Killing a Clown Isn't as Easy as it Looks
Pairing: Bill Denbrough x Fem!Reader
Warnings: Cussing (Richie is here of course there is) and violence
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You all entered the large area filled to the brim with toys and old children’s clothes, shouting Beverly’s name so loudly that it echoed off of the walls. You stopped in your tracks when you saw it.
Beverly was in the air, her eyes glazed over, and she was suspended without any ropes. She was just floating there impossibly.
You got the rest of the Losers attention, pointing upwards to the other female Loser. You heard gasps and Richie whispered an “oh fuck”. All of you ran over, excluding Bill, and built a human ladder, grabbing her ankle and getting her onto the ground. Ben started shaking her, trying hopelessly to get his love to wake up. In a moment of weakness, he kissed her, surprising the rest of you.
“What is this a fucking Disney movie?” Richie slapped your arm but smiled anyway, thankful for the comic relief. While Beverly was getting reacquainted and explaining what happened, you noticed that Bill wasn’t in the group with all of you. You took the opportunity and looked around, finally seeing him staring at something and trembling. You walked over to the boy, meaning to comfort him, but then you saw what he seemed terrified of.
Georgie was standing right in front of the two of you.
“Billy, I wanna go home,” the boy uttered in a heart-shattering tone. His and Bill’s eyes welled up with tears as the rest of the Losers came over. You heard noises of surprise and Richie cussing behind you as they saw what you two were seeing.
Bill sniffed and walked up to Georgie, the bolt gun in his hand. “I want you to come home t-too, more t-than anything.” Georgie smiled gratefully and went up to his brother. Billy slowly raised the bolt gun’s barrel to rest on Georgie’s forehead. “But you’re not Georgie.” He shot the gun, scaring the rest of us.
Georgie fell to the ground, laying still for what seemed like hours before we saw the boy’s leg jolt awkwardly to the side. Before long, his entire body was shaking and contorting on the ground. All of the Losers were huddled together, watching the disturbing scene unfold. Bill was trembling and trying not to cry, and you were close to crying yourself.
Suddenly, Georgie stopped shaking and laid still. It wasn’t for long, though. His limbs shot out one by one and turned into those of Pennywise; the clown that had been terrorizing all of you one by one.
He grinned and tilted his head to the side after he had fully transformed from the little boy. Out of nowhere, he grabbed you, dragging you with him to rest against the wall. You struggled and tried to scream, no sound escaping your blocked windpipe. Gasping for air, you tried to call the other Losers for help as they stood, staring wide-eyed at you. Time seemed to slow as you saw Bill and Richie running towards you, bolt gun in hand. The scene unfolding in front of you stopped, and you heard a low, rumbling laugh from behind you.
“You see those pathetic little boys?” You didn’t answer, still struggling to escape the clown’s death grip. “They’ll do anything to save their friends. But you aren’t their friend, now are you?” You stopped, shocked at what Pennywise had just said. “You’re just a pathetic little girl that annoys them with your presence. You mean nothing,” he spat at you with a high-pitched giggle following after. “You’re worthless, and you know it. They know it too, and they aren’t trying to save you. They just want to make sure they don’t get in trouble for losing someone down here.” Tears fell from your eyes slowly as the clown’s words sunk in. “And that Billy boy, he’ll never like you, you know that, right?” Your heart got a jolt of pain as you heard the words fall onto your ears. You knew that you shouldn’t listen to it, but you couldn’t help but let it affect you, bringing out and confirming your insecurities.
As if on cue, time seemed to reanimate itself, and the boys were running towards you.
“Guys, don’t,” you croaked out. They looked confused, but still came over. “I said don’t. I’m already a goner, just go!”
“W-We’re not leaving you d-d-down here.”
“Yeah, you’re one of us.”
“No, I’m not, now listen to me and get out of here while you still can.” The clown’s deep laugh echoed through the sewers as he released his grip on you only slightly.
“You should listen to the little girl. In fact, I’ll make you a deal. If you leave her with me, none of you will see me again. If you don’t all of you will die.” The last word was spoken as if it were dripping with hatred for the kids around you.
“(Y/n). We aren’t leaving, we promise,” Bill said with a determined look.
All of this time, Richie had been slowly creeping towards Pennywise’s toy pile and found a large baseball bat. He came running and slammed the bat against the clown’s head, stunning him enough for you to struggle out of his grip and crawl quickly over to the Losers, coughing and trembling on the ground. Beverly knelt down and asked if you were okay, checking your face and neck for injuries. You heard action going on beyond you two, but your hearing sounded like you were in a tunnel, and your vision started turning black at the corners.
“B-Bev, I don’t feel so good,” you said before passing out on the concrete.
-Switch to Bill’s point of view-
I swung my fists at him as hard as I could, the others right beside me, helping. We knocked him into the small well near us, his hands gripping the side as he looked up at us with what seemed like worry.
“Fear,” he uttered before dissipating into what looked like ash.
“Did we just…” Richie trailed off, staring at the hole in the ground with awe.
“Bill!” I whipped my head around to see (y/n) laying on the floor and Beverly kneeling over her with a look of terror on her face.
Oh no. Please don’t be what I think it is. She can’t be. I can’t lose her too; I already lost one person I care about.
I ran over quickly and crouched beside of Beverly, shaking and stuttering too badly to get a sentence out. “Her pulse is still there, but it’s weak,” Beverly said, sounding like she was on the verge of tears.
I let out a breath that I didn’t know I was holding. She’s not dead. I picked her up bridal style and followed the others out in a sprint, looking down at her worriedly.
When we got back to the surface, we went to (y/n)’s house since it was closest. I ran up the stairs with her still in my arms, laying her on her bed and checking her pulse again. It was still there. I breathed out a sigh of relief.
“Please be okay,” I whispered to her sleeping figure. The others were gathering things to help check things like her temperature and blood pressure as I stayed here beside of her. I couldn’t tear myself away from her side after all that had just happened.
I ran my fingers through her hair lightly, tears still threatening to escape my eyes. “P-Please be okay,” I said again, quieter.
-Switch back to (y/n)’s point of view-
You woke up to the sound of quiet humming and footsteps. When you opened my eyes, you saw that you were in your room. Bill was pacing back and forth in front of your bed, humming something you couldn’t place.
“Bill?” He turned around quickly and you saw that his eyes were red and his cheeks tear-streaked.
“Oh t-thank g-god,” he whispered as he came over to you, enveloping you in a hug as he cried into your shoulder quietly. You wrapped your arms around his neck weakly, noticing that none of the others were here with the two of you.
“Where’s everyone else?“ You pulled away from the hug and looked at him, noticing the fresh tears on his face.
“You w-were out for a c-couple hours. They already left. I wanted to stay and m-m-make sure you were going to wake up.” You heard the relief in his voice as he stared into your eyes, seemingly feeling better.
“We killed him. H-He’s gone.” You forced a smile as you recalled what the clown had said to you in the final moments that you had been awake in his sewer/lair. Tears welled up in your eyes, and, of course, Bill noticed. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing. I’m okay.” You smiled unconvincingly, gaining a look from Bill that let you know he wasn’t buying it. You sighed and ran your hand through your messy hair. “Pennywise confronted me about my fear before you guys came and saved me.”
“How? We were there in a f-few seconds after he g-grabbed you.”
“I guess he stopped time or something, I don’t know. He had a full on conversation while you guys were standing still, that’s all I know.”
“Nothing I didn’t already know,” you muttered, rubbing your arm.
“I don’t wanna say,” you said quietly, voice breaking from almost crying.
Bill took his hand in yours gently, rubbing his thumb on the top of your hand. “You c-can tell me anything (y/n). You k-k-know that right?” You looked up to his eyes, not seeing anything other than pure care and truth.
“Well,” you sighed, “he told me that I was worthless.” A few tears rolled down your cheeks. “And that I meant nothing to any of you. That I’m just a bother and you guys only cared about me as someone who could get you in trouble if I died.” A sob racked your body as you said the last sentence. You felt Bill wrap you into another hug, his hand rubbing circles on your back.
“Look at m-me.” You did as he said, seeing him almost in tears again himself. “You are anything but worthless. You mean the world to us. To me. We all care about you. Everyone was rushing around here trying to get things for you to make sure you made it through okay. Even Richie was trying his best to help. (Y/n), you are the most important person in my life, and I’m sure all of the Losers care about you.” He took a deep breath before continuing. “I guess this is as good a time as any.” He looked you in the eye, making sure that you were listening to him. “I am in love with you. I don’t care if we’re ‘too young’ to say that, because I actually am.”
Your breath caught in your throat as you realized what had just left his mouth. “Y-You didn’t stutter.”
“And you did,” he said laughing, relieving some of the tension.
Without thinking, you leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek. You saw his face flush pink and his eyes widened, a small smile pulling at the corner of his lips. “I love you too.”
Sorry that was so long, I got carried away!
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