-003/Trisha Henderson POV-
"So, what's going on between you and Hargrove?" asked Steve and I rolled my eyes.
"We're just talking" I said. "And before you ask, he has not tried to do anything"
"Yet" said Steve and I sighed.
"I know he has anger issues" I said. "But he's different. You can't see further than the anger. But... Steve. I felt what is beneath the anger. And... what I felt... I just cannot let it go. I cannot abandon him"
"If you're certain" he said. "I just don't want you to get hurt"
"I already have been hurt" I said.
"Not like this, Trisha" he said. "Not like this"
"You don't know" I whispered. "Nothing can hurt more"
"Will you ever tell us?" asked Dustin.
"One day" I whispered. "Not today"
Steve played my favourite mixtape and I smiled.
"Thank you" I whispered.
"I won't doubt you" he said. "Not again. If you say Billy can be an okay guy... I'll believe you"
I smiled. "Thank you, Steve"
~
"Wait a sec" said Steve, after Dustin explained everything. "How big?"
"First it was like that" said Dustin, creating a small space between his fingers. "Now he's like this" creating a space lager between his hands.
"I swear to God, man" said Steve. "It's just some little lizard, okay?"
"It's not a lizard" said Dustin.
"How do you know?" asked Steve.
"How do I know if it's not?" asked Dustin.
"How do you know it's not just a lizard?" asked Steve.
"Because his face opened up and he ate our cat" said Dustin.
"What happened with not doubting me anymore?" I asked Steve.
"I don't doubt you, I doubt him" said Steve, pointing at Dustin.
We arrived at our home, it was dark...
Steve got the bat with nails out of his trunk.
We went to the cellar and it was quiet...
"I don't hear shit" said Steve.
"It's a wonder my sister hasn't started cursing yet with you foul mouthed people" said Dustin.
"You're not really one to talk, Dustin" I sighed. "He is in there, Steve. I put it in there myself"
"Hold on, you let your sister use her telekinetic powers?" asked Steve. "You know what it does to her!"
"How about you boys worry less about me and more about the monster?" I asked.
Steve hit the door, to see if the monster was awake. But no sound came...
"All right, listen, kid" said Steve. "I swear, if this is some sort of Halloween prank, you're dead"
"It's not" said Dustin.
"All right?" said Steve.
"It's not a prank, Steve" I said.
"Fine" said Steve. "You got a key for this thing?"
I opened the cellar, and it was still quiet...
"Let me see that" said Steve and grabbed the torchlight.
"He must be further down there" said Dustin. "I'll stay up here in case he tries to escape"
"And do what?" I asked.
Steve just sighed.
"I'll go down with you" I said and he nodded.
We walked down to the basement and I turned on the light.
"What the hell?" said Steve, he found the skin of Dart.
"Ew" I said.
"That's not all" he said and pointed at a hole in the wall.
"Oh no" I said.
"Steve? Three?" asked Dustin. "What's going on down there?"
"Get down here" said Steve.
"Oh shit" said Dustin when he saw the skin of Dart. "Oh, shit!" was when he saw the hole in the wall.
"No way, no way" he said.
"This is bad, isn't it?" I asked and they both nodded.
"Bad is an understatement, T" said Dustin.
~
We gathered meat and went into the forest.
"Dustin, this is Lucas. Do you copy? Dustin?" it came from Dustin's radio.
"Well, well, well, look who it is" said Dustin.
"Sorry man" said Lucas. "My stupid sister turned it off"
"Well, when you were having sister problems, Dart grew again, he escaped and I'm pretty sure he's a baby Demogorgon" said Dustin.
"Wait, what?" asked Lucas.
"I'll explain later" said Dustin. "Just meet me, Steve and Three at the old junkyard"
"Steve?" asked Lucas.
"And bring your binoculars and wrist rocket" said Dustin.
"Steve Harrington?" asked Lucas again.
"All right, let's go" said Steve.
"Just be there, stat. Over and out" said Dustin to Lucas.
We began walking into the forest, dropping meat here and there.
"All right, so let me get this straight" said Steve. "You kept something you knew was probably dangerous in order to impress a girl who... who you just met?"
"All right, that's grossly oversimplifying things" said Dustin.
"I mean, why would a girl like some nasty slug anyway?" asked Steve.
"An interdimensional slug?" said Dustin. "Because it's awesome"
"Well, even if she thought it was cool, which she didn't" said Steve. "I... I just... I don't know. I just feel like you're trying way too hard, man"
"Well, not everyone can have your perfect hair, all right?" said Dustin.
"It's not about the hair, man" said Steve. "The key with girls is just... just acting like you don't care"
"Heh?" I said and looked at them.
"Even if you do?" asked Dustin.
"Yeah, exactly" said Steve. "It drives them nuts"
"Eh, it does not" I said.
"You are a special case, Trisha" said Steve and I rolled my eyes.
"Then what?" asked Dustin.
"You just wait until, uh..." said Steve. "Until you feel it"
"Feel what?" asked Dustin.
"It's like before it's gonna storm, you know?" said Steve. "You can't see it, but you can feel it, like this, uh... electricity, you know?"
"Oh, like in the electromagnetic field when the clouds in the atmosphere..." began Dustin.
"No, no, no, no, no" said Steve. "Like a... like a sexual electricity"
"Oh" said Dustin.
"Oh?" I asked.
'Is that... what I feel with Billy? Why I think he's hot without his shirt?'
"You feel that and then you make your move" said Steve.
"So that's when you kiss her?" asked Dustin.
"No, whoa, whoa. Slow down, Romeo" said Steve.
"Sorry" said Dustin.
"Sure, okay, some girls, yeah" said Steve. "They want you to be aggressive. You know, strong, hot and heavy, like a... I don't know, like a lion. But others, you gotta be slow, you gotta be stealthy, like a... like a ninja"
"What type is Nancy?" asked Dustin.
"Nancy is different" said Steve. "She's different than the other girls"
"Like Trisha" said Dustin.
"Sure, like Trisha" said Steve.
"This girl's special too, you know" said Dustin. "It's just like, something about her"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, hey, hey" said Steve.
"What?" asked Dustin.
"You're not falling in love with this girl, are you?" asked Steve.
"Uh, no. No" said Dustin, but I knew he was lying, I could feel it.
"Okay, good. Don't" said Steve.
"I won't" said Dustin.
"Why would that be bad?" I asked.
"Because, she's only gonna break his heart, and he's way too young for that shit" said Steve.
It was silent for a few moments...
"Fabergé" said Steve suddenly.
"What?" asked Dustin.
"It's Fabergé Organics" said Steve, pointing at his hair. "Use the shampoo and conditioner, and when your hair's damp... it's not wet, okay? When it's damp..."
"Damp" said Dustin.
"You do four puffs off the Farrah Fawcett spray" said Steve.
"Farrah Fawcett spray?" asked Dustin, trying not to laugh.
"Yeah, Farrah Fawcett" said Steve. "You tell anyone I just told you that and your ass is grass. You're dead, Henderson. Do you understand?"
"Yup" said Dustin.
"And boys say girls talk too much about hair" I said and walked ahead of them.
~
We finally arrived at the junkyard.
"Oh yeah" said Steve. "Yeah, this will do. This will do just fine. Good call, dude"
We threw the rest of the meat onto one pile.
"I sad medium-well!" shouted Lucas.
"Is that... Max?" I asked when I saw ginger-haired the girl.
Dustin took Lucas aside and I went to Max.
"You okay?" I asked.
"Lucas told me some stuff" she said. "About you and your sister"
"He told you" I said and sat down next to her.
"Is it true?" she asked and I nodded.
"So, you can influence emotions?" she asked.
"Yes, I can" I said.
"Have you been doing that to Billy?" she asked and I nodded.
"He has... a lot of anger and fear" I said. "I just wanted to help"
"I noticed that he has been less angry at me" she said and I looked at her.
"Has he ever taken his anger out on you?" I asked.
"He can't do it on my mom" she said. "So yeah"
"I... I did not know" I said.
"But" she said. "He hasn't done anything like that since we got here"
She placed her hand on mine. "You changed him, in a few days" she said. "Thank you"
"It does not change the fact that he hurt you" I said. "That is not okay"
"I know" she said and I hugged her. "But, I may be selfish. But please don't push him away. I really like what you're doing to him. It's almost like he's an actual brother"
"Okay" I said and she felt relieved. "I will stay"
"Okay, let's continue to help Harrington" said Max.
"Hey! Dickheads!" we heard Steve shout. "How come the only people helping me are the girls? We lose light in 40 minutes. Let's go. Let's go, I said!"
"All right, asshole!" shouted Dustin.
"Language!" I scolded.
~
We were ready, just when it became dark...
We all got into the bus, waiting for Dart.
"Hey, Trisha" said Steve and I looked at him. "Are we really okay?"
"Yeah" I said. "We're okay"
"I'm still sorry" he said.
"I know" I said. "You reek of guilt. It is annoying"
"I just..." he began.
"Steve" I said and took his hand. "We are okay. No need to feel guilty anymore. I forgive you"
"What did he do?" asked Max.
"Yelled at her" said Steve. "She hates it"
"And you hang out with Billy?" said Max and I chuckled.
"He has not really yelled at me in anger" I said. "Once in concern"
"Concern? Billy?" said Max in disbelief. "Yeah, you have powers all right. Otherwise Billy would've yelled your ass off"
"Is he really that bad?" I asked.
"Bad does not even begin to describe it" she said. "But as I said earlier, you're beginning to change him. It's nice"
"Someone should check up with Lucas" said Steve.
"I'll go" said Max and went up the ladder.
We heard a sound...
"You see him?" asked Dustin.
"No" said Steve.
"This was a bad idea" I said.
"Lucas, what's going on?" asked Dustin.
"Hold on!" shouted Lucas.
"Why is it suddenly so foggy?" I asked.
"I've got eyes!" shouted Lucas. "Ten o'clock!"
"There" said Steve and I saw it...
"What's he doing?" asked Dustin.
"I don't know" I said. "He is not taking the bait"
"Why is he not taking the bait?" asked Steve.
"Maybe he's not hungry?" asked Dustin.
"Maybe he's sick of cow" said Steve and I read his mind.
'He needs human flesh' he thought.
"Oh no you do not!" I yelled.
"Stay out of my head, Trisha" said Steve.
"Not when you're thinking such stupid things!" I said.
"It's not a bad idea" he said.
"It is a terrible idea" I said.
"What are you guys talking about?" asked Dustin.
"Stay out of this" both me and Steve said at the same time.
"I'm going with you" I said.
"You stay here" he said and I looked at him.
"I've got powers, you moron" I said and everyone was shocked.
"You just insulted me" he said. "Good on you"
"Let's just go" I sighed. "Stay here, Dustin"
Steve grabbed his bat and we walked outside to the meat...