The Mystery of Y/N

Chapter Two - Invite to Y/N's and Cheryl's Sleepover

It was your annual summer sleepover that you have with Cheryl, to mark the start of summer. It was her turn to host it. You were laying on her bed reading a magazine whilst she was going through her closet, it was one of your traditions sorting through her clothes to make space for some new ones in the new year, when your phones buzzed signalling a text. You looked at the text and chuckled to yourself causing Cheryl to quirk her eyebrow at you in confusion. "What's so funny, Y/N?" She asked.

"Oh, nothing." You tried to play it off as nothing but the huge grin on your face didn't help. Cheryl just brushed it off and went back to sorting her clothes when your phone buzzed again and another laugh erupted from you.

"You can't pull one over on me, Y/N so spill. Who are you texting that is so funny and you'd rather be texting then help me with my clothes."

"It's just this guy."

"A guy? I didn't know there was a guy. How come you didn't tell me?" Cheryl questioned you, making her way to her bed to lay next to you. It was only the start of the sleepover and you were both gossiping already.

"There's not much to tell. It's just a casual thing. No strings attached." You laid there staring at the ceiling whilst Cheryl played with your hair.

"But you want it to be more?" She inquired.

"No." You replied straight away, maybe too quickly. "I mean, I don't know."

"So, who is this guy? Do I know him?"  Cheryl asked eagerly.

"Now that, my friend is a secret." You told her with a sly grin.
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Veronica was a woman on a mission. She made a beeline, with everyone trying to keep up and follow her, to where Cheryl was sitting with her minions surrounding her. "Well, if it isn't the sad breakfast club."

"Cheryl we need your help." Veronica announced. Cheryl rolled her eyes disinterested in what they have to say before she added. "It's about Y/N." When Veronica said that Cheryl's interest spiked and shooed her minions away so they could talk freely.

"How can I help?" She asked.

"You were the last person to see her, right?" Jughead chimed in.

"Yes but I had nothing to do with her disappearance." Cheryl said defensively. "We talked and then we went our separate ways. She was fine when I left. I just- I can't help but think that what if I stayed with her or something, maybe she wouldn't be missing."

"What were you talking about?" Betty wondered, her tone was calm compared to the others.

"I was concerned for her. She walked into the pep rally bonfire already drunk. It's unlike her to do so, I just thought something happened with this guy she was seeing."

"She was seeing someone?" Kevin asked shocked.

"Yes. I found out about it at our sleepover. She told me she was seeing this guy, has been since the start of summer, and that it was casual. I asked if she wanted it to be more and she told me she doesn't know. I think something happened between the two of them but I don't know what."

"So you're saying that he might have had something to do with why she disappeared." Veronica said in a hushed tone, subconsciously thinking that he might be listening.

"I'm not sure, I don't think so. Apparently he was a nice guy who was caring."

"You don't sound convinced." Jughead observed Cheryl's tone.

"The way I see it is that if he was a nice guy who was caring he wouldn't have wanted to keep it a secret. It was his idea to do exactly that. He also wouldn't have hurt her." Cheryl paused for a moment remembering the conversation they had that night you disappeared. "When I asked her about him that night she told me he broke things off with her saying the little arrangement they had was fun but it meant nothing and that it was over. It hurt Y/N when he told her that. That's why that night I asked her about it, to comfort her but she blew me off when I tried to push for more information so I went back to the bonfire."

"Who is he?" Archie piped up.

"I don't know. All she told me was a nickname. She never revealed his identity but there were a few things she did tell me about him. Like how he was popular and not a relationship type of guy. She also told me he was sweet and caring and he was just misunderstood. To me though it sounds like he's understood all right. It wouldn't surprise me if he ditched Y/N to hook up with another river vixen to add another notch on his belt so after summer he could brag to his jock friends about how many girls he hooked up with."

"I thought you said you don't know who he is." Betty pointed out.

"I don't but I have my suspicions."