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embanxd · 4 years

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Wednesday Morning; 4:27 AM

Story on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/26652409/chapters/64997092

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The First Chapter: Looked Completely Human

It was Wednesday morning at 4:27 am when Julie was pulled form her sleep by a stream of noises coming from the bathroom.

It had been 2 weeks since the band’s gig at the Orpheum and Julie had gotten a bunch of offers for the band to perform. Alex and Willie went on dates every few days and would hang out for hours on end. Julie and Luke would hold hands and write songs for hours together. Reggie loved hanging with Ray as he did everyday chores around the house, he’d even help.

Carrie had stopped tormenting Julie and Flynn and would sometimes try to have a normal conversation with them before it got too awkward and she would leave. Nick was acting strange and would want to sit in on band rehearsals but other than that they were pretty good friends.

But the one thing Julie was most happy about was that she could still touch and feel the boys. They felt human when they would hug, she could feel their warm hands when they would bow together after performing.

Now Julie squinted her eyes open as she took in the darkness around her. She yawned and sat up in her bed as the sounds came from downstairs. Julie’s brows knitted together as she looked over at her phone and saw the white numbers blaring back at her. 4:27.

Carlos would never be up this early and neither would her dad. Tia would only come over at a reasonable hour unless she was told of an emergency. Concern gripped her as she though of the boys. It had to be an emergency since they would never come in the house this early and make so much noise. They loved to sleep in the studio so them being awake right now scared her.

Julie pulled the blankets away from her as she scooted off her bed and grabbed her phone. She turned her flashlight on and cautiously made her way to her window and peered through and saw the lights of the studio were on. This only made her more nervous as she moved towards her door and pulled it open.

The hallway was dark except for a faint warm glow of a light coming from downstairs. Julie slowly made her way to the staircase and peered down. The noise was louder now and it was definitely coming from downstairs. It sounded like dry heaving.

Julie bit her lip as she quickly and quietly went down the stairs, grabbing the cross on her way. She carefully and cautiously searched the house. Julie looked all through the downstairs until she saw that the bathroom door was closed, not all the way so light still escaped from the crack.

Julie took a breath and moved towards the door and the sounds continued. Then she was pushing the door open before she knew it. She sucked in a gasp of sadness. The sight she saw would stick with her forever.

Reggie was on his knees slumped over the toilet, his eyes and nose were red from crying. Tears leaked from his eyes as his body spasmed. His skin was paper pale and his hair was a mess and it seemed to be sticking to his forehead. He looked completely human.

“Reggie!” Julie yelped as she quickly dropped to her knees next to him. “What happened?”

Reggie blinked at her blurrily, his eyes glazed over. Julie reached over and put a hand on his back. Her face scrunched in confusion at the blazing heat that was being emitted from Reggie’s form. She was suddenly incredibly grateful that she could touch the boys.

“‘M sorry. Didn’ mean to ‘ake you.” Reggie mumbled before he started making that horrible noise again, which Julie could only place as dry heaving.

She began to rub Reggie’s back in circles like her mom used to do whenever she was sick. Reggie seemed to relax as she rubbed his back in comforting circles but he continued to dry heave. Julie could see his stomach making erratic spasms from under the shirt.

After what seemed like forever, Reggie finally stop and he slumped forward onto the toilet and rested his sweaty forehead against his arms. Julie continued to rub his back as he relaxed from his most recent bout of painful spasms. She waited a little while before she spoke.

“Where’s Luke and Alex, Reg? Did something happen?” Julie asked gently, trying to sooth Reggie. Reggie just let out a involuntary sob in response and nodded his head. Julie winced in sympathy for him. “Where’d they go?”

Reggie sputtered on his sobbs a few times before he responded. “Looking for gigs. Gone for the day. I woke up and I felt weird so I didn’t go, ‘m sorry.” Reggie muttered miserably before he started sobbing again, the heat radiating from Reggie’s body was making Julie sweat. It was starting to worry her.

“You have nothing to be sorry for, Reg. Try and take a few deep breaths with me.” Julie said and Reggie gave her a weak nod before he buried his head into his arms and groaned. Julie began to do exaggerated inhales and exhales and Reggie tried his best to fallow along before his stomach started to spasm again.

“Sh, Reggie. You’re okay. Just breath. Brea-” Julie tried to sooth Reggie but she was cut off by the rhythmic sound of steps coming down that stairs.

“Julie?” Ray’s voice called out. “Are you okay?”

Julie panicked as Reggie finally stopped his bout of gagging, her dad was coming down the hall towards the bathroom. Reggie must’ve been lucid enough to understand that Ray had heard him because he looked up at Julie with confusion.

“Julie?” Ray called again as he pushed the door open. Julie looked up at Ray with panic and Ray looked at her, clearly confused. “What’s going on? Are you sick?”

Julie looked at Reggie, who still had tears streaking down his face as he watched Julie and Ray. Then she looked back at her dad and gave a huff of air before nodded.

“Yeah.” Julie dragged the word out too long and it sounded awkward. Ray kneeled down next to her and felt her forehead.

“How long have you been feeling like this?” Ray asked as he sat with Julie and Reggie. Reggie moved from his place in the toilet and leaned his back against the bathtub and took a few gasping breath, his arms wrapped tightly around his stomach.

“I woke up a while ago and felt weird so I came down here to get a drink of water and then this happened.” Julie responded easily. Ray nodded sympathetically.

Julie quickly looked at Reggie when she heard a suppressed heave. Reggie had clamped his hand over his mouth in an attempt to quiet the noise. His eyes told Julie to get Ray out of there quickly.

Julie looked back at her dad. “I think I’m going to go to my room.”

Ray smiled and nodded before he stood up and then helped Julie up. Ray walked out first and Julie turned and looked at Reggie before she left.

“I’ll be back soon. Don’t worry.” Julie whispered and Reggie just gave her a blurry nod as he slumped down the side of the tub with his eyes closed. Julie turned away from Reggie and left the bathroom and fallowed her dad through the house and up the stairs.

Julie looked up the stair, past Ray and saw Carlos standing there watching her with a worried look on his face. Carlos had managed to figure out about the boys and he loved watching them practice and preform. Ray stayed at the top of the stairs and waited for Julie.

“I’ll wake you up at 7 and see how you feel, alright Jules?” Ray asked and Julie nodded. Ray smiled before he walked back to his room, leaving Carlos and Julie alone in the hallway.

Once Ray closed his door, Carlos turned and looked at Julie.

“Is it one of the guys?” Carlos whispered, his voice husky from having just woken up.

“Yeah, Reggie isn’t feeling well. Luke and Alex are gone for the day.” Julie heard a small cough from downstairs and winced in sympathy. “Please make sure dad stays in his room. I’ll come up at 6, just try and make sure dad stays in his room.”

“Ok, tell Reggie I hope he feels better.” Carlos whispered before he walked back into his room.

Julie took a breath before she started back to her room. She grabbed her phone and quickly but quietly went back downstairs to Reggie. He now had his forehead rested on the seat of the toilet with his knees pulled towards his chest, his back still on the bath. He appeared to be asleep.

Julie winced again in sympathy as she sat down next to him, placing her phone on the ground next to her and put a hand on his back. Then she too soon drifted off.

#julie and the phantoms #reggie #julie molina #luke patterson #alex

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embanxd · 4 years

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Missing is What He Is

Bros if you like this you should check out my AO3 thing to see the rest of this https://archiveofourown.org/users/Emba_N

Chapter I: Definitely NOT a squirrel

Steve Harrington was just driving. It was all he really needed, a nice long drive through Hawkins to clear his head. His father and mother had made an unexpected return home, and let’s just say Steve needed to get out of there. Steve managed to get away from another beating this time, but who knows what will be waiting for him when he would arrive home.

Steve was drifting through his thoughts when he heard it. A rustle and a crunch of something. His head perked up and looked around to serve the area. Only then did Steve realize that all street lights were out. Odd. The darkness seemed to consume his vision. Until he heard the rustle again, this time to his right. Steve pulled over, and opened the door and stepped out of the car.

Fear began to fill up his stomach. What was that?

“It’s probably just a squirrel Steve, your fine. You’re just… crazy.” Steve muttered to himself as he cautiously made his way back to his car. Steve stopped in his tracks when he heard a growl. His breathing began to pick up as he slowly turned around.

“So not a squirrel… great.” Steve whispered under his breath. Then Steve saw a dark lump laying on the side of the road. His breath hitched in his throat as he began to go towards the lump. Steve reached down and picked up a branch, just in case something happened. As he was a few feet from the lump, the lump leaped up from the ground and began racing into the woods making Steve jerk back.

The lump turned out to not be just a lump after all. It was a person. Who was riding a bike? Wait, was that person a kid? Steve looked up from the bike and dropped the branch and ran after the kid.

“Hey kid! I don’t want to hurt you! I want to help!” Steve called to the kid. He saw the child whip his head around and he slowed to a stop, out of breath. Steve caught up to the kid and looked at him. It was Will Byers, the freak… what was his name? Oh yeah, Jonathan’s brother. Steve crouched down to the kids eye level. Will’s eyes were watery and scared, his breathing was fast and panicked.

“Hey,” Steve brought his voice down to a gentle tone. “It’s okay. Do you want to tel-” Steve started, but was cut off by Will slapping his hand onto Steve’s arm and tugging him forward as he strinted forward.

Steve could hear the frightened gasps that Will was making. Steve turned his head around and his heart dropped into his stomach. There was someone, no, something following them. The thing was way too tall for it to be a human.

Steve didn’t have much time to try and decipher whatever creature that was following them was. Steve turned his head around and saw a house. Will pulled Steve to the door and swung it open. Will unlatched his hand from Steve’s arm and locked the door.

“Will… what is that?” Steve asked, Will was startled at the sudden voice almost like he had forgotten Steve was even there. Will’s breathing was very quick and uneven. Steve kneeled down in front of him, locking his eyes with Will’s.

“It’s okay, Will. I’m going to keep you safe, okay?” Steve told Will, not sure himself if they were going to be okay. Oh god, Will was only a kid. He shouldn’t be going through this when he’s… how old? 10? Not like I’m any less of a kid. Just a few years older. Will swallowed hard and nodded and let out a shaky breath.

“Okay.” He whispered.

“Jonathan?! Mom?!” Will called as he ran further into the house, looking in the rooms. Steve followed him, but he couldn’t help but keep looking at the door. Oh god, we’re alone. Why couldn’t that fre- Jonathan been here?

The pair was startled when the phone started ringing. Steve grabbed onto Will’s hand and the two boys ran over to the phone. Steve picked the phone up and held it to his ear.

“Hello?” Steve called into the phone, only getting a deafening screech coming from the other line that made him jolt back. What the actual hell? What is happening? Will grabbed Steve’s arm with his other hand and he had his eyes locked on the door.

“Who is this?! Hello? Who is th-” Steve said, until Will started tugging on Steve’s arm and pointing to the door.

“It’s here! It’s coming! Steve look!” Will whisper yelled, his head whipping back and forth between Steve and the door. No. No. No. No. No. Please god, or whatever the hell is out there, please let this all be a dream. Steve tore his eyes away from the phone.

Then Steve followed Will’s gaze to see the lock slowly unlocking itself. Steve’s eyes widened in fear, the phone slipped from his hand and Steve began to run, hand still latched into Will’s, pulled Will with him. Steve found his way to the back door, slamming it open, the door denting the wall behind him.

The two ran through the small backyard and into a shed. Once they were both inside Steve turned around and slammed the door shut. He did even realize that there had been a dog with them the whole time.

Steve turned back around to face Will, who had gotten a gun down and was trying to load it. His hands were shaking so much to the point he could barely get one of the clips inside the gun. Steve quickly started helping Will, well doing so kept looking at the door.

Steve’s eyes kept flickering to the door. Oh god. Oh god. Oh god. Please don’t let this kid die. Please just be a dream. Please just a goddamn dream. Steve thought as Will shoved the clip inside the gun.

Once the gun was loaded, Steve stepped in front of Will as he lifted the gun up and faced the door. He could hear Will’s frantic uneven breaths behind him.

“Will, buddy. You gotta try to take some deep breaths, okay? In and out. In and out.” Steve said, as loud as he dared not turning to look at Will, Steve wasn’t going to risk it. There was a small metallic jingle as Steve’s car keys fell from his pocket making both Steve and Will jump. Both kids were terrified out of their minds. Then something caught Steve’s eye from behind him. Steve whipped around, this time Steve was able to get a good look at the creature. The gun almost slipped from his grasp as his arms slowly fell down. Will grabbed onto Steve’s arm in a death grip.

The lights began to get too bright, Steve had so squint his eyes. Then it almost seemed like he was looking into the sun as the bulb above their heads got even brighter, momentarily blinding both the boys. Holy shi- The light suddenly dimmed to normal and they were gone. As if nothing happened.

The next afternoon, Chief Jim Hopper had 2 missing cases and 2 pieces of evidence. Steve Harrington and Will Byers and Steve's abandoned car with his keys in the Byers shed and Will’s lonely bike.

#steve harrington #will byers #stranger things

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