Calm Waters [Jughead x Archie]

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My feet dragged as I began to walk down the hallway. My eyes scanned all of the students' faces. Anyone could be the unknown number which by the way, last night after I left Archie's house they had started texting me, threatening to show the whole school the video on Friday when we had our sports assembly.
My heart was beating out of my chest as it seemed like I was the only one walking down the hallway; people were staring at me. I might be a social outcast but I still cared about how people would treat me after, especially Archie. If they followed through with showing the video on Friday Archie is as good as dead.

Plus, how would his father be? How would my father be was the real question. Gossip around Riverdale traveled quickly, like a few years back how Jason Blossoms death was the talk of the town.

I, on the other hand, did not want to be the talk of the town. Reggie Mantle might as well beat me to a plup while I still had a chance to escape the outcome of Friday.
I exhaled heavily as I made it to my locker, opening it quickly so I could hide my face.

"Hey Jug." A female said from behind my locker door. I quickly lifted my head out of my locker so I could see who it was. Betty Cooper stood in front of me, smiling like she always did. She scanned my face and her smile faded.
"Is there something wrong?" She said, concern laced her voice.

"Did you hear or see anything about me latley." I say quietly so only she could hear. She quickly shook her head.

"Why what's wrong?" She said, a smile returning to her soft features. I started getting more nervous; Someone knew something.

"No, I just feel like everyone is staring at me." I defended. She nodded at me; innocently looking around to see if anyone was looking, but as if my whole walking in slow motion down the hallway didn't exist no one was watching.

But a second ago everyone was watching.
"No one's watching Jug, did you do something bad?" Her bright blue eyes bore into mine as she flashed me another smile; eager to hear my response.

I guess I really needed to talk to someone because I ended up blurting out, "Not entirely bad, this far in the future our generation should have over come this obstacle," except people in Riverdale are very judgemental,
"it's just I'm on edge because someone around here, someone knows something about me that they shouldn't." I say, worry laced my tone which caught her off guard.

Usually people see me as a mystery boy who has no raw emotion. But that wasn't true at all, thats what people lead themselves to believe. They were wrong because my emotions were as raw as anyone's here, Archie knew that.

I guess she probably thought it was really serious because I was worried about it. She told me she'd keep an eye open for potential people who knew my secrets. I'd probably regret later on making friends with her, after all I'm bad at relationships.

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Lunch break was the only enjoyable thing about school. I sat myself in the library, in the corner with my computer. The dead silence that stood within this very room was almost soothing to me since I was not a social butterfly. Talking here would have to be on the low minimum since our librarian was a total bitch. I just needed to write all my feelings down so I could stop feeling like I was going to explode anyway.

But that didn't stop Reggie Mantle and all his little fan girls from stomping in here with loud mouths, except Archie who was next to Reggie but not laughing at all. Archie's features drooped and I knew exactly the reasoning behind it.

I usually sat in the corner so these situations I could try and stay invisible. Invisible wasn't hard for me but me and Reggie's eyes immediately locked.

He threw a devilish smirk my way, making his way towards me and ignoring his gushing fan girls behind him. Archie knew exactly what was going to happen and followed closely behind. Most fights between Reggie and me ended because Archie would step in and defend me.

Reggie casually stopped by the bookshelf, gliding his hand across the books. His tactics were never thought out, he was trying to make it as if he didn't stroll over here because of me, but I knew it was because of me.

After a few more moments of intense silence, he finally sat himself next to me at the table. I rolled my eyes and kept typing away at my computer before he shut it quickly causing people around us to stare and for me to jerk my hands away from getting crushed.

"Juggy Jones it's very rude to ignore your company." He grinned at me, but it wasn't because he wanted to keep me company it was because he wanted to irritate me.

Closing my eyes and taking a deep breath I finally asked in an annoyed tone,
"What do you want Reggie?"

Reggie's smile widen,
"Well buddy, a little bird told me about your dirty secret." He amused.

I froze, the blood rushed to my cheeks faster than I could gather my things and run out of the library, but I was stopped by Reggie as he pulled my computer away from me, I'd never run away without my computer. My eyes flickered to Archie who was frozen beside the table, pale.

"Give it back," I growled, changing the subject while I had the chance.

"I don't wanna." He said cheekily. Reggie is seriously a nine year old stuck in an 18 year olds body. Someone should tell me something other than his looks that they like about him, I'm finding it hard to find anything even tolerable about him.

I wanted to question why he was here. Maybe to embarrass me and Archie because of the secrets he knew. Was he also the unknown number? As dumb as it sounds I don't think it would be him. He's too stupid to think a plan over that thoroughly.
But who had told him?

"Who told you?" I blurted out. Archie's face got even more pale at my question.

"Well," Reggie hesitated. "Someone." He finally croaked. He is the worst liar.

"That was not even a remotely funny thing to do." I deadpan.

"What if I'm not lying?" He said in a challenging voice. Why was he always so cocky.

"I don't have time for this." I stood up, walked over to Reggie, snatched my laptop away from him, and began to walk away.

"I wouldn't be so sure if I were you Juggy, I know things, I know things that might even be told to the whole school on Friday." He said in a innocent tone. But I stopped dead in my tracks. I'm surprised Archie hasn't fainted yet.

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I'm so excited to introduce Reggie to the plot. He's going to be a big part of the up coming chapters.

Also I made this chapter longer and I'll try to making the rest of them long as well.