Betty's POV

Something about the smile that fell across Noah's face when it started to rain, or the way he called me by my full name was pulling me in. He was handsome, tall and mysterious. Everything a girl could want in a distraction. "Elizabeth we're here." He said as we pulled into this overlook. I got off my bike and shook out my hair as I look off my helmet. "What do you think?" He asked coming up behind me. The rain was getting heavier as he held his leather jacket over me for protection. We ran to an overhanging tree to wait it out.

"It's beautiful. " I said as I stared down at Riverdale. It seemed so small from up here, everything seemed so small when I looked at Noah. "I bet you bring all your girls up here." I joked realizing he thought we were going to hook up.

"Actually no this is where I come alone to think. When I'm feeling down about something I sit here and reflect. If I don't take time for myself, I'm in my head too much and that's when bad things happen." He sighed.

"I have the same problem. " I said back.

"That's why I brought you up here. Now it can be your place too." He said as he got closer to me. He wasn't trying to fuck me, part of me thought it would just easier if he would.

So tell me your story?" I said starting to warm up to him.

"Not much to tell Elizabeth...I had it all once. I lived on the North side in a big fancy house, two parents who loved me and a little sister. One day my dad came home high on jingle jangle. He snapped on my mom. I stopped him before it was too late. But she and my sister took off without me. I was left to pick up the pieces with a drug addict for a father. Malachai cut me a deal one day when my dad couldn't pay his debt. I join the gang and sell for him or my dad dies. Naturally, you know what I did. Do I regret any of it? No, because I would've never met you. And something tells me this was fate." Noah said as he looked at me.

"Oh my god...my life was perfect too once Noah. From the outside looking in, sure it was. But the darkness that was brewing inside my household stretched far beyond regular family drama. My father ended up being the Black Hood. For a while, he even worked with Malachai. When I went to meet the Black Hood to end this once and for all in the cemetery Malachai was there to carve his initials in my hand." I said raising the sleeve of my jacket. Noah looked into my eyes and his filled with sadness.

" I never knew." He said.

"We all have our demons...mine are just more visible now." I sighed. Noah grabbed my hand and kissed it.

"Let's cover them up." He said to me.

" A tattoo on my hand...no it's fine makeup does the trick. " I said.

"Doesn't have to be your hand. Something new will make the old fade." Noah smiled at me as he showed me some of his tattoos. "This one is for my sister it's a rose and this one is for my mom...it's a thorn crown. Come on let's go." He said grabbing my hand as the rain stopped. "Leave your bike here will come back." He said begging me to get on the back of his. I gave in as I wrapped my arms around his waist. He pulled up in front of a tattoo shop. "What are you going to get?" He said as we walked in together.

"I don't know. " I said looking around anxiously.

"I'm going to get Elizabeth on my inner arm." He smiled at me.

"Noah we just met...why would you do that?" I asked.

"Something tells me that you and I aren't going to be friends Elizabeth." He smiled at me. I was intrigued by his cockiness and how he treated me like a person and not glass. I decided at that moment I was going to let go of my fears and let fate lead the way.

"Well in this case...I'm going to get Noah is script right under my breast. " I said smirking at him.

"Wow well, you beat me." Noah laughed as we got our names tattooed on each other. When we were done we headed back up to the overlook to get my bike. We ended up staying there and talking all night. I fell asleep on his chest laughing over something from my past as the sun rose up in the sky. "Morning sunshine." Noah yawned. I couldn't believe last night wasn't a dream.

"Morning." I yawned as I looked down at my phone. I had missed calls from Cheryl, Toni, V, Archie, and Jughead. The shock overwhelmed me that he gave a fuck at all.

"Look at that Elizabeth...he actually does care." Noah smiled up at me.

"Well lets see if he cares about this.." I said as I grabbed Noah by the crew neck of his shirt faded grey tee and kissed him.

"Elizabeth...he's definitely going to care about that..I love it." Noah smiled into my lips as we let go. He was right we definitely weren't going to be friends.