Reverie

Perfect, she hated that word. It was a popular word used to describe herself, through the eyes of her peers. They thought she was perfect, they expected her to be perfect. Blonde hair, blue eyes, perfect porcelain skin, exemplary grades, and a body that models would die for. She was the typical girl next door, she hated that phrase.

Betty pulled the ponytail on her head tighter, as she looked herself over in the mirror. Nothing about her screamed sexy or beautiful, just pretty and cute. Her mother preferred her that way, she says she had enough of her daughters feeling sexier than they were, running off and getting pregnant. Betty knew that was a direct jab at Polly but decided to ignore it, life was simpler when you didn't anger Alice Cooper.

The blonde female heard the familiar noise of a car horn sounding off outside and smiled. Grabbing her purse –something Veronica insisted she carries instead of a backpack, she ran down the stairs ever so grateful her mother had already left for work and met her friends outside. In the car was her best friend since forever, Veronica Lodge, her boyfriend Archie Andrews, and their mutual friend Kevin Keller. An odd ragtag group of friends, but it worked for her.

They were her only form of normalcy in this hell she called a life.

Jumping into the passenger seat, parallel to Veronica who decided to drive her drop top to school today. Archie and Kevin taking up majority of the seat in the back the group turned on the radio. "How was your weekend, V?"

Veronica smiled widely, "Amazing," she sang, "Since mom felt so bad for last minute ditching me, she sent over the entire crew from Amy's Nail and Hair, and I have never felt so pampered in my life. Ten hours of amazingness."

Betty smiled at her friend's enthusiasm. "How about you two?"

Archie leaned forward and planted a kiss on his girlfriend's cheek, then fell back into his seat, "I had a great weekend. Dad bought tickets for Kev and I to join him and Officer Keller at the arena all weekend." He smirked as he and Kevin started to play spar, "Punching, hits, and kicks," he said as he mocked, "It was dope."

"Remind me to thank your dad again, I have never been around so much testosterone at once." The group laughed.

It wasn't long before they arrived at the school, all jumping out and walking inside together like every day. Thankfully, all their lockers were nearby, if not beside each other. "This weekend, mom is talking about traveling down South to our cottage." Archie shot Veronica a look Betty couldn't read, "South? Like where the snakes live?" Veronica shrugged, "A little further down."

"Wasn't there a flash flood down South, though? Isn't everything almost completely underwater?"

Archie chuckled, "Good. I hear snakes can't float. Let them drown."

"No. But we can swim."

There was a change in the atmosphere, as the rough grizzly voice sounded off. It sent goosebumps up and down her arms and made the hair on the back of her neck stand. It was as if the air got thick, and everyone stopped breathing. Who was this guy?

"Yeah? How unfortunate," Archie challenged back. Annoyed at the guy who dared to fight back. "For you," the handsome stranger glared back at the copper headed male.

Veronica stepped forward, having seen the leather jacket he wore proudly, "Archie…it's okay. Chill." The stranger smirked, "Yeah…Archie," he mocked. Archie maneuvered away from Veronica, not liking the fact his manhood had been challenged. Who was this guy to come into his school and act as if he ran things? Archie squared his shoulders.

"Who the hell do you think you are?"

The dark male narrowed his eyes, "The man you wish you could be." Archie clenched his fists and winded backwards, throwing his fist in the direction of the strangers face. However, too slow, the leather jacket clad male dodged his hit, gripped Archie's collar shoving him backwards into the lockers before winded his head back and colliding his forehead below Archie's eye.

The letterman jacket teen fell to the ground in a heap. Veronica and Betty rushing to his aid, Veronica reaching first. Betty stared at the retreating male's figure as he walked on like nothing had happened and watched as Kevin stood in shock. What had just happened?

Elizabeth Cooper please come down to Principal Weatherbee's office, I repeat, Elizabeth Cooper to the Principal's office.

Betty looked at her boyfriend who lay on the cold tiled floor, in a heap of embarrassment and defeat and her best friend who cradled his head and assured him no one saw. She seemed like an outsider looking in, "I have to go." They only nodded, "We'll see you at lunch," Veronica promised. Betty stood to her feet and said bye to Kevin.

"What did you do?"

Betty shrugged, "It's probably just them telling me they forgot to mail my principal award over the weekend and I can just come collect it now." Kevin nodded his head in agreement, that sounded likely.

Truthfully, Betty did get the award. Her mother made a big fuss about it, stating she was happy for the award but was thoroughly disappointed that it was another juvenile award and not something worthy of being framed in the walkway for everyone to see. Betty just gave a tight-lipped smile and walked away stating she would try harder next time.

So, Betty found her heart beating ten times faster than normal when she entered the office of Principal Weatherbee and found him not by himself, but accompanied by a certain leather jacket clothed male, wearing the same stupid beanie from earlier. She couldn't help the scowl on her face when she made eye contact with the male. The large vibrant green snake embellished on his jacket wasn't hard to see, and she knew from the start she wanted nothing to do with the guy. His people and her people did not mix, she was goody-two shoe. He was bad news.

"Ah, Miss. Cooper, meet our newest student. Jughead Jones."