Cherry Lipstick [Choni]

Chapter 11- I Can't

(Kevin's POV)

I run into the student lounge bawling because of what just happened. I see Betty and Cheryl get worried looks on their faces when Betty gets up and gives me a hug.

"Kev what's wrong?" She asks concerned.

"FP is in t-the h-hos-hospital. H-he was stabbed," I say sobbing.

"WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!"

I hear Toni yell and storm off. Cheryl gets up and runs after her yelling her name.

"Do you know what exactly happened?" Betty asks me.

"H-he, he was at the Wyrm and g-got into-to a fight to p-protect Jughead."

"Oh. How's Jughead?" She asks.

"He's okay," I tell her finally calming down, "But we broke up. Don't worry it was mutual and we just want to be friends. He has a lot of stuff going on and I have wrestling to worry about."

"Oh Kevin. It'll be okay. At least it was for good reasons," Betty assures me.

"I know but I kinda was also starting to not like him like that anyway. I really just want to be friends with him."

"Yeah I understand how you feel," Betty says looking down.

"What do you mean?"

"Nothing." Betty gets up and runs out of the room.

Well that was weird. I look over at Jason who just shrugs his shoulders like he was saying he had no idea what it was about. I wonder if this has something to do with Veronica. I didn't see Veronica's car in the parking lot so maybe. In the middle of my thoughts a guy with mesmerizing blue eyes, smooth tan skin, and black, slicked back hair comes in and stares at me. My stomach starts to do flips when he starts to walk over to me.

"Hey Kevin," he says to me in a soft voice

"Hey. H-How do you know my name?"

"Calm down Keller. I go to school here. Why else would I be in here?" He says.

"Oh. I just don't remember seeing you, so yeah." I hold out my hand so he can shake it. He shakes it and says to me, "I'm Joaquin DeSantos."

"It, Its nice to meet you Joaquin."

"Same I gotta go. Talk to you later Preppy," Joaquin winks at me and walks away. God he is so cute. But I can't

date someone already. Jug and I just broke up, but I have a right to be happy don't I?

(Cheryl's POV)

"WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!"

Toni gets up from her seat next to me and storms off. My mind starts racing knowing what she might do so I get up and run after her.

"Toni! TONI!" I yell sprinting down the hallways.

She just keeps on running ignoring me. God I need to catch up to her. I continue to run after her for a couple minutes and we are now a couple blocks from the school, when I finally get to Toni I grab her arm.

"What do you want Cheryl?!?!" Toni turns around and yells at me. I can hear a hint of sadness in her voice, she sounds like she is about to cry. My heart drops into my stomach because she has never yelled at me before. I pull her into a hug and she just starts sobbing.

"You just got up and ran. I want to know what's wrong. I want you to be okay. I want you to tell me what's on your mind," I say to her starting to cry myself, god damn fucking hormones.

Toni pulls away from the hug and caresses my cheeks in her hands. She pulls me into a kiss and then says, "Cheryl, FP is like a dad to me. He took me in when my dad would beat me. He let me stay at the Whyte Wyrm when I had no where else to go. He gave me a job. He fed me. I know I already said it but he was more of a dad to me growing up than my own father. And he was just stabbed and might die. I need to be there for him and Jughead. Jughead is like a brother to me. Also Cheryl I love you and I didn't mean to yell at you or get angry it's just Kevin came in crying and said that and I, I just freaked out. I'm sorry babe I didn't mean to worry you and make you cry."

"I- I love y-you too. Y-you don't need t-t-to apologize, I understand. And I'm crying because you where crying and it's because of my stupid fucking hormones," I say kind of crying and giggling at the same time.

"God you are just so fucking cute."

"Shut up."

"I don't deserve you Cheryl. You are to good for me. I'm a trouble maker and you, you're perfect."

"Don't, don't ever say that. Toni you deserve the whole world. DON'T ever think any different!"

"Ok but it's true," Toni mumbles under her breath.

"Did you say something?"

"No."

"That's what I thought. Now lets go," I tell her.

"Go where?" She asks clueless.

"The hospital. Duh," I say sighing.

"Oh okay." We hold hands and start to walk back to the school to get my car and go see FP.

(Betty's POV)

"Yeah I understand how you feel," I say looking down.

"What do you mean?"

"Nothing." Right when I said that I knew I made a mistake so I just got up and walked out. Lately Veronica and I have been having problems. I just want to be friends now but she wants to date me and be my friend. I don't know what to do.

I walked and walked for what seemed like an hour when I somehow ended up at Pop's. I went inside and saw Jughead sitting in a booth and he was crying with his beanie in his hands. I walk over and sit beside him.

"Hey Jug. I heard about your dad I'm so sorry."

"Hey Betts, thanks but he'll be okay."

"Is that why you are crying?" I ask grabbing his hand.

"No. Kevin and I broke up. I love him Betty, but it's for the best."

"Oh Jug, if it makes you feel any better Veronica and I might break up."

"I'm sorry that might happen Betty. Why though?"

"I don't like her that way and we have been kinda argueing about it lately. I love her but not like that any more. I really want to break up with her but I don't want her to hate me. Jug I still want her to be my best friend. I don't know what to do," I say now starting to cry.

Jughead pulls me into a hug and says, "Shhh, it'll be okay Betty. I can talk to Veronica if you wa-."

I cut him off by grabbing his face and kissing him. He pulls away at first then he kisses me back.

"What are you doing?!?!" I hear someone yell at us.

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Patience