There for you- a Richie x Reader Fanfic

Here For A Reason

"Y/n!" Bill engulfs you in a hug. "Bill." You hug him back. He pushes you back and studies you. "Are y-y-you ok?" He asks, "where'd y-you go?" You decide not to talk about the kiss, not now anyway. "I was coming to the Quarry to meet up, and I was nearly there, I think I could even hear all of you guys, but then..." you gulp, "IT was suddenly there, right there in front of me. I ran and ran, eventually I came to the Standpipe..." This is where you start telling what actually happened. When you're done Bill, Eddie and Richie stare in amazement and disbelief. Especially Richie. He looks very suspicious. "So you never made it to the Quarry?" He looked closely at you. You stare straight at him, "no."
"How'd you know what tunnels to take though?" Eddie asks skeptically. You think, "I'm not really sure... I just did. To be honest I think I wasn't fully in control of my own mind... I know it sounds crazy but..." "I believe you." Eddie says. "I do. Somehow, none of us are fully in control of ourselves, at least that's what I'm thinking." You smile and hug Eddie, who's standing next to you. "Thanks." "Me too." Richie pipes up from across you and you look at him. You think about how Richie looked you in the eyes, complete eye contact and total control over his own actions when he leaned in and kissed Beverly. You put on a fake smile though. "Thanks." You turn back to Bill, "why were you guys here?" He shakes his head, "I think I know what you mean by not in control of our own actions, this is just where we felt you would be." You nod your head then suddenly freeze. "Where are the others?" Bill looks at you questionably, "Outside why? We drew straws to see who'd have to investigate the creepy house." "Yeah and I picked the short straw." Richie grumbles, "lucky we aren't measuring dicks." You shake you head, then remember the conclusion you came to, "guys... I don't think we're alone here." As if on cue you hear a thumping from above. Everyone snaps their heads up, "oh god oh god oh god I don't wanna die!" Eddie takes a suck of his inhaler. "Come on." Bill says boldly, grabbing your arm in one hand and Eddies in the other, "let's go."
Bill let's your arms go when you reach the stairs. As you climb the stairs you think about what a terrible idea this is. You just escaped IT, and now your running straight back into IT's clutches! But if you turn back now then then there was no point in coming here for Georgie or Bill. So you force your wobbly legs up the steps, one by one. When you reach the top you turn left and begin walking for the door on the end. When you walk through the doorway you realize someone is missing. You spin around to see Eddie at the top of the stairs, but he seems impossibly far away. "Guys-" Eddie begins calling but the door you just stepped through slams shut in your face. You spin around to Bill and Richie but find yourself in an entirely different room with Bill and Richie gone. "You taste sooooo much better when you are afraid...." you hear a voice whisper, and you know it's Pennywise. "I eat your fear." IT giggles. you brace yourself, if it knows your fears you are weak. But you can't hide your fear. Everywhere you look it's Richie and Bev. Holding hands, laughing... kissing. But that quickly shifts, as you begin to see Richie dead. Everywhere, any possible way someone could die. Then Georgie is there too, and Bill... and everyone else you know. But there are so many dead images of Richie, everywhere, non stop, "no!"you cry out, covering your face and sink into a ball, curling up. You feel hot breath on your face and gasp when you look up to see inside the wide maw of IT. "Help!" you cry out frantically, trying to escape. "Please!" you bury your head in your arms again. You hear a door open, then silence. With the knowledge of no more hot breath on your face, you look up to see Bill come racing to your side, and Pennywise gone. "Bill," you sob, "we, we have to find Richie, please!" you struggle to your feet and shamble out the door, Bill following. "H-he went through th-that door a-and it sh-sh-shut on him." Bill points to a door across the hall and you nod, getting over there as fast as possible. When you get there the door seems to be jammed, but you hear screaming from inside and smash harder, panicking. The door gives way and you fall into a room full of clown dolls, and onto Richie. you sigh with relief and quickly roll off him, dusting yourself off. "Thank god you're ok." you reach a hand out to pull him up and hug him. he looks at you weirdly and wave him off, suddenly remembering Eddie. "Guys Eddie! We have to find him!" you hear a crash and a scream and race for the stairs, the guys following you. You come to 3 doors, each painted in what looks like blood. One says VERY SCARY, then SCARY, and finally NOT SCARY. You look at Bill and Richie and race towards NOT SCARY. Upon opening the door you see Betty Ripsoms body, aside from legs, dangling in the dark hallway. You slam the door shut and close your eyes while placing your hands on your temples. Bill attempts to calm a panicking Richie. "Where are her legs?! Her legs! Where the fuck are her legs?!" Bill look Richie dead on, "It's not real." He tells Richie, and we open the door to regular hallway and the stairs in sight.
As you come down the stairs you see Eddie, who has an arm that should most definitely not bend that way. A wide mouthed Pennywise is lurching over to the screaming Eddie. Pennywise turns to stare at Bill, "is this real enough for you Billy? Am I real enough for you?" Suddenly Beverly grabs a sharp piece of broken pipe and stabs it straight though IT's head. It recoils and begins walking in a robotic manner backwards. The closet door behind him swings open and he folds himself inside, like a contortionist.

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