Taking my message from the veins | Jarchie ✓

Six.

~ Veronica was going to take a risk, she likes to do that, and she likes to rebel against her parents even more. So, while her parents are out the house she decides she has to sneak into her dad's office. While the cats away the mice will play. Firstly, Veronica searches for the keys to her dad's office and finds them in the drawer beside his bed. Armed with what she needs she stops outside the locked office door, and twisting her head left and right- just to be sure- and then slides the key into the lock. Once the door has clicked open Veronica steps inside, feeling very on edge, she doesn't know when her parents are due home- they could come through the front door at any given moment. 

After flicking through several stacks of notes she finds the folder she needs, labelled: electric veins phenomena. Exactly what she's looking for; and hopefully it holds all the answers to Jughead's and Archie's questions. Slipping the folder under her arm, Veronica leaves the office- locking it back up as if she's never been there in the first place and calls Archie. They arrange to meet at Archie's house, apparently his dad is out and there's no one else in the house other than Jughead. 

Later, Veronica is tapping on Archie's front door and soon Jughead answers, with a small smile on his face. 

"I have what you need." She tells him, shoving Jughead out the way and entering the house. Archie is standing in the hallway, leaning against the staircase and raising his eyebrows up at Veronica. She winks at him and then wonders towards the kitchen. Both Jughead and Archie follow close behind, when they enter she's spreading piles of paper out onto the side. 

"Hopefully this is the answer to all your questions," Veronica smirks at the boys- who look visibly pleased at the news.

"You think so?" Archie asked, walking around to stand beside Veronica, he shot Jughead a hopeful look because this could be the moment when they're finally not in the dark about what is going on with them- some light could be seen at the end of the tunnel. Jughead smiles softly at Archie and wonders over to him, slipping his fingers into his hand and watching Veronica intently. 

"So, it says here that when a person whose veins glow, much like you and Jughead," Veronica began, reading from the sheet of paper in her dainty hand. "It essentially means that you have a soul mate, and usually the person who is also your soulmate veins light up- which is the case with you two, yes?" 

Jughead and Archie look at each other, Jughead's cheeks are tinted ever so slightly pink and Archie squeezes his hand reassuringly. 

"Yeah, both mine and Juggie's glow- does that make us soulmates?" Archie dares to ask and Veronica nods her reply to his question. 

"Exactly! Which is adorable," She beams, making it no secret that she loves how romantic all this sounds. "It means no matter what happens you two have to be together in the end, and if anyone tries to come in between that you won't feel anything for that person because your heart is rooted to your soulmates." 

Jughead runs a hand across his face, registering all this new found information. He knew he'd always cared about Archie, and loved him deeply, he'd even told him so back when they had their short romance in the past. But he never thought soulmates were in the question, that's a big deal- that means he'll always have to be with Archie and deep down Jughead loves that idea. He loves Archie and if he could he stay with him forever. 

"Are you two going to get together now?" Veronica grins, noticing Jughead and Archie's interlocked fingers at their sides. Both Archie and Jughead knew this was a conversation they would have to be having at some point over the coming days. 

Later that night Archie couldn't get the days talk from his head. He's been told that Jughead is his soulmate which is so much to take in. He knows that Jughead can't sleep either- he keeps shifting around on that air mattress making it creak. Archie wants to say something to fill the hungry silence but he doesn't know what. Words are racing around his head but he can't bring them to form a sentence on the tip of his tongue. He sighs, running a hand through his hair. Jughead sighs too and Archie nearly cracks a smile. Nearly.