Back In Black (Richie Tozier X Fem!Reader) 3

•Fifteen•

Word Count: 1001

Warnings: Cursing, character death, big monstah, 4th wall breaking.

Song for chapter 15 - "If I killed someone for you" by Alec Benjamin.

***

I still moved away from Derry, but I was an actress instead. I had a feeling this would be the last time I would need to change anything.

***

"BEEP BEEP, MOTHERFUCKER!!!" I heard Eddie yell. He ran towards Richie and Pennywise and threw a spear at the creature. It was spewing out lava-looking liquid out of it's mouth. Eddie ran over to Richie and I tried to make my way there as fast, as I could, because I could sense something was wrong.

"Hey, Richie, listen, I think I got it, man. I think I killed it- I DID! I think I killed it for re-" A sharp impact was heard.

....

Everyone yelled out Eddie's name as if it would help them get him down from the big monster's spider leg. Pennywise laughed maniacally and threw Eddie in the tight spaced cave. We all ran over to him, everyone was freaking out as Eddie struggled to breathe, while Mike got an idea.

"All living things must abide by the laws of the shape they inhabit!" Mike exclaimed. Beverly, Mike, Bill and Ben made their way around the clown, going deeper in the cave, while I and Richie stayed with Eddie.

"Hey, Richie..." Eddie called out for Richie. Richie immediately muttered a desperate "what" and leaned in closer to hear him

"I...I fucked your mom..." Eddie forced out his last laugh. I laughed in surprise, not expecting Eddie's last words to be that. How did I know those were his last words and laugh? Well, I didn't go on this time travelling trip for nothing. Eddie wouldn't get the same chance I got.

"I am the eater of worlds!" I heard the snarky voice echo from across the cave. I heard the Losers throw insults at him.

"GUYS, WE NEED BACKUP!" The Losers yelled. I got up and waited for Richie to have one last moment with Eddie. Eventually, Richie looked between the rest of the Losers club and Eddie, sighed and got up. We quickly made our way to the clown.

***

"GUYS, WE CAN STILL HELP HIM! COME ON, PLEASE! EDDIE, WAKE UP! OPEN YOUR EYES! YOU'RE JUST JOKING AROUND, RIGHT?!"

"Richie, honey...he's dead."

"We can't let you die here too, Richie, please!"

"..."

They all made their way out of the cave.

***

"NO!" I and Ben held Richie back from running towards the house, which was sucking in the floor. Breaking bit by bit. As if it was being sucked in to a black hole.

"Let's just...let's just go to the quarry." Bill offered. Everyone agreed, although Richie was hesitant.

We all remembered and mourned over Eddie and Stanley.

"Hey...uh...Stanley would have loved bullying Pennywise to death..." Richie chuckled sadly.

Not like it was a competition, but Richie took Eddie's death the hardest. I observed him, not able to comfort him, feeling like it was my fault that Eddie died. Then again, why was I required to go back in time to switch our places? Obviously, it was necessary, but I still couldn't help but feel guilty. Why couldn't I just die and let Eddie live his life? Bill started splashing us with water. Beverly laughed about it, but I couldn't help but be mad. Eddie just died and he decided to have a fucking pool party right here, right now?!

***

We were now at the hotel. Some of us were packing our things to get out of here as soon, as possible, some were planning on staying here for a bit to gather their thoughts. The first group were: Bill, Bev, Ben. The second group were: I and Richie. The third group, who stayed here in the first place and wasn't planning to move out any time soon was: Mike.

Richie was lost in his thoughts for a few days, unable to come up with proper responses like he was distracted. However, by nature he wasn't a non-talkative person, so it didn't take him too long to be talking like normal again. He was still extremely upset about Eddie, though.

One day, Richie brought me to the good ol' kissing bridge. I looked around, but there was no marking that Alyssa and I had made. I expected this, of course, but it was still sad. I felt like I didn't belong to this reality. I shouldn't have had the power to change time in the first place. I mean, come on...me? I'm not responsible enough to clean my laundry, how am I supposed to change a reality? ANYWAY. Richie showed me a carving. It was R+(The first letter of your name, if you have E then holy shit).

After that, we went to some more old places and new ones as well. Mike joined us a few times, but he mostly stayed at his library. I remember we talked about how Mike would at one point move away (this was the one time before Pennywise's comeback in the clubhouse), but it didn't look like he was going to move any time soon still. Who knows? Maybe he'll decide to move one day after all.

Last days there were spent lazily. I and Richie just hung around the hotel, having nothing to do. I was going to move back home, but I didn't want to go without Richie, so we decided that I'll go with him back to his home. I was an actress and he was a comedian, so our jobs did require not staying in one place for too long.

There was still some unresolved obvious tension between us, which was resolved after a Christmas kiss. Then he proposed....nah, just kidding. This isn't that type of story, but he did propose after a few years. Now we lived hApPiLy eVer aFtEr as a fairy tale would say.

...but would the happiness last for long?

~

A life for a life. It was sometimes possible to get a happy ending in a place like Derry. Just not with an expected outcome.

***

For a Richie x reader, it sure is not as focused on the romance. If you have a different opinion or you agree with me, be sure to comment, because I need all the feedback I can get. I think the way I write horror is ridiculous, but it's accidentally the most important aspect of this fanfiction. I mean, the original story is about horror, so it makes sense.

Anyway, don't leave yet, this is not the end. I will write a halloween special, which will be up to the reader whether it is canon or not. I'm still debating on the epilogue.

Hope your day went well and I thank you for taking time out of your day to read my shitty story :) Yeah, it might be shitty but it still means a lot to me. I've made friends during this journey and the IT fandom means a lot to me in general. Anyway, bye before this gets too cheesy.

Random question of the day: What's your favourite thing to lick?