Chapter One : Waves
"Come on, Jug!" Betty grinned, pausing at the edge of the Swimming Hole. She was in her swimsuit and Jughead was sliding off his shirt. Their other clothes laying carelessly on a rock.
Betty leaped in the water first, the hot sun too hot to bear any longer. School had ended only a week ago and the heat waves had started two days ago.
The cool water was a relief to her body and she swam farther from shore. Jughead jumped in next, landing in the water with a huge splash. Water droplets freckled Betty's face and she smirked at Jughead.
Diving underwater, Betty relished under the cool water. She stayed underwater for a moment before Jughead's strong arms wrapped around her and pulled her back up. Kicking her legs underwater, Betty wrapped her arms around Jughead's neck.
Since they were the only ones at the Swimming Hole, the water soon stilled, leaving Betty and Jughead holding each other as they kept themselves afloat by kicking their legs underwater. Affection glimmered in Betty's eyes and she pressed her lips to Jughead's.
The kiss was sweet and long, with Betty pulling away to look into Jughead's perfect green eyes. His eyes were like a forest she would get lost in any day.
It was silent for a moment as the two relaxed in each other's company, basking in each other's attention. When Jughead looked at Betty with a glint in his eye she felt her raise an eyebrow in confusion. "What?" she asked with a soft laugh.
"Just you, you're so beautiful." Jughead replied and Betty smiled warmly.
"As are you." The young woman teased and smiled widely before pushing away from him. Dipping her hands in the water, Betty splashed water into Jughead's face, laughing softly.
When water made contact with Jughead's face he grinned and started splashing water back. In a few moments, it was a full on water fight.
Betty winked at Jughead casually and for a moment, he stopped splashing to laugh at her tease. In his moment of pause, she dove under the water, swimming around him so she she was behind him. When his hands brushed against her shoulder, she knew she was close to him. Without warning, she leaped out of the water and tackled the young man in a hug.
Skillfully, Jughead slid Betty from his back to in front of him again and kissed her softly.
"I love you, Jughead." Betty grinned happily, kissing him back.
Jughead pulled away from the kiss slightly, "I love you too." Then he deepened the kiss. After a few moments, Betty pulled away again and started floating on her back, breathing in the warm summer smell.
"Jug?" she started, swimming back upright to look him in the eye. Jughead looked at her, uncertain what she was going to say.
"Hmm?"
"Can I read your novel?" She asked bluntly. Betty knew he had finished it, but he had never let her read it. "Please?"
Jughead looked skeptically for a moment and for a moment she was sure he was going to say no again. When he opened his mouth she quickly interrupted.
"I'll kiss you again if you say yes." Betty added and interest flickered across Jughead's face. Swimming over to Jughead and wrapping her arms around his neck again she looked him in the eye. Their lips were only a few inches away from each other now but she didn't kiss him yet.
"Alright then. Yes, you can read my novel." Jughead agreed and pressed his lips to hers.
The fire crackling in front of them, Betty rested her head against Jughead's shoulder. The beautiful flame danced gracefully in front of them, casting warm rays into the sky.
They were now sitting on a tree log and watching the fire with the night sky stretching over their heads.
"Today was great." Betty whispered and leaned into Jughead's warm body.
Wrapping his arm around the young woman, Jughead planted a soft kiss on Betty's forehead. "Agreed."
For once, it seemed everything was perfect.
The two sat together for a few more minutes before Betty sighed and looked over to Jughead. "We should head back." she murmured, looking at him.
When Jughead smiled warmly at her Betty felt a blush come to her cheeks.
"What?" She asked timidly, brushing a strand of loose hair from her eyes. When her fingers brushed against something soft she remembered she was wearing his beanie.
Jughead shrugged and stood up, holding out a hand to help her up. "You look gorgeous with my beanie on is all." He murmured and she felt her blush redden.
Grabbing his hand and standing up, Betty rolled her eyes. "Oh hush it." She whispered back as she picked up the water bucket. Tipping it over she watched as the water made contact with the fire and it was diminished in a heartbeat, causing smoke to start reaching for the night sky.
"Love you Betts." Jughead teased affectionately and Betty smiled widely.
"Love you too, Juggie."
With that, the two walked to the road where Jughead's motorcycle was parked. "Where to?" Jughead asked and handed Betty the helmet.
Tracing the crown shaped scrapes on the helmet, Betty sighed absentmindedly. It was at times like this when Betty just felt so lucky to have Jughead. "My house," she finally answered and put on the helmet. "Just don't kill us, okay?" she grinned and Jughead smirked.
"I'll try."
If only at the moment they both knew that a motorcycle would be be the worst of the worries in less than twenty-four hours.
A day had passed since Jughead and Betty's trip to the Swimming Hole and currently Betty was in her living room. Papers scattered across the table in front of her. Jughead's novel had been ready months ago but he had finally let her edit it before they tried to publish it.
"Okay… chapter four over here…" Betty mumbled to herself, stacking a few pages together.
She had been sorting for an hour now, and finally she stacked all the newly sorted piles together in order and put them in her bag. "Good." she murmured, proud of herself. When she printed the novel out, all the pages had gotten mixed up in the wrong order, and finally she had them back in order.
Leaving the bag on the couch, she stretched and sighed softly. Her gaze flickered over to the window and the setting sun. When her gaze flashed over to sudden movement outside, she narrowed her eyes in confusion. Who was outside their house at seven?
"Hello?" She started, walking to the back door and opening the door. Her gaze scanned over the backyard, stomach twisting in fear for some reason she couldn't place.
That's when she felt someone appear behind her and a rag covering her mouth and nose. Screaming on instinct, Betty suddenly felt her vision go blurry. To her growing despair, she realized she couldn't even mutter a single word. When her legs gave loose and she fell to the ground, she felt lean arms catch her and that's when her vision went black.
And just like that, Jughead's worst nightmare came alive.
A/N: Yay! New book! I'm looking for a beta reader now and I really hope you enjoy this book!
