𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞
[𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒋𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒚; 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒆]
❝𝐈 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭.❞

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SAMANTHA BITES HER BOTTOM LIP AS SHE LEANT AGAINST THE LOCKER, waiting for Kyle to get his things so they could get to class. Veronica was just checking her makeup in her small mirror, blotting her lips and smirking at herself. "Maybe i should find someone." She suggests and this causes them both to stop. They look at each other before their eyes move to Samantha.

"What?" Veronica asks, furrowing her eyebrows.

"I mean, once senior year rolls around, I'll just have a thousand more things to do anyways." She points out, acting like it wasn't that big of a deal. Veronica blinks before moving her hands to the womans cheeks.

"Um, are you sick?" She questions, checking the womans temperature making Samantha's face scrunch up.

"No?"

"We didn't fall through a wormhole into some alternate universe, did we?" Kyle suggests and Veronica snaps her fingers, pointing at the man. Samantha rolls her eyes, hitting both of them.

"You guys are jerks." Samantha tells them as she begins walking, both of them following closely behind.

"Youve just been so adamant on not dating, we were just caught off guard." Kyle points out and Samantha glances up at him.

"We are all for it, you know we are." Veronica says, grabbing onto her shoulders.

"Mhm."  Samantha hums as Veronica giggles in her ear.

"Trust me, once you have sex you'll never want to stop." She teases with a wink, smirking at the girl before going a bit in front of them.

"Maybe you should just tell her you lost your virginity, you don't have to tell who to who." Kyle suggests, walking alongside Samantha.

"No, because she'll pry and pry until she finds out it was Steve and then I'll never hear the end of it." Samantha mumbles with a sigh. She'd be pissed she didn't find out right away, then she'll be mad it was Steve and then she'll tease her about it all.

"So, you'd rather be called a Virgin for the rest of your life?" Kyle asks, raising an eyebrow at the woman.

"It won't be for the rest of my life." She denies, looking down sheepishly causing his eyes to widen.

"Shit, you're really gonna go for someone else." Kyle was a bit shocked but he was all for it. She deserved to find a sliver of happiness, especially if Steve wanted to keep messing with her.

"I mean, he did while we were supposedly together so." Samantha points out with a small shrug. Kyle scoffs, shaking his head.

"Still think you should have let me beat his ass for that." He retorts and Samantha nods her head in unison.

"Me too." She tells him. Kyle laughs, wrapping an arm around her shoulder and pulling her down the hall in the direction that Veronica went.

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AS DUSTIN STANDS WITH LUCAS AND MIKE OUTSIDE THEIR SCHOOL, he paces back and forth as a though riddles his mind. Dustin sighs, turning to his friends. "Do you think we should tell Sam?" He asks curiously and that causes both of them to snap their heads in his direction.

"I'm sorry, what?" Lucas retorts, wondering if he had heard that correctly.

"Dustin, are you crazy?" Mike snaps with a scoff, giving him an bewildered look.

"We're gonna need more help if we're gonna find Will, you both know it." Dustin points out but Mike did not seem on board with that idea.

"You really want to tell your sister about what really happened to Will? About Eleven?"

"Yeah, i mean what's the worst that could happen?" He responds as he shrugs his shoulders.

"Uh, she goes to the authorities." Mike points out but Dustin shakes his head.

"She wouldn't do that."

"Hes got a point, his sisters chill." Lucas adds. She never once ruined their fun or made them think she was uncool in anyway. Besides, he wouldn't mind having her around.

"She won't even believe us." Mike denies, crossing his arms against his chest.

"You don't know that." Dustin retorts.

"Yes, I do. Because she's just like the rest of them, all she cares about are boys and her friends."

"Youre the one who's been crushing on her forever." Lucas teases him and Mike goes red, pushing the boy back a bit.

"I have not!" He denies immediately.

"Well, unlike you Mike, I think my sisters cool and she's smarter than all you shitheads combined." Dustin states clearly but Mike still shakes his head.

"We can find Will on our own."

"I don't know, I'm with Dustin, maybe having another person wouldn't be so bad and she has a car." Lucas adds with a small shrug.

"See?" Dustin looks toward Mike who gives them both a wide eyed expression.

"No, this isn't a question! We're not telling her." Mike denies exasperated.

"Mike, I promise you she won't say anything about Eleven. And aren't you tired of biking everywhere?" Dustin asks him and Mike just scoffs as he crosses his arms against his chest.

"What if she doesn't believe us?" He retorts and Dustin shrugs his shoulders.

"Then we can say we were just messing around."

"Such a solid plan, Dustin." Mike mutters in sarcasm as he rolls his eyes. Dustin hits his arm.

"Just come on." The boys turn, heading down the hill and toward the high school.

Meanwhile, Samantha was stood outside, her back leaning against the wall as she took a long hit of her blunt. Usually she wouldn't be doing this at school but Steve coming over yesterday just messed up her brain. She hated how he was trying to make excuses, that he wasn't even truly understanding why she was angry with him. She just wished she could know why he did that to her. Why he just tossed everything away and acted like there was never anything between them.

The doors open and she hears a familiar voice. "Thanks, Mark. I'll call if we get anything." Hopper tells him, waving his hand as the door shuts. She closes her eyes in annoyance.

"Shit." She mumbles but she can't do anything quick enough as Hopper turns the corner and looks right at her. He didnt look too impressed.

"On school property, really?" Hopper scolds, tilting his head.

"You smoke too."

"That isn't the point." He denies and she just looks down at the ground. "I could arrest you for this." Hopper points out. He put cuffs on teenagers for less.

"Will you?" She retorts, tilting her head up at him. He was silent, his jaw clenching lightly.

"Just put it out." Hopper demands and she sighs, dropping it to the ground and stomping on it. "Whats going on with you, Sam? Last year you didn't even touch a drop of alcohol and now you're getting high at school?" He asks, shaking his head. Samantha groans as she tilts her head back a bit.

"Im not getting high." Samantha denies but Hopper didn't seem to want to argue with her.

"Do you want me to call your mom?"

"Like she'd care anyways." She mumbles, crossing her arms against her chest.

"You know your mom loves you and she cares that you're safe." Hopper informs her but Samantha didn't know if that was true. Sure, she would sometimes pay attention or ask where she's been but that's just the bare minimum.

"She focuses all her attention on Dustin anyways. She wouldn't even care if you called her." Samantha points out. Hopper sighs, rubbing his face.

"What is this about, hm? Is it a boy?"

"No." She denies quickly making the man raise an eyebrow.

"So, it is."

"Dont you have a job to get back to?" She mutters in annoyance.

"Dont you have a class to get back to?" He retorts and she just gives him a firm look.

"I have a free period." Samantha answers him.

"Then go to the library." Hopper adds making Samantha roll her eyes but she leans down to grab her bag off of the ground. "And, hey." He stops her from moving, causing her to look up at him. "I don't care if you get fucked up with weed or alcohol, or whatever shit, okay? Just do it in a safe space. My house is always free." He tells her. He'd rather not get a call that she winded up in some ditch somewhere or one of his deputies arrested her for doing this shit in public.

She nods her head, smiling gently. "Thanks, Hopper." She responds and he just places his hand on her shoulder.

"See you around, Kid." He says before moving past her and heading towards his car. Samantha puts her bag on her shoulder, heading toward the school doors.

"Sam!" Samantha stops, seeing her brother running toward her. She groans as she notices the other two were following close behind.

"Why aren't you guys in class?" She asks them, placing a hand on her hip as they stop in front of her.

"Why do you smell weird?" Lucas retorts, his noise scrunching up and she just adjusts herself.

"I asked a question first." Samantha says, raising an eyebrow.

"We needed to talk to you." Dustin admits and she just glances around, hoping not to see one of her teachers.

"Okay, guys, I'm really not in the mood to get in trouble--"

"Its about Will." He adds and she stops what she was doing, becoming a bit confused.

"What about Will?" Samantha asks curiously but as Dustin looks toward Mike, the boy shakes his head.

"Not here." Mike whispers and Dustin looks back toward his sister.

"We need to tell you something but we have to do it in private." Dustin tells her and Samantha sighs, looking over her shoulder before nodding her head.

"Meet at my car after school, okay?" Samantha tells them.

"We have somewhere to be at 3:15." Mike states and Samantha just squints her eyes at the boy.

"Thats oddly specific."

"Just meet at your car at three, okay?" Dustin corrects them and Samantha rubs her face but nods her head.

"Okay, fine."  She responds and the boys go running off back up the hill. Samantha shakes her head, reaching back into her bag and pulling out another blunt.

Lighting it, she takes a hit, resting back against the wall. She felt like she couldn't catch a break. Part of her felt like disappearing like Will, maybe then she'd get some peace. Maybe then she'd feel like she mattered. As her eyes move in front of her, she sees Steve coming toward the door. Scoffing, she turns to face the other direction.

"What, you gonna narc on me?" She asks as he was eyeing the blunt she was smoking. Steve rolls his eyes, crossing his arms against his chest.

"I don't care what you do, Sam." Steve denies, staring at the woman.

"Yeah, thats pretty clear." Samantha mumbles, blowing the air out of her mouth. Steve glances around, his hands awkwardly inside of his pockets.

"Look, about the yesterday--"

"Just, stop." She cuts him off, staring directly back at him. "I don't need your lies, okay?" Samantha tells him, shaking her head as she drops the blunt, stepping on it. "Ill do our projects by myself. Just leave me the hell alone." She mutters, turning toward the door and swinging it open.

Steve doesn't follow after her, just watching as the door slams closed and Samantha walks further and further away from him.

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THE TRIO WERE SITTING IN THE CAFETERIA, Kyle and Veronica talking about god knows what while Samantha just sat in silence, pushing her fork around her plate. She feels a nudge on her arm. "You good?" Kyle asks her curiously and she turns her head to look at him, confusion on her face.

"What?"

"Youre just staring at your food." He points out and she brushes her hair out of her face before crossing her arms against her body.

"I'm fine." She responds, not missing the look of concern he shot her way but he didn't say anything more.

"So, who do you have in mind?" Veronica asks, tilting her head as she smirks over at her best friend.

"I don't know." Samantha admits, shrugging her shoulders softly.

"Well, you have your pick of the litter." She points out and Samantha couldnt help but scoff as she meets Veronica's gaze.

"Right, that's totally what I thought too." Samantha responds sarcastically.

"Theres plenty of guys that like you Sam." Veronica tells her with a small sigh.

"Not so sure about that." She mumbles, looking back down at the table. That was until she heard a commotion coming from beside her. Carol and Tommy were banging on the table, fake moaning, but it was who's name they were moaning that got her attention. Steve.

The way Nancy was blushing and Steve was playfully glaring at his friends, it was quite clear what they were referencing. Samantha bites the inside of her cheek as she just moves her eyes back to her hands. Veronica however, got up from her seat.

"I know most of the school is used to your moans, Carol, from how much you sleep around, but I'd rather eat in peace." Veronica snaps at her and Carol scoffs, glaring over at the woman.

"What did you just say, bitch?"

"I think you heard me." Veronica retorts but Kyle grabs her arm, pulling her back down.

"Just sit down, Roni." He mutters, shaking his head.

"I'm just gonna go study in the library." Samantha says as she stands up, grabbing her bag. Kyle didn't say anything, knowing exactly why she wanted to leave while Veronica looked confused.

"Youve barely touched your food." Veronica points out but Samantha just puts on a smile.

"Not that hungry." She denies before putting her bag on her shoulder.  "I'll see you guys later." Samantha tells them, turning to move toward the exit of the cafeteria.

She didn't make it too far before someone was calling her name. "Sam!" Samantha furrowed her eyebrows but kept going. "Hey, Sam, wait up!" She stops this time, turning to see Devin jogging up to her.

"Oh, hi Devin." She responds with a small smile.

"Hows your car?" Devin asks, shoving his hands into his pockets. Samantha brushes her hair behind her ear, nodding slightly.

"Uh, yeah, it's all good now."

"Thats good to hear." He responds and she just stares at him for a minute.

"Is that really what you ran up to me to ask?" Samantha questions, raising an eyebrow. Devin chuckles, glancing down at the ground before meeting her gaze again.

"I was wondering if you wanted to hang out tonight." Devin suggests, shrugging his shoulders and she just looks at him puzzled.

"Uh, why?"

"Cause you're pretty cool and I've got two tickets to the drive in." Devin tells her, tilting his head. Samantha bit her bottom lip. She knew it would piss Steve off but she also didn't want to just use Devin like that.

"Sorry, I have to babysit my brother tonight." She denies, which wasn't exactly a lie, she didn't know how long the conversation with her brother would take.

"Thats fine, raincheck then? Tomorrow?"

Samantha sighs as she glanced back over toward her table, seeing Kyle and Veronica arguing about something. "Kyle's my friend." She admits as she looks back at the man. Devin deflated a bit but nodded his head.

"Got it." He responds, crossing his arms against his chest. "So, thats a no?" Devin asks and she gives him a sympathetic look. He did seem like a nice guy but Kyle was one of her best friends and she wouldn't do that to him.

"I'm sorry." Samantha apologizes but Devin smiles at her as he shakes his head.

"Dont sweat it. It's all good." He responds backing up a bit. "See you around." Devin tells her before heading back over to his table. He felt eyes on him all the way back and as he gets there, he notices Steve had his gaze locked on him.

"What were you asking her?" Steve questions as the man sits down across from him.

"Just if her car was okay."

"You went up to her to ask if her car was okay?" Steve was skeptical, narrowing his gaze. Devin rolls his eyes a bit.

"That was just my Segway." He admits and Steve seemed to be a bit wary.

"Into what?"

"Asking her to go to the drive in." Devin says as he shrugs his shoulders.

"Why would you ask her that?" Steve asks with a small scoff.

"Because she's hot and we'd be alone in the back of my car." He says with a wink, a smirk forming on his face. Steve's jaw clenched a bit and Nancy seemed to notice this, her eyebrows furrowing slightly.

"Dude, she's not interested."

"Steve, he's allowed to ask someone out." Nancy says, confused as she stared at her boyfriend who just slumps down in his seat.

"Exactly, thank you Nance." Devin says, gesturing to the girl.

"But she did say no though, right?" Steve questions and Devin stares at him momentarily. He gets an idea in his head, licking his bottom lip as he rested his arms against the table.

"Actually, she said yes." Devin lies and he could almost see Steve's eyes bulge out of his head, the anger seeping through him as his fists clenched.

"What?"

"Yeah, something about wanting to forget some douchebag, not sure." He explains, shrugging a bit and Steve scoffs, looking down at his hands. "I'll make sure she forgets him all right." Devin teases, making a sexual gesture.

"Ew, Devin, thats disgusting." Nancy says with a small laugh, throwing a fry at him. Devin only smirks, his lingering on Steve who was glaring down at his tray. It was obvious to him that Steve and Samantha clearly had something happen between them. He didn't know the details but by the way Steve was so possessive, he clearly still had feelings for her.

And well Devin, he loved to push Steve's buttons.

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AS SAMANTHA SITS IN HER CAR, Dustin in the passenger seat while Mike and Lucas were in the back, she couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed because she'd rather be home than listening to whatever bullshit they had to tell her so urgently. "So, what is this big secret about Will?" She asks curiously, looking toward them as she raises an eyebrow. Dustin however was just staring at Samantha's bag.

"Is this pot?" He retorts and she rolls her eyes, grabbing the bag from him.

"Dustin." Samantha scolds, shoving the bag by her feet as Dustin looks at her sheepishly.

"We um..." dustin trails off, looking at his friends momentarily. "So, the night after Will went missing, we went out looking for him." He starts and Samantha just gives him a small glare.

"You know you were supposed to stay home."

"They weren't doing anything to find him, they weren't even retracing his steps." Dustin adds and Samantha frowns, leaning over and touching his forehead.

"You could've gotten a cold, it was raining bad that night." Samantha says with concern making the boy groan and slap her hand away.

"Sam!" He seemed a bit embarrassed but pushed past it. "Thats not the point." Dustin denies, shaking his head.

"We were walking through the woods and we heard what we thought was Will." Lucas continues for him making Samantha turn her attention to the back. "Turns out it was a girl." He says and she narrows her gaze.

"A girl?"

"Yeah, her names Eleven, but we call her El for short." Mike says and Samantha laughs a little bit.

"Her names eleven?" Now this was seriously seemingly like it wasn't true.

"She was being held by bad men who are hunting her, so she's staying in my basement for now." Mike explains to her and Samantha rubs her forehead a little bit.

"What bad men, what are you talking about?" She asks curiously. There was a little girl running around Hawkins with people chasing her? Nothing happened in Hawkins, ever.

"We're not sure exactly but we know they have something to do with Will going missing." Lucas tells her and Samantha could only stare at them.

"El, she knows about Will and she knows what took him." Dustin says and Samantha looks at her brother expectantly. "The demogorgan." He finishes which makes her sigh, resting her head back as she knew that was just something apart of his stupid game.

"Dustin--"

"Just listen to us." He pleads and she takes a breath, chewing the inside of her cheek.

"Will, he's trapped in a place just like Hawkins, only it's different. It's beneath us." Mike explains to her and she narrows her gaze, her eyebrows furrowing as she tried to understand.

"The upside down." Lucas states with a nod of his head.

"So, will was taken by a mystical creature to another dimension?" Samantha asks them slowly, her eyes flickering through the boys.

"The demogorgan is powerful, it can tear you to pieces." Dustin tells her and she nods her head, although she wasn't really absorbing any of this.

"And the upside down, it's dangerous but El knows where to find it, where to find Will." Mike states.

"And we need your help.... and your car." Lucas adds with a sheepish smile. Samantha raises an eyebrow, still not sure if they were just messing with her or not.

"Youve been to countless of our D&D games and you have a higher G.P.A then anyone in school, you need to help us, Will's life is in danger." Dustin states in a pleading tone. Samantha couldnt help but laugh, covering her mouth with her hand.

"So, you're telling me there's monsters and other dimensions like in your stupid game, because that's-- oh shit, you're serious." She mumbles the ending as she notices none of the boys found it humorous, all of them staring at her with serious looks on their faces.

"I know it's a lot to process." Dustin admits, he probably wouldn't have believed it either if it wasn't for Eleven.

"And probably not believable." Lucas adds.

"But we swear, it's the truth." Mike assures her. Samantha blinks a few times, her eyes running over her brother and his friends, trying to sense one bit that may say it's still a huge joke.

But she didn't get any of that. And she knew Dustin wouldn't mess about something like this, especially if it involved Will. Samantha sighs, shaking her head as she crosses her arms against her chest.

"All right, where is this girl now?"

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