(y/n) - your name

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"(y/n)..." Billy turns her around, wiping the stray tears that fall down her cheeks with his thumbs.

"He hurts you and I'm just standing there unable to do jack shit! I want to help but I can't! I can't do anything!" (y/n) cries out, the overwhelming feelings of everything that Dustin told her about demons and Eleven and the Upside Down just barreling into her now along with the frustrations that she wanted to hurt Neil just as he hurt Billy. She wanted him to pay for hurting him.

Billy sighs and pulls (y/n) into a hug as she cries. "You are helping me..." This was the first time he had seen her cry and he hated it. He never wanted to see her miserable.

"I just... want to be able to do something instead of being on the sidelines..."

"It's safer for you if you don't. I don't want Neil threatening you either."

"Doesn't mean that you should just take it!"

"Just drop it, I don't want to talk about this anymore." Billy sighs outs and (y/n) frowns at him as he goes to sit on her couch.

"Billy-"

"-please... just not today." She nods, suddenly remembering why she came home.

"Fuck!" Billy looks up and sees (y/n) run around her house, grabbing a bag to pack lighters, bug spray and her aid kits. "Where's Max? Have you seen her today?" she asks after changing into all black clothing like she was going to do some spy shit.

"Shitbird? Out, I don't care."

"Shit!"

"(y/n), what's wrong?" Billy stands up, taking hold of her arms to keep her still.

"You need to get her and keep her here at home until I get back ok! Both of you! Make sure she stays away from the boys at school!"

"Boys-(y/n) what the fuck is going on!?"

"I don't know if I should tell you-if I'm even allowed to tell you! Even then I don't want you involved, it's too dangerous!"

"(y/n) if you're in some dangerous shit, just tell me! Let me help you-"

"-Billy I can't-" he grabs (y/n)'s face and holds her cheeks, staring into her eyes to have her stop talking.

"Just tell me what's going on..." he mutters softly and (y/n) just stops, looking up at Billy.

"You might get hurt... you might not even believe me... I sure as hell didn't believe Dustin at first..."

"You don't need to protect me." Billy frowns and (y/n) nods, him letting her step back so she could continue packing while she told him what Dustin and Steve told her. Throughout the whole explanation, Billy just stood still without a word and (y/n) thought she made a bad decision. Like she somehow just changed the fabric of the universe right here, right now by informing him of what's really going down in Hawkins.

"Billy...?" (y/n) carefully approached him and he narrowed his eyes at her.

"If this is some sick joke, I swear to fucking god (y/n)-"

"-I'm not joking!"

He doesn't believe me... Of course, he wouldn't...

"Please, please find Max and stay here. I don't want either of you getting hurt." (y/n) says as she neared her front door. "If you don't believe me that's fine... but please stay safe..." Billy frowns.

True or not, (y/n) just wanted him safe anyway. She wanted to protect him when no one else was there to protect him...

"(y/n) wait-" she had grabbed her keys and ran out to her car, getting in and driving off before Billy could stop her but he followed her words. He would find Max and wait until she got back 

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"About time!" Dustin calls out as he waited by Steves's car once (y/n) got out of the shops after buying a couple of necessities.

"You got the gear and the meat?" she asks and Steve nods. "Good. I got medkits, flashlights, batteries and more walkie talkies."

"And apparently gardening tools too..." Steve nods at the large axe (y/n) was carrying along with a sharp shovel.

"These are demons we're facing, of course, imma be prepared! I'm not dying anytime soon!" the boys look at each before agreeing. "So where we heading?"

"The old Junkyard."

"Let's go! Better to get this shit done in daylight!" (y/n) hurries the boys in Steves's car and she gets in her own, setting the stuff in her trunk along with spare tyres and oil canisters. She followed them to the Junkyard, parking on the side of the road and getting out to help the boys set everything up. Dustin got out the buckets of meat and Steve taught her how to shoot with the rifles, making sure to keep the safety on.

"Dustin!" (y/n) perks up hearing a voice as she strapped the gun around her along with the axe. "This is Lucas. Do you copy? Dustin?"

"Well, well, well, look who it is."

"Sorry man. My stupid sister turned it off."

"No excuses! You could've checked in with us anyway!" (y/n) yells out, packing her bag and putting on gloves after tying up her hair.

"Who's that?"

"You should know who I am Lucas. Remember, I will kick your ass if you hurt Max."

"Hi (y/n)..." she grins hearing the kid gulp in fear from the walkie.

"Yeah well, when you were having sister problems, Dart grew again, he escaped, and I'm pretty sure he's a baby Demogorgon!"

"That's because you kept him as a fucking pet!" Steve and (y/n) exclaim and Dustin glares at them.

"Wait, (y/n) knows!?"

"Yes! Dustin explained everything and I mean everything!"

"I'll explain later! Just meet me, Steve and (y/n) at the old Junkyard!"

"Steve?"

"And bring your binoculars!"

"Steve Harrington!?"

"Yes, Steve fucking Harrington Lucas! Get your ass up and moving!"

"Yes Ma'am!"

"Also, where's Max? I know you guys hang out."

"I don't know. The last time I saw her was at the arcade."

"Fuck... ok if you see her on the way, tell her that I asked her to stay at my place for safety ok. Her brother is looking for her."

"Shit ok."

"Hurry up Lucas!" (y/n) yells back and the conversation ends while Steve and Dustin gulp at how scary she was. They all picked up the buckets of meat and walked off through the woods, going down old train tracks to throw the meat on the ground.

"All right, so let me get this straight. You kept something you knew was probably dangerous in order to impress a girl who... who you just met?" Steve was still wrapping his head around what Dustin explained to him and (y/n) back in Steves's car before finding the hole and the shredded skin.

"All right, that's grossly oversimplifying things." Dustin replies back.

"I mean, why would a girl like some nasty slug anyway?"

"No girl would be impressed by that." (y/n) shudders at the thought.

"An interdimensional slug?Because it's awesome!"

"YOU think that's awesome." (y/n) huffs out.

"I don't know. I just feel likeyou're trying way too hard." Steve shrugs and Dustin glares at him.

"Well, not everyone can haveyour perfect hair, all right?" the kid sighs out and (y/n) raises a brow at him.

Who taught him how to impress a crush cause this ain't it.

"It's not about the hair, man. The key with girls is just...just acting like you don't care."

"Whoa, whoa hold on, what kind of bullshit are you spouting here?" (y/n) says and the boys stop. "Acting like you don't care? Jesus Christ, that doesn't work. Take it from an actual girl here."

"Nah, showing them you don't care, even if you do, drives them nuts."

"No, it doesn't Steve. How else are the people who like each other realise they like each other if none of them drops any hints or makes it known? They'll go through life and regret it that they didn't shoot their shot and they would be left wondering 'what if?'."

"She has a point Steve." Dustin says but Steve takes him away to give him some godly advice of a fuckboy and (y/n) shakes her head, not bothering to interfere. Steve gives Dustin his wise words about how different girls are and how to approach them, like a lion or like a ninja. "What type is Nancy?" Dustin asks and Steve bristles.

"Nancy's different. She's different than the other girls."

"And what about (y/n)?" Steve looks back behind them to see her looking around the trees, smiling up at the sky and a small smile braces his face. Dustin blinks in surprise at the drastic change in Steve, seeing him so interested in this girl.

"(y/n)... she's special... definitely different from the other girls... way better than them..." Steve mumbles out.

"Holy crap you like her!"

"Shut up!" Steve hisses and Duncan signals to lower his voice.

"She's one of a kind then, (y/n)?"

"Yeah. Yeah, she is." 

"You boys done talking or what?" (y/n) calls out and they turn to look at her. "How much further to the Junkyard?"

"It's just up ahead!" Dustin calls out and (y/n) jogs over, stopping at a clearing of broken cars, buses and other vehicles.

"Oh, yeah. Yeah, this will do." Steve says as he stands next to (y/n) with Dustin, taking his sunnies off. "This will do just fine. Good call, dude." Dustin grins at the compliment, joining the two adults in throwing more meat on the ground until piling it all up in one spot.

"I said medium-well!" Steve, Dustin and (y/n) look up to see Lucas calling out, (y/n) narrowing her eyes at him when she realised he brought Max.