How it Began

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Alice and FP are at her locker, bent over looking at something and giggling about it. "What are we looking at?" Fred asks, scaring the two of them.

Alice throws her hands behind her back and smiles at him. "Oh, nothing."

"Mhm, whats in your hands, Al?"

"Nothing."

"Alice."

"Frederick."

"Come on, Al! We're best friends, don't start hiding stuff from me!" Fred whines.

"Fine, but you can't tell anyone. Come here." She gestures with a nod of her head for him circle around her and FP.

"What the fuck, you two are going to get your asses kicked out of here! You can't roll joints at your locker!"

"And this is why we didn't want to tell you!"

"Because I have common sense?"

"No because you'd say it so fucking loud you'll get us caught!"

"Hey, guys! What are we talking about?" Hal asks as he comes up to the group.

"Nothing!" The three of them answer.

"Okay? Anyway, my teacher is away with the flu and they couldn't find a sub so my class is cancelled, any of you skipping?"

FP looks at Alice and she nods subtly. FP puts his arm around Hal and smiles wide. "Actually, Harold, me and my girl here are going to be skipping and hanging out on the bleachers. You're welcome to join us!"

"Really? Thanks!"

"Let's get going, Al." FP says, taking her hand and walking outside.

The three of them walk over to the bleachers and climb up to the very top. "What do you do out here? Just hang out?" Hal asks.

"Well we do other stuff too but we usually do it under the bleachers." FP answers and Alice nudges him.

"Well what are you doing today?"

"Well, Hal, you may not like what we're doing, and you have the option to leave if you so choose."

"Okay?"

Alice pulls a joint out of her pocket and shows Hal. "You in or out Coop?" She questions.

"Uh... no, but I'm gonna stay here if that's alright."

"It's fine." Alice answers, pulling a lighter out of FP's pocket. She puts the joint in her mouth and lights it, blowing out the smoke after taking a drag. She passes it to FP and slides herself into his lap.

Hal watches the two of them, smiling and laughing with each other, and he can't help but feel a tad jealous.

"Can I try?" Hal asks.

Both Alice and FP turn to him with a raised eyebrow. "You want to?"

"Yeah. I've just... I don't know what to do."

"It's easy," She plucks the joint from FP's mouth and hands it to Hal. "put it between your lips, take a drag and let it out after a few seconds."

"Sounds easy enough." He puts the joint between his lips and takes a drag.

"Good! Now hold it! Don't blow it out yet." Alice says, placing her hand over his mouth so he can't blow out the smoke.

"Smith! Jones! Why am I not surprised?" Mr. Appleby yells.

"Shit!" Alice hisses, taking the joint from Hal and squishing it. Hal starts coughing.

"Cooper? Is that you?" The principal questions.

"Yes sir." He answers between coughs.

"Never thought I would see the day. Though I shouldn't be surprised when you're hanging out with Riverdale High's resident troublemakers. Detention, all of you." The principal walks back in the building and Alice and FP shrug.

"Detention?" Hal gasps. "Wait! No, you can't! I've never had detention, wait up!" Hal jumps down from the bleachers and runs after the principal.

"Give it up, Coop!" FP calls after him.

"Shut it, Jones!"

"Damn, now his mom will really hate me, I gave her baby boy a joint and got him detention." Alice says.

"Ah, she's a bitch anyway."

"Good point," Alice pulls another joint from her pocket, putting it between her lips. "light."