The Disappearances ➙ Steve Harrington [01]( complete )

xxi epilogue

xxi. epilogue

It was around two a.m when Jackie, Jonathan, Nancy and Steve had gotten the call: Joyce had found Will, and he was alive. She was a mess when she heard the news, a mix of anger from how long it took, happiness of finding him and sadness from the news that they had found Barb, and she was dead.

Jackie, Jonathan and Nancy loaded up in Jonathans car and hauled ass to the hospital while Steve drove right behind them: this was a tough time for the Byers and if he wanted to fix things with them, he thought that being there for them might be a good first step in doing so, for both Nancy and Jackie.

When they got to the hospital Will's sister was the first one out of the car and through the doors, running into the waiting room where Joyce and Hopper stood with the boys, their parents and the younger kids.

"Where is he? Is he okay?" She rushed to her mother who smiled, "He's just fine, he'll be okay."

Jackie finally let the tears flow with her mother who held onto her, "You wanna go see him?" When Jonathan walked up she nodded, and the three older Byers members went into the back hospital room to see the young boy who's been missing.

Will was asleep when she entered the room first: the EKG monitor beeping loudly, telling her that he actually had a heartbeat and that he was really here. She let out a sigh and grabbed one of the three chairs in the room, sitting it next to his head and laid her head down on the mattress.

She wasn't sure how long it was, but it seemed like seconds she was out when she felt Will stir underneath her slightly, making her shoot up and watch his eyes wander underneath his eyelids, as she patiently waited for them to open and reveal his big brown eyes. His eyes opened to look at her, "Hey-" She said gaining the attention of her mom and brother, "Hey Baby Byers."

"Hey, man."

"Hi, sweetheart."

The three of them smile down at him as he smiled back up at them with a small smile, "Where... Where am I?" Joyce sighed rubbing his head as Jackie smiled, "Your home bud, your home now and you're okay."

His brother nodded, "You're safe."

"Jonathan..." Will smiled realizing that his older brother was here next to him, making Jonathan laugh with tears in his eyes, "Yeah, it's me, buddy."

Will's gaze shifted to the bandages around both his siblings hands, "Are you guys okay?" Jackie and Jonathan widened there eyes and lifted there hands, "What, this?" Jonathan started as Jackie scoffed, "Just a cut dude, nothing major. We're just fine, especially now that you're back. We really missed you, Will."

She slapped Jonathan's shoulder, "Oh, yeah!" She said grabbing the box at her feet, "We brought you some stuff, so you don't get bored to death in here." Jonathan reached in and grabbed one of his mixtapes, "Oh no-" Jackie rolled her eyes, "Please tell me that does not have the Clash on it? I've heard about enough of them for a lifetime..."