What do you think? I think you're an idiot. (Dustin Henderson x Reader)

23: Train tracks.

Y/n's pov

Steve, Dustin, Lucas, Max and I were currently walking down the dark train tracks at night, clad with jackets and flashlights and having previously fought a bunch of Demogorgon babies in a junkyard.

I was walking up front with Steve and Dustin while Max and Lucas walked behind us.

"You're positive that was Dart?" Lucas asked, filling the silence that hung around us.

"Yeah, he had that exact same yellow pattern on his butt. Gotta be dart." Dustin replied from beside me.

"He was tiny two days ago." Max said.

"Yeah, well he's molted three times already." Dustin said.

"M-malted?" Steve asked, confused at our simple nerd terminology.

"Molted. Shed his skin to make room for growth like hornworms." I elaborated for the clueless high school boy.

Steve nodded his head slightly, but still looked a bit confused.

"So when's he gonna molt again? Lucas asked.

"It's gotta be soon." I said.

"Yeah, and when he does, he'll be fully grown, or close to it." Dustin said.

"So will his friends." I added.

"Yeah and he's gonna eat a lot more than just cats." Steve said.

Dustin froze as Steve said that and Lucas's eyes grew wide.

"Wait, a cat? Dart ate a cat?" Lucas asked, stopping Dustin and standing in front of him.

"No, what? No!" Dustin said, sounding very unbelievable.

"What are you talking about? He ate Mews." Steve said, confused as to why Dustin was trying to lie.

"Mews? Who's Mews?" Max asked, confused at the mention of Dustin's cat.

"It's Dustin's cat." Steve said to Max.

"Steve!" Dustin yelled at Steve.

"I knew it! You kept him!" Lucas shouted.

"No! No, I...no, I..." Dustin tried to think up another lie.

"Dustin..." I said, warningly with my eyebrows raised.

"Did you know about it, Y/n?" Lucas asked.

"No. Not until yesterday." I said with a sigh.

"He missed me, He wanted to come home." Dustin said.

"Bullshit!" Lucas yelled.

"I didn't know he was a Demogorgon, okay?!"Dustin finally said.

"Oh, so now you admit it!" Lucas yelled.

"Guys, who cares? We have to go!" Max tried to end their bickering.

Man, why did we always have to do this with these guys.

"I care!" Lucas shouted at Max.

"You put the party in jeopardy! You broke the rule of law!" Lucas said to Dustin.

"So did you!" Dustin shouted.

"What?" Lucas asked.

"You told a stranger the truth!" Dustin shouted, pointing his flashlight in Max's face.

"A stranger?!" Max asked, now also furious at Dustin.

"Wow. What a nice choice of words, Dustin." I said sarcastically, defending Max and quite frankly a little annoyed at the bickering.