𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱, 𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗲

Chapter 10

Braveheart and Jughead walked into the Blue and Gold headquarters. They both looked between the two adults.

"Hey." Jughead said slight confusion in his tone. Jughead placed something down and Braveheart just stood behind him.

"Hey." Sheriff Keller said looking at Jughead placing his bag down.

"Uhmm... What's up?" Braveheart managed to get out. She was honestly sometimes scared of the Sheriff and the Principal. She may act tough sometimes but she wasn't all that tough to be honest. She just made it seem that way.

"I'm gonna need both of you to come down to the station with me." He said not taking his eyes off Braveheart and Jughead. Braveheart glanced towards the crime board on the wall and sighed. Jughead and Braveheart both followed Sheriff Keller as he led them out of the school.

"Call my dad." Jughead muttered to Betty and Archie. Archie nodded and looked at Braveheart. She just kept her head low and followed Jughead.

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Braveheart sat in silence in the interrogation room. She had her knees pulled to her chest and her forehead was resting against her knees. She sighed and looked up when she heard the door open. Sheriff Keller walked in. He was holding two, possibly three, files in his hand. He sat across from Braveheart and put them on the table.

"The forensics came back from the car. It was burnt but we got three sets of fingerprints. Yours, Betty's and your brother's." He said opening a folder. She recognized the folder almost instantly. She sighed and put her feet down. Then, she placed them on the ground and put her arms on the table. The table was colder than she expected.

"The prints were to be expected but much like your brother. You've had a rough track history." He said turning the folder to face Braveheart, she sighed still not saying much.

"We have reports of you trying to burn down multiple buildings. The first one being that you attempted to burn down Riverdale Elementary School, twice in the same year." He began pointing to a place in the file. "And again, you tried to burn down Riverdale Middle School and Southside Middle School." He continued pointing at another place. He then turned over the page and pointed to another place.

"Then you attempted to burn down Southside High in your first year of school there." He added. She sighed and rubbed her face. He then opened another folder and turned that towards her.

"You seem to already have a criminal record. Reports of Drinking-Driving and various other crimes. You've also been reported to have taken drugs and take part in activities with the Southside Serpents." He said leaning back on his chair.

"And this matters because?" She questioned looking up at the Sheriff. She was trying to put on a brave face. Braveheart was trying to remember what her mom used to say 'Be Brave, Be kind and think with your heart and not your mind.'  The last part was quite wacky advice but it was good advice.

"This July, you were found possessing a gun." He declared opening the last folder. "You were caught with it near Riverdale High and set off the alarms in the High School. At the time, you were soaked head to toe in water and you said you had fallen into Sweetwater River. But why possessing a gun? This leads me to the question. What were you doing on 11th July?" He questioned leaning forwards. She leaned back and rubbed her face with her hands.

"You're crazy!" Braveheart exclaimed pushing the seat back and standing up. "Are you saying that I killed Jason Blossom?! You seriously think I could kill another person?" She exclaimed looking down at the Sheriff who was still sitting. He was holding a stern look on his face. He sighed.

"Braveheart. Sit back down." Sheriff practically demanded. She laughed.

"Sit down? You seriously think i'm going to listen to you?!" She crossed her arms over her chest and stared down at him. She was glaring at him. Annoyance on her face. "You think I had the intent to kill Jason Blossom! I'm not some psychotic freak!" She exclaimed. "I'm not telling you where I was! I want a lawyer. You do not just get to pull me out of school to question me for something so ridiculous! I would never murder anyone!" She shouted her voice getting louder. The Sheriff got to his feet.

"SIT DOWN, BRAVEHEART!" He shouted. He looked scary when he shouted. She sat back down fear filling her features. He shook his head slightly and walked away. He walked out of the room leaving Braveheart alone. The only thing in this room was just a table and two chairs. The walls made everything echo. If someone was left here they would go insane.

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After sitting alone for a good half an hour, the door opened. The ginger-haired boy she was hoping to see walked in. A smile appeared on her face. Tears were in her eyes and she was just trying to hold back tears. He walked over and knelt by her side.

"Arch... they were saying I killed Jason... I would never kill him..." She muttered hugging him. She had her head buried in his neck. He hugged her back and rubbed her back soothingly.

"I know... I know... It's okay Brave... It's okay..." Archie whispered into her ear. She was on the verge of tears but Archie seemed to be calming her down. "Come on... My dad is waiting outside... So is Esmee... Come on." He muttered. Braveheart got up from her seat, not hugging Archie anymore. They both walked out and Mr Andrews was talking to Jughead. She sighed and walked towards the two.

"Thank you." Braveheart muttered before walking towards the exit. Jughead, Betty, Archie and Mr Andrews followed behind her. She walked down the steps and saw her dad walking up.

"Braveheart? Jughead? Are you okay? I came as soon as I got the messages." He said. Braveheart couldn't tell if he was being genuine or not. She sighed and walked past her dad and the others. Archie soon followed behind her, trying to catch up.

She turned the corner just walking away from the sheriff station. "Brave!" He shouted. He was trying to catch up with her but it wasn't working. He sighed and once he was close enough, grabbed her arm. He turned her around a small frown on his lips.

"What?" She muttered not looking up at her friend. He sighed and took ahold her chin, forcing her to look up at him.

"Brave, it'll be fine, okay? Esmee practically cleared your name." Archie said truthfully. She sighed.

"She shouldn't have to do that..." Braveheart muttered still avoiding eye contact with Archie. She didn't want to talk to him, really. Or talk to anyone that matter. She felt ashamed of herself. Archie leaned down and kissed her softly, moving his hand so it's on her cheek. She broke away, and stepped back.

"Archie... You can't do that... What about Betty?" She asked him. That kiss made her feel amazing and it felt right but she couldn't help but feel guilty. She'd always had these feelings for Archie but never acted upon them because Betty felt the same. Archie sighed and looked down at Braveheart.

"Don't just walk away... please..." He said looking down at the slightly shorter girl. Braveheart sighed and moved back towards him.

"I won't..." She muttered looking up at him. "I need to go... You need to get back to Jughead and your dad." Braveheart sighed. He nodded, slightly saddened. He showed how he felt but she didn't show it back. He sighed and walked away. She did the same and walked off.

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