Look At You Now || StevexEddie

Chapter 1- Imaginary Weapons

" This is so stupid" and definitely not what Steve wanted to be doing on a Friday evening. Sitting in a cramped room as Hellfire prepared for their year finally of something, he hadn't paid much attention.
" Steve, Dustin wanted you here" Robin said back, quickly finishing her reading as she wanted to actually understand the next couple of hours.
Robin opened her mouth to speak but Steve cut her off, " Before you ask, yes I read the six page explanation of the quest so far and might I say that font was tiny"

" Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Hellfire" said the ever dramatic host, Eddie Munson, " Our summer campaign has near come to a close and it will tonight" Steve noticed his distinct lack of vest or anything above his shirt which hugged him in all the right places, " Our mighty warriors shall be facing the perils which dominate any before and to that we thank my Co-Dungeon Master Maggie" his sculpted arms pointed to a girl who was sat writing next to Eddie, not paying attention, " Now lets begin"

Eddie started up the campaign and all the parents who had attended were strangely interested which Steve felt was expected as the host was a very attention catching man," Who's the girl?" Steve asked Robin
" Erica?" She asked back, not wanting to take her eyes off what was happening.
Steve was watching as Dustin rolled the first blow and missed, " No the one by Ed" as Steve said this the girl looked up briefly before continuing whatever she was doing.

" Its his sister, Margaux. She's a freshman. And its the long spelling" Robin listed off, Steve never question the strange expanse of her knowledge but it did come in handy.
" Its two syllables. Mar-go" he never understood complicated names, his was simple and that's how he liked things.
Robin watched with the highest focus he had ever seen on her, " And its spelt M-A-R-G-A-U-X" she said to the back of a parents head.
" That's ridiculous" Steve said in his perplexed way.

" Can you too hush just a little?" Joyce turned around and asked very quietly to them.
In unison they said, " Sorry Ms Byers" and were quite.

***

Edward had held the attention of over a dozen people for an hour and a half before deciding a break was needed, " As they sat waiting in the early morning, a decision is made to replenish their stores and  rest is taken" everyone collectively moves back in their seats and breathes.
" One more to go" Will says in reference to the monsters they had been fighting.
Dustin is a lot more pessimistic than his friend " We got our asses handed to us last time" they had barely gotten out with their lives.
Erica had no doubt in their ability," We got it"
Like a ghost, Eddie managed to sneak up on them, " No plotting during recess, go eat" he said pointedly as they walked to the side of the room with food.

Eddie had his hands on his hips, proud of his work. It was another hour or so and he will have finished his final campaign in the school. He heard someone come up behind him. But thought nothing of it until a low voice spoke by his ear, " Hi Daddy"
Eddie couldn't think of a time he had spun around faster, " Excuse me Harrington" he said as a deep red spread across Steve's face.
" I meant like father figure, I'm the mom on the group. I should have just said dad" Steve rambled as Eddie laughed, a carefree and eye wrinkling laugh.

Steve was burning with embarrassment but Eddie stepped closer, " Ah, I thought you had finally developed some real confidence" Ed teased, hands on either of Steve's shoulders.
Eddie's eyes were hooded as he looked up at Steve, "Anyways. Good job ,Eddie, you almost make it make sense" Steve rambled, trying to ignore his racing mind.
" Its all Maggie, I am but her puppet" Eddie says, his dramatic personality coming back," Mags" he calls to girl who had a slice of pizza half in her mouth, his hand waving her forward.

" What? I have to eat" she says, voice crisp and irritated in Steve's ears. She glared at her brother and he smiled back, a smile which showed that he wanted her to be nice.
" Mags this is the King Steve" Eddie says dramatically, arm over Steve's shoulder pulling him down slightly.
Margaux just rolled her eyes, " Ed, the amount you talk about him on our days out I-" she speech was cut off as second before Eddie's hand went over her mouth.
" Kids are crazy" he smiles with all his teeth bared.

Margaux steps away with her eyes narrowed, " You are so strange sometimes" she says before leaving back to her seat at the table.
Steve smiles as Eddie turns back to him, " You talk about me?" Steve is using his swagger that he usually reserves for girls he wants to fall for him but in his head it is all games, definitely games.
" Don't let it go to your head Harrington" Eddie says with a wink.
Steve looks Eddie up and down, sizing him up, " Noted, Munson"

Eddie's confident personality fails under his eyes and his face looks dumbstruck for a moment before saying, " What are your plans for tonight?"
" This then getting drunk and watching a movie" Steve says, trying to figure out what had happened. Had he done something wrong?
" Sounds fun, doing it alone?" Eddie says, a hint of excitement in his tone.
Steve just laughs," If your trying to get in my pants this is a poor attempt" his eyes flick to Eddie's crossed arms and his rings resting on his biceps, forearms on display.
A flush spreads across Ed's face, " I'm not. Not that I, um, wrong words" He is trying to find anything to say before Steve says him by saying,
" I think the nightmares are ready to go" Steve's voice is back to its light jokey way as Eddie composes himself.

" Yes, yes. Master time" he saunters off to him chair at the head of the table.

***

Another hour of screaming and Hopper asking Joyce what things meant passed before Eddie's hands were drifting over the table, " The fire dies to an ember, nothing. The beast lays dead before you. My young adventures your quest is done" he announces as cheers. People started to move around as Eddie and Margaux watched their work.
"Ed, help me with the chairs" Margaux says to her brother, nobody watching them.
" One sec" Eddie says ignoring her, walking towards his guest of honour which had be disguised as an extra for Henderson.

A wide smile was on his face, " Congratulations, it was a hit" Steve says, watching his friends talking ecstatically.
" Thanks. So mine?" Eddie asks with a fake flirt
Steve looks away from the group to the older boy, " If you want, I'm at your disposal"
" I dont think your parents would like me smoking weed in their house so mine it is. Me and Margaux have to tidy" Eddie looks over at his sister who had cleared the table and organised everyone's dice into their respected bags.

Steve watches as she starts to drag chairs around, " I'll help" he walks over to the younger girl. " Hi" he says to her and she side eyes him.
" Hey" here face is hidden as chairs are stacked, " Enjoy it?"
" It was fantastic, and I mean it" he had thought that the campaign was a one man job but apparently it wasn't and Margaux had actually interested him with the story and her ability to document everything what happens.
She smiles at him, " Thanks" she grabbed her note books and shoved them into her denim satchel, " Have fun tonight with Edward" Steve nearly laughs at the fact she calls him by his full name.

" Won't you be there?" He says kindly
She shrugs, "I'm at the park for a while, but I might join later" behind Steve she watches as Eddie walks over.
" Well enjoy yourself" Steve says as she zips up her bag, locking in the secrets to so many people's adventures.
Steve feels a weight on his shoulder " It was nice seeing you here" Eddie says making puppy eyes at him. Margaux looks on the verge of gagging at her brother,
" Wayne is picking me up from outside work, please be clothed when I get back" Margaux smiles at them
" Don't get murdered and that was one time" Eddie says back to her, " Sorry you had to scar your young naive eyes on the sight of us" Eddie slings an arm over his sister's shoulder,
" I personally don't like coming home from school to you sucking some guy's dick" she says as she walks off.

Steve had heard rumours that Eddie was gay throughout school but thought they were just that, rumours.' I don't have my car as I was driving with the Byers" he says, ignoring the nagging feeling to ask about what had just been revealed.
" Good thing I have a van" Eddie smile at Steve as if his sister hadn't just exposed his sexual habits within their trailer.
" Good thing indeed" Steve smiles down at him.