Just The Two Of Us <Sweet Pea FF>

56. Mockingbird

Laying on the benches in the yard we stare at the sky. For someone who said she needed to talk I havent said much in the past few minutes. Instead I've been staring at the clouds passing by. "I've got a letter" I say and sense Betty's head moving a bit next to mine
"I've got accepted to attend a scholarship in Sevilla"
"Really?" Betty shifts to look at me but I still stare at the sky, my hands resting on my stomach. Her voice isn't mad nor surprised.

"I never even wanted to leave Riverdale but Mr. Weatherbee told me about it because he acknowledged my grades and said it would be a great opportunity. It's really hard to get accepted so I promised him to at least try. Never did i think i would get the place"

Betty keeps quiet. It's so hard to read her emotions now since her face is stonern and her blue eyes stare down at me, catching my look. Raising my eyebrows I want her to say something.
"Are you going?"
"What about sweet pea, what about the serpents and all your friends?" She adds as I didn't answer

"I'm not going. I mean... sweet pea and I fought alot in the last time but...I can't leave him. This is my home"
"Apropos home" betty scoffs, now more relaxed than before "My mother sold our home"
"What?" I sit up that fast that my head rushes
"To the Jones"
"No way" a small chuckle of disbelief escapes my mouth.

"Jughead is acting really weird lately" I admit and Betty agrees nodding
"He has his head everywhere but here" she says jokingly but a subtle tone of sadness swings with it "He's shutting me out from everything that happens with the serpents"
"Same. Sometimes I dont even attend the meetings anymore because they have some secret things to discuss"
"Honestly?" Betty shakes her head
"Sweet pea rarely informs me about missions they go on, of course without me. Like today..." I think about what they are doing but I don't even know it. "Probably something with the gargoyles or drugs or something" I mumble into my jacket.

"You know" betty turns closer to me, a grin rocking on the corner of her pink lips "we have a plan to catch the gargoyle king. To finally end all of this madness"
My eyes widen in interest "How?"
"We are going to do it at prom"
"Oh... prom"
"Don't tell me you forgot about it, Julia Monroe" Betty scolds me, arms akimbo.
"Ren Faire" she sighs "Oh Ju"

After a short simultaneous laugh we fall into silence again and watch the few passing cars.
"I'm sorry about your father"
"What, that he is a psychopath serial killer or that he now is a dead killer"
I look at her, she already knows what I mean. Maybe it wasn't the smartest choice to talk about him.
"You know, I dont think he is dead. Ronnie and I visited the place where it happened and-"
"But- but they found his hand" I interrupt
"So? You can live without one hand..." she starts biting her lip.

"So you think he is walking around with a hook like the Hash-Slinging Slasher?" I say, pressing my lips together to stop from laughing
"T- What?" She shakes her head "Ju, I'm serious" bit then she starts to snort with laughter and I join her
"Oh my god. I was so scared of that episode" she wipes a tear from the corner of her eye
"I still am" i confess and we start to laugh so loud that our stomachs hurt.

"I'm glad we didn't go to class. Mr. Hanson is so boring, how he talks and..." betty gets up imitates his face and voice "Good morning class, today we are going to discuss-"
I immediately act like I'm falling asleep, snoring.
Betty giggles but continues "here's a list of some white dead guys, the battles they fought and some dates" betty touches her imaginary glasses just like mr. Hanson always does and I cant hold my laughter anymore "Stop, betty. You make me cry" I try catching my breath and Betty sinks down next to me again.
"Ah there was something I wanted to ask you. V and I wanted to go to pops later, want to join?"

Just in that moment the door opens. The class isn't even over yet but still sweet pea walks out with fangs. Surprised we look at at each other.
"Hey"
"Hey"
"Hey"
"Hey"
"Where are you going?" I ask my boyfriend who walked up to me and now stands right in front of the bench where we sit.
"If I have to listen to mr. Hanson one more second-" fangs rolls his eyes
"And you weren't there..." sweet pea towers over me "I missed you and I kind of hoped we could talk"
"Right, how about after school we-"
Fangs and Sweet pea exchange looks and I stop talking. Right... their mission. Their secret serpent mission I'm not invited to.

"Well, I'm going to pops with v and b, how about you pick me up after your 'mission' and then we talk"
"Ok" he grabs my hands and pulls me off the bench. Although we're standing so close and my whole body is tingling I cant look into his eyes. His fingers slide up to my chin to lift my head. His brown eyes catch my green ones and hold them before he gives me quick peck on the lips.
"See you later"