"Andie breath, it's gonna be okay." Robin said as they turned on to a nearby road, past Tina's house.
"No. No. No. Robin it's not okay. I went into that closet bound and determined I was not gonna let Billy get into my head, and damn it. He did." Andie said panting and the running her hand through her hair.
Slowly, Andie slid her hand down her neck. Briefly remembering the way his lips felt against her skin.
"Hello, earth to Andie..." Robin said as she took one her hands off the wheel to wave it into Andie's zoned out face.
"What?" Andie said as she pushed the thoughts away and removed her hand from her neck.
"Whoa, wait just a damn second. Did you kiss him?" Robin said raising her voice slowly.
"Me!?" Andie squeaked. "No, I would never kiss him. He kissed me though, just not on my lips entirely..." Andie lowered her voice and diverted her gaze out the window, hoping Robin wouldn't hear that last part.
The car screeched to a halt as Robin spun around to face Andie.
"HE DID WHAT?" Robin screamed. "ANDREA ROSE SULLIVAN, TELL ME WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED NOW."
Andrea cowered at her best friends tone. Then gave a sigh, and proceeded to tell her the events that happened in the closet. Robin knew EVERYTHING about Andie. Even her darkest secrets.
"Wow. So I guess I only have one question." Robin said as she stared down at the shifter.
Andie bit her lip and stared at her friend, lord knows what she was gonna ask.
"How did it make you feel? I mean I know it wasn't your first kiss, but you get still got some of the effect." Robin snickered and hit Andie's shoulder to lighten the mood. She was obviously joking but quickly stopped and paused when Andie hadn't returned the laughter.
"Andie, are you saying you actually enjoyed that?! You just told me how big of a dick he is, yet here you are falling for him too." Robin shook her head and re-started the car.
"It's not like I like him Robin, but I'm not gonna lie to you, the feeling he gives me every time I'm around him is unlike any I've felt before. Then when he kissed me on my neck, it was like I was losing my mind, and I didn't want it to stop." Andie said, as she tied her long hair back into a ponytail.
"I get that Andie. I just don't want to see you falling for someone like him and then end up getting hurt, or worse." Robin said glancing at her friend with a small sad glance.
"No worries Robin, I honestly think it was just because we were in that moment. You know he's not my type." Andie said with a small laugh. "So, I caught a glimpse of you and Tammy, what were y'all getting all cozy about?" Andie said as she reached into her glove department for some leftover peanut butter crackers.
Robin's mouth formed into a small smile. "Promise not to over react?"
"Do I ever?" Andie said as she crunched down on one of the crackers.
Robin rolled her eyes at her and held her hand out, expecting a cracker.
"We May have kissed." Robin said with a small voice.
"SHUT UP!" Andie leaned over and gave her friend a small side hug, happy that he friend finally confessed her feelings to her middle school crush.
"Listen, were hanging out next Friday night, but we're keeping it quiet." Robin said as she plopped the cracker Andie handed her into her mouth.
"ROBIN! That's so great! I'm so happy for you." Andie said, as she let her friend go into detail about how the events unfolded to lead to their kiss.
It was definitely a night they both would never forget, for very separate reasons.
Andie and Robin walked side by side into school that following Monday morning, discussing options for Robins outfit with her "date" with Tammy.
However, the atmosphere as they walked in quickly changed. Stares and whispers began to fill the hallway, all attention seemed to be directed towards Andie.
"Robin, why is everyone looking at me like that?" Andie murmured as she walked through the crowd to her locker. Small laughs and gestures being made to her as she walked past.
"Umm, I don't know. Listen, wait here. Let me go get Steve." Robin said as she gave a reassuring pat to Andie's back as to stay calm.
Several minutes had passed, and Andie began to feel tears prick the brim of her eyes. She had never gotten so much attention before, and honestly she knew it wasn't the good kind.
"Andie, come with me." A voice she recognized as Nancy's behind her whispered.
Quickly walking into a small classroom, Nancy locked the door behind them. Leaving to reveal a very worried looking Robin and a quiet Steve.
"Okay, what the hell is going on." Andie said as she felt bile rise in her throat. She could feel herself becoming nauseous from the situation.
"Andie, Saturday night at the party...did you play a game with Billy?" Steve said walking forward a few steps towards her.
"Yes. Well actually I was kinda made too. By Tina and Carol." Andie said as she bit her bottom lip again.
"Jesus. That explains it." Steve said as he shook his head, running his fingers through his hair.
"Please. Just tell me what's wrong, I can handle it." Andie said as one tear escaped her eye and rolled down her cheek.
"Tina said she seen you and Billy, doing inappropriate things in the closet together, that maybe your not so innocent as everyone thinks." Nancy said looking down, not wanting to meet Andie's gaze, she knew all too well what a rumor could do to a person, and their reputation.
Andie felt her whole world fall apart. She was finally a senior in high school. One year away from being away from this hell hole of a town, now for the next 7 months she would have to deal with being ridiculed as Billy's plaything at Tina's Halloween party.
"Andie. I'm so sorry, if I hadn't had made you went that night..." Robin started as tears began to fall down her face.
"Robin. I don't wanna hear it. None of this was your fault. We just should've left when Tina and Carol mentioned the word games." Andie said as she wiped a tear from her eyes.
The bell ran signaling first class starting.
Andie composed herself, and gave a small nod to Steve, Nancy and Robin and headed out the doorway. Each not knowing what to say to make the situation better.
Andie tried keeping it together. That was until she walked by Tina and Carol, who was surrounded by a posse of girls.
Mixed between them all was Billy and Tommy.
"Well, well. Look who it is. Hawkins newest whore. Maybe we should host another party, and make Andie the star player of seven minutes in heaven. It'll be real popular, seeing as she gave Billy whatever he wanted Saturday." Tina made the conversation loud enough for Andie to hear as she walked by.
Andie glanced up, her eyes filled with tears. As she made eye contact with Billy. His face held no emotion as he listened to the conversation about her, not interfering to set the record straight. How stupid she was Saturday, to feel anything towards the bad boy other than hatred.
"Oh my gosh, are you gonna cry Andie? Truth hurts, huh? I mean do you really think Billy would ever want some nerd like you?" Tina continued as she wrapped her hands around Billy's arm.
Andie could feel her emotions getting the better of her, but she couldn't stop them. Was this all a plan? See if the new guy could get with the quiet nerdy girl, then use her meek little feelings against her?
The tears ran down her face willingly now, she was unable to stop them. Her eyes went to Tommy, who gave her look with raised eyes brows, licking his lips seductively and staring at her body.
She could feel her heart racing, anger beginning to take the place of the pain. Narrowing her eyes the lights in the hallway began to flicker, then each of them one by one started to burst. Glass shards scattering over the hallways. Screams quickly replaced the sound of laughter, as the teens covered there heads and bodies.
"Andie!" Robin grabbed her arm and the lights suddenly stopped. "Let's go."
Andie faced Robin in shock as a stream of blood came rushing out of her nose.
"Andie, what are you doing!? Are you trying to get yourself caught. I'll make an excuse to your teacher. Go home Andie, I'll make sure no one knows what happened." She quickly shoved a tissue in her friends hand, motioning towards her nose. Then shoved her friend towards the door at the end of the hallway.
Andie shook her head, pushing open the door started towards her car, heading towards the only place she could really be herself.
Authors Note: hey guys! Hope your enjoying the story so far! So as I mentioned in the disclaimer this story will follow some aspects of the plot, but most events are the ones I've created. So we're starting from season 2, but I'm mixing season 3 along with it.
So yes, Andie has powers that are similar to El's but they are very different in ways. In the nest chapter I'll explain some more pieces of her story. Although you'll have to keep reading to learn the full story, and just how she ties in with El.
No worries. We're not done with Billy, I'm trying to keep him as cannon as possible, so he's gonna be a little bit of an asshole before we reveal his other side to Andie.
If you enjoy the story so far, feel free to leave a review! I love the encouraging comments, and what y'all would like to see in the future. :)
