Reddie 𖦹 Hogwarts

7

"Richie." Eddie murmured. Richie felt his heart sink. "I'm sorry, Eds." He stammered. Eddie giggled softly. "Don't be." Eddie reassured. "I liked it."

The two boys walked back to the passage with there hands intertwined.

"Thanks for coming with me-uh, Eds." Richie stuttered. Eddie giggled softly. "Bye, Rich."

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"Bill?" Eddie said that night. Bill turned on the light. "What?" He asked. Eddie shrugged. "I think I like Richie." He blurted out. Bill chuckled. "I know," he said turning off the light. "I always knew."

Eddie's hands were shaking. His head was full with thoughts. He had to get out of the room. "Ms, May I go to the toilet?" He asked politely. The teacher nodded. Eddie rushed to the toilet. He gathered himself in the mirror. "Everything's going to be okay, Eddie." He told himself. Suddenly, a loud banging noise erupted from the bathroom stalls. "What the-" Eddie turned his head towards the stalls. The banging continued. Eddie crept towards the stalls. The last stall on the row opened slowly by itself. A creature was on the wall, much like a spider. It was a clown. Eddie screamed as the thing looked at him baring it's thousands of teeth. Eddie turned on his heal and banged into someone. It was Richie. "Richie! Did you see that!?" He screamed clutching onto the tall boy's shirt. Richie looked at him in confusion. "What, Eds?" Richie asked. Eddie shook his head and took a puff from his inhaler. "It was there! P-penny..It!" He exclaimed. Richie looked at Eddie with wide eyes. "Eddie.." he whispered. "We need to kill it." Eddie nodded. "No shit Sherlock!" He said. He took another puff from his inhaler. "Just..lets go.." he said wearily.

"Eddie?" Richie asked the small boy. "mhm?" Eddie responded. "do you..wanna- ya know..date?" he asked. Eddie sighed. "Richie, i'm really sorry," he said. "it's just i haven't figured out my sexuality yet and it would be unfair to you." Richie's smile faded. "Oh." he said quietly. "That's okay." Eddie felt his heart sink. "Richie..I do really like you." he said softly. Richie shrugged and smiled weakly. "See ya 'round, Eds." he said before walking off. Eddie felt his eyes well with tears. He felt completely and utterly terrible. But he had to focus on one thing;
killing that fucking clown.