A/N: Thank you so much for the reviews, follows, and favs! I also thought about it as I was re-watching Season 2 for context that I got a bit of my dates messed up. Beginning of school is usually end of Aug, and Billy showed up around October. So Im gonna push it to around that time. Few things might be a tiny bit out of order, but nothing major. I also noticed I kept putting Mrs. rather than Ms. For Elizabeth. Ooops! :P I'm going to be updating the story as much as possible and as fast as my creative abilities will let me! Hope you enjoy it and thanks in advance!


The bell rang and I sighed with relief. I wanted to run away from this class as far as possible.

"Ms. Bowen." I turned toward Mrs. Adler. "I think you're forgetting something."

I looked down at her hand as she held the detention slip I would need later. I closed my eyes and sighed as I took the piece of paper from her. "I'm disappointed. This is very unlike you." She gave me the disappointed look and all I could do is nod and accept my fate.

"I'm sorry Mrs. Adler." I said and left the class as Billy tried to catch up with me.

"Elizabeth!" I heard him call me through the crowded hallway. I ignored him as I pushed through to get to my locker. "Liz!"

"Do not call me Liz." I said as I turned sharply toward him and he almost ran into me. I looked up at him and swallowed as I felt unable to look away from him. He had at almost a foot of height on me.

"Well that struck a cord." He smirked and crossed his arms over his broad chest.

"Friends call me that. You are not a friend. I don't know you." I said and turned away from him to go to my locker.

"Well when you won't give me the chance, how can we be?"I rolled my eyes as he leaned next to the locker beside mine. I opened my locker and started putting my books away and grabbing the new ones I needed.

"Shouldn't you be headed to your next class?" I asked as I turned to him keeping my disinterested tone.

"Well you see, I asked this pretty girl if she could show me around and she turned me down. So I'm pretty lost." His smooth drawl was like a hot knife on butter. I'm sure it made all the girls melt. I had known this gimmick though. I had been with someone like him.

"Look Billy." I said as I gripped my books with one arm and closed my locker with the other. "I know guys like you."

"I thought you didn't know me." I could practically smell his cocky demeanor in is cologne. I closed my eyes in frustration and took a deep breath.

"I'm not from here, Billy. I'm not like majority of the girls in this town who see a city boy for the first time and lose their shit. There are thousands of girls here willing to give you the time of day. So please, do me a favor, leave me alone. Don't talk to me, don't look at me, and please just let me get through the next three days of detention with as minimal agony as possible."

I turned on my heel and headed toward my next class knowing his eyes were still on me. He was stubborn, but so was I.


Sixth period, and last class of the day, was P.E. I hadn't told Jess that I wasn't going to be at the tryouts yet. We stretched in our corner of the gym as the boys took majority of the gym.

"So I hung up a bunch of posters as well as the announcement that was made this morning! So I'm hoping we should have a good turn out this year!" Jess exclaimed.

Jess was our cheer captain and was always really excited about it. I was kind of indifferent about it. My mom was a cheerleader and was desperate for me to get into it. So I got into it for her for us to have something to bond over. It also helped me smoothly fit into Hawkins High. I'm not sure if I would have friends without cheer-leading. It helped a lot with being social.

"Yeah... About the tryouts..." I spoke hesitantly.

Jess raised her eyebrow at me as my heart pounded in my chest. Her head turned into the direction of the the boys coming out of the locker room as Liz said "Look who it is."

Billy Hargrove came out shirtless with his shirt draped over his shoulder. His green gym shorts fit snug around his hips. He wore Chuck Taylors that clearly had seen a lot of time in the gym. His necklace hung about mid chest. He pushed his fingers through his light brown hair with a smug expression. I could tell he was the kind of guy who definitely cared about his appearance. Billy looked over toward us and gave a wink as he smiled at us.

"Did he just?!" Jess swooned.

"He's not that great of a guy..." I spoke as I went back to stretching.

"Wait! You talked to him?!" Mar asked. "Girl, details!"

They all looked at me expecting me to spill. "I have detention because of him."

"What?!" They all exclaimed together.

"He came strolling into my first period, sits down next to me, and then won't stop talking to me."

"Doesn't seem like much of a problem coming from that hunk." Lisa said as she looked at him over her shoulder. Mar chuckled as she nodded, agreeing.

"So, Mrs. Adler gave us three days of detention."

"Wait... Three days?!" Jess said her face turning instantly to disappointment. "You're going to completely miss the tryouts."

"Don't blame me. Go yell at Hargrove." I said switching to my left leg.

"I mean hey... Couldn't be all bad right?" Mar said playfully and she stretched her arm over her chest.

"Mar, I could think of way better things to do with my day then spend them alone with him."

Jess had her arms crossed as she stared over at Hargrove. She had a look of jealousy and discontent about her. She and I had similar taste in guys, but it some cases we had the problem of guys we were into liking the other. It had caused issues before us in the past that I didn't really find it worth it to bother dating. I wanted to focus on graduating and getting out of here. Jess, however, didn't seem to share that same philosophy with me.

"Well, let's get started girls!" Jess shouted getting all of our attention. I looked back over at Billy. He was in position for the basketball game, but connected eyes with me. He smirked and licked his bottom lip before looking back to the game. He was infuriating.


I took a few books out of my locker and put them into my backpack. On the plus side, I could get my homework done and then not have to lug these books home with me. Jess propped up next to me in her uniform and smiled.

"Hey!" She smiled.

"Hey, look I'm really sorry about the detention thing." I replied and she shrugged it off keeping the smile on her face.

"I mean it can't be helped right? I know you wouldn't get detention on purpose." She then turned to face me more. "I mean if you did do it on purpose, I would be a little mad, but I guess I couldn't blame you..." She shrugged.

"Jess, I did not intentionally get detention to ruin my record and skip out on helping you to get close to some guy." I said as I closed my locker.

"No, I know you wouldn't." She still seemed unconvinced, but I didn't even want to push defending myself. Jess was usually pretty strong in her opinions. Once she set her mind to something, it was hard making her see reason. "Anyways, I left some boxes in my car that I need for the tryouts. Could you help me out before heading to your prison sentence?"

"Yeah, sure thing!"


We walked out to her car and saw Billy leaning against his car smoking a cigarette. He was a few cars down from where she parked.

"Your partner in crime." Jess spoke with a small smirk.

"Oh god please don't call him that." I said with disgust as she handed me a box.

"Alright Bonnie." She jokingly called me. "Oh by the way! Don't forget about Tina's party tonight! Are you still getting ready at my place?"

"Yeah, I might just need to come over after my detention. My mom is having Brad over tonight." I said and rolled my eyes.

"Oh Brad..." Jess said as she swooned and I groaned in disgust.

"You're walking home today." I looked over toward him as I heard his voice. The young red head I saw get out of the car earlier stood beside him.

"I'm not late though!"She spoke confused. She seemed like she was trying to not raise her voice to him.

"I have to stay after school today." He spoke through exhaled smoke.

"Can I go to the arcade then?"

"I don't give a shit what you do. I'll pick you up when I'm done here. You better be there. I have plans tonight." She nodded hesitantly at his response and rode off on her skateboard as he threw his cigarette and headed back toward the school.

Jess's car door slamming shut pulled me out of my daze and we headed to the gym to drop everything off.


I sighed heavily as I stood in front of the door with a sign labeled "Detention."

I opened the door and saw Billy sitting in a seat in the back. I refused to lock eyes with him and gave my detention slip to Mr. Haines.

"I was fairly surprised to see your name on the list, Ms. Bowen."

"You and me both sir." I replied and he pressed his lips together as he extended his hand out toward the plethora of seats.

"Alright. You two are the only ones in detention. You will be here for two hours in this classroom for the next three days. Take advantage of this time to finish homework, read a book, doodle. I don't really care as long as you do not leave this room."

I raised my hand and heard Billy chuckle at me. I ignored him.

"Yes, Ms. Bowen?"

"What about bathroom breaks?" I asked.

"The pass is on the wall. Don't abuse it. Staff will be around here after hours as well. Remember, we are next to the main office so eyes will be on you. I'll checking in on you guys." Without another word, he left the room and shut the door behind him.

I took out my books to start getting to work on my homework. I pulled out my cassette walkman with my headphones wrapped around and placed them on the front of my desk. I was determined to ignore him. The peace of silence was disrupted by the sound of Billy's chair squealing as he got out of his desk. He slid in the desk beside me and propped his legs up on the desk crossing them as he laced his fingers over his chest.

"Two hours together, Eli." I looked over at his cocky smirk as my jaw locked firmly in annoyance. "Might as well make the best of it."