Hell & Back

Chapter Twenty Two

Eddie could hear her breathing and feel her on top of him, the movement of her hips. He had heard her moan out his name and knew the voice. He refused to open his eyes, knowing that this wasn't real and just like every other time he would watch her die. He didn't let his mind give in but he couldn't control his body as it moved in synch with hers.

Afterwards she laid in his arms, back pressed against his chest, she was playing with a strand of his hair as she usually did. Everything was just as it should be. "Will you miss me? When I die, I mean." She said nonchalantly. "I'm not going to let you die." Eddie said tightening his hold on her. "You will fail, and I will die." She said turning to face him. Her eyes and nose were bleeding, than just like always he came in and she was hoisted out of the bed and into then air.

He closed his eyes as the sound of her bones crunching came through. After it was over he woke up to the sound of Vecnas laughter, just like every other morning. "That was a spicy one." Vecna said as Eddie sat up and rubbed her eyes. "It's been a week, must we do this every morning?" He asked not for the first time. He knew that Vecna never got tired of making him watch Chrissy die. Let them be happy for a moment and than kill her.

"I'm going out. I need a damn shower and food. Don't you eat?" Eddie said getting up and throwing his bag over his shoulder. He didn't wait for an answer before walking out of the room and heading towards the back door. "Your coming back?" He heard Vecna ask sounding a little saddened by the thought he might not. "It's not like I could hide." Eddie said and walked out of the door. He wasn't sure where to go but after walking around he found himself outside of Chrissy's house.

Chrissy didn't get home until almost midnight and was still sleeping when she heard something tapping on her window. She looked over and seen something hit, she walked over half expecting to see Jason but instead it was Eddie. She turned and ran down the stairs and out the door. She slammed into him full force, knocking them both down to the ground. Chrissy fell on top of him and kissed him while he laughed. "I guess you missed me."He said still laughing as they stood back up.

"What are you doing here?" Chrissy asked turning to look around. "I was hoping to use your shower and maybe have some breakfast?" He asked putting an arm around her. "A shower and food? That's the only reason?" Chrissy pressed pretending to be angry. "Well yeah, I got this beautiful girl whose way out of my league and I'm not trying to show up on her doorstep when I haven't showered in a week, she may not like me anymore." He said pulling her close and kissing her hair. "That's a fair assessment." She said.

Her parents were away for the weekend so she didn't have to worry about sneaking around. Eddie went upstairs to shower while she cook some eggs, bacon and toast for him. She made way more than she normally would knowing that he hadn't eaten. As soon as she laid the plate before him he snatched up food. "No one's going to take it away." She laughed while eating a piece of toast. "Sorry." He said with a mouth full of food.

"I keep thinking this is a dream and any moment you'll fly across the room and started breaking." He said between bites. "He still shows you us dying?" Chrissy asked walking behind him and wrapping her arms around his neck. "Every single dream. We are happy, sometimes we are older with kids, others we are just playing dnd, a few times we were having sex.." He stopped realizing what he said and even though she couldn't see, she knew his face was red. He cleared his throat and continued "He would appear laughing and kill you."

She laid her head down on top of his, feeling his soft curls against the side of her face. She let herself enjoy the fact that, if only for a few hours, they were together once again. "Every time I get you back, you leave again." Chrissy said in a low voice after a few moments of silence. "Never by choice, babe, never by choice." He said putting a hand over her arms. She let go and stood up straight again, if he only here for a little while they were not going to sit in the kitchen and be upset, she took him hand with a smile "Come with me?" She asked. He looked up at her and smile "Anywhere." He said taking her hand.

Chrissy led him upstairs and into her room. She didn't like the fact that their conversations could be overheard. She walked over and turned on her radio, she doubted he would like the pop music her cheers used but it was music so she hoped it would work. "This is what you call music?" He asked taking a seat on the edge of her bed. "Cheerleader." She said throwing him a glance over her shoulder "Besides I'm more than a little over having no privacy with my own boyfriend." She said walking over. When the last word escaped her mouth she got nervous. They had never talked about dating, they were just together all the time.

Eddie reached out a hand to her which she took walking over towards him."Boyfriend, huh?" He said thoughtfully. They had never talked about it but in his mind they were already dating but he couldn't help but take this chance to mess with her a little bit. "Okay Oh I..uh..I just thought." She said pulling away but he pulled her closer towards him, she was now standing in between his legs with her head down. "Because I just thought I'd never actually hear you call me that." He said putting a hand on her cheek.

He smiled at her which she excitedly returned and kissed him with enough force they fell back on the bed. Eddie rolled so that he was on top of her and kissed her neck while his hand slowly moved under her pajama shorts "Focus on the music, sweetheart, that bastard has seen more than enough." He whispered in her ear. As they continued he had to keep his own mind from getting too distracted. At one point he was putting her moans to a beat in his head.

This wasn't their first time together but for some reason being an official couple made it different for her. She kept hearing his breathless whispers telling her to focus on the song playing yet that was easier said than done. More than once she lost the song focusing more on the pleasure she was feeling. She didn't care or want to hear whatever song was playing, she wanted to hear that she was pleasing him just as much. "I love you." She said afterwards while laying in his arms with her back to his chest breathless. Eddie pulled her closer to him and kissed her hair "I love you too, girlfriend." He said causing potentially the dumbest smile to form on her face.

A little while later he was leaving again. She had asked and asked for the last hour to go but he wouldn't budge. "He will kill you." Was all he would tell her "Here." He said taking the pick necklace off and putting it around her neck. "You need luck more than me." She said but didn't really want him to take it back. "Hit the lottery for us." He said with a laugh and headed out the door and walking down the street to that damned house. Chrissy hadn't bothered getting dressed she just threw on the shirt he had been wearing, she closed the door and razed up to shower. She had to get El to try and close the door she just had to.

Eddie walked through the front door half expected Vecna to be waiting for him in the hallway, instead the monster was sitting in the living room on the couch holding Eddie's guitar. "What the hell, man." Eddie said walking in and taking it from him. "Just bounding with your precious toy." Vecna said chuckling. "Have fun? You hid well although little Chrissy not so much." Eddie spun around and looked at the monster in human form. "You think it's gonna be El that kills you..No.No it's gonna be me." Eddie said with a smirk before walking out of the room.