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Betty Cooper adores the twilight roller rink. She works there when she's not at school. Hands down Betty Cooper was the best skater in town. When she's not working she's there skating but yet it didn't matter if she's skating or not she always saw this one guy.
She ran classes on a Saturday morning for little kids to learn how to skate. Then most weekends if she had a shift she'd go home to sleep before her shift. If she wasn't working she was gliding around the floor dancing on her skates.
Betty loved her job. She loved people watching, found it fascinating to see what people would do and how they would react. Everyone seemed to have an alternative ego when the skates come on and the music blates out. They just live life enjoying themselves. Knowing that the one place they can truly be their own authentic self with no judgment in Riverdale is at the roller rink.
Betty finds it hilarious seeing the failed attempts of both Jocks and Serpents try to skate and gets shoot down for trying to score a date with any of the girls as they jump from one to the next.
Betty finds it enhancing to watch this on boy. He's tall, lean, dark locks and incredibly flirtatious almost border line cocky some days. She watches him each day from side lines. She knows his tricks of the trade. Yet he's the only serpent along with the bulldogs that his smooth talking roller act worked.
Changing his game with each girl. Using to what he knew from school about them to use it to his advantage. That boy was serpent leader Jughead Jones. They speak now and then, Betty knows how to work him to her advantage.
Betty had just signed into work with her employer badge. She went to the staff lockers to put her stuff away. Betty came out in the staff uniform as she took her jacket off to see it tucked into her high waisted jeans. It was basically a tie-dyed shirt with the logo on. They could style it how they like.
Betty logged onto the computer so she could get onto the system and chose the songs and use the pay system. Betty hoped up on the counter to sit on it until people started to arrive. She had reopened it from the kids session this morning.
Veronica was on shift with her tonight. She had just arrived. Veronica was so desperately trying to get Archie Andrews to notice her. Betty thought it was quit funny. What's even better Veronica hated the uniform top but Betty loved it. Betty loved the vintage and retro fashion. Granted she fit that style very well. It screamed Betty Cooper.
"B why won't he just ask me out?" She asked.
"Oh I don't know Arch is a player. Just forget about him and enjoy work."
"Fine but if he has a date your dealing with tonight." Veronica told her.
"Like I always do." Betty teased.
Half an hour later there was an influx of people that started to arrive. Betty and Veronica entered them to the system before spraying and handing them the shoes.
An hour later Jughead Jones had arrived with the serpents. "Cooper can I have my normal ones?" He asked.
"Oh I don't know Jones you get what I give you. It's packed in here tonight." Betty said giving him his shoes. "Are you going to score tonight?" She teased.
"Always." He smirked.
"In your dreams." Betty added laughing. "I'll just add another mark on the you suck bored."
"Don't you dare Cooper. You know I don't suck."
"That's right you swallow." She teased.
"You are disgusting."
"You started it Jones... And it'll cost you double tonight if you want a song to woew the unlucky girl." Betty told him.
"You drive a hard bargain Cooper."
"You drive them soo away."
"Ouch Coop." He playfully acted as he was hurt by putting his hands to his chest. "Shots fired and man down."
"Not yet but you will be." Betty laughed before heading into the back. Jughead just laughed as he headed to put on his skates.
Betty came back out with change as she put it in the till. She then sat on the high stool watching everyone. Betty watched Jughead laughing at how badly the girl was falling for it.
Jughead walked over on the rubber stoppers until he skated a bit and pretended to fall. The girl helped him to the desk before skating back to the rink waiting for him.
"You can't mark that I suck Cooper."
"You started all this Jones." Betty rolled her eyes.
"You called me out that my tricks don't work Cooper. I'm proving that they do." He smiled flirtatiously at her.
|~~Flash back,6 months ago.~~|
Betty had been working at the twilight roller rink since she was 15. She would teach Saturday classes until she turned 16 so she could work the roller rink at night.
Betty had been working there a year and for the past six months Betty has watched Jughead Jones flirt with most of the girls. Watching and learning his game.
Betty watch him 'accidentally' tripped fall. Betty ran up to him as she thought she actually fell. Turned out he was trying a new technique to charm the girls.
"Oh my god! Are you okay?" She asked as she helped him up. Jughead couldn't help but laugh. "What?" She asked concerned.
"You fell for it. Cooper fell for it and I was trying to charm Midge."
"You dick! I thought you were hurt. You could have broken a bone." Betty hit his arm. "You suck!"
"You suck for falling for it."
"Jones get out before I kick your ass!" Betty looked at him seriously.
"That trick works you know." He said.
"Well if it truly works let's see how many girls you can pick up or not and at the end of each month if you loose you bring me pops at work."
"What if I win?"
"What do you want Jones?"
"Free entry for a week."
"Deal. A you score, you suck bored." Betty said.
"So one for I scored then you fell for it?"
"Definitely not! Five for you suck for being a dick to me."
"Not even a even playing feild?" Jughead asked.
"Fine one, one?" Betty suggested.
"Sounds perfect to me."
|~~~End of flash back. ~~~|
"So why should I help you win?" She asked.
"Because I'll buy you a shake if you play me her favourite song?"
"What type of shake Jonesy?" Betty smiled.
"Only the best for you Coop."
"Like?"She promoted.
"How about if I convince him to do a mix of strawberry and vanilla? I know you love that?" Jughead suggested.
"When do I get it?"
"After your shift." Jughead smiled faintly.
"Add fries with that and you have a deal." Betty told him giving him her hand to shake it. "Deal." He took her hand and shook it.
"Now what song?" She asked.
"I think it's why did you do that." Jughead said as he thought.
"That's a good song... One of my favourite too but I have more. I love loads of songs."Betty smiled faintly.
"Thanks Betts." Jughead said before leaving back to the rink. Veronica just walked upto the desk giving her a look. "What?" Betty asked shrugging.
"He likes you."
Betty started to laugh uncontrollably. "Jones like me?" She asked laughing.
"Definitely B! Can't you see it he has this flirting banter with you?" Veronica smirked.
"No, look at him. He's all over her." Betty sighed.
"You both play hard to get you are stubborn."
"Because we don't like each other." Betty shrugged.
"We'll see." Veronica teased.
"I'll close up and I know Arch is at pops right now so... Go! We shut in and hour and half."
"You're the best B!" Veronica hugged her before leaving.
Betty played the song. She danced around to it behind the counter whilst she sang along to it.
An hour and a half later Betty called everyone to come off the rink. She lined up all the shoes as she sprayed them all. She played the music loud as she put all the shoes away. She was meant to buff the floor so it would be fresh for tomorrow night.
When Betty worked at the end of each shift she'd spend an hour skating and dancing. She would do that before she'd jump on the buffer and drive around the rink until it was clean.
Betty had just tied up her own laces in her skates as she played the music. She skated onto the rink as she started to dance with her roller blades on. Betty was dancing to Lady Gaga why did you do that? She honestly thought it was such an under appreciated song on the star is born sound track. She loved the beat and how you can just let go.
She was dancing her routine she's been practicing for months now and she's finally perfected it. Betty was dancing it through. She got to the 'praying on my knees.' Betty dropped to her knees she slid her leg outs as she stood back up. She was working on that for weeks.
Jughead came in five minutes ago with her shake and fried as she just sat on the edge of the roller rink and watched her in awe. Another song started to play as she just began to skate normally for awhile before she started to dance again.
Jughead went over to the computer as he paused the music. Betty stopped get skating as she turned around. Jughead walked back to the rink. Betty just stood there with her hands crossed.
"What do you think your doing Jones? This place is shut."
"I brought your owed milkshakes and fries. I even bought normal and chessey fries." Jughead smiled.
"You got me both?" Betty asked.
"I know you love chessey fries and I also know you love to dip the normal ones in your shake."
"Thank you Jonesy." Betty smiled faintly. "But you normally get a serpent to bring them yo me."
"I thought I'd be a gentleman tonight."
"Midge didn't fall for it?" Betty asked.
"She was snogging Mooses faces off." Jughead shrugged.
Betty couldn't help but laugh. She started to do her victory dance. "I win another point... You suck Jones! I scored at your loss." Betty danced before doing a lap victory lap of the rink.
She rolled up to him smiling. "You have to mark this one." Betty smiled.
"Really Coop?" He asked her.
Betty just pouted at him. "Fine." He sighed. Betty skated to the back to get the whiteboard. She handed him the pen. He marked the point on the bored. "There happy?" He asked smiling.
"Extremely... Now shoo I have to clean the rink."
Jughead just walked up to her and picked her up from behind. "Put me down Jones! I'm not one of your conquests." Betty squealed.
"Come on Coop. Live a little I already lost tonight, enlighten me?" He asked her.
Betty just rolled her eyes. "You're a player Jones a fuck boy." Betty said as he put her down on the buffer machine.
"I'll show you player." He jumped on the machine too as he put the keys into it. He drove them to the rink. "What are you doing!?" Betty screamed.
"We're going for a ride baby girl."
"Don't call me that!" Betty hit him.
"Sorry baby doll." Jughead teased as he sped up.
Betty just screamed as he was using the buffer machine like a motorbike going as fast as it can. Betty gripped his waist as tight as she could so she wouldn't fall off.
Jughead went a few laps of the rink before it was clean and he drove it back to were it was meant to be kept. Betty just took the keys off of him so she could hang them up.
"You dick head." Betty playfully pushed him.
"I heared you liked them like that."
"I prefer them in pants not on the head." Betty teased back.
"Unbelievable." Jughead laughed
"I know you are." Betty winked.
"I'll just take the food back then." Jughead said. Betty just took them out his hand. "Don't you dare I'm hungry." Betty pouted.
Betty started to eat the fried in front of him not offering him any until she finished them all. Jughead just shook his head laughing at her.
"That's not nice Cooper."
"Who said I was a good girl?" She asked.
"Ask anyone in Riverdale." Jughead said.
Betty headed to the cash till to lock it up before heading to her locker to grab her stuff. Betty came back out as she saw Jughead still there.
"Don't you have some girl to fuck or serpent business?" Betty asked.
"Nope not tonight." Jughead smiled.
"Oh so your giving your dick a break."
"Very funny Coop. Just because you need to get laid."
"Stop being a sour puss because you always suck." Betty smirked.
"I don't suck. I score some times." Jughead told her.
"When?" She asked as she locked up the roller rink outside. "You're tricks are getting old."
"I score when I want to. Maybe I just didn't want to." He told her.
"Why didn't you want to? You're a horny guy. You and most of the guys in our year wants to fuck everything that moves."
"That's an insult Cooper." Jughead said.
"You've heared worse."
"But I'm not like most guys." He said walking her to her car. "Enlighten me Jones, how? Is it because your the serpent King?" Betty asked as she unlocked her car door.
"Because I am not a player, okay maybe in the eyes of some girls but who says I'm even trying to score?"
"We have a score bored Jones. I think you are." Betty giggled.
"Fine but what I only care about scoring one girl?" He asked looking at her. Betty just got in her car as she started her engine putting her seat belt on. "Well you have your work cut out for you. That girl is smart keeping away from you player." Betty teased as she drove off.
Jughead just stood to one side as he watched he drive off into the late night. He just stood there with a smirk on his face."You're right Coop, I have my work cut out with you." He laughed softly before driving off on his motorbike.
There's always next Saturday at the twilight roller rink. Any thing can happen, any thing. There's still hope at the Twilight Roller Rink for them. If there even could be a them.