Reddie

Rejected

It was a cold, rainy Sunday evening.
Richie was over at Eddie's house doing last minute studying for a math test Richie had the next day. They both laid on Eddie's bed, Richie was reading a math book laying on his own back, and Eddie laying on Richie's chest solving a few math problems about integers.
Richie sighed.
......
Richie sighed again.
......
Richie sighed one more time, but this time a bit louder.
"What is it Rich?" Eddie said a bit annoyed.
"My brain hurts." Richie replied as he gave Eddie a pouty look.
"Well you shouldn't have left all your studying till the day before the test." Eddie said.
"I know, I know" Richie replied.
"Then get to work." Eddie said as he handed Richie a pencil and paper. Richie then groaned.
"Eds, please don't do this to me."
"Get to work Rich." Eddie said sternly as he tried to hand Richie the pencil and paper again.
"Fine." Richie said as he finally accepted the pencil and paper in his hand.
"Thank you." Eddie said happily.
Richie looked down at Eddie and said,
"You don't expect me to do this myself do you?"
Eddie sighed.
"I hope you could, or you'd fail your test tomorrow." Eddie said as he looked up at Richie.
"That's why I need help Eds! Help me pass!! Please?" Richie said as he gave Eddie another pout.
"Fine, only if it'll shut ya up" Eddie said as he crawled off Richie's chest and laid next him.
"See Rich, for this one you'd have to subtract." He said as he put his hand over Richie's and subtracted the numbers 16 and 54.
"Then you'd get -38. See how I got that." Eddie asked. Richie blushed at Eddie's voice and touch.
"Y-ya. I see." Richie replied. Eddie then wrapped his hand a bit tighter over Richie's.
"Now you would want to multiply that." Eddie said as multiplied -38 and 67.
"-2,546" Richie said proudly .
"Correct Rich! See you got it!" Eddie said to Richie, as he gave him a few pats on the back.
"You know Rich,"
"Yes spaghetti man?" Richie replied.
"First of all, don't call me that! And second of all, I don't think you need my help, you seem like you got it." Eddie said as he sat up. Richie then sat up with Eddie.
"Okay, okay. You got me." Richie said with a smirk. Eddie then sighed.
"Why did you come over then Rich?" Eddie asked very sternly.
"I just wanted to see my cute, cute, cute Eddie spaghetti" Richie answered as he pinched Eddie's cheeks.
"Stop that Rich! You know I hate when you pinch my cheeks and call me cute!" Eddie said as he pushed Richie's hands away.
"Aw cmon Eds, I know you love it." Richie said as he began to tickle Eddie.
"Rich!!! Stop it!" Eddie shouted as he giggled and tried slapping Richie's hands away. Richie continued to tickle him. He then fell to the floor laughing as Richie continued and wouldn't stop tickling him.
"Trashmouth!! Please stop!" Eddie said as he could barley breathe. Richie then saw that it was at the point where he could stop. He then threw himself to the floor next to Eddie and faced him. They both looked at each other giving extreme eye contact for what felt like forever.
"Eddie.." Richie whispered as he was closing the space between them. Eddie began to panic on the inside, he didn't know how to feel about this, was this just one of Richie's jokes, or did he really want to...? Richie then slightly lifted Eddie's chin and closed the space between them with a soft kiss. Eddie was in complete shock. He refused to kiss back. He then pushed Richie away and said,
"What the hell did you just do?"
"Kissed you...?" Richie replied.
"Why?!" Eddie asked.
"I-I don't know" Richie answered.
"Yes you do know Rich, tell me." Eddie asked.
.....
"Richie, please answer me." Eddie said as he put his hand over Richie's shoulder. Richie then frowned and looked down.
"I want to tell you, but I already know how you feel." Richie said sadly.
"You'll never know unless you tell me. So tell me, please Rich?" Eddie asked even though he already knew the answer. Richie then grabbed Eddie's hands and said to him,
"I know you'll never feel the same. But here goes nothing. Eds, ever since we were little I've always had this weird feeling inside whenever I'd be with you. It's was an amazing feeling, it was kinda like being in-"
"In love." Eddie interrupted. Richie smiled.
"Y-ya, kinda like being in love" Richie repeated after Eddie.
"Rich-"
"Eds."
......
Eddie stayed silent.
"Eds, tell me please, how you fee-" Richie asked sadly before he was interrupted.
"Don't call me Eds." Is all Eddie could muster out to say. Richie then nodded his head in disappointment and said,
"I knew it. I knew you wouldn't feel the same way-"
"Then why did you kiss me?!" Eddie interrupted. Richie frowned.
"Maybe because a part of me was still hoping that you'd feel the same way! Obviously I was wrong." He said disappointedly.
......
As Richie waited for a reply, Eddie stayed silent. Richie then broke the silence and said,
"One more thing Eddie.."
Eddie looked up at Richie and signaled him to keep talking.
"..even though you don't feel the same way, doesn't mean I'll stop loving you, or stop waiting for you to love me back." Richie said as he cupped Eddie's chin and gave him a peck on the cheek. He then got up and packed his stuff up. He was now walking out the door and before he fully walked out, he said
"See you tomorrow Eds."