"Hi Juggie" Betty greeted him with a soft kiss on the lips when he met her at her locker.
"Hi Betts, you get that History paper all finished?" Jughead leaned back against the locker next to her.
"Yeah, barely. I was up late finishing it." Betty shut her locker. She slipped her arm into his. "Walk me to class?"
"Of course," Jughead said with a chuckle. "It happens to be right on my way." The two of them walked into Bio together and took a lab bench in the back. Archie and Cheryl sat next to them while Veronica and Kevin sat in front of them.
Biology was Jughead's favorite class of the day, partially because all of his friends were in his class, but mainly because Betty was. Labs suddenly became more interesting when she was working beside him. They were great partners, and they worked well together. In the past, Jughead had dreaded labs because it meant that he would be forced to be with whoever didn't have a partner, he would've much rather worked alone. But now that he had Betty, he found himself looking forward to labs.
The class went quickly as always. Jughead gave Betty a kiss and promised to meet her after school. Afterwards, Archie caught up with Jughead.
"Dude, so what are your plans for tonight?" Archie asked in a whisper. Jughead gave him a sideways glance, wondering why he was acting so secretive.
"I was just gonna go to Pop's, work on my novel a bit."
"Ha ha, but seriously, what are you going to do?" Archie laughed sarcastically. Jughead stopped walking and stared at his friend.
"I just told you" He spoke slowly
"Jug, are you serious? Do you not know what day today is?" Archie looked at him incredulously.
"Um...Tuesday" Jughead scowled, wondering what Archie was talking about.
"Jughead...it's Valentine's Day. Your first Valentine's day with Betty. Please tell me that you were messing with me and that you remembered that it was Valentine's Day."
"Um..." Jughead looked sheepishly at Archie.
"Oh Jug"
"Well, I have studiously ignored this holiday for years, you can't blame me for forgetting about this time." Jughead looked around, now noticing the pink and red balloons and cards and flowers in the arms of his fellow high schoolers.
"Betty didn't mention anything about it?" Archie asked with a raised brow
"No" Jughead sighed, "She probably figured that I wouldn't want to do anything"
"Well, do you?"
"For her, yes. I may not be romantic, but Betty is and she deserves a good Valentine's Day." Jughead's mind was spinning, slowly forming an idea.
"I know that face, you've got a plan?"
"Yes, but I'm going to need your help."
"For you and Betty, anything" Archie smiled and clapped Jughead on the shoulder.
*****
"So you're really not disappointed?" Veronica asked Betty. The two girls were laying on her bed after school. Betty rolled over and looked at her.
"Ronnie, I already answered that. No, I'm not disappointed. Valentine's day just isn't Juggie's style. He's not one for gimmicks or grand romantic gestures, and that's okay. I love him exactly the way he is, I don't need him to change."
