A/N: Thanks for your patience while I work through my writer's block. I love you guys 3000, and you guys rock. Now, after the wait, here's chapter fourteen!
8:01 am
The group was hanging out at Veronica's place. They were playing Mario Kart in the living room. Betty and Jughead were sitting together on a recliner, sharing a baby blue blanket. It was quite chilly outside.
"Everything must feel so dangerous for you two," Toni says, as her Yoshi through a turtle shell at an NPC Mario. "Knowing you could die at any moment. Grabbing a bag of chips can kill you."
"I'm sure that they don't appreciate being constantly reminded of that, T," Veronica scolds. Just then, Sweetpea and Fangs busted into the house. Veronica let out a short scream. "Serpents!"
"These are my friends, we can trust them," Jughead says. He walked over to them. "How did you find me? I usually don't hang out in upscale apartments on the northside. Well, as upscale as you can get. We're still in Riverdale."
"You forgot to turn off the location on your phone," Fangs says. "We've come to take you to safety. Penny and the ghoulies found out what you did to Ricky, and they're going to kill you."
"Where did you find this kid?" Veronica questions.
"Last Friend," Betty answers. "Jughead, you never mentioned that you're in a gang. What did you do to this Ricky kid, who apparently has connections to the Ghoulies? What were you doing before you came here?"
"I'll explain it on the way there," Jughead says. Betty wanted to protest, but she could read the franticness on Jughead's face. She just followed him out the door, and to their bikes. She had no choice now. She'd have to face her fears, and ride a motorcycle.
They arrive at a cabin in the outer parts of town after about ten minutes. Betty was holding onto Jughead with all her might the entire time. Once they were parked, Jughead led Betty to a bedroom upstairs.
"I had a sister, but she got the call a few months ago," Jughead says. "She died when she was hit by a car. Ricky was driving the car. I looked for him for months, and I finally found him last night. Me, Fangs, and Sweetpea beat him up."
"Is Sweetpea and Fangs the boys who brought us here?" Betty asks.
"They are," Jughead says. "Fangs is the shorter one, and Sweetpea is the taller one. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you that I was in a gang, but I didn't think you would meet up with me if I did."
"Why was it so important to you that I met up with you?" Betty asks.
"I don't know," Jughead says. "Something intrigued me about your profile. I didn't even consider that you might be a cat fash, which you're obviously not, or a serial killer like the Last Friend killer."
Three years ago, a guy named Oden Halliday made a profile on Last Friend. He used it to lure deckers to his place, where he murdered them with an ax. He was eventually arrested after he killed seven people. His lawyers used the defense that he only killed people already slated for death, but he still got the death sentence. It took Last Friend a long time to recover from that.
"I'm glad you decided to DM me," Betty says. "I've enjoyed the past few hours."
"Me too," Jughead says. He let out a loud, long yawn. "I didn't get a moment of sleep last night. Do you mind if we take a nap? If you don't have to, but I'd feel better if you don't leave the cabin."
"I think I'll take a nap with you," Betty says. They strip to their underwear before climbing into the bed. Jughead pulled the covers over them. Jughead wrapped his arms over Betty's back, and she rests her head on his chest. "What if we beat Death-Cast? What if we live past twelve?"
"If we live past midnight, I promise that I'll marry you," Jughead says. "Of course not straight afterward. We'll have a courtship, and I'll propose to you properly. That is if you want."
"I would like that," Betty says. They shared a quick kiss before slowly falling asleep in each other's hand.