riverdale

Better days/then and now

Archie was with Carter in the old garage of his house he was looking for something ,  he was searching for a proof that the band Fp and Fred had really existed , carter is slowly giving up 

Carter : "i didn't know someone's garage could be so dusty" she teased as s Archie sorted through a bunch of boxes. The boy let out a chuckle as he searched for one box in particular

Carter :  "Are you sure it's even here, Arch? If I had something embarrassing I wanted to hide from my son I wouldn't leave it where he could reach it." she walked towards Archie, resting a hand on his back to shake him of his desperate trance

Archie : ""I know, but there's not many places to hide a box in here," Archie pointed out. she nodded, scanning over the boxes. she nodded  scannied over the boxes. Most the boxes were filled with old clothes and old memories that the Andrews family had stored away. Archie turned back and continued his mad search for his dad's curiously precious memorabilia.

Carter : "maybe it's in smaller box" she suggested but Archie only shrugged

Carter : ""He did say that he and FP started the band in the later years of High School, right?""  Archie turned to face her and he nodded, now intrigued by her idea. 

Carter stood up revealing her high-waisted Red skirt and White headband 

Carter : "so maybe' it's not a huge box" she pushed  her way past the stacked mountains of boxes. she reached the wall, moving the containers away. she turned around, smiling up at Archie.

Archie : "what is it?" he walked towards her and looked down at the bottom of the wall. She pointed down to a vent, large enough to fit a small box Archie looked back at her and he was smiling at her 

Archie : "and that's why i invited you! i know how much you love mysteries and you are so smart" he pointed out 

Carter : ""I hope there's and few more reasons than my amazing detective skills." she joked   jHe smiled fondly at her, a light pink blush coating the apples of his cheeks.

Archie : "now we can confirm the of the Fred's heads" Carter nodded

Carter : "Can you get a screwdriver?" he was already already raiding Fred's toolbox by the time he asked  When he walked back over to her, placing the tool in Carter's hands

Archie :"is anything in there?" he questioned , her own curiosity peeking , part of her couldn't believe that the FRED ANDREWS she knows actually was a part of the music scene although if he was or used to be it would explain Archie's predisposition to it.  she wanted to ask him something but then he stood up he turned her direction with a grin , his dusty hands holdingand old shoebox that was tattered with age , without word she and Archie sat down on some couch in the garage 

once they were settled Archie threw off the lid of the box, inside was a pair of chipped drum stick and Fred's guitar and plethora of old photographs 

Archie : "i can't believe this" Archie said she looked inside the box and found a picture of young and fp and fred standing side by side in front of wooden stage she showed the picture to Archie

Carter : "you look like him , just with a redhead" she stated , Archie took the picture in his hands he nodded his eyes were scanning over the old image she turned back her attention to the box she picked few more pictures one was of Fred singing while Fp backed him up with a stunning guitar in his hands , there was another picture of them practicing in what looked like a old barn. 

Archie : (sighed) "this is insane" he looked over the pictures his expression faded as he looked over a different picture 

Carter : "what is it Archie?" she asked she leaned over a small "oh" escaped from her mouth  when her eyes saw what he was looking at , in the picture was Fred smiling , brighter than she had ever seen him , with young Mary kissing his cheek , they looked so young , so happy , and so together  her eyes glanced up at Archie whose brown eyes saddened.

Carter looked at him 

Carter : "aren't you gonna say that you were the main reason of their problems or are you? because you are not , people love each other but then they just suddenly stop it doesn't have any explanation it just happens , they both love you , they always did , these are just their better days"

Archie : "maybe you are right , it's just so weird , i thought i loved a lot of people , when in fact i've always loved one" 

Carter : "Look Archie you've got a bright future ahed of you , i am just not a part of it , you all moved on from me and forgot about me which is fine but i am trying to move on too , to bury all my memories as deep as possible because they are eating me out" 

Archie : "what happened between then and now?" 

Carter :"wish i had answer for that Archie" she tried to comfort him with a slight smile