AR: Hi everyone! Here is the final part of the three parter chapter of When I first saw you! The songs that are performed is Better together Us the Duo cover, Snow Patrol Chasing Cars , The Only Exception by Paramore and I was made for loving you By Tori Kelly Feat Ed Sheeran. Enjoy!
Chapter 12: My tears and heart ache...
Since that day,
Angel has been wearing soft colors, girly girl clothes with accessories to match every single day. This freaked out people at the school. Especially the people that she hung out with. Chuck and Kassi wore some clothing that would fit the theme as well, even Cheryl and Toni which surprised the serpents.
Jughead was becoming even more worried than he expected.
So, he went up to her locker with worry and began to ask questions.
"Are you ok Fairy Queen?" Jughead asks his friend as she was grabbing something from her locker. Angel closed her locker and faces Jughead annoyed. Jughead was surprised what she was wearing.
Angel is wearing a white cold shoulder summer dress, white ballet flats with a white flower crown and her two necklaces.
"This is the probably the twentieth time someone asks me this!" Angel said to Jughead annoyed.
"It's not everyday that someone who wears dark colors wear something soft and girly…" Jughead said to Angel as he points out the clothes she's wearing.
"It's just clothes Jughead…" Angel said to Jughead as she roll her eyes and began to walk towards class with Jughead beside her.
"It's not just the Clothes Angel. Your not reading your book, you have been spacey and dare I say it a bit Cheryl Blossom-ish lately." Jughead explains the way Angel has been acting since it's as if she doesn't want to believe it.
"Jughead I'm fine. Just want to change things up a bit." Angel said to her friend as she makes it to her destination.
"Were all worried about you Lotte." Jughead said to Angel with the new nickname for her.
Little did he know, that this new nickname gave Angel a quick flashback of her past.
~Short blur Flashback~
"My Lotte!" A male voice said to her in a loving manner.
~End Flashback~
Angel stopped walking, turn to jughead, grabs his shirt towards her and glared at him coldly.
"Don't….EVER call me that…" Angel said to him coldly. Jughead was surprised at Angel's reaction towards the nickname he gave her.
Angel realized who she was saying this to and released him quickly.
"Sorry. I gotta go." Angel said to Jughead and headed to the class with her head down.
With a reaction like that, Jughead knew that something is VERY wrong with his friend.
He wanted to figure out what was going on, until three days later before the debut of Riverdale's rendition Carrie the musical.
It was raining today.
At Angel and Kassi's home,
Kassi was looking in the mirror to check if something was missing or out of place. Kassi is wearing a short Navy blue A-line dress, a sliver dress, black one inch heels, a silver butterfly hair clip on the left side of her head, her hair down with loose curls and light makeup.
Kassi slowly exhales, grabs her bag, her blue raincoat and headed to her cousins room. Kassi saw the door opened and sighs sadly.
She went up to the door and saw her cousin sitting at her window pane watching the rain fall while the song "Chasing cars" by the snow patrol was playing in the background.
Angel wore her short lilac sleeveless lace cocktail dress with silver rhinestones that is embellished around the middle, her silver one inch heels, her hair in loose curls and her two necklaces.
She was in the exact look in her homecoming dance back at EdgeWater.
Kassi knocks gently with a sad smile on her face.
"Hey.." Kassi sadly greets her cousin.
"….Hey…" Angel said to her in a depressed state.
Kassi walk towards her cousin and gave her a warm hug.
"I know today is going to be a tough day, but Chuck, Toni, Cheryl and I are here for you." Kassi said to her cousin in a caring way.
"…I wish I was home instead of here on this day.." Angel said to Kassi in a heartbroken tone of voice.
"I know.." Kassi said to her as she agreed with her cousin.
Kassi got Angel out of her seat, grabbed her stuff and headed out the house with a chuck waiting for them with a big black umbrella in the air.
Chuck wore a grey jacket, a white button up dress shirt, grey dress pants and black dress shoes.
Chuck saw his cousins and smiled sadly.
"Hey.." Chuck said to them sadly.
"Hey.." Angel and Kassi greeted back to him. Chuck walk towards the girls with his umbrella, leaded them into the car and drove off to school.
Kassi knew that Chuck was also sad because he wasn't their for them when it happened.
They arrived at school to see Cheryl and Toni dressed up as well.
Cheryl was is her red long evening gown with her black high heels and her hair down and curled at the end with her red raincoat on.
Toni was in a black short A-line dress, black fishnet tights, black ankle boots and her hair in a loose curly side ponytail with her black raincoat on as well and holding a black umbrella above Cheryl and her.
They both had small smiles on their faces as they looked at a depressed Angel getting out the car with her cousins.
The two of them didn't say nothing but offer their hands towards Angel. Angel took their hands and the five of them began to walk inside the school.
Once they were inside the school,
Angel was replaying the second chorus to Chasing Cars in her head as she looks straight ahead.
If I lay here~
If I just lay here~
Would you lie with me~
And just forget the world?
As she walks down the hall with the group she is with, she spots Archie, Betty, Veronica, Kevin, Josie, Melody, Valerie, Reggie and Jughead watching her in sadness and shock. At this point she didn't care. She felt empty and broken today. She wanted to deal with no one today.
Forget what we're told~
Before we get too old~
Show me a garden~
That's bursting into life~
After the entrance and everyone staring at them,
Everyone was brought to the schools auditorium for some announcement from their fellow principal.
More like the South side students and the Rivderdale high students were split into two groups.
Betty was next to Jughead in the south side section, Josie, Reggie and Kevin were in the middle of the their section, Archie and veronica on the right of their section. Leaving Kassi, Chuck, Angel Toni and Cheryl sitting in the front of the middle section of the group.
Once everyone was seated,
Principal Weatherbee walks on the stage towards the microphone gaining everyone's attention.
"Greetings fellow students and faculty. As you know, I called you all down here for an important announcement today." Weatherbee said to the students and staff as he spoke into the microphone.
"A few days ago, I've gotten a call from the principal of EdgeWater High school about showing Riverside High school a live broadcast that their doing right now." Weatherbee said to everyone which shocked the students.
Only the people around Angel know that she came from EdgeWater.
Kassi and Chuck squeezed Angel's hands in reassurance as Reggie, Jughead, Betty, Archie, Veronica and Kevin looks at Angel from afar.
"We hope this Broadcast will teach you a life lesson when dealing with certain situations. Warning, this will be dark and a bit of violence and blood. You may leave if you felt uncomfortable.
The schools projection screen came down and Dilton began to connect the server to the live broadcast happening.
"Please listen to what the Students on the live broadcast have to say." Weatherbee said to everyone and headed off the stage as the live broadcast began. It showed a auditorium with students, adults and children sitting down and dressed up.
Angel, Kassi and Chuck's eyes widen in surprised to see who was on the stage near Edgewater's projection screen.
It was Lexi, Amara, Ozzy and Harry on stage in their homecoming attire with sadness in their face.
"Guys…" Angel said out loud in a soft voice.
"Hello Everyone. My name is Amara Jade Song. On stage with me is is Alex Cane, Harry Mills and Oswald Davis. We like to thank you for coming to this very devastating day." Amara greets everyone as she introduced herself and the others on the stage.
"We are also broadcasting live for our friend Charlotte Angelina Shawn who is in a different school that wasn't able to make it." Alex spoke to the crowd as the students at Riverdale except for the gang began to murmur a bit. Jughead knew they were talking about Angel since he knows her Full name besides her cousins.
"So if your watching this Angel, we wish we were their to help you through this tragic day." Ozzy said to the camera broadcasting with a sad and concerned expression on his face.
"As you know, it has now became a year since our…special person have…" Harry said to the crowd but began to choke up in sadness. Lexi held her boyfriend's hand in comfort and sadness knowing the pain they were all going through.
"Today…*sigh* is the day we loss a friend….a son…a brother…and a lover…" Lexi said to the audience as she held Harry's hand. At Riverdale High, it hit Angel when Lexi said lover and loss in the same sentence.
"Today is the death of my brother and my friends lover….Richard "Ricky" Song." Amara said to the audience which made everyone from Riverdale stone cold silence and everyone in Edgewater in tears.
"What?" Betty asks out loud that only Jughead heard her.
"Did that girl just said…" Veronica said softly but couldn't finish her question.
" Oh my god…" Kevin said in shock with Josie with a surprised expression on her face.
Jughead and Reggie was shocked and glanced at Angel to make sure she's ok.
"Ricky was an AMAZING person you could ever meet in a lifetime." Harry said to the audience about his friend as he wipes his tears away.
"So today, we have a presentation of dear friend that my dad, friends and I recorded over the years." Ozzy said to the audience in a sad heart broken tone of voice.
The screen was on and Amara walked downstage to talk a bit about the first take of her beloved brother.
"My brother was caring, charismatic, understanding, loving and passionate. He loved life and he loved his family and friends. Here's a bit of my brother's life when he's with our family…" Amara said as she talks about her brother with tears in her eyes and the first part of the video began to play.
It showed the male with black hair in a undercut and long curly fringe with a white highlight, dark brown eyes and beige skin wearing a lounging attire smiling happily.
Ricky was a gorgeous handsome young man. Inside and out.
The video shows how he interacted with his family, their vacations, the days they would have a lounging day. It showed them enjoying each others company.
The first part brought people happiness and tears as they watched it.
After the first video, the second video was posted up and Harry was downstage in sadness.
"Ricky has been our friend since we were young growing up together…" Harry said to the audience in a bittersweet manner.
"He would make you laugh, make you cry and comfort us when we were in needed it..This video shows it." Harry said to everyone and the second video started.
The video showed Ricky, Ozzy, Angel, Lexi, Amara and Harry friendship over the years. It showed them dancing together, going on adventures togethers, an their comforting and funny moments.
Even the students laugh at some at some of the moments.
Jughead and the gang were shocked about Ricky Song and what he did in his lifetime.
Angel had a small smile on her face and Chuck had some nostalgia as he saw Ricky and himself hanging out which surprised some of the students.
The video ended and third part was posted with Lexi walking downstage to the audience.
"Now this part is about Ricky and Angel.." Lexi said to everyone as they began to listen carefully to her speech.
"All my Sixteen years, I have never saw a love so beautiful, so emotional and so passionate that Ricky and Angel had. They were each others rock's and brought out the best of one another…." Lexi said to the audience as she felt the tears running down her face.
Harry went towards her and held her close to him letting her know its ok.
"This one is for you Angel. This is the video of their love story…" Lexi said as she began to cry. That speech made everyone tear up a bit.
The video started with backyard party with a lot of people and kids. It even had the Clayton's in the scenario.
"The day we first met…" Angel said to out loud that Cheryl and Toni heard which they found shocking.
The film pointed out Young versions of Angel, Kassi, Lexi, Amara, Chuck, Harry and Ozzy playing tag together.
"Try to catch me Chuck!" Young version of Angel said happily to her cousin as she ran away from him.
"I will Angel! I will!" A young Version of Chuck said happily as he was determined to catch his cousin.
"Be careful Sweetheart! We don't want your mother to be worried if you injured yourself!" Angel's dad said as the camera rolled.
"I won't daddy!" Young Angel said happily until…
BUMP
She bumped into someone and fell on the ground. Instead of falling, she was gently held by her wrist.
"I gotcha!" A young boy said to her.
The boy pulled her up and they looked at each other eyes as if time stopped for them as the Camera was on them.
"Hi…" The young boy greets young Angel with a smile and a light blush on his cheeks.
"..Hi…" Young Angel shyly greets the boy back as well..
"I'm Amara's brother Ricky!" Young Ricky introduced himself as he offers his hand to her.
"My name is Charlotte Angelina Shawn, but everyone calls me Angel." Angel introduced her self with a blush on her face as she takes Ricky's hand
"Nice to meet you Lotte." Young Ricky said to Angel and kissed her hand leaving everyone in awe.
"So thats why she didn't want to be called that nickname." Jughead thought to himself as he looked at his sad friend.
It goes to another clip where Angel was surprised by a party at age seven.
"I remember this! This was the feel better party!" Kassi said out loud to the group she was with.
It showed the kids shocking Angel with this surprise party.
"What is this?" Kid Angel asked her friends in shock.
"This is your Cheer up party!" Kid Amara and Kid Kassi answered Angel's question at the same time.
"A cheer up party?" Kid Angel asked still in shock.
"To make you feel better!" Lexi and Harry explained to Angel at the same time.
"Ricky thought of the concept." Kid Ozzy said to Angel from behind the camera.
"Why did you do it Ricky?" Kid Angel asked Kid Ricky as he walked up to her and held her hand.
"We heard that your dad left, so we wanted to cheer you up and let you know that were here for you!" Kid Ricky explained to Angel with a smile on his face.
This surprised the gang that Angel's father left her family at the age of 7.
Kid Angel smile and hugged Ricky and her friends as tears of joy ran down her face.
The next clip was a middle school year where the camera was behind a backstage door watching eighth grade Angel pacing back and forth as Eighth grade Ricky watch in amusement. Angel was in a short spaghetti strap black and purple polka dotted dress with black buckle boots and her hair down. Ricky wore a black t-shirt, a dark blue flannel, black jeans and white converse with hair in a wavy mess.
"What's this one?" Cheryl asks Angel as she watches her friend smile at this scene.
"This was the first time I performed in a musical number. The two of us were the final act." Angel explain to Cheryl with her smile in tact.
"I can't do this Ricky! I can't sing up their!" Eighth grade Angel said to Ricky in a panic.
"You're going to be fine Angel." Eighth grade Ricky said to Angel in a calm demeanor.
"Ricky... I NEVER PERFORMED ON A STAGE INFRONT OF BILLIONS OF PEOPLE BEFORE!" Angel shouted at Ricky in panic, but not loud enough for the audience and the people on stage.
This shun a light to Jughead and the music teacher realizing that this was her first performance.
Ricky touched Angel's shoulders lovingly and smiled at her.
"You have the most Angelic voice I've ever heard. This is your time to debut not only as Siren's leader, but also debut as Angel Shawn." Ricky said to her in loving way that touched a lot of the peoples heartstrings including Veronica, Betty, Kevin and Cheryl.
Eight grader Angel smiled at her boyfriend loving and was going to say something until they were interrupted by one of the Teen staff that is managing the acts and music numbers.
"Hey you Guys! The number is about to start now. Get into your places." The male teen said to them. The two of them nodded and watched the teen leave.
"When we sing, I want you to listen carefully." Angel said to Ricky with a smile on her face. Ricky nodded and the two of them headed towards the stage.
The next scene showed the stage that is pitch black, until a spotlight light up showing Eighth grade Angel with her eyes closed and Ricky knowing that she is going to be amazing.
She breathed and began to sing with the beat of the song.
There's no combination of words
I could put on the back of a postcard~
The song that I can sing
But I can try for your heart~
Angel was getting comfortable singing in front of the crowd as the lyrics reminds her of Ricky and her.
Our dreams~
They're made out of real things~
Like a shoebox of photographs
Of sepia tone loving~
This was the first time the group would hear their friend sing even though it is on film. Angel looks at Ricky and sings to him in a passionate manner.
Love is the answer
At least, for most of the questions in my heart~
Like, "Why are we here?" and "Where do we go?"
And "How come it's so hard?"~
It's not always easy...
And sometimes life can be deceiving~
I'll tell you one thing~
It's always better when we're together~
Ricky held her hand as he began to sing with her.
Mmm, it's always better when we're together~
Yeah, we'll look at the stars when we're together~
The background behind them began to shine like stars as they sing to each other.
Well, it's always better when we're together~
Yeah, it's always better when we're together~
The two of them began to walk downstage as Ricky began to sing to Angel.
And all of these moments just may find their way~
Into of my dreams tonight~
But I know that they'll be gone
When the morning light sings and brings new things~
Angel blushes shyly as Ricky sung to her and the Audience.
For tomorrow night, you'll see~
That they'll be gone soon
So many things I have to do~
But if all of the dreams might find a way
Into my day to day scene~
I'll be under the impression
I was somewhere in-between~
Ricky smiles at Angel as he lifts her chin up to meet his eyes as he sung this part to her.
With only two, just me and you~
Now, so many things we got to do~
Or places we've got to be~
We'll sit beneath the mango tree now~
Ricky wrapped him arm around Angel as they sung together the chorus once more.
Yeah, it's always better when we're together~
Mmm, somewhere in-between together~
The two of smile as they was walked towards the different sides of the stage.
Well, it's always better when we're together~
Yeah, it's always better when we're together~
Ricky and Angel hummed happily with their hands behind their backs and turned towards each other from each side of the stage. Ricky began to sing to Angel in a loving manner.
I believe in memories~
They look so~
So pretty when I sleep~
When I wake up, you look so pretty~
Sleeping next to me~
Then Angel began to sing with him as she looks at him shyly as they walked towards each other once more.
But there is~
Not enough time~
There is no, no song I could sing~
And there is no~
Combination of words I could say~
But I will still tell you one thing~
Angel and Ricky made it back to each other and smile at each other as they sung this last sentence together.
We're better together~
Ricky and Angel began to scat together as the song began to end and everything began to fade to black but the back drop that shows a heart in the middle that say "Better Together".
Everyone in the film applauded and everyone bowed for their performance as Angel and Ricky held hands.
The next clip goes to their high school life after their first homecoming dance where Ricky was taking here somewhere in EdgeWater.
"Where are you taking me going Ricky?" Angel asks Ricky as her eyes were covered with his jacket over her shoulders.
"Somewhere only we know." Ricky answered Angel's question as he guided her to the place where the camera is rolling.
Ricky and Angel made it to the place that Ricky lead Angel to. Ricky lets go of Angel and leaves her in the middle.
"Okay. Open your eyes." Ricky said to Angel with a smile on his face as he looks at her. Angel took off the blindfold and her eyes widen in shock.
It was a part of the open yard that has a crystal clear pond in the back, some willow trees, a picnic bench with a projector screen, projector with a laptop on top of it and everything is covered in twinkly lights. It was so beautiful and romantic that it made you want to cry.
"Ricky…You did all this?" Angel asked him in shock and amazement as she looked at the scene in front of her.
"With a bit of help from our friends and family." Ricky replied to her as he sits on the table next to the projector and laptop. Ricky patted the table as a way to tell Angel to sit next to him. Angel walked towards him and sat next to him.
"You're really are something huh?" Angel asked him with a small smile on her face.
"Only towards you I am." Ricky replied to Angel as he looked at her lovingly which made Angel chuckle a bit.
"I gotten you something." Ricky said to her as he pulled out a medium blue box behind him and gave it to her.
Angel opened the box and was touched by what's inside. It was the two starred necklace that she has around her neck to this day.
"It's beautiful." Angel said to Ricky in a swooned expression as she puts the necklace on her neck.
"It shows the beauty that I see in you all the time." Ricky said to Angel that made her flustered out of love.
Seeing Angel in this type of light was new to the people who are watching this video. It showed the love that her and Ricky had that is beautiful.
Then it showed Ricky looking at her with a love, care and affection as he began to to speak to her again.
"When I first met you Angel, I felt a spark between you and I." Ricky began to tell Angel, which made her surprised her in a way.
"The more I gotten to know you, the more I started to fall more in love with you. It was like seeing a part of me that was missing all my life. Of course we would have a fight now and then, but we would always comeback to each other and find a solution to the problem. You are the most caring, feisty, sweet and kind hearted soul I ever met on the face of the earth. I feel that fate brought us together. You are my best friend and the love of my life. I am so blessed to be with a girl like you. I would marry you in a heart beat. So, the necklace represents a promise ring. A ring that I would buy one day and propose to you when were old enough and achieving our dreams. This song will say the rest." Ricky said to Angel which made Angel tear up out of love and happiness.
This speech also touched our dear audience including the students of Riverdale who are watching it from their school. Chuck touched Angel's shoulder in comfort knowing that his cousin is in so much pain watching these memories of Ricky and her.
Ricky pressed play on the laptop, grabbed the ukulele on his right and began to play. The projector began to show a video of them together and Ricky began to sing to her.
She's my sunshine in the rain~
My Tylenol when I'm in pain yeah...
Let me tell you what she means to me~
Ricky looked at Angel lovingly as he expressed the words he was singing to her.
Like a tall glass of lemonade~
When it's burning hot on summer days...
She's exactly what I need~
Ricky began to play the chorus as Angel listened to him play with the video lining up with the song.
She's soothing like~
The ocean rushing on the sand...
She takes care of me baby~
And she helps me be a better man...
She's so beautiful~
That line made Angel smiled bashfully when he sung it to her.
Sometimes I stop to close my eyes...
She's exactly what I need~
Everyone began to see the video showing Angel and Ricky on dates, having fun, watching movies and just loving each other.
She's my smile when I'm feeling blue~
She's my good night sleep when the day is through yeah...
Let me tell you what she means to me~
"She's kinda like this" Ricky said to her as he serenaded her with all the love he had for her.
Kinda like the feeling after your first kiss~
Except that everyday she makes me feel like this...
She's exactly what I need~
Oh yeah~
Angel began to tear up with joy hearing the love of her life sing to her passionately as he expressed his feelings to her.
She's soothing like~
The ocean rushing on the sand...
She takes care of me baby~
And she helps me be a better man...
She's so beautiful~
Sometimes I stop to close my eyes...
She's exactly what I need~
Ricky put even more feelings going towards the end of the song.
Said she's soothing like~
The ocean rushing on the sand~
She takes care of me baby~
She helps me be a better man~
She's so beautiful~
Sometimes I stop to close my eyes...
She's exactly what I need~
Ricky kissed her forehead and sung the last lyric of the song.
She's exactly what I need~
Ricky strummed the last chord of the song. Angel grabbed the sides of his face and the two of them melted in the kiss they shared. The two teens broke apart and leaned against each others forehead.
"I love you Charlotte Angelina Shawn." Ricky said to Angel in a soft passionate tone.
"I love you too Richard Song." Angel said to him in a soft passionate tone as well with tears still running down her eyes.
That piece faded going into the final video that made Angel's blood turn cold.
Ozzy walked downstage to the crowd to summarize the video.
"Never in my life did I EVER drop my Video Camera for anything…Except for this video….." Ozzy said to audience as Amara knew that her boyfriend was getting choked up with this part of the video.
"This part of the video, is how the death of our friend died…." Ozzy said which made everyone dead silent as they let the words that Ozzy said sink in.
The video started with a festival that they would have in their town. Angel and Ricky were on stage singing "Wake up everybody" by Teddy Pendergrass until…
BANG! BANG!
Gun shots were being heard on the street which made everyone run in a panic.
"Oh my God…." Ozzy said as he was rolling the camera running towards Angel and Ricky.
"Ozzy make sure everyone is safe! Were going to find the others and get out of here!" Ricky instructed Ozzy with worry and power in his voice.
"What about you two?!" Ozzy asked Angel and Ricky.
"We'll be fine! Were going to help Amara with the Children and get them to safety!" Angel explained to Ozzy with sternness in her voice as well.
Ozzy nodded with the camera in his hand the three of them headed their separate ways.
The next part showed Ozzy finding Lexi the two of them trying to find shelter until..
BANG! BANG!
"AAAAAHHHHHH!" A female scream was heard and recognized from the far left of the three teens.
"Thats Angel!" Lexi said in worry and fear.
"We got to get to her NOW!" Ozzy said as the two of them they began to run towards the scream.
The two of them stopped and spotted Amara calling 911 in hysterics, Harry is beating up a guy in all black who is unconscious right now and Angel pressing on someones chest in hysterics as she was trying to talk to them.
The person that was on the floor was Ricky Song bleeding.
"RICKY!" Ozzy shouted in horror as he dropped his camera and ran towards the group with Lexi right behind him.
This scene shocked the Students in horror and sadness, especially Kassi, Angel and Chuck.
Ozzy was holding Harry back and Lexi was comforting Amara. Once Ozzy calmed Harry down, he released his friend and went to Angel who is still hysterical.
"Just hang on Ricky! E-very-thing is g-going to be alright!" Angel said to her boyfriend in hysterics as he groaned in pain.
"Angel what happened!?" Ozzy asked Angel in shock and worry.
"H-he went in f-f-front of me from getting shot by the bullets!" Angel explained to Mrs. Song as she was still in hysterics while compressing the bloody wound of Ricky's chest.
"Lexi and I going to get Mr. and Mrs. Song!" Ozzy said to the others as he headed to find Ricky and Amara's parents. Mrs. Song is a paramedic who was retiring and Mr. Song is a detective.
The two of them ran to find the parents and Harry began to contact the officers to come down the crime scene in a stern cold voice.
"The Ambulance is on their way!" Amara said to Harry and Angel as she was shaking in fear. Amara went to Angel and began to help her compress the wounds from bleeding even more.
"This is all my fault Amara! It's all my fault!" Angel said to her friend in tears as she looks at her wounded boyfriend.
"It is not your fault Angel! It was that no good, trouble making harpy! Who didn't get her way with my brother!" Amara said to Angel as she tries to be the calm one in the group.
"She's right you…" Said a croaky voice that sounded in pain.
"Ricky!" Angel said his name in shock and relief that he is still alive. Harry heard his friend speak and went to the girls in worry for his friends life.
"I'm so glad that you're alive bro.." Amara said to her brother as a tear rolled down her eye.
Ricky tried to get up but he felt pain as the others laid their friend back down in a gentle manner.
"Don't push yourself Ricky…" Angel said to him in a caring yet worried tone of voice. Ricky nodded as he clenched his teeth in pain.
"You're an idiot for putting yourself in danger like this.." Harry said to his friend as his voice was strained in sadness.
"If I didn't do anything…. he was going to hurt Lotte.." Ricky explained to Harry with pain in his voice.
"Shhh….Save your energy Firefly.." Angel said to her boyfriend with her hands on the wound.
Ozzy and Lexi came back with the parents and others who knows the group with the Paramedics and Police following right behind them.
"We're back guys.." Lexi said to the others in a calm worried tone of voice.
Mrs. Song and the paramedic team went towards Angel, Harry and Amara, while Mr. Song and the police arrest the man in black attire who started to gain his consciousness.
"You three are so doing a good job compressing the wound from bleeding even more." Mrs. Song said to the three teens who are in a frazzled state of mind.
Mrs. Song looks at her son in sadness and worry as her and another paramedic began to do their job.
"It's alright Sweetie! Mommy's here!" Mrs. Song said to her son as she had a few tears in her eyes. Ozzy gently grabbed Amara and began to hold her in a caring and comforting way. Lexi picked up the camera and comforts Harry as they watch their friend trying to get stabilized.
Angel elevated Ricky's head gently on her lap and held his hand as Mrs. Song began to work her magic with another paramedic. Mr. Song went to the scene with a gentle expression on his face.
"You're going to be alright son…" Mr. Song said to his son as tears ran down his face.
"I don't think so dad…" Ricky said to his dad in a soft painful tone of voice.
"Don't say that Richard! You're going to make it! Right honey?" Mr. Song said to his son as he asked his wife hoping that she agree's with him.
Instead, Mrs. Song was silent and frozen for a bit.
"Honey?" Mr. Song called his wife in worry as she was a bit frozen trying to examine their son.
"Erica, their's nothing we can do…" The female paramedic said to Mrs. Song's first name.
"Their's got to be another way…" Mrs. Song said to Paramedic softly with a tear strolling down her eye.
"Erica, I'm sorry…." The female paramedic apologized to Mrs. Song in sadness.
Mrs. Song slowly stood up and looked at her husband in sadness.
"No…" Mr. Song said to his wife in sadness and shock as he held his wife in sadness.
"What do you mean their's no other way?" Angel asked the paramedic in confusion as she holds her boyfriend dearly.
"I'm so sorry…" The female Paramedic said to Angel which was heard by the others who began to cry.
Angel felt her blood went cold when she realized what the paramedic meant.
"No…Their HAS to be another way!" Angel said to the paramedic with tears overflowing once more.
"Lotte…I'm not going to make it…" Ricky said to her in a soft tone of voice which made Angel shake her head in disagreement.
"No…You're going to make it! You're going to get better and we can do all of the things that we've planned together!" Angel said to him as their friends and Family watch Angel go into a meltdown.
"Lotte…" Ricky said Angel's nickname to get her attention.
"We're going to get through high school, go to college, make our music with our groups, get married and raise a family!" Angel continued to speak to Ricky in denial with the tears still overflowing.
This was hard to bear for the Riverdale students to see their friend in this kind of pain.
"Lotte!" Ricky said her name again to catch her attention.
"I CAN"T LOSE YOU!" Angel shouted to him which created a silence in the crowd.
"I already lost my father. I can't lose you too.." Angel explained to Ricky with a pain in her voice.
Ricky Softly placed his hand on her cheek and smiled softly.
"You will never lose me, cause I will always be with you." Ricky said to Angel in a loving expression as Angel leaned into his touch that began to turn cold.
"I love you mom and Dad." Ricky said to his parents sadly.
"We love you too sweetie.." Mrs. Song said to her son in a bittersweet tone.
"Love you sis. Take care of mom and dad." Ricky said to his sister with a small smile on his face.
"….I will…I love you too bro.." Amara said to her brother with tears flowing down her eyes.
"Ozzy! Harry! Take care of the group! I love you guys." Ricky said to Ozzy and Harry.
"We love you to Bro.." Ozzy said to Ricky as tears ran down the guys eyes.
"Lexi, take care of the others as well. I love you.." Ricky said to Lexi.
"I will..Love you too brother." Lexi said to Ricky as Harry held her tightly knowing that she was going to cry.
Ricky looked at Angel with a loving smile on his face.
"I love you my little Lotte.." Ricky said to her with a tear beginning to run down his face.
" *Sniff* I love you too my firefly in the night…" Angel said to him with the tears still overflowing.
"….Sing with me the song we were going to sings together…" Ricky requested as his hand began to be even more colder.
"Of course…" Angel said to her lovers as she held his hand that is holding her cheek.
The two began to sing…
'Cause I was made for loving you~
Jughead and Reggie remembered the song Angel had to cover her ears for the homecoming dance.
Even though we may be hopeless hearts just passing through~
Every bone screaming I don't know what we should do~
All I know is, darling, I was made for loving you~
The students and some of the faculty began to tear up to this scene.
Please~
Don't go~
I've been waiting so long~
Angel began to cry even more knowing that she was losing him.
Oh, you don't even know me at all~
But I was made for loving you…
Ricky began to slowly lose sight of his surroundings as he began to close his eyes.
I was made for loving you~
Even though we may be hopeless hearts just passing through…
Every bone screaming I don't know what we should do~
Ricky stopped singing which made their loved ones cry even more.
Angel took a deep breathe and repeated the line again so Ricky can sing with her.
….Every bone screaming I don't know what we should do….
"Every…." Angel said as she began to choke up knowing that he is no longer with her anymore.
Angel grabs her bag, got up from her seat and rushed out of the auditorium with Kassi, Chuck, Toni, Cheryl, Kevin, Archie, Veronica, Betty and Jughead running after her.
Once Angel made it outside the auditorium, she felt like she couldn't breathe. So, she began to head to the exit and get out of here.
"ANGEL WAIT!" Jughead shouted from behind her in worry and care.
"Stay away from me! I want to be alone right now!" Angel said to the group with her back turned to them.
"Angel, it's ok to be fragile." Veronica said to Angel in a comforting way.
"Sorry to break to comforting words slam, but I think the girl wants to be alone!" Reggie said to the group in a stern caring voice.
"I agree with Reggie on this. My cousin needs some time to herself." Chuck said as he tries to calm down the situation.
Betty went to Angel and puts a hand on shoulder in comfort.
"I know what it's like to be heart broken, but Ricky wants you to be happy." Betty said to Angel in a comforting manner.
Hearing what Betty said to her, made Angel snap.
Angel drops her bag, smacks Betty's hand away from her shoulder, faces the group and glares at them angrily.
"Have you ever experience a heart brake?" Angel asks the group in a stern tone of voice.
"Yes…" Betty replies to Angel which made Angel's blood boil even more.
"Let me clarify my question." Angel said to betty as her voice began to get cold.
"Have you ever been at your lover's side since day one?" Angel asks the group that was silent.
"Have you ever felt stuck by each other through thick and thin and NEVER broke up with them?" Angel asks the silent crowd in front of them.
"Did you tell them "I love you" so many times that you would get sick of it, but you don't care?" Angel asks as her voice started to get even colder.
"Did You stay by their side and TRY to save them as best as you can?" Angel asks them as she felt her anger burning even more.
"Have you seen them taking their last breath as they DIE IN FRONT OF YOU?" Angel asks as she shouted at the teens that were still silent. Kassi and Chuck are heartbroken their cousin because they knew she is having a meltdown right now.
"Thats because you've NEVER experienced the hurt I felt with Ricky!" Angel began to explain to group angrily, ESPECIALLY to Betty.
"RICKY HAS BEEN THEIR FOR ME SINCE MY DAD LEFT US IN THE MIDDLE OF NIGHT WHEN I WAS SEVEN! HE WAS THEIR TO SUPPORT ME OF MY DREAM JUST LIKE I SUPPORTED HIS! EVEN IF WE HAD OUR UPS AND DOWNS, WE WOULD ALWAYS FIND A RESOLUTION TO OUR PROBLEM! HE WAS MY OTHER HALF! I HAVE NEVER LOVED ANYONE IN MY LIFE BESIDES MY FAMILY FRIENDS UNITL HE ENTERED MY LIFE!" Angel shouts at the group as tears began to run down her face.
"HE PROTECTED ME FROM DANGER THAT WAS CAUSED BT A PETTY PERSON WHO I WILL NEVER SPEAK HER NAME IN PUBLIC! WHEN HE DIED IN MY ARMS…MY HEART SHATTERED IN A MILLION PIECES THAT DAY!" Angel shouts at the group knowing she was going through a meltdown in front of them.
"So NONE of you have NO right to tell me what to feel and telling me that you know my pain when you NEVER experience what I went through!" Angel said to Betty in anger as she clenches her fists in anger.
"Angel I.." Betty calls her name but Angel cuts her off by leaving the building angry and heart broken.
Clap…..Clap….Clap…
The group turns around and saw Reggie slowly clapping for the group.
"Congratulations mystery gang! You made the situation worse by letting her have a meltdown and run out into the pouring rain…" Reggie said to group as he continues to give them a slow applause.
"Knock it off Reggie! We already feel bad!" Betty said to Reggie with guilt in her voice. Reggie stops clapping before speaking to Betty.
"No you don't saint Cooper!" Reggie insults Betty with the coldness in his voice.
"Lay off Reggie! She was only trying to help!" Jughead said to Reggie as he protects his girlfriend.
"No emo Draco Malfoy! She wanted to be Alone and all you guys did was made it worse for her!" Reggie said to Jughead as he glares at him coldly.
"He has a point…" Kassi said to the group with her arms crossed.
"She wanted her space and you guys just pushed it!" Kassi said to the group in anger and disgust.
"You know, I expected Betty and Veronica to say something like this even though I have a GUT feeling that they separated from their boyfriends over something simple or something that the other didn't approve of." Kassi said to them which made Kevin, Cheryl and Toni be in shock by her outburst.
"I beg your pardon?" Veronica asks Kassi in surprise and offended as Betty felt the same way.
"I'm sorry let me re-introduce myself. My name is Kassidy James. I'm here to put bitches in their place because their big mouths didn't know when to shut up. Which, made my cousin have a meltdown that induce even MORE stress to her mourning for her deceased lover!" Kassi said to Betty and Veronica with an attitude in her voice since her cousin is hurt emotionally.
"They were only trying to help!" Archie said to Kassi as he defends the girls on their behalf.
"Save it for someone else's cousin ISN'T have a total meltdown and is OUT IN THE POURING RAIN RIGHT NOW IN GOD KNOWS WHERE SHE IS LOCATED!" Kassi shouts at Archie in anger knowing that her cousin could be in danger since it's raining hard outside.
"MY COUSIN IS STILL IN LIMBO RIGHT NOW ABOUT THE WHOLE RICKY SITUATION! INSTEAD OF LETTING HER CLEAR HER HEAD, SHE MIGHT BE IN DANGER OR INJURED OUT THEIR WITH NOTHING TO PROTECT HER!" Kassi shouts at the teens in her protective cousin mode whenever Angel is in danger.
"OUT OF ALL THE PEOPLE IN THIS TOWN, I NEVER EXPECTED MR. DARK AND SENSITIVE OVER HERE TO NOT SAY ANYTHING SINCE MY COUSIN TRUSTS YOU THE MOST HERE!" Kassi shouts at Jughead in anger which made him feel a bit guilty.
Kassi storms off in the hallway hoping that her cousin is safe out their with Kevin, Cheryl and Toni following her. Chuck looks at the four in disgust.
"You better pray to god that she's safe out their or else you'll have to deal with me.." Chuck said to Jughead and the others before storming off as well.
Jughead grabs Angel's bag and heads out the door. Betty was about to follow, but Reggie stops her.
"He know's where Angel is. Plus, I think she wouldn't want to see you right now." Reggie explains to Betty in a reasonable way which made Betty understand.
With Jughead,
The rain lighten up. So he got on his motorcycle and headed to the location that Angel is at.
Angel and Jughead went to this location before to just talk about stuff when they were starting up their friendship.
Jughead made it to the location which was the construction site that was replacing the Twilight Drive-in.
Jughead parks his motorcycle and saw a pair of silver shoes on the ground which lead to a path of footprints in his wake.
Jughead followed the footprints to a certain teen sitting on a bench that is underneath a building with her head in her lap.
Jughead walks towards her with a small smile on his face.
"Hey…." Jughead greets Angel in a subtle way.
"….How did you know I was here?" Angel asks Jughead with her head still in her lap.
"This would be the only place that would make you feel at peace when things do go according to plan." Jughead replies to Angel as he sits next to her on the bench.
"You forgot something back at the school." Jughead said to Angel as he hands her the bag she dropped. Angel looks at the bag and gently grabs the bag from Jughead. She took her head out of her lap and opens the bag to get her phone and ear buds.
Jughead took off his jacket and puts it around Angel knowing that she was cold from the rain.
Angel puts an earbud in her left ear and offers Jughead the right one. Jughead grabs the ear bud and puts it in his right ear as the song "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol began to play again.
"This song played when Ricky and I had our first kiss and said I love you to one another…" Angel said to Jughead in a strained tone of voice.
Jughead put his arm around Angel and pulls her closer to him as the chorus began to play.
If I lay here~
If I just lay here~
Would you lie with me~
And Just forget the world?
Angel began to cry in Jughead's arm as he rubs her arm in a comforting manner.
Forget what were told!
Before we get too Old~
Show me a garden that's…
Bursting into life~
The two teens sat their as the rain falls to the ground as the song was continuing to play...
After the rain stopped,
Jughead took Angel back home on his motorcycle with his jacket still covering her shoulders.
Jughead parked his motorcycle in front of Angel's house, helped Angel off the motorcycle and guided her to the porch.
"Are you sure you don't want me to stay and make sure you're alright?" Jughead asks Angel out of concern and care.
"I'm sure Jughead. I'll handle it here. Plus, I have a feeling that a certain someone is worried about you." Angel replies to Jughead with a small smile on her face.
Angel hugs Jughead, returns his jacket and watch him leave the house on his motorcycle.
Angel was about to head in until she spotted a guitar case near the porch bench. Angel walks towards the bench and opens the guitar case to see a wooden acoustic guitar with a note inside.
Angel picks up the note and began to read it.
If you're reading this, that means your back home safe and sound!
I remember you telling me that you use to play a little guitar..
So I thought you might want to play on mine to feel better!
It helped me through a lot of problems in my life, let it help you…
Feel better Angel Face!
-Plastic
Angel softly chuckled at the note Reggie left her. Angel refolds the note and puts it back in the case.
She grabs the guitar, sat down and began to tune the wooden instrument.
Once it was tuned, she began to play the chords of the song she was taught by Ricky.
Angel inhales gently and began to sing…
When I was younger I saw...
My daddy cry~
And curse at the wind~
Angel began to remember the memories of her father leaving her.
He broke his own heart
And I watched~
As he tried to reassemble it~
Then, Angel began to have flashbacks of her mom crying out of heartbreak.
And my momma swore...
That she would~
never let herself forget~
It was also the day where Angel began to help her family out.
And that was the day that I promised...
I'd never sing of love~
If it does not exist~
But darlin'~
Angel began to sing the chorus in sadness and in comfort.
You are, the only exception~
You are, the only exception~
You are, the only exception~
You are, the only exception~
Angel began to remember her past since that day.
Maybe I know~
Somewhere...
Deep in my soul~
That love never lasts~
And we've got to find other ways
To make it alone..
But keep a straight face~
Angel remembers being a bit isolated from the people who would surround her with love.
And I've always lived~
Like this...
Keeping a comfortable~
Distance~
She also remember getting use to isolated loneliness that she created for herself.
And up until now
I had sworn to myself that I'm content...
With loneliness~
Angel stopped playing the guitar as she sung the lyric acapella.
Because none of it was ever worth the risk~
Angel began to play the guitar as a small tear shed from her left eye as she sings the song.
But, you are, the only exception~
You are, the only exception~
You are, the only exception~
You are, the only exception~
Angel was letting the music comfort her like it always have during her whole entire life.
I've got a tight grip on reality~
But I can't...
Let go of what's in front of me here~
I know your leaving in the morning, when you wake up...
Leave me with some kind of proof it's not a dream~
Ooooh~
Angel felt herself being free as she plays the song beautifully. She began to remember the good times she had with the people she love and care about.
You are, the only exception...
You are, the only exception..
You are, the only exception..
You are, the only exception...
Angel began to play a bit louder and began to sing more passionately.
You are, the only exception~
You are, the only exception...
You are, the only exception~
You are~
The only exception~
And I'm on my way to believing~
Angel began to play the chords softly as she sings the last part of the song.
Oh, and I'm on~
My way to believing~
Angel plays the final chords to the song and exhales silently.
Angel looks at the scenery and smiles softly.
"I never notice how peaceful it is…" Angel said to herself in a soft tone of voice as she watches the rain fall to the ground in a soft soundless manner.
AR: I feel so bad for Angel. Plus the bond between Jughead and Angel grew as well as Reggie and Angel's bond. Is she going to make it through this?
Is Reggie catching feelings since he stood up for Angel?
Find out next Chapter!
R&R