Riverdale: A Ghost Town (Male Reader Insert)

Part 2

After the bell rings, Y/N finds himself walking past Veronica. The semi-formal's coming soon and he figured it'd be best to know the daughter of Hiram Lodge since they could be beneficial at some point in the future. 

"Hey Veronica, a second?" He calls out. Veronica immediately stops to face him with that polite smile she wore when they met at Pop's.  "Umm.... I was thinking since Betty will most likely ask Archie and you being the new girl and all." He mentions. "I was wondering if you wanted to go to the semi-formal... together." He asks, gesturing between him and her. 

Veronica seems a little surprised at the request, but smiles with a shrug. "Sure, why not?" She agrees, and Y/N happily nods his head.

"Great, meet you..... somewhere." He slightly stutters, realizing he has no idea where she lives. "I'll text you?"

She nods and the two exchange phone numbers. Y/N then hurries to his next class with a smirk.

Perfect.

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Background music in case you're interested and it's catchy.

The night arrives and the gym is now covered in neon lights, and dancing teens. Veronica, Archie, Betty, and Y/N arrive with Betty's arm around Archie's and Veronica's arm around Y/N's. 

Inside, they easily notice all the memorial pictures of Jason Blossom. Although he's glad Jason's disappearance has sparked the attention he was hoping for, part of Y/N still feels anger, though he doesn't know why.

"Well, it's not the med ball." Veronica comments as they all observe the photos hanging around the ceiling or staged on the ground. 

"I wonder if my death would get this much attention...." Y/N adds on with a begrudging tone. 

"Hey, when do you have to let Coach Clayton know about football?" Betty asks Archie in a curious voice. The guy seems to be split between the two.

"This weekend." He answers, semi-distracted. The day of July the fourth is still fresh in his mind and it makes him a tiny bit antsy. 

"Guys, can we just liberate ourselves from the tired dichotomy of jock, artist?" Veronica advises them, clearly not up to hearing about school. "Can we in this... post-James franco world, be all things at once?" 

"Including absolute party rags?" Y/N jokingly adds.  "Whatever that means..." 

"Working on it, guys." Archie assures them, though not sounding so sure himself.

"Work faster." Veronica enforces. Then she pulls Y/N away over to the stand. "Y/N and I are getting punch." She tells them, whispering to Betty, "You got this."

With them gone, Betty swallows her anxiety and leads Archie closer to the dance floor. "It's about following your heart, right?" She says, adjusting his tie. "What does your heart say? Music or football?"

Archie doesn't answer the question, his eyes find Ms. Grundy sitting next to the food stand which causes him to get distracted again, July the fourth.

"Betty, will you give me one minute?" He requests from her. "And I promise when I get back, I'll be a much better date, okay?" Archie promises, and Betty nods. "I have a plan, okay?" 

With that, he walks away, leaving Betty alone but only for a couple seconds as Kevin appears next to her almost soon after. "Betty, you will not believe who just propositioned me in the in the bathroom." He tells her in a gossipy voice. "Give you a hint, his name may be Moose, but I describe a certain appendage of his as... horselink."