𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐲

xvi. sounds perfect.

WHEN THEY got to the MAC-Z, Erica's voice came through the radio, telling them where there were guards. Hopper began shooting from the window in the Radio Shack, clearing the way for them before the truck stopped, which is when Nancy and James popped up from the top, one shooting towards the front and one shooting towards the back. James got most of the ones at the back of the vehicle, Nancy shooting the ones from the other direction before they quickly went back down, just as Steve and Jonathan opened the back of the truck.

"Come on! Come on!" The Byers shouted, him and Steve helping Hopper up before Jonathan hits the side, "go! Go! Drive!" He shouted and the vehicle swerved, driving to the portal. El stood there at the back between Jonathan and Steve as the two shut the door. "Jesus Christ." Steve said, looking to James who was leaning against the side and holding onto El.

"Everybody alright?" Jim asked, looking around and everyone replies with nods, or yeahs. James nodded to his dad, "you alright?" The man repeated anyway so he nods again. "Hey, nice shooting back there. Both of you." James Sr. now says, nodding to his son before turning to look at Nancy who smiles at him. "You too." She complimented the man who pats her on the shoulder before turning to Joyce. "I kinda thought that would be the easy part." Robin says, clutching onto a shelf.

"It was." Lucas said as Mike turns to El. "You ready?" He asked the girl, holding her arm where she sets her hand as well. "Ready." She said before turning to look over at Kali. James glanced between the two before looking down, his brows furrowing together. "You okay? Not shot?" Steve now asked his boyfriend, grabbing his shoulder gently and James turns to him. "I think I'd know if I got shot, Stevie, but thanks for the concern." He whispers and the Harrington rolls his eyes, but he's smiling faintly.

Steve leaned over, "I really like your newfound skill with guns." He whispered and James turned his head a little too quickly, squinting his eyes with a small smirk on his face. "Of course you do." He replied, before glancing away and Steve looked away, also smiling widely.

The first place they arrived to was the lab, Murray stopping the truck and coming around to the back to open it up. "Alright, lab rats, let's scurry up." He said as Jim, James and Steve all got up. "An entire dimension's about to come crashing down on our heads." Murray told them and James glanced to El on his way out, jumping down after his dad. "Hey, be careful, yeah?" He told his father who turns to him.

"You be careful." Hopper said as Murray hands over the truck keys to James. "Take care of her." He says and James only made a face at the vehicle being called her, before walking around to the driver's side as Steve went around to the passenger's side. "What's with the weird obsession of vehicles being girls? Can't it also be a guy?" James asked as he turns on the ignition. Once he heard the truck door at the back shut closed, he drove away.

"Well, obviously you'd say that, you only have attraction for guys. Well, me specifically." Steve says with a little cocky grin on his face as James looks in the side mirror. "Hey. It'll be okay." He reached over, touching James' face gently and the Hopper nods softly. "Yeah." He whispered, but all he can think of is what El said. "I know." He gave the Harrington a small smile before he looked back to the road.

"The plan will work." He says and James kept nodding. "I have no doubt it won't, Stevie. It was genius." He gave his boyfriend a small smile and the Harrington smiled back, glancing to the road. "And who knows, maybe once this is all over... we can go back to living our life again, maybe... together, preferably moved in. I--I've been looking at houses, you know, the ones that are vacant from the people that left?" Steve goes on and James raised his brows.

"Really?" He glanced over and the Harrington nodded, smiling wider. "Yeah. I mean, it'll be nice. Just us, my parents won't be there, and... we can get a dog, maybe? And then--" "six little nuggets?" James glanced over and the other blushed, glancing out the window. "Maybe. I mean... we could do it." He looks over at his boyfriend again before he sighed softly.