Never Let Go

chapter 1.

I'm just laying here in bed I don't know how I've got through the last few days my heart still beats pain around my body.
Every time I close my eyes I see him... Eddie the light gone from his beautifully brown eyes. And hearing my baby brothers cries makes me numb yet angry but what can I do??
Vecna has won at least for now.
Chrissy, Fred, Patrick, Eddie, he got what he wanted plus a few more collateral damage... all dead.
Max is in a coma... poor Lucas he's at the hospital every spare moment he has. I don't blame him I would if it was Eddie in that bed.
God I wish I could rewind time.
I close my eyes and drift off to a restless sleep.

*flashback to just before the town went to shit again.*

I'm walking across the cafeteria and I look up to see Eddie standing on one of the tables giving as good as he gets against Jason and the rest of the jocks... and some sort of speech of how 86 will be his year.
I smile as jumps off the table in time to pull a chair out for me.
My heart fluttered and I'm hoping I'm not blushing as much as I think I am.
"Mandy thank god!" Dustin exclaims.
"We need a sub to finish the D&D campaign tonight... you in?" Mike looked up at me hopeful.
"Well I'm guessing Lucas has ditched you for his new crowd of delinquents?"
The boys looked down at the table. I caught a look of annoyance in Eddie's eyes like he hated to see them being let down.
"Ok I'm in. It's not like I've not played D&D before."
I chime in and it causes raised smiles from Dustin, Mike and the rest of the table.
"I just hope the dungeon master is ready for my now level 15 Dark elf"
I smile unashamedly flirtatious at Eddie.
Eddie's eyes widened and his eye brows raised. He bit his lip.
Fuck he makes me melt.
"I see the feared mystical Mandy master of mayhem has levelled up since she last rescued her brother and his army." Eddie mused.
"Yeah... are you ready for me."..... what the fuck am I doing? I questioned my blatent flirtatous behaviour.
"Now now elder Henderson...I wouldn't get to confident I've got tricks up my sleeve that could turn your most powerful spells into pixie dust." Eddie laughed.
Then I don't know what even possessed me.
I got up got right in his face looked deep into his his eyes and simply whispered.
"Bring it!"
Silence fell around the table, minutes must of passed whilst both myself and Eddie froze in place there was an atmosphere building between us and I was hoping he was feeling the electric charge too.
We are snapped out of our trance by Dustin conveniently clearing his throat.
We separated.
Wait what was that did he look flustered??
"Until tonight Mystical Master of Mayhem." Eddie bowed slightly.
I left the table in almost silence still except for light whispers from Mike and the rest of the Hellfire club.
What I didn't hear was my kid brother say...
"Eddie... A word. Now!"

*After school*

Dustin and me are sat outside Mike's house in my car waiting for him so we could go back to school for Hellfire.
I did feel sorry for Lucas he'd asked us all to attend his big game. None of us were even attempting to go though because Dustin had told me he'd made this big speech about how he was tired of being a nerd and being bullied and how now he was part of the Tigers he expected us all to jump on the popular bus.
No chance Dustin and Mike may have hated it in middle school but they knew now that that's just who they are they'd begun to embrace it.
I hope they never change we are all freaks for life.
"He likes you you know."
I'm brought out of my thoughts by Dustin.
"Huh... what... sorry who?"
"Eddie. He likes you."
I nearly choke on my own spit as it feels like my throat closed up a little and it was harder to breathe.
"And I know you like him too"
I laugh and try to stutter a sentence of denial out.
"Thought so... careful sis you're going bright red right now you're almost glowing in the dark."
I stop attempting to protest.
"Are you sure?" I ask nervous.
"Yep... I spoke to him after you left us at lunch. He's liked you for a while so don't worry relax and go for it... you have my blessing."
" Are you sure you wouldn't be weirded out your sister dating one of your friends"?
"Not when he's closer to your age sis"
Dustin laughed.
"He's perfect for you."
I'm smiling from ear to ear and I snatch Dustins hat off his head and mess his hair up.
"C'mon sis stop not the hair!" He squeals half laughing.
"Thanks bro!" I wink at him and give his hat back.
"Yeah yeah... just call me Cupid."
I giggled childishly.
And then slam on the car horn!
"C'mon Mike let's go already!!"
Mike came running across his lawn and jumped in the back.
I floored my car suddenly slightly more eger to get back to school.

The evening started well with Eddie being the perfect gentleman pulling my chair out and getting me a drink... subtly flirting with each other each turn being careful not to over do it conscious of our company.
The game on the other hand was going to shit.
"Timeout!" Shouted Dustin we all huddled at the back of the room.
It was then when we compared stats.
Fleeing was an option and it was right there on the table. All of our characters had hardly any health left.
It looked like Vecna (Not for the first time) was going to win.
"If I may interject." Eddie says
"There is no shame in fleeing." He advises
Dustin almost immediately shoos the suggestion away with his hand and I wag my finger in a side to side motion no we wernt done yet I wink at Eddie and rejoin the huddle.
"Screw this!.... to the death!" Dustin proclaimed.
Each and everyone of us agreed with our chants of to the Death getting louder and louder.

Our new found confidence was looking very short lived as everybody's character fell.
It was left to me, Dustin handed me the D20. A 20 is exactly what I needed anything less and my death would be in Eddie's hands. Fuck how did that sound sexy!?
"We're with you sis it's all on you!" Dustin says and pats me on the back.
"You got this Mandy, no pressure." Mike added.
"Really!" I roll my eyes at Mike.
I turn back and look across to Eddie I hold his look trying his best to look mean.
I take a breath and shake the die in my hand it falls and rolls across the board almost in slow motion all eyes follow it until it settles on.... 20!
All of a sudden I'm hoisted in the air by Dustin and Mike The Hellfire club chanting my name.
Eddie pretends to take a shot to his heart... bows to me.
"Congratulations my queen. THIS IS WHY WE PLAY!"

The celebrations calmed and the group started to head home.
"Hey Mandy we'll meet you in the car." Dustin said with a wink and a nod towards Eddie.
"Ok" I threw my keys at him.
They leave and I head towards the table.
"Need a hand?" I ask Eddie.
"I've got it thanks though." Eddie smiled.
As he said that he dropped a bag full of dice all over the floor.
"Oh yeah you've totally got it." I laughed as I joined him under the table.
We gathered up the dice and our hands touched as we reached for the last runaway D20. There's that spark again it just needed something to ignite it.
"I wanted to thank you for taking Dustin under your wing... and Mike I guess. They were dreading starting high school." I smile as I remove my hand.
"My pleasure your little brother and his friends aren't that bad, besides it meant I've got to see more of you."
Butterflies floated in my stomach.
"We used to be close in middle school what happend Mandy?"
I get to my feet in silence.
"Please don't ignore me talk to me." Eddie almost demanded.
"I don't know I was scared of the change... scared of us growing up almost. I thought you'd forget about me." I was fighting back tears at this point.
Eddie laughed.
"I have two wings you know, one of them was always made to wrap around you."
I look at him he's looking away.
"Eddie I... "
He looked up and I pulled him in for a deep long and hard kiss.
He pulled away only so he could take a breath lift me up and sit me on the table and his lips crashed onto mine again.
We made out for what seemed like an eternity his hands travelled under my Hellfire top... his hands felt so good on my skin I moaned into the kiss. He groaned in frustration as my car horn honked through the air.
"Damn my little brat of a brother." I say with my arms still firmly around Eddie's neck.
"Yeah... he's got a wonderful skill of bad timing. But I do unfortunately have some prior business to attend to." Eddie purred.
"Who with?" Knowing all too well he meant selling drugs.
"None other than Chrissy Cunningham."
"What the hell really?" I say trying to hide a stab of jealousy.
"Don't look at me like that.... I've wanted you for too long now. I'm never letting you go now I promise."
I pull him in for another kiss.
"She came to me like a deer in the headlights she needs something to take the edge off."
I get off the table and start to walk away. Only to be pulled back by my skull detailed lace scarf being wrapped around my neck.
Eddie brushed my hair aside and bit down on my neck.
Fuck if my panties wernt wet before they are soaking now.
"How about I leave you with that. Then I pick you up in a couple of hours then we can pick up where we left off?
I nod
"Sure... I'll be waiting." My Blue eyes wide with anticipation.
"Just please be careful Eddie. I'm not worried about Chrissy it's her idiot minded boyfriend Jason that worries me." I blink up at him.
He nodded in return.
I was just about to get in my car to Dustin and a sweating Mike he had to be home by 9pm he was on an early flight to California to go visit El an Will. When Eddie stops me in my tracks yet again.
"Mandy wait." His hands went to my waist and he quickly fastened a chain to my neck with one of his rings attached as a pendent.
"I mean it Mandy I'm never letting go and this is just to prove I want you for more than just the obvious."
Eddie shyly smiled.
"Mandy kiss him before I do." Dustin shouted from inside the car.
"Smooth Eddie... Smooth!" Said Mike.
"Shut up you brats!" I laughed and left Eddie with a slow gentle kiss.
"See you later my dark Prince."
"I'll be there." Eddie Replied.