Chapter 28 - Secret Hideaway
The towels from last night lay discarded on the floor as Betty and Jughead's naked bodies entangle on his bed.
The decision of becoming a serpent had left Betty quite restless. She'd woken at a stupid hour of the morning, when the sun was only just harbouring above the horizon, and had not been able to get back to sleep since.
She kept playing his words over in her head 'You just need to very seriously think about if I'm honestly worth this... It will change your life.'
In the few hours she had to think about it so far today she'd realised that as strongly as she felt for Jughead and as close as they'd become, it had only been weeks - three weeks and two days to be exact - that they'd known each other. Her primary reason for becoming a serpent was to enable her to be a part of every aspect of Jughead's life, to allow them the ability to be completely honest with each other.
As much as his secrets weighed on her and were starting to strain their relationship, she wasn't sure if full disclosure was really worth signing her life away to the serpents. Last night she had been fairly set on becoming a serpent, however after a few hours sleep and a few more hours thinking about it in depth... she was leaning towards not doing so.
Jughead had made it clear that it was not the fate he wanted for her; he obviously thought that they would be able to make this work, even if he did have to hide things from her.
Jughead stirred under her embrace, her arm draped over his chest and her head resting on his shoulder. Groaning, he rolled onto his side to face Betty; winding an arm around her and pulling her closer, she giggled. A grin graced his features at the sound and his eyes fluttered open.
He craved the vision of this stunning blonde deity to be the first thing he saw every morning. On the mornings that came to fruition, he was truly happy; it was honestly his favourite way to start the day. He could have this every morning if she didn't live with her parents, her damn parents that would let him keep her during the week. If they knew what she spent her weekends doing, who she spent her weekends doing... they would be horrified. To the battle of Southside versus the North side, they really were the Montague's and Capulet's.
"Good dawning to thee, Juliet." He greeted in a quiet, gruff voice. She snickered, furrowing her brow with a smirk.
"A blessed gift to share the morrow with you, dear Romeo." Betty chuckled through a Shakespearean accent. A smile lit Jughead's face and he brought his lips down to press against hers.
As was a constant occurrence for Jughead in the mornings, the lower half of his body had woken up before he had. As their bodies pressed together Betty could feel his erection pressed against her stomach. Her train of thought derailed as her judgement over clouded with lust.
As their kiss deepened her hand trailed down the skin that pulled taught over the toned muscles of his chest and stomach before her hand wrapped around his length. He groaned against her mouth as she stroked him.
His hands quickly found their way to her bundle of nerves, coating it in her own arousal as he teased. As much as she loved his teasing, that wasn't what she wanted right now, not with the temptation of his throbbing hardness in her hand.
Pulling her hand away from him, he made a noise of protest, though she only proceeded to tug at his wrist, causing his fingers to release her. After their previous adventures there wasn't much Betty was uncomfortable doing with him. She boldly swung a leg over his hip, rolling over to straddle him. His eyebrows shot up at the sudden change into this new position.
She smirked deviously down at him before crushing her lips back to his. His large hands gripped her hips pulling her down to cover him. She rolled her hips, rubbing him between her slick folds igniting a blissful friction. She quickly became too needy for the teasing, rocking her hips further forward she aligned his tip with her entrance and impaled herself onto him.
"Oh, fuck!" She moaned loudly, as he filled her. Gravity had never worked for her like this before, she'd never been on top. The depth he reached in this position was one never previously achieved and it was ecstasy.
She lifted her hips, pulling him slowly out of her before slowly returning her hips to meet his. He groaned as his fingers dug deeper into her hips. With his hands he started to guide her hips in a more circular motion, rolling him in and out. She liked that significantly better than how she'd been doing it, so she quickly changed up her movements, following along with his instruction. She quickly increased her pace as their tongues lapped haphazardly at each others, disrupted by their ragged breaths.
Betty was very easy to please, a fact that Jughead was very thankful for. He revelled in watching the euphoric wave of her orgasm wash over her; the way her moans caught in her throat before she screamed his name, the way her thighs trembled and her inner walls clenched around him. Just as they did now.
The hot still air of the bedroom had them coated in sheen of sweat as she continued to ride him through her electrified state, the contact of the bodies starting to overheat them. Betty pushed off the bed, where her hands had braced either side of his head, until she was sitting upright.
Jughead's eyes devoured her body as she bent to brace her hands on his chest. In hoisting herself up on her knees she was able to continue the rolling motion he had set her hips into. He was getting close to his own release and he was becoming selfish with need.
With his hands still firmly gripped on her hips he bent his knees, planting his feet, he thrust up against her downward grind. She cried out at the insane depth he plunged into her. The elevated angle of his hips off the bed caused her to fall forward, both of her hands catching themselves on the bed frame behind him.
He took over, thrusting hard and fast into her while using his grip on her hips to meet his thrusts. She became a whimpering mess, crying praise as his thrusts became impossibly fast. She quickly tumbled into another wave of ecstasy, unable - and not wanting to - keep the orgasm at bay. His movements didn't slow or falter, even though he was well aware she was coming undone above him. That caused her high to envelope her over and over as Jughead quickly drew to his brink.
With one final hard thrust, he grunted, spilling inside her. His legs collapsed, unable to stay stable in the wake of his release.
She collapsed onto the bed beside him. "Jesus fucking Christ." She huffed through heavy breaths.
"I think you should wake up me up everyday like that." He chuckled.
The freshly showered couple sat on the balcony in the brilliant heat of the sunshine, clad in their watching black towels. It was a particularly warm day in Riverdale today.
"Fucking hell, it's hot." Jughead complained. His dark locks already half dried in the harsh UV ray's of the morning sun. Betty simply nodded in agreement before changing the subject.
"I thought some more about what we were talking about last night," She told him. He looked over to her, nodding once, to indicate she go on. "I think... for now at least, I don't want to join the serpents." A smile instantly spread across his face.
"I'm very glad to hear that, Betts." He said, sitting himself up from his slouched position to light a cigarette. "I really do think that's for the best... I do understand that it's hard for you to not know what I get up to sometimes, but we can work through that."
"I know we can, it's hard, but I do understand that it's the rules." She agreed.
"Like I said, I would tell you if I could. I don't enjoy having to keep things from you." Jughead admitted.
"Just know that, if there is anything that you can tell me... I really would like to know." She said.
"Of course. Well, I can tell you confidently that murder is not a part of 'Serpent Business'." He said, still a bit hung up on her comment from last night.
"I'm very glad to know that..." She said sincerely, before thinking about the several questions her mind had concocted in her thoughts this morning. "Have you ever been arrested?" she asked as he took a drag of his cigarette.
He pursed his lips before exhaling his lung full of smoke. "Yes." He confessed. She kept a cool and calm expression, honestly she'd expected that.
"What for?" She liked pushing her luck. If he couldn't answer, he just wouldn't.
"Breaking and entering, destruction of property and public nudity." He chuckled at the last one. She remained serious until his final chuckled answer, that had caused her to burst out in laughter.
"And why were you running around naked in public?" She asked through laughs.
"It was like three years ago, stupid bloody game of truth or dare. Sweet Pea and I were dared to streak down the main street. It was like one in the morning and there was practically no one else around, except for a very unfortunately timed patrol car." He chuckled, smiling at the memory. Betty just laughed harder.
"Oh, god. That's hilarious!" She cackled.
"Get's better..." He coaxed with a grin, she asked him to tell her 'how' with her expression, "We had to do it singing 'It's raining men'."
Betty almost fell out of her seat as she clutched her stomach tightening in pain at her continued laughter.
"W-Why would you do that?" She struggled through laughs.
"Rule number one." He said with a smile. She slowly composed her laughter, thinking back to their shower last night, trying to recall the first rule.
"A Serpent never shows Cowardice." She said confidently. He winked, appreciating her recollection.
"Exactly."
Betty's mind was still filled with questions. Although she had decided becoming a serpent wasn't the best plan of action for her right now, she still had questions. She hoped he'd be able to answer at least some of them if they weren't specifically related to 'Serpent business'.
"You said being a serpent is a lifetime commitment, but I don't see many older people around here." She queried, asking the question in the form of a statement that requested an answer.
"Once you've served the Serpents for eight years you're allowed to retire from duties. You still remain to be a Serpent and abide by the laws... the duties just get passed onto the younger generation unless you want to continue being involved." Jughead explained.
"So, really it's more of an eight year commitment?" Betty clarified.
"Like I said, you're still a serpent for life... unless you're cast out. But I guess technically yeah, it's only eight years of proper commitment." He said rubbing the back of his neck.
"How long have you been a Serpent?" She asked. His eyes drifted to her curiously.
"Four years," He had joined as soon as the Serpents would allow it, aged sixteen. Though he had kept that from his Mother and sister. "But, it's not really the same for the leader, we're kind of expected to stick around."
"Is that what you want?" Her voice unsure, not knowing if the question was too personal to ask.
He sighed. "I don't know. I don't really have any other plans for my life right now. Maybe publish a few books, eventually have a family... But I can do that and lead the Serpents at the same time." He answered. He had never put an overly large amount of thought into tapping out of the Serpents when retirement was possible.
"You'd be happy to have a family raised into this?" She paused, before continuing. "For your little girl to wonder every time you left for a job if her daddy would come home safe... or at all? For your little boy to follow in your footsteps and lead the Serpents?" His brows furrowed deeply at the situation she proposed.
"I've never thought about it..." He answered honestly. She hummed in response.
"You're young, you still have plenty of time to think it over." She said casually, standing from her chair. "I'm dying out here, I need water. Did you want a glass?" He was lost in thought at the proposition of raising his kids as a Serpent and it took him a moment to respond. He looked to her standing by the door trying to recall what she'd just asked.
"Oh, yeah. Water sounds amazing." He agreed.
As she filled two glasses of water, the offer had given him an idea. He shot off a few text messages before he made his way over to her, in the kitchen. He quickly downed the refreshing beverage in uninterrupted gulps, placing his glass in the sink and kissing betty on the cheek with a 'thanks'.
"We're going for a ride, gorgeous." He said over his shoulder as he made his way to his bedroom.
"What? Where? Why?" She asked, trotting to follow him. He unhooked the towel from around his waist, throwing it over the chair at his desk. Betty gawked at his naked body before he pulled on briefs and black board shorts, patterned on the bottom with green geometric shapes.
"You never wear shorts." Betty observed, though it was ridiculously hot outside.
"I wear shorts, sometimes... get dressed." He chuckled, throwing her bra at her. He pulled a white tank top over his head as she dressed herself in light blue denim shorts and a dark blue floral blouse.
Sweet Pea had just pulled up on his bike with Toni straddled behind him as they exited the bar.
"Morning!" Toni called over the roar of the bike.
"Got everything?" Jughead asked her, raising his voice over the lour exhaust. Betty looked at him curiously and Toni sent him a 'thumbs up' gesture.
"Sweet, see you'se there!" he replied loudly. With his hand intertwined with Betty's, he led her to his bike. He held a single towel rolled up in his other hand; he flicked it open, folded it in half and placed it over the leather seat of his bike.
"You'll burn your legs otherwise." Jughead explained, taking his seat on the bike, kicking it to life.
They sped off in the direction Sweet Pea and Toni had gone only moments ago. Betty could see them over Jugheads shoulder, further up the road. It wasn't long before he sped up and over took them. Sweet Pea flipped him off as he did and Betty felt Jughead chuckle, even though she couldn't hear it.
She enjoyed they way the warm breeze attacked her bare skin as they ripped through the air. They wound through roads shrouded in trees, the other serpents close on their trail.
About ten minutes down the road they slowed as he pulled into an access lane; one that you would have missed if you hadn't know it was there. The entry path so densely overgrown it would be difficult to fit a car through, but the bikes sped down the narrow access lane with ease. The trees above overlapped to create a green arch of foliage above them, it was beautiful.
At the end of the lane was a small gravel lot, one you would struggle to fit more than two cars in. It seemed like this place had been made for motorbikes and likely never access by anything else.
Jughead killed the engine as Betty made a move to get off the bike, just as she did Sweet Pea came rushing in behind them. Jughead's arm flew back like a barrier against her arm to stop her getting off the bike. Seconds later Sweet Pea skidded past, missing Jughead's bike by mere inches; travelling through where Betty would have been standing if Jughead hasn't stopped her. His back wheel kicked out and his bike drifted around Jugheads, coming to an abrupt stop that had the front wheels of both the bikes almost kissing. A smoking trail wiped through the gravel where Sweet Peas rear wheel had skidded out wide to have the two boys facing each other.
"Woo!" Betty heard Toni squeal through thrilled laughter, hopping of the bike from behind Sweet Pea. When he rid himself of his helmet we wore a Cheshire grin.
"You're a fucking idiot Sweet Pea." Jughead huffed, hopping off his bike. "You almost fucking ran Betty down." He scolded. Sweet Pea lost his grin, replaced with pursed lips.
"You know I always do that crap out here." Sweet Pea defended.
"Yeah, but she doesn't." Jughead said, gesturing to Betty behind him.
"I'm fine, Jug." Betty told him, before stepping around Jughead to address Sweet Pea. "I'm fine, don't worry about it. That was stupid, but impressive." She reprimanded and commended his little stunt before turning back around to face Jughead, placing her hands on his hips. "I'll be sure to remember that out here –wherever here is – always expect Sweet Pea to make a dickhead entrance and stay seated on the bike until the coast is clear of his antics." She assured with a smile. A stark contrast to the glare etched on Jughead's face.
He looked down to her and his expression melted under her gaze. Unable to not smile back at the beautiful one she offered him. He pecked her on the lips before reaching over to grab the towel off the bike and intertwine his fingers with hers, leading her towards what seemed to just be... forrest?
"Sorry, JJ." Sweet Pea apologised in a tone that obviously said he hadn't wanted too. Toni had told him to.
"I love ya' man, but if you hurt my girl, I'll fucking break your face." Jughead warned light heartedly, accepting his apology. Betty's heart fluttered at the threat, feeling awfully special to illicit Jughead 'breaking' his own best friend's face for her; though she honestly wasn't fond of the idea. She liked Sweet Pea, he was a lot like Jughead; funny, total smartass, easy-going but certainly didn't hold a candle to Jughead himself. She also certainly didn't think about him in the same way she did Jughead.
"So!" Betty interjected, wanting to steer the conversation to something else as they stepped into the cover of thick trees. "Where are you taking me? Will I make it out alive?" She asked as the ventured further into the forest, over fallen trees. The three serpents laughed at her question.
"Maybe, maybe not." Jughead teased.
"Not wise to play with snakes in the forest, Blondie." Sweet Pea goaded. Toni just chuckled as Betty got the real answer to her question only moments later.
The trees suddenly disappeared and she was met with a truly stunning sight. A glistening expanse of rich blue water lay before hear; her best guess was Sweetwater river. She had never seen the river this clear or blue. There was a small walkway of sand inviting her to the water, lined by smooth walls of rock.
"Woah." She huffed, face stuck with surprise. It was like a bump in the river that spanned extra wide; she could see the current flow in the distance through the small canals the water same in and flowed out through. Between the current and the river bank was about fifty square feet of still, clam and stunning waters.
"Surprise." Jughead whispered in her ear, she turned her shocked expression to him.
"How did you find this place?" She asked in sheer amazement.
"It's been a little Serpent retreat for years. Our parents use to bring us here when we were kids." Jughead explained.
"This is beautiful!" She gawked, taking a few steps forward before realisation hit and she snapped back to him. "But I don't have any bathers." Betty told Jughead he smiled, knowingly.
"Isn't it just so handy that I just happen to have a spare pair of bathers on me." Toni said, stealing her attention and sending her a wink. Betty chuckled as Toni held up red material in her hands.
Jughead held a towel up to cover Betty from any unwanted, glances as she changed into the red bikini, He made inappropriate remarks consistently as he peaked over the towel. As soon as she was dressed in her scandalous bikini - that was just the slightest bit too small for her - Jughead ditched the towel and his shirt.
He scooped Betty up in his arms and she squeaked a sound of surprise. With one arm beneath her knees, the other behind her shoulders we started off towards the water where Sweet Pea and Toni were already enjoying the cool fresh river.
"This is an awesome surprise." Betty told him with a smile, her arms wrapped around his neck.
"It's an awesome place." He agreed, smiling back at her. The smile quickly turned to a grin as his feet submerged into the cool water. "Let go." He instructed her as the water reached over his knees. She released her arms hold on his neck, expecting him to set her down onto her feet. "Now hold your breath." He said with a wink and a wicked grin.
Before she had the chance to do anything other than what he had told her, he sent her flying through the air – like she weighed nothing – and smacking down into the pristine waters that enveloped her entire body.
She emerged from the water with a gasp, stroking her hands over her face to rid it of the water that forced her eyes closed. She glared at Jughead and stalked towards him through the waist high water. He chuckled as she approached, smacking him lightly on the chest a few times.
"God dammit, Jug. That was cold!" She scolded. His chuckles turned into laughs as he wrapped his arms around hers, crushing her to his chest and throwing himself back, submerging them both under the water.
The four of them continued to muck around in the water for about half an hour, before Betty decided she needed to get out of the sun before she got burnt. The others had beautifully bronzed skin, Jughead less so than the other two, and wouldn't burn quite as easily as she would with her pale complexion.
She perched herself onto one of the rocks by the boarder of the trees that cast a shelter of shade over her. She watched on as the other three had a competition to see whose punch into the water would make the largest splash, she smiled as they entertained her.
Music sounded loudly beside her and she turned to spot the culprit of the noise curiously.
"Hey Betts, that's my phone, could you answer it!" Jughead called to her as her started making his way back towards her, not sure if he'd get to it before it rung out. Betty leaned over to where everyone's things were discarded beside her, stretching to reach Jughead's phone. She saw 'Nuke' was the caller and swiped across to answer the call.
"Good morning, Mr. Jones' phone. Betty Speaking." She greeted with a teasing smile directed at Jughead, who was in hearing distance and chuckled at her secretary impression.
"Betty? I need to speak to JJ. Now." Nuke said urgently. Betty's eyes widened at his urgency and she hopped up from her spot on the rock and started heading towards Jughead with his phone.
"Sorry Nuke, just two seconds, he's coming." Betty assured him. The couple reached each other at the water's edge, Betty holding his phone out to him. "It's Nuke... urgent." Jugheads brow furrowed and he wiped his dripping hand on Betty's dry thigh to rid it of some water before reaching up to take the phone.
"What's wrong?" Jughead asked seriously into his phone.
"We need you, right now, police station."
Wishing you and your families a very Merry Christmas, my lovlies!
I hope you are all having a lovely break - for those of you that get one.
Thank you so much to every single one of you that reviews and answered my questions last chapter re: Serpent Betty.
For those hoping for her to become a serpent... don't loose hope ;)
Those not wanting her too, I'm hearing your reasoning and incorporating it into my mental picture of the future plot!
Thank you again!
- Kayla
