𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕤 [𝕕𝕪𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕠'𝕓𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟]

The Gazebo. (Reddie)

(a one-shot someone can use in their one-shot books, please give credit :) -Kaiden)

Richie and Eddie had gone out to find their friends at their houses, but nobody was available to go with them and hang out around town and do stupid, weird, and random things.

"Might as well get some ice cream, right Eds?" Richie asked him, both of them biking to the nearest ice cream parlor. "Don't call me Eds! You know I don't like it. Let's please get some ice cream, I'm starving." Eddie replied, finding his favorite ice cream store.

"Which flavor?" Richie asked. "Strawberry." Eddie replies, looking deeply into Richie's eyes. Richie knew that Eddie was gay, and he accepted him. Thing is, Eddie didn't know that Richie was also gay. Well, bi. Richie smiled at him, deeply staring into his eyes as well.

"Hey, are you two getting something or what?" The store clerk asked, getting frustrated. "Yeah.. Yeah, sorry, sir. One strawberry, one chocolate. Both smalls." Richie replied, getting money out. The store clerk nodded at them, and went to get their ice cream. The two boys went to sit down for a bit as they waited. "So, I found a gazebo nearby. We could go sit there and eat our ice cream? Or do you have something in mind that you'd rather do?" Richie asked him. "I'm okay with going to the gazebo." Eddie surprisingly said. Richie was about to say something, until the same man as before handed them their ice cream.

They thanked him and walked out to the gazebo, sitting down and eating their ice cream in silence for three minutes.

"So, prom's coming up." Richie casually said. "I think Bill asked Beverly to go with him." Eddie replied as he looked inside his fanny pack to make sure everything was still in there. "You going to prom, Rich?" Eddie asked him. "Not sure. Nobody's asked me, and I don't have my eye on anybody. What about you?" Richie looks down at Eddie. "Y-Yeah, I don't think I'm going.." Eddie makes his voice sound a little disappointed. "Unless you wanna go with the whole group?" Richie tried to cheer him up. Eddie stood up and sat next to Richie.

"Richie, I want to go with you." Eddie looked at him in the eye. They both stayed silent for a while, until Richie broke the silence. "Eddie, I have to tell you something." He looked down for a while, and looked up at Eddie. "Eds, I'm gay too." Richie said as tears filled up his eyes, a big smile forming on his face. Eddie hugged him tightly, but not too tight because he didn't want either of them to suffocate.

"Eds, will you go to prom with me?" Richie asks him, sniffling and holding back more tears. "I will, if you stop calling me Eds." Eddie smiled at him. "I promise." Richie nodded his head. "Then I promise to go to prom with you." Eddie hugged him again. Richie kissed the back of Eddie's head, which tasted a bit like sweat, but he didn't care. The one person he'd always thought of and liked was finally going to prom with him.

They pulled away, Eddie leaning in and kissing Richie for a long time. "How will I explain to my mom that we're going together?" Eddie looked extremely worried at Richie. "Maybe we don't have to. Just say that we're going with Beverly and Bill, and everyone else." Richie responded. Eddie nodded, leaning in to peck Richie's lips. "We should get back." Eddie checks his watch. Richie nods, kissing his cheek and getting up to go walk Eddie to his house.

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"Bye, I'll see you at school." Eddie waves at Richie. "Bye, I love you." Richie blushes.

"Wait, what?" Eddie turned back, watching Richie getting on his bike, and biking away.