September '89
Over a month later...
Y/N's POV
It's been awhile since I've hung out with the guys,but I'm not complaining . I found a new band of friends within the first week of school,and I have almost all of them in every one of my classes. There's 6 boys and 1 other girl:Bill,Stan,Richie,Eddie,Ben,Mike,and Beverly. They are so much fun,and everyday after school there's an exciting adventure we go on. Well,not really exciting,because it has to do with the death of Bill's baby brother last Christmas.
As of right now,we're just finishing lunch and laughing at how horrible Richie's voices are.
" 'Ello,gov'na! Top of the mornin' to ya!" Everyone cringes.
"Rich,you sound-"
"Amazing," I say sarcastically. Everyone bursts out laughing,but Richie gives a nervous smile. I've been getting that from not only him for the past week,but from Ben and Mike too. I figure they just aren't comfortable around me yet.
The bell rings and Stan offers to walk me to class.
"Yeah,sure. But isn't your class across the school?"
"Yeah,no biggie,I heard there's a sub anyway." As we approach the room door,we pass Henry and Belch,who look at Stan with jealous eyes,but at me with yearning ones.
He opens the door for me,and before I walk in I give him a kiss on the cheek as a 'thank you.' I have to admit,as I walked back to my desk thinking of how cute the face he made was, I was happy. I've developed small feelings for Stan,but I'm not entirely sure how he feels about me.
After class,Ben asks me if I want to go to the woods and play truth or dare with them,and I agreed. A few hours later, we all bike to the Barrens,and head deep into the woods,away from the canals,and once Eddie asks Mike the question ,"Truth or dare," we start.
The only person who always picked dare was Richie,who was dared to eat a few pebbles,drink the water out of the closest canal,and sneak up on a pack of squirrels(who ran away). Then it was Stan's turn to pick.
"Okay Stan," Beverly asks ,"truth or dare?" He contemplated for a moment,then settles with 'dare.'
"Alright," Bev squints at him as she says this ,"who do you like?" Everyone snaps their heads towards him expectantly,and his face immediately goes red and he starts fiddling with his shoelace. After a moment,he seems to build up the courage to answer.
"I'm just gonna say it," he takes a deep breath and looks me dead in the eyes and says ,"Y/n."
Silence.
This is broken by a nervous chuckle,coming from Bill.
"No way," he says shaking his head ,"no Stan, I like Y/n." My breath shortens,and I feel like I can't breathe by the time Eddie says the same thing.
Then Mike. Then Beverly,Ben, and Richie. And soon all hell breaks loose. Or so I thought.
I was the first to hear the low rumbling of a car engine,and a few minutes seem to pass by of everyone just arguing with each other,when the guys show up. Henry walks down,grabs my arm and tells me to "Come on." I pull away,and when Richie notices,he runs over.
"Hey! Get away from her you bastard!"
Henry pulls out his switchblade and in one swift motion pulls Richie into a headlock and rests the tip of the blade on the top of his head.
"Listen,Trashmouth. I will fucking jab this bitch into your skull so far down you'll feel it coming out of you eyeballs.
"Get off of him," I say quietly. He eyes me,and backs away. For a moment I just look at the picture,and I have no idea what I've gotten myself tangled into.
"So,everyone standing in front of me has feelings for me,correct?" Both groups of kids look at each other in shock and confusion.
"Well,it's kind of both ways. I have feelings for all of you guys,too. Different amounts and reasons for everyone,yeah. But...still." I wait for an answer. Belch speaks up first.
"So,what does that mean? You gonna choose one of us?" This was followed by a chorus of 'yeah's' coming from everyone.
"I can't! That's the thing I-I can't! You guys are my everything and if I have to choose between you then that ruins my relationship with the others!" I begin to get emotional,but I won't let them see me cry right
now.
"So share us," says Patrick menacingly but very seriously at the same time. Everyone gapes at him.
"Are you fuckin' serious?!" Yells Beverly. He smirks and crosses his arms, not taking his eyes off of me the whole time. I consider it for a moment,and as absurd as it is,the more I think about how everyone would benefit from it.
"Well," I say,"let's try it out."
Present Day
December '89
Everything worked out surprisingly well. Part of our agreement was no PDA,especially at school.which was hard for everyone. Especially the gang and Richie. It's very tiring,but we all make it work. I hang out with a minimum of 3 different people from the groups every day,whether it's going to the library to study and cuddle with Ben,or going to Victor's for a swim in his new pool.
But,everyone had been getting antsy,and they want me to pick one of them to go steady with. I've weighed my pros and cons about everyone,and nobody's perfect,especially for me. I'm not sure,they gave me until this upcoming Valentine's Day to decide,which isn't enough time! Who will I choose?
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