Dreamers

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F POV
Betty starts holding her head. "Is there any pain killers in here?" I ask. "Medicine cabinet." she says weakly. I run and get them with a bottle of water. She takes them gratefully and leans back on the couch. "Thank you." she says quietly. "You ok?" I ask. "That's the quickest one I've ever had." she says. "So will you go home?" Fp asks. "I am home." she says. "This is not your home Betty. This is a broken place where you have lived. Home is where your family is." I say. "I don't really have any family at the moment, and right now, they are sitting beside me." she replies. "You have more family than us. You have the serpents, jughead, Scarlett." Fp says. "Just because I gave birth to her, doesn't make me family. Every time I move into that house, something happens, I run, and then I move into a different house. So no, I'm not going. I want my head and feelings to settle before I see them." she says, "and I'm obviously not that good of a mother, one slapped me, and I couldn't even keep the other one alive." "She's spiraling." I whisper to Fp and he nods. "You don't have to whisper. I already know I'm spiraling." she says, "if I go back, I want to go to the gym first. They can come find me if they want to talk." She stands from the couch. "I'll drive your bike. You can ride in the car." Fp says and she nods. We get in the car and drive back to Riverdale. 

B POV
Fangs pulls up in front of the gym along with Fp. "You can leave my bike and ride with fangs. I just want to be alone right now." I say and they nod. They get in the car and drive off when I head for the door. "Betty Cooper! Haven't seen you in a while. How are you?" the lady asks. "I've been better. Any matches?" I say. She checks the computer, and nods. "There's one in 15 minutes." she says. "Thank you." I smile and go to my room to change. I warm up until the referee calls me.

J POV
I pull up at the gym with Scarlett and see Betty's bike out front. We go in and hear cheering. We head to the ring and see Betty in there. She gets hit a few times, but wins. She talks to the referee and he nods. I notice that her hands aren't wrapped and she doesn't have gloves on. She turns and spots us. She waves and gets ready for the next round. "Is she mad at me?" Scarlett asks. "No." I say watching Betty. The bell sounds and her opponent hits her in the ribs. She gets a couple of punches in, until her opponent hits her in the stomach, making mine drop.

B POV
After that match, I step out of the ring. "You good?" the ref asks. "Yea. I'm gonna take a break." I say and he nods. I head to my room and stare at my hands. "Betty?" I hear. I know exactly who it is, and I don't move. "Betty." he says again. I don't answer, knowing that he is gonna start yelling. "If you're here to yell at me, then you both should just leave. I'm not in a good place right now, and I'm not in the mood to talk." I say quietly. I could tell he was about to yell at me, but Scarlett stopped him. "Come on dad. Let's just go." she says. They close the door and I break down.

J POV
I looked back over my shoulder, and Betty was in tears. "Stay here." I say and run back to her room. I open the door and hug her tightly. "It's ok Betty. It's ok." I whisper. She shoves me away. "It's not ok." she says. "Tell me what's wrong." I say and she shakes her head. "No. No it's not that simple." she looks up at the wall, "You should take Scarlett home. She's probably tired." "Please Betty." I say. "No. Take her home. I'll see you later." she stands and wipes her eyes. She puts her shoes on and walks out the door.

B POV
I redid my hair on the way to my bike. "Mom?" Scarlett hops in front of me. "Hi Scarlett." I say. I finish my hair and tighten the ponytail. "I'm sorry. F-for s-slapping you. I. I shouldn't have done it." she says. "It's ok. You have a temper that's hard to control." I hug her and turn. I let go and walk out the door. I hop on my bike and drive to the northside house. I call a moving truck and load the furniture on there. They take it to the Wyrm and the junior serpents help me arrange it in the bar.  I pay the driver and head in the bar. I go down to the tattoo parlor, and flip through my sketch book that I keep there. I add to it and fall asleep in my chair.

FP POV
I got a call from Toni and headed to the bar. "Parlor." she says. I head down there and she was asleep in the chair. I carefully pick her up, and carry her up the stairs. I run into fangs. "She fall asleep down there?" he asks. "Yep. Did you bring the car?" I ask. "No, but jughead just walked in." he says. She starts coming around. She looks up at me. "Can I stay with you please?" she whispers. "I don't care, but you don't have any clean clothes there." I say and she sighs. "Can I stay with you?" she asks fangs, "please?" "I-" he starts. "Betty?" I hear from behind me. She curses under her breath and holds onto me tighter. She nods for me to set her down. I steady her and she takes a deep breath. She looks over at the bar.

B POV
I spot my favorite whiskey. "Hey Betty." Joaquin says. I walk over to him, and sit on top of the bar. "You know my favorite?" I say and he grabs the bottle. I grin as he pours me a glass. "Thank you." I say. "Anytime queen." he says. I take a sip and stare at the ceiling. I close my eyes until I feel someone touch my leg. "Queen? What are you doing here? I thought you work as a teacher." one of the serpents says. "I don't start till Monday." I grin. "I heard we get a new English teacher." one of the juniors says. "Yep. I'm an English teacher, surprisingly enough. I'm honestly surprised I made it through the New York college." I say, remembering all the memories of the college. I take another sip, and see Scarlett staring at me. I finish the glass and hand it to Joaquin. "Thank you." I say as I hop off the bar. "Don't drive tonight." he says. "I've drove with worse. One glass won't effect me." I say. "We can't lose the queen." he holds our his hand. "As you wish. Give them to the king if you want." I toss him the keys with a sigh, "but I want another glass." He nods and gives me another drink. I grab the glass and head down to the parlor. I grab the aux cord, plug it in the radio, and then my phone. I turn on my music and get my sketch book. I start singing along with the lyrics.