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

45). Half Sleep

*Richies POV
After a while one by one everyone piles into Eddies room. Stanley asleep beside the bed. Bill sitting at the desk watching him, making sure he doesn't wake up. Beverly sits in the fluffy chair in the corner. Ben sits in front of her, he legs on his shoulders and hand in his hair. Mike sits in bean bag chair on the other corner.

Slowly I move, putting my back against the wall and putting in on the outside. He shuffles but then finds me again. Putting his hands on my bare chest. I honestly forgot about the bruises and scratches and stuff. It didn't matter, I have all my friends right here.

"Bill, you can put Stanley up here." How I've described it, the bed seems like a twin bed when it's really a king. "O-okay." Simply lifting Stanley up he puts him on the bed. Having enough room to lay next to him. Their feet at the top of the bed and heads at the bottom.

After a bit everyone find a comfortable spot on the bed chairs or floor. Eddie, Stanley, Mike, Beverly, Ben. All fall asleep (in order also) lastly is Bill and I.

"R-Richie?"
"Yeah?"
"You care about E-Eddie right?" "Yeah why wouldn't I?"
"I mean normal f-friends don't lay like t-that, most l-likely one has a c-crush on the o-other, while th-the other is c-completely oblivious."
"We don't like each other like that, we both agreed earlier."
Trying my hardest in the darkness of the room, I try to look at Eddies face. To see how peaceful and cute? it might be.

"Oh okay, g-goodnight trash m-mouth."
"Night Billiam."

One last time I feel the bed ruffled, followed by snoring on the opposite end. Running my thumb over his cheek and lips I feel his soft skin. His arm loosely around my waist as the other one still on my chest. Our legs stay tangled. His breath tickles my bare chest.

I have the urge to kiss him. But I don't.

Finally my eye flutter close, only to be opened once again 2+ hours later. Eddie tries to pull me closer, his breathing quickens as he becomes more antsy. "Shhh it's okay Eddie I'm here." His once quick and rapids breaths turn into slow and peaceful ones. I kiss his temple until I hear small snores.

He was asleep through the whole thing. But was too deep into sleep to wake up fully.

After one last kiss on his temple and my hand rubs up and down his back, I too fall asleep.