The night will never end in the Loser's bunker, or at least they hope so. They decided to have a little pajama party on the last saturday of summer break, because, unfortunately, school will start in two days.
Those thoughts of the new school year starting really soon don't stop to cross their mind. All of them are now 17, going on 18. They'll be adults really soon, but they still have the same light hearted and childish attitudes.
"JESUS, STAN! WHAT KIND OF POISON IS THIS?" Richie shouts in the middle of the loud music and spills a little of his drink on the ground.
"Soda...?" Stan says calmly, knowing Richie is going to say something stupid right after.
"Why would you bring soda? This is a party, we need some alcohol, ya know?"
"Richie, you can't even handle alcohol..." Says Eddie, which is seated right in front of Richie.
"Come on, Eds. If I can't handle alcohol, you shouldn't even get near it, little boy."
"Don't call me Eds!"
"EDS, EDS, EDS, EDDIE SPAGHETTI!" Richie says jumping right above Eddie, smashing him.
Richie loved to pick on Eddie since childhood, just to see the boys mad face. He just had a strange kind of obsession for it. In fact, he had a strange obsession for Eddie since 1989's summer. Everytime they were near each other, Richie's heart would skip a beat and he would start to feel strange.
"Get off of me, you're dirty!" Eddie said right as Richie started trying to tickle him, making Eddie's combed hair start to get messy. After some seconds of everyone in the room laughing, Richie stops.
"Damn, you're cute!" Richie says looking at Eddie, just realizing what he said after Eddie replies.
"Ha ha, very funny Richie." Eddie says trying to fix his hair. He tried to hide it, but damn, did Richie's words make him feel good.
Beverly gets up and starts to put on some new musics to play. The first one to play is "Time After Time" by Cindy Lauper, which Eddie loves but won't sing thinking that Richie would make fun of him, but for his surprise, Richie starts to sing along the lyrics very loudly.
Richie sits with his head on Eddie's shoulder as he sings, and starts to move from side to side, making a kind of dance while they're seated. Both the boys have the same thought in their minds right now: they love this moment.
The night goes on and they talk shit and have fun, like they always do. Richie, Beverly and Stan stay up, while the others fall asleep.
"So, Richie, did you like the climate I put on for you and Eddie?" Bev says to Richie, while looking at Stan, which laughs.
"Climate? For me and Eddie? PFFT YOU'RE STUPID!"
"YOU are stupid if you think no one sees that you guys have a little something going on besides the friendship." Stan says and Bev nods in affirmation.
"Come on, I'm not gay. I like girls, GIRLS. Eddie must be a little bitch, but I'm not." Richie lies, but Bev and Stan just let him think that they believe him.
"Well, I'm just tired of your bullshit. I'm going to sleep." Bev says while getting some pillows and laying on the floor. "Goodnight."
"I'm going to sleep too... Goodnight, Richie. Goodnight, Bev."
"Goodnight." Richie says, and a freezing feeling goes through his spine. Beverly and Stan think there's something going on (and there is, well, kinda). What if the others think it of him too? FUCKFUCKFUCK
- END OF CHAPTER 1 -
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Time After Time - A Reddie Fanfic
Fanfiction3 years after IT happened, the Losers are starting senior year. Every one of them still has their issues after IT, but Richie is still confused, confused about his fear... his fear of loving. Little does he know, Eddie has been having the same troub...
