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A/N: Welp, haven't written anything in a while. Time to go back to one-shots! Lol But, school freakin sucks! I'm sorry about that But I'm back with another one, so yay!

SuperSentai199: Thanks! Glad you liked it!

.2019: Well, it's not really a flashback, but thanks anyway lol

Special thanks to .2019, Just2aw3s0me, SuperSentai199, fictionfangirl1, MrsDenbrough (Guest), and LostBoys453 for loving these one-shots so far!

Now, without further ado, here is the fourth one-shot!

Teasing Extravaganza

Steph smiled to herself as she got the pallets and blankets ready for the sleepover. She made sure that they were set up neatly, as well as making her bed the right way, just like she did every morning. She made sure the correct movies were picked out as well as some snacks she had.

Every one of the boys except for Mike and Stan would be staying the night at her house for a sleepover. Their sophomore year was about to begin, and this was one of their last chances to have a night filled with games, movies, and just plain fun things. Bill was bringing more snacks for the group and Richie was even bringing some of his own horror films.

Eddie had given his mother a cover story that he was spending the night at one of the boy's houses. Steph was pretty impressed when he told her about the lie, and she couldn't help but give the smaller kid a high five because of this. Ben was bringing some board games for them to play, much to Steph's delight.

The teenage girl made sure that everything was in working order. She wanted the sleepover to be great, just like the others had been. But then again, her friends wouldn't care, as long as they had fun while watching horror films and joking around.

Steph was particularly happy that Bill was coming over, although she was not looking forward to the teasing that would be directed towards the couple. This happened almost every single day when they were with their friends, especially when Richie was with them. He was the most annoying of them all when it came to the teasing. Sometimes, Steph and Bill didn't really mind him, but other days, they couldn't handle it and would have to pull the 'Beep beep, Richie' card numerous times.

She was so occupied with getting everything ready that she didn't even hear the doorbell ring. Everything was now quiet except for a few footsteps coming up the stairs. Oh, probably just Mom, Steph thought.

Oh, how very wrong she was.

"Rawrrrrr!" came a loud yell from behind her. She shrieked very loudly as she jumped and spun around, ready to throw fists. But she was met by a certain someone who was laughing hysterically at her reaction. She started swatting at him, although he tried to defend himself.

"What the heck, Richie?!" she yelled. "Do not do that to me ever again! You know how jumpy I am!"

"Exactly!" Richie yelled as she hit him several times. "You're so easy to scare!" They were both reduced to laughter at that statement, although Steph was still a little mad at him. She forgave him pretty quickly despite this.

Eddie and Ben showed up not too long later. The former had glared at Richie when he told him about scaring Steph. Honestly, the girl thought that Eddie was going to kill him, so she had to calm him down. They all eventually laughed about it, anyway.

Steph realized that Bill was the only one that hadn't shown up yet. She told the others that she would be right back before going downstairs to call said boy. She walked into the hallway where the telephone was and picked up the receiver.

"I swear, if you ditch this freaking sleepover, Bill," she whispered to herself.

But just as she pressed the first button to dial his number, she heard footsteps behind her. She jumped slightly when she heard a voice as well.

"W-What are you talking about? I-I-I just got here," Bill said in a quiet voice. Steph smiled as she put the phone back on its hook. She turned around and gave her boyfriend an apologetic look. "Sorry," she said. "Why didn't you just come upstairs?"

Bill raised his eyebrows at her. "L-L-Like I said, I just got-got here," he replied. "Is that a pr-prob-problem?"

Steph shook her head, the smile never leaving her face. "No. I was just saying… Uh, the others are here, just so you know." Bill smiled and took a step closer to her and unexpectedly hugged her tightly.

"I-I only wanted to see y-y-you…" he whispered shyly. "I mean, I'm-I'm glad to see the o-o-oth-others, but…"

"I get it," Steph responded with a small laugh as she pulled away slightly to look at him. "I was the most happy to see you, too." This made Bill grin as he rolled his eyes sarcastically.

"Of-Of course," he said in a teasing manner. This caused Steph to blush as she leaned in to kiss him for a second. But before she could —

"Ugh! Gross!" came a voice from behind them. They jumped and looked to see Richie shielding his face away from them. "Get a room, you two!" he exclaimed.

Steph rolled her eyes and shot the loudmouth a teasing grin. "Oh, you're just jealous, Rich! We can make out if you want…" The couple shared a laugh at the horrified look on Richie's face as he walked away. "Actually, I don't want to see that! I was just coming to say that we're about to start a movie. But if you two wanna suck face the whole time, that's fine!"

"Shut up, Richard!" Steph shouted, using his full name, which made him laugh.

"Steph, be nice!" her mother, Jamie, yelled in a slight stern tone. This made both she and Bill burst out laughing, although quietly. After several seconds of hysterical laughter, Bill leaned in and kissed her fiercely. She reacted right away by running her fingers through his auburn hair. She knew the moment wasn't going to last very long, so they might as well have kissed before the others found them.

After several seconds, they pulled away slightly, trying to catch their breath. "We better go back before the others either start the movie or make fun of us," Steph said simply.

"B-B-But I don't want to…" Bill whispered, softly brushing his lips against hers. Steph smiled as she gave him another peck. "Nice try, Denbrough," she teased before grabbing his hand and pulling him upstairs so they could watch a movie. When they entered the room, Richie was giving them a pointed look.

"Took you long enough," Richie said. "We were thinking you two lovebirds were down in the foyer fu—"

"Beep beep, Richie!" Steph yelled, cutting him off, but couldn't hide her blush. She glanced at Bill and could see that his face was red as well. They walked over to the bed and sat down, while the others were piled up on their pallets. Bill shared a look with her, his eyebrows raised slightly. She knew what he was silently asking her, and shook her head slightly.

"Thought you didn't need a pallet," she whispered to him. When she saw his eyes widen a little, she laughed a little but took his hand and squeezed it. "Don't worry about it. We've slept in the same bed before," she added in a reassuring voice. He nodded as he visibly calmed down and they both turned to face the television.

"Okay, Losers!" Richie got their attention in an overly dramatic voice. "I've brought a few horror films for the sleepover! Raise your hand if you also have horror films with you!"

Steph raised her hand as she took the stack of every horror film she owned and laid it down next to Richie's VHS tapes. His face morphed into an expression of mild surprise as he looked at how many films she had.

"Looks like we're in for a long sleepover," he remarked. "Christ, Palmer! How many scary movies do you freaking own?!"

"Beep beep, Richie," Steph replied with a small smile on her face. "Can I not own any scary movies?" She raised her eyebrows at him as she prepared for a response. This made the boy with large glasses roll his eyes as he turned away from her.

"Alright, losers! Since we have a horror fan like myself in here," he continued as Steph sat back down beside Bill and held his hand again, "we probably have a dozen films that we can watch. So… we've got Halloween, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Terminator, The Evil Dead, The Hills Have Eyes, The Exorcist, and Psycho! It's y'all's choice!"

Bill raised his hand as if he were back in class. "I-I have an-an-anoth-another choice if-if we can watch it…" he said as he pulled out the film he had brought with him. Steph rapidly shook her head as she started to laugh.

"Oh, heck no!" she yelled, but quietly so her mother wouldn't hear her. "We are not watching Gremlins again! We need to watch something else! Richie, I suggest that we watch The Terminator fist," she added.

"How many votes on Terminator?!" Richie called out to make sure. Everyone else, even Bill, raised their hands in confirmation. Richie nodded in response.

"Terminator it is then!" he declared, grabbing the film and pushing it gently into the VCR. He pressed the fast forward button to get through the previews as Steph grabbed a blanket for Bill and herself.

"I've-I've never seen this f-f-f-film before…" he admitted in a small voice. "What's it ab-ab-about?"

"Oh, it's a classic!" Steph exclaimed quietly. "It's a time travel movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger, I'm sure you've heard of him." At Bill's nod, she continued. "Just to let you know, some of it may not make sense, but I'll walk you through it as it happens."

Bill gave her a smile in response and she rested her head on his shoulder. He rested his head on hers as he let go of her hand to put an arm around her. She relaxed into the embrace as the film began.

Ten minutes into the movie, although it was actually very interesting so far, Bill glanced at Steph for a moment. He could see how engrossed his girlfriend look as her eyes were transfixed on the screen. He was in complete awe as he continued to stare at her, unable to look away.

Eventually, Steph was forced to look at him. She wasn't stupid; she knew what he was doing. "Bill," she whispered. "Stop."

"S-St-Stop what?" he asked softly, pulling her slightly closer. "What am-am I d-d-doing?"

"You're staring," she said in a playfully harsh voice.

"I-I am?"

She frowned as she blushed. "Watch the movie." But little did she know, Bill saw her smile and figured that she secretly liked him distracting her. This made him smile at her, but he did as he was told.

As he watched the movie, he started absentmindedly playing with Steph's blonde locks. He could hear a few stifled quiet laughs in response every now and then. Her hair was so soft; he could run his hands through it all day.

It was all a little too much for him, but he was able to control himself.

After a while, Bill had to look at his girlfriend. He got away with it for a lot longer than the last time, before she turned to him again.

"Stop," she whispered a little more seriously.

"St-Stop what?" he asked innocently.

This time, Steph raised one of her hands and used it to run her fingers through his auburn hair. He nearly yelped in surprise at the sudden move, but he was able to keep quiet as he stared at his girlfriend's blushing face. "Stop. Distracting. Me."

Bill, despite blushing just as much as she was, ran his own fingers through her hair, loving the way she closed her eyes at this. "I can't," he whispered.

Steph blinked, clearly surprised by this response. "What?"

He gently and quietly kissed her on the cheek. "I said that I can't," he whispered calmly and without stuttering.

"You can't what?" Eddie asked, picking up on Bill's words. Luckily, the two were able to jump apart before he looked at them.

Bill looked at the germaphobe. "Umm, I s-s-said that I can't un-understand the time t-tr-tr-travel."

Eddie chuckled slightly. "It's okay, I can't understand it either," he assured him.

"Oh, come on!" Steph exclaimed a little louder. "I can perfectly understand it. It's sort of a paradox and…" She thought about it for a minute before shrugging in defeat. "Okay, maybe it doesn't make sense," she admitted.

All five of them laughed as they turned back to the movie. Bill smiled at the amused look on Steph's face, but was more surprised at the fact that she was looking at him now.

"You are the worst," she whispered to him.

Bill didn't reply with words, instead planting a kiss in her hair as they both turned back to the TV screen. After a little while, Bill actually got more interested in the movie during the scene where the T-800 nearly killed Sarah Conner at the nightclub. He felt Steph grab his other hand as a reaction and he held her, knowing that she was a little frightened. He looked at her one more time, looking at the look of slight horror on her face. Refusing to fight the urge, he leaned over and whispered to her.

"Y-You look adorable when y-y-you-you're scared," he said softly.

Steph nearly jumped a mile into the air at the feel of his breath on her neck. It was way too pleasant for her own liking. A sound escaped her lips that she regretted instantly. Luckily for her, it was at that moment that the T-800 had punched through the car windshield.

"Uh-oh, Steph's scared!" Richie said in a teasing voice. "Bill, you better comfort her!" He looked at said boy and winked suggestively.

"You juh-jerk!" he said loudly, causing Steph to smack his arm and tell him to watch his language.

"You know you love me," Richie replied in a sly voice.

"Sh-Shut up," said Bill more quietly.

If only he knew the real reason, Steph thought. She glared at Bill, but couldn't hide her smile. She mouthed the words, "We'll talk later." She turned away and he put his arm around her again. This time, he made no effort to distract her, instead letting her be in peace.

To be honest, he even jumped a little towards the last scene of the movie. Steph noticed and squeezed his right hand, lacing their fingers together.

When the movie was over, Richie and Eddie kept going on and on about how great it was. All the while, Ben was having a conversation with Steph and Bill about how he thought time travel worked. The theory honestly impressed the teenage girl, but she knew it wasn't really true.

"Well, you know, Ben…" she began, but he cut her off.

"I know," he said. "Nobody knows how time travel really works in movies. Not even Bill over here, and he wants to write books. Right, Bill?"

The boy in question shrugged but Steph didn't miss the look of slight embarrassment on his face. He hid it pretty well, which did surprise her. He was able to explain what he wanted to do as a career without stuttering so much, and she was proud of him.

After several hours of watching horror movies and playing board games, where Steph won at Monopoly, they teenagers finally fell asleep. Well, everyone except for Steph. She actually had trouble letting sleep claim her, something that very rarely happened. And she hated it.

Finally, she couldn't handle it anymore and got out of bed, reluctantly letting go of Bill's hand and walking over towards the door. But just as she opened it slightly —

"St-Steph?"

She turned to faintly see Bill sitting up in her bed. She just stared at him, not saying anything.

"It's one in-in the mo-morn-morning," he said softly. "What's wr-wrong?"

Steph shook her head, giving him a small smile. "Nothing, Bill. It's okay, I just can't sleep. I'm just gonna get some water." She turned and opened the door wider, but not before hearing movement from behind her.

"I'll-I'll come with y-y-you…"

"No, no, you don't have to," she said in a serious voice. "Why don't you go back to sleep?"

Her stammering was cut short by a hand slipping into hers. "I'm going with you," Bill said firmly, no stuttering. She stared at him for a moment before finally relenting, tilting her head towards the stairs. "All right, come on," she whispered.

Hand in hand, they walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. Before Steph could reach the cabinet, Bill beat her to it and grabbed a glass for her. He turned the sink on and filled the glass with water and handed it to her. She took it, giving him a small smile that made his stomach do somersaults and took a sip.

"So, Bill…" she started quietly. "What was that all about back there?" She gestured upstairs as she asked this. The boy shrugged, giving her an innocent look. "W-What did you th-th-think it was?" he asked in a kind voice.

Steph rolled her eyes. "You were flirting with me, Bill," she stated. "Like, even more than usual…"

Bill had a thoughtful expression on his face for a moment before looking at her again. "Can-Can I not flirt w-w-with my girlfriend?" he said. Steph blushed, but didn't answer. "Wh-What did worry me w-was when I said th-th-tha-that you looked adorable… Umm… y-y-you shrieked, Steph…"

Steph offered him a reassuring smile. "I'm sorry about that," she said. "You just surprised me is all."

"B-But you're okay?"

"I'm fine," she said, but then looked down. "I guess…"

Bill's face fell as he stepped forward and linked his arm with hers, taking her hand. "W-What do you mean, you guess?" he asked gently. "What's wr-wr-wro-wrong?"

Steph took a deep breath as she looked away from him. "I don't know… I guess watching those horror movies kind of reminded me of what happened… you know… with It… It's stupid…"

Bill shook his head at this as he squeezed her hand. "It's not st-st-stupid, Steph," he said. "I won't lie, I a-a-al-also thought about th-tha-that… There's no-nothing wrong with being afraid… But if-if you're scared, you c-c-c-can tell me anything, okay?"

Steph finally looked into his eyes, midnight blue meeting sky blue. And the teenage girl found herself falling in love all over again. She felt as if she could get lost in those eyes forever, almost like she was staring into her own imaginary galaxy. She gave him a small smile, which he returned. She then gently wrapped her arms around him and hugged him tightly, resting her head against his chest.

"Thank you," she whispered.

Bill rested his head on hers, kissing her hair. "As-As long as you're okay, love…" he replied. This made Steph pull away and give him an amused look.

"Did you just call me 'love?'" she asked, trying her hardest not to laugh. Bill chuckled a little.

"Yeah, so?" he asked with a smirk. Steph blushed furiously as she said, "I don't mind you calling me that."

His heart skipped a beat because of how shy she sounded. She was so adorable that he felt as if he didn't deserve her. But that didn't stop his smile growing wider as he kissed her cheek. "O-Okay, love…" he said teasingly.

The two teenagers laughed as they hugged again. They stayed that way for a long time before they finally went back upstairs. And when they fell asleep, Bill was holding Steph close to him in a protective manner.

A/N: You know by now!

Gah! I miss writing about these two lovebirds! Don't y'all?

Thoughts on this one-shot? Was it awesome?

I finally wrote one where Steph and Bill get teased a lot! Lol XD

Ideas for future one-shots? I'm already planning the next one like a sneaky bastard lol Warning! It will be a sad one!

I hope you guys enjoyed this one-shot! Love you guys to death! Please read and review! Have a great day, and until next time!

— Hermione Romanoff