Archie

Death

Boing, he saw her crossing the street, tight black jeans, a skimpy black tee and smooth porcelain skin. His heart went boing, he loved her. He knew true love, that was betty; first love that Veronica; lust love, that was Cheryl; he even knew boy-crush love, that was Chuck. But this was different. She was different. His heart boinged in a very special way for her.

So he crossed the street haphazardly, ignoring the swears and swerves of oncoming traffic. He reached her rather quickly a glossy expression in his eyes. His hand wavered a moment over her arm, as if he realized that by touching her he was crossing some significant line. He grabbed her anyway.

"Has anyone ever told you you are the most gorgeous girl to ever walk the earth?"

"Sometimes they do."

He giggled softly at her response. She had the kind of sweetness that kept him with Betty, but beneath it lay the sort of strenght that made one love a Veronica. His hand was firmly grasping the smooth ice of hers. She asked him a few things and he answered her. He treated her to a smoothie at Pop's and even gave her one of Juggie's hats for her collection. They walked and talked for a very long time. Occasionally the even stopped to make out.

He knew who she was.

Still he spent time with her and hugged her and tickled her until she giggled madly. He even took her to meet his gang and his parents and everybody. And when the day had finally slipped away she kissed him softly and gave him her necklace. And her heart boinged in a special sort of way.

So she went to her brother. She made a deal on the redheaded tow headed darling boy's behalf. As long as she lived, his story would live.

He was careful to keep the necklace she gave him very safe. And they remembered each other. She never stopped in a world without looking up on him, wether he was paper and ink, or flesh and blood, or word and myth. And he never chose because there was always a greater love in his heart for someone else.

(I've had this story for a long fucking time in my head, so imagine my surprise that the end of The Last Archie Story has a similar theme to it. Oh well, based on story where Archie has a lucky anhk with him and idea that Death gave it to him)

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