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Chapter 1 (oh my god this is gonna be so cringe)
Eddies POV:
“UGHHH, I’m so bored” Richie exclaimed from his spot in the hammock next to Edddie (much against eddies complaining)
The rest of the group made sounds of agreement (a rare sighting for them to agree with anything Richie says) but it was winter break and none of the losers had anything to do except hang out together and sit around.
“Okay..” Stanley started “so hear me out here.. I was talking to Mike and Bill the other day and we were saying how it would be really cool if we all went on like a holiday together. And Mike’s grandpa gave him his old truck recently. What if...we all went camping?”
Bev spoke up first
“Hey that’s actually not a bad idea”
Eddie was shocked
“WHAT?! CAMPING IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER?! You have to be joking Stan. Have you not heard about all the diseases you can get from camping!? And not the mention the wildlife! Nope-no way it’s too dangerou-“
“Ahh Eddie Spaghetti” Richie interrupted “Always worrying about everything, don’t worry Eds, I’ll protect you” he mocked.
Eddie knew it was a joke. He knew that but he couldn’t help the warmth rise in his cheeks and that strange feeling in his chest. That had been happening alot recently around Richie. But no, he couldn’t think about that ..
“I-ugh shut up Rich” he started, sounding a hell of a lot more flushed then he would have liked “besides it’s not like my mother would ever even consider letting me go”
Silence fell over the room.
Ben shuffled in the chair he was sitting on
“your like-what nearly 17, she’s got to give you some freedoms”
Eddie sighed.
“I mean I can try ..”
★★★
(Richie's pov)
The group had decided that they were going to camping the coming weekend. It was currently Wednesday night so that meant only 2 days until they would be going. But that also meant only 2 more days for Eddie to persuade his mum to let him go..as much as he would never admit it to anyone he really wanted Eddie to be able to go. The boy’s presence never failed to make him happy. Even the thought of him caused a warm feeling creeping up in his stomach- but no. He couldn’t think about that. He had to push those thoughts to the very back dark isolated corners of his mind. If anyone found out what was wrong with him especially Eddie. Everything would be over.
Richie sighed and turned over in his bed he might as well attempt to sleep while he can.
★★★
Richie sleepily walked down the stairs around 8:00 the next morning. He turned dragged out chair and flopped down on it, sipping from a cup of coffee placed Infront of him by his mother.
“Thanks.” He mumbled in return
“So” his father started “where are you going camping with your friends again?”
Richie sighed
“Ugh, I don’t know some forest place. Bill and Stan organised it”
“a forest? In the middle of winter? Seriously?”
“my god, dad it’s not even that cold just forget about it I’m going to Eddie’s”
Richie put his mug down on the bench and walked out the door.
The problem with his parents is that they either don’t care what he’s doing or they care too much there is no neutral in-between with them. So he tries to get out of the house as much as he can (which usually includes going to Eddies house) he always found himself drawn to Eddie...because they were best friends platonic best friends..no other reason. At all. Nope.
Richie coughed.
He realised that he had reached Eddie’s front yard so he went around the side to climb up to his window. There was no way in hell that he was going to go threw the front door. He already knew that Mrs. K hated him and sometimes he worried that she knew that he was-
Richie fell through the window.
And by some magical force that did not wake Eddie up who was dead asleep on his bed. Richie was very much fighting the urge to go lay down and brush his soft brown hair out of his face that was resting and looking so peaceful-
What the fuck Richie, your such a creep
He settled for just walking over to him and shaking his shoulders to wake him up
“Edddddiiieee!! Eddddssss”
Eddie slowly opened his eyes and jumped back slightly at the realisation that Richie was standing above him
“Ahh!! What the fuck Richie!?”
“awh, nice to see you to Eds”
“Dont call me that- and how the hell did you get in here?!”
“I literally fell threw the window. How did you not hear me?”
“must’ve not been very loud”
“Mm, unlike your mum last night”
“BEEP BEEP RICHIE”
Richie just laughed and walked around the room while eddie fell back and groaned into his pillow.
“What are you even doing here” Eddie said
“I don’t know I was bored. Have you started packing yet incase you can come with us?”
“...no”
“Okay great! A reason for me to be here!!”