008 | the upside down

Saturday, November 12th, 1983

NANCY PULLED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER out of the trunk before Bea slammed it shut, still feeling bad about abandoning her brother at the school but she knew it was safer for him instead.

They rushed into Jonathans house, getting ready for the Demogorgan. Bea screwed back all the bulbs into the lights before walking out to see Nancy staring at Jonathan as he set up a bear traps.

Bea put the bullets back in the gun, watching as Jonathan hammered the nails into her old baseball bat and Nancys baseball bat. Nancy poured gasoline all over the floor in Joyces House and Bea sighed, second guessing if this was really a good idea.

"Are you sure this is a good plan?" Bea asked and the two turned to look at her, confusion on their faces.

"I mean, you guys didn't see what I saw in there. Its dangerous," Bea stated and they just shook their heads.

"We have to do this," Nancy said and Bea sighed, giving in. Jonathan pulled out the knifes so the three stood in a triangle position.

"Straight into Will's room and-" Nancy said and Bea cut her off.

"Don't step in the trap," she said and Nancy took a second to glare at her before looking back at Jonathan with those gross lovey dovey eyes.

"Wait for the yo-yo to move, then," Jonathan said before flicking his lighter and handing the two girls knifes each.

"I feel like I'm joining a cult," Bea said sarcastically but the other two just ignored her as they placed the knifes to their hands.

"On three," Jonathan said. "One" his breath was shaking and Bea felt like her heart was pounding out of her chest. "Two" the regular kitchen knife was getting dangerously close to the palm of her hand. "Three," and they dragged the knifes across their hands.

Bea winced as her palm was cut open, a single drop of blood crashing to the floor.

Nancy was seductively bandaging Jonathans hand whilst Bea sat in the corner, doing it all by herself. In the last few days she lost not only her dignity but her best friend to a prettier girl who liked lower cut shirts. Bea tugged on the bandage with her teeth. She looked over to Nancy and Jonathan and saw them acting like this perfect couple and she took a deep breath, happy for her best friend.

They suddenly heard some kind of engine like noise but Bea ignored it because it had been a weird enough night, she was probably just imagining it.

"Did you hear that?" Nancy asked and everyone turned to the door.

"Its just the wind," Jonathan said but Bea stood up, walking towards the door slightly. She knew the Demogorgan wasn't there because the lights weren't flickering yet.

Someone started banging on the door and Bea let out a scream as her hand rested on the knob of the door.

"Jonathan," Steve yelled out and Bea looked back at the two who were basically having hand sex.

Bea didnt even ask if she could, she just opened the door and saw his bloody face, stepping outside and closing the door behind her.

"You need to leave," Bea said and he stopped her, reaching up and gently touching the cut on her eyebrow,

"Did he do that to you? In the fight?" He asked and she scoffed, ignoring the urge to smile before looking at his face.

"What about you, are you OK, that looks pretty bad," she said, placing a hand on the top of his eye gently, retracting it quickly as he winced. "Sorry, it's just-" she started to say when Nancy cut her off.

Nancy suddenly opened the door and Steve looked at her confused. "Steve get out," Nancy said and he just looked at her confused.

"I want to make things right," he said before looking down and seeing the bandage on Bea's hand.

"Hey, did he do that to you," Steve asked, his eyes full of worry as he grabbed Bea's hand, examining the bandage and not even noticing Nancy was still standing there.

"Let me in," he said as he pushed past Nancy.

Steve walked in and saw the weapons on the table.

Nancy grabbed Beas gun from the table, pointing it at Steve.

"Get out!" She yelled and Steve looked around confused,

"What is going on, is this a cult?" He asked and Bea sighed.

"I told you that you two made it seem like a cult," she said and Bea stepped inbetween Steve and the bullet just as Nancy started to count down.

"Put the bloody gun down Nancy," Bea said as she walked forward so the gun was pressed against her forhead.

Thats when the lights started blinking and Bea jumped backwards, nearly knocking Steve over in the process. Bea grabbed the gun from Nancy, knowing if she had it then someone would die.

"Will someone please explain to me what the hell is going on," Steve yelled and Bea walked towards him, holding the gun out and looking around.

The Demogorgan fell down the ceiling behind Nancy and Jonathan whilst Bea still stood on front of Steve, trying to protect him from the Demogorgan.

He screamed and Nancy and Jonathan started running. Bea grabbed Steves hand, pulling him out as he stared at the Demogorgan in shock.

"Jump," Bea said as they approached the bear traps and Steve did so, screaming oh my god as he followed Bea into Jonathans room, watching as she slammed the door closed.

"Jesus! JESUS! What the hell was that?" Steve asked and Bea turned to him.

"Shut up!" She said and he immediately closed his mouth like a little boy who was just told off by his mum.

The monster screeched from outside and Bea pointed the gun at the door whilst Jonathan held a lighter, the light from it flickering as the real lights in the room started to turn off randomly before coming back on again.

The electricity jolted as everyone - par a very confused Steve - stared at the yo-yo that was sitting on Jonathans chair, waiting for the signal.

"Do you hear anything?" Nancy asked Jonathan who turned his lighter off, shaking his head.

Jonathan held his bat as he looked out at the hallway to see that the Demogorgan was nowhere to bee seen.

They all stepped out in confusion, staring at the closed bear trap. They all followed Jonathan cautiously into the living room, circling around and looking for the Demogorgan. Steve stood in the doorway, muttering to himself in a panicked haze.

"This is crazy, this is crazy," he repeated a few times before reaching to the phone. Bea stopped him, throwing the phone across the room.

"What are you doing, are you insane?" Steve asked and Bea sighed, looking up at Steve who looked like he was about to cry and she could hear his voice cracking.

"Its going to come back!" Nancy yelled, not knowing how to handle a situation delicately. Bea turned around and scoffed at Nancy before turning to look at Steve, taking a deep breath.

"Listen Steve, this thing is gonna be back and if you knew what was good for you get out. I wish I could have. Just go home, screw some girls, forget this ever happened," Bea said in a calm voice, trying to persuade him to leave.

Steve nodded his head before looking over Beas shoulder at Nancy and then looking back down at Bea.

"Come with me then Bear," he whispered, not loud enough for Nancy to hear him say but loud enough that Bea blushed and looked away.

"I can't, I need to find Will," she said and he nodded his head.

"Get out Steve!" Nancy yelled and he nodded his head again, running out the door and Bea let out a sigh. Deep down she was hoping that he would stay and help fight like they used to play when they were little kids.

Her breathing was heavy as she walked back towards them, watching the lights flicker on and off.

"Come on you son of a bitch," Jonathan said as the three stood in a triangle, backs to backs. Nancy was starting to panic and thats when the lights went off completely. Bea turned around as she heard a growl and saw the Demogorgan looming over Jonathans shoulder.

She called out his name and he turned around and yelled as he was tackled by the Demogorgan, his bat clattering to the floor.

Its face loomed over Jonathans as it growled, practically sitting on top of him. Bea started to shoot at it as Nancy froze next to her.

"Go to hell, you son of a bitch," Bea yelled out as she fired a shot8 right into the monsters mouth, hearing it yell in anger and pain.

Jonathan was still lying on the floor, in shock from what just happened as the Demogorgan approached Bea instead, its body difficult to see in the now dimly lit room.

She shot a few more times before the amo ran out and it came to get her. Bea was about to give up when she saw Steve grab Jonathan's bat and hit it in the face.

"Steve!" Bea exclaimed in a happy and relieved tone as she realised he had come back for them. The monster roared in anger and followed Steve around as he kept hitting the Demogorgan.

He did this cool- and undeniably sexy - swing with the bat before hitting the Demogorgan in the face with his bat, hearing it roar out in pain.

"Hes in the trap!" Steve yelled and Bea nodded, grabbing a still slightly scared Nancy by the arm and dragging her away.

Jonathan got up, throwing his lighter towards the Demogorgan and watching the rug light up in flames, the monster along with it.

The four teenagers covered their eyes as they watched it screech in pain.

Jonathan grabbed the fire extinguisher, putting out the fire so they were in a pitch black house. Bea coughed and heard everyone else do so aswell, it had been a long day.

They all walked towards the trap to see it was gone.

"Where did it go?" Nancy asked and Bea sighed.

"Narnia," Bea said and Jonathan ignored her.

"It has to be dead," he said as they looked at the missing Demogorgan and at the gross trap that had been left behind.

It was covered in the monsters blood or something like that, it seemed just like the sap from the forest but it was sizzling and something was definitely wrong with it.

Jonathan gasped as the lights came back on and the all took a step back as they heard Hopper say something in a faint voice.

Bea cringed, it was like the noises she heard when she was in the upside down.

Steve wielded his bat, gently nudging Bea behind him slightly so he could keep her as far out of harms way as he possibly could. They were all panting and confused as the lights flickered as the four moved around and then into the living room.

"Mum, is that you?" Jonathan asked and they heard an echoing reply from Joyce.

Bea felt a shiver run up her spine and Steve must have noticed because he took her hand in his, squeezing it gently and realising that this was the bad thing that she had talked about the other night when he came into her room.

Bea blushed slightly, turning and smiling at Steve, squeezing his hand back gently as well.

They all walked outside, lights crackling as Steve slung his bat behind him.

"Where is it going?" Nancy asked and they all stared at the light in curiosity.

"I don't think that's the monster," Jonathan said in a very ominous tone.

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SHE SAT NEXT TO STEVE IN HAWKINS lab after everything, a vacant expression on both of their faces as they looked at the floor beneath them. Bea was tired and she still felt there was something wrong with her, something she'd never forget and that was why she had such an empty expression.

But she didn't know what was wrong with Steve, she wanted to ask but she knew other people were around and there was Nancy.

His girlfriend.

Dustin had fallen asleep on her shoulder, quiet snores escaping him every now and then.

He had gone through so much she knew that he deserved this. Bea gently played with his curls as he slept, watching him snuggle into her shoulder as she did so.

His chest was heaving up and down slowly as Bea watched him sleep, happy that he was finally calm and that everyone was safe - or at least as safe as you could be in Hawkins nowadays.

Jonathan walked in and Bea shook Dustin awake and he jumped up.

"Come on Bea, I think he wants you too," Jonathan said when she didn't get up and she smiled, turning to Steve who flashed her a half-hearted smile before she ran with Jonathan in.

When they all got into the room the three boys had smothered Will in hugs and Bea was standing in the back with Jonathan, a small tear falling from her eyes.

"You crying Bea?" Jonathan asked as she looked at the three boys talking to Will.

He seemed so excited, until he started to cough and everyone went quiet all of a sudden.

"It got me, the Demogorgan," Will said and the boys explained what Eleven did, their voices overlapping each other.

Jonathan and Bea watched as Nancy walked outside, a sad look on her face but they stayed with Will.

"He looks better," Bea said and Jonathan smiled at her, they were both smiling and for the first time in a very long time it was completely genuine.

"About what happened at the fight," Jonathan said and Bea sighed.

"It's fine," she said and she hugged her best friend unexpectedly. He tensed up in shock before hugging her back.

"Ugh, did they get together while I was gone?" Will asked and Bea turned to him and smiled.

"Come on Peanut, you really think I'd ever want to be with your brother," she said sarcastically, pulling a disgusted face that made Will laugh. Jonathan laughed, wrapping his arm around her shoulder and kissing the top of her hair.

"We did not Will, shes my best friend and a freak," he said, pulling his own disgusted face as the three laughed.

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Saturday, December 24th, 1983

"JEEZ, WHATS THAT SMELL?" BEAΒ  asked as she walked down the stairs, Jonathans arm round her shoulders.

"Yeah you been playing games all day or just farting," Jonathan asked and Lucas chuckled.

"Nah, that's just Dustin," he said and Bea laughed.

"Its always Dustin," she said and and they all started making fun of them. The boys all said goodbye to each other and Jonathan walked up the stairs with Will whilst Bea waited, leaning against the stairs as she saw her brother play fighting with Lucas.

Her eyes drifted to Mike who was staring at the table El used to sleep under and Bea walked over to him.

"You ok Mike?" She asked and he looked at her, a sad look on his face.

"Yeah, its just she's gone," he said and Bea placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Is this how you feel about Steve?" Mike asked and Bea sat up straight, turning and looking at Mike confused.

"We all see the way you two look at each other," Mike said and Bea went silent turning to look at the wall in front of her.

She sighed, turning to look at him and smiling.

"Forget about it Mike," she said in a calm voice, trying not to sound like she's talking down to him. Dustin had packed his bags so he walked over to his older sister and she smiled at him before wrapping her arms around his shoulders.

"Lets go Dustin," she said and she smiled at the boys before the siblings walked upstairs.

When she got upstairs she saw Dustin talking to Mrs Wheeler whilst Nancy was snuggled up to Steve.

Bea smiled at them and Steve stood up, Nancy unknowingly falling to the side.

"Bea," he said before rummaging through his backpack and pulling a small box out. He walked over to her and smiled, handing her the box

"Merry Christmas," he said and she smiled back.

"Merry Christmas Steve, I already dropped yours off," she said and he smiled before Dustin walked in and Bea left with him.

They sat in her new car that her dad had lent her money to buy.

"You gonna open it?" Dustin asked and Bea sighed, opening it slowly to reveal a cardboard box.

She ripped that open to reveal a small music box. She sighed when she couldn't find the key to open it but then she saw it in the box that she had chaoticly ripped open. She sighed as she slotted the key that was attached to a necklace into the music box and it opened.

Dustin laughed when it started to play an instrumental version of Summer nights with two people dancing together in the middle. Her fingers traced the engraving on the side of the 3d oval shape.

"But oh, those summer nights," she whispered to herself as she read it aloud.

"Why don't you just tell him?" Dustin asked and Bea shook her head, turning to look at her younger brother.

"Hes dating Nancy, he loves her and I just have to respect that," she said before sighing and looking out the window.

"God, relationships are confusing," Dustin said and Bea drove off in their dads car that she borrowed because apparently he had a business trip nearby and thought hes visit.

They knew it was because Will came back from the dead

Hiya,

Yes, this is the end of Season 1 but there will be a bonus chapter inbetween each season just because I can and I want to expand on everyone relationships with each other. Hope you enjoyed and if you did please comment or vote, it really makes my day.

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