A.N. This is set the next day in the newsroom of "The Statment" which is the campus newspaper anyway hope you like it! And don't forget to review!
"Finally, good to see your face here Mr. Jones" called "The Statement" editor Claudette.
"Uh, yeah sorry about that... I've been busy getting settled, and everything and my laptop was broken, so I took it to the campus bookstore, but they're hacks, and it took forever to get back and when I did it was still broken so.." Jughead said rushing through his rehearsed apology
"I'm sorry to hear that did you get it fixed?" responded Claudette.
"Yeah I took it to brad on campus" he replied
"Glad to hear it. I have an assignment for you; you will be working with my right-hand woman Betty Cooper on the frat house article and anything else she needs help with, Her desk is over there oh and Mr. Jones, please remember she is your superior." She said giving him a side eye.
He rolled his eyes as if he would ever be misogynistic, especially to Betty is that really the vibe he gave off? "It's Jughead," he said before turning to go find Betts and find out what they were working on.
She spotted him walking towards her where she was stuck trying to finish her thought she stood up and smirked at him warmly enough to almost be a smile "Mr. Jones over here" she called for him.
He responded her smirk and rolled his eyes at her as he walked over to her desk and sat opposite her "don't you dare start calling me that." he said before asking her "so... what is the Jones and Cooper detective team taking on this time Nancy?" he said echoes of their past coming through.
Betty tensed when he talked so loosely about their past and Jughead internally cursed himself "of course she's upset, you broke her heart dumbass you can't just be her pal overnight."
She softened "We have the frat house article Claud wants us to try and get interviews from some of the guys apparently no campus newspaper has been able to before, and she wants us to be the first."
"Claud?" Jughead questioned her with one eyebrow up looking at her like she was crazy.
Betty laughed "yeah I know she can be pretty intense at first but when you get to know her she's pretty cool I promise. She's also especially hard on guys at; first, you know she is the first female editor for the statement? Crazy right. not to mention she is also the first black female editor so she can be a little protective at first."
"If you say so" and though he said it as a half-joke he meant it, if Betty said it he believed it an old habit he couldn't lose, he would always trust her word.
"There's something else I'm working on I could use your help with," she said shakily.
"Anything you need I'm at your bidding superior," he said jokingly not realizing the seriousness of her voice.
"There have been numerous reports of rape on campus, and I want to crack it, and I think the frats might have something to do with it. I think we can kill two birds with one stone," Betty said digging her nails into her palms to steady herself
"Oh.. yeah, of course, I'll help... where do we start?
"Good'' Betty replied giving him a smile, a crack in her concrete wall. "Because that wasn't a question Mr. Jones," she said in mock seriousness:" I can give all my notes on both the articles so far, but the real deal is tonight there's a party at Alpha Sigma Phi the big boys on campus, and we're going."
Great a college fraternity party thought Jughead but if it would help her... "alright let's go snoop at a frat house sounds... like us."
A.N. alright alright I know I promised angst, and I know this chapter was short and promise we 're getting into some meaty stuff next chapter. Anyway, I hoped you liked it and please review and let me know what you think!