tag, you're it again. r.tozier. act ll.

sixteen | the quarry!

TAG, YOU'RE IT AGAIN!

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Richie smiled a bright smile as he looked down at the only sunshine in his life; he wondered how he ever ended up with somebody so beautiful.

Arianna grinned, furrowing her eyebrows up at the boy as she had her hands on his shoulders, swaying softly to the music. "What?"

Richie shook his head, his smile not going away. "How are you so beautiful?"

Arianna let out a laugh, shaking her head as a blush grew on her pale cheeks. "Shut up, you dork."

Richie thought that Arianna looked like a goddess, dancing with him in her pastel yellow dress, with her hair done in a cute bun. She looked stunning.

The song stopped, and Arianna tip toed and planted a kiss on the teenage boy's cheek, grabbing his hand and leading him towards their friends.

"Get fucking married already." Eddie spoke as the teenage couple sat down at their table.

"I'm planning on it, okay?" Richie joked, making Arianna's face go red.

Arianna looked to see her sister and Bill walk back to the table, hand in hand.

"Get fucking married already." Eddie repeated to them, and Richie threw a balled up napkin at him.

"Stop being salty, mate!" Richie told him in a weird accent that Arianna didn't understand, but she shook her head at him.

"Shut the fuck up, I'm bored." Eddie complained as he annoyingly pouted at the glasses wearing boy, and then Beverly and Ben walked back to the table, as well. "You've gotta be fucking kidding me." Everybody laughed at him.

"You're not the only one, Mike doesn't have anybody, either." Arianna told the short boy, and he shrugged. Sadly, Mike, who was homeschooled, couldn't attend the school dance.

"Neither does Stanley." Bill added, and they all nodded.

Stanley walked up to the table, two cups of punch in each hand. "Here you go, Eddie."

"Took you long enough." Eddie sassed, snatching the cup away from the curly haired boy, causing the red punch to spill on himself. "Shit!"

Stanley's eyes widened, quickly putting down his cup. "Want me to go get napkins?"

"Yeah, well, no shit!" Eddie spoke, looking down at spilled punch on his lap.

Stanley sadly nodded, walking away to go get napkins. Arianna watched him, and she turned to Eddie. "I'll go get napkins, too." She stood up, quickly going after Stanley.

"Stanley!" Arianna called, finally catching up to the sad boy.

Stanley turned around to look at her. "Yeah?"

"You okay?" Arianna asked, grabbing some napkins along with him.

Stanley glanced back at the table, looking at his friends. "It was my fault. He's probably so mad right now."

"It's okay, Stan." Arianna spoke. "It wasn't your fault, it was Eddie's. He's just a little upset, that's all. Don't be sad."

Stanley nodded, looking at the shorter girl as he smiled. "Thanks, Ari."

Arianna smiled at the taller boy, handing him some of her napkins. They arrived at the table, and Arianna and Stanley handed Eddie the napkins. "Thanks."