♥ The Body ♥

Earlier that morning Caroline had gotten a call from Mrs Wheeler that morning asking her to come and take care of Mike since he didn't want to come to school. She pulled herself together and decided to go and comfort the boy who needed her as much as she needed him. She asked Alexis to tag along, who to was not taking the news well either. What she didn't know was that the moment that the police pulled Wills body out the quarry, Alexis woke up with in a pool of sweat, a fast beating heart and her eyes were glowing red, the dream or vision she had that night was of Will and her running away from this monster.

What she was seeing was Will running for his life in this place that was damp, cold and was like a total opposite of her home Hawkins. She kept on yelling out his name but he kept on running and she ran with him.

The Newby sisters along with Mike, El, Lucas and Dustin we're all in Mike's basement listening to what sounded like a shivering scared Will Byers, Alexis knew where he was, she just didn't know how to get there. They thought that they heard Will and Mike even told them that he sang that song he loved. Apparently El was channelling Will to find and hear his voice, Alexis knew he was because she could feel her power. El and Alexis have been needing to have a long overdue conversation for they we're the only ones who knew what was or could come.

They had decided to take El to Hawkins Middle where there was a stronger radio. All they had to do was make her look more, well normal. Caroline had found Nancy's make up and was applying some blush and the flinched at first, which made Caroline smile at how naïve the young girls was as she finished with the blush and added some Chapstick onto her small lips. The boys got her a pink dress from Nancy's wardrobe and a blonde wig.

El and the Boys went school while Caroline and Alexis went back home. Alexis had been fiddling with her fingers the entire morning, still thinking about the dreams she had been having lately, especially about the one that happened last night, when they found Will. She believed that he was still alive.

" Lexi, what's been going on?" Caroline asked the brunette

" Wills alive." She blurted, Caroline's eyes widened in confusion.

" How... they clearly found his body in the quarry yesterday."

" I know but yesterday...when it happened. I had one of those vision, dream things and I saw him. And if that was really him, like El said it was then he's alive. Will's alive." Alexis told her sister as she shook her shoulder with joy.

There was really hope for him. There was hope that Will Byers was alive.

" But if he's alive and he's with or running from this monster that El speaks of then we need to get to him a soon as possible." Caroline stated.

" Before its to late." Alexis concluded.

The Newby sisters were now trying to figure out how they could reach this boy, for the clock was ticking and they didn't have much time.

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Steve Harrington had heard about the 'tragedy' of Will Byers and the first person he thought about was Caroline. After minutes of contemplating due to the fact that she might still be mad at him but nevertheless he knew that the right thing to do was to go check up on her. So got into his car and drove down the street to the Newby residence.

When he arrived, he found the Newby sisters in the living room with notes and papers everywhere. What he didn't realise was that they were trying to figure out where Will could be.

" Hey, Care." He greeted softly, she looked better than expected, she was wearing one of his sweatshirts that he left during those times he didn't want to stay home alone, her pink fluffy slippers and black sweatpants. Her hair was in a messy bun and she was holding a cup of coffee and she looked like she hadn't slept properly In days.

" Hey Steve. Wha... what are you doing here?" the blonde questioned him as she placed her coffee on the counter by the door, stepped outside and closed the door behind her.

" I heard about Will." He said and noticed her face turn into a small frown, Caroline knew he was alive but she was still extremely worried about him.

"Care... I'm so sorry." Steve comforted before pulling the girl into a hug.

Caroline was a bit surprised but went along with it, it had been sometime since she had gotten one of his hugs. She realised that her best friend was changing into someone she didn't like, he was the king of Hawkins high and she was the queen but the king and queen were currently at each other's throats. But both were to stubborn to admit that they missed each other's company .

She wrapped her arms around him into his embrace, she could smell his comforting cologne as she laid her head against his chest.

" You don't have to apologise. You couldn't have been able to do anything." She mumbled to him

" I really do." He said as she lifted her head up to him, their arms still around each other.

" What do you mean?" Caroline questioned as she furrowed her eyebrows

" I've been a bit of a dick lately."

" Really a bit of a dick." The blonde replied with a hint of sarcasm and a smirk.

" Okay, an ass, a jerk, a real dick and whatever else in the English dictionary." Said before Caroline let out a long overdue laugh.

They were now gazing into each other's eyes waiting anxiously for the next person to speak.

" I'm really sorry, for everything. Especially for being the worst best friend ever. Let me make it up to you. Please" Steve begged with his signature puppy eyes.

" Ughhh you know I can't resist those puppy eyes. Fine."

" Great so how about later I could come over and we could have a movie marathon, on anything. Your pick." Steve offered the blonde.

" Yeah sure that sounds nice."

" Great so I'll see you later." Steve said as he let go of Caroline and parted down to his car.

" Hey Steve." Caroline called out.

" Yeah."

" Thanks for checking up on me."

" You Caroline Newby, I'd do anything for, don't forget that." He said as she smiled and he entered his car and drove down the street.

Caroline entered back into her house with the smile of a love sick puppy. Alexis took notice, she heard the entire conversation.

" You and him are going to end up together. I can feel it." Alexis told her.

" Sure when pigs fly." Caroline responded.

" I could make a pig fly." Alexis concluded with a smirk as Caroline rolled her eyes.

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When Steve returned home and back to his room, he flopped onto his bed and let out a sigh. He didn't understand something. Caroline had been on his mind even more than his own girlfriend which was clearly a problem in his head. He reached to open his drawer on the side of his bed where he kept his pictures of him and her. They ranged from toddler pictures to even last semester when they spent the weekend at the Newby Cabin by the lake. He smiled at the memories and then he found one specific one, that day he had gotten his hands on the polaroid camera and took that picture of Caroline, she had a white flower that they had found by the lake in her hair and she was smiling it was one of her most genuine smiles. She was really happy that day as so was Steve.

He found himself staring at the picture with a smile on his face. He remember how much the two of them laughed that day, he remember how every time she smiled or laugh it would cause butterflies in his stomach. Then he realised what was happening to him.

'dammit Steve' he thought to himself. Steve Harrington was falling in love with his best friend and he was falling deeper every day.

What he didn't realise was that Caroline was doing the same thing and boy she had fallen deep too.

A/N

So that was Chapter 7 sorry for being so hiatus