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Chapter Four.

Eddie flushed a brilliant red and gaped at the tall boy. “W-what?!”, the flustered boy exclaimed. Richie chuckled nervously at Eddie, worried that he’d gone too far.He turned to meet him eye to eye.
    “I’m kidding Ed’s, don’t get your panties in a twist.” Richie sighs nonchalauntly. Eddie smiles at that, but it looks forced. It doesn’t reach his eyes.
    “R-right. Of course. Sorry.”, the small boy laughs nervously, shifting his gaze away from Richie's intense stare.
    “Ed’s?” Richie questions. 
    “Mhm?” Eddie mumbles, still refusing to meet the lanky boy’s eye line. 
    Richie shifts his weight from one foot to the other while chewing on the inside of his cheek before starting towards Eddie, who still couldn’t look at Richie. Suddenly he was standing in front of the small boy, reaching up to hold his delicate jaw in his strong grip, turning his head to meet him eye to eye. 
    “Do I make you nervous, Eddie?” Richie purred into his ear, his hot breath brushing his neck softly and sending shivers down Eddie's spine.
    “N-no..” Eddie whispered softly, leaning into Richies warm palm unconsciously. The latter let out a low chuckle.
    “Don’t lie to me Ed’s, you’re practically putty in my hands.” He leaned down to cautiously kiss Eddie's neck, slowly as so the other could pull away if he wanted too. He didn’t. When Richie’s lips brushed his sensitive skin, Eddie let out a small whimper and craned his neck to give the taller more access. Richie growled lowly at that chestnut-haired boy’s submissiveness and pulled him tightly against his chest.
    “You’re doing things to me Ed’s,” he groans into Eddie’s ear, running his fingers through the boy's hair.
    “Please-” Eddie whimpers into the other boy’s chest.
    “Please what, baby?” He responds, the nickname rolling off his tongue naturally.
“Please kiss me~” Eddie exclaims, unable to hold back any longer.
Richie grins from ear to ear, leaning in slowly. Their faces barely a centimeter apart, and the tips of their lips brushing-
“Hey losers!” The bubbly voice of Beverly Marsh erupts from the trees, startling the boys and causing them to jump apart as if they had been electrocuted by the other. She emerges from the forest, taking in Richie’s startled expression and Eddie blushing cheeks.
“Did I-” she starts, only to be cut off by Richie’s abrupt, “NO!”.
“-interrupt something?” Beverly finishes with a shit-eating grin.
“NO!” The two flustered boys shout in unison. The red-headed girl curls over in laughter, gripping her knees for support. “Okay okay! Whatever you say, weirdos.” She finally gets out past her barrels of laughter. She glances over at a flustered Eddie, who hasn’t looked up from the ground since Beverly made her entrance. Said entrance left the boys feeling interrupted and flushed from head to toe. 

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Flash- Forward, the gangs all here.
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    All seven members of the Losers Club stood at the precipice of the Quarry. Their Quarry. Their own escape from Derry, in Derry. All of the young adults shivered in excitement- and from the chilled november air.
    “This is so stupid. We could get hypothermia, or bronchitis, or pneumonia, or- Gasp- What if my mother finds out! Nope, no no no! I’m out!” The shrill, anxiety ridden voice of Eddie Kaspbrack rings through the air. 
“Chillaaaax  Ed’s! You’re seventeen for christ sake! So what if she finds out?”The laid back drawl of Richie Toziers voice comes out in a melancholy tone as he grabs the anxious boy's hand, preventing his hurried escape.
“Y-yeah Eddie, w-w-what’s she gonna d-do? G-g-ground yuh-you?” Bill Denbrough stutters through a clenched jaw, getting frustrated with himself. Subtly, Stan “the Man” Uris reaches for the stuttering boy’s arm in a comforting manner, attempting to soothe his upset friend. The action doesn’t go unnoticed by a certain fire-cracker of a girl, but Beverly Marsh keeps her comments to herself.
Eddie looks back at his friends, still unsure, then glances up at the boy who is still gripping his hand with a sense of urgency. 
“ ‘Chee, this isn’t fair. She will literally murder me.” , the small boy pouts up at Richie, melting under his crystal-blue eyes.
“Pleeeaaasssee? For me, Ed’s?”