Like it was meant to be |Completed|

chapter 5

Waking up in the store room of la bonne nuit felt different than from the pembrooke, while there was comfort and luxury in the pembrooke, in la bonne nuit there was less space and a new sense of freedom. If she can survive this, she can handle anything she started to think.
It was going to be the first day of school after a long time, getting ready at pops was hard. There was a small mirror which she had grown accustomed to using, no bathtub, just a normal shower and worst of all how she has to sneak out of pops so that no one sees her. Dressing up nice was her forte, and there was no way she can dress down, so it usually takes time for her to get ready, so annoyingly she has to wake up early to get dressed and then going to school.

This is the last year. She thought. After that she will probably leave Riverdale to head to college. Leaving the speakeasy and entering pops to have breakfast, she was surprised to see Jughead sitting at a booth with his laptop. He didn’t notice her. Thank god she thought. But she knew if she left from the main door he will notice anyway so she decided to leave from the backside and then enter pops as if coming for breakfast, Jughead wont even notice.
As she entered pops again, Jughead looked up hearing the pops bell and was surprised to see Veronica. He didn’t really think she would be here at this time of the day, he waved at her getting her attention and smiled when she approached him
“Jughead. What are you doing here?” she asked sitting down opposite to him
“oh, just came for breakfast and some peaceful time to write, since going to school today would be hectic, we haven’t gone  for some while now  we would be assaulted with class work” he sighed.

She smirked “only you would. I have already finished all the work that has been done in school in our absence.”
“For real? When did u have the time? He said shocked
She shrugged “oh I had nothing better to do”
He feigned shock by putting his hand on his heart "oh my god! The queen bee of Riverdale high is a closet nerd or is it geek? Do the river vixens know ?" He smirked

She laughed as she threw a tissue towards him but went along with the joke" obviously not. This Veronica is well hidden." She gave a lopsided grin

“jokes apart, could you help me then? After school? I really need someone to tutor me in chemistry and calculus or else ill fail…” he asked
She looked at him and smugly smiled “okay I’ll help. But I need a favour in return” she said as she smirked.
He looked at her wondering what would she ask “alright shoot”
“when you complete your novel, I want to be the first one to read it” she said smiling

“What? Veronica!! Its not even completed… and I have never really shown my novel to anyone..”
“That’s why! And plus I can give you a literary review, free from one writer to another” she said before realising what she said. She didn’t mean to tell him that she writes too.
He looked at her with wide eyes. Surprised at the new information.
“Wait, you write?” he asked
“I guess cat’s out of the bag. Yeah I do. Ever since I was a kid, I really liked to write, but unlike you I write short stories, poems or some columns not a novel.” She sheepishly said.
“Can I read some then?”
“Oh no! No o e has ever read them. Not even my parents know of this” she said
“oh, how is it fair that u get to read my work and I can’t read yours?”he said  raising his eyebrows

She smiled “ tell you what, convince betty to let me join the blue and gold and there you can read my work and after that, if u like them ill show you my work deal? “
He looked at her, surprised, he guessed this was how it was going to be with her, him getting surprised at whatever she does, he never expected Veronica to be like this. She was always going to surprise him. “Okay deal. And we start today, study session at pops after school?”
She nodded “okay”
“Oh btw, what are you doing here? Breakfast at the pembrooke wasn’t enough? “ he teased
She visibly stiffened, but covered it up by shrugging “I was getting late so I decided I would quickly just eat something here and head to school myself.”

He noticed her behaviour. Him being so observant, nothing really misses his eyes. He can’t help but feel she is not telling something. “yeah okay. Wait, yourself? You were going to walk there?” he asked questioningly
She nodded “ a walk would do me good”
“Veronica is there something you aren’t telling me?” he asked suspicious
“no.why would I lie? You’re being paranoid” dodging his question
“Hmm. Well you could come with me. If you’re up for it.”
“Me. On your bike? Have you seen my skirt? It is not meant to be worn for bike”
“Scared lodge?” he smirked
“oh please”
As he got up he removed his jacket and gave it to her. “Come on lodge, take my jacket and tie it on your waist and lets go”
She stared at him for a few moments and mumbled “fine” and tied his jacket to her waist and follewed him out
“If I die jones, I will haunt you forever” she threatened taking the helmet and wearing it
He laughed “ don’t worry lodge, I won’t let anything happen to you” as  he got on his bike
She got on the back and placed her hands on his sides, Jughead shaked his head and took both her arms and placed them on his waist. “Gotta hold on tight prinncess” he said smirking.
And they drove off.
Veronica was scared initially, but soon the thrill caught upto  her. She atarted to enjoy the ride and waa disappointed when the ride ended. As she got off his bike he asked “so princess, enjoyed your first ride?

“It wasn’t bad. Not bad at all Jones” she said smiling.
Looking around they saw  that literally everyone was staring at them. They could hear the whispers oh my god, is that Veronica and Jughead? Together?

She raised her eyebrows “looks like we have given them something to gossip about”
“What say ? Want to give them a show? “ he said playfully

“What do we have to lose? Lets do it!” she smirked she didn’t return his jacket instead kept at her Waist and went inside with him her head held high and as they entered the student lounge, they couldn’t stop laughing.
“Oh god did u see their face?” Veronica said between laughs
“I could literally see their jaw drop” he laughed along with her.
As they calmed down, they saw Archie, kevin and betty staring at them. They noticed jughead's jacket on Veronica’s waist.
“Oh hey guys!” Veronica smiled at them but backtracked when she saw them staring
“What? She questioned
Betty spoke up “v why are … why are you wearing Jughead’s jacket?”
“oh, he gave me a ride here from pops here, so since I wore a skirt he gave me his jacket” she shrugged
 
She nodded “wait… Jughead gave you a ride here?? “ she questioned shocked
Veronica laughed “yeah hard to believe right?” as she sneaked a glance at him and to see him glaring at her

“So…..you and Jughead…. Are what? Friends?” Archie questioned
“Yeah, betty made me realise my mistake, so I apologized and we called it truce and became friends” Jughead replied

“That’s…. that’s great!!!! Im so happy!!!!!!” betty smiled. She was happy. Finally, Jughead and Veronica were  friends.

“That’s really good guys. Im so happy” archie said smiling.

Veronica and Jughead smiled.
Kevin questioned Veronica “that’s great Veronica but what were you doing in pops anyway?”