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xxɪɪɪ. ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ

Max shook her head, turning away from the girl. "You're such a dork." Max laughed. Viola nudged her side. "You like this dork." She teased. "I think I might love this dork." Max whispered, rubbing the back of her neck nervously. Viola's smile grew. "Ehh.. I think this dork might love you too." She whispered back. Max started the laugh. "I really love it when you do that." The Lockeheart girl said.

"Do what?" The red-head said confused. "When you laugh." Viola answered. "I do love you, Max."

Max froze, staying quiet as she just stared at Viola. Then her tape clicked. "All done." Max said, glancing down at her walkman. She pressed the play button before grabbing her headphones. "Work your magic, Kate." She went to put them on but paused, a lamp flickering catching her eyes. Viola saw it too. "I promise I'm gonna stop asking this, but.. you're seeing that, right?" Max asked. "Yeah." Viola whispered as they began to walked towards it.

Max slowly reached her hand out, going to touch the lamp but as soon as her finger hit it the lights stopped flickering.

Viola looked behind them, watching as another lamp flickered on. "Red, look." Viola pointed towards the lamp. The couple walked towards it. As soon as they reached it it went off. Their eyes averted to a different part of the house where a light on the ceiling began to flicker.

•••

"SAVY?" ROBIN YELLED, SHAKING her best friends limp figure. Savannah's body jolted forwards, her arms going around Robin. "Holy shit." Savannah whispered. "Fuck. Fuck."

"Please don't tell me what I think it is." Robin said as Steve looked down at her concerned. "Was it the clock?" He asked. "No, it was a land full of unicorns and rainbows and I got cotton candy." Savannah said in a sarcastic tone as she stood from the floor. "Really?" Steve asked confused. "No, dumbass! Of course it was the damn clock." She yelled with a mix of frustration and sadness. "It was the stupid clock." Her voice broke.

She fell into Robin's embrace, trying not to cry. The only person who has ever seen Savannah cry was Robin and the twins. Nancy and Steve stared at her, shocked. Savannah didn't seem like the type to cry, and she most definitely wasn't. But everything has cashed onto her at once. Her parents were here, this Vecna dude was after her, she might die, Viola and Oliver might be taken by Eve and Adam.

"Hey, guys?" Lucas' voice traveled through the room making the three older ones turn around. "I think Max and Vee found something." He told them.

Savannah wiped her eyes before looking up at Lucas. "We're coming." Nancy assured, going to walk over to the eldest Lockeheart sibling, but Savannah pushed through her and Steve trying to make her way out of the room.

Nancy furrowed her eyebrows. "What's wrong?" She asked, looking over to Robin. "Not my business to tell." She replied before following after Savannah. Nancy looked over to Steve who pretended to play dumb.

When they got downstairs they found all the kids surrounding a chandelier in the dinning room of the Creel House. "It's like the Christmas lights." Nancy whispered, watching as the light flickered. "The Christmas lights?" Robin whispered. "Yeah, when Will was in the Upside Down, the lights..." Savannah looked over to Nancy, curiously. "came to life."

"Vecna's here. In this house." Lucas told them. Savannah casted a worried look to Robin. "Just on the other side." When Lucas finished his statement the lights went dead. "I think he just left the room." Robin told them. "Did he hear us?" Max asked. "Can he see us?" Steve added onto the question. "Red, headphones." Viola lightly nudged her girlfriends side. Max quickly flipped the electronics over her head. "Wait, wait. Everyone, turn off your flashlights and spread out." Nancy instructed. Everyone instantly clicked the lights off.