Worth the wait|| Reddie 💗

12.

EDDIES POV

I stood outside the school waiting for Richie. It had been around 15 minutes since the final bell had rang, yet I still hadn't seen him leave the building. I started to get worried so I went around the school searching for him but I couldn't find him anywhere. I went around the side of the school and I found Richies bag.. but still no sign of him. I picked up his bag then ran around the back of school to see if he was there, and I found him. But he wasn't alone, Bowers and his friends were there too. They were shouting insults like 'Fairy' 'faggot' 'poof' 'shirtlifter' and some other horrible names.. they were also beating him up, I didn't know what to do.. there was no way I'd be able to fight them but I had to try. I picked up a few rocks and a sharp piece of a broken bottle I found then I threw one of the rocks at Henry as hard as I could.

NOBODIES POV

Henry and his friends stopped shouting and hurting Richie then turned to face Eddie "lookie here Tozier, looks like your faggot boyfriend has come to join us" Henry said while walking closer to Eddie
"LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Eddie shouted as he threw another rock at Henry this time hitting his head. He put his hand on his head feeling blood. "Ohhh, your gonna pay for that fudge packer" he started to go to him faster. Richie tried to get up and help Eddie but Hockstetter and Criss held him down "LET ME GO!" He struggled trying to break free. Henry grabbed Eddie by the collar. "EDDIE!" 
Eddie took the piece of glass he picked up and stabbed it into Henry's arm and Henry dropped Eddie to the ground. There was a loud crash as the head teacher opened the door to the school. Henry and his friends ran away and Eddie ran to Richie. "RICHIE! OMG YOUR FACE!"
He had a bleeding lip and forehead and one of  his lenses in his glasses had been smashed.

RICHIES POV

I was so happy to see Eddie.. but I was so scared he was going to get really hurt. He was doing that cute thing he does where he gets way too worried when it's not that serious. He made me sit outside the pharmacy while he went inside and got all the stuff he needed to fix me up. Then he came outside and started to clean my cuts, on the one on my forehead he stuck these butterfly stitches on so it heals or something.. I'm not really sure what it does but you can just peel them off. I could feel my face going red from how close to me he was, he was really concentrated and not saying anything because of it. Finally he finished and he sat In front of me looking into my eyes.

NOBODIES POV

"Are you sure you're okay?" Eddie asked worried.
"I told you.. I'm fine, I can hardly feel anything" he smiled slightly
"I mean emotionally... I heard what they were saying too you, and the names they called you.."
"I'm fine...yeah what he said hurt a little, but I guess he is right when he calls me that stuff because it's just a rude way of saying someone's gay,and I'm gay so...." "wow that was my first time saying that out loud, that felt weird" Richie smiled and did a tiny giggle.
"I'm sorry Rich... if I hadn't of kissed you on that bridge then nobody would know and nobody would be saying this stuff to us...or beating you up.." Eddie frowned. Richie took his hands "hey, don't apologise for that. Ever. I would rather take all the bullshit from everyone than that not have happened" he smiled and gave him a quick kiss.
Eddie smiled a little "I think the losers club knows about us.."
"Why do you think that?"
"Today Beverly asked if we were dating..and of course I kept saying no.. because we're not, then she said 'if you say so' and then mentioned that if we were dating or if ether of us were gay then she would support it.. and she knows the rest of the losers club do.."
Richie smiled a little "well.. at least we got some people on our side, even if they are a bunch of losers"
"Yeah.." Eddie smiled "but don't forget so are we"
"Yeah, and we always will be" They stood up and biked back to Richie's house. Eddie climbing in the window and Richie going through the front door.