-Freak Like Me - Steddie

Part 11

He nodded preparing himself for anything to happen.

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Eddie was in the infirmary and Steve was being questioned by the police as was Jason and his friends.

"So what exactly happened here?" Hopper asked sitting in his chair. "Jason fucking carved up Eddie!" Steve shouted. "No I didn't!" Jason shouted, defending himself.
"Watch your language" Hopper said sternly looking at Steve.

"That's what you care about right now?" Steve said shaking his head. "What did they carve into him?" Hopper asked and Steve went silent, the same camp counselor was behind Hopper and whispered in his ear filling him in on what she knew.

Hopper looked at Steve with a different view, he now felt sympathy for him. "Look Steve.. I know you, you babysit my daughter all the time, I believe you..ok?" Hopper said looking at Steve sincerely, Steve nodded.

"They jumped Eddie while he was cleaning" Steve said. "No the fuck we didn't" Jason said sternly, glaring at Steve. "What did I say about language hm?" Hopper asked, Jason rolled his eyes .

"Ok Steve do you have any proof of this?" Hopper asked pinching the bridge of his nose in frustration, Steve was silent for a moment. "N- no-" Steve tried to answer but Jason interupted. "See! Your accusing me with no proof bitch" Jason said getting up.

"What did I say about language dammit!" Hopper said slamming his desk, getting up.
Jason shook his head and sat back down.
"Ok Steve if there's no proof I can't arrest them, I need proof" Hopper said looking at Steve, Jason smirked.

"For now just tell me everything that happened" Hopper said calmly, Steve sighed and nodded. "I know that Jason carved something into Eddie's skin with a pocket knife, and they left him there to die basically" Steve said fumbling with Eddie's ring.

Jason quickly looked at him. "How would you know that?" Jason asked. "I saw the pocket knife on the ground" Steve said. "Wait hold on, Jason...you brought a knife to camp?" Hopper asked shocked. "Well i-" Jason said.

"Well you what?" Hopper asked raising his eyebrows. "I just-" he wasn't sure how to answer. "See no explanation other then the fact that he's a physcopath" Steve stated. "Ok where is this knife now Steve?" Hopper asked him. "I threw it in the lake" Steve said. "You what?!" Jason shouted pissed off. "That was my father's you piece of shit!" Jason said getting up. "Hey sit down!" Hopper said raisng his voice.

Jason sighed and sat back down. "Ok Steve you need to find this knife and bring it back" Hopper said looking at Steve. "Are you serious?" Steve asked. "Yeah, I am" Hopper said. "Also you and Eddie will be leaving first thing tomorrow morning for your own safety" Hopper added, Steve shook his head and walked out, slamming the door. "And as for you all..." Hopper said looking to Jason and his friends.

"You all are gonna be cleaning for the rest of your time here" he stated, they all groaned in disappointment. "Yeah yeah, you can go follow her now" Hopper said pointing to a camp counselor who was waiting by the door they got up and followed her as she showed them what they'll be cleaning.

Steve went to visit Eddie in the infirmary, he was awake and sitting up fidgeting with his own rings as Steve knocked on the door. Eddie saw him and smiled. "Steve...What are you doing here?" Eddie asked. "I'm here to check on you dumbass" Steve said smiling walking up to him.

Eddie wanted to kiss Steve so bad but he wasn't sure if Steve wanted to. "What are you thinking about?" Steve asked softly, looking at Eddie. "I just wanna kiss you.." Eddie said lowly, Steve looked around them, then at the door as he quickly grabbed Eddie's face kissing him passionately.

He ended this kiss just as quickly as he started it, he blushed looking at the door again, making sure no one was there, Eddie smiled watching a nervous Steve. "So what happened?" Eddie asked him.

"Long story short me and you are leaving tomorrow morning, and I have to go swim in the lake" Steve said shaking his head, Eddie gave him a confused look. " Oh because I threw Jason precious pocket knife in the lake" he said rolling his eyes.

"Oh.. can I go with you?" Eddie asked. "You could yeah.. but you definitely can't get in the water" Steve said looking at Eddie, Eddie nodded and got up. "How do you feel?" Steve asked, walking to the door.

"Better I guess" Eddie said following him. "That's good" Steve said, they walked up to the front desk. "Can Eddie uh.. be like released or whatever?" Steve asked. "Uhh..." the lady said looking him up on her little computer.

"Yes he's fine" she said waving them off. Steve nodded and grabbed Eddie's hand and interlocked his with Eddie's as they walked off together towards the lake.

After a bit, they arrived to the lake and Eddie sat on the dock while Steve got ready to go in, he took of his shirt throwing it at Eddie who was staring at him, he took of his pants and looked behind him to Eddie who was looking away now, Steve winked at Eddie throwing his pants at him as Eddie caught them.

He dove in looking for that stupid knife, it was hard to see in there and after 20 seconds he came back up gasping for air, he removed the hair from his face. "Dude I can't find the fucking knife, I don't know how they expect me too find it" he stated annoyed.

"Well don't stop swimming just yet" Eddie said smirking as he admired Steve's body, Steve blushed and rolled his eyes playfully as he went back under to look again, he came back up not even a minute later.

"I can't find it" he said shrugging. "I'll just tell them that, I don't care what happens and I don't care about his stupid knife" Steve said. Grabbing on to the edge of the dock where Eddie was sitting, his feet barely touching the water.

Steve pulled himself up to Eddie's view and there faces were inches apart, Steve looked at him for a few moments. "God I really wish I could pull you into the water right now" Steve said laughing as Eddie joined in. "I would get in if I could" Eddie said smiling.

"Well whether you wanted to or not I would totally make you" Steve said acting cocky. "Mhm" Eddie said Giving him a quick kiss, Steve blushed again, Eddie got up offering Steve a hand as Steve took it and Eddie pulled him up.

Steve got dressed and they started walking. "Where are we going?" Eddie asked. "To let Hopper know I couldn't find the knife and to eat" Steve said glancing over to Eddie as Eddie nodded, Steve held Eddie's hand as they walked until they got to areas where people were.

He let go as they walked up to the same cabin Hopper was in, Steve opened the door and saw Hopper and the same counselor talking quietly, they looked to see who it was and quickly stopped talking seeing Steve and Eddie.

"Did you find it?" Hopper asked Steve while Eddie sat down in a chair by the door, Steve walked up to Hoppers desk as Hopper sat down on his chair. "No it's impossible to find that little thing in that huge lake" Steve said, Hopper nodded. "Well another option is for a witness to come forward... besides you of course" Hopper said.

"Was anyone else there that might be on your side? or I don't know.." Hopper said thinking, Steve went silent for a moment and thought of someone.

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