Prologue

Jughead's POV

When I was 8, I made myself a promise. A promise that I was to stay away from my best friend, and not see her ever again. It was the only way my childish heart could get rid of its feelings for her. Her name is Elizabeth 'Betty' Cooper.

Betty was my best friend since we were like four years olds, alongside Jason Blossom and his sister Cheryl. Our friendship was perfect, we were the four best buddies no teachers could separate. However, it all changed suddenly.

My feelings towards Betty changed all of a sudden, and so did Jason's. Of course Jason would win her over, I thought. He had everything after all. The perfect family, the perfect personality, the perfect grades, Jason was just...perfect in everyone's eyes. To think that I could compete with him over Betty was beyond ridiculous. And Betty said it herself... "I like Jason and he likes me back. I think we are a perfect match. Jug, he already asked me to marry him! But of course, I asked him to ask me again when we're 18..."

"Jason? Well, are you that sure that he'd still want to marry you 10 years from now?" I asked, and probably failed at trying not to offend her.

"Of course! It's true love, Juggy," she proclaimed, rolling her eyes. "Mommy said true love never dies and our love won't die, me and Jason's."

The date was August 4th; as we watched the sunset outside the Twilight drive-in and she giggled as she talked about Jason, Jason, Jason - I made the final decision to myself. That I have fallen for my best friend at a very young age. That I had to get over it and the only way I could was to keep my distance.

We stopped talking then.

Betty was right for most part though. Jason didn't seem to get over her, he was madly in love with her. They were the most adorable power couple at the age of 15, before Jason Blossom and his family moved to another city at 16. Betty and I still hadn't talked. We'd exchanged glances at school, but I never had the guts to talk to her again or ask her about Jason. One thing I was sure though ... she was lonely without him.

I somehow managed to keep my promise for years... Well, that was until 9 years later, when Betty Cooper went missing during Riverdale High's summer camp in the woods.

It was then that I made another promise to myself. Forget about the promise I made when I was 8. Now I have to find her. I want to find her and I will find her. I will bring her back home and I won't ever let her be lonely ever again. Even if I just have to be her best friend. Or even just a friend. That is, if she'd ever let me in her life again.