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

47). Tears fall Silently

November 25th 2019
*Eddies POV
*Next Week*
After staying with Stanley and Bill for a while, I'm finally gonna ask Richie if I can stay with him again.

*Richies POV
Eddie
E: hey Chee :)
R: hiya Eds :))
E: not my name but how are you?
R: I'm doing good. Hbu?
E: I'm doing well I have a question.
R: ask away :)
E: can I come back to your house?
R: please?
*message deleted*
I don't like him like that.
R: sure I've been bored recently 😂
E: okay, I'll move all of my stuff back after school today :)
R: okay bet, do you wanna walk back home from school today?
E: yeah I always do 😂
R: no, I mean with me...
E: oh sure I'll see you later
R: okay bet :D
E: :)

"Mr. Tozier what's the answer?" "Uh 6.59 squared." "Correct."

I wasn't paying attention but I'm really good in school.

*later at lunch*
Finally I get to see all of my friends. Walking into the lunchroom I can hear a laugh, a sweet one. "Chee! Come here." Cutting in line I get over with Eddie and the losers. "Hiya Eds." I smile raising a hand up to high-five, too high for him to reach.

"Richie you know I can't reach up that high." "Oh yeah it's because your short." I smirk.

Eddies mood has improved since the sleep over. Finally he gives me a high-five rolling his eyes at the short joke. "My name isn't Eds either." He crosses his arms turning around where his back faces me. "You know you love it." I hug him from behind, picking him up a bit. "We done been knew." Beverlys voice get a bit louder. I let Eddie down. "What did you done been knew?"

I copy her vocabulary, somehow Beverly and I can understand each other very well in sentences that don't make sense to smart people (that have common sense) like Eddie and Stanley.

Both boys (who are the shortest) look at each other, most likely thinking the same thing. "Oh nothing trashmouth." Ben smiles.

"Trashmouth?!" A viscous voice powers over the whole cafeteria. My back faces the voice. Eddie gives me a look, he blinks rapidly. Most likely scared. Finally I take a breath. "Hi Patrick how are you?" He doesn't reply instead he stares at me intently. "Are you protecting you're boyfriend?" He hisses.

Without realizing I had backed into Eddie. His hands on my hips, my arms out a bit to protect him. He's basically squished against the wall.

"We're not dating." "Well it sure seems like it." He barks. "Patrick leave us alone. We're just trying to get lunch my guy."

(You'll notice some things Richie says is stuff I say like "my guy" "I- ok then" and lots of other things since I'm a mix of Richie Eddie and Stanley but a straight girl version lol)

Eddie whimpers in fear, he's squished up against the wall. Finally he punches me out cold.

*Eddies POV
Richie takes one punch to the face and is out cold. We both slide down against the wall. "Richie, Richie baby wake up. Come on Chee wake up." I don't know why I called him baby, the words slipped out of my mouth.

I try to hold it together but seeing him in pain lets the tears fall.

The losers huddle around us. Richie lays against my stomach. Blood slowly pours down his nose. "Come on w-we should all g-go back to R-Richies place."