When the day was finally done, the recently united twins went to bed. Well... they physically lied on their bunks, yet lied awake.

"Hey Mikey?"

"Yes Richard"

"Just wanted to say a polite hello!"

"Rich, it's one in the morning. Talking to someone who's half asleep isn't considered polite."

TWO HOURS LATER:

"Hey mike?"

"Yeah Richie?" Said mike exasperatedly. 

" uhm... forgot sorry.."

"Did you really forget or are you just saying that to annoy me?" 

"Well, both really."

"So you forgot what you were gonna say to me, but it was to annoy me in the first place?"

"Guilty."

"Gotta say, the good ole parents gave you the right name."

"What?"

"The nickname for Richard is literally dick."

"Oh! And my dick is gIgAnTic so it fits!"

"Uh, no. Because you are one... and I have to share a room with you..."

"Uh, Mikey, my presence is literally a gift from above."

"SHH"

"I dunno how." Richie shrugged. 

"Like that wasn't obvious."

5:00:

Richie Tozier tends to talk in his sleep. Especially when he's having a nightmare, a common occurrence . Of course, mike wasn't aware of this, so it freaked him the hell out. 

"No! Don't... take him." He mumbled.. "I can't... dont... bill??"

"I don't wanna.... die." He mumbled, quite urgently, voice shaking. 

Mike was highly confused and scared when he heard his twin talking. At first he thought it was some kind of joke, richie being richie, but then he noticed he was shaking and was in a cold sweat. 

"Richie? What's wrong?"

"The c-clown." He answered, still asleep. He'd seen the clown. And it wasn't pretty. He sure never wanted to face that thing.. whatever it was. Mike jumped up and climbed halfway up the ladder, shaking richie wake. 

"Richie?!"

"Mike!" Richie jerked up and threw his arms around mike, who was standing on the ladder to the bunk bed, nearly knocking him down. 

"I'm coming up."

Richie nodded, giving him permission. Mike sat by his brother, who was curled in a tight ball against the wall.

"Are you okay?" 

"I....."

"That was a dumb question. I know your not. You were shaking real bad. Talking in your sleep. 

"What... what did I say?" 

"Something about bill... and something else about a clown." 

Richie froze at the mention of the clown. 

"Richie..."mike hesitated. He couldn't just say that el had powers, and that they were looking into his past. But he had to know.

"Richie... what would you say if I told you I know something about you that you never told me.. that I looked into your... past?" 

"Weird question, by I would question wheatger you were high, then proceed to ask what the fuck you supposedly saw. 

"Richie, I know something strange about your past, and I wanna know more about t, but I can't tell you how, because then the government could get involved, and try to get us killed, and our lives would basically be a living hell."

"Okay, what in the actual fuck?! Are you high? What do you know?"

"I know you have a... history with clowns." 

Richie was speechless. 

"I-how?! That's impossible... you said you... saw it? Or did you just what-"

"So it's true then.. you do? Can you tell me?"

"I don't know... it's a long story... and I... if I tell you... can you... stay.. up here? With me?"  Richies face was a dark shade of pink. 

"What? Um... I guess?" 

"So I guess it all starts with the missing kids in Derry..." and Richie went into the long story of how him and his friends fought a demonic, canniballistic, clown. 

As Richie finished his story, it was mikes turn to be speechless. 

"Wow that's... " 

"I know.""

Mike was extremely surprised to find that his brother had similar experiences with beasts from other dimensions. From what he'd seen and heard, the clown definitely gave the demogorgon a run for its money. 

"I just can't believe... it's so weird... "

"What?" 

" what I said earlier ... me and my friends have fought... things.. too." 

So mile proceeded to make him swear to secrecy, then to tell him the story of the last two years.

"So we're both scarred for life then?"

"Guess so." 

"Yeah.... I miss them so much.. my friends. It's not every day you meet someone you can kill a killer clown with." 

"Or a demogorgon. Or demo dog. Or a shadow monster." 

"So you think your- our mom will let them visit?"

"Definitely! "

"So eleven then... guess I should try not to annoy her to the point where she does something drastic?"

"Well for her sake I'll tell you she'll murder you, but unless any of us are in danger she wouldn't hurt a fly." 

// you proud of me? Two updates in two days! Hahah love you guys! ✌️😍