***

"Hey, Vern, looks like your ma's been out driving again." Gordie said once the five of them were outside the junkyard, looking at all the old destroyed cars. They were on the other side of the tall fence with a large 'No Trespassing' sign. Milo Pressman, the junk man and his dog, Chopper enforced the no trespassing. Chopper was the most feared and least seen dog in Castle Rock. Legend had it that Milo trained Chopper not just to sic, but to sic specific parts of the human anatomy....Y/n was glad she was a girl.

However neither Chopper of Milo were insight so they illegally crossed the fence.

"That's so funny I forgot to laugh." Vern rolled his eyes at Gordie's comment.

Teddy clicked his tongue and threw his mat over the tall fence, "Stand back, men!" He yelled.

"Paratroopers, over the side!" Teddy continued and started to climb the fence.

Y/n shook her head at his usual craziness and followed the boys climbing the fence.

"Teddys crazy." Gordie remarked as he, y/n and Chris picked up their stuff. Teddy and Vern ran forward, Teddy still yelling about.

"Yep." Y/n agreed, as she fired her shirt from climbing the fence.

"He won't live to be twenty, I bet." Chris added.

"Remember the time you saved him in the tree?" Gordie turned to Chris.

About a year ago, Chris and Teddy climbed a high tree, Teddy being his risky self tried to stand and he lost balance. Lucky Chris was able to grab him, pretty much saving Teddys life.

"I dream about that sometimes." Chris said, "except in the dream I always miss I just get a couple of his hairs and down he goes. It's weird."

"But you didn't miss him." Y/n said, as they started walking.

"Chris Chambers never misses, does he?" Gordie added.

"Not even when the ladies leave the seat down." Chris made a O shape with his thumb and index finger then spat through it, winking at y/n when she scoffed. "Hey, I'll race you guys."

Gordie glanced at y/n and she nodded before he said, "Oh, I don't know..."

"In this heat?" Y/n added.

"Oh, come on! Just to the pump."

"I'm kind of tired...GO!" Y/n and Gordie both took off towards the pump whilst Chris cursed at them both before running after them.

"It looks like Lachance and Merrill have got Chambers beat." Chris had gotten close to them incredibly quickly, that he could reach out and touch y/n's back if he wanted to. "But what's this?  Chambers is making his move! Lachance is fading!"

Y/n cursed as Chris ran last Gordie, very close to being ahead of her. Chris wasn't about to let her have it that easily.

"Looks like Merrill has the win, luckily Chambers knows how to handle it!"

With a burst of speed, he closed the gap between them, just before y/n could reach the pump, an arm wrapped around her waist and she was sent crashing to the ground.

"Seriously!" Y/n exclaimed, laughing. Chris landed on top of her, one arm holding the back of her head so she didn't bang it hard against the ground when he tackled her the other still around her waist. "Cheater! Get off me!"

Chris moved his hand from behind her head reached out, touching the pump. "Chambers at the tape. The crowd goes wild." He grinned.

Gordie gave them a questioning look as Chris stood up. Y/n sat up, but still in the ground

"I won." Chris said.

"Cause you cheated!" Y/n argued.

Chris smirked, looking down at y/n who was still on the ground. "And you had a head start, why didn't you win?"

"I guess the tackle caught me off guard." She rolled her eyes. "You can at least help me up after that."

Chris laughed lightly and extended both arms,

"Next time I'll give you a longer head start" Chris teased.

Y/n chuckled, brushing the dirt off her clothes, "Yeah right, or maybe I'll just tackle you back. Fairs fair."

Chris laughed shaking his head, "I'm looking forward to our next race already."

"Jesus! Are you guys done? Get a room already!" Teddy rolled his eyes from where he and Vern stood by the water well.

Y/n rolled her eyes as her, Chris and Gordie walked over to the other two boys.

***

They all sat in a shaded corner of the junkyard, casually throwing rocks into a tin can they'd set up on the ground. The can clanged with each successful throw.

"Have you guys been watching the Mickey Mouse Club lately?" Teddy asked, his gaze fixed on the can as he took aim.

"Yeah," y/n and the other three boys replied in unison.

Teddy tossed a rock and watched it land with a satisfying clink. "I think Annette's tits are getting bigger."

Chris, lining up his throw, turned to Teddy. "Think so?"

"Yeah, I think so," Teddy confirmed, with a nod of conviction.

Gordie added, "Yeah, I've noticed that the A and the E are starting to bend around the sides." He held his hands up to his chest.

Y/n rolled her eyes as the other three boys laughed and she threw her last rock into the can.

Vern grinned widely. "Annette's tits are great!"

"Yeah," Teddy, Chris and Gordie all sighed as y/n started to stand up.

"Well, if you guys are gonna talk about that I'm going to use the well to get the dirt off me from being tackled by someone." She gave Chris an annoyed look.

"Do you need a hand with the well pump?" Chris called after her as y/n started to walk off, ready to stand up himself.

"I'm good, Chambers." Y/n called back, not bothering to turn around

Once Y/N had walked off and was out of ear shot, Teddy turned to Chris with a mocking grin. "Do you need a hand, y/n my love?" He mocked him, making Gordie and Vern burst into laughter.

Chris's face reddened and he shrugged trying to play it cool, "I was just asking if she— the pump is heavy— oh, go screw!"

As Teddy, Gordie and Vern continued to laugh,
y/n reappeared around the corner, hands on her hips, her gaze fixed on Chris. Using the pump alone was a harder task than she thought.

Chris looked up and smirked as he caught her gaze. Clearly pleased y/n needed his help, he said, "Alright, alright, I'm coming!" His grin widened as he stood up and walked over to her with eager and confident stride.

***

Y/n and Chris returned shortly, finding the other bits spitting on each other.

"Hey Gordie, what time is?" She asked him as he was the only one with a watch as she sat back down beside Chris.

"It's a quarter after one." Gordie answered, taking the watch out of his pocket.

"We'd better go get the food. The junkyard opens at three." Vern said. "Chopper'll be here."

"Ooh sic balls." Chris laughed.

"You go you can pick us up on the way back." Teddy told Vern.

"I'm not going alone." Vern frowned. "We should all go."

"I'm staying right here." Teddy shook his head.

"Yeah, I'm not going." Gordie added as the three of them started arguing.

"Girls, girls, girls, cool it. We'll flip for it." Chris calmed them then shrugged.

He turned to y/n as she collected all the change they had, "It's between you four, i can't go alone, I'm a girl I'll get kidnapped." She said taking four coins out of her pocket.

"That's not fair." Vern whinged.

Y/n sighed, "it's not unfair, Vern, you might not get it but I can be dangerous for girls to go places alone, I don't wanna take that risk."

"Y/n stays," Chris said, protectively. "Odd man goes."

"That's you, Gordie, odd as a cod." Teddy cackled as y/n handed out the coins.

"Flip or eat lead." Gordie scoffed.

The four of them flipped their coins, putting their hands in the middle and revealing the results.

"You lose Gordie!" Teddy yelled followed by a demonic laugh. "Gordie loses! Old Gordie just screwed the pooch!"

"Does the word retarded mean anything to you?" Gordie said, annoyed.

"Here you go," y/n said, leaning over and passing Gordie the rest of the change.

"Gordie, go get the provisions you morphidite." Teddy continued.

"Don't call me any of your mother's pet names." Gordie said, standing up.

"What a wet end you are, Lachance."

"Shut up." Gordie turned around.

"I don't shut up." Teddy started and y/n and Chris quickly shifted closer to Vern and Teddy as they joined in, "I grow up and when I look at you I throw up! Egh!"

"Then your mother goes around the corner and she licks it up." Gordie shot back making them all 'oooh' in response.