Back to the future -and well the past-

Just A Dream

(Present Steve)

Steve was working at family video with Robin, it was a Monday afternoon and he had a terrible migraine. Ever since the Russian government kidnapped him and Robin at StarCourt and drugged him he's had terrible migraines. Probably a side effect of getting hit with so much different weapons, and uh maybe the drugs they gave him was apart of it too? But he can't really back that up. But anyway- his migraine was getting so bad even Robin was able to notice it- Robin!
"Hey, do you want to take a nap in the back?" She asked softly. Steve shook his head.
"No- Rob you'd be alone and we still have-" Robin cut him off.
"All we have to do is stock the tapes Dingus, I'm sure I can handle it. Now go take a nap." She ordered. Steve groaned, but was quick to listen, god this migraine was getting worse by the second.
"Thanks Rob!" He said as he went to the staff room, where they had mostly boxes of spare tapes and candy. But there also was a nice comfy couch that you could just sink into. He was quick to jump on it and dig his head inside of one of the pillows, the darkness helps him a lot. Steve finally find's himself dozing off.

"Dude wake up!!" A voice hissed, it sounded familiar.
"Huh-" Steve jolted up, he was in an uncomfortable school desk, and right in-front of him is Tommy Hagan? Why was he here? Where even is here? He quickly looked around, confused.
"Come on Steve! We're going to miss lunch and I don't want to deal with Carol yelling at me about it!" Tommy said, as he practically dragged Steve to the lunch room and to a table. There sat Nancy, Carol, and- ok do this is definitely a dream because there right in front of him was a very much alive Barbara Holland. Steve blinked. This was weird- the last thing he remembered was that he had a huge migraine and Robin told him to take a nap. So this HAS to be a dream. Why was he dreaming about high school though? He quickly sat next to Nancy, and he just now realized how different she had become, she was so different back then. Tommy is talking about something- but Steve can't even think about caring. He looks around the room and everything just looks so normal? Why does it look normal? Isn't everything supposed to be blurry in the non important parts?

Lunch was finally done. Though it was boring he just hoped that this dream would at least get interesting. He goes to his next class, surprised that he even remembered it. And sat down at his normal spot. After a few minutes a bell rang, and the teacher came in. What was her name again? Whatever doesn't matter.
"Ok class, so some people have been complaining about seats and I'm sick of it so, I'm changing the seating chart!" Oh, this is a memory! Robin told him about how she has had dreams like this before, maybe that's what this is then, he remembered this memory very well, the teacher made him sit by Eddie, but he made up some dumb lie and got to sit somewhere else, god he was a dick back then. The teacher finally finished telling all the students the chart, so he went to sit by Eddie- and god he was actually kinda hot back then, well at least in this dream he is. He was too much of a dick to actually look at him. Eddie had shorter hair back then, not too short of course, but had just reached his shoulders. He didn't have hellfire yet, so he just had a shirt that had a band called black Sabbath on it, he remembered that Eddie was teaching him about the band the other day actually, it's his favorite band and he has almost all their songs. And he also had on his famous black ripped jeans on with his black bandanna sticking out of his pocket.
"I know I'm pretty but there's no need to stare Harrington." The boy scoffed. Steve felt his face heat up.
"S-Sorry" he stuttered out hiding his blushing face- god why does he feel like this? It's just a dream Steve get it together!!
"What?" Eddie questioned. It sounded so real- Steve turned to face him again and gave him a confused look. "Did- Steve Harrington, king Steve! Just apologize to me?!" He asked dramatically "to Eddie the freak Munson?!"
"You're not a freak." Steve couldn't help but say it. Eddie just blinked at him. Why was he enjoying this?
"I must be dreaming-" he muttered.
"Impossible if you're already in one." Steve commented. Eddie just gave him a weird look, and Steve's scared that he might've said the wrong thing- Robin once told him how she was in a dream once and she said something about dreaming but then she said that things went all crazy and shit- he quickly looked around but nothing happened. Huh, I guess Robs dreams are different. Then the bell rang and Steve turned to Eddie and Smirked.
"Welp it's been fun, Dream Eddie, but sadly I have to go. But hey maybe I'll have another dream like this soon."  Eddie looked very confused- but before he could say anything Steve dashed out of the room and off to his next class.

The 'school day' was finally over and Steve just wanted to wake up now. How do people In dreams even wake up on command?? Steve did know one way- but- he really didn't want to jump off a building or stab him self- sure he wanted to wake up from this boring dream but he thinks if he did it that way he'd be even more traumatized then he already is. As he's walking out the school, he sees Nancy talking to barb. Sure he knows this is all a dream but- he really-really wants to apologize to her. He knows it wouldn't matter, wouldn't do anything. Still, he walks up to them.
"Steve" Nancy said with a smile. "I haven't seen you all day. Besides lunch of course. Where have you been? I didn't even see you sneak out with Tommy and Carol."
Steve cringes a little, Nancy broke up because apparently they were bullshit so why is she acting like she actually cares? Of course she cares now, they're friends now. He's somewhat forgiven her but he hates that memory.
"I just decided to actually go to class today." He shrugs
"Oh! That- that's good Steve." She smiled he nodded
"Barb can I talk to you for a second?" He asked, his nerves were already getting bigger, he shouldn't be worrying it's just a dream!
"Sure?" She says suspiciously "be right back Nance!"
Once they were in a safe private space in the parking lot he put his hands on her shoulders.
"Look Barb- I'm- I'm so fucking sorry!!" He said. She gave him a concerned look.
"Steve? Are you ok? What are you sorry about?" She asked.
"The pool." His breath hitched "at the pool, I'm so-so sorry Barb! It was all my fault and I shouldn't have-"
"Steve? What do you mean you're sorry about the pool? Did you have a weird realistic dream or something-?" She cut him off. Steve gave an annoyed huff.
"J-just let me apologize- ok? Look I'm sorry. I was- I've been a dick, I'm going to fix myself." He breathed out- and Jesus why was that so hard?
"Steve- I- I mean I forgive you- for being a dick I mean- whatever happened in the pool was a dream Steve everything is fine." She tried to comfort, only it wasn't a dream- it was real, god does he wish it was a dream. But it wasn't, it was real. Barbs dead. So Steve forces a smile. Barb smiled back. And then he went home.

Steve knew another way on how to finally wake up. All he had to do was fall asleep. Good thing  he was fucking exhausted, who knew a teenage boy could get so tired so quick. So he just hopped in his bed and fell asleep, kind of excited to explain this dream to Robin.

"BEEP BEEP BEEP"
Steve's alarm clock rang- wait what? Steve looked to his side. There was his alarm clock? But isn't he supposed to be at family video right now? Robin should've woken him up- he should've woken up-
"what the fuck?!"

Word count: 1443
Ok here's this fic, as you can see there is some steddie, and yeah. I won't be updating this fic regularly. But! I'll try to at least make 1 chapter every 2 weeks!! Also I don't really know how Barb acts in the show because I haven't watched season 1 in a hot minute- so hopefully she isn't too off character-