In honor of that amazing Bughead kiss last ep, here's a chapter that is mainly cute, friendly bughead. Enjoy and don't forget to R&R!

"Shit," Jughead Jones mutters as he watches Betty push past Archie and walk into the building, her head held high. She walks slowly and confidently, but he can see from the tightness of her shoulders and how she is holding herself that she is hurting. "Look what you've done now, Arch." Breaking into a run, Jughead hurries after Betty leaving Archie and Veronica standing alone, stunned.

"Betty! Betty, come back! Slow down!" He pushes through groups of strangers as he chases her through the corridor. "Oh my God, she can walk fast," he thinks as she deftly dodges through the crowd, climbing the stairs two at a time. Jughead thunders to a stop at the top of the stairs on the top floor. Looking around he sees a blond ponytail slip through a door marked 'FIRE EXIT' and he stops in front of it hesitating, suddenly doubting his intentions. "What if she doesn't want to see me? What if she just wants to be alone?" He bites his lip debating when he hears a sound from behind the door. Frowning he opens it slightly and is faced with a sight that breaks his heart every time he witnesses it. Betty is looking out the window with her back to the door and her shoulders are shaking uncontrollably.

Jughead stands in the doorway for a second until he hears her deep shuddering breaths and he springs forward, letting the door clang shut behind him. Betty turns startled and her eyes are red and her face flushed.

"J… Juggie," Betty chokes out, surprised and he comes closer to her.

"Hi, Betts. I thought you might want some company." He stops in front of her and up close he can see that even though she's red she hasn't actually been crying, he takes this as a good sign and puts his hand on her shoulder.

"Thanks, Jughead. I just needed to get away for a second, you know? I know Archie was trying to be nice and everything and I do agree with him that we need to move on I just can't get past the fact that he was so casual about it. He was talking about us like we were just a summer fling and I guess to him that's all it was; I just can't believe in the whole summer he never saw how much I liked him." Jughead's heart tightens as he listens to Betty rant about how much she liked Archie. He knew it anyway but it still hurts to hear her say it so plainly, it's obvious she could never guess how much she means to him . "You don't want to hear this. I'm sorry."

Her broken and exhausted expression makes him forget his thoughts and he brings his other hand up to her shoulder so he's looking her full in the face. "Don't you think that. Don't you ever think that, Betty. I'll always want to hear what you're thinking and saying, no matter how crazy it is. You could be talking how Titanic is a bad movie and I'll still want to listen." He smiles at her and she laughs in response.

"When have I ever said Titanic is bad? Titanic is an iconic movie and now I really want to watch it." She trails off, staring up at him. Jughead suddenly realizes just how close they're standing and he clears his throat awkwardly, stepping back and letting his hands fall down to his sides again.

"Well, maybe we'll have to have a movie night then?" He quirks an eyebrow at her and her eyes light up, making her look even prettier than usual.

"Yes, definitely. How 'bout at the end of the week? To celebrate making it through the first week of college?"

"I'll see you on board The Ship of Dreams." Betty laughs at his reference and squeezes his shoulder. "And thanks, Juggie, for following me up here and knowing that I would want someone to cheer me up."

"I'm here for you, Betty, always." Her eyes are shining and he lets himself feel hopeful for the two of them, just for a second before lightening the mood. "I'm here for you, even if I have to hear you gush about how hot Leo is for the whole first half, then about how tragically hot he is for the whole second half while crying your eyes out."

"That was one time! I was fifteen and you were completely consumed with eating. It won't happen again, I promise." Jughead just nods sarcastically and looks at her, more seriously this time.

"Ready to face the world again?"

"Ready to face the world again."