Jessica was pedaling her bike to the Wheelers, her long dark brown hair flying behind her in a tight ponytail.
She had on her backpack full of books and novels she liked to read just in case the boys decided not to play D&D at the last minute like LAST TIME.
She sighed, as she arrived at the house, getting off her bike and pushing it to the side where three other bikes were.
She knocked on the door, biting her lip.
Mrs. Wheeler opened the door, smiling at the brunette.
"Jessica! So glad you're here. The boys are down in the basement."
The girl smiled, her dimples showing.
"Thanks, Mrs. Wheeler," she says, her heavy Latin accent showing.
She heads in, walking to the door to the basement.
She grins when she sees the four boys sitting around a board.
"¡Hola chicos!" she yelled, causing them to turn their heads, all of them grinning.
"Jess is here!" Mike cheered, getting up and tackling her into a hug.
"Hey Mike!" she laughed, hugging him.
"You brought your books? Really?" Lucas asked, smiling and shaking his head.
"Well, I didn't know if you were going to blow D&D off like the LAST TIME we all came here to hang out so I came prepared," she says, shrugging.
"We don't call you our 'Scholar' for nothing!" Dustin says, grinning, making Jessica blush.
"Of course not Dustin, I nearly beat up Mike to give me that name," she says, grinning at Mike.
He rolls his eyes, smiling.
"So we ready to play?" Will asked, looking at Mike.
"If Jess is, then yup."
Jess smiled.
"LETS FUCKING PLAY!" she yelled, causing the boys to laugh.
X
"Something is coming. Something hungry for blood." Mike says dramatically, causing Jess to listen intently, careful not to miss a word.
"A shadow grows on the wall behind you, swallowing you in darkness."
Will and Jess look at each other, Jess smirking, revealing that she already knew what it was.
"It is almost here."
"What is it?" Will asked.
"What if it's the Demogorgon?" Dustin asked, causing Jess to roll her eyes.
"Oh, Jesus, we're so screwed if it's the Demogorgon."
"It's not the Demogorgon," Lucas argued.
"It is the Demogorgon," Jess argued back, causing Lucas to roll his eyes.
"An army of troglodytes charge into the chamber!" Mike announced, slamming the board.
Jess rolled her eyes as Lucas smirked at her.
"You were saying?"
"Troglodytes?" Dustin asks incredulously, staring at Jess.
"Told ya." Lucas teased.
She knew this charade Mike was playing but she wasn't going to say anything.
"Wait a minute..." Mike says softly, causing Jess to smirk.
"Did you hear that? That...that sound?"
Will noticed Jess' smirk growing bigger and bigger as Mike continued on.
"Boom...boom...BOOM!" Mike yells, slamming the table, everyone but Jess flinching.
"That didn't come from the troglodytes. No, that...that came from something else."
Jess grins at Lucas and Dustin's glances at each other.
Mike suddenly slams a figure on the table. It's-
"THE DEMOGORGON!" Mike announced, causing the boys to groan.
"You were saying?" Jess teased Lucas.
"Shut up." he snapped, causing her to laugh.
"Never doubt your Scholar." she sighs, watching the boys bicker.
"We're in deep shit." Dustin groaned.
"Will, your action!" Mike told Will.
"I don't know!"
"Fireball him!" Lucas yelled.
"I'd have to roll a 13 or higher!"
"Too risky. Cast a protection spell." Dustin argued.
"Don't be a pussy. Fireball him!"
"Cast Protection."
"The Demogorgon is tired of your silly human bickering!" Mike interrupts, causing the boys to shut up, making Jess giggle.
"It stomps towards you. Boom!"
"Fireball him!"
"Another stomp, boom!"
"Cast Protection."
"He roars in anger!"
The boys are yelling all at once and Will is unable to decide.
Jess decided to play mercy and whisper in his ear;
"Fireball the fucker."
With the majority deciding Fireball, he rolls the dice and yells, "Fireball!"
However, the dice fell on the floor, the entertainment for Jess ending.
"Oh shit!"
"¡Ay mierda!" Jess cursed, getting up.
"Where'd it go?" Lucas asked.
"Where is it?"
"I don't know!" Will exclaimed.
"Is it a 13?" Dustin asked.
"I don't know!"
"Where is it?"
"Oh, my god!" Dustin panicked, causing Jess to turn to the boy with the curly hair.
"Dustin, calm down!" she says, walking towards him.
"Mike!"
"Can you find it yet?" Lucas asked.
"Mike!"
"No, I can't find it!"
"Mike!"
Mike looks up, and see his mom standing on the stairs leading to the basement.
"Mom, we're in the middle of a campaign!"
"You mean the end? Fifteen after."
"Oh my god! Freaking idiot!" Lucas yelled.
"Why do we have to go?" Will groaned.
Jess sighed as Mike went up the stairs, trying to talk his mom into giving them a couple more minutes.
"Oh, I got it!" Will exclaimed, causing Jess to turn and walk up to him.
"Does the seven count?"
Jess groaned, getting on her jacket.
"It was a seven? Did Mike see it?" Lucas asked.
Will shook his head no.
"Then it doesn't count."
Jess put on her backpack while the boys put on their jackets.
"Hey guys, does anyone want this?" Dustin asked, holding the pizza box.
"No." The boys say.
"Normally I would but, ugh, I'm so full." Jess sighs, clutching her stomach.
"Wanna see if Nancy wants it?" he asked, causing Jess to snort.
"I highly doubt that she would but, it wouldn't hurt to ask."
X
The two walked up the stairs, Jess reading Stephen King's 'Carrie' on the way up.
"No, I don't think..."
Jess shot her head up to see the high schooler talking on the phone.
"Yeah, he's cute."
Dustin waved as Jess marked the page she was in and placed it back in her backpack.
"Barb, no, I don't think so."
Jess rolled her eyes as Nancy didn't notice her or Dustin's presence.
"Barb, you're not-"
"Hey, Nancy," Dustin says catching her attention.
"There's a slice left if you want it."
Her eyes dart to the brunette that had her hand on the boy's shoulder, looking at him gently while giving her a glare.
"Sausage and Pepperoni!"
"Hold on," she says before getting off the bed, causing Jess to give her a warning glare.
'Cute.' Nancy chuckled in her head as she gave them both a smile, Dustin smiling at her as she walked to the door.
She then slams it in their faces.
Jess rolls her eyes and flips off the door.
X
"There's something wrong with your sister," Dustin says to Mike when they both walk outside.
"Terribly wrong." Jess agrees.
"What are you two talking about?"
"She's got a stick up her butt," Dustin says.
"She's being an asshole," Jess adds.
"Yeah. It's because she's dating that douchebag, Steve Harrington." Lucas says, causing Jess widen her eyes.
"She's dating that motherfucker?!" she exclaimed.
"Yeah, she's turning into a real jerk," Dustin says as they all got on their bikes.
"She's always been a real jerk," Mike argued.
"No, not really," Jess argued back.
"Nuh-uh, she used to be cool. Like the time she dressed like an elf for our Elder tree campaign."
"Four years ago!" Mike called.
"Still a valid point!" Jess calls as she rode with Dustin.
"Just saying!" Dustin calls.
"Later," Lucas says as they rode off.
X
"Goodnight ladies and gentleman," Lucas says as he got to his house.
"Night Sinclair!" Jess calls back.
"Kiss your mom 'night for me," Dustin says, causing Jess to giggle.
As she got to her house, she turned to the two boys.
"Night boys! Love you!" she yelled, sticking her tongue out.
"Night Jess! Love you too!" they both called out, sticking their tongues out.
As she rode into the garage, pushing her bike aside, she had no idea what the events that will unfold later in the night and following couple days.