dedicated to @-LeoRio-
It's been a long day for you and the boys. The five of you have been walking all day in the hot weather in hopes of finding a dead boy. If you went back in time to tell your past self that you were going to spend your summer searching for a dead body, your past self would've laughed hysterically.
To be honest, you only agreed to this adventure because Chris, your long time crush, begged you to tag along. You thought it was going to be fun, but you've been scared of your wits since the beginning of the journey.
"You okay, Y/N?" Vern interrupted you from your thoughts.
You blinked a few times,"huh? Oh, I'm fine."
Vern nodded and continued walking down the rusty railroad tracks. You sighed inaudibly and fell behind the pack of boys. You carefully placed one foot in front of the other, balancing yourself on the tracks.
"Are we there yet?" Gordie asked no one in particular.
"Nope," Teddy replied nonchalantly.
Silence followed. You caught yourself gazing at Chris, causing you to lose your footing and fall onto the ground.
"Ouch," you hissed and glanced at your leg. "Does anyone have a bandaid?"
The boys shook their head. Chris rushed over and pulled a handkerchief from his pocket,"here. Let me help."
He gingerly dabbed the scrape and wrapped the wound with the cloth. He smiled in satisfaction and held out a hand.
"Thank you..." You blushed sheepishly and let him help you up.
"My pleasure," Chris grinned.
Teddy groaned,"let's keep going, lovebirds."
The two of you turned away shyly and kept walking with the group. Although, you both stayed at the back.
You frowned, wondering how you got yourself in this situation. All you could think about of how Chris helped you out, and how you got distracted in the first place.
"Are you alright?" Chris' hand brushed against yours.
"Just a lot on my mind, that's all." You shrugged, quickly folding your arms.
Chris stuffed his hands into his pockets,"can I tell you something?"
"Yeah, of course." You felt your heart race.
"I just wanted to say that I--- I'm sorry that I dragged you out here. You got hurt, because of me." He apologized.
You felt your breath hitch in your throat. Did he know that you were distracted by him? Wait, maybe he's referring to him inviting you on this adventure.
"It's fine, I don't mind spending time with you." You shrugged,"and the other boys of course..."
Chris smiled,"I don't mind spending time with you either. That's why I invited you, because..." He coughed awkwardly and dropped his head.
"Because what?" Your heart sped up in excitement. Is this really happening?
"Well," he stalled. He began to mutter incoherent phrases, and his gestures began to over exaggerate.
You groaned,"just because I like you doesn't mean you can hold me on the ledge like this!"
All of the boys stopped abruptly,"told you!" They all screamed at each other, well, except for Chris.
You facepalmed,"sorry. Forget I said that."
"No! No. Uh, no. Don't be sorry," Chris let out a deep breath. "I like you too."
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sorry for such a long wait!! I've been busy because I'm going to Japan in a few days!!! I'll write a lot on the plane, so leave requests!
P.S. the next few imagines are old requests & the order will be messed up.. (I usually post the boys in a certain order, but I'm lazy and decided to just write requests!)
