Vecna's Pawn || Eddie Munson

~Memories pt.2~

"Why don't you ever smile?" He asks me.

"There's nothing to smile about." I tell him honestly.

He stares at me long and hard before what he says next. "Bullshit." He blurts.

I face him. "Pardon?" I say, slightly put off.

"I call bullshit." He tells me. "Something made you laugh. You were smiling but you made yourself stop." He stares at me like I'm a puzzle that needs to be put together. "Why?" He asks simply.

He noticed things no one else did and I hated that. I did what I always did and I pushed him away.

"Don't worry," Eddie tells me as he rows us to shore. "I'm not one to turn my back on a cry for help." He says with a determined look on his face.

Except he is that kind of guy and I don't blame him for it. He runs away from the things that scare him and beats himself up for it but it's only natural to be run from our fears.

However, when Eddie said that he'd never turn his back on a cry for help, I saw the unspoken words there.

I knew what he really meant.

Eddie Munson would never in a million years turn his back on a cry for help that comes out of my mouth.

Eddie cares about me way too much to let that happen, and I care for him equally.

With all the strength I have, I try once more to reach my hand up towards Eddie's face and the next thing I know, it's there. My hand is right there, resting on Eddie's shocked face.

It's still in my mind but it's dormant. I can feel it and I don't know how to completely be rid of it. Maybe I can't.

"A-Aaron?" Eddie questions carefully.

I don't respond. Not with words, anyway.

I reach up and grab his face between my hands before pulling him down until his lips connect with mine.

I can tell he's shocked at first and I fear that maybe I was wrong about Eddie liking me back and maybe it was all just in my head, but then he kisses me back, and it's amazing.

He pulls back to look at my face. My cheeks colour at the intensity of his gaze. "I've missed you, Aaron." He whispers softly.

"I've missed you too." I say as I bury my neck in his shoulder for comfort.

"Um, Eddie?" I question, pulling away again. He looks at me curiously. "I have something to tell you."

He nods at me to continue with a look of concern etched onto his face.

"I'm gay." I pretend to blurt out nervously.

He blankly stares at me.

After a few moments we both burst into laughter. "I've really missed you." Eddie says between chuckles.

Once both our laughter has died down he looks to me with a sullen expression on his face. "Is that it then?" He asks hopefully. "Is it gone?"

I immediately know what he's talking about and I begrudgingly shake my head. "No, I can still feel him in there." I shiver.

Eddie nods in disappointment. "How did you regain control?" He asks carefully.

I smile at him. "It was all thanks to you..." I hesitate. "...and Billy."

He looks at me in confusion. "Billy Hargrove??" He asks skeptically.

"Yeah, we used to date in secret." I admit finally. "Max is the only one who knows. I haven't even come out as gay to any of my friends yet."

He nods in understanding. "So...how did me and Billy Hargrove help you?"

I smile to myself. "He showed up in my subconscious, told me that the only way to free myself without ending up like him was if I reached for a memory of a special person in my life. He told me to reach for you." I look at Eddie fondly.

"That..." Eddie trails off for a moment. "That does not sound like the Billy Hargrove I remember." He states bluntly and I laugh.

"Trust me, it wasn't." I assure him. "He was a dick, and he was abusive, but in the end he knew what he did wrong and he made up for it when he sacrificed himself to save my sister."

I stare off in thought. "I think I forgave him a long time ago." I admit truthfully.

Eddie smiles at me. "Hey, Aaron?"

"Yeah?" I respond.

"I'm Gay too." He says and I laugh.

"Good." I tell him honestly. "Because if you weren't I think I'd be devastated."

Eddie looks at me in thought. "Have I ever told you that you are extremely hot. Like it takes my breathe away how attractive you are." He compliments.

I laugh before realization hits. "That's it!" I shout as I stand up excitedly.

"What's it??" Eddie asks in confusion as he stands up next to me.

"Heat, Eddie!" I exclaim. "It can't work on Billy or me because we're too strong to be kept in one place, but now that I'm in control of my own body, we could use that method and burn the Flayer out of me!!"

Eddie picks me up and spins me around enthusiastically. "Oh my god, you're such a genius! I love you so much!" He says and we both freeze.

"Y-you love me?" I've always suspected it but it's so much more real coming from his mouth.

"W-well uh y-yeah but I mean it's okay if you don't feel the same, I mean this is kind of rushed and we did technically just meet so if-"

"I love you too." I say, cutting him off.

He looks at me with wide eyes before a smile breaks out on his face and he's kissing me again.

Eddie's lips on mine is a luxury I never knew I needed.

"What do we do now?" He asks me.

"Well I don't know about you," I tell him. "But I'm gonna kill the man that ruined my life."