Richie + Eddie (Completed)

Nightmares

(Song for the chapter is Into the Ocean by Blue October)

"RICHIE RICHIE!" Eddie screamed as he frantically shook in bed. "RICHIE COME BACK TO ME PLEASE!"

Wow. Richie thought as he woke up. He was expecting Eddie to have a episode but he was not expecting him to be this fucking loud.

"Hey. Hey. Eddie. I'm right here." Richie said as he gently shook Eddie awake. Eddies big brown eyes opened and locked with Richie's. Eddie jumps into his arms and embraced him as he began to lose control of his breath. "Eddie it's okay." He said as he reached for the small boys inhaler. It took a minute for Eddie to regain control of his breath but he eventually did and let go of Richie.

"I'm so sorry Richie." Eddie said looking guilty.

"Hey you have nothing to be sorry for."

"Yeah I do...I'm ridiculous. I sound like a crazy person. I am a crazy person."

"Hey you're not crazy. We all get nightmares. So what happened? You were calling out my name."

"I was? Well that's embarrassing."

"No it's not. But what happened anyway?" Richie immediately regretted that question as he watched Eddie breakdown into tears. Richie reached out his arms and brought Eddie closer to him. "It's okay, Eddie. I'm here." God he hated seeing him cry. Seeing Eddie cry was like watching the world fall apart because Eddie was basically his world.

"You...you died." Eddie said in between sobs.

"Did IT kill me?"

"Yeah... it was terrible you died right in front of me and there was nothing I could do. You were gone. IT was going to kill me next but I didn't even care. I just wanted you back and I pleaded for you to come back. I was too late"

Richie was taken back by this. Eddie cared so much about him he didn't even care if he lived or died.

"It's...it's okay. I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere." Richie said as he wiped Eddies tears.

Eddie sat up and faced Richie. "Your amazing Richie? You know that. Your the best friend I could ever have." There faces were inches apart.

"I am?" Richie asked staring at Eddies lips. He wanted to kiss him at the Barrens but he didn't. Richie wanted to kiss him now but...he can't. That's wrong Eddies his best friend and...a boy. Richie liked girls. Or everyone said he likes girls. No one in this town is aloud to like guys. There was once a gay couple that moved into Derry and they were gone within a week due to all the hate. But he wanted to kiss him so bad. He needed to kiss him.

"Yeah." Eddie whispered. "Richie I..." Eddie was cut off by Richie's lips. He was taken back at first but quickly gave into the kiss. Richie was kissing him. His Richie and he loved it. He loved every second of it. He had been waiting forever for this moment. For this kiss.

Richie quickly pulled back. "I'm sorry! I shouldn't of done that!"

"No. No Richie's it's fine."

"No it's not fine!"

"Richie...its okay. I like you."

"What?"

"I like you." Eddie said and went to grab Richie's hand.

"No!" Richie's said as he pulled his hand back. "I don't know why I did that. I'm not into you that way." Lie.

"I don't understand? You just kissed me...and you held my hand during the movie."

"I held your hand because you were scared!" Lie. "And I just kissed you because... I wanted to practice." Lie. "And I acted like you were a girl because I've never kissed a girl before."

"Come on Richie that's not true."

"Yes it is! I was planning on kissing Jessica Walsh on the first day of school!"

"Richie come on, I know you like me."

"That's not true! I'm not a...I'm not a faggot like...!"

Eddie face went flat. That word. He hated that word. He has been called that word his whole life. Henry Bowers and his gang would call him that all the time. That world held so much meaning.

"Like what? Huh? What were you gonna say Richie?"

"Nothing."

"Yes you were! Finish the sentence!"

"Because Eddie! I'm not a faggot like you!" Richie said suddenly angry.

"Your a dick Richie. Your no better then Henry Bowers." Eddie spitted as he read gathering his things.

"Take that back!

"No! It's true. Don't ever talk to me again Richie." Eddie said as he marched out of his room and down the steps. He took a second to look at his friends sleeping across the floor. He loved them all but he knew it was not gonna be the same. He heard Richie call after him but he didn't care. He rode his bike into the dark morning crying all the way home.