Summer had just ended. Meaning school had started.
No one was exited to go back, for countless reasons. But Jughead and Archie had one extra reason why they couldn't face not just school,
but each other.
Archie sat down at the table with the football team.
"There you are Andrews" Reggie says "well you gained some muscle,look at you"
"Just construction with my dad" he says.
"Look,Donnie darko just arrived" Chuck says making them all look over to the raven haired boy who had just entered the cafeteria. "Jesus,how can he get even skinnier"
"Just leave him" Archie says turning back around.
"Why you gay for him or something?" Reggie laughs "the kids a Total freak"
Archie payed attention to the boy again who sat down with a familiar blonde.
Later in the halls Jughead was putting his things in his locker.
"Hey" Archie says walking up to him
"What do you want"
Archie leans against the lockers,putting his hands in his pockets "Could we talk?"
Jughead scoffs before closing his locker
"Now you wanna talk?"
"Please" he sighs
"I gave you most of summer to talk to me and you didn't"
"Jughead I'm begging you, it's important"
"Then I guess you'll have to keep begging Andrews"
Jughead walks away not wanting to hear anymore of what Archie had to say.
'He thinks he can just talk to me after what he did? No chance'
He thought to himself and carried on walking.
After school Archie went to pops where he knew Jughead would be. He entered seeing he was correct and walked over to the boy who was sitting in his regular booth.
"Jughead"
Jughead didn't acknowledge him and kept his laptop open, still typing.
"Jughead" he said a second time pushing his laptop down a bit. Jughead looked up seeing Archie,who he didn't even know was there,and removed his headphones.
"What now? You stalking me?" He asks sarcastically
"No.." he says "can we meet in the woods" he asks,tapping his knuckles on the table. Jughead raised his eyebrows at the question. Jughead knew why Archie wanted to meet considering he only went there for that specific reason.
"Repeat that?"
"At 7,the woods"
"Hm,I'll think about it" he says before putting on his headphones. Archie stood up and left pops, returning home 15 minutes later. It was currently 5 so he had an hour to pass time.
"Hey kiddo,how was school?" Mary asks as Archie walked through the door
"Yeah it was good" he says dropping his bag on the floor.
"I need to go out at 7,is that okay?" He asks
"Where too?"
"Uhm,a date..this girl at school"
"Sure honey,but be home by 9" she says smiling
"I will,thanks"
Archie makes his way upstairs and changes into a grey shirt. He sits down on his bed and begins to do his homework.
2 hours later he was in the woods at the picnic table where Jughead was supposed to meet him. At one point he started thinking that Jughead wasn't coming but he did arrive,just 20 minutes late.
They were sitting opposite each other's,Jughead with a small black box.
"So,what do you want?" Jughead asks
"Do you still do marijuana?" He asks as Jughead opens the locked box.
"I can give you an ounce for 20" he says taking out a clear pouch of marijuana.
"I thought it was 15?" He asks confused.
"20 or no deal"
Archie sighs before getting out the money. He knew Jughead was asking for extra just because of what happened. He puts the money down on the table before Jughead gives him the bag.
"Great doing business with you Andrews" he shoots him a fake smile before closing the box and standing up.
"Wait!" Archie exclaims. Jughead sighs and turns back around.
"What now?" He asks,
annoyed
"Can we please talk"
Jughead steps closer
"I don't think there's anything to talk about. We got high,had sex then you ignored me all summer because you didn't want your stupid football friends to find out"
"That's not true Jug"
"Really? Then what happened" he scoffs waiting for an answer. Archie looks at him then at the table not able to answer.
"Exactly...you know, you hanging out with the same people who bullied me for years straight isn't even the thing that hurt me,Archie. It's the fact that we were best friends and you just shoved me away like I meant nothing to you..that our ten years of friendship meant nothing to you and me expressing my feelings about how I felt, meant nothing"
Archie looked up at him
"But it's okay right? I mean I'm just a freak? Doesn't matter if get called a fag,as long as your reputation doesn't fall it's okay"
Archie still didn't answer,tears just formed in his eyes
"Good talk"
Jughead stormed off leaving the red head with tears rolling down his face. Archie got what he wanted,he got the opportunity to talk to Jughead but he just sat there.
Archie went home crying,it was currently 8:15 and he was tired as fuck. When he entered the house Mary saw him upset she immediately ran over to hug him. He didn't hug back,he stood there and looked at his dad who was behind Mary.
"What's wrong?" She asks.
"Everything" he says,his voice cracking as he cried harder. Fred hugged him also before they set on the couch and talked.
"What happened?" She asks
"Ju-Just too much..I-I lost Jughead an-and I started doing really s-stupid shit and I'm sorry" he stuttered. Mary held his hand in an attempt to comfort him.
"What happened with Jughead?" Fred asks.
Archie looked away from his parents trying to contain himself.
"At the start of s-summer we got high and-" he was cut off by a sob as he wiped his eyes
"We did stuff an-and I was confused and I-I just ignored him"
"What stuff Arch?" She asks before he wiped his eyes again.
"Like stuff,L-Like sex stuff.."
Both Fred and Mary looked at him surprised before he continued.
"I don't know why I-I ignored him I was just s-such a prick and then I became 'friends' with Reggie and the s-stupid football team" he looked up at his parents "and today..that date wasn't a date. I met up with him for a stupid drug deal that I didn't even want,
it was just an attempt to talk to him but we had a big argument and I made everything worse" he rushed his words and looked back down at his lap expecting his parents to shout for one being gay,two having sex with a guy and three doing drugs but he instead he felt two pairs of arms wrap around him. He closed his eyes,embracing the hug before apologising to them.
"First of all" Fred says,both of them releasing from the hug.
"Do you have the drugs?"
"Y-Yeah" he takes out the ounce Jughead gave him and puts it on the table in front of them.
"Okay,what about sex,was that protected?" He asks.
Archie shakes his head,
sniffling.
"Alright,that's okay"
"Do you have feelings for Jughead?" Mary asks holding his hand again.
He looks at his parents and pauses
"..yeah.." he says under his breath. "Is-Is that a problem?
I won't date boys if you don't want me to-"
"Archie,we don't care if you like boys. We just want to make sure your safe" she says
"I am safe..I haven't done drugs since, I just did it that one time"
"Well like we Said,it's okay. Just don't do it again..and why you didn't tell us you liked Jughead I don't know,it's not like you two aren't always hanging around each other anyway"
Archie smiles and laughs slightly.
"If you want to have a conversation with him,
I suggest you leave these 'friends' of yours because clearly they aren't doing you anything good" Fred says
"Are they the ones who pick on Jughead?"
"Yeah..that's another thing.. but I only joined because I'm on the football team and I thought that if I sat with betty, Jughead would avoid me and be by himself"
"Oh Archie,always thinking about others"
"You do need to talk to Jughead. Address the situation and tell him down you feel"
"Yeah...actually I think I know where he is"
"Are you going now"
Archie stands up and grabs his jacket.
"Yeah,yeah is that okay?"
"Just be safe Archie"
"I will,thank you I love you"
Archie runs out of the house into his car and drives over to the south.
Jughead was sitting with sweetpea,fangs and Toni on one of the tables just talking and drinking. They saw people crowding in the middle of the bar and went over.
"What do we have here,a northsider" one of the older serpents say
"I'm not looking for trouble" Archie says backing up a bit
"Isn't that Andrews kid?" Someone in the crowd says. The three push past everyone and see Archie. A serpent holding him by his jacket.
"What are you doing here?!" Jughead exclaimed
"Is this golden boy yours?"
"Just let go of him" he says pushing his hand off "I swear you'll end up getting killed" he says taking Archie's wrist and pulling him out of the Bar. When they get outside Jughead pushes him back.
"Why the fuck are you here,do you have a death wish or something"
"I really need to talk" he says
"No,you need to go. I don't want to talk to you. You'll just talk a load of bullshit then-"
Archie holds his face and kisses him. Jughead kisses back and put his hands on his shoulders. Archie pulled away,Jughead confused
"I like you,I do. And you mean everything to me,why I was such a dick to you I don't know, but I love you and I want to be with you and at this point I really don't care what Anyone else says I'm just really sorry.."
Jughead continued to stare at him with shock in his eyes. He hugs him,letting out a shaky breath.
"I forgive you" he pulls away and looks at him "I just thought you were using me for sex..and was ashamed of being seen with me.."
"No,of course not Jug. You're amazing" he assures
"Also,I'm sorry for shouting before"
"Nah I kinda deserved that" he laughs Jughead laughing with him. "And..I told my parents about us,is that okay?"
"Yeah,that's great Arch"
Archie smiles at him again.
"You wanna go to mine? My dads not home" Jughead says with a smirk.
"I'd love too"
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Heyyy,that's it I just wanted to say hi lol. I'm bored
