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It was a Friday night sleepover where you had let it slip that you had a crush on Jughead, and Betty and Veronica would not let it go.
Truth or dare was your least favorite game for a reason, and when Kevin Keller asked who you were currently crushing on you couldn't lie. You had liked Jughead for around a year, and the three of them were immediately thrilled with ship names and ideas of what your first date would be like. The only problem was you had no idea if Jughead liked you back or not; that's when Veronica gave the advice that would change your way of life for the next week.
"You have to be confident (Y/N)! You flirt with that boy and let him know you want him, no one can resist confidence."
And that's what got you here, sitting in a booth with the gang trapped tightly between Veronica and Jughead. Not that he noticed, he was so enthralled in his writing he couldn't care less that your knees were touching. You were screaming inside your head, you were touching!
You revisited some of the advice given to you the previous Friday and as you were about to put your hand on Jughead's knee..."(Y/N)."
You nearly jumped up, moving your hand away from his leg so fast it hit the table. "Yes?"
They all looked at you with questioning looks, even Jughead had looked away from his writing for a second. Archie laughed, "Woah, why so jumpy? I was just going to ask if you took up Betty and Ronnie's offer on joining the Vixens."
You blushed and shook your head, "No, I don't think cheer leading is for me."
Veronica immediately interjected, "But you're so hot (Y/N)! You'd make a perfect Vixen!"
Archie and Kevin laughed at the embarrassment etched on your face, Betty only looked down and offered, "You can't force her to join us V."
Veronica gave her a look that simply screamed 'this is part of the plan dumbass!' You gave Betty a thankful nod, then sighed, "I'm sorry to let you down."
She smiled at you, "Don't worry about it sweetie. You don't have to do anything you're uncomfortable with."
The conversation soon picked up again, this time focusing on Archie's music and not you. You took this as your chance. "Jug?"
He turned to look at you, seeming somewhat annoyed that you had interrupted his writing. You had been best friends with him since you were both young though, so the look didn't sting so bad. "Yes?"
'Do you think I'm hot enough to be a Vixen?' "How's the writing coming along?" Shit. That's not was I meant to say.
Jughead gave you a smile, seeming happy in your interest. "It's going well, thanks."
He was going to turn back towards his laptop but you quickly touched his knee getting his attention and shocking yourself. He gave you a curious look, oh shit. "I really like you Juggie.' "Any new clues leading to a suspect?"
He laughed, "No, not since you asked this morning, are you alright?"
'Can I kiss you?' "Yeah!" You removed your hand from his knee and held your hands together in your lap. "Just a little tired."
"It is getting kind of late, do you want me to walk you home?"
You tapped Veronica to let you out, and she moved to let you do so. "No, I'll be alright." You waved to them all, "I'll see you guys tomorrow."
As soon as you had walked outside of Pop's your phone was blowing up with texts from the girls and Kev.
From B: You made progress? Better luck tomorrow :)
From V: What was that??
From V: I saw you touch his knee, why'd you ask about the novel??
From V: The cheer leading thing was the perfect setup!!
From V: We are having a chat tomorrow morning young lady >:o
From My Gay Boyfriend: Is your hand okay?? Smfh girl what were you doing under the table? ;))
Later that night you got a text from Jughead himself, he liked to text you good night every night with an English quote of some sort. Just a perk of having him as your best friend.
From Juggie: Are you really okay? You seemed out of it earlier at Pop's.
To Juggie: I'm fine, just need some sleep. :)
From Juggie: "The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places." - Ernest Hemmingway. Good night (Y/N).
To Juggie: Good night Jug :)
Unsent: I love you.