a bird watcher. [stanley uris]

chapter six. [the hanscom house]

a/n: i just wanna say that i wish that i could have a friend like ben hanscom lol.

we get to ben's house and i let my bike fall to the ground. i see stan put his kickstand down and i wait for him. while i am waiting, i see a woman putting up a missing poster of patrick hockstetter. 'i am so glad he is missing. but i wonder how his parents are dealing with it.' i think to myself, then go into the house with stan. ben goes to his room quickly for some reason. i hear eddie and richie talking about something dumb. it's something about chimpanzees and an old man.

"woah, woah, woah. wow!" richie says.

"cool, huh?" ben asks richie as i start to look at some pictures.

"no. nothing cool. nothing cool." richie replies.

"this is cool! oh wait. no it's not." eddie says.

me, stan, eddie, and richie look at the same wall.

"what's that?" stan asks, pointing.

"oh, that? that's the charter for derry township." ben says.

"nerd alert." richie says.

"no. actually it's really interesting." ben says.

i nod my head. "shut it, richie. we came here to listen to ben. not you."

"derry started as a beaver trapping camp." ben says.

"still is. am i right, boys?" richie asks while holding his hand up, waiting for someone to high-five it. me and stan just shake our heads. richie puts his hand down.

ben continues. "ninety-one people signed the charter that made derry. but later that winter, they all disappeared without a trace."

eddie looks shocked. "the entire camp?"

ben nods. "there were rumors of indians, but no sign of an attack. everyone just thought it was a plague or something. but it's like one day, everyone just woke up and left. the only clue was a trail of bloody clothes leading into the well house."

i get scared, and and suddenly grabbed stan's hand. i continue to just glare at the wall.

- stan's pov -

suddenly, ava grabs my hand.  i don't know if she just wanted to hold it, or she is scared. but for whatever reason it is, my heart is practically about to beat out of my chest. 'i guess i can ask her about it on the way home.' i think to myself.

- ava's pov - 

richie says, "jeez. we can put derry on 'unsolved mysteries.'"

i glare at richie. "it's not the time to be joking around, richie." then i feel something leave my hand. i look and see that stan pulled his hand away from mine. i blush, realizing that i had grabbed his hand so quickly.

stan gets richie, eddie, and i's attention when ben gets distracted by something else.

"what do you think ben's doing?" stan whispers.

"i don't know." richie says, shrugging his shoulders.

"maybe he's just trying to make some friends." i whisper. stan nods.

"w-wuh-where was the well house?" bill asks, and we all look at him.

ben shrugs. "i don't know. somewhere in town, i guess. why?"

bill looks toward the wall. "nothing."

we all say our goodbyes and start to go to our houses. as stan and i are riding our bikes, he asks me something.

"hey. uh. i was just kinda wondering. why did you grab my hand at ben's house?"

i start to blush. "i didn't even realize for a while that i was holding it until you let go. i probably just grabbed it because i started to get scared."

he nods his head and then i start to think about certain stuff.

"um. can i tell you something once we get back to our houses?" i ask.

he nods. "sure. of course."

i nod my head, and i start to get anxious as we get closer to the houses. since i'm going to be telling him something big.

we bring our bikes to a halt once we get there. my heart is thumping so fast.

he turns in my direction. "uh. so, what did you want to tell me?"

i swallow. 'ava, come on, tell him. you have to say it sooner or later.' i think to myself and i sigh.

"okay. uh. i-i like you." i say.

he just looks at me for a long time. i wave my hand in front of his face. "heeelllooo? earth to stanley?"

he seems to get himself out of his thoughts.

"r-really? because i like you too."

i just smile and i pull him into a tight hug. he hugs back and he wasn't at all hesitant.

"i was actually so terrified that you weren't gonna say that you like me too. my heart was about to blow up." i say really fast. i realized that i probably sounded like eddie.

"well. now there is nothing to be scared about anymore." he says.

i nod my head. "i realize that. and it makes me really happy."

he laughs. "same here."

we just stare at each other for a while and i exhale. "i have to get inside."

he nods. "i know. i have to go too."

i smile and lean up and kiss his cheek and i start to walk away. "see ya tomorrow, stanley."

he looks really shocked and puts his hand on his cheek where i kissed him, and he nods his head. "yeah. tomorrow."

i giggle and go inside. i look out the window and see that he is still in shock.

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a/n: OMG! the confession between stan and ava finally happened! i'm so happy for them. hope you guys liked it. also, sorry that this chapter is kinda shorter than the others.

this will probably be the last update for today :( but see ya tomorrow.

comment what your favorite television (shows and movies) couple or ship is! mine is probably mileven (mike and eleven) from stranger things. or reddie (richie and eddie) from IT. i also love benverly. they so cute tho. anyways, comment!!

seeee yaaa laterrr!!!!