Caught In The Loop | Steve Harrington X Reader

~7~ Speak To Max

I give him a thankful smile before running off to Max's school.

Hawkin's Middle School

I make a quick pace up the stairs and into the hall of the building. I look around, where could they be?

My ears perk to a distant banging and I flip behind me.

"Guys, come on. Can I come in yet?"

"This should be interesting." I grumble.

I make my way down the hall where I find...what looks to be Max banging on the door locked out. I can tell the boys inside are having their own conversation about whatever it could be while she's locked out.

"Max!" I whisper.

Her head flips in my direction. "Y/N?"

I quickly dash over to her.

"What are you doing here?" She asks.

"I talked to one of my peers. Steve. Steve told me a bit of details because of some information I know that your friends probably deal with."

The door swings open to show a boy with curly brown hair and a hat in front. Black hair boy at the very back, black dude to the right and Will to the left.

"Steve? Not Harrington Steve?"

"Exactly Harrington." I nod.

The boys grumble with a mix of confusion, annoyance, and surprise. The most grumpy is the one with the black hair so I assume this is Mike.

"You guys got a little creature right?"

"How do you know that?" I assume as Lucas, asks me.

"Because Dustin told Steve and Steve told me." I answer.

I give the boys a quick glance. I mouth.

Upside Down.

Some of them don't get it. But Mike does. His eyes widen with shock.

"You know about the Upside Down!?"

Lucas turns to him instantly. "SHHH!! Don't shout that out loud-wait you know about-"

"Yes. I know everything. Eleven, the lights, monster, bad men. I did my own research around last year before the information was shut away from the public."

"What-what-what?" Max asks confused.

We all step inside and I shut the door behind her.

"I guess Max doesn't know anything."

"Wait how did you know about it again?" Dustin asks.

"Steve, Jonathan, and Research."

I turn to Mike. "I'm gonna get this out of the way Mike because I would really like no fights."

He stands listening.

"I get that you miss Eleven but she's out there somewhere. And I get that you don't want me or Max apart of your team but you won't be able to push us away that easy and I'm on your side. I wanna help you guys."

"Why do you have a reason to help us?" Lucas asks crossing his arms.

I get interrupted when there's a screech that comes from inside the box. All of us look down at it in horror as it rattles around.

I grab something from the desk as does Mike. I look toward him and he nods slightly. I nod as well.

"Don't hurt him." Dustin warns.