Caught In The Loop | Steve Harrington X Reader

~2~ Make A Name

I get that Nancy is a good person but Steve doesn't seem to be the same guy I heard about a year ago. Why do I feel like Nancy could not...

I shake the feeling out my head and pick up my stuff.

"Hey! Y/N!" I turn my head around and smile widely when I see Nancy.

"Hey, Nancy! Hey Jonathan!"

"How was your first day at school?" He asks me as we walk down the hall. I open my mouth to say something but me and Nancy are given an orange piece of paper. Jonathan, however, is given nothing. I frown slightly and Nancy notices this.

I decide to read the orange slip as Nancy requests for a second piece of paper. 

Tina's Halloween Rash!
Come and get sheet faced!

There are details on the back of the paper as to where we should go and a number too.

Nancy suddenly whips the second one in front of Jonathan and he looks down, taking it in.

"You're coming to this." Nancy chuckles. I grin at her then Jonathan. He sighs as we continue to walk.

"Come and get sheet faced." He says aloud.

"It sounds both awful and something to go to at the same time." I say, making both of them laugh.

"No, I'm not."

"Awe, why not?" I ask him.

"I'm going to it and we could still attempt to have a good time and get to know each other."

"She has a point, Jonathan. We can't let you sit all alone Halloween." Nancy adds.

"That's unacceptable." I nudge him.

"Well, you can both relax." He reassures. "I'm not gonna be alone. I'm going Trick-Or-Treating with Will."

"All night?" Nancy questions.

"Yeah." He nods.

"No. No." I shake my head.

"You're gonna be home by eight, listening to the Talk Heads and reading Vonnegut or something." Nancy assumes.

"Sounds like a nice night."

"Jonathan just come." Nancy pleads.

"I mean, hey look at this way. You could find someone you really really like." I suppose shrugging dramatically.

Me and Jonathan watch Nancy and I notice the guy dressed in blue with sunglasses, none other than Steve. He runs up behind her, picking her up and spinning her with a wide grin.

To he honest...he actually seems happy...

Me and Jonathan get taken by surprise by Steve's move as Nancy lets a startled scream out. Both of them end up chuckling.

"Oh my God! Take those stupid things off!" Nancy yelps.

I turn to look at Jonathan who frowns. He proceeds to walk off. I quickly look back at Nancy.

"I missed you." Steve purrs.

Oh, God.

I quickly follow Jonathan and follow his lead. He has a sad look on his face as we walk away from Nancy and Steve.

"You good there?"

"Yeah." He says looking up at me.

"Yeah. I'm fine."

I flash him a gentle smile. "I've seen how you looked at Nancy throughout the day, you like her don't you?"

He opens his mouth to say something, but nothing comes out. He huffs and looks away. "You know, you've always been quite smart Y/N."

"Well, I'm not oblivious."

He chuckles and I look back. Nancy stares in our direction before turning back to her locker.

"I don't like that Steve guy."

"You don't know him well...but I won't say that I prefer him either." Jonathan comments.

"There's something up about him and Nancy's relationship." I sigh lowering my head.

"This is literally my first day but I feel like their relationship will break somehow. They seem happy together but I still think that it might break..."

Jonathan gives me a confused look but doesn't comment.

"How's Will doing...may I ask?"

He looks down at me. "Jonathan. I know about the place, that dimension." His eyes widen for a moment and we stop walking.

"How?"

"I found information about it before it was closed off to the public. I know that's private news and I don't plan on saying anything. I wouldn't do that to you guys."

He sighs and puts his hands in his pockets. "What's the name of the place?"

"The Upside Down."

"Shit."

"I know Will got caught in it and I just wanna know if he's okay. I only know bits and pieces."

He nods and takes my arm, leading me to the back of the school.

"I'll tell you what happened but keep your mouth shut about it."

I nod. "Promise."

"Okay." He breathes.

Jonathan explains everything that happened. Will goes missing, talks through the lights, the Upside Down, Eleven, the monsters, Nancy's friend Barbara passes away, Joyce and a police officer named Hopper goes to get him and now he's doing some sort of like...medical check for these episodes he has.

"Holy shit Jonathan!"

"Will is gonna be taken out of school later today to go and do that. He sometimes feels like he's being treated like a little kid."

"I mean, I guess I can see why he feels like that and I can see why you treat him like that. He's only like what...12? 11?"

"He's 13 now." 

"That's exactly my point." I sigh.

Jonathan leans up against the wall and crosses his arms. "Do you...I dunno. Coming by every so often for Will. Just treat him normally."

"Don't worry. I used to do babysitting for kids of many ages. I know what to do. But I won't pressure him either. I've learned over the years of when a kid feels pressured and if they hide anything. Because believe me."

I look away. "I know what it's like to hide stuff from my own family and they would never notice a thing."