innocent || Reddie (complete)

dance

-Eddie-

I sat at Stans kitchen counter and sighed. Bill was laying on the ground playing on his phone and Stan was completely engrossed in his laptop.

Eddie: come on guys! Let's do something...

Bill: but it's s-so early...

Eddie: it's noon! And the day before Halloween!

Stan: I don't feel like doing anything.

I rolled my eyes and rested my head on the table top. If Richie were here we would be doing something fun... even if it was just sitting here listening to his dumb jokes...

Stans computer buzzed and he perked up. I looked up at him and he slammed his laptop shut

Stan: you know what... Mike is having a Halloween party at his house tonight. We should go

Eddie: so now you wanna go somewhere?

Bill: Yeah! Let's go get
c-costumes

Bill took my hand and led me outside with Stan trailing behind. He shoved me in Stans Corolla and we drove in to town. They were being odd... but I was so bored I was willing to brush it off.

*

The Halloween isle was pretty picked over. I looked up and down the racks of costumes, there were firemen, police officers, and other dumb costumes like that. Of course, Stan picked the police one and Bill was a prisoner. Damn, I wish I could do a couples costume.

Bill: so what d-do you want to be?

Eddie: I don't know... something not to flashy

Stan pulled out a costume of a sexy nun and I almost gagged. Then Bill pulled out a zombie costume, which scared me. Then they both pulled out a cat costume with a tutu and said I would look "adorable". I kindly declined

Soon I just decided to cosplay as my favorite character from the show "Stranger Things".
(a/n just pretend ok)
Steve Hairington (lol pun game strong) is my favorite, so I got black sunglasses and a bandana and basically just his outfit when he had to go into the underground tunnels.
(Picture in header)

But somehow, Bill and Stan still managed to say that I looked "cute".

*

When we got back to Stans house to change they were acting weird. They kept fixing parts of my costume and being all secretive

Eddie: what are you guys whispering about...?

Stan: Uh... the Constitution

Bill: ya...bless A-America

I squinted my eyes at them and they just smiled

Stan: would you look at the time! Let's get to that party!

They shuffled me to the car once again and we drove to mikes. But when I looked out the window, it was crowded with teens. I could practically smell the alcohol.

When we got inside, I was greeted instantly by Will and Mike. Will was a ghostbuster and Mike was a pirate.

Mike: welcome Losers! Alcohol is in the kitchen and dancing is in the living room!

Mikes farm was pretty big. There was plenty of space to have the whole school there.

Halloween music played and I decided to go to the kitchen for snacks. Bill and Stan followed closely behind.

Eddie: you guys can go dance or whatever, I'll be fine

Bill: you kidding m-me? We're not leaving ou-our little Eddie!

Stan: Your stuck with us

Eddie: what are you, my parents?

They exchanged looks and shrugged

Bill: yes

Stan: listen to your mother Eddie, if she says we dance, we dance!

Bill: and I s-say we dance!

Stan hooked onto my wrist and dragged me to the dance floor that was clustered with sweaty teens. They started dancing and I looked around, not really knowing what to do. I felt like the biggest third wheel, I have since Richie left...

The radio changed tunes to a slow song, "The Mystery of Love" by Sufjan Stevens played.

I looked around as everyone began to grab a partner. Even Stan and Bill did. I fought through the crowd and sat in the empty couch. I watched as teens swayed to the music and looked into each others eyes like it was the last time they'd do so.

I sighed and my mood dropped. I would be with Richie right now, dancing and looking into his eyes... but he's gone.

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