The Color Barrier~Reddie Au

Sixteen

^Finn posted that, iconic

Once again Richie lays on the ground in a white room. "Noooo, not again." He groans standing up. No one is around, he sighs and sits down, laying on his back.

"I don't understand. I really don't." Suddenly he hears a groan. "Eddie?" "It took me a bit but I'm asleep now."

"I don't understand why this is happening. I want it to stop. Find a way to stop you from dying- I mean to stop everything from happening."

Richie doesn't enjoy letting people know how he feels, to know that he cares mostly.

Richie turns around looking for anything suspicious. "Richie I'm pretty sure there's not way out of this." "Maybe I can protect you. I hate seeing friends in pain. It hurt me to listen to you scream." Richie knows he's saying to much but he doesn't care.

"I know rich, but we're both asleep and I'm holding you. When you wake up just think of something besides of what happened."

Richie walks up to Eddie, pulling him into a hug. "I'm sorry Richie, I wish I could help." "I know. I wish you could too."

Looking down at the smaller boy he smiles. His eyes soft, staring at one part of his face.

Eddie doesn't mean to stare at his lips, he just focuses on certain parts of someone's face.

Slowly the two start to move in closer, until pain starts to fill in his eyes. Their faces inches apart.

"Richie no..." Eddies body starts to go limp. Richies eyes start to tear up. "I'm sorry Eddie, I know."

Screams erupt from the smaller one. Richie sits down with Eddie. Holding him tightly against his chest. Rocking him back and forth, his face in the inner part of his arm.

"Richie please help!" He yells, the scream muffled from Richie holding him so tightly, not wanting to let go. Numbly tears stream down Richies face.

Eddie claws at Richie, his fingernails digging into Richies back and neck. Soon it stops completely.

Richie lays his limp body down to lay on his side. Richie lays with him, pulling him closer.

At this point Eddie has already woken up, Richies too deep in sleep to wake up.

Richie stands up, leaving the smaller one there. He starts to walk away.

Someone starts to drag him, more aggressively than the last time. This time, more than one person. People scratch and punch at him. Laughing loudly until once again, Richie wakes up breathing heavily.

"Shhh. It's okay rich." Eddie holds him tightly, knowing Richies breathing wasn't even.

I want to hold you again, I wanna hug you again. I wanna hear your voice again. I want you to call me-

Call you what? Please come back.

I'm sorry Richie, but I have to leave. I'll see you next week, I need to work so I can pay bills and stuff.

The voice giggles softly.

Bye rich.

Quickly Richie sits up. "Richie are  you okay?" "Not really Ben. I'll be fine though." Ben smiles at Richie and continues to talk to Beverly.

Stanley and Bill cuddle in the corner reading a book about birds.