"No. Absolutely not. You are not wearing that!" Veronica Lodge commented on her roommate's outfit.
"What? Why? This is what I always wear," Betty Cooper looked down at her white sweater with an embroidered collar and dark blue jeans.
Veronica huffed, "Exactly Bett's. It's a party, not a class," she walked over to her closet and pulled out a black halter crop top with a deep purple button-up denim mini skirt and shoved it at her best friend, "Here."
When Betty came back in the outfit, her arms crossed over her bare stomach as she tried to hide herself.
"I don't know about this V, I don't even want to go"
Veronica walked over, and undid the blonde girl's ponytail, "Betty please relax, you look fantastic, and it'll be fun. We don't have to stay for long, but we have to go. It's the first week of sophomore year and we don't know anyone, come on."
"Fine, but I'm bringing my book. Let's go," She caved in as she grabbed her phone and book she was currently reading
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An hour later, Betty sat alone in the corner of some strangers common room reading her book, ready to leave any minute.
"Me Before You, good book," a raspy voice above her said.
She looked up to find a black-haired boy standing in front of her admiring her and her book, "You've read it?"
"Well, no, but I saw the movie with my little sister."
Betty laughed, "Don't tell me you're one of those people that believes the moves are just as good as the books."
"Most of them are."
"You're insane. The movies leave out the best parts," She commented as she put the book down to fully look at the boy.
He laughed, taking a seat on the floor next to her, "Okay then what about that new movie, Live by Night? Is that as good as the book?"
"I actually haven't seen it yet... But probably not."
"Well then..." He paused, realizing he didn't know her name.
"Betty. Betty Cooper."
"Well then, betty cooper, I challenge you."'
"What?"
"Let's go see it. Right now. And if you're right then I ow you whatever you want, but if I'm right you owe me a dinner. Or lunch. Food of some sort."
She laughed, "And why should I go with you? A complete stranger who I've just met not even five minutes ago."
"Because you want to," He smirked, stood up, and held his hand out for her.
"Fine. But I have to tell my roommate where I'm going first."
"I'll meet you at the fountain in ten minutes then," and with that, the boy disappeared to leave the blonde alone, anxious for what was to come.
Betty then wandered from room to room until she finally found Veronica.
"V! I'm going out, don't wait up for me tonight!" She had to yell over the blaring music.
"Okay, where are you going?"
"Out to a movie with... I actually don't know his name," they started to move to a bit quieter area.
"What? You don't know his name?! Betty!"
"He was nice! He has black hair, um kinda tall, he had a leather jacket with something like a snake on the back-"
"Oh my god, you're going out with Jughead Jones. The Jughead Jones. Shit bett's."
"What? You know him?"
"Everyone knows him. He's the leader of the Southside serpents, he's trouble."
"H-he is?" Betty could feel a sinking feeling in her chest.
She didn't have many friends at the school, so her connecting with someone was pretty rare, but something she enjoyed.
"Betty please promise me that if you go you'll be safe, and If there's any sign of trouble you'll come straight back. Please."
The blonde slowly nodded her head, wondering if she should even go. But then Veronica's words from a few days ago rang in her ear, "You have to take risks, have some fun for once." So, without a second thought, Betty downed a shot of tequila and made her way to the fountain at the front of the campus.
"Well well, I was starting to think you weren't coming," Jughead smirked as he saw the girl walk towards him.
"You don't know me," Betty remarked, though any other day she would have headed straight in the opposite direction.
The boy smiled at her wit, "You ready?"
Instead of replying, Betty nodded her head and slowly started to walk off, unsure as to where he was about to take her.
x-x-x
"The theatre is the other way," Betty noticed as she looked back at the road, becoming more skeptical by the minute.
"We aren't going to the theatre, I have all the movies at my house. A friend works in film so I get them all when they premiere in theatres."
"Oh, okay..." the girl sank slightly in her seat.
As the two arrived at the infamous Jughead Jones' house, Betty was almost floored. The huge, white mansion didn't seem at all his style, from what she could tell of him, yet there they were. She was too entranced by the house that she didn't realize Jughead had already gotten out and opened her door for her.
"Betty? You okay?" he interrupted.
She nodded and muttered a quick apology as she exited the car then walked up to the front door of the house. The boy opened the door, and her head started to spin as she took in the whole house. The hardly decorated rooms contained not much more than a couch, chair, and a rug with some sort of light source, maybe a painting or something on the walls.
"The living room is right over here," Jughead commented, leading her to the other end of the house. "I know it's a lot... The house was my dad's before he died, It kind of comes with the family business."
"It's amazing." The blonde murmured, her breath catching as she saw the back half of the house.
The kitchen, the living room, hell he even had a room that had nothing but a pool table. But the kitchen was what caught her attention. The granite island that took up most of the space, white wooden cupboards, the biggest fridge she had ever seen. Betty knew her way around a kitchen, she lived for baking and writing, sometimes both at the same time. Jughead noticed her draw practically drop and laughed a little.
"You cook?" He asked.
She nodded her head, unable to form words. This was kitchen porn if she had ever seen it. The boy laughed again and put his hand gently on the small of her back and lead her to the living room. Minutes later, the movie was on and the two sat awkwardly on the couch, neither of them wanting to be too comfortable and make it more awkward. Half an hour later, and neither one of them had moved an inch.
"I'm going to get a drink, do you want anything?' Jughead asked, standing up and starting to move to the kitchen.
"Um, whatever you're having is fine."
"You want a beer?"
"Oh, no," she laughed, "Could I have a rum and coke?"
He came back about five minutes later with both of their drinks, finally feeling a more comfortable vibe between themselves. He leaned back on the couch, and she did the same as they continued to watch Live by Night. Two hours and three drinks later, the movie had finally ended and they both came to the same conclusion.
"That was so not as good as the book!" Betty exclaimed as the movie credits rolled.
"Yeah... It really wasn't. That was disappointing," He commented.
"See. Books are better. Movies just don't do the books justice."
"Alright, alright cooper, I guess I owe you whatever you want. So, what is it?"
"Hmm... I want a dinner. Right now, let's go down to Pop's and eat."
Just as he was about to collect his things and take her down to Pop's Diner, he heard his work phone buzz.
"Shit," he muttered, "I'm really sorry, I have to go. Work emergency."
"Oh, okay. We can do it another time... I'll just call a cab to take me back."
"No, no. It's too dangerous at this time of night. I shouldn't be long, so why dont you just stay here and I'll take you back?"
"Really, I'm fine, I can call a cab."
"Please, stay, I want you to stay." His tone dropped from polite to slightly demanding.
She nodded. He said a quick goodbye, reassuring her he would be back soon and left.
x-x-x
Betty stumbled into her dorm at 11 am that following morning, holding her head. She hadn't even gotten to her bed before her roommate burst through the bathroom doors:
"Where the hell were you?! You can't just leave all night and not answer my texts or calls. Especially if you're with fucking Jughead Jones!"
"Calm down, V. I'm fine, nothing happened," Betty replied to her rude outburst.
"Betty, not once in your life have you disappeared for that long, let alone come back hungover. I knew I shouldn't have let you go out with him."
The blonde rolled her eyes, "I had fun for once. Isn't that what you wanted? I let loose. And Jug isn't a bad guy, you don't know anything about him."
Veronica sighed and sat next to her friend on the bed, "I'm just worried about you. When I said to have fun, I meant to have a drink or two, maybe dance with a guy, then come back here. Not stay out all night at a gang leaders house without so much as texting me. I thought you were dead."
Betty laughed a little, "I'm fine, really. And my phone died, otherwise, I would have called you. I had fun for once V, and he isn't as bad as you think he is. He's actually kind of sweet."
"Tell me about it. What did you guys do?" The brunette raised an eyebrow, smirking.
"Not that. Definitely not that. I don't know. We watched a terrible movie, then he had to go do something, so I wandered around the house, snooped a little, and tried to sleep until he got back."
"What did you find?"
"Did you know he has a little sister? He calls her Jillybean, I don't know if that's her real name or not. I found all sorts of pictures of them together, But, since he goes to university here and runs the serpents, his mom won't let him see her. I found all sorts of letters they wrote to each other, I didn't want to read any of them though. But, I also found a note from his mom. It was on his desk, already opened. She said she missed him, they both did, but he couldn't visit them. She won't let him visit because of what happened to his dad. FP was the leader of the serpents before Jug... He was killed trying to protect his family. His mom had hopped Jug wouldn't follow in his footsteps, but when he took over the serpents, she couldn't think about losing her family again."
"Wow," Veronica sighed.
"Yeah... You know, I think he puts up this whole front at the university like no one can hurt him. But that's not who he was last night. I don't know why he let down his walls, or why he even took me, but whoever I was with wasn't the Jughead everyone talks about."
"So, are you going to see him again?"
"I hope so," Betty smiled, thinking of whatever was to come.
She was definitely intrigued by this particular bad boy.
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Hi guys! Soo this is a little different than what I normally do for those that have read my other books, this is going to be a lot darker. But also super cute because when is Bughead not cute? The story will pick up soon, and I can't wait for yall to read it. Please review!