Choni | When Opposites Attract

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*Toni's Perspective*

"Jughead!" I yelled from my room. "What?" I heard him yell back, it was morning and he was about to head to school. I myself, am not going, the pain in my stomach had gotten worse since last night. "I'm not going today!" I yell in return. I hear him coming towards my room. Pretty soon the door opens. "What? Why?" He asks. "Stomach is hurting more. I think I'll be fine though." I say shrugging my shoulders, trying make it seem like I wasn't in much more pain then I was.

The truth was that yes, my stomach hurt, that was a given. But I also couldn't think straight after what happened last night. I kissed her, and then asked her out on a date, I still could believe she said yes.

"Alright, well I'll cover for you, need anything?" He asked, taking me out of my thought bubble. "Hm? Oh yeah, I'll be fine. Thanks." I said giving a small smile as he left my room, shutting the door. Once I heard the door to the trailer shut and a motorcycle starting outside. I picked up my phone, unplugging it from the charger, and dialed one beautiful redhead. In less then 10 seconds I heard the oh so famililiar voice I longed to hear.

"Hello?" She said.

"Hey there Cherry." I said smiling.

"Oh, hey, what's up? Are you on your way to school?" She asked, I could hear the gush of wind from the other end of the conversation, telling me she was driving. "Nope, I'm staying home today, sorry. My stomachs hurting more." I say staying to sit up, only causing more pain.

"Oh I'm sorry, I really wanted to see you today, especially after-" She said before I cut her off saying, "What happened last night? Yeah me too." I said, a blush rising on my face, twirling a strand of my hair thinking about the kiss. "Crap, I'm at school so I'll call you at lunch?" She asked.

"Yeah okay, talk to you later Bombshell." I said before hanging up and banging the back of my head on the headboard. Stupid Topaz.

*Cheryl's Perspective*

I ran down the halls of this god forsaken school, my eyes scanning for Jughead in his infamous beanie. As I turn the corner, my head jolting to the left I see him talking with Betty. I walk up to him and try to act like I know nothing about Toni.

"Hey Jughead, have you seen Toni? I need to talk to her about a project we have in history." I ask, trying not to make it sound suspicious. "Yeah, sorry but Toni didn't come today. She's still back at the trailer park on the south side, said her stomach was hurting." He said. "Oh, okay. Well thanks." I say, walking back in the other direction.

Little did he know that when the bell for first period would ring, I would be outside the school, starting my car down the road to the trailer park.

*Toni's Perspective*

I had made my way to the couch, legs propped up on the coffee table. I had a blanket surrounding my body while a bowl laid on my lap, full of buttered popcorn. I was watching one of my favorite shows when I heard a knock on the door. Thinking it was one of the other serpents from the trailer park, I yelled, "It's unlocked!" I heard the door open I swiveled my head to see not a serpent, but a redhead standing in my doorway.

"Hey, thought you could use some company." She said, with a smile. "What the hell are you doing here Cheryl!? One this is serpent territory, second, you have school!" I said, with a mix of emotion, mainly confused and happy that she is here.

"Well technically, so do you. As for the serpents, I don't really care." She said bluntly. "Who know Cheryl Blossom would come to the aid of an injured serpent. Guess I should feel lucky." I laughed, "Ha ha, very funny Cha Cha." She said, taking a seat next to me. "Can I?" She asked, indicating to my shirt. "By all means." I said, starting to blush. 

She lifted up my shirt just to my chest to see the wrap around my stomach. She started to unravel it, revealing a bruised mark on the side of my stomach. She seemed unfazed by the purple blue bruise and instead place her fingers on it. I was so focused on her hand that when I looked up she was starting to tear up.

"Why, why would you do this to yourself Toni." She choked, a tear falling down her pale, left cheek. I sat up, ignoring the pain in my stomach and wiped her tear away, "For you, that's why. Did you seriously think I was going to let a man like that with a gun walk into Pop's, knowing your there, in fatal danger, and not do anything?" I said, gently lifting her chin to look at me in the eyes. "If something happened to you that day, and I knew I could stop it from happening, but didn't. I would never be able to live with myself." I say, staring into her deep, teary eyes.

Suddenly she jumped into my arms, me instantly wrapping mine around her. "I will always protect you, no matter what the cost." I whisper, pulling her away from me to look into her eyes once more, before placing my lips on hers. I could taste the saltiness of her tears, but frankly I didn't care, all that mattered in the moment was that I had her. 

After a long, passionate kiss we pulled away and I smile. I pull her back in for another hug and she breaks down. I could practically feel my heart shatter as the girl in my arms cried into my shoulder. "It's okay, I'm here Cheryl." I say gently, stroking her hair, trying to think of anyway to ease the now broken girl in front of me.

"It's my mom, she doesn't care about me, she never did. She abuses me and says I'm worthless. Some days I believe her, that I'll never be loved by anyone. She says I'm deviant, and I deserve to be unloved, and most of it came after JJ." She cries, I didn't know what to say or do so I held her until she stopped crying, and backed away, staring at the ground.

"Cheryl I am so sorry, but you have to know your mothers wrong, you're not worthless, your not deviant.-" I say, taking her hand. "You're, sensational."