No ones POV
Everyone walks into Richies home at once, talking a bit loudly. "Shhhh, he's asleep." Everyone puts their focus on Ben, who has Eddie laying against his stomach. Beverly smiles, Ben is the best.
"H-here lets kind of s-start so Richie can come b-back with it done." Bill suggest and they all agree. Soon getting the pastel colored balloons taped onto the coffee table, presents on the table and lastly the cake.
Richie walks through the door, a smile on his face. "Here." He smiles. "Richie you said no big gifts." Stanley nudges Richie smiling. "I know but I wanted to give him the best gift." Everyone smiles at his reasoning.
*Richies POV
Ben and I switch places, everyone sits around the living room. "Eddie, come on lets wake up." Eddies eye flutter open. He blinks a couple times. A small confused look on his face makes everyone smile. "Happy birthday Eddie." Beverly breaks the silence.
"I wanted to make you feel better, so we made you a small birthday party." Eddie looks at me, soon to wrap me into a hug. His face on the crook of my neck. He lets go and looks around at everyone. He smiles, for the first time in two days.
"Here Eddie lets watch movies." Mike grabs the remote and turns a movie on. I sit against the right edge of the couch, Eddie beside me. Then Stanley and Bill. Mike sits on the floor beside the coffee table and Ben and Beverly sitting together in the rocking chair.
My arm goes around Eddies waist, pulling him closer. Stanley texts me.
Staniel
S:Are you sure you don't like him?
R:No Stanley I don't, he's a friend and I wanna make him feel okay.
S:I mean if a 78 year old held a 12 year old like that and the ways you've held him. The 78 year old would be in jail.
R: he freaks out when he's alone, touch I guess helps him. You would do the same for Bill even if you guys didn't like each other like that.
Stanley looks over at Bill, he laughs at the movie. Bills arm around Stanley's shoulder.
S:you're right, sorry
R:it's fine Stanley the manly :D
S:please stop
Soon the movie ends. "That movie w-wasn't good." "How dare you." Stanley pushes Bill away playfully. "I'm sorry." Bill kisses Stanley's jawline making him giggle.
We all start to sing happy birthday to Eddie. His smile big. I put a party hat on his head. He smiles at me and looks back to our friends. "Smile!" Ben hold the phone up. Everyone inches closer. *click*
"Here blow out the candles." Mike smiles. Eddie waits a second and then blows them out with a quick and short breath. "Presents!!!" I pat Eddies knee, he wears my pajamas still.
He carefully opens Mikes gift first. "This is kind of a group gift." 3 bracelets and 4 necklaces. All with the same charm. All with a semi bent rose gold charm.
Engraved with "Losers"
"I know it seems bad but we're all losers in our own way, and that's what makes us special." Eddie smiles at Mike. He chooses a bracelet so does Stanley and Bill, I choose a necklace. Beverly Ben Mike and also choose the necklace.
Next is Bills gift. New swim trunks. Ben gets him some pastel paint, surprisingly Eddie paints. Beverly somehow convinced him he would look good with butterfly clips in, so that's her gift.
Stanley buys him a new backpack, a pastel yellow one, the same brand as his. Eddie told Stanley how much he like his backpack.
Next my gift. A new fanny pack a new pair of white high tops, overalls and a hoodie. He's wearing my clothes, I caught hims smelling my shirt a couple times. Before he woke up I sprayed it with my cologne. His face lights up. He hugs me quickly.
Whispering in my ear.
Thank you Chee. It's like his first words all over again.
My face fills with shock. "You're welcome." I smile at him. "Oh yeah we got you funfetti cake." His eyes grow wide as he looks at the cake once again. "Here's a fork" Eddie basically bounces in his seat. "Thank you guys, I love you guys." He croaks as he looks directly at me. My face heats up.
Why? Why did I feel like that when he said that simple sentence? Bill has said it. I felt normal.
Eddie starts to eat the cake, talking about what we should do today, forgetting about early this morning. I reach at my neck and shoulder blades feeling the scratches. Most of the scratches are on my chest and the back of my neck. I shutter thinking about the face he made as he could the breathe. Tears weld in my eyes, luckily my glasses shield them.
"Here Eddie go try on the clothes." I smile. He jumps up and runs to my room. For some reason he likes my room better than the one I've been letting him use. He comes out, the hoodie underneath the overalls and the high tops perfectly fitting.
"We should go somewhere." He croaks once again. We all nod and decide to leave the house. "Are we walking?" Ben ask, grabbing Beverlys hand. "S-Sure" Bill wraps a hand around Stanley's waist.
Eddie walks close to me, on my right. "Is your side okay?" He whispers. "Not really but it'll be okay." I smile, he reaches up and lifts my shirt a bit. The color faded ever so slightly. Now a blackish bluish color. Covering my whole right side where my ribs are.
"I'm sorry 'Chee" I smile at the nickname.
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"I Don't Need Help" //Reddie AU
FanfictionRichie gets into fights almost every 2 weeks, and never gets blamed for the fights. One day he gets hurt worse than usual and sits in the bathroom all period. Eddie comes in and finds him, he starts to help with his cuts and bruises. Soon Richie get...
