The Beautifully Tragic: A Steddie Romance

Steve finishes calling the rest of the Hellfire Club and he and Eddie sits and waits for them to arrive. "I should hide when they pull up, then come out and surprise them." Eddie said slipping his hand into Steve's. "Yeah, that's exactly what you should do." Steve replies, tracing small circles with his thumb over Eddie's hand. Eddie leans in and starts kissing Steve easing him back onto the bed. Steve pulls Eddie closer to him, tongue tangling with his, fingers plowing through his soft hair. Eddie is about to remove his shirt, when he hears the sound of a car pulling up outside. He and Steve quickly jump up from the bed and Eddie ironically runs to hide in the closet. Steve smoothes his hair and clothes so it wouldn't look like he was in the middle of a passionate make out session. The door opens and Dustin, Mike, and Lucas walk into the house. Dustin looks at Steve. "Well Harrington we're here. What was so important we had to rush over?" Steve puts his fingers into his mouth and whistles loudly. The closet door slowly begins to open. The Hellfire Club looks over at the closet in confusion. Eddie throws the door the rest of the way open and just stands there smiling. Dustin's eyes widen, then fill with tears as he sees Eddie standing in front of the closet. He runs over to Eddie and throws his arms around him, sobbing loudly. Eddie rubs his hands down Dustin's back gently. "It's ok Dustin. It's ok. I'm back now. Everything is ok now." He continues to rub Dustin's back until his sobs subside and he starts to calm down. Eddie looks over at Mike and Lucas. "I'm sure you all probably have a lot of questions. We can sit down and I will answer them the best I can." They all take their seats and Eddie fills them in on what exactly happened after they left the upside down. Eddie lifts the side of his mouth, showing his much sharper canines. They all lean in and look closely at them. "Does this mean you have to drink blood to live now?" Dustin asked. "No. I'm still me, just an alive and more improved version. Don't worry." Eddie replied to him. Dustin nods, looking relieved. After about an hour, the guys get up to leave. They all hug Eddie tightly before heading out the door. Eddie turns to Steve. "Do you think that cop who helped Jonathan find his brother in that fucked up version of Disneyland could help prove I'm innocent? He's seen some weird shit too right?" Steve looks at Eddie thoughtfully. "You mean Jim Hopper. Yeah he may be able to help. It couldn't hurt to ask. We'll have to get him to meet us somewhere though. Can't risk anyone seeing you just yet. Maybe that cabin Hopper has way out in the woods. I'll call him and see if I can arrange a meeting. Don't worry Eddie. We'll get your life back. I know it." Eddie smiles up at Steve his brown eyes sparkling. "Better get to making that call then big boy." Steve smiles back and starts dialing Hopper's number.

End of chapter five