A Reddie Story

2: Partners (not in that way) [Eddie]

Ugh. I can't STAND that Richie guy. Who does he think he is with his big ass ego? During that whole conversation, I really just wanted to punch him. He has one of those faces that look really punchable, y'know?

Who even was that girl, though? She looked.. okay, I guess. I mean, I'm no homo but, I think Richie looked significantly better. I think it was something about his face.. No. Maybe it was his style of clothing.. No. Maybe his hair? No. Buuuut, his face.... NO.

Anyways. From that point on, I kept noticing that he was in the majority of my classes. How did I NOT notice this before? He's the loudest one there, and NOW, he keeps talking to me, and I think he keeps trying to.. flirt? With me?

He wobbled his chair over to me - almost falling over countless times due to his terrible technique - and put his elbows on my desk. 

"Hey there, Edsss." He winks at me. I looked at him with a disgusted look and pushed his elbows off the desk.

"Umm, don't call me that, Richie.. Besides, shouldn't you be doing the group work that we're SUPPOSED to be doing right now?" I say, waving my arms in huge gestures. I attempt to go back and concentrate on my work, but he ruffles my hair and pokes me on the nose. I glared at him and scoffed, then I fixed my hair.

"Yeaah, but I'm bored, Eds.." He says, completely ignoring the fact that I told him not to call me that. "And, look." He gestures over to his area, near his partner. "My partner isn't doing anything. Anddd, for some reason, you got permission to do yours by yourself? Look, no offense, but you don't necessarily strike me as the smartest person."

 I look at him, offended. "Excus-'' 

He cuts me off "Soooooooo, I should totally be your partner since you obviously want someone to hang out with."

 I start, "That's not tru-" 

He cuts me off again. "AND, you love me."

I look at him in shock, then shove him away. 

"I don't love you. I just met you. Don't you also have a crush on that girl?'' The first part wasn't a TOTAL lie. I mean, he did look good. But that didn't mean I loved him. He looked at me, shocked. 

"Wo-oh-ohhh, I meant platonically, Eds. C'mon, dude. My heart belongs to the girl, not you." 

Oh.

"Exactly. You little hom-" He cuts me off AGAIN.

"I am nooot a homo. I just told you that I liked the girl, not you. Maybe you're the homo?"

I glare at him and sigh, "Stop interrupting me, idiot. Also, I am also not a homo. But, whatever, I guess you can ask the teacher if you can switch to being partners with me." He looks at me with the brightest smile on his face.

 "Thank youuuuu! If the teacher approves, you'll have the BEST partner!!" He stands up and ruffles my hair again. God, I hate that kid. I swat his hand away.

 "I doubt it."

A/N

bro, why did this chapter move so quickly and so horribly when i got to the dialouge-