Licking our Wounds

15

Going back to school after a murder felt odd to Steve, how was he supposed to just act normal? Yet no one seemed to really notice that someone was missing. They had gotten lucky that their victims parents had been gone, and that no one had noticed he was gone just yet.

Dustin was happier now that he wasn't being picked on either, and Steve could see it. That was something that did help, it made him feel better about it. Billy kept giving him praise too, tell him he was the best and that he had done something that was needed.

Eddie Munson had noticed Steve looked a bit more jumpy, but otherwise nothing set off alarms to anyone. Eddie was interested in Steve in a way he hadn't really been able to put to words. However he decided he was going to keep following, stalking, and flirting with Steve. He wanted Steve badly, and he wanted to show Billy that he couldn't scare him away.

It wasn't until Wednesday that Eddie had decided two things, Jonathan and Nancy were a problem. Billy had also come to the same conclusion.

Steve was at his locker when Nancy slammed it closed. "Where is Barb?"

"Wh- Are you still on about that? Really? I already told you, I don't know. I wasn't even the last person to see her and you keep fucking bugging me. I don't know Nancy, I do-" Jonathan suddenly had him by the shirt, slamming him against the lockers. Steve yelped and his cry caught the attention of not only Eddie, but Billy. The two were moving down the hall towards Steve quickly. Nancy yelled as Eddie stood in front of her.

"What the fuck are you doing?"

"Steve knows where my friend is," she yelled, "I want fucking answers."

Billy pushed Jonathan which sent him crashing to the floor. Steve was breathing heavily as Billy pulled him away. Eddie glared at Nancy before flipping her off, when he turned to check on Steve, Billy had already taken him away. Nancy scoffed and pulled Jonathan down the other end of the hall. Billy was dragging Steve into the locker rooms and then into a larger stall. He was checking for injuries. "What happened?"

"They just ambushed me, I dont know why they think I did something to Barb.. I didn't.." Steve looked up at Billy with a second of questioning. In a low voice he leaned close. "You didn't kill her right?"

"No, baby no," he pulled Steve into his arms. "I might be the reason she is gone though, she was drunk I told her to take a walk and kinda just pointed her towards the woods. I didn't kill her. However, I really really want to kill Nancy at this moment. Jonathan too."

Steve lowered his eyes, then he looked up at Billy. "M-maybe we should."

Billy grinned. "You're serious love?"

"Yes I am, I actually really want to do this.. maybe it could be a bonding experience and I can keep them off my back... I worry that it may you know.. Have people looking at us but if we can find a way to have an ally-by and stuff.."

"We can think of something, but I actually do think that this is best for us. They are a problem, and all we want is to be left alone."

Steve sighed, he hated that they wouldn't just bug off. He didn't know why Nancy was so dedicated to the idea that he had something to do with Barb's disappearance. She had just gone missing, and he didn't have anything to do with it. He also knew she knew some of his secrets, and if he could get her off his case it would be for the best.

Hopefully.

Nancy and Jonathan were getting on his nerves, and at this point he didn't know what else to do. Billy peaked his head out of the larger stall and left first before Steve left and joined him.

Eddie had his own thoughts on what needed to happen to Nancy and Jonathan, they were bugging Steve and he continued to find them getting on his nerves as well. He wanted to make Steve's life easier, and so he decided he was going to take matters into his own hands.

He knew a break was coming up, and he had heard that Nancy's parents were taking her younger siblings and headed out of state. He was putting it together, he was excited to help Steve even if Steve didn't know he was there to help him.

Billy felt like he was on the best trip in the world, Steve was willing to help him kill the two biggest assholes of the school. Even better Steve had offered to help, he wanted this.

Billy was trying to figure out the best way to go about this, if he could find a way to make it look like a murder suicide that could help. He just needed to figure out the best time and place to do it, and how to make it so they had a witness that they weren't involved.

That would be their number one goal, but he just needed to figure out the best way to do so.