full circle [UNDER EDITING] (stranger things Billy hargrove Steve harrington)

too little too late

Steves pov

I got her in the car a begun to drive. We sat in silance for a while before she spoke. "Thanks for taking me home" I took a look at her. "Billy didn't hurt you did he?" She shook her head "not much. He's just a bit rough."  I huffed pulling over. "You told him it was always me. What did you mean?" She shrugged looking around. She was still very drunk. "I'm not sure exactly. I... I do love you Steve... I just...  I don't want to hurt you... because I'm a mess." I watched a tear rolled down her cheek. I reached a hand out for hers. "You could never hurt me em. Yes I was pissed off at Billy but. Why did you sleep with him?" She took my hand. "I don't remember it. To be honest Steve.  I was more drunk than I am now. And you were doing something I don't know I couldn't find you. I thought I did until I woke up next to him." My jaw clenched. I looked at her. "What am I going to do with you" I drove to the byers house pulling up. "Is Joyce home?"She shook her head frowning trying to think. "Jonathan is. Will is erm.. at lucus' yeah" I opened the door. "You stay here okay. I'll take you in" I walked to the front door knocking Jonathan opened the door looking at me confused "I have Emilie in the car. Billy got her drunk. I decided to bring her home" he laughed as I walked to the car opening her door. "You alright?" She nodded nearly falling out of the car. I picked her up walking her inside. Jonathan shook his head at her. I carried her in laying her on the bed. He helped me take her shoes off. I brushed my thumb over her thigh noticing she was sticky. "Fuck. Jonathan can u start her a shower please and grab a towel." He nodded walking out. She looked at me trying to make sense of something "why are you sad?" She sat up slowly putting her hand on my cheek. "It's in your eyes. What's wrong" I pulled her hand away sighing. "What are you doing to yourself?" She shrugged her eyes started watering. "Just go Steve.  You don't want to be here. Just leave." There was a loud knock at the door. She swung her legs over the bed getting up. I followed her to the front door as it opened. "Hello sweetie" I heard her dad's voice. And immediately stood by her side. "How are you here?" He tutted looking at her. "Oh sweetie... look at you. There was nothing wrong in the first place. Your delusional.. it's okay I'm here to look after you now. I'm taking you home" I stepped in front of her "like hell you are!" He frowned at me grabbing my shirt shoving me out the way. He was really strong I was shocked at his strength. "Stay out of it boy." I fell on the floor. She was frozen in pure shock then she was yanked out the door. "Steve! Shit!" She cursed as a car door slammed. I stormed outside. "Your not taking her." She looked at me. "Steve just go home okay. Go home." She warned. Out the window as he drove off leaving me standing there.

Ashlee's pov

I walked into the parking lot at school my head was banging. Steve raced up to me. "Have you seen emilie" I rubbed my head "not since last night." He looked really worried. I looked at him "Steve what's going on" he opened his mouth when she walking into the car park. Her hair was down and a mess. Steve ran to her. "Are you okay. What happened" he grabbed her arms she pushed him off. "I'm okay. Steve I'm fine" the wind blew her hair moved she had a black eye. My eyes widened "What the fuck happened" she huffed pushing Steve off. "Nothing alright just... I want to be alone." She walked off Billys car sped past her grinding to a halt. He climbed out not even bothering to park. "Emilie." She walked right past him. "Em. Please we need to talk." She ignored him walking into the school. I raised an eyebrow looking at him. "What did you do?" He looked over his shoulder. "None of your business. You enjoy yourself last night princess?" I cringed the memories flooding back. His car. The windows fogging up. Scratching his back. I barged past him into the bathrooms to clean myself up. Where I found Emilie.  She was looking at her eye. "Em. What's going on..." she turned around looking at me. "They released my dad" she choked on a sob. I grabbed her hugging "Shit. What happened?" She sniffed I grabbed her some tissue. "Those bottles of whiskey last night. My dad paid Billy to drug them. That's why he gave them too me. He paid him ash." She cried out. My rage built by the second "I'm going get to kill that son of a bitch" I raced out the toilet to find him. He stood by her locker. I met him with a slap. "Are you fucking stupid!" He clenched his jaw. "Princess lay a hand on me again you'll live to regret it" the halls were empty Steve wondered over looking for Emilie still. She came out the toilet "you spiked the drinks last night! Are you fucking dumb! What the fuck is wrong with you!" His face dropped looking over at Steve.  "I thought I could trust you bill. I guess not.  You just like you father!" I felt a fist lock around my throat is struggled for breath "you fucking listen here princess. No one. And I mean no one. Talks to me like that. Now you take that slut. You take pussy boy harrington. And you leave alright. You stay well away from me before you get hurt" he let go. I looked up at him rubbing my neck. "And to think I was going to get back with you today." He looked at me his face twisted with shock. "What?"