Bughead Oneshots // Compilation

"You said you'll see me soon."

Song: "Little Do You Know" by Alex & Sierra

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|| B. COOPER ||

Compared to what how beat up his body looked earlier, Jughead looked slightly better. There were still cuts and wounds that littered his skin, most of which were stitched up, but all traces of blood have been wiped off of his face. He was unconscious when I entered the room, surrounded by machines that were wired to his body. His chest was rising slowly, in rhythm with his slow breathing. The machines were beeping, but other than that, it was quiet in the room.

I sucked in a harsh breath and kept myself from bursting into tears right away approaching the bed where Jughead lay. I sat on a chair beside his bed, letting my eyes take in his bruised form. The sly grin that was almost always on his lips were replaced with a blank expression, his eyes shut. I reached for his hand and laced it in mine, locking my fingers around his.

"I wish I could hear your voice."I started to speak, smiling softly as I let my other hand trace figure eights on his forehead, lightly grazing over his skin. My heart ached at the fact that Jughead couldn't reply to me, and so I decided to continue speaking. "You said you'll see me soon."I said, my voice barely a whisper. "I'm holding onto that promise, okay?"

By the time I said those words, my eyes were filled with tears again. I couldn't stop crying, like I never ran out of tears. "What you did for the Serpents, Jug—that's the most selfless thing I've ever head someone do in my entire life. You are, without a doubt, the most selfless man I know. I just wish there was some other way you could have handled this, because it hurts me so much to see you like this, Juggie."She sobbed softly, forcing a smile on her lips as she spoke, but seeing Jughead in that condition proved it was too much for her.

"Our story isn't over,"I broke down, placing a kiss on his forehead and leaning against it, feeling his touch. His hands were cold, devoid of its usual warmth that I grew to love so much. "It's just the beginning. We have so much ahead of us, Juggie. I can feel it, and I know you do too."I sobbed.

"I've imagined what our future would be like, more times that I care to admit. We're gonna hop on your motorcycle like you said we would, and we'd leave Riverdale right after we graduate. We won't look back, and we won't stop riding until we feel sleepy. We'll go to college, move in together, we'll definitely be working our âsses off after school so the we could provide for ourselves, and during the night we would cuddle up together and watch a movie or something."I laughed softly at the thought, smiling widely.

"Then after college, we're gonna get married, like we always fantasized. Then we're gonna have kids who'll turn our just like you and me—I can tell that you're gonna be a great dad."If Jughead was awake, I knew he would already be smiling like crazy. There were a few times in the past, times when we were alone, and we'd talk about how we see our future. I'd usually tease him that we'd have a son who'll turn out exactly like him, minus the biker gang part. "And when they're sleeping we'll watch over them, because they're so beautiful and we won't be able to keep our eyes off of them. We won't get much sleep because they'll jump on our bed and demand for their breakfast, and I'll make pancakes while you keep our kids distracted with their toys. We'll slow dance in the moonlight, when they're fast asleep in their rooms, and I'll tell you how much I love you and you'll say the same to me."

I didn't know it yet, but Jughead was already awake. His eyes remained closed, and he listened to everything I said and resisted the urge to speak, wanting to surprise me. "We'll send them to school, they're gonna be crazy smart because they're our kids."I laughed, keeping my eyes on Jughead. "Then we'll watch them grow, and then we'll complain about how fast time goes by, and we're gonna be old and our hair is gonna turn gray, but I'll still love you just the same."

"You said you'll never stop loving me, Jughead. And I promise you, I'll never stop loving you too."I admitted, sobbing softly. "Whenever I think of where my home is, an image of you pops into my head and I think about you, because ypu're my home, Jughead. You're it for me, there's not gonna be anyone else anymore. I'm too in love with you, and I need you to wake up, Juggie. As soon as you can, because I miss you. You need to wake up, not just for yourself, but for me, for everyone who's waiting for you to wake up and are waiting outside right now."I cried, burying my face into his arm.

"Don't leave me."I breathed out, holding onto him like my life depended on him, and it did. My life did depend on him. I don't want to image a life without Jughead, because there won't be any. My future would be nothing if Jughead isn't there with me. He promised me he'll see me soon, and I believe him.

Just before I was about to stand up and leave for FP to have some privacy with him, I felt a hand run through my hair, settling on my cheek. My eyes snapped open and I looked up, my eyes wide as I saw Jughead's beautiful green eyes staring right back at me, a smile on his lips. "I won't leave you, Betts. Ever."He told her, and immediately I stood up from my seat and leaned down to place a kiss on his lips.

"Don't scare me like that ever again."I told him, and he let out a weak laugh, nodding his head. "I won't."He promised me, and he pulled away to look at me. "I have to tell everyone you're awake."I said, turning aroudn, but Jughead's hand easily caught my wrist and weakly nudged me back.

"No, stay."Jughead whispered, sounding like he was tired. I nodded and sat back down, watching him. "Okay."I told him, my voice soft and gentle as I placed another kiss on his knuckles. "Juliet?"Jughead mumbled after a while, and I looked up at him. "Yes?"I asked.

"You're it for me too."