I heard the monster and took off running. It was dark and cold and I couldn't see anything but I just kept running. After losing my way, I stopped and spun in circles.
"Nancy! Jonathan!" I called.
No answer. I heard the monster getting closer so I took off running again. Everytime I yelled for them I would get nothing except the creature's growling.
"No." I muttered, coming to a stop.
I was lost and didn't know where to go. Nancy and Jonathan weren't anywhere. I was alone and scared.
"Someone!" I called.
Looking around for any sign was hopeless as it was all just trees. I fell to the ground and started crying. The monster was getting closer but I didn't know what else to do.
"Lee!" Someone screamed.
"Jonathan? Nancy?" I asked pushing myself to my feet.
"Lee!" The voice yelled again.
I took off running. When I turned a corner I stopped at the sight of the creature. It saw me and I was frozen to the spot.
"Lee!" The voice was becoming unfamiliar and louder.
The creature moved towards me and I couldn't move. As the creature launched itself at me I heard my name one last time.
I opened my eyes, gasping for air. Nancy and Jonathan were hovering over me with concerned and worried looks.
"Lee." Nancy breathed out.
I sat up and looked between the two of them.
"It was cold and dark." I whispered, not knowing what else to say.
They looked at each other.
"What did you see?" Nancy asked looking back at me.
I shook my head. "I... I can't."
"You can't what?" Jonathan asked.
"It was a dark version of the forest. Where I went last night." I looked at them with a scared look.
"Did you get sleep last night?" Jonathan asked changing the subject.
"I got little." I shrugged.
"Just go back to sleep." Nancy said.
"I can't. I'll just go back there and I don't want to." I shook my head.
They remained quiet.
"I saw it. The creature. It was feeding on the deer." I spoke.
Nancy stood up and walked over to her vanity. After grabbing the picture she walked back over.
"This creature?" She asked holding the picture to me and pointing to the faceless figure.
I nodded.
"That means if Will and Barb..." Nancy went wide eyed.
"My mom said she talked to Will. If he's alive there's a chance Barbara is too." Jonathan said looking between Nancy and I.
"But that means that she's trapped." Nancy looked at him.
They stared at each other and the room got quiet.
It was my turn to speak up. "We have to find it again."
"You wanna go back out there?" Jonathan asked me.
"Maybe we don't have to." Nancy said, the face she gets when she has an idea showing.
"When she saw it, it was feeding on that deer. Meaning it's a predator, right?" She started.
"Right." Jonathan said and I just nodded.
"And it seems to hunt at night." She said grabbing a book off her bed and opening it.
She put it down where the three of us could see and it was on a page with a picture of a lion.
"Like a lion or coyote. But it doesn't hunt in packs like them. It's always alone like a bear." She informed us.
I looked up at her. She looked at me.
"Remember at Steve's when Barb cut herself?" She asked looking at me.
I nodded, the realization slowly hitting me.
"Last night, the deer." I said.
"It was bleeding too." Jonathan added.
Nancy grabbed another book and opened it, this time to a picture of a shark.
"Sharks can detect blood. That's one drop of blood in a million and they can smell it from a quarter mile away." She explained.
"So your saying it can detect blood." Jonathan recounted.
"Its just a theory." She shrugged.
"We could test it." Jonathan suggested.
Nancy nodded.
"But if it works..." Nancy said.
"At least we know it's coming." I spoke up.
They looked at me and nodded. The doorknob jiggled and Jonathan's hand flew to mine as our heads snapped to the door.
"Girls, are you up?" Karen asked through the door.
"Yeah. We're getting dressed." Nancy called.
"I made some blueberry pancakes." Karen informed us.
I looked at Jonathan and he kept his eyes on the door.
"We'll be down in a second." Nancy said.
Karen walked away and I let out a breath I had apparently been holding. The three of us sat in silence and Nancy looked down. I did too and realized our hands were still together. He let go of my hand and I looked at Nancy.
"Your mom doesn't knock?" Jonathan asked.
Nancy let out a breathy laugh and soon all three of us were smiling. I looked down at the ground.
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Taking nails off the shelf, I put them in the basket Nancy had on her arm. She picked up a sledgehammer before putting it down and picking up another. Jonathan walked up to us and I followed Nancy's gaze to bear traps. Looking back at Jonathan he nodded and I grabbed them. We headed to the checkout counter, putting the tank and everything the counter. I looked at the man behind the counter as Nancy put the last thing on the counter.
"And four boxes of .38s." Jonathan added.
The man grabbed the boxes and put them on the counter with everything else. He looked over all the stuff on the counter with a confused look.
"What are you kids doing with all this?" He asked looking at us.
The three of us glanced at each other before looking back at the man. He looked down at the stuff again confused.
"Monster hunting." Nancy said.
He looked at Nancy for a moment before nodding and started cashing everything. He put everything in a box besides the tank and bear traps. I grabbed the traps while Nancy grabbed the tank and the three of us headed outside to Jonathan's car.
"Monster hunting." Jonathan said as we reached the trunk of the car.
I looked over at him and he was smiling. Nancy smiled as well. Jonathan balanced the box as he unlocked the trunk.
"You know last week I was shopping for a new top I thought Steve might like." Nancy started.
Jonathan put the box in the trunk and took the bear traps from me, putting them in as Nancy put in the tank. We both looked at her as she continued talking.
"It took me, Lee and Barb all weekend. It seemed like life or death, you know. And now..." She looked at us.
"Your shopping for bear traps and Jonathan Byers." He finished.
"Yeah." She nodded.
He closed the trunk. "What's the weirdest part?"
I looked at him and he looked over at Nancy before looking at me.
"Me or the bear trap?" He questioned.
"You. Definitely you." I joked.
A car horn made us all turn our heads.
"Hey Nance. Can't wait to see your movie." A man called out one of the backseat windows.
"What the hell was that?" Jonathan asked.
We watched as the car drove away and I looked at Nancy. She stepped to the side of the car, eyes still on the car.
"I don't know." I shrugged.
She quickly turned, gaining the attention of Jonathan and I.
"Nance?" I asked.
"What?" Jonathan asked.
She walked a couple steps and I knew she was facing the direction of the theatre.
"What?" Jonathan asked again.
She took off towards the theatre.
"Where are you going?" Jonathan asked moving after her.
"Come on." I grabbed his arm and dragged him with me as I chased after Nancy.
We chased after her and she ran across the street to the theatre. We caught up and stopped when we saw the writing. My eyes widened.
All The Right Moves starring Nancy The Slut Wheeler