cry at the sight of Maya bleeding out and possibly dying in my arms even only I wasn't a coward and didn't stand by watching Luke choosing Tommy to become Shadyside next killer none of this would've happened. I'm just to blame for all this happening all because I couldn't stand up to Luke and try to talk him out of continuing the curse.

"Is... is it over..." Maya asks blood falling down her lips, "Yea- yeah it's over no more Shadyside killers..." I tell her gently holding her hand.

"That's good..." Maya weakly said and slowly faces Asher who is focused on healing Maya's wounds, but I could tell was no use he was burned out to completely heal Maya like he done with Ziggy and Cindy.

"As...Asher stop..." Maya tells him Asher shakes his head and continues to try to heal Maya but there was no point Maya is dying and there is nothing we can do to stop it from happening.

"What the fuck is taking the ambulance so long? They should be here by now!"

"Just stay quiet, Maya. I need to focus-"

Asher is cut off by Maya removing Asher hand from her stomach and holds his hand Asher gently squeezes her hand.

"I'm sorry for looking at you with disappointment when I saw Tommy bead body... I was filled with hope that Tommy would be free once this was all over but once I saw his dead body the hope I felt vanished and was replaced with disappointment not at you but at myself. I didn't arrive in time to help you, failed to save Tommy from my family's wrongdoings. I know you wouldn't killed Tommy unless you had no choice, and the reason I know that is because you're not a killer... nor a monster... you're my best friend, my little brother..." Maya coughs out blood making Asher and I sob.

"Ziggy will try to push you out of her life but please do not let her... I know she says that you and her aren't friends but it's a lie she sees you as a best friend... she may say awful words that will hurt you, but she is just trying to push you out of her life..."

Maya squeezes his hand, "Pro-promise me you'll protect and be there for her." Maya pleads.

Asher nods as his body trembles sobs escaping from him.

"Thank you, Maya for saving me against that mouth breather-" Asher pauses as Maya painfully chuckles at the insult directed to Will, "You weren't becoming just my best friend but the sister I wished I had. I never knew what friendship was until I met you and Ziggy... I promise to be there for Ziggy and protect her just like you done for Ziggy and I... you have my word. Maya that nothing will harm Ziggy." Asher promises.

"Good." Maya weakly mumbles and slowly faces me.

Third POV

The feeling gets hysterical, and it hits her harder than the knife in her chest did moments earlier.

"Don't - please don't, Maya, please don't leave."

As Nick pleads for Maya to stay with him she remember her family and friends but most of all she remembered Max Mayfield. The red haired girl that is waiting for her in Hawkins.

Max needed to know. She needed Nick to tell Max that she loved her, and she was so so sorry for leaving her, breaking the promise she made to her, and they never got to go to the movies together.

"You have to tell my Max... you have to tell Max - tell her I lov -"

Not just Max, though. Tell everybody. She love them so much. But the words couldn't come out. She tried to force them past her lips with her final breath. They wouldn't come, but she knew Nick understood what she was trying to say.

But as her final breaths began to escape, she remembered the goodbyes she said to her friends, parents, and Luke before she left Hawkins, as well as her last kiss with Max. she remembered the good memories she made in camp meeting Ziggy, the two becoming friends, saving Asher from Will, her and Asher becoming friends, and the three spending time together. She also couldn't forget the unexpected kiss Ziggy gave her before they split ways. Maya couldn't help but feel selfish for breaking the promise she made to Max, but she had no choice it was the only way to end this nightmare. She didn't want to lose Ziggy, Cindy, and Asher to the Shadyside killers.

She could feel the life leaving her body. She would die in the arms of her cousin knowing she had helped save her best friends and ended the curse.

Nick POV

I gasp as I watch Maya's hand that held Asher hand dropped she now laid motionless on the ground; I placed my head on Maya's heart begging to hear a heartbeat but all I heard was silence aside from the loud sobbing coming from Asher.

I looked up and see around me the unconscious bodies of Ziggy and Cindy and the dead body of a possessed Tommy before looking at Maya.

As I looked at Maya in that moment a part of "home" faded away all the reassurance I felt of never being alone vanished the moment Maya died. It made realized even more what horrible mistake I made by not standing up to Luke. This pain I felt in my chest was unimaginable. I'm alive but a part of myself is no longer here with me.

"I had one job and that was to keep you safe from not just the world but from our families' dark secrets, but I failed and instead I'm responsible for your death."

"Give me your hand."

I looked at Asher who looked at me urgently.

"What?" I asked dumbfounded.

Asher ignores my question and grabs my hand while he places his other hand on Maya's wound.

"What are you doing?" I asked confused but he continues ignoring me his eyes now closed. I tried to escape his hold, but he held my hand tighter he opened his eyes and glared at me, "If you want Maya to come back then shut the hell up!" He snapped.

"Wa-wait what?" I asked shocked by what Asher just said.

Before I could ask again I suddenly felt tired almost like my energy was being stolen.

"Wha... what's happening? Why do I feel-"

I stop mid-sentence when I hear Maya gasp loudly her eyes opening and then closing,

"WHAT THE HELL!" I yelled.

Asher lets go of my hand takes deep breath I ignore the tiredness and lay my head on her heart and instead of hearing silence her heart is slowly beating.

"Maya is alive." I said in awe and face Asher who smiled as he took deep breaths.