Reunion - Riverdale x Five Feet Apart

Chapter 1

Will POV

Two weeks, huh. That's how long I get to live. At least, I was able to see my beloved Stella again. Currently, we are just sitting in my hospital bed, Stella is asleep as close as she can without her getting too close. Suddenly a knock is heard on my door, and three people I thought I would never see again stepped in through the door. It woke up Stella, probably more likely shocked her awake.

"Jughead, is that you?" Betty asked. "Of course it's me, can't you tell?" I joke. Betty runs up and hugs me. I chuckled. "Um. Will? What's going on?" Stella asked nervously next to me. "Ah Stella, I should introduce you to my friends from back home. This is Betty, Archie, and Veronica," I explained by pointing to each one before I said their names.

"Okay, since she is also confused, I demand an explanation of how your in a hospital and why when we asked to see you, everyone was so fucking sad," Veronica demanded. I sighed. "Sure, find  a seat everyone," I waved my hands around the room. The lay out: Betty is sitting next to me on my bed, Stella is on the bed/chair thing, Veronica sitting in a chair in the corner, Archie is standing.

"Okay, where should I start?" I ask. "Um, how about the fact we graduated high school a year ago and now your trapped here in a hospital," Betty wittily said. "W-Wait your not actually 18?" Stella asked. I turn my head to look at her with somewhat shocked eyes and a sadder look on my face. "No, Stella. I would never lie to you. But I did lie to you guys," I turned my attention towards the three of them.

"How'd you lie?" Archie asked. "I was actually a year ahead of my normal grade. When I was supposed to be a young Junior, I was a young Senior just changed my age by a year," I explained. "This is insane dude. Can we have you explain what happened after graduating and what your doing here and now," Archie proposed. We all nodded. "Um sorry, not to sound like the jealous girlfriend, but miss? Could you stand away from Will? It makes me jealous that I can't," Stella mumbled the last part.

I looked over at Stella sadly. "Girlfriend!?" The three questioned. "Yeah, this here is Stella. She is my girlfriend, and she was and still kind of is a CFer," I explained to the shocked group. "What do you mean by used to?" Veronica asks. "I got a lung transplant, means I have an extra guaranteed 5 years to live and not die from CF," Stella smiles.

"Why can't you be close to Jug-Will?" Betty asks. "He is also a CFer and has B. Cepacia. With the B. Cepacia, that means-" I interrupt Stella "no lung transplant for me! Also I'm more likely to die before someone with just CF." I say sarcastically. I turn my head towards Stella, "Sorry for cutting you off there," I apologize. "Had a feeling you would," She said, smiling goofily.

"Is that why everyone is so sad? Are you dying, Jug?" Betty asks sadly, tears built up in her eyes. I nod, looking down at my lap. "Sorry, not great time to ask but was your old name Jug?" Stella asks. I chuckle, looking at her with a small smile, "it was more of a nickname. My real name back then was Forsythe Pendleton Jones the III," Stella looks at me with a look of, 'seriously?' I nod, chuckling a little.

"Can you explain how you got to New York and all of this? No contact with any of us either?" Betty asks. "And! Why didn't you contact me! You knew I was gonna move to New York after graduation," Veronica added "I didn't reach out because I wanted to distance myself from you guys, that way when I died no one would be as hurt as they would be with them knowing me super well," I explain.

"Did you push your own girlfriend away too, huh?" Betty asks, her voice starting to raise. "I did, and look I know it's terrible that I pushed you all away but you have to understand-" I was cut off my Betty. "I don't care! You need to talk to people more, you need to be living your life to the fullest! Not dying away, alone!" Betty was practically screaming at me.

Suddenly, the door was slammed open. "I did not let you three in to yell at Will, yell at him when he barely has a week left to live! He can't get out of bed dammit! Stop yelling at him and stop yelling in general! This is a goddamn hospital!" Barb barged in and yelled at the three of them, mainly Betty.

"He deserves to be yelled at! He's being stupid!" Betty yelled. "Y'know what, Betty? Fuck you. Get the fuck out of my room!" I started getting louder as I continued my sentence. She turned around to look at me, her face completely changing from a look of anger to sadness. "No, Will, Jug, Please, Don't push me away," She says coming over to hold my hand.

"No!" I pull back my hand from her. "Get out! If the only thing you're here to do is yell at me for being a bad friend, a bad ex-boyfriend, then get the hell out! Your clearly only here to yell at me for not staying in touch when you know damn well why I didn't reach out to my old best friend and ex-girlfriend!" I yell, pointing at the door.

"What the hell are you even talking about now, Jug? Have you lost your mind? Betty doesn't deserve to be yelled at like this," Archie stood, and came to defend Betty. "Says the guy who cheated on his girlfriend with his best friends girlfriend," I say annoyed. "We were lost! And fell in love again!" Archie made more and more excuses. "You could have at least broken up with us first," I say, calming down.

"C'mon Betty. Jughead here is losing his mind, he deserves to die alone. Ronnie, you too," Archie says walking towards the door but he stops when he hears a voice. "No." Veronica said sternly. Archie and Betty turn around to look at her. Betty had an innocent confused look on her face, while Archie looks furious. "What?" Archie questioned.

"You heard me. I'm not leaving, not after the shit show of pent up emotions we all just let out. I full agree with Jughead. You two broke our hearts into a million pieces, you had no right seeking out Jughead, just to yell and humiliate him. You get the hell out, go back to the shit town that is now Riverdale, and never come back," Veronica said sternly. Staring daggers into their eyes. Archie tsks and walks away, anger laced in every step.

Veronica sighs and lays her head on my bed, now sitting in the chair next to mine. I look over to Stella, Stella looked very confused. "Sorry you had to see that, and sorry for opening old wounds, Veronica. And Thank you for making them leave, Barb," I thanked all of them. Barb nodded and left, closing the door behind her. "It's okay, Will. I'm just sorry that they came back just to yell at you on your... death bed," Stella reassured me, mumbling the last part.

"Yeah, and you don't need to apologize for the old wounds. I have so many that it's nothing at this point," Veronica says, lifting her head, resting her head on her hands. "Sorry for the weird question, but," Stella said, breaking the comfortable silence. "Did you two ever date?" Me and Veronica look at each other, raising our eyebrows knowing exactly what to say. "I-I mean, I'm just asking since it seems like Archie dated both of the girls and it's like this weird dating everyone thing," Stella clarified.

"Nah we didn't date, but we did kiss as revenge on Archie and Betty. That was fun," I answered, smirking. Veronica chuckles. All our attention turns when we hear a knock on the door. "Hey thought I'd introduce myself, heard some doctors talking about a teen in this room-" suddenly, Poe paused. Realizing who was in the room. "Stella? Will?" Poe questioned. I look baffled at the door way. "Jug?" I hear Veronica ask, touching my arm, bring me out of my state of hallucinations, I suppose?

"Sorry, I um. Stella, I saw Poe just now. At the door," I say looking at her. She looks at me in shock, "The door did open on it's own and there was a knock, but no Poe. And besides, he's..." Stella didn't finish. "Dead," I finished for her.

"Wait, What?" Veronica asked, making me turn my attention towards her. "You just saw the dead?" She asks me, dumbfounded. "Yeah, I suppose," I answer. "Why do both of you seem fine by this development! This is freaky!" Stella seemed to be losing her head.