Romeo And Juliet: Bughead Edition

Bye Bye

Jughead's POV
I didn't get much sleep. And I didn't leave my room. I sat at the window falling asleep then waking up in a panic a few seconds later. Sooner or later I was going to start looking like Archie, tired and scared.

Morning came slowly. And I didn't wait for John to get home. The clock hit 4:30 and I was out the door. The sun hasn't come up yet and it wouldn't until 7:00.

I showed up at Archie's house and climbed up his tree that lead to Archie's window. I guess you could say I've mastered sneaking into people's windows.

I knocked on Archie's window and it took a minute to get Archie's attention. It looked like he had finally fell asleep and I ruined it.

He slowly walked towards the window rubbing his groggy eyes. He opened the window and let me in, "a warning would be nice next time." He said closing the window.

"Hopefully there won't be a next time." I said sitting on his chair for his desk.

He turned on his light and gasped when he saw my face.

"What the hell happened?" He said walking towards the bathroom to get a first aid kit.

I laughed a small tired laugh, "pissing John off didn't help the situation." He came back and stood next to me with a wet cloth.

"John did this?" He said putting the wet cloth under my eye making me flinch. "Sorry." He said dabbing the wet cloth on my wound.

"Yeah he was talking about rules and shit then I supposedly talked back and he gave me this." I said gesturing towards my eye.

He took the wet cloth away from my face and held a dry cloth on it. He opened the first aid kit and got a tiny bland band aid.

"Didn't have any fun band aids?" I said teasingly.

He laughed and put the band aid on under my eye. "Sorry, I have some suckers if you want those." I smiled and looked out the window. Betty's light was off but her blinds weren't closed.

'I wonder how she is.' I think. Archie notices what I'm looking at. "She's okay, she just misses you," he laughs a little, "she can't stop talking about you."

I could feel my face get hot and that comment. "You're not getting sick are you?" He said talking about my burning face.

I shook my head, "for as smart as you look Archie, you don't have much up there." I said poking his head. He ignored my remark and put the first aid away.

He left the room, but came back with some blankets and pillows. He laid out the blankets and propped up the pillows. He sat on his bed and stared at the bed he made.

"Just like when we were kids." He said smiling.

"Nothing to worry back then." I said smiling.

"Just the three of us, you, me, Betty."

I laughed, "Yeah, when Betty and you were all over each other and I had my Pop's."

He snickered, "now everything's different." He plopped down laying in his bed and I moved to my new bed. "When did everything become so complicated?" I asked.

"I guess when Jason got killed. We all grew up in that moment." He answered. I stared at the ceiling then closed my eyes and drifted into sleep.

Two Hours Later~
I woke up being jerked around by Archie. "What the hel..." I started.

"I have good news." Archie said, his eyes lighting up.

We went down stairs and met his dad in the kitchen. "How you doing son?" He asked me smiling.