Teenage Dirtbag {Eddie Munson×OC}

Chapter 4 Learning to Fall

Bex had hardly slept. She was too excited to get to the school and meet with Eddie. If she had planned correctly, she would have a whole hour with just Eddie. She wouldn't have to worry about her brother, or any of her friends seeing her. She could really get to know him.

She looked once more at her makeup, and adjusted her ponytail before she grabbed her backpack and quietly left her room and walked down the stairs. She went into the kitchen and wrote a note on the fridge that she was going to school to get some stuff done for student council. She snuck out of the house and began her walk to the school.

When Bex got to the school, her heart sank a little because Eddie wasn't there. Maybe it was too early for him. Or maybe he didn't really care about his test grade, maybe she was wasting her time trying to tutor someone who didn't want to learn. Bex sighed and made her way to one of the tables and sat down. She felt silly for being so excited.

It was only a moment later when Bex heard loud music getting closer and closer. She looked up from the table and smiled at Eddies van pulling up into the parking lot. She quickly opened her backpack and grabbed her compact mirror and checked over her make up one more time and fixed her ponytail.

Eddie walked over to the table and set his backpack down and his metal lunch pail.
"Hi." He said and smiled at Bex.
"Hi." Bex replied. She gave him a little smile and bit her lip.
Eddie opened his backpack and pulled out a box of Post Honeycomb. Bex giggled.
"What is that for?" She asked.
"Breakfast." Eddie said with a smirk.
"Oh. Duh." Bex said.
Eddie opened the box and shoved his hand in it, retrieving a handful of cereal and shoving that in his mouth.
He held out the box to her.
"Hungry?" He asked with a mouthful of cereal.
"I'm not supposed to eat that stuff.." Bex shrugged. "My mom doesn't like it."
"What in the ever holy hell does your mom have against honeycomb?" Eddie asked after swallowing the cereal he had in his mouth.
"Well its not just honeycomb. She doesn't like me to eat any of that sugary stuff." Bex said.
"Don't tell me your mom is one of those moms that counts her kids calories." Eddie scoffed.

Bex looked down at her hands.
"Oh.. shit." Eddie said. "She is.."
"Yeah. Just mine though. Jason can eat whatever but I have to keep up with my shape. Its okay though." Bex shrugged.
"Pardon my fucking french but no its not." Eddie said
Bex looked at him wide eyed.
"Come on, I guarantee you, she's starving you, and eating whatever she wants. She wants to live her dreams through you and that's not fair. She shouldn't put that on you." Eddie said.

If Bex were to be honest, she was hungry. And Eddie actually made a valid point. Her mother never controlled her own portions, just Bex's.
"Ah.. I can see it in your eyes." Eddie said
"See what?" Bex asked.
"Oh, Eddie makes a good point. I think I'll eat some of that sinful sugary cereal." Eddie said raising his voice several octaves to make him sound like a girl.
"Is that how you think I sound?" Bex snorted.
"No, you're voice is prettier than that." Eddie laughed and passed her the box of cereal.
Bex hesitated but eventually stuck her hand in the box and grabbed a handful of cereal and shoved it into her mouth chewing.
"Eh?" Eddie smirked. "Good isn't it?"
"Pardon my fucking french but yeah its fucking good." Bex said.
Eddie grabbed his chest, acting offended.
"Such language from Hawkins High royalty." He mocked. He got quiet and looked around. "Did you hear that?"
"Hear what?" Bex asked.
"I think I just heard hell freezing over. Look at what you did, you've started the apocalypse by daring to enjoy the deliciousness that is Honeycomb."

Bex narrowed her eyes at him and threw a piece of honeycomb at him which he caught in his mouth. Bex giggled.
"Your turn princess." Eddie said and reached into the box and threw a piece of cereal at her which she miserably failed to catch in her mouth. Eddie burst into laughter as it bounced off of her forehead onto the table. His laughter made Bex's giggle turn into a full on belly laugh. His laughter was just so contagious.

"You know..you're not like I thought you would be like." Bex said after she finally stopped laughing.
"What mean and scary?" Eddie chuckled. "I thought you would be mean and scary too ya know." He said and smiled.
"Me?" Bex asked "Mean and scary?"
"Oh yeah. Terrifying." Eddie said with a wink.
Bex smirked.
"We should probably start studying." Bex said and opened her backpack. She pulled out her binder, and opened it and grabbed a couple sheets of paper that she had written equations on last night for him to practice.
"I made you a practice test. I didn't have a study guide since I gave you mine, so these equations aren't going to be on the test but it will give you the practice you need to learn to work out the equations that will be on the test. Mr. Jones requires you to show how you came up with the answer you came up with." Bex said.

Eddie took the sheets of lined paper and looked at them.
"You just came up with these equations off the top of your head?" He asked.
"Yeah." Bex shrugged and blushed,
"No wonder Jones picked you to tutor me." Eddie smiled. "I just hope I'm not wasting your time." He said.
"What do you mean?" Bex asked.
"I'm not all that smart." Eddie shrugged.
"Nonsense. You just don't apply yourself Eddie." Bex frowned. "I think, you have set this reputation for yourself that you don't care about your grades and now you're stuck between wanting to do the work to finally get out of here, and sticking to that reputation." Bex said. "I think you'll surprise yourself at how smart you actually are."
"Yeah?" Eddie asked.
"Of course. Try a few of those equations. If you get stuck, I'm here to help. We've only had one tutoring session, I'm not expecting you to pick it up right away and neither is Mr. Jones. He just wants to see that you are willing to put in the effort. And so do I." Bex smiled.
Eddie smiled and nodded.
"I suppose I could try. Only for you princess." He smirked.
"Try for you. You have a future beyond Hawkins High school and I'm going to see that you go and find it." Bex said.

Eddie looked down at the paper in front of him and then back up at Bex.
"Ya know, Blaire...She thinks you are the worst person in the world. But I think..if she would get to know you, you two would be good friends." Eddie shrugged. "I don't see why the student body is so split in half. You're either rich and popular and a complete snob. Or you're poor and a freak." Eddie said.
"For what it's worth...I don't think you are a freak." Bex said.
"And I don't think you are a snob." Eddie said with a smile.
Bex smiled and lifted her hand to push her bangs out of her eyes.