Gasoline(A Stranger Things Story) OCxEleven

Chapter Eight:The Battle Of Starcourt

    The pain inside my body was overwhelming, and I couldn't move, and could hardly even breathe. I could hear pained screams that I knew belonged to El, but no matter how hard I fought, I couldn't open my eyes. I could feel my body spasming, and taste blood, and knew without a doubt that whatever was crawling around my insides was killing me. El's screams grew louder and louder, and then, the sound of glass shattering echoed, and a chittering could be heard, telling me that whatever was inside me had been inside of her, too, only she had managed to get rid of it. The agony inside of me increased with every passing second, and as footsteps crunched through broken glass, I felt arms slowly lift me up under the arms. Shock flew through me, as I heard my mother shout,"Something's wrong with Sarah!", and knew that if she was there, Hopper was likely with her, too. My head was placed into a familiar lap, and as I smelled blood, the monster roared within me, craving it. El's voice tearfully whispered,"Sarah..", and I felt shaking fingers stroke my hair. Hopper asked,"What's wrong with her?", and Mike shouted,"Holy shit! Look at her stomach!" I felt my body jerk with pain, as the thing inside me writhed, and felt hot wetness cascading down my skin, coldness beginning to seep into my veins.

    Jonathan whispered in my ear,"This is gonna hurt, Sarah..", and then, sharp, slicing pain shot through my abdomen, managing to break through my sleeplike state. My eyes shot wide open, and I coughed hard, blood gushing from my mouth and stomach. Johnathan shoved his hand into the deep cut he'd made, and that's when I began screaming. Eventually, he withdrew his hand, a squirming, fleshy mass clutched tightly in his grip, and I moaned weakly, before darkness descended on me, everything going cold. I heard voices shouting my name from far away, but couldn't answer, seeming to float in the darkness. I heard El's voice screaming,"No! No!", in the distance, and was confused, not really sure what was happening, until Hopper's voice shakily shouted,"Come on, kid! You gotta breathe, damn it!" Realising that I hadn't been breathing at all, I took a deep, shuddering breath, and suddenly, white hot pain crashed down onto me, forcing me awake. I found myself surrounded by my friends and family, and weakly whispered,"What's going on?" Before I knew it, El crashed into me painfully, sobbing hard, and I felt the color drain from my face, agony racing through my body at the contact. Mom gently pried El away, and whispered,"You have to be careful, sweetheart. You're hurting her.." Everything began rushing back to me, and I blinked, realising that I had- I almost died.. And it was my father that tried to kill me. I struggled to stand, and eventually gave up, too weak to do much. Robin looked at me fearfully, and asked,"Can't we help her or something?" Will looked down in thought for a minute, then whispered,"Blood." Erica exclaimed,"What?!", and Mike nodded. "She needs blood.."

      Robin's eyes widened at that, and I weakly shook my head. I whispered,"No..I won't ask any of you for that. Once I start- I don't know if I could stop myself.. Not as weak as I am right now." I coughed hard, rolling onto my side, as I curled up into a fetal position, holding my stomach. El whispered,"Sarah.. Let me help." I shook my head, shaking, and replied with as much defiance as I could,"I fucking said no, El! I won't.. I can't-" I spasmed with agony, and Mike whispered to the others,"She thinks she'll lose herself to the monster inside of her. She's scared, and I don't blame her." Before I knew what was happening, I heard a gruff hiss of pain, and then, a large arm shoved a bleeding, hairy hand in front of my face. Hopper muttered,"Here, kid, just do it. You're gonna need your strength.." I couldn't stop myself, and latched onto his hand, burying my fangs in his skin, and sucked down his blood like my life depended on it, which, sadly for me, it really did. Eventually, I let go, and he muttered several swear words, before wrapping a bandana around his hand, and I breathed hard and fast, my body instantly feeling a lot stronger, as the monster inside me healed piece by piece with the blood. The next thing I knew, El had her hand extended in front of me, and I grabbed it, letting her pull me up. I stared at her for a second, then weakly pulled her into my arms, burying my face into her shoulder, and didn't want to ever have to let go again..