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they're back

this takes place after Chapter 2

Mike couldn't believe his eyes. He stared incredulously at the man on his doorstep. His shirt was soaked with blood, his normally parted hair a mess, and Richie's leather jacket on him, but overall he looked to be okay. It was Eddie.

"Eddie...?" he asked hesitantly, his first thought was that this wasn't Eddie. Something must have gone wrong and Pennywise still wasn't dead. But this seemed different. There were tears streaming down his cheek and he seemed so human. It had to be him. Eddie nodded and hugged him tightly.

"It's me." He cried into Mike's shoulder. Mike couldn't imagine what he'd been through, what he'd felt or seen. He hugged Eddie back tightly and let him come inside.

After Eddie had showered and changed into some clean clothes Mike hadn't packed up yet, he felt much better and was ready to talk. He told Mike everything he knew, which wasn't much. He remembered seeing Richie run off to help the others, and slowly everything faded away. But then he'd woken up, and he was surrounded by the rubble of the Neibolt house, and so many bodies. It seemed to him everything and everyone Pennywise had killed was okay after he had been destroyed. He said even Georgie was okay, but he had immediately run to find a phone and contact his family. To contact Bill.

Mike stared at him as he talked, it seemed to good to be true. But Eddie Kaspbrak was alive and sitting in his living room. He had to call the other Losers.

The line rang twice and the all too familiar voice of Richie Tozier answered. "Hello?"

"Hey Richie, it's Mike." he looked at Eddie who's head snapped up at Richie's name. "I'm so sorry to do this to you but, I need you to come back to Derry."

"Are you shitting me man? Again? It's been 2 days."

"Richie, I really think you want to come back here."

"I know that I don't."

"Richie it's important."

Richie was quiet for a few seconds and Mike heard a defeated huff on the other line. "I'll be there soon."

Richie got to Derry by night time. He grumbled to himself, questing why he did the things he did for these losers as he parked in front of the library. He went inside and climbed up the stair case to Mike's place. He had a weird feeling in the pit of his stomach, his chest was pounding for some reason and he found it hard to catch a breath. He pushed through it and decided to blame it on the fact that he hadn't worked out once in the last 27 years, or anytime before that. Richie got to the top and walked in, past all of Mike's boxes and looked for him. Once he saw Mike, or rather who was sitting next to Mike, his heart stopped. And that's when he fainted.

Richie blinked a few minutes later, looking up he felt so many emotions at once. He saw Eddie. He saw the boy, well now man, he had been in love with since they were kids. He saw the man who had died in his arms. And yet somehow, he was there. And he was okay. Richie couldn't help it, he started to cry. He sat up quickly and hugged Eddie tighter than he'd hugged anyone, afraid that if he ever let go of Eddie again he'd be gone. Richie held Eddie close, and when he felt Eddie's arms wrap around him tightly, he just sobbed. Richie could vaguely hear Mike explaining what had happened, but all he was focused on was Eddie's slow heartbeat calming him down. Once he stopped crying, he pulled away and composed himself.

"Eddie.." he managed, and laughed with relief.

Eddie grinned and nodded, "It's me."

"Can I uh, can I show you something? Something I should've showed you a long time ago?"

Eddie looked confused, but he nodded. Richie stood up and said bye to Mike, and he led Eddie outside for one last walk through Derry. To the old kissing bridge.

part 2 soon ;)