*Ross Lynch Plays Malachai*

Betty's POV

Day 1 of Being MIA

I turned off my phone not long after I ran away from Riverdale, from my friends, family and the one I loved the most Juggie. I thought he loved me...what a horrible thing for me to believe. Who could love me when I'm this broken. This thought was quickly followed by a lot of destructive ones. Where do the people who feel so unloved and unworthy go to make this feeling end? The river's end was an option, but I wasn't ready to let this feeling be so permanent. So I did something no one would expect, I asked an unlikely person for help. Someone who had already proved the opposite of everything I needed to me. And that person was Malachai.

I walked through the woods all the way to the Ghoulie's new hangout after I burned their bar the Red Dawn down. It was the only place they could all meet up without Sheriff Keheller coming after them. "Blonde...look I'm done playing games. I don't understand why you keep coming back for more." Malachai laughed as I walked out of the shadows and into the lion's den.

"I'm not here to play any more games Malachai. I want to join the Ghoulies, Jug..and I..we broke up. Well, he broke up with me..I guess my darkness became too much for him. This is the only place I could think of to use it as a tool for destruction." I said. He looked at me shocked as he approached me.

"This isn't a trick little one is it? I don't like being tricked, you could end up getting yourself killed over something like this. I mean I know it was you that burned down the bar. How can we trust you this time around? This isn't a scheme you and your boyfriend cooked up is it?" He asked me.

"I have no boyfriend, in fact, I have no one at all. You're the last person I can turn too, so that is saying something. I know what you did to me at Sweet Water River and I'm willing to put it behind us if you let me into your gang." I sighed.

"If I let you in, there are conditions," Malachai said as he placed his hand on my cheek. "You seem so broken...so I'm willing to make an exception this time. But you do have to earn your place and it isn't exactly a fun process." He said as I looked around at the rest of the Ghoulies who were now surrounding me.

"Beat the living shit out of me, I promise I won't feel a thing. " I said as I shook his hand.

"Let the initiation begin. " Malachai said as he let each of the Ghoulies take a turn. Once they were done, he helped me up and after spitting out blood into my hand...he smiled at me. "You're one tough girl Betty Cooper. I like that in a mate, what do you say...you still get to be the queen." Malachai said as he handed me a towel. 

"I'm in...let's go cause some trouble. " I said as I grabbed his hand and followed Malachai back to the campsite.

"Before we make this official...you're going to have to change some things barbie...the hair. You can't be recognizable especially when we run into the Serpents. You'll wear this." Malachai said as he handed me this black short wig. I nodded my head realizing by doing this I was giving up all my rights anyway.

"Anything else?" I asked as I put my hair up and slipped the wig on.

"When in doubt you should probably keep that pretty little mouth of yours shut." He said. "Now that's a Ghoulie...we like the brunettes." He said as he looked at me. 

"Consider me one. " I said back.

"I like your attitude, now show me what you've got. Remember if I decide you're my queen, you become untouchable. That's something to work for. Wouldn't you say?" Malachai smirked at me as he sat down in a chair.

"Well I do consider myself a hard worker...but show me what you want. So I know for next time." I smirked at him trying to stall. What the hell are you doing Betty? I thought as Malachai smirked grabbed my hand and walked me back towards the trailers. I'm in over my head.

Day 10 of Being MIA

I woke up next to him and shattered vodka bottles, blood stained my shirt, bruised skin and black eyes were all I knew. I didn't know becoming his meant ending my life. Where was Jughead, did he really mean everything he said? How much better off without him am I really? Because I wouldn't sleep with Malachai he got angry...abusive. But I stayed because this was what I wanted. I left the trailer and walked outside, everyone was still sleeping from the night before. "Jug..please...please. Come back!" I cried as I looked out into the river. This was a mistake all of this was a mistake. I decided to run again when I heard a car pull up. I assumed it was the cops so I ducked then I heard Archie's voice. 

"Betty...Betty!" He cried out. I stood there frozen realizing if I didn't make a run for it now. Malachai would hear them, wake up and all hell would break loose.

"Archie.." I cried as I stumbled out from behind a bush. I was covered in bruises and drive blood. I pulled the wig off my head as I made a run for him. 

"Betty!" He yelled as he ran over to me and picked me up in his arms. I heard the Ghoulies start to wake up.

"We have to go now. " I yelled as I got in the car. Archie took off and just like that the past ten days were now just a haunting memory to me. Veronica wrapped a blanket around me as I laid my shoulder on her in the backseat. Jug wouldn't look at me for some reason. I knew why he thought I cheated. "Jug.," I said after near silence. "The reason I have all these bruises is that I didn't let him touch me... every time he tried I stopped him. So he hit me because I was being a prude tease. Unlike you...I couldn't let you go that easily." I said starting to cry. He turned around to face me.

"I thought I lost you forever 10 days ago... I knew you would go to him. You had a plan to get even with him..by becoming one of them. But you didn't analyze the risk of what it would do to you, Betty. I made a horrible mistake by letting you go, I'll torture myself every day about it. But now I have every day to make up for it." Jug said as he put out his hand. I grabbed it and he squeezed, I squeeze back and somehow that was everything.