Always Waiting- Chapter Sixteen
Always Waiting- Steve Harrington x Henderson!Reader
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Summary: Dustin, Robin, and Erica babysit drugged Y/n and Steve. Y/n and Steve share their feelings, The party reunites
Pairing: Steve Harrington x Henderson!Reader
A/n: Hey guys Iâm back! Iâm so sad this is almost done, only a couple more chapters! Iâm planning on getting my summary out for my new writing in a couple days so I can start a taglist! I think I will cutoff the taglist here since thereâs really only one more chapter then the epilogue!
Warnings: Swearing, mentions of getting beaten up? Cheesy fluff, typos ofc
Word Count: 2k
You, Steve, and Erica get thrown around in the back of the car while Robin and Dustin sit up front.
âJesus, slow down.â Steve mumbles.
âYeah what is this? The Indy 500?â You ask.
âItâs the Indy 300,â Steve argues.
âNo, idiot, itâs the Indy 500.â
âItâs 300!â
âLetâs sayâŠa million!â You and Steve erupt into laughter.
âCan you both just shut up!â Erica scolds you both.
Robin looks back at you while her and Dustin try to figure out what is wrong with you.
âRobin watch out!â Dustin yells.
âShit!â She whips around, breaking the car before running into a barrel. You fall on top of Steve, groaning.
âAre you three alright back there?â Dustin asks. Steve groans in response.
âWe gotta go.â Robin and Dustin rush to the back opening the door. Erica hops out trying to drag you out with her.
âCome on! Get out!â
Robin helps Erica pull you out. Dustin rushes to the elevator. He holds a keycard up to the scanner and the doors open.
Steve runs and stands up on a cart, pretending like heâs surfing. You lay on the ground giggling. Dustin makes his way over to you, placing a hand on your forehead.
âYouâre burning up.â You start squirming around, hitting Dustinâs hand off your forehead.
âQuit it!â Dustin scolds as he takes a look at your eyes, âHer eyes are super dilated.â You bop his nose with your finger.
âI love you Dusty!â
âMaybe sheâs drugged?â Robin suggests.
âRobin you are my bestest friend in the whole wide world!â
Dustin holds onto your hands, trying to keep you from moving around, âHey, Y/n, are you drugged?â
âI donât do drugs, Dusty.â
You look up at Steve and smile, âHarrington when this is over, you owe me a kiss.â
Steve jumps off the cart, stumbling a little bit, âWe could kiss right now!â You erupt into laughter. Dustinâs jaw drops to the floor, âNo! I donât care how drugged you are, you are not kissing!â Dustin pushes Steve away from you.
The elevator stops and Dustin pushes you out, âcome on, letâs go!â
The air outside tasted amazing when it hit your tongue. You hold your mouth open and take in all the air you can.
âOh shit,â Robin says. A Russian guard comes running towards you all. Dustin pushes you back through the door.
âWhere are we going?â Steve asks.
âWeeeeee!â You put your arms in the air.
You all run through the back halls of the mall, you and Steve lollygagging in the back.
âWhere are we going?â Erica asks.
âJust trust me.â Dustin opens a door and you all walk into the movie theatre. Steve sees some popcorn in a trashcan and grabs in.
The dimly lit movie theatre is filled with people. Dustin pushes you into a seat next to Steve, âYou two, stay here, and keep your hands to yourself.â
You stick your tongue out at him, giggling. You look up at the screen, âWhatâs going on?â You whisper to Steve, sticking your hand into the popcorn bag.
âI have no idea.âÂ
You become so enhanced by the movie, though you had no clue what was going on.
âThis is amazing,â you say.
âIâm bored,â Steve complains, he gets out of his seat and runs out the door, you laugh and follow him out. He heads towards the drinking fountain. You lean against the wall.
âSo, like, I wasnât totally focused in there, but Iâm pretty sure that mom was trying to fuck her son.â
Steve stops drinking for a second, âWait, the hot chick was Alex P. Keatonâs mom?â He goes back to drinking the water.
âYeah Iâm pretty sure.â You nod.
âHow is that even possible?â
âBecause he went back in time.â You answer all his questions.
âThen why is it called back to the future?â
âBecause he has to go back to the future because heâs in the past,â Steve looks up at you with a confused face, you continue, âso the future is really the present, which is his time.â You look at Steve.
âWh-what?â
You push him out of the way of the drinking fountain, âYouâve had enough.â
The water tastes like heaven. You take huge gulps.
âHey, Y/n, come look at this.â Steve is looking up at the ceiling with a dazed look on his face. You make your way over to him and follow his gaze, looking up. The ceiling looked like it was spinning. You were seeing all different kinds of colors and shapes.
âWoah,â it looked so cool. The more you looked, the dizzier you got, but you couldnât look away. You felt a familiar feeling in your stomach. You clamped a hand over your mouth as you felt yourself starting to gag. You ran towards the bathroom, Steve right behind you. You fly into a stall and kneel in front of the toilet.
You are sure youâve thrown up everything in your stomach. You flush the toilet and lean against the wall of the stall, closing your eyes.
âThink we threw it all up?â Steve asks from the next stall.
âWell, guess thereâs only one way to find out,â you sit up, âinterrogate me,â you smile.
Steve chuckles, âokay, interrogate you, sure,â thereâs a pause, âwhen was the last time youâŠpeed your pants?â
âSeriously Harrington? Thatâs what you came up with?â You take a second to think, âthe last time I peed my pants was today,â you laugh.
âWhat?â Steve laughs too, âwhen?â
âWhen the doctor took out that bone saw, I thought we were goners.â
âOh yeah, itâs definitely still in your system. Ok your turn.â
âOk, um, have you ever,â you hesitate to finish the sentence, pretty sure you already knew the answer, âbeen in love?â
Steve, however, doesnât hesitate to answer, âYep, Nancy, first semester, senior year,â he makes an explosion sound.
You didnât want to know the answer to the next question, but you being you, you ask it anyways, âare you still in love with Nancy?â You ask quietly
âNo.â Steve is quick to answer. A wave of relief rushes over you.
âWhy not?â
âI think itâs because I found someone better for me,â You couldnât tell if you had to throw up again or if it was just the butterflies in your stomach.
âItâs crazy, I mean Iâve known this girl my whole life. Sheâs incredible. First of all sheâs hilarious, I am always laughing when Iâm around her, and her smile, god, she has this amazing smile, and she just lights up a room when she walks in,â you felt the smile on your face grow wider and wider, âand sheâs always there for me, even when I was such an asshole, she was always there. She is just an amazing person and you know, I might even be in love with her, I think I have always been in love with her, Iâve just been so blind sighted by everything but Iâm not blind slighted anymore.â
You sat there, smiling, taking everything in.
âY/n?â Steve knocks on the wall separating you two, âYou OD over there?â
You let out a breath you didnât know you were holding in, âNo, I am still alive.â
Steve slides under the stall door.
âHi,â you whisper.
âSo what do you think?â
âAbout?â
âThis girl.â
âWell, she sounds awesome, I would love to meet her.â You smile up at Steve.
âSomething tells me you two would get along great,â Steve jokes, âAnd what about the guy?â
âI think heâs on drugs and a part of me thinks itâs the drugs talking but another part of me really wants to believe him because this girl isâŠâ you take a breath, âis in love with him too.â
Steve lets out a sigh of relief, his cheeks glowing a rosy color, âWell Henderson, I can guarantee you it is not the drugs.â
Steve stands up and holds his hands out for you, âCâmon, letâs take care of that pretty face.â
You had almost forgotten you got the shit kicked out of you by Russians. You hop up on the counter and Steve wets down some paper towels. He wipes off the dried up blood on your chin, you studying his face carefully. He then tried to clean up your busted lip.
âOw!â You wince.
âSorry, Iâm sorry.â Steve reaches down with his other hand and grabs your own.
âWill you say it one more time?â You beg him.
âSay what?â He asks.
You smile as wide as you can with your bust lip and bat your eyelashes at him. He smiles once he catches on.
âI am in love with you Y/n Henderson.â
âI am in love with you Steve Harrington.â
You donât even notice how close you two have gotten. Steve glances down at your lips then looks back at you. You feeling your breath hitch, oh god itâs actually going to happen. You part your lips, leaning in closer. You close your eyes preparing for the moment.
The door of the bathroom flies open. You open your eyes and glance over to the door seeing Dustin. You look at Steve and you two start laughing.
âOk, what the hell?â Dustin looks between you and Steve, realizing what you two were about to do, âSeriously?â
Robin peeks her head in the bathroom, a smile growing on her lips, âAlright Y/n!â
âDid you two finally kiss?â Erica asks, walking into the bathroom.
âNo.â You respond coldly. Steve helps you off the counter.
*Â Â Â *Â Â Â *
The five of you try to blend in with the crowd leaving the movie theatre, Steve still holding your hand.
âAlright now we just have to get on the bus with the rest of these plebes and home sweet home!â Dustin says.
âUh, Dustin, we might not want to go home.â You tell him.
âWhy not?â
âI may have told them our full names.â
âWhat? Why?â Dustin whisper yells.
âI was taking a pretty hard beating Dustin.â
âSo you resist! You tough it out!â
âYeah, ok! Sure!â You two start arguing.
âOh shit, guys!â Robin pulls you two out of your argument. You follow her gaze and see Russians IDing everyone whoâs leaving the mall.
âOh shit.â A Russian spots you among the crowd.
âAbort! Abort!â Dustin panics. You all start running against the crowd. You look behind you and see a group of Russianâs chasing you.
âShit, go, go, go!â
You come to the escalator, you stop and try to think, âCome on!â You urge the group as you hop a rope and slide down the escalator. Once you all make it down you head towards the food court. You all duck down behind the counter of Imperial Panda. You grip onto Steveâs hand as tight as you can. Youâre all trying to catch your breath and trying to stay as quiet as you can. You can hear the stomps of the Russianâs getting closer and closer. You close your eyes.
The sound of a car alarm causes you all to jump.
You look over to Dustin, âWhat the fuck?â You mouth.
You peer over the counter, watching the car fly through the air and hitting all the Russians like bowling pins. Only one thing would be able to do that.
âEleven!â You let out a sigh of relief as you look up to the second floor of the mall, seeing Eleven, Max, Lucas, Will, Nancy, and Jonathon.
You and Dustin run over to meet them, you give El and Max a big hug.
âOk, will someone tell me what the hell is going on?â Steve asks.
*Â Â *Â Â *
âI thought Eleven closed the gate?â Steve asks.
âShe did, but the mind flayer didnât leave.â
âSo Billy is experiencing what Will experienced?â You try to make sense of all this.
âYes, but a lot worse.â Will explains.
The group goes on explaining what is going on. You watch Eleven walk away from the group. She looks around before quickly covering her ears.
âEl?â You ask.
The rest of the group now has their attention on Eleven. Her eyes start to flutter close as she starts to sway.
âEl!â Mike yells. She starts to fall. You quickly run and catch her before she hits the ground.
âEl!â
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