Cherry's POV:
I heard footsteps coming our way, I let out a quiet groan of annoyance. I back away from Alexei with a blush still spread on my face, "Maybe next time." I whispered to the man I grew to like.
I got up and moved to lean against the wall watching as Murray and Jim interrogated Alexei more. "The key, is there a way to turn it off?" Murray asked Alexei in Russian.
Murray translated what Alexei said to Jim, "He says, 'Of course he could turn it off. Could Edison not turn off a lamp, could Bell not hang up a phone?' Cocky bastard. 'But...'"
"But what?" Jim and I ask.
"But he is now...'naked.'"
Jim and I look at him with wide eyes.
"Okay..." I drag out.
"Sorry 'exposed.' Compromised." Murray said, correcting himself.
Jim pulled Alexei forward, "Hey, I will take you there." Jim said looking straight into Alexei's eyes, "I we'll get you your key." Murray translated what Jim said to Alexei.
He stayed quiet until he started laughing. (i started laughing when i was writing this part ngl)
Jim let's him go.
"You wanna ask him what the hell's so funny about that?" Jim asked getting irritated.
I smile knowing what he said to Murray.
"He says he likes your courage. You remind him of a...fat Rambo." That was when I lost it. Jim looked at me and giving me a small glare but it just makes me laugh harder.
"But he says that even then Rambo couldn't get there. This key, it is in an underground fortress and designed by the greatest Russian minds guarded by their greatest warriors, breaking in is...impossible."
They got up and I gave Alexei a look as if to say 'stay here' he nodded at me showing me he understood.
Jim got to the phone, said he was gonna call the Philadelphia public library. "Two minutes, Jim. It's a secure line, but any longer than that they could trace you." Murray warned Jim.
"Yeah, I want 'em to trace me."
"What?" Murray asked in disbelief.
"Uh...this is Jim Hopper...uh...police chief, Hawkins. I got this number from Dr. Sam Owens. Identification code?"
Me and Joyce look at each other then at Jim, "You don't know it?" We ask.
"You must be joking." Murray whisper-shouted.
"Oh, no, no, I got it, I got it. I got it." He reached into his pockets pulling out his wallet.
"You wrote it down and kept it in your wallet?" Murray asked, getting louder.
Jim swatted his hand silently telling him to shut up, while Murray gestures to his watch.
"'Antique Chariot.' Listen. Um, tell Owens that the Russkies are opening the gate. Now, he'll know what that means not about the Russkies, but about the gate. Tell him there's an entrance at Starcourt Mall. I know how to get in, but I need backup, a lot of backup. Have him call me back here at 618-625-8313." And with that he hung up.
Murray looked absolutely shocked.
"So, what now?"
"Now, we, uh...we wait." He said shortly.
"You compromised me, Jim. You do know that don't you? I'm gonna have to relocate." Murray complained.
"How long do we wait?" Asked Joyce.
I look to her shrugging while cross in my arms over my chest, "As long as it takes." I tell her Jim nodded quietly agreeing with me.
"How can you sit there being calm?" Joyce asked, waving her hands around.
"I am not calm!" Me and Jim exclaimed, throwing our hands in the air.
"Our kids are in danger!"
"You said they were at the festival!"
"Which is like, ten minutes from the gate!"
Jim says nothing, she scoffs going to the phone, "What are you doing? Joyce? What are you doing?" Jim asks getting up.
"Yes, hello. Um..." Joyce begins.
I look and saw Alexei asleep on the couch, I didn't even notice you fell asleep. I walk over to him carefully lifting his head up and the pillows before sitting down and playing the pillow on my lap, then moving his head onto the pillow.
I then slowly moved my hand through his hair, his nose twitched a little like a Bunny. I started thinking about how innocent he really was to this world.
I got slammed back into reality when Joyce started getting upset, "Don't you dare patronize me! I don't know who you think you are, if you're some glorified secretary or what, but if you don't wanna lose your job, here's what's gonna happen. When I hang up, you're gonna get off your ass and you're gonna go find Owens and tell him what's going on. We don't have time to talk about it, and neither does he. He's gotta get to Hawkins and he's gotta bring his men right now! Do you understand me? Thank you. And good day."
I felt something grab my hand, I looked down to see Alexei cuddling my hand, like a baby does with their favorite stuffed animal, and I let a small smile grace my lips.
"It's been exactly one minute, Joyce."
"That's a minute too long."
She moves past Jim and makes her way to meet and Alexei. She gives me a soft smile before gently Alexei shaking awake. He looks startled before seeing it was only Joyce.
"What's going on?" He asked.
"We gotta go. Vroom, vroom. Back to Hawkins. Come on. Come on."
We then get out of Murray's house and into the car, "Where are we going?" He asked me, "We're going back to Hawkins."
And with that, we left.
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yo yo yo yo another chapter in the bag
we're almost done a few more chapters and woo welp until next time...
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✴CHERRY BLOSSOMS✴ Alexei (ST3)
FanfictionIt's summer of 1985 and Cherry Hopper was happy that everything has gone to back normal or has it? What happens if everything wasn't as normal as she thought it was going to be? What if she gets caught up in Russian business? And what happens when...
