When A Snake Bites (JugheadXReader)

•5• Serendipity

I stood up from the chair and walked to Jughead,placing my hand on his shoulder. "Something is up. I can sense it." I said quietly. "It's nothing, (y/l/n)." He responded. He was extremely focused on the screen in front of him as his fingers flung across the keyboard as if it was just muscle memory. "Jones,I can see right through you. So seriously,What's wrong?" I put my hand back into my lap and looked directly at him. "I'm just tired." He lied again. I could tell because he never met eyes with me. I knew if I kept pushing him to tell me the truth he would get mad,so I just didn't respond. I drug out a long heavy sigh before spinning in the chair. He turned to look at me. "Have any ideas for a new article?" He broke the silence. "Not quite yet." I responded,stopping the chair so I was looking right at him. He nodded,a little flustered. I raised a brow. "Now you're just acting like Archie." I scooted the chair up next to him. "What do you mean?" He asked as if he was oblivious to what he was doing. "Jug,you looked like a tomato when I looked at you. That's exactly what Arch did." I responded. He seemed more flustered now,his cheeks heating up. "It's hot in here." He came up with a quick response. I rolled my eyes and laughed softly. "Alright." I said.
I grabbed my tray and made my way outside after 4th hour. Even though I wasn't hungry,I got food since I knew Jughead would want it. I set it in front of him and sat down. "Sup guys?" I said,crossing my leg over the other. "Did you hear about the Variety show?" Veronica asked before opening her milk. "Yeah actually,I saw some posters in the hall. What about it?" I asked. "Archie and I are going to sing!" She beamed with a smile. "That's great,V." Betty said with a smile. "I didn't know you could sing." I said with a smile. "Like a nightingale." She said shaking her head with emphasis. I smiled at her before Jughead tapped my shoulder. I turned and looked at him. "Yeah?" I placed my leg on the ground. He leaned over and started whispering in my ear. "I just found out that Betty likes me" He said. My face dropped slightly. Am I really jealous right now..? "That's cool." I managed to utter out before leaning back in place. I didn't want to hear anything else. I was acting disconnected from everyone until I got home.
I laid on my bed,staring at the ceiling. I was going over everything in my head. Does he like her back? They've been friends their whole life. My thoughts got interrupted as I heard a knock on my window. I turned and there he was. I looked at him with an 'what the fuck' face before getting up. My room was on the second floor and I wondered how he got up there until I opened the window to him standing on ladder. "Huh. You're really dedicated to this." I giggled softly. He smiled before climbing in. "What do you need?" I asked,sitting back on my bed. "I just came to check on you. You seemed like you were out of it after lunch." He said,looking down at me. "Oh,that." I mumbled. "I was just tired." I said. "Tired after I mentioned Betty liking me?" He raised an eyebrow. I blushed and looked down. He walked over and kneeled in front of me. "Are you jealous?" He asked quietly. "What? No." I said quickly. He raised both of his eyebrows with a smirk. "Are you sure?" He asks. "Yeah." I said quickly again. "Because if I'm going to be honest,I was jealous of you and Archie." He said quietly. My head shot up as I looked at him. My heart was racing at we sat there for a few moments,staring into each other's eyes. I looked away,breaking the awkward staring. "Anyways I was wondering if you wanted to go to pops with Archie,Betty and I?" He was flustered again. "Sounds good." I said with s nervous smile. He nodded. "I'll catch you later then." He said before climbing out of my window. Yikes.
A few hours passed and it was around eight. I got a text from Jug.
Jughead: We're leaving right now if you wanna meet up.

Me: Sure. Be there in ten.
I smiled at my phone before sliding it in my pocket and heading downstairs. My mom was standing by the door. "Where do you think you're going?" She asked,crossing her arms and tapping her finger on her elbow. "To Pop's. To meet with my friends." I said sternly knowing she had something to say. "You don't think I know about that 'Jughead' sneaking into your room a few hours ago?" She said,raising a brow. "Mom. I'm going to tell you again. He's a friend. Nothing more. Now I'm leaving." I said,pushing her out of the way and walking out of the door and out to Pop's. Once I got there I saw all of them sitting in a booth,waiting for me. I walked over and slid in the chair next to Jug. Betty and Archie are across from us. "Where's Veronica and Kev?" I asked. "When we invited them they said they were busy." Archie said. "Ah. Veronica is always busy with something." I smiled before Pop came over and we ordered what we wanted. The whole night was so much fun as we joked with each other and all almost died of laughing. But tomorrow was going to be hell.
          It was a normal morning. I woke up and got ready. I walked downstairs and grabbed my bag. I had no time for breakfast so I quickly made my way to school. I was making my way to the lounge to meet everyone like I always do but I was stopped by a tall guy. "Hey there new girl." He said with a gross smirk. "Move,I have to be some where." I snapped back. I knew he had bad intentions by the way he was talking. "Ahah. You aren't going anywhere." He said before grabbing me. Before I could make any noise he covered my mouth and dragged me into an empty classroom. I had the opportunity to bite him,and I did. Pretty hard. He helped in pain for a moment but didn't let me go. "Get off of me!" I yelled as I backed him into a wall and slammed him back into it. He grunted before grabbing the waistline of my pants. I tried to kick him multiple times but it wasn't working. My body was getting tired. He slid his hand up my shirt and grabbed my breast. "I swear to god I will mace you!" I yelled again. He just laughed as he moved his hand back down,yanking my jeans down. I tried yelling for help. "Help!! Anyone!" I whined. He laughed again. "Nobody's going to help you." He said. My phone went off from someone calling me. He paused for a moment and listened before grabbing my phone out of my back pocket. I caught a glance of who was calling. Jughead. He must be worried that I'm not there. The guy threw my phone across the room and grabbed my waist tightly. "LET GO!" I screamed as loud as I could. Just then the whole crew busted in. Jughead and Archie were first. Jughead was fuming the second he saw the man trying to have his way with me. It was obvious what he was doing since my jeans were already off. "The new girl is a slut. She was asking for it." He said with a smirk. Jughead had enough and grabbed him by his shirt and punched him in the face. Archie ran over and held him to the ground while Kevin and Veronica went to get Principle Weatherbee. I pulled my jeans back up and backed up against the back wall. I couldn't help but to start crying. Betty walked up and hugged me,rubbing my back. The guy started yelling. "Archie!! Jughead! Get the fuck off of me!" He was squirming but they held him down. "No Chuck! You tried to hurt her!" Archie yelled at him. Both of them were fuming. I could practically see the smoke coming out of their nose. I cried into Betty's shoulder as Weatherbee came in. "What's going on here!?" He yelled as he looked around the room at all of us. "Chuck tried to rape (y/n)" Betty said as she continued to comfort me. I was in tears as I turned to him. "Is this true?" He asked me calmly. I nodded. He turned to Chuck angrily and grabbed him. Archie let go as he drug him away to the office. Jughead looked at me when I was crying and looked really upset. Veronica and Kevin came over and hugged me along with Betty. Then Archie and Jug came over and we had a huge group hug.
       The whole day I was moping around. I didn't really talk to anyone. It was after school and I went to the Blue and Gold room. That's when I got a text from Jug.
Jughead: Where are you?

Me: Blue and Gold room.

Jughead: I'm coming.
I shook my head and set my phone down. I laid my chin on my fist. I pushed my hair out of my face with my free hand before the door opened. "Hey." He said quietly. "Hi." I said back. I set my hand back down at the table. He walked over and sat down next to me. He started rubbing my back. "Who even was that?" I said quietly. My face was red and puffy from crying most of the day. "Chuck Clayton. He's an asshole." He was talking quietly trying to not upset me more than I already was. I nodded. "I tried to fight him off but he was too strong." I said as tears stung my eyes. "Hey,I know. It's okay. He's dealt with." He said leaning over. "Thank you for punching him." I blurted out before looking over at him. "I could've hit him harder. I should have. You don't deserve any of this." He moved his hand to my shoulder. I nodded. We caught each other's eyes. I got lost in them. Jughead glanced at my lips for a moment. I couldn't help but to close my eyes and lean in. He accepted and our lips crashed into each other. His hand moved to the side of my neck,deepening the kiss. It felt so natural. We held it until we both needed air. We pulled away without opening our eyes. I smiled before finally opening my eyes to see Jughead smiling as well. He opened his eyes and looked at me. "I've been wanting to do that for a while." He said. I was slightly shocked. I thought he liked Betty with how much they do together. "I have too. You have no idea." I said with a small smile. He leaned in again and we hugged this time. It was peaceful. The calm after the storm.
        Jug walked me home,coming in with me. It seemed like he was worried so he didn't want me to be alone. I saw my mom in the kitchen. She looked mad. She came over before we could walk upstairs. "Jughead. You snuck into my daughters room yesterday?" She crossed her arms "Mom,for God's sake-" Jughead piped up. "It's okay, (y/n). I snuck in to her window because I was worried about her. She was acting strange I was making sure she was okay." He said wrapping his arm around my shoulder. Her face lightened up a bit. "C'mon Juggy." I said before walking upstairs with him following. I went into my room and shut the door. I sat on the bed and Jug sat next to me. "Sorry about my mom. She's overprotective." I said. "Are you going to tell her what happened today?" He asked quietly,trying not to trigger me. "God no. If she knew about that it would be over for me. She'd hire like a guard or something." I laughed softly before laying back.  Jug laid with me before we fell asleep cuddling.
       I woke up and Jug was gone,my window was open. I smiled and sat up,checking my phone.
Jughead: Sorry about leaving early,didn't want to get caught.

Me: It's alright,I'll see you at school. :)
I put on some clean clothes and made my way downstairs to my mom,angry as usual. "What now?" I asked snarkily. "That boy is no good." She said. "And why is that?" I snapped. "He was raised on the Southside. His dad,Fp,he's a train wreck. Jughead will probably follow in his footsteps and I don't want you anywhere near him." She said. "Jughead is amazing. He was there for me when no one else was. He cares,mom. I don't care where he was raised. I'm going to school. Don't bother calling Or texting." I growled before grabbing my bag and leaving. I rolled my eyes thinking about what she said as I made my way to school.