𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 || 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧

ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ 8: ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪɴᴅ ꜰʟᴀʏᴇʀ

Y/n was pulled out of her thoughts, or memories, by Steve's hand on her shoulder "Hey, you okay?"

Y/n sighed and blinked away the tears, wiping her eyes a bit "Yeah, I'm fine. Just thinking."

"You sure?" Y/n nods and he holds her hand as they went ahead, down the train track, and walked next to Dustin, who was practically getting interigated by Lucas.

"And you're positive that was Dart?" Lucas asked.

"Yes." Dustin said with an irritated voice "He had the same exact yellow pattern on his butt."

"He was tiny two days ago." Max said with a frown.

"Well, he's molted three times already." Dustin said.

"Malted?" Steve frowned.

"Molted." Y/n corrected "Shed his skin to make toom for growth, like hornworms."

"When's he going to molt again?" Max asked.

Dustin quickly replied "It's gotta be soon. When he does he'll be fully grown, or close to it. Along with his friends."

"Yeah, and they'll be eating alot more than just cats." Steve said as he shined his torch into the woods.

"Wait, a cat?" Lucas frowned, stopping Dustin in his tracks "Dart ate a cat?"

"No, what? No." Dustin lied.

Steve frowned "What are you talking about? He ate Mews." Steve said, making Y/n smack his chest "Ow!"

"Mews? Who's Mews?" Max asked.

"It's Dustin's cat." Steve answered.

"Steve!" Y/n and Dustin scolded.

"I knew it!" Lucas hit Dustin's chest "You kept him!"

"No!" Dustin said, trying to think of soemthing else "No! No. No, I... No, I..." Dustin sighed "He missed me. He wanted to come home."

"Bullshit!" Lucas shouts.

Y/n rolled her eyes "Language."

"I didn't know he was a Demogorgon, okay?" Dustin told him, sounding distressed.

Lucas then said "Oh, so now you admit it?"

"Guys, who cares. We gotta go." Max told them.

"I care!" Lucas shouts "You put the party in jeopardy! You broke the rule of law!"

"So did you!" Dustin yelled back.

"What?" Lucas frowned.

Dustin points his torch at Max, making her jump "You told a stranger the truth!"

Max scoffs "A stranger?"

"You wanted to tell her, too!" Lucas shouts back.

Y/n then shouts "He didn't! He didn't, Lucas! Yes, Dustin broke the rule if law, but that doesn't give you the right to yell at him when you told someone outside of the party the truth, okay? Do none of you even give a shit that El is gone? You want to just replace her like-" she snapped her finger "-that, Lucas?"