IMAGINES ▹ ROSS BUTLER

↳ why would you do that?

( WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? )
by reasonswhyimaginesmatter

I was in the lounge with my boyfriend, Reggie, and others. I was talking to him about cheer, and a routine that I was having trouble with, then someone brung Jason up, and he's been invested in it since. He then started teasing Jughead, which I didn't like him doing at all.

"Leave him alone, Reg." I snapped at him.

He looked at me with shock on his face, "Since when are you cool with Donnie Darko?"

I shrugged and glared at him, "I'm not. I just don't want you teasing him, when he hasn't done anything to you."

"I didn't think that my own girlfriend, would take up for a loser like Jughead Jones." he says laughing with his friends.

I rolled my eyes, and seen my brother, Archie, looking upset. I know that him and Reggie don't have the best relationship, and they still have arguments in between their conversations. I knew how close Jughead and Archie were, and that's what made me nervous.

I shook my head at Archie, telling him to not start anything, but he doesn't listen.

"Reggie. Knock it off." he snarled at him.

I face palmed, already knowing that they were about to argue with each other.

Reggie snorted, "Sorry, am I offending you and your boyfriend, Archie?"

Archie didn't answer him, and stormed up to Reggie and pushed him. Reggie stumbled back a little, regained his balance, and punched Archie.

"Reggie, Stop!" I shouted at the raven-haired boy, hoping he would stop.

He still didn't listen to me, and continued to fight with my brother. I didn't know what to do, I knew if I tried to break it up, I would somehow get hit. I looked at my peers, seeing if anyone would help, but everyone was just standing there.

I began getting really upset, "STOP IT, THE BOTH OF YOU!"

I shouted on the top of my lungs, which made the room go into complete silence. Everyone looked shocked at my outburst, but I didn't care. I was so tired of them arguing all the time for no reason. It gets annoying because it happens for no reason. This time is different though, they have never physically fought before.

"Honestly, I barely even want to be alive in the first place, but I would think that the 2 males that I'm closest with, would actually try to get along." I said tearing up.

They both didn't say anything, all they did was look at the ground in shame. I ran out of the room, and out of school. I needed to be alone right now. I may be acting over dramatic, but this was the last straw for me. I've been going through so much, and all they care about is fighting. I arrived at Sweetwater River, my favorite spot in this town. I sat in the snow, not paying attention to anything, but the ice in front of me.

I'm such a waste of life, and I could just kill myself right now. All of my pain will be gone, and I'll finally be happy. I took my phone out of my pocket, and texted Archie.

"Hey. Sorry I stormed out. I'm not happy here anymore, don't miss me. You and Reggie drove me to this, always remember that. I'm going to be happy where I'm most happy. Don't come here. -Y/n."

It wasn't a nice thing to text him, but I didn't care. They angered me today, and there will be no taking that back. He might blame himself, but he needed to know the reason for this. I got up, and walked on the ice to a stop far from the shore. I began punching at the ice, despite the pain in my hands.

"Y/n!" I heard someone yell at me.

I didn't say anything, or turn around. I didn't care who it was. I'm keen on doing this,

"Y/n, come back to shore! We're sorry! Just please don't do this." Another person yelled.

Then I realized it was my brother and my boyfriend. I slowly stood up, and turned around looking at them. They both had a look of worry on their faces. I didn't say anything, and neither did they. I was about to open my mouth to speak, but I was cut off by me suddenly falling into the cold river.

"Y/N!" I heard screams, but they were muffled by the water.

My body stung, and I felt like I was getting stabbed with knives. I didn't expect the pain to be this excruciating, but I needed to stay strong. I wouldn't let pain get in the way of this task. I inhaled water, and my lungs felt on fire. I seen my vision blur, and I slowly closed my eyes, ready to let everything go.

Blackness.

That was all I saw. I heard distant voices, but they were muffled. I felt pressure on my chest, and lips on mine. I felt going into my mouth, and I got the urge to cough. I opened my eyes, and saw Reggie above me, with my brother next to him.

Archie let out a breath of relief, and rubbed my hair, "Don't do that again, Y/n. I couldn't live without my little sister."

"Yeah, babe, why would you do that? Do you know how much I love you?" Reggie says kissing my cheek.

My throat burned as I tried to talk, "I was just upset that you guys were arguing. I need you both in a time like this."

"Yeah, we're sorry for that, but you need to stay strong. We both will be here for you, but you need to keep going. Keep fighting, for Dad, for Reggie... For me. I love you, y/n. Please don't try to leave me here." Archie lamented, with tears brimming his eyes.

I sobbed, "Okay, I'm sorry. I love you guys, I won't do it again."

"I love you way more than you could ever imagine." Reggie tells me, leaning down and kissing me.

I don't care if it hurts, I want to have control.