【Ｍｅｓｓａｇｅｓ ＡＵ】- Reddie

14 - It's a boyfriend thing

(general warning, blood and f slurs! Honestly just expect it in most chapters with Henry Bowers-) 
 

Richie grabbed his bike, following Stan down the road to the school building. He could see Eddie standing at the entrance with his rucksack and denim skirt just above his knee's. 

He smiled parking his bike and running up to his boyfriend to give him a big hug, 
"Hey, Eddie-spaghetti!" Richie said as Eddie smiled chuckling and looking at the taller boy. 

The two boys interlocked their hands and walked down the school hallway to their lockers, people staring at them. Eddie felt nervous, he had never worn a skirt to school before and he barely managed to get permission from his mum. Maybe it was a mistake, but Eddie was re-assured by Richie pulling him to his locker and planting a kiss on the small boy's forehead. Richie yawned, opening his locker and grabbing his books. 

"You tired Chee?" Eddie asked, concerned for his boyfriend. Considering the fact he got kicked out of his own house last night, he still had a red mark on his face from Wentworth smacking him. 

"Yea, I just couldn't stop panicking about my dad. If he's mad and my mum came home drunk... he probably hurt her more than me..." 

Richie wore a sad smile, hugging Richie tight, rubbing circles on his back. 

"It's gonna be ok Rich if you want before we all go to the quarry we could stop by your house and make sure your mum's ok?" 

Richie shook his head, "No point, she won't be home till midnight, cmon let's go get your stuff". 

Eddie and Richie walked to Eddie's locker but was stopped by Henry Bowers and his goons, staring them down with a smirk. Richie clenched his fists, holding onto Eddie tight. 
Henry looked at Eddie, looking him up and down, Stopping at his skirt. 

"A skirt? Your asking for it girly boy!" He spat, as his goons laughed and people in the corridor stopped to watch, murmuring about Eddie's skirt. 

Richie felt his anger boiling, he punched Henry in the jaw. 

"Stay away from him Bowers!" He shouted, clenching his fists as Eddie tried to pull him back but Richie refused to try to re-assure the short boy. 

"Trying to defend your boyfriend you fucking faggot! Disgusting!" 

Richie got angrier, lunging at Henry screaming, 

"Richie don't!" Eddie pleaded, trying to grab Richie's shoulder but Richie kept on lunging at Henry, his goons hitting Richie to the floor. Blood pouring from his nose, Eddie gasped shouting at Henry, tears threatening to fall from his face. 

"Stop please! Don't hurt him!" Eddie felt himself breaking, a tear falling down his cheek. 

Henry, pulled out his knife, holding it up to Eddie's neck as Eddie stumbled against a locker. Richie's eyes widened, he couldn't let henry hurt Eddie, this was his fault. He had pushed Henry too far.  

"Hey, Bowers! touch him again and I'll tell everyone your secret!" Richie shouted with a smug grin as Henry retracted his knife, looking at Richie with scared eyes. He backed away from Eddie, running off with his goons as Richie rushed to Eddie.  

"I'm so sorry Eds, I should've stopped when you told me to!" Richie wiped Eddie's tears, hugging him tightly, Eddie winced, rubbing his back from being shoved against the lockers.  

"It's fine Chee, I was asking for it wearing this skirt..." Eddie sniffed, as his boyfriend looked up at him angry. 

"Don't say that Ed's, you look adorable in that skirt. Don't change your style just because some dickheads try to threaten you, after what I said to Henry they won't hurt you anymore ok? I'm here for you spaghetti head".  

Eddie smiled, pecking Richie's lips. "Thank you Chee".   

The day continued as normal, the two boys heading to English and sitting through an unbearable lesson which surprisingly for the first time Richie found not as unbearable. Eddie made him feel better, he would look beside him and smile at Eddie's adorable freckles and the way his tongue stuck out his mouth while he concentrated. Eddie was HIS boyfriend, he could call him his and that's all he really cared about.