soulmates~reddie

chapter three

[warning: kind of mature content]

',you are going to love me.'

Eddie kept repeating those words over and over in his head while laying on his bed, staring at the ceiling. What if Richie was his soulmate, he thought to himself but quickly shook that thought off. Richie has a streak in his hair, a very pretty one actually, but that most likely means that he already has a soulmate. And Eddie has no streak, so Richie isn't his soulmate.

But if Richie wasn't his soulmate, why couldn't Eddie stop thinking about him. Only soulmates can get feelings for eachother, so he's probably imagining things. He doesn't like Richie like that, they're just friends..just friends.

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24th of December

Soon they were four months in the school year and christmas was right around the corner. Eddie loved christmas because not only was it the most wonderfull time of the year, it was also his birthday. That means he gets double the gifts on christmas, which he obviously loved. Officially, Eddie's birthday was the next day, but the 24th was easier for The Losers than the 25th, because everyone was having a family christmas party on christmas.

He stepped back a bit to adore the tree he just decorated with light pink and silver ornaments. He had a white tree which he decorated with the ornaments, a sparkly white garland and lots and lots of lights. He loved it.

Every year The Losers have a christmas party at one of their houses and this year Eddie was the host. Every year they do secret santa, and Eddie told everyone that that didn't mean that they didn't had to buy him birthday presents like he does every year which made The Losers chuckle.

He had made christmas cookies, apple pie, pumpkin pie, christmas pudding and all sorts of other sweet things. He even bought mini marshmallows and whipped cream to make his 'special' hot cocoa that all of The Losers loved. He was setting the table and was really proud of what he eventually had achieved. He smiled and went to the bathroom to freshen himself up before The Losers got here.

Once he had stripped down he hopped in the shower and as soon as the warm water hit his back he let out a soft moan. He started washing himself with his vanilla scented showergel and his thoughts started trailing of. Soon enough he was picturing Richie in the bathroom getting undressed to hop in with him. His hands started to trail off from his chest to his lower abdomen and he teasingly touched the inside of his thigh when he felt himself get hard. He softly and slowly started stroking himself until his thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Eddie-bear, you're friends are going to be here in about 15 minutes. Hurry up a little." he heard his mom's voice from the other side of the door. "O-okay mom, thanks for letting me know." Eddie said back with a sigh. He rinsed the last remaining bits of vanilla scented foam off of him and turned the shower of. He stepped out and started towel drying himself. After that he put on his clothes and then his christmas sweater. It was white with the word 'snow' written on it in curly, glittering letters.

He blowdried his hair and styled it like always. He exited the bathroom and went downstairs. Just as he came at the bottom of the stairs, the doorbell rang. He opened the door and there were Mike, Stan and Bill, all holding gifts while having their arms linked. He gave them all a one armed hug while letting them in. Soon enough Ben and Bev also arrived, each holding two boxes. He also greeted them with a hug while letting them inside. They were all seated on the floor carpet in front of the tv, patiently waiting for Richie to arrive.

After 30 minutes Eddie started stressing, what if something happened to him, what if he crashed his car and nobody finds him, what if he got mugged, what if he got arrested, what if- what if he forgot Eddie's birthday? Eddie's thoughts were racing and he almost started to tear up when he heard the doorbell. He quickly ran to the door and opened it. And there he was, the infamous Trashmouth Tozier, standing on his porch. "Eds, are you gonna let me in? I'm freezing my balls off." Eddie realised he was just staring at Richie because he was so happy the boy didn't forgot his birthday.

"Like you had any to begin with." Eddie said back. Richie was about to say something back at that, but was cut off by Eddie pulling him inside and giving him a hug. He kissed the top of Eddie's head and smelled the vanilla scent Eddie used in the shower. "Mhmm, you smell good Eddie Spaghetti." the smaller boy nuzelled his face into the crook of Richie's​ neck and he heard a muffled "Stop it." coming from the smaller boy.

They let go of eachother after a while and walked into the livingroom where all The Losers were seated. Bill had his head in Mike's lap and Mike was playing with the boys hair while holding Stan's hand and occasionally pecking the curly haired one on the lips while Ben and Bev were talking with eachother while sitting on the sofa. "Look who finally decided to show up." Eddie sarcastically said while nudging Richie's side. All eyes were on Richie now and Ben quietly said "We thought you weren't coming anymore.."

Hearing that made Richie sad, they thought that he forgot about them, about the Christmas party...about Eddie's birthday. "What? Haystack don't be silly, I just couldn't find wrapping paper." he said while pointing at the gifts. Eddie looked at the gifts with curious eyes. "You want to open your birthday present, Eds?" the tall one asked him when he saw the boy eyeing the gifts. "NO! FIRST secret santa, THEN my birthday presents. It's always been like that, it's like a tradition." the smaller one told him.

He nodded and went to sit down, pulling Eddie's arm so that the boy could sit next to him. This action caused Eddie to stumble and fall into Richie's lap. He instantly started trying to stand up but Richie pulled him down by the waist. "I wanted you to sit next to me, but I think I like this a little bit more." the tall one whispered in his ear, which made Eddie turn even redder then before.

He tried once more to get out of Richie's grip but it was useless so he gave in and settled himself in his lap. Mike said he wanted to give his secret santa first so he picked up a red en white striped box and handed it to Beverly. She opened the box and took out a pair of sunglasses. Bev thought they were beautiful. They were very tiny, they had a gold rim and the glasses were a kind of see through yellow with a flame print in red on it. She thanked Mike a few times before putting them on her head. "How do I look?" the red head asked Ben, but before her boyfriend could say something, Richie was already answering, "With your eyes Bevvy." Bev shot him a glare while sticking her middlefinger up to him. "You look great, the colors compliment your hair." Ben then said, which made Beverly blush. She gave the boy a peck and thanked Mike one last time.

Soon almost everyone had opened their gift except for Eddie. Richie just opened his gift from Stan. He had given the boy a band tee which Richie loved. But now it was Richie's turn to give his present to his secret santa, obviously it was Eddie considering he was the only one without a gift. Richie lifted Eddie from his lap, pulled a tiny box from his pants and handed it to Eddie.

When Eddie opened the box he saw a condom. "What the fuck?" he looked angrily at Richie. "Whoops, that was my gift for your mom, I'm sorry." the tall boy grinned back, "I'm just kidding, let me get you your real gift." he said while standing up and getting the real gift. He came back with a perfectly wrapped gift and handed it to the small one. Eddie ripped open the packing paper to reveal a pink knitted sweater, it was the softest sweater Eddie had ever felt. He loved it. He looked at Richie, "Do you like it? I-i didn't know if you would but I thought you would look cute in it. You probably hate it, right? Do you hate i-" the boy started ratteling but Eddie cut him of, "Richie, I love it. I really do." Eddie smiled at him.

He took of his white christmas sweater and put on his new sweater. He smiled, pulled the sleeves over his hands and hugged himself. He saw that Richie was looking at him, he blushed and opened his arms to give Richie a hug. Richie didn't let the opportunity slide to hug Eddie so he gladly obliged and hugged him. "Thank you so much.." he whispered into Richie's ears, which sent shivers down the tall ones spine. "Everything for my Eddie Spaghetti." he whispered back, which made Eddie smile.