The Mystery of Y/N

Chapter Three - A Secret Rendezvous with One, Reggie Mantle

You were at one of your secret rendezvous spots in Riverdale. The look out point at Sweetwater river. The sun was shining and birds were chirping, it was a picture perfect day. You and Reggie were laying down on a picnic blanket with Reggie kissing you along your neck up to your jaw. He stopped once he could tell you weren't into it. "Is everything okay, Y/N?" He asked.

"Hm." You hummed looking up at him.

"You seem distracted and distant. Normally you'd be into this but you're not. What's going on?" Reggie was propped up using his arm to face you. Concern filled his tone.

"Everything's fine Reg." You replied a little too defensive.

"It's obviously not Y/N. Is it something to do with your parents? Maybe I could help." Reggie was persistent on helping you, he kept pushing for a straight answer from you which only made you push him away.

"You know what? I can't do this anymore." You told him getting up of off the floor so you were towering over him now.

"What do you mean?"

"This. Us. It was fun and casual but that's all it will ever be, casual. You should just go and find the next girl to conquer or whatever. This is over." You gathered your things together before walking away to go home leaving a dumbstruck Reggie.

After that day Reggie sent you text after text seeing if you were okay but you just ignored every single one. Soon the texts from him stopped all together.
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It was after practice that Veronica, Betty, and Archie confronted Reggie. Kevin went home to see if his dad knew anything and Jughead stayed in the newspaper room sifting through what information, as little as it was, they had already. "Hey, Reggie!" Archie called over. He looked up from putting his stuff away by the benches.

"What's up, Andrews?" He asked.

"We need to talk." Archie replied.

"Can it wait? I'm busy." Reggie was about to grab his bag but Veronica stood in the way, her arms crossed.

"No, it can't wait. It's about Y/N." She huffed. When Veronica said your name he tensed up and gulped.

"What about her?" He harshly asked.

"We were wondering if you knew anything about her disappearance." Betty joined in. Her tone the only gentle one.

"I don't know anything and I didn't see anything." Reggie told Betty. He tried to grab his bag but Veronica didn't move. "Can I go now?"

"No. We know you dated Y/N or whatever it was between the two of you. We also know that you wanted to keep it a secret but she didn't. That's why you dumped her, right? She wanted something more or was it because you were bored with her and decided to move onto the next River Vixen?" Betty's voice was no longer calm and gentle. She tried it that way but was not getting any information so she decided to try Veronica's way.

"What! No, that's not how it went down. Who even told you that?" Reggie's bored tone soon changed to a defensive one.

"Cheryl and what do you mean that's not how it went down?" Archie questioned the raven haired boy.

"Well, Cheryl is lying." He told them.

"Why should we believe you? It's not like you've given us a reason to. For all we know you're just saying this to save your own ass." Veronica added.

"V." Betty warned before turning to Reggie. "So, what you're saying is that Y/N dumped you?"

"That's exactly what happened." Reggie said before sitting down on the bench. He could tell that they're going to want to know more about what happened between the two of them. "I admit when we first started it, I just wanted it to be casual but the more I got to know her the more I developed feelings for her. It's cliche, I know but... I like her, a lot."

It was at one of Cheryl's famous parties that the two of you met. Sure you knew each other from school but it wasn't until that night that the two of you started a thing. Reggie was drinking from his red cup, standing to the side when you stumbled onto him. "Hello, Reginald." You greeted, slightly tipsy.

"Y/N." He acknowledged.

"Where have your friends gone?" You asked looking around. Normally at parties Reggie was surrounded by his friends on the football team.

"Honestly, I have no idea. They're probably off with some girl." Reggie answered looking around the room to see if he could spot them.

"And the Reggie Mantle isn't? Well we can't have that now, can we?" You said rhetorically before grabbing his hand and leading to him the makeshift dance floor. You were dancing seductively with him, winding your body around him. When you turned around to face him you got closer, so close you could feel his alcohol infused breath fanning over you due to him being slightly out of breath from the dancing. Looking from his lips and to eyes and back you bit your lip slightly and stood on your toes so you could reach him, even in your heels he was still taller than you. You made a move to kiss him, Reggie didn't back away instead he leaned in further, capturing your lips with his. You were kissing each other until you decided to take a leap of faith, or was it the alcohol you didn't know. Pulling away from the kiss you grabbed his hand and lead him away from the dance floor and up the stairs. When you reached an empty room you leant against the door facing Reggie. You didn't say anything but he knew you were waiting for conformation that he wants this to which he gave you a nod. The only thing you said before he started kissing you again was. "If you tell anyone and this goes in your stupid playbook I will end you." He nodded again before lifting you up by the legs so you were straddling him.

"Why did she dump you then? I thought she was happy with you." Archie asked him.

Reggie looked down at his hands as he wrung them. "I honestly have no idea. She told me it was because all this thing between us will ever be is casual but I just know something else is going on." He sighed thinking back to the conversation you both had on the lookout point. "She broke up with me right after I mentioned her parents. I think it might have something to do with them."

"What makes you think that?" Veronica questioned.

"Because we never went around her house. Also Y/N mentioned something once about them and after I tried to ask her about it she would change the subject." Reggie divulged, his tone full of sorrow.

"Oh, god." Betty blurted out.

"What is it, Betty?" Veronica turned and asked her with a concerned look on her face.

"I think I know what the problem she was having with her parents."