Caught In The Loop | Steve Harrington X Reader

~13~ The Powers of Reconstruction

"I don't see him." Dustin says blankly as we look over a field of fog. Lucas brings his binoculars up to his eyes and scans around.

"It's the lab."

My heart drops and I freeze. That cursed place?! No No No No NO NO NO!

"They were going back home." Lucas says bringing down his binoculars.

I feel myself shiver even more. Dustin and Lucas both say something then go down to the bottom of the hill. Max willingly follows.

"Come on Y/n." Steve huffs.

He takes my arm to help me but I don't budge.

He turns back to me with a confused look. "Y/N, you okay?"

I avoid eye contact, looking at the lab. Steve turns to it. "Do you know that place?"

"Too well." I almost choke on my own words.

"Hey." He turns back to me.

"Everything will be fine. I..." He sighs looking down. I take my hands in his and he looks up surprised, he smiles slightly. 

"Now's not the time but I want to find the right chance to tell you something very important. But there's nothing to be afraid of."

He gives me a quick peck on the cheek and my eyes widen. I feel my face get flustered and begin to warm up.

"All of us will be here for you."

With newfound confidence, I nod. He smiles and we both make our way down the hill. We come close to a fence as we continue flashing our lights around.

"Hello? Who's there?"

Jonathan?

"Who's there?"

When we finally walk into view...I see...

"Nancy? Jonathan?"

"Steve?" Both of them question at the same time.

Oh, thank you for acknowledging me.

"Nancy?" Steve asks.

"Jonathan." Dustin huffs.

"What are you two doing here?" Nancy growls walking up to us.

"What are you two doing here?" Steve repeats.

"We're looking for Mike and Will." She answers.

"They're not in there, are they?" I ask nervously.

"We're not sure."

"Why?" Jonathan asks softly.

Before we can answer, there's loud screeching again and it comes from inside the laboratory. He goes on for quite a while and I feel my hand twitch a little, the same hand that *would* have my number on it.

It doesn't have a number but I've always been the sixth for everything and anything even when I was incomplete.

* * *

I stare at the building beside Nancy as the others begin to have a conversation. We've been here for a little while now. Unsure of what to do. Nancy turns to me and opens her mouth to say something. But in the distance, I see the lights of the laboratory go back on.

Instinctively, I turn to the group.

"The Power's Back."

The chatter quickly ends and everyone turns to us. Nancy nods and I look toward Steve.