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It had been an hour since the whole fight,Richie hadn't come out of his room
Klarion didn't ask what happened,he just knew that he needed to be there for Richie
Pacing around the kitchen Klarion gives me a worried look
"What's wrong?"
"Richie" I sigh "I hope he's ok"
"He's a little kick ass,he's fine" Klarion gives me a reassuring smile and I calm down a little "but I know that's not what's bothering you"
"Well I mean I lost all my friends today-" I stop myself from talking "I feel guilty though because they were Richie's friends way before they were mine and I kind of just pushed my way into his friend group"
"The reason you got in that friend group because you did right by Rich,plus I think they needed a girl to come in and fix them all up" he says making me chuckle "who even punched Richie? I'll kick their ass"
"Just some random guy" I shrug
Klarion loves the group,he loves Eddie,Mike,Beverly,Ben,Stan and Bill,and to find out Bill and Richie physically fighted would shatter his heart
"So he just walked up to Richie and punched him?" He asked confused "I don't buy it"
"No he shoved Rich and then Rich talked back and boom,his glasses are broken" I throw my hands up
"And how did your friend group break up again?" He asks and I sigh
"We all just decided to go our separate ways" I shrug
"Mmm" he leans forward on the counter "Yn?"
"Yeah"
"Do you think I'm dumb?" I nod "smartass,it was a rhetorical question,anyway I was going to say that when you two pulled up on your bikes,Richie came inside and he was crying-"
"-Richie was crying?" I ask,my face falling,it might not seem like a big deal or anything,like so what Richie cried? But it's different
The last time Richie cried was when we found out our mom died..however she did die
And I knew he could never do it alone,he needed someone with him
That's what I despised about the world
Richie is a prick,but he just needs to be understood
"You can go check up on him but wait one minute" he says and I roll my eyes
"What?"
"Wanna tell me why Eddie called?"
"Eddie called?" I ask shocked,standing up
"He told me to tell you that he's really sorry and that whatever his mum said to you was completely wrong...and if you guys just decided to do your own thing then why was Eddie's mum involved?"
"None of your buisness" I snap as I grab mine and Richie's food,beginning to walk of
"That's not fair!" He calls out,following after me "do you know what Yn,I feel like I know nothing about you or Richie,I've...I've practically raised you since birth" he says and I turn to look at him "ever since mom.." he trails of,taking another breath "do you know how hard it's been to see you and Richie go from inseparable to hardly even talking? You two never come to me for anything anymore and I feel like I'm losing you"
"Things happen,people grow apart"
"But you two didn't even get a chance to live before you had everything taken away from you" he says as he rubs his eyes with his hand "I've tried,I tried to raise you,I tried to bring you two back together but you've just shut yourselves of from the world..."
Neither of us say anything
I put my food down,walking up to Klarion and hugging him
He hugs back,sighing in relief
"If you knew the truth to why our friend group broke up,you'd never believe me" I begin,pulling away "but just know that Richie needs you-"
"-No,he needs you"
I look down
"If Eddie calls again,can you tell him to stop" I say,turning and walking away
I want so badly to be with him,so so badly but I'm not letting him get hurt again
I begin to tear up as I remember what Eddie's mum said
I begin to wonder how many other people think that as well...does Eddie think that?
"Hey what's wrong?" Klarion asks as he hugs me again
I feel bad for practically leaving Klarion in the dark for so many years,he's been the parent we never really had
"Just everything" I shrug and he chuckles
"You sound like me"
I laugh as well
I pull away and wipe my eyes,grabbing the food and heading upstairs
"Goodnight Klar"
"Night loser!" He calls out as I walk up stairs
As I'm walking past Richies room,I hear sniffling and frown
I use my foot to open his door,both our dinners in my hands
Usually he would tell me piss of if I came into his room,but he doesn't say anything this time
I set our dinners down on the table and walk over to sit beside him on his bed
He doesn't say anything,and he doesn't need to
I pull him into my side and he covers his face as he breaks down and I hold him
"I'm sorry Rich" I simply say as he cries in my arms
In a sort of way,this moment here brought me comfort,not Richie crying,but just knowing that he feels safe to share his emotions around me
What Klarion says is true,me and Richie have grown apart,a lot
