Red moons ---Beronica (Riverdale's, Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge)

Chapter 9: homecoming

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Category:
F/F
Fandom:
Riverdale (TV 2017)
Relationships:
Betty Cooper/Veronica LodgeBetty Cooper & Veronica Lodge
Characters:
Veronica LodgeBetty Cooper
Additional Tags:
Comfort/AngstAngstSlow BurnCanon Universe
Language:
English
Series:
Part 1 of the Bad Habits series
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Published:2017-03-26Completed:2017-06-15Words:35517Chapters:10/10Comments:44Kudos:499Bookmarks:52Hits:9207
Red Crescents
nouseforaname

Chapter 9: Homecoming

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The spotlights above her head paint her silvery dress in the full spectrum of the rainbow, but that's not what she's looking at right now.

"What the hell?" She squints through the darkness and the loud music, trying to focus on the trio whispering to each other on the opposite side of the gym.

That shock of red hair is unmistakable, and aside from Cheryl Blossom who else in this town can afford a dress that looks like...that?

Did they only just get in now? Where have they been this entire evening? What are they doing with her mother? What are they even talking about?

She flips back and forth between her memories like the footnotes in her articles.

(Read: That one morning in the Blue and Gold office. Betty's trying to convince her best friend and her mother that there's no reason for any of them to go against Jughead's word. F.P. had nothing to do with the murder, end of story. Why were they finding it so hard to trust him?)

Her face contorts with confusion and anger. She feels betrayed, though she has no concrete evidence to prove that she actually was (Hm, that sounds vaguely familiar). Maybe this is all just a big misunderstanding. Maybe they only look suspicious, but the thing they're actually talking about isn't. Maybe.

Archie's suddenly gone, but Veronica hangs back for a moment, and for some reason that hurts even more than when Archie was still there. She's angrier now, but she doesn't know why. Archie would make total sense: He's been her friend since the dawn of time, so shouldn't it be worse if he was the one who stayed behind, rather than Veronica?

(Read: Veronica breaking down in the girls' change room at school. Betty's the only thing holding her together.

Read: Veronica kissing the scars on Betty's palms. The sensation of her lips skimming across her skin is like electricity jumping in her veins.

Read: Veronica's face, flushed pink and millimetres below Betty's. She tastes like strawberries.)

This doesn't make any sense. None of this does.

Determined to straighten this out, she steps forward - but she's quickly interrupted by the mayor and her principal, because of course this would happen to her.

"What can I do for you, Mayor McCoy?" She forces herself to smile and tries to think of a quick and easy way to end the conversation without looking rude. She thinks she can hear the mayor say something about an internship opportunity, but thoughts concerning her future and career aspirations aren't what she's thinking about right now.