FAMILIAR ↳ STEVE HARRINGTON

twenty-two.

Steve backed away from the window, a plan formulating in his head as he realized what he had to do. Christine was already shaking her head at him as he headed for the bat, her eyes wide as she realized he was going to go out there with that monster that ate Dustin's cat.

"Steve? Steve, what are you doing?" Dustin asked, watching as Christine hurried over to the man in question.

"You are not going out there." She said, trying to grab the bat from his hand as she tried to stop him any way she could think of. He held the lighter out towards her, his eyes falling on her face as he spoke.

"Just get ready." Before the girl could protest again he pushed the lighter into her hand, his other hand already pushing the bus door open. Christine  shook her head in disbelief as Dustin rushed past her to close the door, the girl running back to the window to watch what was going to happen. She felt her heart leap into her throat as he staggered across the ground, walking right towards the unidentified creature. He started to whistle, Christine face-palming as he did so, a defeated sigh escaping her lips as she figured he was the stupidest person she had ever met.

"Come on buddy." He kept whistling, Christine turning her head to look at Max who was coming down the ladder.

"Whats he doing?" She asked, Christine shrugging as she figured at this point he was just trying to get himself killed.

"Expanding the menu."

"Come on. Dinner time. Human tastes better than cat, I promise." Steve said, once again making Christine facepalm.

"He's insane." Max commented, all of them fearing for Steve's safety at this point.

"He's awesome." Dustin said, gripping the grates on the window. Christine sucked in a breath, preparing herself for whatever was going to happen here.

"He's stupid." Christine added, shaking her head as they all watched him continue to walk towards the apparent monster. Finally it came out of the fog, Christine and Max both gasping as they caught sight of it.

"Steve watch out!" They heard from above.

"Little busy here!" The man in question called back, pulling the bat over his shoulder and preparing to strike.

"Three o'clock! Three o'clock!" They all turned their headed, eyes widening as they saw numerous other monsters surrounding him. Dustin was quick to run past them all, sliding the door open and yelling to Steve.

"Steve! Steve! Abort! Abort!" Christine rushed out of the bus, all of them yelling for him as they started to charge him. He jumped over the hood of a car, hitting one of them in the face. He stumbled back to the bus as they all yelled for him, Christine grabbing him by the shirt and helping to rip him inside. They all whined in terror as they tried to get into the bus, Steve holding the side of the bus as he used his legs to keep the door shut.

"Shit!" Dustin cried, the outcome of this situation suddenly becoming very, very bleak.

"Are thye rabid or something?" Max yelled, Christine turning her head to look at her in faint shock.

"No Max they're fucking monsters!"  Christine yelled, Steve taking a piece of metal off the wall and pushing it into the door.