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"I will never get over this feeling!" Stanley sighs with relief as the group dumps the contents of their bags into the garbage "And don't even think of making another touching your dick joke Richie" Stan adds shooting a glare at Richie making the taller teen raise his hands in defense, "Come on it's a good joke!"

"You guys need girlfriends" Bev rolls her eyes the group now walking down the side walk leaving the old brick building behind them till after summer break, the word girlfriend makes Richie tense up looking ahead of him at the short haired red head.. Would they start to ask question's if he doesn't have a girlfriend? 

"Some chicks dig a man in glasses, you guys got nothing going for you" Richie smirks pushing his thick glasses up his nose his friends roll their eyes, "Richie, this is why you've never had a girlfriend" Bev laughs throwing her arm up and around his shoulder Richie wrapping his arm around his waist having to tilt slightly to make it more comfortable, "I will teach you have to earn the heart of a women okay Rich.. Soon you'll be the biggest ladies men the world has ever seen" Bev smiles up at him the two chuckling with one another as the other's stay behind them looking at one another, Eddie look's over at Bill and Ben the two had their eye's glued to the back of Bev's head before making eye contact with each other the air between them becoming awkward in seconds even after they break the eye contact. Eddie lets out a sigh rolling his eyes, this has been going on for years its clear they both like her yet they don't do anything about it.

"I wonder what kind of women Ed's is gonna end up with?" Eddie looks ahead of him seeing Richie now walking backwards a big grin on his face, "At least I'm going to end up with one, asshole" Eddie snaps back giving his friend the middle finger only causing him to chuckle and turn back around until they get to the parking lot reserved to the high school students.

"See you guys later!" Richie calls out as he splits away from the group waving his hand until he gets to the car he was gifted for his sixteenth birthday, Richie was seventeen he had failed a grade in middle school and had to be held back so him and Mike were the oldest of the friend group. He pulls open the car door looking back over his shoulder his eye's landing on Eddie.. The brown haired boy was laughing with Stanley the two walking over to Stan's car since Eddie's mom would never let him get a car of his own saying it was "Too dangerous"

He couldn't help but stare, he had known this boy for years.. He still remembers the first day he had ever met his over worried friend, he had been partnered up with Bill for a school project the two became friends which led to Richie being introduced to Stan and Eddie. The short brown hair boy was busy wiping his side of the lunch table with a disinfecting wipe that he didn't even notice Richie until he turned around and let out a scream loud enough it echoed off the brick walls of the cafeteria, ever since then Richie felt close to him.. It was weird, It was clear that Richie got on Eddie's nerves everyone knew it but seeing his brown eyes glaring at Richie made his heart swell.. He liked Eddie's attention even if it was him being mad.

The drive home was short enough to not be boring but once Richie opened the door to his house he was met with nothing, no noise or anything.. He wasn't surprised, everyday for the past year he has been coming home to an empty house it was like his parents didn't even want to be home. At first Richie didn't mind, at least he could eat what he wanted and watch tv without being yelled at for it being too loud but now it just felt weird, he wanted his parents home.. He wanted the sit down on the couch and watch shitty shows with his dad watching him laugh at the dumbest shit, he wanted to walk into the kitchen and grab a pop just to hear his mother lecture him about eating healthier.. 

They never wanted to talk to Richie about what was happening but he wasn't dumb, he remembers the amount of times he woke up to use the washroom only to see his dad asleep on the couch empty beer bottles littering the coffee table, then the next morning the two acted like nothing happened giving each other a quick kiss goodbye before leaving for work.. He hated how the treated him like a child like if he knew the truth he would break or something, Richie had been living through awful shit his whole life and yet he still tries to forget about it remembering he had an amazing group of friends..

Richie looks around for a second, the house was clean so there wasn't anything he really had to do so instead he slides his shoes off and drops down onto the couch extending his long legs before grabbing the remote and turning the tv on, the group was supposed to start showing up in the next hour or two so he planned on watching tv until then. His plans get interrupted by a heavy knock on the door before it swing's open Bev marching into carrying a large plastic bag, "Not even going to wait for me to answer?"

"Nope I heard the tv and I knew your parents weren't going to be home" She smiles before marching her way into the kitchen dropping the bag on the dinning table with a heavy thump, "So my aunt love's you so much she even bought extra snacks just for tonight" Bev rolls her eyes throwing a package of M&Ms over to Richie the boy catching it in his hands with a proud smile. "See I swear the women love me"

"Whatever weirdo, Bill should be here soon he texted me saying he'd be earlier"

"Alright cool" Richie nods ripping the package open dumping a few in his mouth, "I really don't understand how you stay so skinny you eat more then all of us!"

"What can I say, I'm just amazing" Richie grins patting his chest able to feel the outline of his ribs through his shirt causing his hands to pause, he knew he was skinny he always had been on the smaller side even to the point it worried his mother for a few months until the doctors told her he was fine and it was just the way his body was growing, he looks next to him as Bev drops down on the cushion next to him throwing her legs over his lap letting her lay down fully stretching her arms over her head. The two stay like that until more and more of the group start showing up, Richie's grin grows larger when he see's Stan walking into the house but he wasn't smiling because of Stan no it was because of Eddie who followed in after him the two talking about something. "The whole clubs here!" Bev says jumping into a sitting position smiling around at the group, since Richie was no longer trapped by her legs he pulls himself up slugging his way into the kitchen where Mike and Bill already were searching through the bag, "Bev's aunt always gets the best shit" He says while grabbing a soda out of the fridge. Eddie stays in the living room with the others dropping his bag on the ground where he would be sleeping, he look's around noticing the large stack of movies ready to watch. These sleepovers had become a loser's club specialty, every month the gang would have one large sleepover then spend the next day together this tradition had been going on since the group was in the middle school but it was the one thing Eddie looked forward to every month.. No more mom nagging in his ear about his stupid pills, even if it took him an hour just to get out of the house because she didn't want him to leave without forgetting anything which he never did.

"I present to you.. Food!" Richie says his voice louder then it needed to be as he drops the bag in the center of the group everyone rushing to grab a thing they liked, Eddie watched from his spot as the group acted like starving animals a small chuckle escaping him. "Here you go Ed's" 

Looking up Eddie sees Rich leaning over him holding out one of the only chocolate bars his mom would let him eat because "It's not filled with junk" But it's candy isn't that the point? "Thanks Richie" Eddie gives him a small smile accepting the the candy, once everyone had their snacks they all get comfortable on the floor the place covered in different blankets and pillows. Eddie was sat between Mike and Richie, Mike already had his head slumped against his pillow even as the movie started while Richie had his eyes glued to the tv and a popcorn filled bowl sat on his lap that he was sharing with Eddie. "What are we watching?" Eddie speaks up wondering what movie Bev had even put on, "You'll see" she grins at him only adding to his confusion even more but he still relaxes as the movie starts.

He looks up from the candy in his hand that Richie keeps giving to him even though Richie knows the way his mom likes Eddie to eat, Eddie's eye lock on the tv when the title 'Nightmare on Elm Street" 

"Bev! You know how I am with scary movies" Eddie groans glaring at her which only makes Bev laugh "I promise this isn't even that bad okay? You'll be fine" Bev reassures him enough that he shuts up leaning back against the couch, outside the sun had already started to set leaving the sky an orange pink color well the house started to darken the light from the tv lighting the room enough to see.

The movie continues the group staying silent all paying close attention to the tv, Eddie scrunch's up as the scene becomes dark. He hated jump scares, they were loud, scary and made him feel anxious all things he hated.. He looks down at his lap hearing the music start to raises which was a way he knew something was coming so he looks away, the feeling of something touching the back of his neck makes him scream loud enough to scare the entire group. Richie burst into a fit of laughter folding over while gripping his side tightly, "You asshole!" Eddie shoving his friend only making him fall onto his side while he continued to laugh. 

"Oh my god your face!"

"Fuck off dude! Fuck off!"

"What happened?" Ben chuckles looking over at the two Eddie glaring at Richie while he rolls around laughing on the floor, "This asshole scared me!"

"Richie" Bev shakes her head but she couldn't help but smile slightly at her friends actions, "It was amazing! I don't think I've ever heard you scream that loud" Richie wheezes.

"You are such a dick!"