Thus with a kiss || Riverdale •~•~• Bughead (Heartache Juliet Sequel)

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B E T T Y C O O P E R

"Toni?" She slowly turns her head, from her glance at the door, to me. "Is he okay?" She hesitates, her eyes wandering from the quilts, to the ceiling, to the walls, her bruised hands fiddling with the covers.
"I don't know," she bites her lip and takes a moment to blink at me, a tear running from her eye, "I don't know what they did. I only know what they did to me and that's something I don't want to re-live!"
"I understand that! You don't need to tell me anything! But I need to tell you something..." I pause and she looks at me with concern.
"What? Are you okay?"
"Not really- I- I'm pregnant..." she widens her eyes and smiles.
"Oh my god! Congratulations!"
"Jug doesn't know!"
"He doesn't?" Her face drops.
"No, your the only person I've told."
"Really?" We both pause and ponder for a moment before she takes my hand and looks dead into my eyes. "This baby is going to have the best life. I'll help you! Baby showers, christening, gender reveals! I'll do it all!" My face glows.
"Really?"
"Of course! We're friends now!" I nod and she hugs me.

It feels good to have a new friend. I don't need Veronica...

S W E E T P E A

He's gone mad! Totally insane! I sit in the waiting room of the hospital that I've called home for four days, trying to find Jug. Slowly, I feel myself drifting off, into sleep before being awoken but loud footsteps, Jughead.

He marched out of the door with nothing but his tank top, Serpents jacket, jeans and his boots. Quickly, I arise from my seat and run after him, out of the door into the chill of a summer morning.

"Jug! I told you, please! Don't do anything stupid!" I yell at him as I skip frequently, attempting to catch up with his fast paced walk. "Jug!"
"What? What, Sweet Pea?! You don't want me to do anything, even though they kept me and Toni in there?! Look what they did to me! You want them to get away with that?!"
"No Jughead! I just want you to be safe!" We slow down to a halt and exchange an awkward yet reassuring glance, "just let me do this with you." He looks to the ground and a remaining piece of his hair, tried to hide the guilt grin on his face.
"Fine!" He looked back at me laughing, "but don't get in my way!"
"Your kidding me, right? You need to stop getting in trouble first!"
"Well maybe you shouldn't leave me alone."
"Hey, it ain't my fault you get yourself into weird stuff!"
"Yeah, well," He pauses, as we walk back towards the hospital. It is as if he wants to say something else, like he needs to get something off his mind.
"What's on your mind, Jug?"
"It's," he paused frequently, again and answers my question vaguely with "I don't really know."
"Come one! Your thinking about something."
"Erm," He hesitates, "I think it's Betty. I feel like she's always waiting to tell me something but I'm not around enough for her. I mean- what if she doesn't like me anymore or want to be wit-"
"Jug!" I break him off from blabbering and hurrying his speech, "She loves you! Trust me, I know! I spent three days with the girl," I laugh, "Never leave me agin," I return serious to make a joke out of it.
"Yeah, I hope so."
"You need to chill out yanno!"

He seems different than before, like he doesn't want to be here, like he always has a problem. I guess that means I ain't leaving his side...

J U G H E A D  J O N E S

For gods sake, Sweet Pea. He's always got to stop me! I swear sometimes I wish he would just leave me alone!

He does realise that I'm not going to wait for him? I'm not waiting to plan an attack with him. He'll hold me back! I'm not waiting around for him!

The cold air conditioning hits my face, pushing my hair back as I enter the hospital once more. I swear we've been living here! As I blink, it's as if everything moves in slow motion....

"Dad!"

A L I C E  C O O P E R

I cling to the hospital bed, as it is rushed to a random surgery room. His struggling body lies upon the now blood stained sheets and he raises his crimson red hand towards my clothes. His body restricts him from breathing and his wound sucks the rest life out of him in small, painful proportions.
"Alice," his voice is broken and hoarse.
"Your going to be okay?" I look straight ahead. I feel if I look at his face I might let him go.
"Alice! Alice can you look at me?" He shouts due to my ignorance.

Before I can answer him, a sharp, rough hand grabs my shoulder, forcing me to release the bed he lays on, out of shock.
"He'll be okay! Don't worry!" One of the nurses shouts back as I begin to collapse to the sterilised floor.
"Mrs Cooper?" The boy who grasped my shoulder helps my falling body to a suitable chair and sits next to me. Through cloudy eyes, I see the the calming silhouette of Jughead, calms my restless mind. "Mrs Cooper! What happened?"
"I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry, Jug!" I weep. "It's all my fault! I'm sorry!"
"It's okay, just tell me what happened!"
I begin blubbering through my mind, making nearly no sense. "Mrs Cooper, please calm down first." I breathe slowly and bring my mind to rest.
"I was walking out of the hospital with your father. He was taking me home to get some clothes for Betty because she didn't want to leave Toni." My explanation is filled with pauses and breaks, "When we got to the parking lot, he-" I break into small tears and Jug throws he arm on my back and reassures me.
"You don't have to do this right no-"
"No! No it's fine," I swallow and continue, "He was there. Stood by your fathers truck. He was armed with a knife and he was angry. I don't really know why, but he attacked your dad and now your dads injured and he fought but he is just too much and I'm so sorry Jug! I never meant for this to happen!"
"No one meant for this to happen!" He shouts back at me. "No one means for anything to happen! I've been held somewhere I don't even know for three days and I didn't mean for it to happen! The only thing we can to is follow the present and the future! Don't beat yourself up! It's my dad! My dad!" I nod my head slowly and laughing just slightly at my mistake.
"Thank you Jughead," I thank and appreciate his awareness.
"It's fine. Who was it that attacked him?"
I raise my head backwards and then throw it forward again and wipe the tears, filled with mascara, from my dried cheeks.
"It was..." I swallow the word before repeating it for Jughead's sake, "Hal..."

[ Hey guys! Sorry it's been so long since I've updated but here's a super long chapter for you and I hope you enjoyed it! Lots of plot twists and story line and there should be a new chapter tomorrow as well! Have fun and don't forget to comment, vote and follow me! I love reading all your comments and thoughts so thank you very much! I love you all and stay updated xxx]