Them [bughead]

~Her~

When Betty's alarm went off she quickly turned it off and groaned. She was not ready to face the day yet. But she slowly sat up and hid her face in her hands. Jughead was sleeping besides her. He was snoring loudly. Something she actually found kind of cute. She counted to ten and then stood up and took a shower. She let the hot water untie every knot she had and finally started to relax. When she had gotten dressed, a simple pink shirt and a tight blue skirt, she put her hair in a perfect ponytail and put on a little mascara. She took her phone and saw no new messages. She was a little pissed that Veronica hadn't apologized yet. She had two missed calls from Archie though. Which she decided to ignore. She didn't want to be mad at Veronica. But she was. I mean what friend goes on a date with their best friend's ex? She glanced at the time and realized she had to go.
"Jug." She whispered when she shook Jughead in an attempt to wake him. He just groaned. "Jug, can I borrow your car?" She asked and he opened his eyes.
"Why?" He mumbled with drowsy voice.
"Cause I'm going to school. And I can't get there without a car." She said. He rubbed his eyes. "Or you know, I can just ask Archie." She smiled. She knew it was unfair but she couldn't be late.
"The hell you are. Give me five minutes and I'll drive you." It worked.
"Hurry. I'm already late."
"No. You're not. It's ten minutes past seven. And you start at eight. And it takes half an hour to drive you to school." He mumbled.
"Just get up." She sighed and he got up.

"Thank you for driving me." Betty said as she got out of the car. She started to walk to the entrance with a hurting stomach and anxiety.
"Betty wait." Jughead shouted and she turned around. He grabbed her sweater and pulled her closer. He gave her a gentle kiss on her forehead. A gesture so small and unnoticeable yet so loving and caring. She felt the overwhelming anxiety get reduced. The lump in her throat almost disappeared. "If anything happens you call me." He demanded. She looked at him.
"Okay." She whispered. Her hands shaking.
"Are you okay?" He asked her. She nodded slowly but froze when her eyes met Veronica's.
"I have to go." She said without looking at Jughead. She was still looking at Veronica. Who quickly looked away. Betty gave him a quick kiss and walked closer to Veronica who stood with Kevin. She could feel Jughead staring at her. It made her feel a little bit more relaxed. Kevin glared at Betty when Veronica talked to her. Something was wrong.
"Hi." Betty said. Veronica scoffed at her and turned around. Kevin walked away with her. Leaving her alone on the parking lot. She stood there, unknowing of what to do. Something really was wrong. Maybe she could talk to Archie. They had Biology together.

"Archie!" Betty shouted through the hall. He turned around and stared at her. She smiled at him. He didn't smile back. But he walked in her direction. Hopefully he wasn't mad for whatever reason Veronica was. "Hi." She said. Archie just looked at her.
"You're really going to pretend like nothing?" He scoffed. Betty sighed.
"I know I have no right to be mad at..." Betty tried. But was cut off by Veronica.
"Archiekins. Let's just go. Remember, don't even look at her." Veronica's voice was filled with hate and irritation. Once again they just walked away. Betty stared at them. First they walked pretty quick. But the further they got the goofier they became. Betty tried to push back her tears and ran to the bathroom. She put down her baby blue backpack and jacket and tried her best to fix her running mascara. She sobbed when she gripped the sink and stared herself in the mirror. What was wrong with them? Why did they act so weird?

When she finally got to Biology, Archie was sitting with Reggie Mantle. They were talking intensely. Betty was almost half an hour late. She couldn't stop herself from crying when she had started.
"I'm sorry I'm late." She mumbled and walked all the way back. She was always sitting as near the teacher as possible but right now she just wanted to be left alone. When she got a note from Archie her eyes lit up. Maybe he was telling her why he acted so weird.
Where's your Serpent boyfriend now?
She looked at the note with confusion. What did he mean?
At the hotel I think. Why??
He just scoffed when he got the note and threw it away. She decided to give one more.
Why are you and Veronica so pissed?
This note, as well as the other, he just threw away. She sighed and kept looking out the window. Reggie raised his hand and asked if he was allowed to go to the bathroom. She was surprised he even attended Biology. Or school for that matter.
I can't be here. Everyone is so pissed at me. I haven't even done anything
Betty texted Jughead. She heard the teacher talk but she didn't pay attention. She just wanted to get out of here. To be in the protecting arms of Jughead.
I'll come get you
She felt her heart stop a beat. He was really willing to drop everything for her.
Thank you. I'll just say I'm sick or smthn.
She replied and quickly got a heart from him. It would soon be okay. And then she would finally meet Polly. She couldn't wait. She wondered if she was okay.

When the bell finally rang professor Stone looked Betty in the eyes.
"Miss Cooper, stay please." Betty nodded slowly and sat down in front of him. She gave him a slight smile as they waited for the rest to leave the classroom. Reggie and Archie laughed loudly and Archie hit Reggie with his elbow.
"Shut up she might hear." He said and looked at Betty. She tried to ignore them.
"You've never been late before." Stone said as Archie closed the door. Betty shook her head. "Usually I would call your parents." The panic grew inside of Betty. If her mom would be called she would freak. Betty hadn't talked to her since she came home. She missed her mom, she was, after all, her mom. But she was still mad at her. "But if you promise this won't become a habit I can let it go."
"I promise you! I really do!" She said quickly. "But...I don't feel very good. So I might go home." He eyed her up and down.
"Yeah you seem a little...off." She gave him a slight smile. And he smiled back. "I'll make sure you won't get any absence." Betty thanked him and walked outside. She had only been in school for two hours but it felt like an eternity. She was exhausted already. Her phone alerted her about a new text and she looked at the text from Jughead.
I'm here
When she exited the classroom she took a deep breath.

It looked as if half the school were staring at something. Betty just wanted to get to her locker to get her books. She didn't want to fall behind. Not that it would be a problem. She was done with most assignments already. But she just didn't want to fall behind. She pushed people to get to her locker. Whatever was happening bothered her. Everyone was in the way and it stressed her out. Reggie, Archie, Veronica and Kevin was in the front row. All four of them staring at something, laughing. Betty followed their eyes and gasped for air. On her locker there was a big red text.
SERPENT SLUT
It looked as if it had been written in blood. She prayed it wasn't blood. As she stared at the locker she saw a doll with a ponytail, a pink laced dress that revealed way too much and with a snake in her hand was hanging on her locker. It had literally been hanged with a small rope around its neck. She felt her cheeks getting wet. People had raised their phones, taking photos and videos. She tried to get air. It was too crowded, too much. She looked at Veronica who had a mocking smile on her perfectly purple painted lips. Betty sobbed. Everything was just too much. She looked at Reggie's hand and noticed his fingers. They were all red. He did it. Kevin was the only one of the four that looked like he cared somewhat about Betty. He had a worried look on his face. Betty took the doll in her hands. And stared at it.
"Move!" Someone shouted. "Move before I fucking kill you." Betty turned around and found Jughead in the mass. She had no idea why he had walked inside. But she was happy he did. It hadn't even occurred to her that he would go crazy when he saw her locker. When his eyes found her he smiled. Until he saw her face. His eyes went dark and he pushed people to get to her. When his hands finally touched her cheek she almost fell to the ground of relief.
"Jug..." She whispered. He looked into her eyes. Trying to figure out what had happened. And when he saw the doll in her hand he frowned. When he saw her locker his face went red of anger.
"What the fuck!?" He growled. "Which one of you idiots did this!?" His voice was strained. He was too mad to even understand what was happening. He turned to Veronica, Reggie, Archie and Kevin. The grin in Archie's face disappeared as fast as he saw Jughead's look. "You!" He said and pointed at Archie. "You did it didn't you?" Betty put her hand on Jughead's shoulder.
"Please Jug. Don't start another fight. I can't take this anymore. Let's just go." She whispered. He turned around and looked at her.
"Get in the car." He said through gritted teeth. But she remained where she stood. "Betty, don't test me. Get in the fucking car." She sighed and walked outside. Unknowing of what Jughead was doing. And she didn't want to know either. She just buried her head in her hands and sobbed. Whatever had happened with Veronica she didn't deserve this.

Jughead walked out of the school a few minutes later. His knuckles bleeding. Betty sighed.
"You hurt them didn't you?" He looked at her.
"Not Veronica because she's a girl, not Kevin, he's sheriff Keller's son. But Reggie and Archie? Yes." Betty bit her lip.
"Did they get badly hurt?" She asked. He smiled.
"Yeah." It felt good. She felt good by the fact that they got hurt. When he started the car Betty laughed and looked at the doll in her hands. She touched it's hair and looked at the blue eyes. It kind of looked like a twisted version of herself.
"I don't even know what I did to deserve this." She said. Jughead made a weird face and bit his inner cheek but kept quiet. "My life is a mess." She whispered. "I'm a mess." Jughead looked at her.
"You're beautiful mess." Betty blushed and stared outside.
"Can we just get Polly out now?" He nodded.