Stand By Me [Fanfic]

Almost Trouble

Me and Chris walked out of his house towards the diner. I had my mind on a milkshake that morning, when I found a few bucks in my pocket.

As me and Chris approached the diner, it became drastically hotter, as it did all summer.

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"So what are you getting?" I asked Chris after we sat down.

"I guess some eggs will be okay" Chris said. "What are you getting?" He asked me.

"I'm thinking a cheeseburger and a strawberry milkshake. I love strawberry milkshakes." I smiled.

"So are you and Gordie...?" Chris started.

"Oh yeah, we're good. Last night I snuck out and went over to his house, and we talked" I said.

"What did you talk about?" Chris wondered aloud.

"Running away, somewhere" I confessed. We started eating our food.

"Well look who it is" I heard a familiar say. I looked up to see Ace standing there with one of the guys from the gang.

"You doing Chambers now too?" Ace asked me.

"No, mind your own fucking business" I spat at him.

"Or what?" He taunted.

"I swear, I'll get up right now and slap you so hard when you wake up your clothes will be out of style" I threatened standing up.

"You couldn't beat up a toddler." Ace said.

"Wanna bet?" I asked.

"Yeah" He smirked. I stood up quickly, and I nailed him right across the face, punching that smirk right of his face. He touched the fat lip I gave him, and he glared at me like he was going to kill me. Chris slammed a dollar and a half down on the table and dragged me out of the diner.

Chris didn't stop pulling me in till we got halfway to the tree house.

"Chris stop" I demanded. He let go of me. "What is your problem?" I asked.

"You could have gotten seriously hurt" Chris said.

"I can handle it myself" I said as he continued walking towards the treehouse.

"I know that" Chris started "But I still didn't want you to get hurt"  

"Thank you, for being concerned" I said. Chris looked back at me and shrugged, then continued to walk up the hill.

"Why does Ace have to be such an ass?" Chris asked.

"Because it's Ace. It makes up 90 percent of his personality" I said. "I mean he could be nice. But then no one would be scared of him, and he needs that to feel good about himself I guess"

Chris nodded in agreement and climbed up the ladder. Chris, Teddy, and I played cards for about an hour. Gordie joined us about a half hour into playing. 

"How do you know a frenchman has been in your backyard?" Chris asked. 

"Hey I'm french Okay?" Teddy Warned.

"Your garbage cans are empty and your dogs pregnant" Chris laughed.

"Didn't I just say I was french?" Teddy asked. 

"I knock" Chris said.

"Shit" I said.

"Twenty-nine" Chris smirked.

"Twenty-Five" I said.

"Twenty-Two" Teddy groaned.

"Piss up a rope" Gordie hissed. We all started laughing at him, as he sat back reading his magazine. 

"Gordie's out. Gordie just bit the bag and stepped out the door" Teddy laughed.  eeeeee-eee-eee! 

"Come on you four eyed freak. Deal" I demanded.

"I knock" Teddy said.

"You four eyed pile of shit" Chris insulted.

"A pile of shit has a thousand eyes" Teddy remarked. Chris, Gordie, and me all looked at each other and laughed. 

"What? What's so funny? I got thirty, what do you got?" 

"Sixteen"

"Eighteen"

"Keep laughing, I'll turn you both down" Teddy said to us. Suddenly there was a knock on the door.

"That's not the secret knock" Gordie yelled out.

"Come on guys open up. I forget the secret knock." 

"Vern" the boys said unison. I rolled my eyes and started to laugh. They let him up.

"Oh man. You are not going to believe this. This is so boss Just wait until you hear this. wait until you hear this. You won't believe it. It's unbelievable. This is so boss. Just let me catch my breath. I ran all the way from my house." Vern ranted out of breathe. 

We all looked at each other excited. 

"I RAN ALL THE WAY HOME.DOO WAA DO WAA OOO. JUST TO SAY I'M SOORRY. SORRY OH. CAN'T-" We all sang together. 

"Come on guys. Listen to me. Guys come on! Okay forget it, I won't tell you nothin'"Vern complained.

"Alright, guys, alright" Chris said. "What is it vern?" He asked.

"Okay great. You won't believe this sincerely" Vern said excited.

"I RAN ALL THE WAY HOME" 

"Screw you guys" 

"Forget it" Chris said, now paying full attention to vern.  

"Can you guys camp out tonight? I mean if you tell your folks we're gonna tent out in my back field tonight."

"Yeah I guess" Chris said. 

"Oh by the way Tris, Mom came home early, and saw you were gone. She's looking for you and she's pissed." Vern warned.

"Shit" I said "I'll deal with her later" I said, ignoring the issue. 

"So what are you pissing and moaning about Verno?" Teddy asked.

"I knock" I smirked.

"What?!" Teddy hissed. "You liar. You ain't got no pat hand. You didn't deal yourself no pat hand!"

"Make your draw, shitheap" I smirked.

"You guys wanna go see a dead body?" 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Damn Daniel this chapter was shit. Do you guys want me to End it here? Or do you want me to add on to this book with them going to find the body, or do you want me to write a sequel with them finding the body?