Meant To Be~Reddie💞

Chapter 17~connor?🦋

-undercover martyn (by Two Door Cinema Club) 💞 
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{if y'all hate me for adding the character in the title then sorry:( i just wanted like something that could spice things up unooo. but yeh sorry <3 }
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~10:45am

Richie Tozier woke up the next day with his phone laying next to him. His pillow was damp from the tear drops and his palms and forehead was sweaty as fuck. He got up out of bed and remembered about going to the arcade to play Street Fighter. He really wanted to text Eddie and ask him if he wanted to come but knew that he shouldn't carry on chasing after him, so he just got ready to go out and headed to the arcade that morning.

Richie's pov:
I did what i always did whenever i went off to the arcade to play Street Fighter, rode there on my bike and then dropped my bike off round the corner of the building. As i walked in with my change all rattling around in my hand, i noticed a boy playing it on his own. I have never seen him before in my life and he seemed upset, well not upset but just lonely. I would normally just walk away and let him play it but i haven't been able to play it for a while so i just went up to the blonde, tall boy and tapped him on the shoulder.
End of pov

"Hello?" he responded to the tap on his shoulder. "Uh, i'm Richie Tozier. I was wondering if we could play Street Fighter together as i haven't been able to play for a wh-"
"Sure," the boy said while cutting off Richie's sentence. A shocking look came across Richie's face once the boy kindly accepted the request to play the game with him. The two boys then got to know each other while battling on Street Fighter. Richie had learnt that his name was Connor, he was new to Derry and was going to be in the same year as him after summer but he also found out that Henry fucking Bowers was his cousin. That's fine. All i need to do is stay out of his way when he's with henry, Richie thought after they placed their last game. They had been playing for around 30-45 minutes until Connor said he had to leave. "We should play another time maybe?" Richie kindly asked the boy as he began to walk away.
"Yeah sure," Connor replied before walking out of the arcade. Maybe i can get over Eddie after all, Richie began to think until he noticed a small boy looking straight at him through the glass of the arcade.. It was fucking Eddie in his usual clothes. Eddie was staring at Richie until he noticed the eyes back at him, he quickly turned to the left and began walking away. Richie grabbed his things and chased after him to ask why Eddie was there in the first place, was he following him? Richie kept on thinking about that until he finally caught up with Eddie and grabbed his shoulder to stop him from running any further. "Let go of me Richie," squealed the small boy.
"no. Why were you staring at me through the glass and then suddenly ran away when i noticed?" Richie hissed back.
"I weren't staring at you. And why were you with a complete stranger?"
"Not a stranger," he corrected. "A boy who's actually very nice and hot."
"Uh. Right then."
"Why? Why are you so pissed off with everything i do?!" The two boys were stood near outside the arcade with both of their faces looking like they were about to have a scrap. "Not everything you do. You can just be a proper dick."
"So can you! You were fucking leading me on!"
"How was i leading you on?" Eddie snapped back but keeping his voice quieter than before.
"Kissing me back and then saying that you're straight. Are you straight? Because if so i'm just gonna leave you alone and go after Connor and see if he will lead me on. Oh fucking wait i forgot, i was trying to leave you alone anyway but you was somehow here STARING. AT. ME." Richie's angry was noticeable starting with the sweat running down his head and his fists clenching together. Not that he was gonna hit Eddie because he would never, he only did that because it was a way to help his anger at times. Eddie's face had gone bright pink, he felt  partly embarrassed but mostly scared. He had secrets that he kept.. But he did know whether he was able to keep it to himself any longer. "Richie..."
"No, answer my question."
"Come to my house and i'll explain."
"I want to know now! Not at your house," Richie demanded.
"What's so bad about me telling you at my house?"
"Because.." Richie have a sigh before continuing. "Because if it's just me and you at your house alone and we're next to each other.. I know that i'm not gonna be able to handle myself and i'm gonna end up kissing you and i would never be able to get over your straight ass!" Eddie felt tears escaping from his eyes but instantly wiped them before they fell down to his cheek. "Fine. I'll tell you now but just keep your voice down," Eddie said before dragging Richie to a bench. The two boys sat in silence, Richie was just waiting for Eddie to spill any secrets that he had been keeping. "Go on then."
"Okay so.." And the boy began to explain. "I told you i was straight but i'm confused. Like i said, i have never liked a boy since you kissed me bu-" The boy was instantly cut off by Richie's loud huff and a sigh.
"You already fucking told me this but then you said you was straight. So are you or not?"
"I'm not okay, i'm bisexual and it took me a lot of guts to come to terms with this so please stop fucking shouting at me and appreciate me coming clean!" The noice dropped and there was just silence until Richie gave the boy a big, tight hug. "I'm sorry Eds.. I shouldn't of done that but i really needed to know because i didn't want to keep chasing after you if you was straight." The two boys were still hugging until they parted after hearing whispers of people who were walking by. Derry was a very homophobic town, so they had boundaries to what they did and what they said. "I know what you mean Rich.. I came here to tell you but then i saw you with that boy and i didn't want to anymore.. I felt insecure again because that boy was hot and he seemed funny."
"How do you know he's funny, you've never met him."
"By the laughter that was coming out of your mouth Toxier." Richie let out a laugh which made Eddie laugh too.
"Don't feel insecure Eds and not every boy i meet is gonna be my crush or whatever."
"Oh yeah i kno-"
"Just shut up and let me come to your house Eds," Richie said while cutting off Eddie.
"My house?"
"Yeah, we can have a sleepover." Eddie smiled again at Richie's words. "Okay, sure!" They both got up and began walking until Eddie stopped and turned back to Richie. "oh and, my name isn't Eds." Richie laughed at Eddie's forced annoyed look on his face and they carried on to walk to Eddie's house (his mom wasn't home as she was gone for a business trip although she did call a LOT).