What is love? - Steve Harrington

Chapter 1

Packing my room was hard, putting pictures of me and my mother in boxes was aching my heart. Knowing she's gone. Moving to a new place would be nice, a new place, new memories, a new school, new friends, new everything.

Finally I had packed up my last box, I carried my boxes down the stairs to the moving truck. I go to hop in to my brothers car but remember Ive forgotten something important.

I run back into the house and up the stairs and into my room, I go into my closet and pull up one of the loose floor boards revealing the box that had my mother's necklace in it. How could I nearly forget something so important. I hold the box close to my heart, closing my eyes and I start to hear the waves crashing against the sand. The water from the ocean, coming up the shore. I see my mother there cheering on me and my twin brother, Billy.

Both of us surfing - well me trying my best to surf. I wasn't as good as my brother, he always tried his best, he was amazing at surfing. wWe both enjoyed surfing so much.

I'm interrupted of my daydream when I hear a small knock on my door. I turn around and see my little step sister Max.

"Oh, hey Max. I'm coming soon" I say, putting a strand of hair behind my ear. Still clutching onto the box, and wiping away a tear which had formed in the corner of my eye and starting to roll down my cheek.

Max comes and sits down on the floor beside me and pulls me into a hug. I was surprised, but I decide to give her a hug back. I pull away and look down at her face.

"Thank you, Max."

"It's ok y/n." She says with a small smile.

She holds onto my hand and walks with me down the stairs, I stop for a short second and I look back at my room and think of all those memories, with my mum, tucking me into bed. I turn back around and walk outside with Max.

I hop into my brothers car while Max, goes with my step mum and my dad in the moving truck. As billy starts the engine and starts to drive out of the drive away, I look back at the house where all my childhood memories were.

Again I feel another tear roll down my cheek, I look over to my brother and see a single tear also fall down his cheek.

"Billy, its ok, it will be a new chapter in our lives, it will be fun to start something new". I say with a little bit of happiness in my voice.

Billy doesn't say anything, he just gives a tiny smile and continues to drive.

I look down at the box and pull it up to my chest again, I clench onto it and close my eyes.

We approach the beach and we drive along. I open my eyes and smell the salty air, with a faint smell of vanilla ice cream and sunscreen. I feel at peace and calm and at home, but that was soon to change.

We soon are on the highway, with our home behind us. I close my eyes and eventually fall asleep.

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We arrive at a motel, it's late at night and we have around 10 more hours to drive till we get to our new home, Hawkins.

We get a two room bed suite. I share a bed with Max. With billy in the other bed. In the next room my dad and step mum.

"I'm going to go have a shower" I say looking to Max.

"Ok, have fun?" she says with a giggle.

I laugh a little, and go into the bathroom. I shut the door behind me. I place my hands on the vanity and look at myslef in the mirror, my eyes are bloodshot, probably from all the crying. I look down to my arms and see bruises from my dad.

He always gets angry and takes out his anger on me and Billy. I don't think once i've ever heard my dad tell me he's loves me. He either never has the time or he just doesn't love me.

I look back to my reflection, and see tears dripping out of my eyes. I turn around and get into the shower.

I turn the knob and the water starts to pour out, it's soothing and I feel happy. The water falls all over me and I'm calm. I didn't realise how long I had been standing under the boiling water until I hear Billy knocking and banging on the door.

"Hurry up y/n! You've been in there for 30 minutes." He yells at the top of his lungs, thinking I can't hear him.

"Ok, I'm getting out".

I get out of the shower and grab the towel and dry myself. I get into my pyjamas and brush my teeth and quickly brush my hair and dry it.

I open the door and see Billy leaning against the wardrobe which is across from the bathroom.

"There you go, Billy". I say with confidence.

"Thanks so much y/n! ". He says sarcastically.

I roll my eyes, and walk over to Max and flop onto the bed.

"Wow, this bed is nice". I say throwing my head into the pillow.

"Yeah it is" Max replies, as she pulls the blanket down and slides into the bed.

I get under the sheets and turn over to face Max. She's already fallen asleep, I look at her face and take in her beauty. I am so truly happy to have such an amazing, beautiful, caring little sister. I love her with all my heart. Still looking at her, I look up to see Billy walking out of the bathroom. In just his boxers, how can he be wearing that. It's freezing.

"Can you turn the light off" I say, which surprises Billy, he must of thought I was asleep.

"Yep, good night y/n" Billy says as he hops into his bed, turning off the light.

"Good night Billy". I reply, as I start to drift off and fall asleep.

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AN :
Hey guys! This is my first ever writing of a fan fiction :), This is set at the start of season 2. I'm planning to have a bunch of chapters. I hope you enjoy this. Steve will be in the next chapter :)