Lost ❄️ Reddie

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Bev felt the table rattle as she sat in the kitchen of Hopper's house. It wasn't because a door was slamming, despite the light wind she felt in the room. She turned and her jaw dropped when she saw a portal open, dark blues and blacks spinning inside as figures stepped through.

"Holy shit," she whispered as Eddie and Richie walked through it, Richie holding a younger boy in his arms.

El followed group and called something through the portal, causing it to close seconds later. She then walked out the front door, stating she needed to go see her friends.

"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god," Bev said over and over, running to the back of the house.

First she dived onto the bed that Ben was on, yelling at him to wake up. He woke up with a start, groggily following Bev who rushed to the room where Bill was sandwiched between Mike and Stan.

"Get the fuck up!" she yelled, diving on top of the group.

Bill shrieked and elbowed Stan in the ribs, sitting up. "Y-you almost gave m-me a f-f-fucking heart attack!" he snapped as Stan gripped his side and glared at Bev.

"Get up! Richie and Eddie came back!" she exclaimed, and the others quickly got up and ran down the hall.

"Eddie! Rich!" Stan yelled, pulling Eddie into a tight hug. "Holy fuck, we thought you were dead!"

He turned to Richie and nearly passed out. "Is that...?"

"G-Georgie?" Bill asked, hardly daring to believe it. "Is it r-r-really him?"

Richie smiles softly and walked toward the room that Bill had come out of and laid Georgie on the bed. "He's okay, but he went through some shit. I'm gonna guess he'll be out for the next few hours," Richie said, pulling the blankets up to Georgie's chin.

"How are you two okay?" Mike inquired, hugging both Richie and Eddie. He turned to Richie. "Does he-"

"I remember you guys. He gave me my memories back," Eddie said with a wide grin, going around the room and embracing each of his friends. "I missed you all so much."

"We did, too," Stan said, a sad but happy look on his face. "Life fucking sucked without our short, germaphobic group member."

"Lay off, Staniel," Richie exclaimed, lifting up Eddie who shrieked and wrapped his arms around Richie's neck so he wouldn't fall. "The Spaghetti Man is mine and I refuse to let you steal him!"

"So it happened?" Ben asked, wrapping his arm around Bev's shoulders.

"Fucking f-finally," Bill said with an eye roll.

"Hey, stop harassing us and focus on your own relationships," Eddie snapped, squirming out of Richie's grasp. "Can we go home now?"

Richie nodded and rested his chin on Eddie's head, placing his hands on his hips. "Yeah, we can go home. Georgie should get to see his parents again and your mom deserves to see you, too. I might stop by and give her a good time if you know what I-"

"Beep beep, asshole," Eddie snarled, grabbing Richie's hand and walking back to the kitchen. He hopped up on the counter as a soft ball of fabric hit him in the face.

"You have goosebumps," Richie stated as Eddie realized that he'd been thrown a sweatshirt. "And now that you're my boyfriend you get to wear my clothes."

"We're dating?"

Richie's eyes widened in panic and a blush crossed his face. "I mean, uh, we don't have to if you're not ready, but-"

"I'm kidding, Richie," Eddie said softly, pulling the sweatshirt over his head. "Can I read the journal now? I want to read it now that I'll actually understand."