Love & Hate - Choni

12.

Only a week and Cheryl is back to her usual bitchy self. No one dares ask her why, or even get close to her. But everyone knew the reason. All of this nonsense had stopped when she was dating Toni. Now she was in a hot headed state all the time that no one could stop. Nobody faulted Toni for this. Somehow news spread like fire, letting everyone in RHS know that it was the queen of red herself who had broken things up. People like Betty and Veronica were the only ones to understand Cheryl's state, and even though they tried to get her to talk with Toni and work things out the redhead denied. Well, at least that's what she did until the brunette's birthday came. That's when she could no longer keep her facade up and decided to speak with her.

She had just arrived to her locker when a small note was given to her by a vixen. After reading it, she walked straight to a blonde haired girl and stood right in front of her, cross armed and a serious look on.

"What is the meaning of this dearest cousin?"

"Cheryl I-...uh....it's an invitation to Toni's party this weekend"

"Betty, how many times will I have to tell you that I am no longer interested in that serpent"

"Oh please Cheryl, cut the bullshit, we all know you still like her, you go crazy for her, I literally see you blush every time she passes you in the hall"

The redhead couldn't stop from blush forming in her cheeks at this very moment after being caught in a lie. She bit her lip and rolled her eyes, not believing that she was about to give in.

"Ugh, fine, I'll go, but if you pull something on me Betty Cooper, I swear a wrath will unleash upon you"

The ponytail girl only smiled and nodded, already having made a plan with Toni and Veronica about a week ago.

- a week ago -

"Betty, why am I here?"

"Toni listen, I know we barely talk, but me and Ronnie are planning a party for you and Cheryl to talk"

"Betty I don't think you understand, but me and Cheryl are over, and she doesn't wanna see me ever again"

"That's not true, I've seen her Toni, she still likes you" Veronica came into the room and handed Betty the invitations she had asked for, along with a small box.

"Thanks babe, yeah Toni, just, follow everything we tell you to do, you'll be able to hear us with this"

Toni saw a small ear piece in the hand of the pale girl, and smirked, knowing exactly what was going to happen.

- present time -

"Ok, see you then, I gotta go meet up with V"

The redhead watched Betty leave and she shook her head. She couldn't handle things well, and her cousin was already trying to get her back with her high school soulmate. Cheryl could feel a strong headache hit her, and she all of a sudden felt like throwing up. She quickly ran to the bathrooms, which luckily weren't that far away, and kicked the stall door open. As the pale girl was throwing up, she felt someone rub her on the back and tell her that everything was fine. She could tell the voice was familiar, but Cheryl couldn't put her finger on who it was, as the stomach pain she felt kept her mind busy.

The brunette girl had entered the bathroom to wash her hands when she saw her there. Knees on the floor, head over toilet, throwing up. She didn't know what had caused such commotion in the girl, but Toni didn't care, she needed to be there for her girl. The pink haired girl knelt down beside Cheryl and rubbed her back, encouraging her to let everything out and that she was going to be alright. A few minutes later, the redhead finally looked up, and seemed shocked to look at the other girl.

"T-Toni...w-what are you doing here?"

""I uh....I was just making sure you were ok"

"Well..." Cheryl stood up and put on her bitchy face once again, pretending that she was stronger than Toni. "As you can see, I'm perfectly fine, you can leave me now"

Toni would usually do as she was told, but she was done playing that game. Instead, she tested Cheryl's patience.

"No, I don't want to leave, Cheryl you can put on that mask as many times as you want, but I know deep down that you're begging for me to come back with you, down on your knees wishing you were under me again, feeling my touch, my warmth....admit it Cheryl, you're a badass bitch when it comes to being HBIC, but in bed, you're such a bottom"

"Ha, in your dreams Antoinette, I would never drop down and beg for you, you wish you could see me like that, but you never will, oh and, I hope you have the worst birthday of your life this weekend, toodles" Cheryl winked at Toni and waved a goodbye, and right before leaving the bathroom, she heard the brunette say something under her breath.

"I hate you Cheryl Blossom"

"I hate you too Toni Topaz"

- time skip -

"I'm so stupid, how the hell am I going to face her now? I blew our whole operation down, I still don't understand why you're getting me to do this"

"Well nobody told you to go and tell her that"

"I didn't know she would hear me! I literally said it under my breath, and I never actually meant it"

"Well, Cheryl takes things seriously, now you gotta go out and face her, look, she's there by the punch table, talk to her, ask her to forgive you, make plans to go out, do something about it"

"I'm sorry Betty, for throwing our plan out the window, that earpiece must've been hard to get"

"It's fine, my brother works at the FBI so I can get them anytime, just be honest with her ok?"

Toni bit her lip as she nodded in agreement, zipping up her birthday dress. A few days ago they had told each other that they hated each other, and now here they were, at the party, somehow convinced to go. Toni knew she would never have a chance with Cheryl again, mostly after saying what she said, but there was still a small flicker of hope.

The pink haired girl walked to where the redhead was and grabbed some punch, noticing the roll of eyes the pale girl had given her while crossing her arms.

"You came"

"Not for you, that's for sure"

"Cheryl, come on, I know what I said wasn't nice, but why do you have to be like this?"

"Like how? Mad because you hurt my feelings? Sad because the person I once loved told me she hates me? Upset because I've been ignored by you for over 2 weeks? I think I have every right to feel the way I do Toni"

"You're right....I...I'm sorry...I wasn't thinking...I just said what came to mind....I was upset that you didn't want to talk, and that even though I saw right through you...you kept pretending....it..b-broke my heart....I thought I had lost y-you" Toni was fighting to keep the tears in, she didn't want to seem fragile in front of Cheryl, not now, not on her own birthday.

Cheryl looked down and realized what she had done, what they both had done to each other. As she bit her lip, she stepped closer to the shorter girl and looked at her, taking one hand in hers and being hesitant on what she was about to say.

"Maybe...we can talk about this over a milkshake at Pop's?"

"Are you..?"

"Yes, be my date Toni"

The brunette smiled.