A/N: I got this idea from Firefly214(who gave me their blessing to write this). I one hundred percent recommend their story "I Dream of You" which is where I got the inspiration for this. In this, Betty's dreams are more like Fred's after he was shot(In Firefly214's story it's Jughead having the dreams and they do it very well). And now. on with the story.
"And now, a speech from our valedictorian, Betty Cooper," Principal Wetherbee announced. He walked off stage as Betty walked to the podium. The crowd cheered for her. In a out of character moment, Jughead was cheering the loudest.
"Thank you," Betty said. As Betty started her speech, the microphone went out. Betty looked confused as the audience was now wearing funeral attire and they looked sadly. "What's wrong?"
"Betty, you weren't valedictorian," Archie said. "You died remember? The night Fangs was shot."
Betty then noticed her wrist was bleeding. She pulled up the sleeve of her graduation gown and found the word 'Penny' was carved into it. Then the world turned black.
Betty was cuddling with Jughead in her bed one morning. Jughead held her in his arms. Alice knocked on the door. "Come in," Betty said.
Alice went into the room. "You got a letter," Alice said. Her smile then grew. "From Yale."
Betty and Jughead quickly sat up as Alice handed her envelope. Betty opened it and was in tears. "I got in," she said.
"That's wonderful," Jughead said. "Let's go to Pops to celebrate. My treat."
"I'd like that," Betty said. Then suddenly, the letter turned into ashes. Betty looked confused and concerned. Was this a mean prank? She thinks. "Is that normal?"
"No," Alice said. Betty noticed her eyes were tearing up. "You never got into Yale. You died remembered?"
Betty looked confused. "You sacrificed yourself to the ghoulies and Penny and died. Don't you remember?" Jughead asked.
Betty then remembered that night. She made a deal with Penny so Jughead didn't have to. She let them beat her to a pulp. Then she saw her wrist was bleeding. She saw the word 'Penny' was carved into her wrist. The world then went black again.
Betty was infront of a house somewhere in Maine. She walked up to the door and knocked on it. The door opened when she knocked on it. She went inside and saw a oldman sitting in the living room. "Hello?" Betty asked.
"Betty?" the oldman said. She saw his serpent tattoo and recognized him as Jughead.
"Yeah, it's me, Jug," Betty said.
"No it can't be," Jughead said. "You died years ago. You're buried in Riverdale cemetery."
"No I didn't," Betty said. "I'm here and I'm alive."
"No, you're here to take me to the next life," Jughead said. "Take me so I may be with you, dad, Archie, Jellybean, Veronica, Toni, Sewatpea, and Cheryl again."
Betty didn't say anything. She just kissed his head. "I'll see you soon," Betty promised. She saw her wrist was bleeding. She didn't bother to pull up her sleeve to know what it meant. Then the world went dark again.
Betty woke up for real this time to the sound of a heart monitor. She was relieved to see she was in the hospital and Jughead was holding her hand. She was glad to see he was asleep. She was also happy to be alive. She doesn't know what would have happened if she was never able to look into his beautiful eyes again.
A/N: A link to the og story in the reviews!