Traveler // [billy hargrove / stranger things]

6 - "Why do you have a full can of Aqua Net in your purse?"

"Hi." I go up to Steve the next morning. I got here extra early because I know that Billy would be pissed if he saw me with Steve. I just feel bad for my siblings who had to rush with me.

"Hey. Get in." He says and I get into his car.

"I know what happened to Will last year, but why did you ask about my dad?"

"The people at the Hawkins Lab aren't good. They-" He sighs. "They took children and tested on them. But more than anything, they made this 'accident'." He uses air quotes.

"What do you mean accident?"

"They made this world that's like ours and this-this monster that lives in it." He says and my eyebrows furrow.

"A monster?"

"Yeah." He nods. "Your siblings know Mike Wheeler and Will Byers?" He asks and I nod, assuming that the Mike that made fun of Jesse's roots is the same Mike. "It's what took Will last year. They explained everything to you?" I nod. "That's why Nancy broke up with me. She thinks that we killed Barb, but it was the monster. Barb was her best friend, by the way. They call it a," He snaps his fingers. "Fuck. It's something Dungeons and Dragons related."

"April called it a Demogorgon."

"Yes!" He shouts. "That. It's what took him and Barb. I beat it with a baseball bat with nails in it."

"So why does all of this matter now?"

"It doesn't. I just wanted to know if your dad always worked at the lab or if he just got there."

"Considering I just got here, so did he." I laugh. "And I've never lived here before. I'm sure of it. My mom has a list of where we've lived."

"Even before you were born?"

"Even before."

"So thirteen years ago you didn't live here?"

"No."

"Good."

"Why thirteen?"

"Nothing specific." He says and I nod slowly.

"Let's hang out later."

"I planned on going to Nancy's later. To apologize."

"Why? She broke up with you."

"I love her though."

"Do what you want, but we're hanging out. All I have to do is drive my twin siblings to Lucas' house later."

"You should get those two bikes. It's what Mike and his friends ride around on."

"I won't get them bikes. My parents on the other hand, can." I laugh. "Are you playing basketball with Billy later?"

"He's gonna be there again?" He makes a face and I nod. "Yeah, I'll be there. Cheer me on while he kicks my ass again."

"Plant your feet." I suggest and leave his car, going to mine where Billy's parked next to me.

"Who's car is that?"

"Steve's. He had to ask me something."

"What could he need from you?" He asks, craning his neck to look at Steve's car.

"Calm down." I laugh, grabbing his jaw to look at me. "Here." I put a cigarette to his mouth and he smirks and lights both of ours.

"I just don't like him. He used to run this place, but it's mine now."

"You're so dramatic."

"He went bitch, and I'm tough."

"I'm tough. What if I start to run the school?" I joke.