The Mystery of Y/N

Chapter One - The Disappearance of Y/N

"So, Y/N you going to the pep rally bonfire tonight?" Veronica asked popping a fry in her mouth. You had all gone to Pop's for a milkshake and burger to catch up after the summer.

"Oh, I don't know." You replied playing with the straw in your milkshake.

"Come on, Y/N you have to be there. It's a tradition to kick off the school year at the bonfire." Archie chimed in.

"Even I'm going, Y/N." Jughead added.

"Ugh, fine. I'll go." You reluctantly agreed.

"Yay. So I was thinking we could get ready at mine." Veronica addressed you and Betty. "And-." Your phone buzzed signalling a text. Instead of going to answer it your eyes remained on Veronica who was speaking.

"Aren't you going to answer that?" Jughead asked laughing slightly as normally whenever your phone went off you immediately pounce on it and reply straight away.

"Huh? Oh yeah, it's probably nothing." You replied but Jughead gave you a quizzical look so you decided to check your phone. You tensed up when you saw the text.

"Is everything okay, Y/N?" Archie asked.

"Oh, err... yeah it's fine." You replied, your smile forced. "I should probably get going but I'll see you tonight." You gathered your things and walked away from the table and out of Pop's before your friends had a chance to ask you any more questions.

"Okay, that was weird." Betty commented a few minutes after your sudden departure to which everyone nodded their heads in agreement.

-

You were at Veronica's house sitting on her bed whilst she helped Betty get ready for tonight. Instead of your usual bubbly self inputting your opinion like you always do when you're getting ready at Veronica's you kept checking your phone every five minutes and your knee kept bouncing up and down, a nervous habit you have. "Okay, enough." Betty interrupted your thoughts causing you to stop what you were doing and look at her. "You're making me nervous. What has gotten into you?"

"Nothing." You said a little to quickly.

"I think what we need is a bit of liquid courage before we go." Veronica suggested leaving her room and then coming back with a bottle of tequila with three glasses. She poured out a glass for her and a glass for Betty and another one for you. Instead of taking the glass you took the bottle out of the other hand and took a huge drink of it, wincing as the liquid went down. Both Betty and Veronica gave you a surprised look.

-

The party was in full swing when you all got there. People were already tipsy but you weren't behind due to the drinks you had at Veronica's. You were greeted by the rest of the group who were already there. Archie and Veronica greeted each other by making out. Jughead was complimenting Betty and listened intently at her drunk ramblings. Kevin was dragging you to the makeshift dance floor telling you he loves your shoes along the way. You were moving to the rhythm of the music, swaying your hips as you danced beside Kevin. Your feeling of freeness soon changed as you felt your phone buzz in your pocket signalling a text. You stopped dancing for a moment and took a deep breath before you looked at the text. It told you to meet them in the bathroom. You looked up and saw a figure off to the side motioning you to come and follow them before they walked off. You told Kevin that you needed to go to the bathroom and that you wouldn't be long. He nodded and carried on dancing, moving over to the guy who has been checking him out all evening.

It had been an hour and a half when the party started dying down. Everyone was tired and drunk. Veronica was laying down, her head on Archie's lap. Betty was by a tree throwing up, Jughead holding her hair back and patting her back awkwardly. Kevin came over, from his rendezvous, a huge smile on his face. His eyes flicked from each of his friends before noticing you weren't there. "Hey, guys, when was the last time you heard from Y/N?"

"Wasn't she with you last?" Veronica asked, her hand covering her eyes as she was trying to go to sleep.

"That was an hour ago. She told me she'd be back but I haven't seen her. I just assumed she was hooking up with some guy but she hasn't texted. I'm worried. It's not like her to disappear." Everyone went from disinterest to concern. Veronica got up from her position fast, causing her to be a little dizzy from the alcohol. Archie and Jughead looked concerned as well as Betty who stopped throwing up.

"Let's look for her then." Archie suggested standing up holding Veronica up too.

They branched out and started looking for you. Archie and Veronica looked around the bonfire and the field whereas Jughead, Betty, and Kevin took the other side. They looked and looked but found nothing.

-

It has been a few days and you still haven't turned up. A missing persons report was filed by your parents and Kevin's dad was on the case but that didn't stop the five of them trying to help find you themselves. The murder board they used for Jason Blossom's murder was brought out and had a picture of you stuck on it. When they weren't in class they were in the newspaper room trying to figure out what happened. Everyone was sitting down racking their brains to see if they remember anything from that night when Veronica remembered something. "Oh my god. I think I know who the last person was who saw Y/N that night."