riverdale one-shots

woah... - varchie\beronica\jarchie

3rd person

it was a summer evening when veronica and archie had a talk that forever changed their relationship. the two were laying on veronica's bed, forcing their bodies onto one another but not enjoying it.

veronica started to unbutton archie's shirt, but feeling her arms start to shake and she could tell archie wasn't comfortable.

"ronnie- stop. there's something wrong here." archie says as veronica starts to tense up, "let's sit up and talk about this."

veronica knew she had to come clean about this, but she was so scared and didn't feel ready. she could barely admit it to herself.

"archie..."

"ronnie, i'm bi." he cuts her off. wait what? "and i know this because remember two months ago when jug and i went on that camping trip? well... things got a bit heated and we kissed. a lot. i felt so bad after because i would never want to cheat on you but something about kissing him felt so right."

"well... i wasn't expecting that. but i feel like i should also tell you that, uh, i am too."
  it felt as if a huge weight was taken off her shoulders. but what now?

"woah..." is all they can both utter. "when did you find out?" archie asks.

"i feel like there was something in me that always kind of knew. remember the night at cheryl's party and we were in that closet asking each other questions? you asked me if i had a boyfriend back in new york and i said no. but you also asked me if i've ever been in love. i told you 'yes.' well, that was because i was in love with a girl. you may have heard of her... katy keene. i knew she never felt the same but i couldn't help my feelings. the day before i left, i decided to get it over with and tell her. i remember my heart pounding so hard. i can barely even admit it to myself that i like both boys and girls but now i was going to tell my childhood best friend that i have feelings?! it was an hour before we had to leave for our flight, i walked over to her apartment and i was shaking."

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"veronica? aren't you leaving soon?"

"yeah, but i wanted to talk about something. something that i'm scared to talk about but if i don't tell you now i don't think i'll ever tell you."

"ronnie... what's wrong? i know moving to a new place is big but you have nothing to be scared of." katy put her arm around veronica but veronica pulled away. her heart was racing so much that she thought it would burst.

"katy keene... i love you"

"aw, veronica, i love you too–."

"katy stop- i love you. as in.. i have feelings for you. okay?"

"oh..." is all katy can utter. the tension in the air felt very strong and veronica didn't like it at all.

"um.. i'm just gonna go now. goodbye, katy keene."

and out the door veronica went, feelings tears sting her eyes and her throat closing up.

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as the memory flashed through veronica's head, she could her eyes starting to sting with tears. she never heard from katy keene again after that day. but once she moved to riverdale, she saw archie and betty. their smiles were so comforting after such a terrible day.

"when doing cheerleading try-out's with betty, i just remember i needed to fill what my heart was missing. what i couldn't get from katy. so... i kissed betty. and, it didn't feel wrong but it also didn't feel right. but then later that day, i kissed you. how could someone not enjoy kissing you? you're archie andrews. every girl wanted you. and then, you and i started dating. made me feel like the luckiest girl in the world. but what wasn't helping, is that as time went on, i started to develop feelings for betty. i don't know when it started, but something about her is so perfect."

archie exhales through his mouth. taking in so much information. it was very overwhelming.

"veronica, did you ever love me? please... be honest."

"of course, archie-kins. it's just... at first i thought i had to love you or else i would never have a chance but then i did find out that i do really like you. it was just very hard because i have all these feelings and i didn't know what to do with all of them. but, trust me, i love you and always will. i just... don't love you in that way anymore. can you please talk now because if you don't i will end up having a breakdown and start to question everything."

archie chuckles, "ronnie it's okay. i honestly never thought of jughead in that way. we were sitting at the fire, talking about old memories from our childhood and then he tells me that him and betty had broken up. there was so much tension in the air, seeing his eyes reflect the orange of the fire. he just looked so... beautiful. i never saw him like that. we sat there looking at each other for about another three minutes and all of a sudden he was kissing me. and i was kissing him back. i wanted to tell you sooner, but it never seemed like the right time. i think at this point i've lost my chance with jughead, saying it's been a month since that happened and i kept telling him i was going to tell you... i've just been so scared. i was able to talk with my mom about it, since she knows what it's like to be with someone but want to be with someone else."

neither really knew what to do in the moment, so they just sat there together and were there for each other.

"arch, i think you should tell jughead. if he doesn't want you anymore then that's on him. you're a great guy and anyone would be lucky to have you." veronica tells archie as she ruffles his hair a little bit.

"if i tell jughead, do you promise to tell betty about your feelings? and whatever the outcome is, we will be there for each other."

veronica smiles, "i don't know if i'm ready to tell her but, you know what, might as well get it over with."

the two give each other a hug in support and archie heads out the door, going off to do something that will change his life.

as veronica sits on her bed, she pulls out her phone and calls her best friend.

"hey, betty... i have something to tell you."

author's note: it has been some time since i've written a riverdale one shot😳 comment if you'd like a part two :)