Beanie Boy

Desparate

'what hero's journey wouldn't be complete without a self imposed exile? Witness Archie Andrews. Just as Luke Skywalker went to planet Dagobah, so too, has Archie been in the Canadian hinterlands, wondering what dark demons he would have to conquer  before being able, finally, to go home. And speaking of home, since Riverdale's quarantine, the crime rate in town has risen. There had been, for instance, a series of dating cat burglaries. it's been five weeks since we were cut from the rest of the world. The quarantine has been lifted, but the town still hasn't gotten it's pep back. Though above ground, riverdale was a haunted shell of its former self, underground, at La Bonne Nuit, life was beautiful.'
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Your spending the night at Betty's house since you and Jughead are broken up. A girl screams. "What was that?" You ask. "Not again. Just go back to sleep, y/n." Betty says getting up and walking out. You try to do as told when you get a call from the doctor. Betty comes back in and sees you crying. "What's wrong?" She asks sitting next to you. "That was my doctor. After we ran away the doctor wanted to run a few tests to make sure everything was alright. He did. He called me to tell me I had a miscarriage. Not one, but both of my girls are gone. What do I tell Cheryl? And Toni? And jughead? And sweet pea and Kevin? And i'm so sorry." You say. "No, no. This isn't your fault. We can tell everyone together but now, you need rest." Betty says. You nod and lay back down. You cry yourself to sleep. In the morning Betty tells you what the screaming was. "An un-named serpent dealing fizzle rocks? Is he lying?" You ask. "If it was a lie, Tyler came up with it pretty fast." Betty states. "A Serpent dealing Hiram Lodges drugs like we're one of his gangs. This is my fault. I was gone for too long. The serpent Queen should never be gone for that long." You state. "No, you were protecting Archie and Jughead." Betty says. "Yeah and while I was busy protecting the Red Paladin, Hiram made a play for the entire town and he got it. Fizzle rocks are everywhere. Wheatherbee is running Riverdale High like it's police state. We don't even have an elected sheriff yet. Quarantine. Why would he want the town quarantined? It can't just be because he wants to expand the cady business and make more money. Can it?" You ask. "Hiram was paying the sisters to test his drugs on the patients there. I don't see how he could possibly get away with that. Attorney McCoy and I are just trying to get Sister Woodhouse and the rest of her nuns  to eat him out. We're close, I think." Betty states. "Oh God. Could you imagine Hiram Lodge finally paying for his crimes, brought down by the testimony of nuns?" You ask taking your shirt off to get dressed. "Well maybe that means Archie can come back home. Wherever he is." Betty says throwing you a shirt. You didn't even want to stop at the trailer to get your stuff so your wearing Betty's clothes. You finish getting dressed and you leave for school.
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You have talked to sweet pea. Now you need to tell Kevin and Cheryl about the babies. You bring them both into the girls bathroom. "Are you sure I'm aloud in here?" Kevin asks. "You'll be fine, kev" Toni says. "I uh- I wanted to talk to you guys about something really serious." You state. "Is everything okay momma?" Cheryl asks. "That's the thing, Cheryl. I'm not a momma anymore." You say with tears in your eyes. "What?" Kevin asks. "When we were gone, we had to run to get Archie away, and I tripped. The doctor ran tests and found out I had a miscarriage. Aviana and Ava are gone." You state. They hug you. "Y/n, though I'm disappointed I can't be the fun aunt Toni, we're not mad at you for running. Or tripping. You were helping Archie and that's what matters." Toni says. "Thanks Toni. As for you Cheryl, keep the jumpsuits. I'm gonna get pregnant again and you guys will still be the godparents." You say. They smile.
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After school you go to the serpents. "Alright Serpents. As your Serpent queen, it has come to my attention that one of us has been dealing fizzle Rocks. Slinging dope is not what serpents do. So from this moment on, we're going clean. They'll be no selling or doing drugs." You yell. Betty Jughead and F.p surround you. "Anyone that breaks the serpent code will be exiled" Jughead yells. "I got this jughead." You say under your breath. "I think it's pretty ridic that you two vanished for a month on some vision quest with your bestie. Only to return to tell us you had a miscarriage and to lecture us about responsibility." Cheryl says. "Cheryl!" You yell. Jughead looks at you and begins to say something. You shut him up by lifting a finger to him and giving him a stern look. "We got no money coming in, guys. I mean how are we supposed to eat, survive?" Fangs asks. "We'll figure it out and get back to you, fangs. All of you. In the meantime, 'In Unity There Is Strength'" you say lifting the serpent snake symbol on your hand and repeating the serpent code. "In Unity There Is Strength" Everyone repeats. Jughead brings you inside. "Miscarriage?" He asks. "Jughead, I was gonna tell you later." You state. "You told Cheryl first?" He asks. "And Kevin, sweet pea, and Betty." You say under your breath. "Y/n, you are unbelievable." He says. "Unbelievable? We were dating for 2 years and you proposed, gave me your last name, and got me pregnant. I don't want your last name. Now it is stuck with me. What am I supposed to do, huh? You said that if I changed my name we weren't gonna break up, but here we are." You say. "You broke up with me." He states. "Yeah, I did. Because you are a stuck-up, jackass who doesn't care about anything but his appearance. Jug, I trusted you. I lived with you. But you cared more about a game than you did the lives of three. And then I miscarried and now you care again?" You ask. "I've always cared about you, y/n! I love you and I always will! Just because you aren't carrying my babies anymore, or you not living with me, and you may change your last name, I still love you!" He yells. You hesitate. "You do?" You ask. "Yeah. Yeah, I do." He says calming down. You don't answer. He scoffs. "Wow, even after all of that I can't get a single word out of you, huh?" He ask reaching for the door. "Jug wait!" You yell. He stops. "What? What are you gonna yell at me some more?" He asks turning around. "I love you too." You say. "What?" He asks. "Jug, I still love you. But that game has taken over your mind. It's caused you to do and say stupid, fucked up things. So I broke up with you because I didn't want you dragging me into Eldervair with you. Not because I didn't love you. Fix your head, and stop playing that game and we'll talk." You say. Then you walk out.
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