before we get into it just a heads up this imagine is pretty long because i didn't wanna make you guys wait for a part two, enjoy <3
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y/n's pov:
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*bang, bang, bang*
'what the hell is that?' i think to myself
i look over to my alarm clock (8:36am)
oh you have got to be kidding me
i stuff my pillow into my face and try to go back to sleep, it's the first week of summer break and i'm not waking up this early
*bang, bang, bang*
i look over to my window and notice smudges all over it
'how did this happen' i ask to myself
i go to look over at the marks on my window when a rock comes out of no where, scaring h the living hell out of me
"HOLY SHIT" i yell, and fall backwards onto the floor
"motherfuc-"
that's when my mom walks in
"is everything alright dear?" she asks, clearly annoyed
"yep." i reply getting up and looking into my dresser for something to wear, because clearly whoever was at my window isn't going away anytime soon.
my mom rolls her eyes and tells me to quiet down as she slams my door. i laugh knowing i definitely woke her up
i grab a pair of high waisted blue shorts and a yellowish shirt with tons of small designs on it
'i guess these will do'
just as im about to change another rock hits mu window.
i run over to my window and open it
"what the HELL do you want!" i yell
no response
"hello?"
"look if you're gonna wake me up at 8:30 on summer vacation you're gonna tell me who you are so i can murder yo-"
"calm your tits y/n it's me"
"who's m- oh you've got to be kidding me"
i look down and notice richie tozier staring down at me, smirking
"what are you laughing at tozier"
"i like your pajama's, the bunnies on your shirt really bring out your eyes"
"i know you didn't wake me up this early and THEN start to diss my bunny pajama's richie, that's really low" i yell as i shut my window
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i walk back over to my dresser and change into my clothes i had set out on my bed, before i was rudely interruptedyour outfit
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i brush out my hair and start to walk downstairs to grab a glass of water before i head out, i knew for a fact richie was gonna be standing right under my stupid tree that he has such a love for
"mom i'm heading out with some friends, i'll be back before dark"
she didn't answer me but i knew she heard me, so i ran out the door to find richie talking to the apples on my tree. i try not to make much noise as i walk over to him, he seemed really into his conversation
'gosh he's adorable' i think to myself
no y/n. you can't catch feelings for richie. he's RICHIE.
he notices me standing there
"shit- y/n why didn't you say something!" he yells
"you seemed to be having a nice talk, i didn't wanna be rude" i laugh, clearly annoying him
"shut up y/l, at least this tree listens, it took a dozen rocks before you got your lazy ass out of bed"
we both laugh
"hey the others wanted to go down by the arcade if you wanna come?" richie asks
"i don't know.. i had something else in mind"
"like what?"
"forget it, i'll come"
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30 minutes later
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"hey eddie these your birth control pills?"
"yeah and i'm saving them for your sister. this is private stuff"
i start to giggle
"hey what's so funny" eddie asks, annoyed
"nothinggg" i say in a high pitched voice
"richie what made you wanna bring a GIRL along anyways?"
"what's that supposed to mean?" i ask
"girls don't even like video games"
"i do"
"you're lying"
"no i'm not"
"yes you ar-"
"will you two k-knock it off!" bill yells
"shit when did you get here?" richie asks
"eddie told me to m-m-meet him h-here"
"oh yeah, we're going to the arcade, richie won't stop pestering me to go, wanna come?"
"i cant.." bill mumbles
"oh cmon bill it's summer! you can't spend it looking for georgie the whole time, you gotta move on" eddie cries
bill looks down at his feet. pain in his eyes
"really eddie?" i say
"bill i didn't mean it-"
bill storms out the door
"what the hell eddie?" i yell, and follow bill outside
i can hear richie footsteps following behind me but i choose to ignore it
"bill wait!" i say as he hops on his bike
"bill denbrough if you go off on that bike i'm gonna kill you!"
"y-you're just a girl.. you w-wouldn't hurt a fly if you had the chan-chance"
i freeze.
that's all they ever say to me. i'm just a girl.
"y/n i-i didn't mean that i swear.."
"is that really what you all think of me? that i'm just some girl that doesn't like video games or getting her feet dirty? because i'm more then that bill! i'm not just some stupid girl!"
"i was angry and took it out on you" he starts walking towards me
" i didn't mean what i said"
"i'll show you i'm more then some girl. i'll stop this fucking clown by myself"
i shove my way past bill and start walking back to my place
"y/n wait!" i hear him and richie shout. but i don't wait. i'm gonna kill this fucking clown.
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richies pov:
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"great going dipshit you pissed her off" i say, annoyed
"i didn't mean it r-rich you know that"
"well what do we do now? you're pissed at eddie and eddies about to be real pissed at the both of us because we made y/n leave"
"i.. i don't know"
that's when it hits me
"bill?"
"what?"
"what did y/n mean"
"what are you talking about?"
"she said she's gonna kill the clown"
"she's not actually gonna d-do anything richie"
but i know her better then that. we talk a lot more then her and the others, she doesn't think straight when she's angry. she's gonna do something she regrets. i know what she's capable of. she's not like any other girl but no one can take on a child eating clown by themselves
"earth to richie" i notice eddie snapping his fingers in my face
"what?"
"you tell me what, bill said one minute you were talking and the next minute you just zoned out and wouldn't answer him, so he came to get me" eddie states
"sorry.."
"hey let's get going to the arcade"
"aren't you mad at bill?" i ask
"it's whatever, i shouldn't have said what i said, i'll get over it"
"what about y/n?"
"okay how about we go to the arcade for half an hour, and we call her when we're done, she needs space richie, you can't keep bugging her."
he's right. i don't know why i feel like i have to protect her all the time.. she's not my girlfriend or anything as much as i'd like her to be.. shit did i really just think that. forget it
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y/n's pov:
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i walk down to the basement, it's only about 10:45am meaning both my parents are gone to work, meaning i have the house to myself.
i start to walk down to my basement knowing i have stuff down there. i wanna prove to bill and eddie that i'm more then just a girl. they always say i just like to paint my nails and i'm scared to get my socks wet but to be honest, i don't even like painting my nails
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i grab the flashlight off the shelve, and change my shoes, if i'm gonna go kill a stupid clown i probably shouldn't be wearing sandals, so i change into my hiking boots.
"where would a clown live anyways?" i think to myself
what i remember from ben's research was the clown likes the sewers. the only easy way into the deep part of the sewers was the wellhouse, about a ten minute jog from my place on neibolt street.. looks like i might need my running shoes instead
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15 minutes pass
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"finally" i say, out of breath
i go into my bag to grab my water
oh you've got to be fucking kidding me.
"shit! where is it" i yell
i forgot the most important thing for this trip, my water.
"damnit." i mumble as i walk inside the house
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"woah"
this place is huge..
i look around. there's a dozen rooms in here.. how the hell do i find out which one the clowns in?
i assume it would be downstairs as the sewers are underground, but i decide to look around a little bit before i go all the way down.
i start making my way upstairs, hearing lots of noises below me
"don't overthink this y/n.. it's an old house, old houses make noises when you walk"
it's been literally five minutes and i'm already out of breath, as embarrassing as it is, i'm lazy as hell. i don't jog 15 minutes to an abandoned house that often
"what the hell am i even doing.. trying to fight a crazy ass clown all by myself" i whisper to myself
"you're crazy y/n.. you're fucking insane.."
*bang*
"ah!" i yell
a painting fell behind me
"stupid wind."
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5 minutes pass
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there's not too much upstairs, a whole lot of broken flooring and old paintings but not a lot of rooms, the second floor is much more of an open plan then the first floor
*slam*
i panic and drop my flashlight
it felt like i couldn't move
the door right in front of me slammed shut quicker then i could blink.. and i know it wasn't from the wind
"what the .. fuck.." i mumble to myself as i notice a pair of glowing yellow eyes peering at me through the hole in the door
i grab my flashlight as quick as i can and start to make my way down the stairs.
i wanted to kill the clown.. but i didn't think it though. hell its a CHILD eating clown.. i'm 14.. i don't have any power against it.
"don't you wanna play a game?" i hear from behind me
my first mistake was turning my head to see what was behind me. and there it was, that stupid fucking clown
"oh fuck.." i say and start to pick up my paste.
"shit, shit, shit! which way are the stairs"
"georgie wants you to bring billy to him.. would you do that for him y/n?"
"stay the hell away from me.." i say as i back into a door
i turn back towards the door and pull it open, slamming it behind me
"oh thank god"
and right infront of me are the stairs
i rush down them as quick as possible, ignoring all the creaking noises there making
"why the hell are these stairs so long!" i say to myself
"shit!"
the stairs start to collapse below my feet
i fall through the stairs, the wood landing on my one arm, making it impossible to lift it
"oh come on, come on, come on!"
i try lifting the wood off my arm, it seems impossible
"okay breath y/n. stop panicking, you can do this. 3, 2, 1, pull"
i yell as the pain bursts through my arm, the wood definitely is gonna leave a mark but i manage to get it off me. just as i'm about to get up i feel a hand wrap around my mouth.
i try to scream but i cant.
i kick and kick but nothing seems to work.
i feel it's grip get tighter as it slowly goes towards my neck, squeezing, and turning my head so i'm facing his.
and there, just as i thought was pennywise.
"such a shame you treated me so badly up there y/n.. we could've been friends you know.. i just wanted someone to be my friend.."
i kick and shout as i struggle to breathe
"get off m-me-"
i'm gonna die..
i cant breathe.
can feel my blood rushing through my body as my vision starts to blur.
i feel numb.
i stop kicking, knowing it isn't helping and try pulling his fingers off my neck, nothings working. i'm gonna die.
"giving up already y/n? it's only been a few minutes, we didn't even get to play our game" the clown laughs
"g-get.. awa-"
"get the hell off of her you asshole!" i hear a familiar voice yell
he releases his grip and falls the the ground
i start aggressively coughing, trying to catch my breath, backing up as quickly as i can
"hey it's just me you're okay now"
my brain felt fuzzy, my vision was blurry. i couldn't tell who it was
"get away!" i yell
"y/n it's me. it's richie" he says, keeping his voice calm so he doesn't scare me even more
i rub my eyes, trying to regain my vocation
"rich.."
he walks over to me and grabs my hand
"you're okay now y/n.."
i look around me, noticing eddie and bill are behind him, pure fear in there eyes.
i look richie in the eyes and smile
he smiles back and pulls me into a hug, i hug back and start to giggle
"what's so funny?" he asks, releasing his grip
"who would've guessed richie tozier had a soft spot"
"oh shut it. you nearly died!"
"yeah but if it would've been stanley you would've left him"
"anyone would've left fucking stanley"
we all laugh, i know richie didn't mean what he said about stanley but it's funny anyways
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we all walk out of the house, my arm was bleeding pretty bad, causing eddie to keep staring at it
"eddie will you stop staring at my arm?" i ask
"it's bleeding a lot y/n! you're gonna get arm cancer!"
"is that even a thing?"
"i don't know! it could be!"
"hey you two run ahead, y/n and i will catch up to you" richie says
and they run ahead
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"hey did you need to talk to me about something?" i ask, genuinely wondering
"well kind of.."
"go on then"
"look i wanted to start off by apologizing.. i know i can be a total ass but i promise i'm not always what i seem"
"hey i know rich, you're not an ass you're just... an ass"
we both laugh and i feel his hand brush against mine a couple times
"i'm sorry for treating you like shit.. you know always calling you just a girl or saying jokes i know you used to take to heart"
"i don't"
"you used to. you've grown onto my jokes but they used to hurt you"
"and you know this how"
"you're terrible at hiding your feelings"
"hey that's not-"
"y/n"
"richie"
he grabs one of my hands
"i think i like you.. like a lot"
"wait what?"
"everything i see you i feel.. different, ive never felt this way around anyone before.. it's terrifying but i can't keep it from you anymore" his voice was so shaky but he managed to keep it from stuttering, he was clearly nervous
"is this one of your jokes? did eddie or bill dare you to tell me think when you guys were all at the arcade or something-"
"NO! i mean.. no, i'm sorry i didn't mean to shout"
"okay okay, my bad. you're just full of jokes i thought maybe this was one of t-"
he cuts me off by holding my one hand and putting his others around my waist and pulls me into a kiss.
i didn't know how to react.. shocked at first but eventually i just let it happen, i put my hand up to his face and kissed him back,
i could feel his eyes widen when i did, i think he's just as shocked as i am
"richie, i like you too"
"oh you're hilarious y/n.. is this one of your stupid jokes"
"shut up tozier, you know i wouldn't joke about this"
he laughs at me
"you know y/n.. i was having a pretty nice conversation with your tree earlier"
i looked at him weird, forgetting he talked to my tree just hours before this
"what?" i say
"you know this morning when you came out of your door? and watched me talk to your tree"
"OH yeah that, i remember now. what did you talk about anyways?"
"i asked the tree if i should ask you out"
"and did the tree talk back richie" i say, mocking him
"nope, but i could just sense it wanted me to shoot my shot"
"you sensed feelings.. from a tree?"
"yes"
we both laugh
"well y/n.. that was a hint"
me being oblivious as ever asks
"huh?"
"oh my gosh you're helpless"
"what are you talking about"
he grabs the side of my face and asks
"y/n y/l, will you go out with me"
"oh so trash mouth has balls hm?"
he just smiles at me
i lean in and kiss him on the lips
"of course i'll go out with you richie, i thought you'd never ask"
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HEYY THIS IS SO BAD BYE HAHAHA, and sorry it's stupidly long but i didn't wanna make you guys wait for a part two, i'll honestly be shocked of anyone ends up seeing this, but if you do i hope you enjoy, i know it's not the best ever, it was kinda rushed but it's something. anyways go follow my tiktok @nataliegrazer.x if you don't already to see the imagine this was based off of, i love you guys thank u for reading
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i also apologize for any typos, i didn't re-read this because i have some things to do:)
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