"I Don't Need Help" //Reddie AU

9).Bandages and Ice

⚠️ Slur warning ⚠️ (I'm not sure if fairy is a slur but imma still put the warning)
*Richies POV
"I'll see y-you guys l-later" we all agree and go to the first class of the day. Some of the hallway is empty except me and about 10 other kids. My locker got suck once or twice. Teachers wouldn't notice if I were there or not, it wouldn't matter if I were late anyways.

"What's this fairy doing huh." A boy hisses in my direction. Closing my locker once I got it open. "Trying to get my locker open if it isn't obvious." I mutter under my breath. Finally I open my locker once again, to it being shut. "I would really appreciate it if you didn't do that." "Or what?" The boy got closer. Henry Bowers and his gang slowly cornered me on the lockers.

"Are you gonna punch me? Oh no I'm so scared." He barks back. "Fuck off Henry." His face turns a red color in anger. Punching me once in the stomach.

Okay cool.

I start to fight back. Punching him once in the stomach and then in the jaw. Henry's goons ran to class not wanting to get suspended. His fist soon meets my cheek. Which made me even more upset. Finally I knee him in the stomach. Which caught him off guard. I could feel my eye swelling, my ribs started to ache. My lungs burned with anger. Everything hurt at that point.

Somehow he ended up on the ground. I run to the bathroom and sit there. "What the fuck..." I held onto my side slowly pulling my shirt up. A giant bruise started to form. It hurts to move. Standing up almost made me yell. Looking into the mirror, my eye turning black and surprisingly my glasses still in tact. Lightly touching each place that hurt made it worse. My eye, whole right side, shoulder, fist, shin and jaw.

I slowly slid back onto the floor clutching at my side. Startled by a small person. "Oh no are you okay?" "Not really what does it look like." Laying completely on the floor and my head propped up against the wall should've given it away.

"Here let me help you. Eddie, Eddie Kaspbrak." He smiled gently as he sat on his knees examining my knuckles and face. "What if I don't want help?" "You're still gonna get it... where else?" He lifted my shirt up a bit and gasped. "Here sit up please." I did as he said because I didn't wanna argue. "Take your glasses off." Again doing what he said, not wanting to hurt anymore.

Grabbing my hand and wrapping bandages around my knuckles my face turned a shade of pink. Soon my hand and shin were feeling a bit better. 'Eddie' ran a paper towel under some water and patted my eye and face. Grabbing my chin lightly trying to look around my face, focusing on the bruised places. And the ones that were bleeding that I didn't notice.

Wincing in pain every time he tapped my eye. "I'm sorry I'm almost done." He smiled, or I think he did. I can't see anything. Rubbing his thumb over the black spot on my eye, eyebrows furrowed as he focused.

"There, go get some ice from the nurse. For your side." "I would but I can't see." I say as I stand up. "Oh sorry here." He slowly puts my glasses on the bridge of my nose and puts his hands on my cheeks. We gaze into each others eyes until I put my hand around his forearm. "I gotta go." "Oh yeah sorry, go get some ice." He says as I walk out of the bathroom. A slight smile glued onto my face.