Reddie Oneshots

5. Rainy day to be in love

It was pouring rain in Derry, the newspaper saying it would last for days. Richie sat against the window, watching the flooded stream of water follow the drain line. The rain tapped his the roof, the way marbles did when they rolled off a table. It had been a long one, most of Derry losing power. It wasn't the soothing type of rain, it was drenched with something else. It was late fall, the happy town smelling of rotten leaves and cigarettes.

School was out for the week due to it being too dangerous to leave. Richie was sat alone in his bedroom, a hand propping his head up. His parents were out again. The insomnia had kept him awake for a good 2 days so far, the skin under his eyes surely showed this. As he sat he noticed a figure outside. Who the hell would go outside during a storm like this?. He shifted so he could get a better look. And alas, there stood, in the middle of a street, a small boy. Richie recognized the kid as Eddie from his school. The two had never really talked, except for once.

Richie watched as Eddie was pushed to the ground, sweat dripping from his hair. His friends around him laughed, swearing at their innocent victim. Patrick punched Richie's shoulder. "Come on kid if you want to hang out with us you gotta prove yourself." Richie looked down at the helpless boy, his eyes pleading for even an ounce of sympathy. "Guys I don't know." Henry grabbed him by his shirt. "If you don't do it you little shit i'm gonna make sure you end up like that fucking fag." Eddie tried to back away, but Belch kicked him in the shoulder. Richie watched the boy scream in pain, his eyes filling with tears. Richie closed his eyes, and starting kicking as hard as could. He heard the laughter and recognition he was receiving from his friends (which he would soon find out only wanted him for test answers). His heart broke from the sound of sobs coming from the boy on the ground. Victor pulled Richie back "my turn, trashmouth." Richie stood back, watching Eddie be beat by the others. For a second, he made eye contact with him. The sad, hopeful eyes of the boy sent a pain through his heart. He looked like a puppy being kicked, and he might as well had been one. The others started walking away, Richie stood stunned. He ran over to offer a hand to Eddie, it was the least he could do. Eddie ignored him, stood up, and clocked him right in the jaw. He spent the next two weeks with bandages wrapped all the way around his head.

Now, he sat watching the boy he couldn't help before. He sighed, standing up. He threw on a raincoat and ran down the stairs. He made it outside, only to see Eddie standing in the middle of the road, staring the other way. "What are you looking for?" Eddie stayed still for a moment, but eventually turned around. "Im waiting for a car to hit me, dumbass." They had to quite literally shout to hear each other over the rain. Richie sat confused. "Welp, you're out of luck, there's not gonna be a single car out in this weather." Eddie scoffed. "Look, I dropped my inhaler straight into to that drain and I don't know what to do." Richie sat for a moment, thinking. "Did you try to see if you could see it?" Eddie laughed. "Fuck no, there's no way i'm sticking my arm in there." Richie smiled. "Well, uh, you can come in my house if you want to like dry off for a second." Eddie stared at him in disbelief. "What an honor. The trashmouth who beat me up wants to hang out with me." Richie tried to open his mouth to argue, but was interrupted. "Not to mention, the people he did it to impress ditched him the next day."

Richie looked around for a minute, not exactly knowing what to say. "Do you want to come in or not?" "Fine." They walked in together, Richie holding the door. Eddie stood by the wall. "Where's your bedroom?" "Upstairs on the left." Before Richie knew it, Eddie had already gone up. Richie ran up the steps and walked in. Eddie was searching through his dresser. "Dude, what the fuck are you doing?" Eddie glared up at him. "Looking for clothes but you only seem to wear a size 10XL."

"Im a medium, but okay."

Eddie finally settled on sweatpants and a tshirt. Richie sat on his bed, the practically stranger changing in his bathroom. What have we gotten ourself into? Eddie entered the room, the clothes obviously not fitting him. Richie felt his heart skip a beat, but chose to ignore it. Eddie sat next to him. "So, you gonna beat me up again?" Richie shook his head "Can we just get over that? I was dumb and a douchebag." Eddie laughed. "Tell me about it." They sat in the awkward silence, the air felt thick and warm now.

Lightning cracked, and thunder filled the the town. He looked over to Eddie, his breathing started to speed up, and his hand was on his shaking knee. "Dude are you okay?" Eddie opened his eyes, but quickly closed them without replying. The power in the house flickered for a moment. Eddie's asthma suddenly picked up. Richie started to panic, standing up. "Holy shit what do i do! Where's your inhaler- fuck." Richie searched around his room, pushing things over. He wasn't sure what he was looking for, but anything would do. He turned back to Eddie, seeing the same scared eyes he saw before.

Richie's eyes darted around the room. "I, uh, I'm sorry." He ran over and grabbed Richie's face, smashing their lips together. Fuck wait how does CPR work what do I do next. Richie desperately tried to think, but Eddie's asthma started to go down. Richie felt Eddie's hand rest on his own, and they deepened the kiss. It wasn't anything long, but it was enough to make Richie and Eddie both melt.

They pulled away, both looking the opposite direction. "Um, I'm sorry for beating you up that one time."

"I'm s-sorry for punching you."

"I don't really mind, it brought me here."

"You're cheesy as fuck, you know?"

The two broke out in laughter, which would soon fade into a cuddling session. That night the storm that had brought fear to the entire town didn't seem so scary anymore. They spent the night talking to each other, and about each other. Later, they would fall asleep in each others arms. They both felt the safest they would for the next few years.

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