To the moon and back //varchie//

Routine

Archie stand with Veronica all night. While Betty had left to go get some sleep. Archie's mind just circled, worries just swirled around. He had now realized what Veronica had went through in the beginning of the year when the rolls were switched. Archie felt like he had to stay up to make sure nothing was going to happen to her.

In the morning after getting zero sleep Sheriff Keller had came to ask him questions. "Do you think Veronica will know anything about her shooting?" Isn't that an obvious answer? Is he stupid? Those were the types of questions Archie asked his self.

"No, she passed out in the matter of seconds after she was shot." Then Archie's head rushed with flashbacks. He had quickly shook his head and started focusing again. "Ok well then walk me through your day." Archie knew this wouldn't help find the find the shooter, but it was worth a shot right?

"Well I woke up, got ready, and headed to pops to go see Veronica. Now I'm here." The sheriff found out what Archie was thinking. That wouldn't help. Sheriff Keller needed to dig deeper. "Now meeting Veronica at pops on Saturday, is that a routine thing or just a every once in while kind of thing."

"Me and Veronica meet at pops every Saturday morning at 10, because I know she wakes up late. But even then Veronica always shows up at 10:10 because she takes so long to get ready. So I normally wait there for 10 minuets. But it's always 10:10 on the dot when she shows up." Archie explains in detail. While he was explaining something had clicked in sheriff Keller's head.

"They were watching her." The sheriff mumbled. "What?!" Archie had heard exactly what he had said, but he wanted to make sure. "Was there anything different about that day?" Sheriff Keller had felt like he was on something. "Yeah there was a volley ball tournament or something at the school that just had finished right before we had breakfast. So pops was packed. There wasn't even enough room for Veronica to park in the parking lot."

"Has Veronica had any problems with people lately?" Archie could name off a whole list of people. "Yeah a lot. Ethel Muggs, Josie McCoy, a ton of people have hated her for running for student body president. I mean Ethel and Josie made a flyer of her saying these terrible things about her. People hate her, because of her parents. And I think me and you both know how shady her father is."

"Would you say that's unusual amount for her?" Are you stupid!? Was then another question that popped up in Archie's head. "Yeah." He says. "For sure. It's never been bad."

"Of your going to ask me anymore person question that only Veronica can answer. I suggest you should ask her. But don't bombard her with them she's still in pain. But she's awake and lucid." Archie says getting up and leaving. He can't handle anymore questions.

He goes back to Veronica's room we're her parents were just there. But had left. "Hey babe." Archie says tiredly sitting into a chair. "Arch you look like hell. You haven't slept in 24 hours. Go home and go to sleep." Veronica was never selfish when it came to Archie. Archie looked over at Veronica like she was crazy. "Maybe not like hell, I mean you still look hot. But really tired Archie. It's not healthy. I know that you're not going to get any sleep in that chair. Go home."

"I'm fine." Veronica had made herself clear. She didn't know how to say it again. "I'm fine Archie. See feel." She sat up and grabbed Archie's hand and placed it on her heart. "See it's beating. I'm alive, I'm fine. I'm not going anywhere." Archie was a bit brought to peace with the feel of her heart beat.

"Once I'm out of this poorly decorated place.
You can sleep with me all you want." Archie's eyebrow raised. "Well maybe not in the way you're thinking right away. But you can actually sleep sleep with me." Archie laughs. "I'll be back soon." Her boyfriend said getting up than hovers his face around hers waiting for a kiss. "Better not be that soon." The raven haired girl smiles. Then the young couple share a sweet kiss.

She watches her red haired boy leave. She's lazy back onto the pillow and pulls out her phone. Then she has a small feeling that Archie was still there. "Archie you can leave." Veronica says loudly. "Alright." Veronica laughs to herself then goes back on her phone.

Then perfect timing for Veronica a nurse comes in with a turner kit. "I'm sorry Miss lodge but I have to give you shots." Veronica groaned. This is when she wished to have present parents around. Or she wished she didn't send Archie away at the time she did. Then right as the nurse starts to tie the blue band around her arm sheriff Keller walks in. Even more perfect timing.

He sits down and waits patiently. Veronica doesn't like to seem weak around people. So she just sucked it up. As the needle was put into her arm she clutches onto the sheets and slightly scutches her noise.

"Alright we're all done." Then of course Sheriff Keller bombarded her with questions unlike Archie had told him not to. "Do you remember anything about that day." Veronica had thought hard. "Maybe... I don't know." She feels pressured.

"Well there was this newish black car. I didn't fit in with the rest of the cats in riverdale. There was a figure in it. But I didn't see anything because the windows were deeply tinted. Though it seemed like a man. Maybe he was watching me, but I didn't think anything of it because pops had been packed." Veronica says flustered.

"And when I got shot it came from outside the diner. It shattered glass. It came from the window of the booth me and Archie were about to sit in. Which was right side of the diner second booth closet to the window. Where me and Archie sit every time we go there."

That day Sheriff Keller realized that the masked shooter, Had been watching Veronica. Her every move. Every she went. He had probably been watching her for weeks maybe months figuring out her routine . They planned it so they wouldn't be caught. They had the perfect setting. The person knew pops was going to be packed due to the school event.

Now the unknown shooter knew Veronica was alive. Would he go after her again?

I was going to update sooner. But I've just haven't had the motivation. Here this chapter. I hope you enjoyed. Remember to vote and comment(: