A Bughead story

Chapter 25

                              A week later.

The weathers changed along with the leaves. I love fall. It's so beautiful out and I get to celebrate my favorite holiday. Halloween. Jughead and I decided on matching costumes we will go shopping for those today with jellybean. She finally came around and I'm glad. For her sake and jugheads. My mom should be coming home from work in the next few days. I love opening my eyes in the morning and having them meet Jughead. Speaking of jughead I still feel terrible about what I said but every day the hurt stings less. I know that he loves me and I can feel it to. Sometimes I wish I hadn't met him until all his problems were resolved but I know that's terrible and honestly I think that with all the issues it only brings us closer. Even if we aren't together anymore. I know a part of my heart will always belong to jughead and I hope that I belong in his heart. As I admire his sleeping state with his hair messed up and mouth slightly open and his cheekbones popping out. His eyes open and I watch a smile appear on his face when he sees me and I melt inside. He yawns and stretches his arms over to my body and my skin is ignited with flames. It's funny how I still have this reaction to him ever since freshman year. "good morning" he speaks in his raspy voice. "morning" I replied smiling. The morning light shines through the window in my bedroom. Today is Saturday and next week is Halloween. We have exactly 7 days. 168 hours, roughly. The house is decorated head to toe with decorations. Moments later jughead groans and climbs out of bed and puts a teeshirt and pants on. He tells me that he's going down stairs to watch Saturday cartoons with jellybean and it melts my heart. I'm not sure how many times I can think about it but jellybean and jughead they are so lucky to have each other because I don't know what she would do without him or where she would even be? And jughead? He needs her as much as she needs him, he's always felt so alone and he can always count on her. I myself decided it's time to roll out of bed and start getting ready. It's fairly cold outside so I think about wearing a basic sweater but I want to do something else today. I go over to my closet and pull out a small skeleton printed dress and a light brown cardigan to go over it. I grab some black stockings so I won't be freezing. I get my black boots and tie them tightly while putting them on. I put on dangling ghost face earring and a layered cobweb and spider necklace. Did I mention Halloween is my favorite? I think I look quite nice. I didn't do my makeup much differently just slightly different, darker colors.
We need to get pumpkins and stop at Starbucks to get pumpkin spiced lattes. Or pops. But probably Starbucks because it's on our way to the Halloween shop we will be going to. It only took me about 20 minutes to get ready and when I get downstairs with my purse jellybean and jughead are sitting on the couch watching tv. I stand next to jellybean and ask her if my outfit is to much she shakes her head no. Jughead turns his head and curses "fucking hell" and it makes me blush because I know he's enchanted by my appearance. "Ready?" I ask making eye contact with jellybean then jughead. They mumble answers but I gather they said sure or yes. We make our way to my new car but we see a note on the pouch. I reach to pick it up but jughead does before I could. His face drops. Seconds later his whole personality has shifted. "Did you tell mom where we are?" He asks jellybean with anger clear in his voice although he tried to cover it up. "No, why?" She shakes her head and jughead huffs. "Then how the fuck does she know?" He spits and I speak up "jughead stop. There are tons of explanations, read the note". I say and he does

"Ms. Cooper, miss Cooper, smith. Whatever the hell you go by, Alice. I know your smothering my kids and I want them back. I will be in Riverdale soon. Get them ready to get the hell out.

Gladys"

Jughead says in a moody tone. "I didn't say anything" jellybean tells jughead again. Jughead walks away heading to the car. I look at jellybean and we follow after him. I get in the drivers seat while he's already in the passenger seat. Jellybean gets in the back. "Let's just get this over with." Jughead says and I start the car. He's silent the whole ride there. I decided not to stop at Starbucks because he's in a shitty mood and I don't want to be here longer than needed. He's definitely thinking about something and I intended to find out what. Just not now so he doesn't blow up. I park and we all get out of the car jughead is moping around. We walk into the store and we need to get wigs and costumes. I feel sad when we walk in. It was supposed to be fun and we should be laughing but jughead ruined the mood. Jellybean was at least 40 feet in-front of jughead and I, at least she is having some fun. She found the things we needed and she waved us over. I hurried over while jughead took forever. "Look! It's a whole Addams family section! That was easy!" She exclaims I agree with her and smile. I pick out a wig with a middle part and two braids for jellybean, one size fits all. I looked for mortrica's wig and it was at the top. I couldn't reach it I look over to jughead and he grabbed it for me without saying anything. Then he handed it to me. "Do you need a wig? I'm sure we could gel your hair or something?" I ask him nicely then he just shrugs. I clap my hands. "Okay, let's get jughead his shit so then he can wait in the car. Hmm? This looks like it will fit him! You like it?" I say sarcastically being sick of his bull shit. He doesn't say anything I whisper in his ear "your being a dick. Go in the car so we can have fun" I say and he looks annoyed but goes back to the car. Jellybean and I continue shopping. 20 minutes later we go back to the car having all our things we need. I put them next to jellybean. I really liked this store. It wasn't to expensive and it was close enough. I get in the drivers seat, start the car, get buckled and start driving. I turn the music up to block out the awkward silence. I was speeding slightly in a rush to get home, wanting- needing to talk to jughead. "Jellybean when we get home jughead and I are going to go upstairs for a private talk. Or we can go in the basement and you can go up to your room?" I ask her and jughead scoffed. I just ignored him. "I can go to my room and hangout if that's okay?" Jellybean says and I nod. She's so polite. Jughead could take some notes. "No it's not okay. I don't want to fucking talk" jughead spits out and I wanted to ignore him but that's not fair to him. "Jughead we have too. Remember what burble said? That we need to talk about things like this" I tell him and he just shakes his head. Eventually we are back at my house and jughead just gets out of the car and goes in the house. His long slender fingers are balled up at his sides. I sigh noticing that. Jellybean helps me carry the Halloween costumes inside the house. We set them on the floor deciding that we will pick them up later. Jellybean told me she was going up to her room now and I nodded. I wasn't even sure what I'm going to say to jughead. I asked him to come to the basement and he groaned. "Okay seriously jughead. What the hell is your problem? I get that your like pissed or something with your mom but why? Why are you being so rude to jellybean and I?" I ask him and I see something ignite in him. "For fucks sake Betty! It's not your damn business! Your smothering me! Give me some damn space! Is that so much to ask for!" He yells throwing his hands around making weird expressions. "What?" I say taken back. "It's true! You just keep pushing and pushing Betty! You don't fucking stop! I just want some fucking peace!" He yells at me again and how I am now pissed. "Okay. Your living in my damn house! I think I have the right to know what the hell is going on because your mom somehow knows where I live! Your my boyfriend jughead I just want to know what your deal is!" I yell back at him copying his movements. He's so dramatic.