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they had gotten back home, and stan got y/n in bed. richie was staying in y/n's room while stan called sasha, and jessie was getting y/n some ice.

"how are you feeling?" richie asked y/n.

"shitty" y/n replied. she moved her head a bit and looked at richie. "how are you feeling? after the fight and all" she asked.

"shitty" he replied. they laughed a bit after the response.

"rich?" y/n asked softly.

"yes, n/n?" richie replied.

"will you stay the night?" y/n asked him.

"of course." richie said with a smile. "to be honest, i was already planning on it." he said. just after he stopped talking, jessie walked in with the ice.

"thanks, jess" y/n said as she sat up a bit. richie went to help her sit up and place her back against the headboard on the bed. y/n smiled a bit at richie while jessie put the ice on her leg.

"stan is still downstairs talking to your mom." jessie said as she sat next to richie on y/n's bed.

"how much do you bet that eddie is already at the doctor?" y/n said to start a conversation. they all laughed.

"i'm sure they've been there ever since he got picked up" richie said, still laughing.

"what's so funny?" stan asked, leaning against the doorframe with his hands in his pockets.

"we think that eds is already at the doctor." y/n said. stan chuckled.

"that's the first time i've seen you smile all day." jessie pointed out.

"well, what can i say? my sisters been in shock and pain almost all damn day." stan said. stan and y/n always looked out for each other, no matter what.

"mom will be home late tonight." stan said. "and she also said for you to take some tylenol" he said as he revealed a bottle in his hand. he got out two tylenol and handed them to y/n, then placed the bottle on her nightstand.

"late or late, late?" y/n asked

"late, late" stan replied, pulling up the beanbag that was in y/n's room.

"hey guys, i better get going. it's gonna be dark soon." jessie said.

"okay. thanks again, jess. bye!"

"bye, jessie!" richie said.

"bye, jess!" stan said. "richie, are you staying the night?" he asked.

"yeah. anything to help this idiot." richie said as he smiled over at y/n. she laughed a bit and gave him the middle finger.

"if anything, you're the idiot" she joked.

"totally" richie said as he playfully rolled his eyes at her. they all laughed together.

"hey, how about we put in a movie?" y/n suggested.

"that's a good idea." stan said. "ghostbusters?" he asked as he got up to get the movie.

"yeah!" y/n and richie said together. richie got up and went to get three blankets from the living room.

after a few minutes, stan came back with the movie and put it in, seconds after, richie came back with the blankets.

4 hours later...

y/n and richie were asleep, but stan was awake.

he huffed out a quiet breath as he got up and went to the kitchen to get a snack. he grabbed two packs of gushers, then went back upstairs, stopping at the doorframe to y/n's room. he held the gushers in his hand, but just kept his eyes on his sleeping sister. he stayed there for a minute, wondering what he'd do if he ever lost her.

stan reaches for the light and turned it off. he then went back to the bean bag, grabbing another movie and putting it in. he quickly opened up the package of gushers, knowing it wouldn't wake richie and y/n up. he popped the gushers in his mouth, not feeling tired at all.

2 hours later...

the 3 movie that stan had watched that night was almost off, and the packs of gushers had been eaten.

it was simple to say:

stan couldn't sleep.

and it wasn't because he was scared. it was because he was worried for his sister. he felt like he needed to look out for her more than ever right now.

"bear..?" a tired voice said. stan turned his head and looked at his sleepy sister.

"yeah? what is it, n/n?" stan asked.

"you're still up?" y/n asked.

"uh... yeah." stan replied.

"bear, it's..." she started, then looked over at her clock, seeing two un-opened cans of pepsi "four minutes to twelve."

"yeah... i can't really sleep." he replied. "i went to get you and richie some drinks incase if you woke up thirsty." he said.

"thanks." she said with a small smile.

"you're welcome" he said, giving her a small smile. "go back to sleep, n/n. i'll be fine." he said softly. she nodded softly, then, sure enough, she went back to sleep.

stan looked back at the tv, popping on another movie.

"fourth movie in one night... tonight's gonna be a long night..." he said to himself.

as the movie played, he thought about
y/n, and the events that happened that day.

"what the hell was bill thinking..." stan thought, shaking his head a bit.

later on that night...

stan occasionally turn his head and check to make sure y/n was okay and asleep. but, he did it more than he thought he would. he just really cared about y/n and her well-being.

he heard the door open, and he got up, peeking his head out the door.

"mom?" he called. sasha looked up, placing her purse and keys down.

"hey stanny. what are you still doing up?" she asked.

"i-i couldn't sleep" he stammered. "richie's here, by the way." he added. she nodded, sighing tiredly.

"okay, that's fine. are they asleep?" she asked as stan made his way down the stairs.

"yeah" he said.

"did y/n take the tylenol?" sasha asked.

"yes" he replied. sasha hugged stan, kissing his head.

"go to bed.. y/n has an appointment at the doctors office at 9. richie can come, too if he wants." sasha said. "i'm gonna go to bed.. you should too" she added.

"alright. good night mom" he said

"goodnight." she replied. sasha and stan split ways, stangoing upstairs and sasha staying downstairs. stan went back into
y/n's bedroom, closing the door and sitting on the bean bag.

needless to say, stan was up all night..