So Maybe It's Still Like That (Bill Denbrough x Reader Book 2)

Chapter Two: After 27 Years

I rented a car for a bit but I was running late for the dinner Mike had planned.
I made my way into the restaurant and was lead to a back room. My Y/H/C hair was bouncing as I took one step at a time. I entered the room and noticed the eyes on me, I looked down at what I was wearing. It didn't look like too much. Just my jeans with my same old Y/F/C knitted sweater that felt like a cloud.
"Is there something on my face?" I asked as One of them made his way over to me and gave me a huge hug.
"Mike?" I asked
"Hey Y/N, glad you could make it." He says letting me go
"Glad I came." I responded before making my way over to the others giving guesses on who they were.
I looked over at the only other girl and saw Beverly. The Beverly I went to college with, wait a minute that million dollar smile
"Beverly." I say happily giving her a huge hug
"Hey girl, who knew we were childhood besties." She said laughing a bit
I looked over at the only dude wearing glasses.

Jesus what happened to your eye! Did you forget to pay for a movie ticket?

"Hey trashmouth, how've ya been?" I asked him chuckling
I walked to the next person and was greeted by a short man hold on to his inhaler.

You ever heard of a staph infection!?

"Eddie I could guess you right away."
I walked over and saw someone who wasn't as recognizable as the others.
"Don't worry it's kinda confusing." He tells me
I looked at him in shock.
"Ben?"
"Ben Hanscom is that really you?" I asked him before giving him a hug.
"Wait we're only missing good ol bird boy and-" I was cut off by someone walking into the room
"Hi." He greets awkwardly

D-don't go y-y-yet p-pl-please

"Hi" I wave
"This meeting of losers club has now officially begun." Richie stated after hitting the gong in the corner.
We all took a shot and begun having a fun night.
"Wait so Eddie you got married?" Richie asked him after dropping his shot glass from his mouth
"Yeah why is it so fucking funny dickwad?" Eddie snapped at him in a harsh tone
"So what to like a woman?" Rich replied looking pretty damn disappointed
"Fuck you bro." Eddie told him
"FUCK YOU!" Richie repeated loudly laughing
"What about you trashmouth you married?" Bill asked him
Me and Bev began to deny that 100%
"Sorry Rich but as lovable as you are I don't see you being married." I told him chuckling
"No I got married." He told us
"Richie I don't believe that." Bev told him continuing to eat
"When?" Eddie asked him
"You didn't know I got married?" Richie asked him confused
"No." Eddie replied
"No me and your mom are very very happy." He said making everyone but Eddie laugh their asses off
"She'll put her arm around me and she'll go." Richie began then started doing a jaba the hut impression.
Not for very long though he broke out laughing half way through.
Eddie started complaining like he always used to.
"Alright let's talk about the elephant not in the room. Ben, what the fuck man." Richie stated drawing everyone's attention over to Ben
"Okay okay obviously I lost a few pounds." Ben says trying not to make a big deal out of it
"Lost a few, you're like. You're hot. No you're like every Brazilian soccer player wrapped up into one person."  Richie told him
I have to admit I did check Ben out. As did Eddie cause wow Bens weight loss is probably the second most shocking thing I've seen.
"You're embarrassing him." Beverly told Rich defending Ben
"Okay okay guys please. Now is Stanley coming or what?" Ben asked
"Yeah where is bird boy?" I asked as well looking at mike for an answer.
"Stan. Stanley Urine (look it up they actually say that) no he's a fucking pussy he's not gonna show up." Richie tells him
I sent Richie a glare for calling Stan that but I couldn't remember anything to back Stan up right now.
"Was I not the one who basically preformed surgery on you after Bowers cut you up. Holy shit that's right." Eddie says remembering when he sewed up Bens cut.
"Please tell me you ended up becoming a doctor Eddie." Beverly begged
"Yeah it would be a pretty cool name to have." I tell Eddie shrugging
"No I ended up becoming a Risk Analysts." He told her
"Oh that sounds really interesting. What does that entail?" Richie asked him
"Yeah so I work for like a big insurance firm and-" his explanation was cut off by Richies fake snoring
I started to laugh again even though I knew I shouldn't.
"Fuck you dude. Fuck you." Eddie says sternly
We all begun to chuckle at they're "lovers quirl"
"Was this job invented before fun?" Richie asked him
We all cracked up again making Eddie more angry.
"Awe don't worry Eddie I think you're job is cool. You still feel like you're always gonna die just now you get paid for it." I joked to him
"So y/n you and have Beverly met again?" Eddie asked me changing the subject
"Yeah we were introduced once in college, I knew she reminded me of a girl but I couldn't remember who. Turns out she reminded me of herself." I explain smiling
"What do you do for a living?" Mike asks
"I paint." I say taking another sip of beer.
"Well you've really filled out." Richie said motioning to my breasts earning a hit from Eddie
"I don't know if I should be insulted or say thank you." I say laughing
"I propose a toast. To the losers club." Bev toasts
We all hit our drinks together and started our old shenanigans.
Beverly pulled Richie in for what looked like a kiss but shoved food into his mouth.
Eddie and Richie started a arm wrestle.
"Let's take our shirts off and kiss." Eddie said much to my surprise
"Keep it PG at least Eddie." I told him earning a high five over the table from Bev.
I stared at all the pictures on the wall, the place had the pleasant feeling you get when you enter a ice cream store. I felt a pair of eyes on me so I looked down to lock eyes with Bill.
'God why can't I remember that much?'
Mike started to talk and I pretty much missed a bit of what he was saying.
"We might have changed it, just like it changed us but we didn't stop it because it just bounced back. We made an oath that's why I brought you back, that's why you're here. To finish it for good." Mike told us all
We all grew silent until Richie broke it like old times.
"Well that shit got dark fast thanks mike." He said
Everyone but me took a fortune cookie I began to have a very funky feeling about them as soon as Mike finished talking.
Guess I was right.
"My fortune cookie just says Could." Eddie said turning his paper over to show us
"They don't know how to do fortune cookies around here mine just says Guess." Richie told us showing his power as well
"You wanna throw that over here." Bill mumbles getting up
He took everyone's and placed them on the table. I went beside him and saw him try to arrange them into the actual sentence. The other guys looked over and tried to help as well, after a while and a lot of panic from Eddie I finally spoke up.
"We're missing one." I said focusing on the  papers
"The sentence isn't complete yet, see no matter what way you put it it's not gonna make much sense." I explained
I looked over to Beverly who was looking at hers with a fearful expression on her face.
"Bev you alright?" I asked her.
She didn't respond all she did was set hers down on the table as well
We put hers in and it read a sentence that sent instant shivers down my spine.

Guess  Stanley  could  not  cut  it

I felt a instant wave of uneasiness which was quickly replaced with fear.
"Why does it say Stanley?" Eddie asked expecting an answer
"SOMEBODY FUCKING ANSWER ME!" He demanded
The table shook causing us all to jump back. The fortune cookies then began to move to each of us revealing all sorts of disgusting things. One began to fly around attacking Ben and Eddie. Liquid started to pour out of the bowl, burning the message. The winged one flew over to Bill causing him to run into the wall. I looked behind me and saw heads floating in the fish tanks, I screamed but silenced it a bit with my hands. I started backing up to the wall beside Bill and closed my eyes until it was all over. When I heard Mike stop smashing his chair on the table I opened them I looked around to see everyone getting the hell out of there. I looked down and saw my hand interlaced with bills. I let go quickly and got my jacket and then left the room with the others.