Cult Of Vecna ( Eddie Munson )

Chapter Ten - Ms. Wheeler

Fred had been found this morning still on the tarmac of the highway, with a camera taking pictures of him before two officers covered him up with a white blanket. "And after you talked to Wayne, what happened?" The officer asked Nancy, "I heard barking from the dog and then... he was just gone." Nancy spoke with three officers around her. "See anyone lurking about? Who looks like they shouldn't be there?" an officer asked "No. No, no, there was nobody there." Nancy spoke getting slightly agitated. "Nobody?" an officer repeated. "I already told this to officer Daniels. Did you look into Victor Creel?" Nancy asked the officer to her side "Sorry, what's that?" another officer asked "Victor Creel. Wayne got it in her head that the old nut did this." Officer Daniels replied "Victor's locked away. Don't need to worry about him, all right? Now, you said last you saw Fred, he was by the picnic tables. Do I have that right?" an officer spoke as Nancy watched as a different car pulled up, "Ms. Wheeler?" the officer repeated Nancy looked shocked as she realized whose car it was "He was by the picnic tables, is that correct?" The officer asked. "Ms. Wheeler?" The officer said again as Nancy watched Steve, Max, Robin, and Dustin get out, lifting her hand in a slight wave. "Does the picnic table ring a bell?" The officer asked again as Steve raised his hand in a wave, Nancy stomped her leg as she held her crossed arms close to her body trying to control her emotions. She knew it wasn't good if all 4 of them were together but the big question was, is April safe?
April and Eddie now have had a delivery of food and sat together in the boat, April had on both Steve's and Eddie's coats to try and keep her warm but the cold air from the water was making it hard. She was curled into Eddie's side her arm wrapped around him as she ate some cereal from a box. "I wish you had your guitar" April spoke, being out in the cold without anything but food and drugs was sending April's mind. All she wanted more than anything was to be cuddled up with Eddie playing his guitar to her. "I know baby, we will when we are out of this mess. Si the food okay?" He asked rubbing his arm across her thigh as he looked down at her. April nodded as she shoveled it in like she would never eat again. "April... tell me what happened to Billy. Between you, how he died" Eddie spoke, he wasn't jealous he knew he had her know but he wanted to know the truth as April didn't seem faced by all of this happening. "Billy was my first love I guess, Billy was what every girl wanted and I got him. He was kind and loving behind closed doors but to the world, I guess I was just his hook-up girl. Billy did love me in his strange love-hate way. We worked weirdly but it wasn't a love that would last forever. Me and Billy worked, we watched Max. I was the first girl he ever let into his life and I am truly grateful for it. Every weekend I try and go up to his grave and wash it and lay flowers. I speak to him too, I even feel like he is talking back to me. I know when I'm up there in my dirty duty dungarees and his old shirt and my wellies in the rain washing the mud and bird shit of him he would lay there laughing telling me how beautiful I am although he probably was thinking what an idiot she is. I always lay yellow tulips and baby's-breath flowers on his stone as he hated tulips and baby's-breath make everything look nice and I can hear him cursing me telling me he isn't a girl. Billy died saying me and Max. There was no mall fire. A monster, mind flyer. He killed Billy as it tried to kill me. Billy gave us and as he lay on that cold mall floor dying he made me promise that if I ever leave Hawkins to take Max with me he will always watch over us and protect us. He will send good our way and I think maybe. That's you, Eddie, you're my gift from Billy" she spoke staring out into the water and seeing all her memories of Billy layout in her mind like a home video. "First love is always the hardest" Eddie answered laying a kiss on her head "Thank you for telling me" He added as he held her close.
April's mind began to wander back to a day with Billy. They were laying on his bed having the trailer to themselves, April lay naked with her head on Billy's chest who also lay naked their breath danced in the air together as music played quietly. Billy was playing with April's long hair in his hand, "You're beautiful babe" Billy spoke into her hair causing it to become mumbled. "You're beautiful too" April replied back ad her fingers traced circles on his chest, "the weather is beautiful today, today is beautiful Billy" she spoke as she looked up at him feeling his lips brush her forehead "maybe we can go swimming, well I can go swimming while you work" she spoke as Billy was the local lifeguard. Billy nodded "Of course, we best get ready" He spoke as he got up causing her to role with him. He grabbed his uniform as he got dressed passing April her swimsuit, it was Billy's favorite color a teal shade close to the green. It was a low cut showing her chest slightly with a low cut back, it twisted over the hips pulling the attention down to her long legs. She pulled it on grabbing a hair tie and looping her long hair into a messy bun that flopped every way she moved. She slipped on her white converse as the couple walked out to his car, little did Eddie know that even though April was dating Billy she walked and watched him. While she waited for Billy to get in the car she sat watching Eddie who was sitting on his porch smoking, she sat back watching him through the mirror on the side of the car. Billy got in and drove them to the pool once they were there he got out and hugged her tight kissing her lips briefly and headed inside causing an April to trail behind. He went through the staff door, and he spoke to the receptionist to let April in for free before making his way out to his spot. April walked out with slightly wet hair and her swimsuit soaked, April always washed with water before getting in the pool. Billy's favorite part of his job when April was there was watching how the men were with her, April was Hawkins best. She walked around the pool to the ladders with every male eye on her from young to old, she climbed into the pool and smirked softly as she swam to the side. She stood slightly watching people for a moment enjoying the slightly warm water against her as she glanced at Billy, Billy promised nothing to do with any other women but for some reason flirting didn't count. Not like April decided on that it was more of what Billy wanted and April went along as she was in love with him. April watched most days as Billy flirted with different girls yet each time he watched her as he spoke and she wasn't sure if it was something he got of to was watching her as he did so, April decided she wanted to test her theory so she decided she would flirt with the guys she knew would make Billy jealous, Steve Harrington. Steve had entered the pool not long after her and swam towards her, April smirked slightly as she waved him over watching as Billy sat up properly in the chair watching her. Steve swam closer to her before making it over to her. "Hey sexy" She spoke turning herself so Billy could see Steve's face. The interaction wasn't long but it was enough to bring Steve close enough to kiss her yet April pulled back and swam away with a sweet "Bye Steve" as she went, she climbed out of the pool dripping wet before she walked inside to the vending machine. She felt the shadow of Billy behind her but she didn't turn, "Yes my love?" She spoke as she pushed her coins into the machine."Steve Harrington?" Billy spoke his voice slightly agitated taking on the same tone hers did when Billy flirted with other girls. "What?" She spoke playing dumb like she always did "dont play silly with me baby, I know what you're doing" He spoke wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her close "Dont do that again" He whispered into her ear as she pushed herself back "Do what? Talk to someone in a flirty way, like you do every time Billy. You can't talk to another woman without flirting" she spoke her eyes turning dark. "What?" Billy spoke with a frown, "you even flirted with my mom Billy. Nice new swimsuit Mrs. Wheeler, I hear you billy" April bit at him before pushing back again yet his grip stayed strong. Billy groaned in frustration, "stop being so uppity April or I'll fuck it out of you" He spoke causing April to whimper slightly as he held her chin forcing her to look at him. She felt like she was about to melt away right there and then.
"Billy got off on my jealousy, he really did and I hated it. I want someone to love me Eddie for who I am and to never look at another girl other than me. People can look at us and want to be us but I don't want someone else. Eddie, I just want real love, it doesn't die it starts as a fire that burns like a candle, and when it turns back to wax as the flame burnt out you put another flame in it and burn it again. I was love like a fire that won't be put out. I want to feel wanted and be the only one wanted" April spoke as she snapped from her daydream about Billy. Eddie tilted April's head to look up at him and he smirked slightly "I'll happily burn with you April. Every day" He spoke as he pressed a kiss to her lips. "Eddie..." April whispered softly a slight whine behind her voice.