Joon's pov :
Its been two days since we announced our 'dating' thing, Today, even though it was a bad day for me, my dad left today 6 years ago, still, it wasn't as awkward as the first day, me and jug talked while we walked to school, just normal things, my story, what we're doing next and we agreed to go to pop's tonight, just like friends , right now we were walking into the student lounge, all our friends were sat on the couch, leaving one spot on the arm chair, Ronnie and Cheryl smirked at us as jug rolled his eyes and pulled me with him, he sat first then pulled me onto his lap, I'm sure I was crimson red right now as the teenagers around us smirked while Betty buried her nose in a book, that didn't mean that she wasn't sneaking looks at us, through out the whole conversation, I zoned out, I was wondering, maybe Betty is already moving on, maybe she knows what we are doing, maybe her and jug are planning this together and after everyday, he goes to her and tell her about us, at that thought I really wanted to cry, my mind gave me evidences that the last idea was true, I removed his arm from my waist "excuse me" I mumbled quietly and ran out of the lounge and onto the bathroom, I sat in one of the stalls holding a wipe over my mouth to try and shut the sobs down, every bad memory came to my mind, dad's leaving, the fight with Betty after the contest, the flirt between her and jug, all the way to the last minute, when I ran into this stall, crying my eyes out, I cursed myself for accepting that stupid deal, I cursed myself for having a crush on Jughead, and I cursed betty cooper for ranting about how jealous she is of me.
I wiped my tears away and went to wash my face, it was red and hot, a female voice called me, I snapped my head toward it and saw veronica, she looked at me concerned "jo, you okay?, what happened?" I wiped my eyes in a failed attempt to hold tears back, she pulled me into her arms as I cried onto her shoulder, without thinking, I told her everything about the deal, about me and him fake dating, she pulled away with a frown" jo, why? "" I was stupid vee, I thought that if I accepted this deal I would hate him or at least, I would realize that he is not mine and I would love someone else, but my heart, my stupid heart just keeps falling for him harder and I can't stop it vee" she looked at me sympathetically before her face lit up "I have an idea, what if we made him fall in love with you, maybe he's starting to catch feelings for you, I mean, Betty never sat on his lap in public or when me and archie were with them, they wouldn't kiss or anything in front of us, he is comfortable with you, and that's a good thing, have you two gone on a date yet? " I shook my head no" but we're going to pop's tonight " she seemed to be thinking for a moment" dress nicely today and talk about the feelings, how is he feeling about that deal and if he is excited to the prom, you know try to take the information from him casually " I nodded my head before the bell ring singling for us to go to class, just as I walked out I bumped into Jughead, he looked down at me with real concern" you okay? " I nodded giving him a false smile that he clearly didn't buy but, since we had class, he didn't say anything about it.
The bell rang signaling that the class was finally over, I kept thinking about the story, what should I write next I should at least give a kiss between the two of them, or a romantic scene between the two, a comfort or something, maybe jealousy, I walked out of the class, bumping into someone and almost falling, however, a pair of strong arms caught me , I looked up and saw the one and only, Jughead Jones, a concerned look on his face "you okay?" I frowned at him, why wouldn't I be okay?, he pulled me into an empty classroom where he pressed his palm to my forehead , I gave a slight smile "what are you doing?" "something is off with you and as your boyfriend, I have a right to ask"he gave me a smile while I just looked down.
Something is off with me? Really Jughead?, actually ALOT of things is off with me, starting from our stupid deal and all the way to dad's leaving, gently, he left my chin up, I took a deep breath looking in his eyes "my dad left today, just six years ago, I still remember that day, I still try to contact him but, I never got an answer" a few tears ran down my face as he pulled me in a 'friendly' hug, I accepted it, listening to his heart beat that noticeably raised, just like me, we stood like this for a while, just holding each other, each thinking about their problems, we pulled away once we heard the bell, a faint blush creeping on his face while me, I blushed like a mad man, I looked over his shoulder and saw piercing green eyes looking at us, I grinned at Jughead and gave him a lovingly look, he gave me a confused look "Betty's looking at us" I said not moving my lips, he chuckled lightly before taking my hand and walking out the classroom, definitely not missing Betty's shadow passing us, we parted ways, each going to the class.
Time skip :
Once I got in my room, I ran into my closet trying to find something nice to wear, I thought about wearing a dress but remembered the weather and ignored that idea, I thought about wearing a skirt but didn't really feel like it, finally I settled on an olive off the shoulder sweater dress and black leggings and on top of them a denim jacket with a black ankle boots, I quickly got into the shower, washing my hair and body with my shampoo, it made me smell like vanilla and it was kinda my special thing, as I walked out I dried my hair and straightened it, then blow it out to add some volume then parted it to the side , I added some foundation and my normal concealer, brown eyeshadow and some cherry lip gloss, once I was happy with the way I turned out, I slipped my outfit on, laced my shoes up and went outside.
Jughead's pov :
I sat in my booth in pop's, typing on my laptop and waiting for my 'girlfriend' to show up, honestly I started getting confused, I don't miss betty like before, I started having a normal life again but, I don't think joon is confused like me. the bell rang signaling that someone came in, I looked up and saw her, she was beautiful, her eyes landed on me and she gave me her beautiful smile, and I sat there frozen, she sat in front of me and removed her jacket, I just stared at her, I never noticed how beautiful she is until now, her beautiful dark brown hair falling around her, her amazing bright brown big eyes lined perfectly with makeup, her lips formed a smile "I wanted to look nice once for my boyfriend" I smiled at her "you always look nice" I swear to God, that girl blushes a lot with me, I wonder why , a waitress came to our booth and asked for our orders, both of us got a milkshake, we sat in silence waiting for it to come, when it arrived, we just sipped quietly on it none of us tried to talk, probably not knowing what to say, I heard her sighing deeply, we looked at each other "you know we can talk about anything, right?" I nodded trying to find something to say to her "what's your favorite movie?" I mentally face palmed myself at the stupid question, she smiled thinking about it for a moment "rebel without a cause, and any Quentin Tarantino movie, maybe some old classic horror movies, scream being on top of them" I sat there amazed "me too" her smile went wide as she clapped her hands together saying in a childishly way "my turn, when did you start writing?" I started thinking for a moment "well, let's say when I was 14 after my mom and sister left , I was photographing before but didn't really feel like it, so I started writing, what about you?" she took a deep breath "well, when I was 8,I started writing poems, but the older I got I found writing stories are better, you know, you don't need the rhythm or anything but good words to describe the way you feel and turn it into your story, and also when dad left, my mom went through the stages of divorce, so I was left alone with my words, it kinda helped me " I smiled trying to change the conversation, before I could say anything she interrupted me" jug, can you promise me something? " I nodded" when this ends, and hopefully we get the result we wish for, can we still be friends? And if we succeed and you got back with betty, I want you to help me fix things with her " I stared at her wondering, did I really wanted to be with Betty?, what do I even want now?, I nodded my head as we continued our talk, once we finished our milkshakes we payed and left the diner hand in hand and continued our talk...
Joon's pov :
" lust for life is not a love song" I exclaimed with slightly raised voice, growing impatient with Jughead as he roasted my favorite singer 'Lana del rey', he rolled his eyes looking at me challenginally "what's your theory?" "well, for starters, the Hollywood sign is a Clear reference for a real tragedy, when peg entwistle jumped from it when she was 24, and when she said take off your clothes, she was meaning that there is no need to hide you pain and mask it,' there's no need for us to hesitate ' means that they have to jump, and the green lights means heaven, obviously the whole song is full of suicide remarks " I finished looking at him, he seemed to be thinking about it for a while" maybe you're right, still I don't like her songs "" how can you be an outcast if you don't listen to her? "he raised his eyebrow at me faking offensive" who said that I'm an outcast? " I rolled my eyes chuckling at him" Jughead your email name is 'don't mail me ' and you don't like to make new friends, that's what the outcasts do "" how do you know? " I smiled proudly" because I am an outcast " he started laughing" I never saw an outcast who is a cheerleader and knows half of the school "" well, I'm a social outcast ". We arrived at my porch, not long after our heated argument, we stood there just smiling" thank you for tonight jug, it was amazing " he just looked at me, just smiling, he took a step closer and did the unexpected, he pecked my lips, he didn't give me time to understand what was going on, he pulled away with a smirk, his hand still on my cheek, his thumb rubbing it slowly, my breathing was heavy a little bit, I searched his eyes for any hint of regret or disgust, I just saw confusion "see you tomorrow, princess" he pinched the bridge of my nose, smirking at me then walking away, I touched my lips, contemplating whether this was real or not, after I decided that it was real, I smiled making my way inside and to my room.
Once in my bed, I pulled my hair up into a bun, then laid down with my lap top "for a first kiss, it was definitely sweet and light, and now she finally understood the feeling of butterflies and fireworks, the compliment he gave her tonight, how he seemed genuinely happy around her, his eyes didn't hold any regrets or disgust, just confusion, could he be catching feelings for her, guess we're gonna have to wait until we find out " I closed the computer, immediately remembering veronica, I'll tell her everything in the practice tomorrow.....