**at home
Betty: Mom I'm home
*silence*
Betty*walks into the kitchen and sees a note*
The note:
Elizabeth, late night today. There's money in the drawer for food, see you tomorrow!!
Betty*pushes the note down and groans*
Betty's POV: this happens all the time, she does this. Ever since my dad died, it's always late nights and never I love you. I'll never love anyone, that's what destroyed my family. Love tore it apart. That's what killed my dad, hurt my mom and ruined me.
**at pops
Pop: late night at work again?
Betty*slowly nods*
Pop: Betty, she loves you
Betty: I know, I just wish I wasn't always alone
Pop: well someone can help with that *points to jughead*
Betty*shakes her head no*
Pop*motions for jughead*
Jughead: what's up Pop
Betty: nothing
Jughead: oh Betty, I didn't realize you where here
Betty: yep
Pop*gives her a look*
Betty: wanna join me?
Jughead: sure
**few hours later
Betty*laughing* no way
Jughead: yeah, it was a mess
Betty*smiles* we had some good times with my dad
Jughead: if you don't mind me asking, I- umm
Betty: You want to know what happened to my dad
Jughead: yeah, I'm sorry to ask
Betty: it was a Saturday night, I spent it with my older sister Polly. My parents went out, they were held up at gun point. The guy told my dad if she loved my mom that he would die for her. So he did, the shooter shot him, in front of my mom
Jughead: I'm so sorry Betts
Betty: I'm never gonna fall in love
Jughead: what? Why?
Betty: it's to risky, it killed my family
Jughead: Betts
Betty: I'm serious, Anyway I better head out
Jughead: I'll walk you home
Betty: okay
**walking home
*both of them waking in silence*
Betty: your different then I thought
Jughead: what does that mean?
Betty: well I've always seen you as a stuck up entitled
player
Jughead: wow I'm flattered
Betty: well you still are a player, but a nice one
Jughead: this is you
Betty: what gave that away?
Jughead*points to their mailbox that says 'the Coopers' *
Betty*giggles* yeah that, me and my dad did that together. It was a project
Jughead: I'm so sorry about your dad. You must miss him
Betty: I'm more angry and hurt not sad
Jughead: angry?
Betty: it's his fault
Jughead: Betts you know- *stops himself*
Betty: so
Jughead*hugs her* it's gonna get better
Betty: I hope so *pulls away* goodbye Jughead
Jughead: bye princess
Betty*giggles and walks inside*
Jughead*smiles to himself*
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My Cinderella Story
FanfictionWhen Betty and Jughead get chosen for the leads of the school play Cinderella, the lines of showmance and romance blur as Betty slowly falls for Jughead. But when her secret is exposed, Jughead is faced with a difficult decision that could change hi...
