Time After Time

Part 2

Ten

"Archie, you big meanie!"

Archie's car bumped Betty's off the road, causing her to crash into the wall. Archie grinned mischievously, and Betty whacked him on the arm.

"Sorry Bets - that I'm better than you." He whispered mockingly. Betty still had another life, and she fiddled furiously with the buttons on the controller, desperate to catch up to Archie and pay him back.

The video game had been a present for Archie's birthday, and for the last week they had been racing each other every day after school. Fred would lean against the doorway leading into the sitting room, and chuckle to himself as they tried to ram each other off the road.

Betty was catching up quick, her jaw clenched, eyes alert and eyebrows furrowed in concentration. It hurt her pride that Archie had won the majority of the races they'd had so far.

She saw her chance, as Archie got distracted with a computer controlled car cutting in front of him, and she pressed ahead full speed. Archie's car spun off to the side before Archie could even realize what had happened.

"Who's laughing now?"

Eleven

"Mr Andrews! Mr Andrews!"

Betty sprinted into the house, charging down the hallway into the kitchen. Fred turned to see her bent over and breathless, but she didn't stop.

"I think Archie's hurt his arm!" She informed him, before running back outside. Fred followed, close on her heels, and sure enough, Archie was on Betty's lawn, clutching his left arm awkwardly.

"What happened?" Fred asked, carefully removing his right arm, leaving his left arm to dangle unnaturally.

"I tripped and fell on it." Archie replied, wincing.

"I'm no doctor, but that sure as hell looks broken. C'mon son, we're going to the hospital." Fred ordered, placing a hand on Archie's uninjured shoulder. Archie glanced at Betty.

"It's okay Arch, I'll see you tomorrow." Betty assured, brushing a strand of blond hair out of her face.

Archie smiled, and Fred steered him carefully towards their car. Betty waved as they backed out the driveway and up the street. She hoped he'd be okay.

Twelve

"One more? Please Betty?

Betty rolled her eyes, but Archie looked at her hopefully, his new camera perched in hand.

"That's what you said twelve photos ago!" Betty pointed out, shaking her head. "Can't you take photos of other things, not just me? What about those trees?"

"They're not as pretty as you." Archie whined, raising his eyebrows. Betty couldn't help the giggle that escaped her, and Archie chuckled as well.

"What about us together?" Betty suggested, as they approached the park bench.

"We have thousands of photos of us." Archie grumbled, but he set up the timer on the camera anyway.

They sat down on the bench, Archie wrapping an arm around Betty, and Betty leaning into him, both flashing cheesy grins at the camera. Once they heard the snap, Archie went over to check it.

"Oh my god it was blurry! We'll have to do it again" He laughed, and Betty groaned.

Thirteen

Betty's phone pinged loudly in class, making her jump.

"Um excuse me?" Cheryl screeched, from behind the lectern. "I'm trying to give an inspiring, motivational speech, and someone is rude enough to interrupt it?!"

Archie waggled his eyebrows at Betty, and she smiled a bashful smile. Luckily, the bell went at that exact moment, and she made for the door before Cheryl could rip her head off.

"Was it your mom?" Archie asked as Betty pulled out her phone. He noticed the way her eyes narrowed and face screwed up.

"Mom said I'm not allowed to have sleepovers with you anymore." She said confusedly, glancing up at him. He'd had a growth spurt over the summer, and now he was taller than her. "But I don't understand why she sent that in the middle of school day, that's completely random."

Archie looked puzzled as well.

"But that's ridiculous, we're just friends." He said, scoffing "It's not like we'd do anything."

Betty agreed, but secretly her heart dropped to her stomach. Just friends.

"Maybe I should tell our parents I'm gay." He joked, putting a smile back on Betty's face.

"They'd never believe that!"

Fourteen

"Aha!"

Betty smacked the ping pong ball across the table, just keeping it in and scoring a point.

"That was unplayable!" Archie complained in his newfound deep voice, as Betty smirked at him. Betty and Polly had been given table tennis as a game for Christmas, and Archie and Betty were playing in the Cooper's backyard. Her parents were out shopping, and Polly was at a friends place.

Archie put all his power into his serve, and Betty bolted to hit it back, but ended up tripping over her own feet.

"Betty!" Archie said, rushing over to her. She was laughing hysterically, but her knee was banged up a bit. He grinned at her, reaching a hand down to help her up.

"C'mon, let's get you cleaned up." He said, pulling her inside, and into the family bathroom. He automatically grabbed the first aid kit, in the bottom cupboard, which Betty and himself had used plenty of times over the years. He made her sit on the bathtub, as he splashed some water on her cut and gently wiped it, before rubbing some antiseptic cream over the grazes so they wouldn't get infected. 

"Doctor Archie to the rescue." She joked, eyes crinkling at the corners. He smiled to himself. "I could do this myself you know."

"But then what would I do?" He teased back, wrapping her knee with bandaging, tightly to stop the bleeding, but so it could still breathe. "All done."

"Thanks, Arch." She said, smiling up at him. "I'm still winning our game though."

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