A/N: So just so you guys know, there is only one more filler type Steve and Tyler chapter before the events of season 3 start. I think I could do one after the next one if y'all wanted it but I'm so excited to get into season 3 as it was so fantastic and Erica and Robin were the best part. Please Review :)
Tina's New Year's Eve party just made me fall even harder for Steve, we didn't share a kiss at midnight as we were in two separate rooms, but I wanted to so badly. I didn't even want to think about anyone kissing Steve but at the same time if he wasn't over Nancy, then would he kiss another girl?
The rest of the school year flew by and I got excited whenever I got to spend a minute alone with him. In our history class we actually got paired for a final project and I helped him get his grade up a little bit.
But today was one of the days every girl looks forward to when they start high school, prom night. Dawn had convinced me to go as her mother wanted Dawn to go to the last dance she would ever go to and she said that Steve would also probably go. It was hard trying to find a prom dress but Dawn had helped me make something amazing. It was a white halter top that was white with a short black tulle skirt, and a black belt around the waist. She let me have one of her chokers and necklaces. It was a big cross that was short and attached to the choker in a weird way. To complete the look she gave me black patterned tights and had me wear my black boots. I wanted to cry when I looked at myself as I never thought I would actually go to prom and look so amazing in something. Dawn had picked on a black gown with purple, black and red tulle for the skirt.
"Mom." I groaned as she wouldn't stop taking pictures, "Dawn's gonna be here any minute." I pleaded
"Okay, one more with your brother." She motioned to Billy as he came out of his room. I clenched my jaw but nodded to just get it done and over with. Billy came and stood over by me and I tried to look happy. I sighed as she was done taking the picture, "I'm gonna be staying at Dawn's tonight, so don't wait up." I smiled as I heard a car horn beep. I gave my mom a quick hug and a kiss before I ran outside.
"Hey!" Dawn poked her head out of the window, "You look so fucking awesome!" She yelled as I went into the passenger's seat.
"You look so pretty." I complimented,
"Thank you." She smiled, "So Jake is going to be bringing beers and marijuana for the after party." She did a little dance, "You should see if-"
"No." I shook my head, "He's probably going to go to an after party with his friends." I waved off her comment. "Can we go?" I asked her as I would love to ask Steve to come with but I don't think he would trade going out with his friends to hang out with Dawn, Jake and I.
I took a deep breath in as I looked to the school, this was the last social even that I had to attend and if it went bad I could cry at Dawn's. I got out and fixed my skirt, "We couldn't have lied?" I asked Dawn,
"No. Besides you look amazing. Steve is going to be undressing you with his eyes." Dawn spoke confidently. I rolled my eyes as I started walking towards the school. I just wanted to get through this night and not cry.
Then gym was fully decorated and most of the entire senior class was there. My eyes darted around the room to see if Steve was here. I saw him talking with his friends and I looked back over to Dawn, who was also looking in that same direction, "Please don't." I shook my head,
"Well if you aren't going to say hi, you should at least wave at him." She tore her eyes away to look at me. I looked back in his direction to see that he was looking at me. I smiled and waved at him and he returned it.
I during most of the night I hadn't really gotten a chance to talk to Steve. Whenever Dawn said that it looked like he was about to come over but someone always stopped him. I had sit out for the slow songs as no one asked me. Dawn sat them out with me, but I told her to go when she was asked as I didn't want her to not enjoy her prom.
Soon it was time to crown the prom king and queen. I had one guess who was going to get it, since Billy wasn't even around. He probably ditched to go sleep with whatever desperate chick threw herself at him. I stood off to the side with Dawn as Tina had the attention of the crowd,
"I hope everyone is having an awesome time!" Tina looked to the crown, "There will be an after party at my place for anyone cool enough to come." She added before being handed two envelopes, "Your prom King for this evening is Steve Harrington." She announced and there was a round of applause. I watched as Steve went in the middle to collect his crown and have it not mess up his hair. "And your Queen…" She took a dramatic pause, "Tammy Hemmingway." She announced and started clapping for her friend. I rolled my eyes as Tammy looked so excited to dance with Steve, "You may now have your first dance together as King and Queen." Tina announced.
I went to go sit on the bleachers as I watched Steve dance with Tammy. Dawn came to sit by me to comfort me as she could tell I was upset.
Tammy put her head on Steve's shoulder and I just was so upset. Of course he would let someone like Tammy be that close to him. She was popular and it just made sense.
"It's only because she's the prom queen." Dawn nudged me, "I don't think Steve would really be her type." She added. I knew Dawn was trying to make me feel better but what she was saying wasn't working. I got up and went to the bathroom to try and get a hold of myself. There were probably only two more songs and I could go cry at Dawn's. Dawn didn't follow me and I was more than okay with that.
I looked at myself in the mirror and took a deep breath in. "Only two more songs and you can go drink and cry at Dawn's." I told myself. It took me another minute to fully relax and not be on the verge of tears.
When I got back to the gym, Dawn was still sitting on the bleachers watching Steve and Tammy as the song ended.
"You okay?" Dawn asked as I joined her on the bleachers,
"Yeah. Two more songs and we can go." I smiled at her. I watched her look back out at the crowd as a fast song came on. I followed her gaze to see Steve getting two glasses of punch and then walk over to the bleachers.
"I'm gonna go get punch. I'll meet you at my car at the end of the dance." Dawn spoke before walking down. She said a brief hello to Steve before he made his way to me.
"Punch?" Steve asked as he held out a glass for me,
"Thanks." I took it as he sat down next to me,
"You look beautiful." Steve complimented. I smiled,
"Thanks. You look handsome." I complimented back. A moment of silence passed,
"I don't want you to think that I was avoiding you earlier. I-"
"It's fine. I know." I nodded before the final slow dance came on. It was Faithfully by Journey,
"Can I have this dance?" Steve asked. I looked at him as I was in shock that he asked me,
"What about your friends?" I asked him,
"What about them?" he asked. He got up and held out his hand. I took it and he lead me down to the dance floor. He pulled me close and I tried not to think about everyone watching us.
"Are you going to Tina's after?" Steve asked,
"No, I'm going to Dawn's. Jake is bringing beer and marijuana." I told him,
"Can I come?" He asked. I looked up at him as I knew Dawn would be more than happy and I wouldn't be a third wheel.
"Yeah, I'm sure Dawn won't mind." I shook my head, "Though if you want anything to eat, you better tell her before we get back to her house. She told me that once we get there, we're not leaving." I laughed.
The song ended and I took a step back, trying not to smile like an idiot. I watched Steve look around the gym, "Dawn's outside." I gestured for Steve to follow. He most likely took a limo with his friends so he was going to be stuck at Dawn's until tomorrow. I wasn't complaining
"Joining us, Harrington?" Dawn called as she watched the two of us walk towards her car
"I figured it would be better than Tina's party." He shrugged nonchalant,
"You're right about that. Us Thompsons know how to throw a fucking party." She smiled, "Though you are stuck at my place for the night. If I'm not up, I'm sure Jake won't mind driving you guys home." Dawn added. I looked to Steve to get his reaction and I honestly couldn't tell if he was okay with it or not.
"That's fine." He answered. I bit my lip and looked away as I was excited but very nervous at the same time...I was going to be spending the night with Steve fucking Harrington.
The drive back to Dawn's was fun as we were rocking out to music. We made a pit stop to grab more snacks as Steve was joining us. I would steal glances at Steve from time to time and he looked amused no doubt. Dawn let out an excited squeal as there was an unfamiliar car in the driveway. That had to be Jake's car, to my guess. Dawn's parents were out of town, so we could get away with smoking in the house without them scolding Dawn.
"I also have an air mattress that my parents bought a while ago, so you don't have to sleep on the floor." She looked back to the both of us,
"Ty can have the bed. I don't mind sleeping on the floor." Steve told her,
"If you insist." Dawn muttered loud enough for me to hear. I glared at the back of her head as she opened the door. I watched Dawn as she ran inside to hug Jake who already had a joint ready to go. I didn't really know what they game plan was, except to drink and smoke.
"Hey babe." Jake greeted her with a kiss on the head
"You remember Tyler and Steve, right?" She asked as she turned to us. He nodded,
"Ty, you can go show Steve where my room is while I go get the air mattress." She smiled. I gestured for Steve to follow me upstairs to where Dawn's room was.
"So what's the deal with them?" Steve asked,
"Dawn and Jake?" I looked to him, "I think they're dating...I honestly don't know what the deal is with them." I looked to him as I really wasn't sure if they were together or just having fun. I sat down on Dawn's bed to take off my shoes,
"Thanks for coming to hang out. I'm relieved that I'm not a third wheel." I sat cross-legged and looked to him
"You guys sound like you would throw a better party than Tina." I watched him roll his eyes as he started to undo his tie.
The night went by so quickly, almost too quickly. We were listening to music while waiting for the pizza to be delivered. Once it arrived we settled on watching a scary movie, and Jake had rolled another two joints. One for Steve and I to share and one for Dawn and Jake (I could tell that he was also trying to play matchmaker with Dawn). Steve was sitting beside me, as I was on the air mattress while Jake and Dawn shared the bed. I borrowed an oversized shirt and a pair of boxers from Dawn so I wouldn't have to sleep in my dress. She gave Steve an extra shirt that her brother didn't wear anymore. We ended up passing out somewhere in the middle of the movie.
That's when the nightmare about the demo-dogs came. It was like a replay of that night at the junkyard but worse. The pack was taking us out one by one until I was the last one and I could see my friends dead bodies around me.
I shot up from the air mattress in a panic and curled up into a ball crying. I didn't have many nightmares about the demo-dogs as of late but whenever I did, it was always terrifying. I felt a hand touch my arm,
"Ty, are you alright?" I heard a half asleep Steve ask.
"No." I shook my head, "It was a nightmare about them." I whispered as I didn't want to wake Dawn or Jake.
"Hey, it's okay." He whispered as he sat up, "They're not going to get you." He draped an arm around me as he moved closer to me. I leaned into his shoulder as I continued to cry,
"You remember how we went to the movies with the kids?" He asked, I nodded,
"Remember how Dustin laughed so hard that the slushie came out of his nose?" I heard Steve smile,
"Or the time you guys came over to watch Friday the 13th and when the doorbell rang, popcorn went everywhere because Lucas got scared?" He asked. I nodded as I started to smile, it was really sweet that Steve was taking my mind off of my nightmare. It made me fall for him even harder.
"Or that time Max dared me to try to do a trick on her skateboard and I fell on my ass." I laughed. Steve started to laugh with me as we were reminiscing about the times the party or us totally did something embarrassing. Talking about our memories took my mind off of the nightmare. Steve and I were up for another half hour before he moved to go back on the floor. I grabbed his arm,
"Steve, can you sleep next to me?" I asked him as he looked back at me. I bit my lip as I was nervous for even asking him but I wanted his comfort.
"Yeah." He nodded before he grabbed his pillow. I shifted to give him room and laid down.
"Thanks, Harrington." I half yawned as I closed my eyes.
"I won't let anything hurt you, Mayfield." I heard him spoke before I drifted off to sleep.
When I woke up I felt Steve's arm wrapped around me and pulled me close as we were spooning. I was so comfortable being in his arms and I didn't want to move. Maybe if I closed my eyes I would fall back asleep.
I heard Dawn's laughter from downstairs and I knew that she had seen us when she woke up. I could try to make up some lie but I wasn't sure if she'd believe it. Slowly I picked up his arm so I could get myself out of the bed without waking Steve. Before I left the room I took one last look at Steve, and I wished that I could tell him I had feelings. If I did that, our friendship would be ruined because Steve had a type, and I wasn't it. A sigh left my lips before I trudged downstairs to talk to Dawn and get something for my head as it was pounding.
"Hey." I heard Dawn as she was excited, "I saw you and Steve on the air mattress." She raised her eyebrows,
"I think I asked him to come on half asleep because he was uncomfortable." I lied,
"Sure." She leaned against her kitchen counter,
"Nothing happened." I shook my head, "Why are you so awake this morning?" I asked her,
"Jake was talking about taking me somewhere after dropping you guys off. He said it was a surprise." She smiled,
"So were you going to wake us up?" I asked her as I disappeared into her bathroom to grab something for my head,
"I was but I saw how cute you guys were and I just couldn't." She shook her head, "So Jake was going to get some groceries and make breakfast." She told me, "I bet you could sneak back into bed with him if you wanted." She suggested,
"No Dawn." I glared at her as it was way too early to be dealing with this. "And can you not be super obvious that you saw anything. Like act normal." I looked at her,
"Fine." She grumbled, "But you just need to go for it. I can tell he likes you." She pointed out,
"He likes me as a friend. Besides, I'm not his type and he's probably not over Nancy." I shrugged, I watched her sigh before there was a knock at the front door. It was probably Jake with the groceries, I went back upstairs to go grab my dress so I wouldn't forget it.
"Mayfield?" I heard Steve groan
"Yes, Harrington?" I asked,
"How are you feeling?" He asked,
"My head hurts and I'm still tired but I have the rest of the day to sleep." I smirked, "Thanks again for last night." I added,
"I got your back, Mayfield." He peaked out from his arm,
"Good because your the next closest friend I have." I smirked. He chuckled as he put his arm back. It made me happy that he said he had my back and I knew he meant it. It just made me fall harder for Steve and I was done denying it from Dawn.
The only thing was that we were going to be graduating and going off to College. I was still waiting to hear back from my top college but I found out that I got accepted into my second choice. Steve had mentioned getting a rejection letter but he never went on further about it and I was never one to pry. We were only going to have the rest of the summer and I was determined to make those months count.