Intrépide ~ Will Byers X Reader

017 - the gate

"Why did Dustin say we acted like siblings?"

"Well, you see. When I registered at Hawkin's Middle... We may have sorta pretended I was your sister so that they wouldn't wonder who I was."

"You what?!"

"Steve come help me with this!" Dustin yelled.

"This isn't over!" He told me as he went to help Dustin. I walked into the living room to join the rest of the party. Max and Lucas were cleaning up some broken glass, and Mike was pacing back and forth.

"Mike, would you just stop already?" Lucas snapped.

"You weren't in there, okay, Lucas?" Mike snapped back. "That lab is swarming with hundreds of those dogs."

"Demo-dogs!" Dustin yelled from the kitchen.

"Dustin! Shut up with the Demi-dogs already!" I yelled at him.

"Mike. The Chief will take care of her." Lucas tried to comfort him.

"Like she needs protection." Max pointed out.

"Listen, dude, when a coach calls a play in a game, bottom line, you execute it. All right?" Steve walks into the room.

"Okay, first of all, this isn't some stupid sports game. And second, we're not even in the game. We're on the bench." Mike complained.

"Right. So my point is... Right, yeah, we're on the bench, so, uh, there's nothing we can do." Steve admitted.

"That's not entirely true," Dustin added. "I mean, these Demo-dogs, they have a hive mind. When they ran away from the bus, they were called away."

"If we get their attention..." Lucas thought.

"Maybe we can draw them away from the lab," Max added.

"Clear a path to the gate." (MW)

"Yeah, and then we all die." (S)

"That's one point of view," I told him.

"No, that's not a point of view, kid. That's a fact." (S)

"I got it! Maybe if we set this on fire..." Mike said pointing to the hub where Will sent the soldiers.

"Oh yeah? That's a no." (S)

"The mind flayer would call away from his army." (D)

"They'd all come to stop us." (L)

"Then we circle back to the exit." (MW)

"Guys." (S)

"By the time they realize we're gone--" (MW)

"El would be at the gate." (MM)

"Hey. Hey! Hey! This is not happening." (S)

"But--" I tried speaking.

"No, no, no, no, no. No buts. I promised I'd keep you shitheads safe, and that's exactly what I plan on doing. We are staying here. On the bench. And waiting for the starting team to do their job. Does everybody understand that?" Steve told us.

"This isn't some stupid sports game." Mike fought.

"I said does everybody understand that?" Steve yelled. "I need a yes."

Before any of us could answer I heard an engine rev outside.

Shit. Really Billy? Right now.

We all ran to the window and watched Billy drive up and get out of his vehicle. Steve walked outside to try and protect us. We all watched in fear until they both looked back at us and we all ducked down.

"Shit! Did he see us?" Dustin yelled.

"Of course he did idiot! I yelled at Dustin as we ran in front of the door. Billy kicked it open closing it behind him.

"Well, well, well. Lucas Sinclair. What a surprise." he walked closer and looked at Max. "I thought I told you to stay away from him, Max."

"Billy, go away," she told him.

"You disobeyed me. And you know what happens when you disobey me." (B)

"Billy..." (MM)

"I break things," he said before grabbing Lucas and pushing him into the wall.

"Billy! Stop! Billy! Stop!" we all yelled at him.

"Since Maxine won't listen to me, maybe you will. You stay away from her. Stay away from her! You hear me?" Billy yelled.

"I said get off of me!" Lucas yelled as he kneed Billy in the groin.

"Your so dead, Sinclaire! So dead!" he yelled.

Steve then walked up behind Billy.

"No. You are," he said before punching Billy.

They then ended up in a full-on fistfight, we all were cheering Steve on. Billy then knocked Steve to the ground and began punching him over and over again. Max looked over and grabbed the sedative, ran up to him, and stabbed him in the neck. He immediately stopped punching and looked over to his sister.

"The hell is this?" he asked. "You little shit, what did you do? What did you do?" he fell to the ground.

"From here on out, you leave me and my friends alone. Do you understand?" she asked as she held Steve's bat in a threatening stance.

"Screw you," Billy whispered before Max swung the bat in between his legs.

"Say you understand! Say it! Say it!" Max yelled.

"I understand." Billy finally said as he finally passed out. Max walked over and grabbed his keys and held them up.

"Let's get out of here."

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