Smitten by the Flower {Eddie Kaspbrak} [1]

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Ally's POV

We all stood by the train tracks, sweaty, tired and bloody. We position ourselves into a small circle, looking at one another.

"P-Promise, that if it isn't d-dead, we'll all come b-back." Bill states, looking at all of us in the eyes. We all nod our heads a bit, not really knowing what else to respond.

"W-we have to make a blood promise."

I stare at him questionably as he raises a broken bottle to his hand and slices it. Eddie shivers in disgust, and I gasp. Bill makes his rounds, slicing each of our hands. I hesitantly hold my hand out to him, knowing I gotta be sincere.

He takes it and slices it.

Next is Eddie, who reluctantly allows it.

Once everyone is sliced, we hold hands and stare at one another.

"Promise." Bill repeats. We all take turns to mutter an 'I promise', with determined expressions. "I hate you..." Stan says as we all turn to him. Everyone glances at him at Bill, who looks down disappointedly. Then, Stan cracks a smile and begins laughing. We all join in.

And like that, in an hour or two, the sun would be setting.

"Well, I've gotta go." Stan says, looking between everyone. We all let our hands go, except Eddie and I. "See ya, Stany!" I say with a grin. He walks over and gives me a hug.

Person after person leaves.

Richie walks over to give Eddie and I a hug. Before he pulls away completely, I give him a small kiss on the cheek. He blushes in return. Eddie rolls his eyes.

"We better get going too." I say to Bill and Bev, tugging on Eddie's hand. "Yeah...and Bill, I'm gonna tell my mom I'm staying over at yours, but I'll be at Ally's." Eddie adds, chuckling. Bill grins and nods. We walk away, leaving Bev and him to have their own moment.

Eddie and I walk silently down the street, me limping.

"I'm taking a shower once we get there. Like 3 showers actually." Eddie states, showing disgust for his dirty clothing. I giggle and nod, swinging our hands back and forth.

"Can I join you?" I tease.

He blushes and tenses up. "Ally! S-stop saying stuff like that!"

Laughing, we make it to my house after about 20 minutes. I limp up the steps of the porch, cursing them lightly. Once I'm finally up, I huff and hold the claw marks on my chest. Eddie throws me a look of concern.

"Eds, I'm kind of not kidding anymore. I don't think I can wash myself off on my own..." I trail, staring at my bloodstain hands. He swallows loudly and nods. "O-Okay..."

As we walk into the door, I lock it behind us.

"I'll keep my under clothes on, okay?" I ask softly, looking up at him. He simply nods, glancing around nervously. "Calm down Eds, you've seen my boobs and felt them before, why're you so nervous?" I chuckle.

"Aren't you afraid?" He asks.

"Of what, baby?"

He smiles at the new found nickname before continuing.

"That I'll take advantage of you. Aren't you afraid?" He continues. I stare at him in surprise. "No. Should I be afraid?" He shakes his head immediately.

"No! No! Of course not. Just wondering."

"Well, you take a shower first and then you can help me." I tell him, slowly sitting on the couch. "I have some spare clothes you left here in my closet." He nods and rushes to take his shower. As he leaves me alone, I feel a sense of relief wash over me. I feel so relieved that I cry. I let out a sob.

I could've died. I almost died.

*Cue Everything Stays, by Marceline the Vampire Queen*

For about 10 minutes, I sit there and cry. Once there's no more tears left, I look down at my bruised hands. I feel the damage done to my neck. It wasn't so so bad. But it hurt.

Eddie steps back into the living room, clean and dressed in new clothing.

"What were you thinking about?" He questions, noticing my grim look. "Your mom." I respond, laughing. He rolls his eyes and walks over to me. "I swear, I will leave so fast—"

"I'm kidding! I'm kidding!"

Smiling, he helps me to the bathroom. Once we're there, I run water for myself. Without hesitation, I pull off my shirt and shorts, leaving me in a regular bra and pantie set. It wasn't anything over the top, I'm fucking 14. I mean, maybe it would've been super over the top if I knew Eddie was gonna see me like this.

I glance over to see him staring with a blush.

"Like what you see?" I tease. He nods, clearly not understanding that it was a joke. I laugh and slip into the bath.

The water stings my skin, causing me to hiss at the pain.

Eddie quickly walks over and helps me begin to wash down. His finger run gently over my back, being extra sensitive about the cuts and bruises. I watch him as he focuses on trying to scrub out the dirt.

As soon as he notices my stare and looks up, I lean and kiss him.

"Umph—!!!!"

He relaxes into the kiss. His hands drop the bar of soap, and he leans forward to deepen the kiss.

Splash

He accidentally falls into the tub onto me while trying to deepen the kiss. Now theres water everywhere, and now he's soaking wet.

"EDDIE! Oh my god are you okay?!" I laugh, staring at him.

He doesn't say anything, just stares into my eyes.

Love. So much love.

"Eddie?"

Without a word, he leans in and continues kissing me, completely disregarding the fact that he was in the tub with me. And the fact that there's water everywhere.

I kiss back, placing my hands on his cheeks. Water splashes around us, and out of the tub.

But it doesn't matter.

I'm alive. Eddie's alive. We're both here. And we love each other, and that's all that matters.

"Eddie Kaspbrak, you have my whole heart. You always did."

fin.