Stranger Things - Steve Harrington X Reader

Episode 2: The Mall Rats

"Have a nice day." I say as I hand a couple two ice creams. They thank me and leave. As they leave, Dustin comes up to the counter with a large smile.

I gasp. "Dustin!" I smile widely. "Hey, dingus! Dustin's back!" I call to Steve in the back.

Steve comes bursting through the door excitedly. "Henderson." He says with a smile. They both laugh as Steve comes around the counter and cheers. "Henderson! He's back!"

"He's back!" I cheer with a laugh.

"I'm back!" Dustin laughs. "You got the job!"

"I got the job!" Steve imitates a trumpet before Dustin and Steve do their nerdy handshake as I laugh.

"Y/n works here too!" Dustin cheers.

"Y/n works here too!" Steve cheers as well.

"Y/n works here too!" I cheer and Dustin and I do our own nerdy handshake.

Steve goes on break and him and Dustin catch up with a large banana boat. I continue to serve ice cream.

I overhear Steve and Dustin talking about how Steve has to 'keep in shape for the ladies'.

"Yeah, and how's that working out for you?" I ask as I throw some stuff away.

"Ignore her." Steve says and I chuckle before walking back behind the counter and ring up some more customers.

"I intercepted a secret Russian communication!" Dustin yells from their booth. Everyone goes silent as we look at them before we go back to doing what we were doing.

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I scoop out a tiny spoon of mint chocolate chip ice cream for Lucas' little sister, Erica. She always takes samples and leaves with her friends without ever buying anything. I hand her the spoon and she takes it.

"Mmm." She hums as she eats the ice cream and puts the spoon and the 'used samples' cup. "Can I try the peppermint stick?"

"Haven't you already tried the peppermint stick?" I ask, annoyed.

"Yes, and I'd like to try it again." She says with sass dripping with every word.

I roll my eyes and turn around. "Steve!" There's no answer. I sigh and walk to the back and burst through the door. "Alright, babysitting time is over. You need to get in there." I say annoyed to the two boys in the back room. The whiteboard catches my attention. "Hey, my board. That was important data, guys." I say as I turn to them.

"I guarantee you, what we're doing is way more important than your data." Dustin says.

"Yeah?" The boys nod and say their own confirmations. "And how do you know these Russians are up to no good anyways?" I ask.

Dustin looks at Steve. "How does she know about the Russians?"

"I don't know." Steve says, mouth full from the banana he just ate.

"You told her about the-"

"It wasn't me."

"Hello, I can hear you. Actually, I can hear everything. You both are extremely loud." I inform them. "You think you have evil Russian plotting against our country, on tape, and you're trying to translate, but haven't figured out a single word because you realize Russians use an entirely different alphabet than we do. Sound about right?" The boys look at each other. "My question is, how come you guys didn't tell me? After all we've been through together." I put on a fake pout and Steve makes a face at me. I use that as a distraction and attempt to grab the tape before it's swiped from my reach.