"Don't let go"

11-home work and kevin

Betty's Point Of View-

I knew Kevin would be up for coming to the southside. I met him outside the bar and lead him up to the apartment, he bought an over night bag too, I missed our sleep overs.

I felt guilty for leaving out the part Kevin was gay to jughead, but I am sure he will come to visit before the end of the day.

The apartment was nice above the bar, there was a huge kingsize bed across the back wall push against the sliding doors that led out into the balcony and the fire escape, there was a small kitchen area stocked up with food and a bath room at the back of it. There was a couch a few feet away from the bed pushed against the wall with a table in front of it.

Kevin sat down on the couch and I put some music on the speakers and I stole a bottle of wine from the bar, with hog eyes blessing of course.

I poured us a glass and he just sat and stared at me.

"What" I laughed sipping my wine.

"I just don't know who you are any more, drinking wine at 1:30, smoking and oh my god Betty is that a hickey?!" He laughed.

My hands flew up to my neck and I unlocked my phone to look and there it was clear as day, a big purple hickey on my neck.

"I can explain that" I giggled.

"Who is it off!" He grinned playfully smacking me taking a sip of his wine.

"You'll meet him later on kev, he's super sweet" I sighed thinking about Jughead.

"What's that on the floor over there" he questioned and I looked over to where he was pointing.

"What?" I said, there was nothing there.

"Oh it was just your v card" he giggled taking another large gulp.

"It's not like that, we haven't even kissed, every time we try we're interrupted , he's kissed my neck but that's it!" I laughed.

"What's his name" he asked me but I got interrupted by my phone ringing.

I put my finger up at Kevin and looked at the caller ID of course it was Jughead, I got so excited.

"It's him" I squealed and Kevin smirked and I took a deep breath and answered the call.

"Hey juggie what's up" I said sweetly.

"Are you at the bar, I'm down stairs?" He said, I could hear the music in the background.

"One second kev" I said and flew out the door down stairs.

"Wait Kevin! Who's Kevin!" I heard him say on the phone but I just buttoned the call because I came into view of him.

"Hey you" I said, he was at the bottom of the stairs and I leaped and hugged him.

"Hey" He said continuing to carry me up the stairs.

"Kevin's up stairs he's super excited to meet you" I giggled.

"I'm all for you keeping in contact with your north side friends just not boys" he said, his tone serious.

"Kevin will find you as hot as I do" I whispered as we entered the apartment and saw Kevin sat on the couch with his wine.

"Kev, this is Jughead" I said and Kevin looked at me and opened his mouth.

"I'm Kevin Keller" he said outstretching his hand and grinning widely.

"Your dad arrested me one time, small world" Jughead laughed and I jumped down walking towards the kitchen and sitting on the counter.

I watched as the two boys spoke, they laughed and actually got along, something else I admire about Jughead, he gets along with everyone.

"Are you going home tonight Jughead?" I shouted over to him above the music.

"I think so why?" I said coming over to me.

"Well it's school tomorrow and I can walk from here but I need clean clothes, can you bring me some at school?" I asked.

"Yeah, um I'm going to give Kevin a ride home, his dad just called something about it being a school night" Jughead laughed. And Kevin appeared behind him.

"Rain check on the sleepover babe, my dads on a night shift and wants to know I'm home and safe, plus I might have a sleep over of my own tonight" he said wiggling his eyebrows.

"Text me all the details tomorrow" I laughed watching him and Jughead walk out of the apartment, I ran across the room to the balcony and and watched the drive away on his motor bike.

I turned off the music and got to work on my English lit and pretty soon I was asleep, sprawled out on the bed with my books gathered around me, dreaming of Romeo and Juliet.

Jugheads Point Of View-

My mind could stop think about what my dad had said about Betty, she had to join the serpents for her own safety. She wasn't safe. The ghoulies have saw her around school and don't like the fact she's so close to me.

They got word to my dad, they want her to join their gang, if she's not a serpent by the end of the week, she will be manipulated into joining them, and if she doesn't agree, who knows what they'll do.

I carefully unlocked the apartment door and saw that all the lights were off and Betty was asleep surrounded by her home work. I moved the books away from her and tucked her into the blanket. Putting her bag of clean clothes onto the couch and cleaning the wine and chips off the counter.

I took a cigarette out of the box on the table and lit it, leaning against the kitchen counter watching Betty from afar, debating what I was going to do. Of course I wanted her to be a serpent, guaranteed protection from almost everyone at school, she'd be respected because she was my girlfriend... well because she was with me.

But the dance. That stupid dance. Some out dated sexist serpent law, states that for women to be a serpent they have to do the dance, witnessed by the king and the seniors of the club. That would be my dad, me, Toni, sweet pea, fangs, hog eye, tall boy and a few other old creepy men, who treat women like objects.

It already being nearly midnight I left a note on the fridge.

"Call me when you wake up -J x"

This had to be sorted once and for all, but how could my sweet innocent Betty be degraded like that.