Chapter 9 (Steve's POV)

This was the time we started setting up to kill Dustin's weird Demogorgon. 

We threw metal pallets in a pile, rolled barrels, and made a trail of gasoline around the junk yard. Max set up a ladder inside of this broken-down bus.

   After we finished setting up, I shoved everyone on the bus. The sun had already set.

  "Can I look now?" Lucas asked impatiently.

 Tatum finally nods, and he peaks out with his binoculars in the dark. I played with the lighter I had in my pocket. 

"Have you really fought one of these things before?" Max, the red head asked. I'm pretty sure this is the girl that Dustin likes.

I nodded, still messing with the lighter. 

"And you're, like, totally 100% sure that it wasn't a bear?" She asks. I nod again.

 "Shit, don't be an idiot. Why are you even hear if you don't believe us. Just go home." Dustin says in a rude tone.

 "Dustin, chill." Tatum mumbles.

 I smile at Tatum, but she doesn't notice.

 "Geesh. Someone's cranky. Past your bedtime?" Max remarks smuggly.

 Dustin paces around the bus as Max climbs up the ladder towards Lucas.

 "That's good. Just show her you don't care." I say.

 "I don't." Dustin replies, still pacing. 

"What are you guys talking about?" Tatum asks.

 I wink at Dustin, and Tatum looks confused. 

  "Why are you winking, Steve? Stop." Dustin says harshly. 

My smile kinda faded, but it went back up once Tatum looked at me. We smiled at each other, making funny faces back and forth. She stuck her tounge out at me and I chuckled. I blew her a kiss and she laughed as well.

"You guys are annoying." Dustin says, watching the booth of us.

   Suddenly, we heard a screech. I jumped up and ran towards the little window where I peaked out to look for the Demogorgon.

 "You see him?" Dustin asks, peaking from behind me.

 "No." I reply sharply. 

"Lucas! What's going on?" Dustin shouts.

 "Hold on!" Lucas shouts back. Lucas looks around for the Demogorgon with his binoculars, "I've got eyes! 10 o'clock! 10 o'clock!" Lucas yells from the top of the bus. 

I bring my focus to look for the Demogorgon again. "There." I say.

 "What is he doing?" Tatum asks. 

"I don't know." I say. "He isn't taking the bait.." I mumble. 

"Maybe he isn't hungry?" Dustin says.

 "Maybe he is sick of cow." I say. This was my chance. To prove what exactly? No idea. I got up off the floor walked towards the door of the bus.

 "Steve? Steve, what are you doing?" Dustin asks. 

"Steve?" Tatum say in a panic.

I slightly ignored them while I picked up my bat. 

"Just get ready."  

I pointed my lighter at them, I toss the lighter to Tatum. I opened the door and slowly creep out. I could hear it. I whistled in a tone that would hopefully draw them closer. 

"C'mon, buddy." I said. 

I knew that everyone on that bus was watching me. The pressure of trying not to die with everyone watching was slightly nerve-wracking. I began whistling again, swing the bat playfully as I waited for the monster to come out. 

"What's he doing?" Max asks in the distance.

 "Expanding the menu.." Dustin says.

 "C'mon buddy.." I said once again, I could hear the snarling.. 

"Come on, buddy. Human tastes better than cat, I promise." I say.

 "He is insane." Max says.

 "He is awesome." Dustin mumbles. 

Tatum just looked shocked in a good way, I hope. But the compliment from Dustin gave me more confidence. I swung the bat loosely in front of me. Just then, the fog started to clear, and I saw it. It looked like a Demogorgon but in dog form. 

"Steve!! Watch out!" Tatum screamed. 

Ok, personal opinion... but, she totally wants me, and no, I'm not delusional, and I won't let anyone tell me otherwise. 

"A little busy here!" I shouted. I lightly to myself from the comment.

"3 o'clock! 3 o'clock!" Lucas exclaimed. 

"Listen, ladies, I know everyone is hungry for Steve Harrington. I'm a total snack. Please dont eat me, though. " I say. 

"Idiot." I hear Tatum say

I glanced over and saw another demogorgon dog thing. I was maybe a little cocky at first because I'm not that confident now, but I couldn't let everyone else see. I moved my focus back to the swarming creatures, and every single second, more of those creatures kept swarming.

Dustin swings open the door of the bus. "Steve!" He shouts. "Abort! Abort!"

 As more of them began to swarm, I ran. 

They chased after me and I slid over a car, but as one of them jumped, I wacked the dog off me with my bat covered in nailss. Everyone was shouting at me to run and hurry. I ran quickly, climbing into the bus and just barely closing the rusted door in time. 

"Shit." Dustin mumbled, 

Tatum grabbed his hand and squeezed it tight. I could tell she wanted to do that for all those kids because you could see the panic on their faces, how scared they were, and for some odd reason that was sweet to me, I liked that she cared for kids.

 "Are they rabid or something?" Maxed asked. 

I grabbed another metal pallet and shoved it against the door. The bus shook as the dogs surrounded it.

"They can't get in! They can't!" Lucas shouted.

 I tried to hold back the dogs by putting my feet up against the door, hoping that they wouldn't be able to break in. Suddenly, one of the dogs jumped up the roof of the bus.

"Maybe that's just hail.." Tatum said.

 Everyone one looked up towards the room. As I looked up, I had forgotten about the door, and one of the dogs got in. I pushed everyone to the back of the bus as I beat the strong slimey dog with my bat.

"Is anyone there? Mike? Will? Gosh! Anyone!" Dustin shouted into his walkie in the back of the bus. 

"Shit!" They all shouted as more of the dogs shook up the bus.

 "We're at the old junkyard, and we are going to die!" Dustin yelled at his walkie, begging that someone would answer. 

Me on the other hand still beating the dog to death. Suddenly, the whole bus shook. Max looked up the ladder and screamed. The dog that was on the rood found the opening and tried to get in.

 "Out of the way!" I screamed. 

The small dog-like demogorgon opened its face, screeching. When I was about to bash it's head the creature stopped and turned the other direction. Confusion on everyone's face.

 I waited a second to see if this was a trick, and oddly enough, it wasn't. I saw Dustin looked extremely sad, and I looked to see what he was looking at, Lucas and Max were holding hands! I don't know who gave Lucas his dating advice, but I'm still confused about how he pulled Max. 

   I walked out the bus just to be sure they left, and I could see a whole swarm running away.

 "Jeez." I said quietly.

 "What the shit.." Tatum said slowly.

"What happened?" Lucas said. 

"I have no clue." Max stated.

 "Steve, scare 'em off?"Dustin asked. 

"No. No way. Their going somewhere.." I said, trailing my words.