Bughead Oneshots

Miscarriage

Jughead's POV:
I started dating Betty as a dare. I always did have a crush on her because we used to be best friends but then I became popular so we started hanging out less and less. The first few months were some of the best times I've had in so long. We would go on little dates to the movies or have picnic and sometimes we'd just cuddle at one of our houses. It was everything I would want from a relationship but all good things must come to an end. The dare I got was for me to date Betty for 6 months and then dump her, but the problem was, I fell hard. We both did and we ended up having our first times together. We had already said we loved each other and then it happened. And it was true, I did love Betty but giving her up was a sacrifice I had to make to maintain popularity. We were both really heartbroken but I wouldn't let show. I couldn't let anyone know how much it effected so pretended I was fine. Betty didn't. She started wearing baggier clothes and always had her head down. Watching her act like that made my heart break but it was something I had to deal with.
It had been about a month and a half since Betty and I broke up and she was on my mind 24/7. I missed her smile a lot. I never saw it anymore because she was always frowning, especially when my friends would make fun of her. They would go up to her and ask her why she was wearing baggy clothes and point out all the things she was insecure about. Except Archie. He and I kind of stayed behind everyone else, awkwardly. They would ask her if she was hiding her fat or her ugly smile and I could tell she was holding back tears. A few times I walked past the Blue and Gold and I could hear her crying on the inside. I wanted to go in and hug her but I couldn't, it would ruin my reputation so I just kept walking.
Today was different though. Betty wasn't in school and she wasn't here yesterday either which is strange because Betty's grades were important to her. I couldn't help the bad feeling that swirled in my stomach the whole day and decided it would be best to make sure she was okay. I told my friends I was going to the doctors so I wouldn't be able to hang out with them and surprisingly they believed it. I made my way to Betty's house and climbed the latter outside her window. I looked into her room and saw her sat on the bed wearing a hoodie and leggings, the hood pulled over her head and her knees pulled up to her chest as she cried. She was holding something in her hand but I couldn't see it because it was too small. I slowly opened the window and climbed in. "Betty?" I asked softly. She looked over and me and shoved whatever she hand in her hand into her pocket, wiping her tears away. "Jughead, what are you doing here?" She asked standing up. "I came to check on you because you haven't been in school the past couple of days. I got worried." She scoffed. "Yeah right funny joke, Jughead. Just drop it, why are you really here?" I sighed. I really messed up. "No that is why I'm here. Are you okay? Why are you crying?" "I'm fine. Leave me alone," she said. "No Betty. Tell me why you're crying. Is it because of me?" "It's nothing, I'm fine! Leave me alone!" I looked down and saw the thing she had in her hand sticking out of her pocket so I reached down and picked it up. It was an ultrasound. I stared at it with wide eyes. "Betty... Is th-that my baby?" I asked. "Was," she mumbled under her breath. I looked up at her. "What do you mean was?" She didn't respond. She just stared at her feet. "What do you mean was?!" "I had a miscarriage!" She shouted and burst into tears again. Her body wracked with sobs as her head fell into her hands. I was frozen in place for a moment but then wrapped my arms around her. I wasn't mad at her for not telling me or for the baby not making it. It wasn't her fault. I kissed her head and hugged her tighter. She wrapped her arms around my waist and cried into my chest. I reach down to her thighs to pick her up. She wrapped her legs around my waist and her arms around my shoulders as she sobbed into my neck. I sat down on her bed with her on my lap and kissed her head.

Archie's POV:
I never wanted Jughead to do the dare. Betty was always so nice to everyone and she didn't deserve it. We're neighbors so when I see her in the window, I wave. She always waves back with a soft smile. When she and Jughead got together, I was worried at how hurt Betty would be once Jughead broke up with her but after a few months of them dating I could see the way Jughead looked at her. He loved her just as much as she loved him and I could tell it killed them both when they broke up. Jughead was too much of a coward to stand up to our 'friends'. They don't really care about us. They're just using us for popularity and Jughead's ego gets in the way of him seeing that. The past few days Betty's been non-stop crying but that hasn't stopped her from waving to me every day.
When I saw Jughead comforting Betty, I knew he had finally come to his senses. I was so glad he was finally going to be there for her and give her the support she needs. Just because she puts on a brave face at school she comes home everyday and cries for a solid hour while she writes in her book. It makes me feel so bad for but knowing now she'll have Jughead makes me feel a little better.