Author's Note: So this is chapter two of our adventure, if your reading this then good for you. That means your in for a wild ride of Twists, Turns, Secrets, Lies, Betrayals, Sex, Love, Mystery, and good old fashioned Murder. Stay tuned because you don't want to miss a single clue. Who killed Jason Blossom? Trust me your going to want the real story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Riverdale. That should be evident by the lack of Archie/Jughead.

Last Time On Riverdale: "That's right Tom, breaking news this morning in the small town of Riverdale as we come to you live from Sweetwater River with a gruesome discovery. Early this morning the police were called to the river after being informed that after two months the body of Jason Blossom whom disappeared after a boat outing on July Fourth has finally been found. Details are still coming in however at this time we know that the cause of death was NOT drowning but a single gunshot to the head. Cheryl Blossom the deceased's twin sister was also found at the scene with a gunshot wound to the stomach, she's been rushed to Riverdale Hospital but her condition is unknown. Riverdale High will be closed today and tomorrow out of respect from the Blossom family in the wake of this tragedy and we will bring you updates and information on Cheryl's condition as it comes in."

Archie stared at the TV, the wig, and Jughead not knowing what to say at the moment he knew that this was going to be a bad day but not anything like this. What the hell was happening to their town? He was confused and sure as hell not in the mood to start a personal conversation he said the first thing that came to mind.

"Holy fucking shit."

Warnings: Male character identifies as something more middle ground than male, but is male. Female character identifies as male but is female. Character death, Slash, swearing. Gender Dysphoria. Non explicit description of Underage M/M sex.

Genre: Mystery/Horror/Thriller/Romance

Pairings: Archie/Jughead Jones, others TBD

Summary: High School as a teenager is hard enough as it is. But what happens when your keeping a secret from your friends and your family? What happens when the popular Golden Boy is murdered? What happens when you, anatomically a guy fall in love with your male best friend? What happens when the secret you've fought so hard to keep is fighting even harder to come out into the light? Oh and this is all happening during a murder investigation? The Answer is: It's Complicated. Serious AU take on Season One.

Little Games, Bigger Secrets

Hush Boy, Hush Boy

Don't say a word

Throw on a jersey and no one gets hurt.

Hush Girl, Oh hush girl

Just bat your eyes

Play our little game,

Play our little game.

-Little Game, Benny

Narrator Begins Speaking:

You need to know. In order for you to have the truth you crave you need to know absolutely everything about the people in our town. The people who lie, cheat, betray, and keep secrets. You need to see it all laid out on the table because it's all part of the story. Artie and Betty sneaking around as their true selves. Arties hopeless love for his Asexual best friend. Cheryl and Jason's secret plot. The baby mama drama. It's all important. It all matters. At the end of the day these secrets every single one of them directly effected things in other peoples live and what ended someone elses. You see everyone? Do you finally understand? Do you see the bigger picture? Deep beneath the games, the lies, the secrets. When you finally see it all so clearly? That's when you'll finally be ready to know why I killed Jason Blossom.

Chapter Two: Secrets Buried with the Dead

Archie's back slammed into the wall and his head fell back. A loud drawn out moan passing his soft lips and ricocheting off the walls of the showers in the boy's Locker Room. His eyes squeezed shut in ecstasy while the other teen in the room slammed into him over and over again. His body shook as he questioned how much of this he could really take before his legs gave out and he fell to his knees. The face of his companion was hidden by steam from the showers and shadows from the approaching darkness. The words of praise and admiration purred into his ears regardless as the figure continued to drive Archie mad within his own skin. His wig was forgotten on the floor by his locker and his long red hair wet and matted against his scalp and forehead. This hadn't been exactly how he had planned for today to go but when another head of red hair leaned in close and into the light he saw just how sexy the other boy was and he was so glad this happened.

"Do you like it Arch? That feeling when you tighten around me? When I hit that spot just right?" The second red head asked.

"Oh god Jason...Yes...Please..." Archie replied.

Then he was shaken awake from his dream. No not dream. Memory. An encounter that happened forever ago. Happened before July Fourth. Before Jason died. Before he was murdered and his sister shot. He looked up and it had been Jughead who woke him from his sleep. Jughead whom he'd been in love with for longer than he could remember.

"Archie. Betty called me. You have to leave here and get some sleep. You can't do anything for Cheryl here exhausted. You can't do anything for her here period. I know your sorta friends because you were friends with Jason-"

Archie felt his guts twist in on themselves when Jughead said friends. Because yes that's how it started but as his dream just reminded him it didn't stick to friendship.

"But this is a Blossom family crisis. Mr and Mrs Blossom are already in and out every day all day. You don't need to camp here indefinitely. I'm sure they'll call you if Cheryl wakes up." Jughead finished putting his hand on his friends shoulder.

Yes if she woke up because when they actually got to the hospital they learned more about her condition than the news had revealed. More than the voltures had been told. Cheryl had some sort of fall down the embankment after she was shot. She had been conscious at the time she fell but her head...She had smacked into a couple trees on her way down and her brain swelled with blood and tissue damage. They had to do surgery to see the extent of the damage. To see if she'd wake up. How she'd be when she woke up if she did at all. Cheryl Blossom, the only other person besides the killer whom knew what happened out there had returned from surgery and hadn't woken up since. She was in a coma. Their hopes of a quick end to the horror of the day went up in smoke and then burned to ash after the doctor informed them then she may not even remember what happened to her if she woke up.

"I can't leave Jug. I have to be here if she wakes up I can't explain it but I have to." Archie replied with a sigh.

"Okay... Will you at least tell me about the Wig pal?" He asked nodding at the short haired wig on his head as he sat down next to his friend.

Archie's heart throbbed and threatened to beat out of his chest. This was it. All the things he'd hidden from Jughead. Every detail about his true self. He couldn't. Not yet, not when Cheryl was in a coma. Not when Jason's killer was out there. He just couldn't tell him. He couldn't form the words. He'd do it. He'[d tell Jughead the truth. About everything eventually. But not now. No right now was one of those times when you were better off with a really good lie.

"What is there to tell Jug? I hid my hair. So? I didn't want to deal with all the assholes on the team. Giving me grief, calling me a girl and shit like that. Enough is going on right now I can't deal with that too. I already am going to have to deal with them when my interest in music gets out and with Jason being killed. I just don't want another thing on my plate okay?" He replied.

He hated lying. But as it often went those that hated it were often the best at it. His eyes gave away nothing as he lied to his best friend. His best friend nodded slowly and swallowed the crap down like it was the truest thing ever told.

"I get hiding it from them, I mean I ain't real normal. But me? Arch I'm your best friend why would you think I'd judge you for something? For anything?" Jughead asked obviously hurt.

'Because I have feelings you could never return Jug.'

"Because I honestly just didn't want to justify my choices to anyone. I didn't want anyone saying I should be honest about every little thing because I'm Archie Andrews, Golden Boy. I just wanted to keep it to myself." He replied in a bitter tone to push Jughead back a bit.

"But you tell Betty?" Jughead asked offended.

"Betty found out on her own by accident. Same as you. I didn't tell a single person. I'm want to tell you things Jug. I have things, private things that I haven't told anyone. I just want to grow comfortable to share them on my own time. Can't you accept that?" He asked.

"Not when with everything you say it feels like your hiding more and more. Why do you need to get comfortable to tell something to your best friend? After everything we've been through what could be so mind blowing that you couldn't possibly just tell me without having to get comfortable first?" Jughead questioned raising his voice slightly, accusingly even.

He had to think of something. Anything that didn't say he was in love with the boy in front of him.

"You really want to know so badly? You want to force me to tell you? To badger me till I give it up? Fine! I slept with Jason Blossom. You happy?" He whispered angrily at his friend.

Jughead's eyes widened considerably. He was friends with Kevin. He had no qualms with LGBT individuals. It was just a shock that it was Archie Andrews telling him this. Even though he was in fact the golden boy, he was also said to have gotten around with a lot of girls. To be extremely well versed in how to please a woman. Yet here he was saying he'd been with the It Boy of Riverdale High. Was his friend gay? Were the stories concocted by him or the team? Was any of them true? Why didn't he tell him? Did he check him out all those times they'd been together in a state of undress? Did Jughead care if Archie had checked him out? Did that matter or change anything? Maybe that's why Archie didn't tell him, because he was afraid that Jughead would think Archie was checking him out at all opportunities waiting for an invisible signal from him saying I want your gay love? Well in Archie's defense Jughead was having that freak out. The 'oh he's into other dudes, so he probably wants my dick.' thing was on his mind.

But he didn't care and Archie wouldn't take advantage of him by sneaking peaks of his naked body while they changed. They'd been changing around each other for years. This was still the same Archie, he just happened to like dudes. Realizing he hadn't actually said anything Jughead replied.

"Oh...Pal I'm so sorry. Were you and Jason...like together?" He asked sympathetically playing it smooth. As if he hadn't even considered his best friend eye raped him anytime a piece of his clothing came off.

Archie paused at that. Were they? Had they been together? Sure they had snuck off to other towns to see movies, eat dinner, or go to clubs. They did it for months before he died.

"I guess we were. We went out to other towns for movies and shit, I guess I never thought about it. But those nights out were kind of dates." He replied even more saddened by Jason's death now than before.

"Does that mean your Bisexual or Gay or?" Jughead asked trying to keep it causal.

"Jug...I just couldn't tell you before okay? There are other things and I will tell you just please not yet? Don't push me anymore and I think it goes without saying but please don't tell anyone. Betty figured it out on her own and Jason told Cheryl because well they told each other everything but...Please." Archie begged.

"Arch...Is that why you hid your hair? Because you were afraid it might clue in the team?" Jughead asked.

"Yes...Jug they could tell the coach it makes them uncomfortable to share a locker room with me. It could get me kicked off the team. I need football to get a scholarship for college, I'd never get in on grades and I'm broke. Even if the coach fought it parents could get involved. I'm just lucky it was Jason who caught me cleaning my wig after practice that day. The look on his face I thought he was going to tell everyone. But he just walked closer and combed his fingers through my hair and smiled. He told me I was beautiful like that. I just.. I miss him Jug and I can't leave Cheryl. He love her so much and she's all that's left of him." Archie said eyes tearing up before they slipped from his eyes.

Everything he said was the truth, just not the whole truth but for now. It would have to do.

The two of them talked some more after that but soon Jughead fell asleep in his chair and it left Archie to think. Suddenly as his mind began to wander to what he'd say when he'd eventually have to tell Jughead everything else. Music began to play in his head. Lyrics began to flood his mind for a song he'd already wrote as he looked back on everything they'd been through.

Whispers On The Wind

Written By Archie Andrews

When the wind moved in and the nights got cold,

The signs, we had em, It was getting old.

The bond we shared that they can't break,

The laughs, the fun, the memories we make

Who would have thought it would get so hard to take.

Archie was bombarded with memories from his first year of friendship with Jughead. When they were just twelve before it shifted to when they turned thirteen and everything began to change. The memories of when Archie first discovered he was different then other guys. Not just that he liked his own gender as well as girls, but that he didn't truly Identify as a guy himself. When he first began to notice his feelings for Jughead changing and pushed him away for a whole summer.

The look in your eyes when I said goodbye,

Oh I swore to myself I would not cry,

Some things I just can't hide..

Oh but the troubles aren't over

and the nights are getting colder

Even as we grow older

Baby...

I fear our love might be

whispers on the wind.

He remembered when the pain and ache of not seeing his friend became unbearable. When his resolve cracked and he ran to that trailer in the pouring rain. The look of anger on his best friends face when he opened the door and saw him standing there soaking wet. How the anger almost immediately was replaced by worry that he'd get sick. How even though he couldn't form a good enough apology Jughead knew what he was trying to say and accepted without any pause.

Oh baby don't you cry

This ain't goodbye

Maybe will get it right this time?

We'll never know if we don't even...try.

Oh have no fear

We are now, we are here,

But we both know were living on borrowed...time.

Our fate, Our love

Are just Whispers on the wind.

The fight they just had right here in the hospital. How Jughead had reacted at even the first sign of Archie possibly keeping something from him, versus him discovering he'd been lying to him for years and that he had loved him for just as long. The fight, the broken friendship, and the hatred that would probably come from it when he learned the truth. But even still Archie had to have hope. Hope that Jug would understand why he waited. That things wouldn't get destroyed. That their friendship would survive.

I say no,

I say no way,

There are so many roads our lives can take,

I can't just watch us fade away.

I say we fight,

I say we try,

We keep moving on heads held high

I just can't let our love die...

Like whispers on the wind.

He knew. It would work out. It had to. Even if Jug couldn't love him the way he wanted, he couldn't lose his friendship too. He was almost asleep himself drifting peacefully away when alarms began to sound and heard a nurse scream for the doctor.

"Doctor Carmichael! Code Blue, Could Blue room 319!"

Archie's face went white because he knew that room number. It was Cheryl's and she was dying.

Like whispers on the wind.

Author's Note 2: So here we are the end of chapter two. I know, it doesn't seem like much happened this chapter, but we did learn about a pretty juicy secret that Archiekins has been hiding and we learned more on Cheryl whose very life now hangs in the balance! And Surprise! Like the show, this fic has a narrator! The killer... Plus we have Jughead finding out about Archie and Jason, and the first glimpse at an Archie Andrews original song.

Whispers on the Wind: I actually wrote the song myself specifically for this Fanfiction, as I will write all of Archie's original songs.

Next Time: Jason's Autopsy is performed and brings to light new details in the investigation, Cheryl's fate is revealed, and the police make an interesting discovery leading to the first big lead.