Author's Note: Brand new chapter, people! Enjoy.
Riverdale isn't mine. All rights go to its owners; Roberto Aguirre Sacasa, The CW, Archie Comics, and Warner Bros. respectively.
Chapter 41
"And Sheriff Keller's grilling me, along with Detective Smith." Reggie said.
Reggie, Moose, Veronica, Chuck, Betty, Kevin, Jughead, and now Archie were all hanging out in the student lounge.
"Mantle the Magnificent," He continued. "Because I'd want Blossom dead. When he was the only good quarterback we had. And like I had a hand in Polly Cooper's disappearance. Especially since she was one of the hottest girls on the cheerleading squad."
"Speaking of offensive tight ends, I should've sent the cops to you, Moose." Reggie remarked. "Because here's another unsolved mystery. What were you and Kevin doing at the river?"
"Or does being with the sheriff's son give you a free pass, Keller?" The ladies' man directed the question at Kevin.
"Reggie's just being a blowhard, Kev." Betty assured her friend.
"I don't care what he says," said Kevin.
"I mean, let's think about it." Reggie said. "If a kid at Riverdale killed Jason, and then threatened Polly; it's not gonna be a jock, right?"
"No, let's be honest. Isn't it always some spooky, scrawny, pathetic Internet troll…too busy writing manifestos to get laid?"
"Some smug, moody, serial-killer-fanboy freak. Like Jughead,"
Archie, who is standing at the vending machine gave Jughead a sympathetic look.
"What was it like, Suicide Squad?" Reggie asks the loner. "When you drowned or shot Jason? You didn't do stuff to the body, did you?"
"Like, after and then forced Polly to leave town?" He added.
"It's called necrophilia, Reggie." Jughead retorted, with a hint of sharpness. "Can you spell it?"
Taking great offense to that remark, Reggie jumped over the couch and headed for Jughead.
"You little…"
Archie manages to stop Reggie.
"Hey, shut the hell up, Reggie." He said, pushing the jock away.
"Boys," said Veronica.
"What do you care, Andrews?" Reggie retorted.
"Nothing. Just leave him alone," said Archie.
"Holy crap," Reggie said with a look of realization.
"Did you and Donnie Darko kill him together?"
"Was it some sort of pervy blood-brother thing?"
Fuming, Archie shoves Reggie.
Reggie retaliates by pushing Archie up against the snack vending machine, breaking the glass.
"Hey!"
Reggie then body slams Archie on the floor.
Moose, Chuck, and a few other guys rushed over. They pulled Reggie off, but not before giving the red head a punch to the face.
A/N: Woo, that was intense! I got to admit, I enjoyed writing the "necrophilia" line. The way Cole Sprouse delivered that line was spot-on & iconic.
Up next is a short chapter with Fred & Archie having a father & son chat. And then after that the pep rally!
More to come!
