Jonathan Byers x Reader

Take my picture? - P.2

Advanced geometry had almost been the death of you as you watched the teacher provide poor and complicated examples on the blackboard. The different shapes made your head spin and your eyes tired as you wondered when you would ever need this information later on in life. Despite having a test coming up on the extremely boring material you couldn't bring yourself to actually pay attention as your mind drifted to what Kelly and Jonathan were doing as you sat in class completely helpless.

The negative thoughts came rushing back as you imagined him being disgusted or laughing at the thought of you. You hardly knew him so your in over active mind anything would be possible. Looking at the clock, you were thankful to see it had moved almost forty-five minutes ready for the class to be over and the end of the day to finally arrive.

The excitement, however, wore off quickly when you realized it was entirely possible for them both to be waiting for you after class. It was typical for the two of you to walk home together after school but this time you would have to dodge around his car due to him living farther away.

"And we'll pick back up on this tomorrow. Have a nice day." the teacher announced catching your attention just as the final bell rang loudly throughout the school.

Thankfully, a swarm of kids spilled into the halls each trying to get to their lockers quickly as the buses were waiting and they just wanted to get home in general. Your eyes scanned the area looking for the two faces you were silently dreading of seeing though it seemed you were in the clear. Your feet hit the polished floor quickly walking to your locker to gather the materials needed for the night. In record time, you loaded your backpack and walked toward the nearest exit feeling the open air against your skin not even bothering to pull your sweater over your shoulders.

"Slow down!" you heard Kelly's voice call out though you couldn't pinpoint the location from all of the kids making so much noise. 

Despite your friend calling out to you, your feet kept moving gripping the strap on your backpack tightly trying to dodge everyone in sight hoping that Johnathan hadn't made it outside yet. Moving past the buses, you quickly walked through the parking lot staying as close to a random row of cars as possible just in case you needed a quick hiding place. 

Suddenly, you felt a hand on your shoulder startling you greatly as you quickly turned around only to be face-to-face with Kelly. 

"My goodness you are a lot faster than I remember." she breathed out trying to catch her breath. Though before you had a chance to respond she quickly linked arms and continued to pull you through the parking lot at a rapid pace. 

Instead of sticking to the normal path along the road, she pulled you into the woods where a path had been that could easily take you home just the same. She didn't stop dragging you along until the school was almost completely out of sight and the only sounds that could be heard where the deep breaths you both were taking. 

"Alright. It's safe now." she finally said stopping in her tracks to relax. "I have something so crazy to tell you."

"Oh no." you said more to yourself than to her as you prepared yourself for the worst. 

"I tracked down Jonathan and I was right. Of course he was developing his pictures." she started before taking another deep breath.

"And...?" you asked a little louder unable to take the suspense she was keeping you in. 

"And I tried holding a conversation with him. It wasn't really going anywhere I don't know if he's shy or what the deal is but I managed to get a quick look at his pictures hanging up." she continued while putting her hands on her clearly cramping sides. "They were all pictures of you."

You hesitated for a moment letting her words sink in while trying to make sense of them. Surely there had to have been some kind of mistake.

"I'm sorry. Did you say pictures of me?" you asked again unable to make sense of what was happening. "I never posed for any pictures."

"They weren't of you posing. From what I could see they were farther away. Like he's been watching you." she said looking a bit conflicted at the discovery she had made. "I mean they weren't sexual or anythings. They were pretty innocent in fact. Like one of you daydreaming in class and it looked like he took it from the hallway."

"You don't think he's dangerous do you?" you asked quickly as you began to feel uncomfortable that something could be wrong.

"No. No I don't think that. He seems too sweet to be dangerous." she replied brushing off any concern that had been lingering in the air. "But I definitely think you should talk to him. He clearly has some kind of interest in you."

"Did he see you looking at his pictures?" you asked ignoring her suggestions.

"Umm...I'm not sure. He pulled them down pretty fast but he didn't say anything about it." she answered clearly oblivious to his actions.

~~~To be continued~~~