Warning Triggering stuff as well as use of the "F" Words
3rd POV
The boys awoke separately. Eddie woke a couple hours after Richie. Richie had woke up around 5am and went back home. He had showered and changed into what he was gonna wear to the arcade later on. He had saved up some change doing odd jobs. Eddie woke up around 7am and he showered and changed himself too he was gonna meet up with Richie after he played a couple hours from the arcade and then go to Bill's for a group sleepover.
Richie's POV
I head out the door and get on my bike. Pedalling toward the arcade. I eventually got there and opened the door and got to the street fighter machine and began playing. I played about 10 rounds or so and a boy approached and looked at me and asked,
"Hey could I play too?"
I nodded and said,
"Sure, but I won't go easy on you."
We played a couple rounds and he ran out of money and went to leave kinda looking sad. I did what I thought was a good idea.
"Hey you don't have to go. I have more tokens." I said softly.
"What the fuck is this? You fucking Faggot, you tryna bone my little cousin?!" Henry exclaimed pissed off
"What- No, we was just playing street fighter" I said nervously
"What the fuck you fairy! I was just trying to be nice" Connor scoffed harshly. I felt tears well up in my eyes and left the arcade quickly and Henry was hot on my tail. Shit. Shit. Shit
I tripped over a fucking rock toward the Quarry and Henry caught up.
"Thought you was gonna get away didn't you fucking fag!" He screeched and started to punch and kick wherever he could and I felt myself bruising. I heard a sickly pop on my nose, he broke my glasses and blackened both my eyes. I whined out softly as he hit me. I didn't understand what I did.
"That's for trying to plague my cousin you sick fuck!" He screamed and kicked me in the ribs a couple times and left me there. Just laying in my own blood and tears mixed.
I wheezed shakily being winded and tried to stay awake. Struggling with that. Eventually I passed out.
3rd POV
Eddie waited at the arcade feeling odd he surely wasn't there early? Was he?
He saw some people whispering and overheard basically Richie got his ass beat and the Quarry. Eddie took off running quick, passing Henry who didn't even notice him and he saw blood on his fists. No. No. No. Eddie hurriedly thought.
Eddie's POV
I ran quickly toward the Quarry. Fucking fuck these short ass legs of mine. I finally arrived at the Quarry and saw a battered Richie and felt a sob wrack out of my chest. I gently scooped him up resting his upper half on my lap, and reached into my fannypack and got some alcohol prep pads and wiped his face off. He whined not fully conscious at the moment. I bit my lip holding back the sobs and continued cleaning his face as he came too.
"E-Ed's is that you?" He rasply asked.
"Y-yeah Chee what the fuck happened to you.." I said softly a couple tears rolling down my cheeks.
"Believe it or not but being nice" Richie said sadly.
"What do you mean Chee?" I asked confused.
"It was Bower's cousin. We was playing street fighter and I offered to pay for him another round and apparently Henry thought I was trying to bone him and 'plague' him" Richie said back softly and sniffled slightly.
I frowned and pulled him closer to me gently and hugged him.
"I'm just glad you're not too badly hurt." I said quietly
"I don't think I could've handled it" I added
Richie just held onto me quietly enjoying this rare moment of it just being us.
Richie's POV
I'm surprised that all happened but at least Eddie was here and he didn't think so lowly of me. Yeah I'm gay no fucking duh, but it's not a disease or something you can fucking catch. I was just born this way. I can't fucking help it. Those thoughts rushed around in my mind and said softly to Eddie,
"We're still going to Bill's right?"
Eddie nodded and said,
"If you want too"
I nodded and raised up,
"Well I need a shower and change of clothes and you can bandage me up Doctor K" I said jokingly.
Eddie just rolled his eyes with a smile and followed me home.
3rd POV
Little did they know this would be the last of the torment they would receive for being gay. People didn't understand that homosexuality wasn't a disease or something you could catch. The two was simply in love. They couldn't help they were gay or boys in general. Eddie sometimes sercetly wished he were a girl sometimes so Richie wouldn't get picked on. Everyone already teased Eddie for being gay for years so they left him be. Richie however they tormented because he recently came out. They wouldn't have such severe tormentations after this one. There was some more bad ones. But not as physical as this.
