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After Jughead had walked her home from Pop's, Betty's Mom was there to greet her at the door.

"Hi Mom." She said with uncertainty. 'why is she waiting for me at the door?'

"How was your day?" She asked.

"It was fine." Betty said. "How was yours?"

"Oh you know, this and that." She said. "I see that Jughead Jones walked you home again."

'Ah,' Betty thought, 'this is why she was waiting for me at the door.'

"Yes, he actually asked me to the 80's/90's themed dance next week." Betty told her with a smile on her face. "He's been learning ASL for me." She added.

"Are you sure that's such a good idea, honey?" Her mom asked.

"Why do you say that?" Betty asked, even though she knew what her mom was going to say.

"He's a rough kid." She stated. "His family isn't that good."

"He's had a troubled life." Betty said, defending Jughead. "Everyone has family issues."

"Is that so?" Betty's Mom challenged.

Before Betty could think twice, she said, "Yeah Mom," Betty said with attitude, "where's Polly?" This was something that plagued Betty's consciousness. Her sister had just disappeared one day and her parents wouldn't tell Betty why. They'd tell her that Polly was sick and she had to go away to recover. But something about that didn't seem right.. Why all the secrecy?

Betty's Mom gave her a look that was filled with ice. "She's recovering Betty, we've been over this."

"Then why can't I see her, Mom?" Betty asked, tired of the same old conversation. "I miss my sister."

"We can discuss this when her recovery is going better." Her mom said vaguely. "Go work on your homework, dinner will be ready soon." She said ending the conversation by turning away from Betty and heading to the kitchen.

Going up to her room, Betty couldn't help but be annoyed with her mom. She shut her door, not caring if it was loud, because who cares? She can't hear it anyway and it was a little act of rebellion against her mom.

Betty laid on her bed and opened up a textbook and her notebook so that she looked like she was studying, but in reality she was going to text Jughead. Opening her phone and looking at her messages, she saw that she hadn't talked to Archie since their fight three weeks ago. She had texted him to reach out, but he hadn't replied. Betty wanted to try and reach out to him, but she wasn't sure why he was acting the way he was acting.

Pushing thoughts of Archie away, Betty opened up her messages with Jughead and sent him a text.

Did you make it home okay? -Betty

Almost instantaneously, she received a reply. Yes I did, thanks for checking -Jughead

Thank you for asking me to the dance. I'm looking forward to going next week -Betty

I'm looking forward to it too -Jughead. This made Betty smile.

Do you think we should coordinate our outfits? -Betty. She was just teasing him, but the reply she received made her smile even more.

Is that what dates do when they go to dances? -Jughead. Betty wasn't sure if this was an actual date or if they were going as friends, but with that message, it was clear to Betty that they were going as more than friends and that made her very happy.

I think that's normally what couples do when they go to dances -Betty. She could feel her heart pounding with what she had just sent to Jughead, but there was no going back now.

Oh, so we're a couple now? -Jughead.

Isn't that what dating leads to? -Betty. Where did all this boldness come from? Betty normally wouldn't do something like this, but she felt if she didn't, she'd be missing out on something amazing. She couldn't shake that feeling.

Jughead's reply took a little longer, but once she received the message, she was happy she had sent it.

You're right. We can start coordinating our outfits tomorrow. I'm going to plant the seeds now though, I'm thinking Kurt Cobain. -Jughead

Betty couldn't wipe the smile off of her face as she replied with: That would be very ironic for a deaf girl to be wearing something Nirvana related. Do you think I can pull that off? -Betty

Shit. Abort mission -Jughead

Haha it's okay Juggie. We can plan better tomorrow. I wouldn't mind wearing something Kurt Cobain/Nirvana related though -Betty

Thanks Betty, I didn't mean to be insensitive. -Jughead

It wasn't on purpose. I'm a little nervous about the dance though.. -Betty

Me too, we will navigate the dance together. We have each other and your company will make the night anyway -Jughead

I'm looking forward to spending the evening with you. I have to go down to dinner with my family. I'll text you later -Betty

Enjoy your dinner -Jughead

Jughead was happy with the way things were going with Betty. There text conversation proved that she liked him, at least he hoped that's what it was conveying. He shook his head trying to get his insecurities to go away.

Jughead heard his father opening another beer in the living room. Things were a mess. His dad couldn't get his act together to make his mom and sister stay and now things were in a downward spiral. Jughead honestly couldn't stand staying here another night. When he had gotten home, his dad was passed out on the couch from drinking and the first thing he does when he wakes up is open another beer.

Having enough of the situation, Jughead decided to do something about it. He packed a bag of clothes, along with some essential items and his school stuff. He was trying to pull himself out of his own world and be more open, but he couldn't do that while being in this toxic environment.

Taking a deep breath, Jughead opened his door and was ready to face his dad. Ready to tell him that he was leaving until he got his act together.