intentions

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betty and veronica. veronica and betty. they were the duo everyone knew about, talked about and everything else for that matter.

their friendship started during freshman year, veronica saw betty by the bleachers during a game and decided to join the blonde. it was just something about her, veronica thought. hell, veronica didn't even know the girl's name.

veronica didn't even second guess her thought and sat next to betty, wanting a friendship with her the minute she saw the girl.

betty, on the other hand, had the hairs on the back of her neck standing. she knew who sat next to her, it was veronica lodge. the veronica lodge. betty has never encountered such a pretty girl, until veronica.

why is she sitting next to me, betty thought, not knowing it was aloud.

"why not?" veronica responded, a bit of annoyance present in the her voice.

"i- uh, sorry, i didn't mean it. i was just wondering why you would sit next to me, that's all- i sorry, i can m-" betty was cut off. her cheeks were bright shade of pink.

"relax, blonde, i just wanted to sit next to you. i was actually going to ask for your name" veronica said with ease, a smile planted on her lips.

this girl is really cute, being flustered and all, veronica thought.

"betty" replied, her pulse was beginning to reach a much more normal pace.

"well, betty, i'm vero-"

"veronica lodge, i know" betty cut her off before she could even finish saying her name. what's with this girl?

veronica and betty just stared into the field full of sweaty boys running around with a ball. fun.

betty thought things couldn't get any more awkward. they could.
as betty stood up to go to the bathroom,  she accidentally stepped on her shoe laces (she genuinely thought that her converses would bring her luck. wrong.)

shit.

she fell onto veronica. the veronica lodge. betty's face was inches away from veronica's, she could practically smell the mint veronica had in her mouth.

veronica seemed unfazed though, just a smirk plastered on her face that seemed to make betty blush herself into a stuttering mess.

"i am so sorry, veronica. i- my shoelaces weren't tied properly an-"

"blonde- i mean, betty, don't worry"

how does she remain so composed in a situation like this, i basically almost kissed her!  betty thought, standing in front of veronica staring at her with pure amusement.

"i'll just go" betty murmured, not wanting to risk another second of embarrassment washing over her.

"wait-" veronica grabbed her arm, smiling at the blonde. "where you going? can i come with?" veronica asked, ignoring the fact that betty seemed so bewildered by the words she had just heard.

"uh, just the bathroom" betty said, trying to hide the tint of pink on her cheeks. my god, who knew talking to a girl would be so difficult.

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flash forward to now, betty and veronica in betty's room talking about what show to binge watch on Netflix.

veronica's skimming through the suggested column while betty paints her nails a hue of baby pink. every now and then, betty would look at veronica with a soft smile.

veronica caught her.

"whatcha looking at, betts?" veronica asked with a hint of hilarity. this wasn't the first time.

"oh, nothing. don't worry" betty quickly replied, trying to mask her discomfiture.

this has been happening frequently lately and she's running out of excuses- but that's the thing, she doesn't even know why she's always looking at veronica.

it was just something about her best friend. she didn't know what it was, but she always found herself looking at her. sometimes, she thinks her eyes were just magnetically attracted to veronica, like when you pin a magnet onto a fridge, theres an undeniable force. other times, she thinks she's just jealous.

betty thinks veronica doesn't notice the longing stares and lovey dovey eyes, but she does. veronica can feel betty's gaze whenever they're together- she's kind of used to it now. whenever she'd look at her, their eyes would lock and she'd get these butterflies. veronica liked that feeling. it didn't necessarily scare her, it just made her wonder.

betty would be the first to break the stares and smile sheepishly away. contrarily, veronica would continue to look at her.

betty started to notice that too.