Chapter 4

Hi Guys, I should be uploading more regularly now my exams are over! Shoutout to Boris Yeltsin as he has read and reviewed every chapter. I hope you enjoy this chapter! *** I do not own riverdale ***

From C.

Archie and Veronica arrived home after spending time at Pop's with Betty and Jughead. They had enjoyed the meet-up with their closest friends. "Archiekins, did Betty seem a bit off to you," Veronica asked Archie.

"I honestly couldn't tell!" Archie replied, "Emotions have never really been my strong-point!" Archie chuckled as he continued speaking.

"Betty seemed as if she was worried about something." Veronica muttered. Veronica was always more aware and observant than Archie. She always noticed when something was bothering her friends, family or even complete strangers.

"Archie, help me clean up the mess from earlier!" Veronica called from the kitchen.

"Just coming, sorry my cooking didn't quite work," Archie stumbled into the kitchen and helped his girlfriend tidy up the atrocious mess.

"I'll text Betty to see if she's ok." Veronica whipped her phone from out of her pocket. She typed out a simple message: How are you feeling? Deciding that this message was sufficient she pocketed her phone and continued to clean and tidy up.

Betty looked over at her phone from her bed and saw that she had a new message. After reading it she cursed herself, why was Veronica so good at reading emotions? She put the phone aside, got out of bed and pondered into the kitchen where Jughead was munching on some food. "Veronica noticed something was off, damn! Why is she so flippin' observant?" Betty muttered.

"She just cares for you and could tell you were not 100%" Jughead replied while glancing over at her.

"I suppose so, I'll text her back saying that I'm fine and I was just worrying about some shit!" Betty said.

"Please also tell her thank you for the lovely day!" Jughead exclaimed.

Both Betty and Jughead were relieved that there was at least some time where there was no Penny, no Serpents, and no stress. Although serpents were like a family they were also lots of effort and hard-work. Betty sighed after a long eventful day. After getting back to bed with Jughead they slept, unharmed, peacefully until the morning.

When Betty awoke in the morning she noticed that the bed was empty beside her. This unnerved her slightly as Jughead would always sleep for longer than she would. "Why would he be awake so early?" she muttered softly to herself and sat up in the bed. Betty glanced at her phone to check the time. It showed 7:20. "He is never awake before 8:00!" This unsettled her even more. She slumped back in her bed and breathed deeply to relax herself. Her eyes fluttered, she became drowsy and she drifted back to sleep.

A little while later she awoke to a faint knocking on the bedroom door. "Betty, wake up my fair Juliet!" Jughead slowly opened the door and presented an impressive tray filled with many breakfast items. There was a terrific spread, enough food for at least 2 people. "I made you some breakfast in bed, it seemed like the perfect pick-me-up!" Jughead grinned as he spoke.

"Jug, this is absolutely perfect!" Betty replied radiating a grin.

"I'm glad you like it, it took a while to prepare." Jughead looked away, embarrassed slightly. Betty grabbed his head and tilted it back towards her. While also leaning in she pounced a kiss on his lips.

"Thank you so much, there will probably be some food for you as well!" Betty picked up a piece of toast and handed it to Jughead. They sheared a lovely breakfast and didn't worry about what was happening elsewhere, not in that very bedroom.

Over on the other side of town in a garage only large enough to fit no more than 5 people in it, the plans were being made. The plans that would change Betty and Jughead's lives forever.

"I want to make sure that you know what you are getting into." Penny warned the group before starting the evening's meeting agenda. In the circle there were Ghoulie leaders and a few familiar faces.

"What is the plan?" Malachai, the leader of the Ghoulies asked.

"We are going to destroy the Jones boy's life!" Penny retorted gleaming maliciously. She looked around at her comrades and gave out an evil cackle. Malachai went next growling as he spoke.

"We will also destroy his little girlfriend!" consequently there were nods from the circle.

"Make them pay from all those years ago." Another voice shouted out.

"Revenge for when I was put in prison!" A different voice said. However Penny cut into the shouts and hollers and said, "We will have to do it when they are off-guard, take them by surprise!"

"Make it painful!" Someone shouted out. Cheers erupted from the circle. They all wanted revenge and pain inflicted on the couple that was totally unaware of the goings-on in the meeting.

Penny grinned and cackled, her plan set in stone, hopefully the end of Jughead Jones and anyone he loves.

Someone spoke out from the circle, "What about the father?" It was a valid point to worry about, FP was vicious, strong-willed and most definitely would not stand for the death of his son. Penny looked over at the man who just raised an important point which the conspirators had forgotten to factor in.

"Jughead loves his father, so we kill him also!" Penny deadpanned. Malachai chuckled, he seemed proud to be plotting the death of at least 3 people. Penny then spoke again, "FP will be the toughest to kill, so let's kill him first," There was muttering from the circle, how were they to kill FP inconspicuously and so that the sheriff wasn't on high alert.

A voice that had remained silent until this point in the meeting, "I think I can help with that!" Hiram lodge looked up from where he had been peering at the ground. Hiram Lodge although he was supposedly in prison, was sitting in a small garage plotting the deaths of 3 people. He had escaped.

"Meet our moneyman, Hiram Lodge, he has infiltrated every sheriff's station south of Greendale." Penny introduced him to the group, even though they had previously plotted together. Hiram then told the group about how he could help with the plot. "I can make sure every police department does not worry about us and I can get us inside information, using my daughter!"

"How are you using your daughter for inside information?" Malachai asked slightly confused.

"I can hack phones and laptops, she is good friends with FP, Jughead, and most definitely Betty." Hiram presented a wicked grin and the plotting continued until many hours later.

At the end of the meeting Penny stood up and exclaimed, "I think this has been a very productive meeting." Malachai then stood up and growled, "Jughead Jones is going to pay for everything he has done against us…. with his life!" there were cheers and the meeting was over. Hiram stood up and exited, it was as if he was never even there.

Veronica checked her phone, a security message had just popped up. It read **Someone may be hacking into your phone, please restart and update security protection.** When she read the message she knew what was going on and muttered, "Oh daddy, what are you doing now?"