Loser (A reddie fanfiction)

LOSER Chapter 11

Eddie couldn't sleep that night. He was having doubts about this whole thing. He wasn't ready for a relationship, and he certainly didn't want to come out to everyone else. He decided it was best if he kept his distance from Richie till he figured it out. He didn't want to hurt his friend. Slowly, he slid out of the bed and made his way to his bedroom. 

He got under the cool blankets on his bed, which hadn't been slept in for days. He sighed. Already he missed Richie. His soft arms that were always around him protectively, the warmth that kept the nightmares at bay, the mess of curls tickling his face. Eddie slipped into a fitful sleep full of nightmares. 

Next Morning

Richie woke from a nightmare the next morning and realized Eddie wasn't there. "Eds?" he called hopefully. No response. Damn. He got out of bed and heard a whimper from Eddie's room. He whirled around and stopped in front of Eddie's bedroom door. The whimpers got louder, more panicked. Eddie cried out softly, then louder. "Chee..." Richie opened the door quietly to see Eddie thrashing in his sleep, drenched in sweat and a look of pure terror on his face.

"NO!!!! CHEE, DON'T LEAVE ME HERE!!!!! HELP ME!!!!" Richie had never seen him this scared, not even while fighting Pennywise. The sight hurt him, like it was his fault Eddie was like this. He walked over and began shaking his best friend. "Eddie! Wake up, it's not real! It's not real, c'mon buddy!" Eddie's eyes fluttered open to meet Richie's panicked ones.

"I'm fine Rich," he mumbled indifferently, sitting up and turning away from him. Richie noticed a change in Eddie's tone; it was detached, almost cold. "Eds?" "Don't call me that, Richie!" he snapped, standing up. Richie touched his shoulder gently, and Eddie jerked away from the touch. "Just leave me alone!" he yelled, storming from the room, leaving Richie hurt and utterly bewildered. "What'd I do?!!!" he asked, following Eddie. "I said leave me alone! I don't want to talk to you!"

"Not until you tell me what I did wrong!" Richie yelled back, getting angry now. "NO! YOU LEFT ME TO DIE!!!! YOU DIDN'T TRY TO HELP ME!!!!!! YOU LET THE CLOWN TORTURE ME TILL I ESCAPED!!!!! YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME, SO JUST GO AWAY!!!!!" Eddie screamed, slamming the bathroom door.

Now Richie was COMPLETELY confused. He had never left Eddie's side once when they had to deal with Pennywise, except when his mom wouldn't let Eddie talk to him. "Eddie, please talk to me! I didn't leave you, not once! It was just a nightmare! I would NEVER leave you to die. I care about you too much to let that happen! PLEASE just come out of there so we can fix this!"

Eddie opened the door slowly, glaring daggers at Richie. "You left me in the sewer to fight It myself. You all did. You even said, 'I hope you die. No one cares, not even me, your beloved Chee.' Then you laughed, spit in my face, and walked out of there." "I never did that. It was just a nightmare. I couldn't do that, not even if someone threatened my life." Richie reached out to touch Eddie, and he walked forward to meet Richie's hand.

"It was so real," he choked, sobbing. "I know. I'm so sorry," Richie whispered, wrapping his arms around his tiny friend. Eddie hugged him back, and in that moment, he realized something.

He couldn't live without this. Without his Chee. He might as well just get together with him now. Before it was too late and they were married to other people. "Richie?" "Yeah?" "What are we?" Richie thought that through. "Whatever you want us to be." "Dating?" "Of course."

Eddie grinned into Richie's chest. Now his first relationship was with a person he'd liked for a long time, but had refused his feelings. "Wanna go to the quarry?" Richie asked. "Sure."

A/N: Hello peeps! It's a little longer this time, I know! I'll be updating more later today. I finished my rough draft last night with 21 chapters and an epilogue! YES! Read and review please! I would love some feedback! BYEEEEE!!!!

-Dramionelover10506