Wicked Little Town

Just a little something I thought of while watching episode 17. If the writers had a similar idea as to why Barchie happened, then I totally understand. But... I don't think they did. They probably just made it happen because they're all barchies and not bugheads. I wrote this to cheer you up, but it also made me cry, so I'm sorry. Enjoy xx

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Betty sat at her desk. Head in her hands, hot tears rolling down her cheeks as she waited for him to come back. She had been stupid. So incredibly stupid.

Archie had been stupid, too.

Her mind wandered back to the garage where she had been just a few hours ago, right after the fight with Jughead. The blonde remembered Archie looking sad. She remembered looking at him and knowing from the emotion in his eyes that he needed some cheering up. But she hadn't intended to kiss him.

She had simply started reminding him some of the moments from their childhood. Back when they were so tied together they couldn't spend an hour without each other. Back when she could just go to the playground and ask the tiny Kevin Keller if he wanted to be her friend, knowing he wouldn't reject her. Back when everything was easy.

They had started singing, and she had concentrated on the words. The song was one of her favorites. Betty loved Hedwig. She loved the way the music was so pure and clear and emotional. How it could make you feel so many things at once, and how it helped you forget everything around you.

Just screw the world and sing.

But then, looking into Archie's eyes in the garage his dad had soundproofed for him years ago... They looked so brown, so deep, and emotional. Losing herself in those deep pools of chocolate, just as she had back when they were young. And the next moment she knew, they were kissing. And not just kissing. They were making out.

Thinking about it now, Betty scrunched up her nose and dropped her head against the table, not caring about the ache it gave her, nor the sound of something falling onto the ground. She simply wanted to die at that moment.

There had always been this thought lingering in the back of her head... What if?

What if Archie hadn't rejected her all those years ago? What if Veronica hadn't come to Riverdale? What if Jughead had stayed the same he was after his mom left? What if they had stayed friends and not developed romantic feelings for each other?

Would anything be different? Would she and Archie be together? Would she hate him if he cheated on her? Because that was what Archie Andrews did... he cheated, not even realizing how bad and disrespectful it was. And now, Betty had been pulled into that game with him.

She didn't think she and Archie would have gotten together if Riverdale was a normal town or even if Archie did have feelings for her. He couldn't have handled her, and the blonde knew he wasn't her type, nor was she his.

If Veronica hadn't come to the town... Then Betty wouldn't have a best friend. She loved the girl from the bottom of her heart. Veronica Lodge had her own flaws, but so did everyone. She couldn't have been more thankful to have her in her life. But now, she was going to be screwed. She was going to lose everyone and for what? Just because of some stupid kiss she didn't even like.

If Jughead had stayed the guy he was at the beginning of high school? That wouldn't have been great. Betty loved him, more than anything in the world. And she knew Jughead loved her, too. He would've stayed tied up in the Serpent mess and wouldn't have gotten the future he craved.

The blonde raised her head a bit when she heard the guy's voice downstairs, talking with his dad and her mom. Her eyes moved to the essay he had dropped off, still sitting in its place on the table, right next to her elbow.