Bulldog in a Snake Pit (ch2)
“What can I do for you fellas” you chuckle nervously.
“Ya know, I thought a serpent never betrays their own, but guess I was wrong” Sweet Pea scoffs and storms off, the other members following suit.
The interaction caught you off guard but you couldn’t say you were surprised, after a few seconds of shock you ran after the tall serpent.
“Pea wait!” you called as you pushed your way past a group of agitated serpents. The lack of a reply left you even more frustrated, stopping in your tracks. Right as the serpents went to exit the school hall, you felt the anger boil in your blood.
“Fine! Screw you Sweet Pea! At least the Bulldogs care about me!” at this the dark haired boy turned to face you, his face filled with rage. However, you did catch what appeared to be a glimpse sadness in his eyes.
Upon re-entering the locker room, you were immediately surrounded by your team.
“What did those guys want from you y/n” Archie asked, voice laced with concern.
“yeah, who I gotta deal with?” Reggie prompted, patting you on the shoulder.
“Guys please just leave it alone, I’m just going to go home” you said, grabbing your things. A couple of the guys offered you a ride but you just waved them off, grabbing your bus pass out.
The ride home was altogether uneventful but you felt the evening’s events swirling in your mind. So when the bus finally stopped near the Sunny Side, you felt the anxiety churn inside of you.
The crisp fall wind blasting through your sweater and the hard gravel crunching under your shoes, you fumbled your keys out of your bag. Tossing the bag back over your shoulder you nearly collided with Toni as you tried to unlock your door.
“What are you doing Toni?” you asked, staring her down.
“Taking this back” she snapped, dangling your serpents jacket in front of your face and slamming your front door shut.She went to pass you but you caught her arm.
“No, I don’t think I will. Sweet Pea told us what happened and I don’t think you’ll be needing this anymore”
“Really Toni?” you question. “And dating Cheryl Blossom of all people makes you such a perfect serpent” you snap.
You take her momentary shock to your advantage, ripping the jacket out of her hand you rush through the front door and forcefully slam it behind you. Sliding down the door until you were sitting with your knees to your chest, you wait until she’s gone to start crying.
The tears pour down your face, you, Toni, Sweet Pea, and Fangs used to be best friends but so many things had changed over the past year.
Old memories racing through your mind like a camera flash, you feel the sadness turn into anger. Anger at Sweet Pea for storming off, anger at Toni for being a bitch, anger at all of Riverdale high and all the drama that followed.
Sighing and finally feeling the days events catching up to you, you begin to feel sleepy. Marching to your room you toss off your clothes off and begin to get ready for bed.
The loud pounding sound of your alarm startled you awake. Quickly getting ready and gathering your things, you jog to the bus stop to avoid any serpent run ins.
Once at school, however, forgetting the previous nights events proved to be harder than you feared. Every bulldog coming up to talk to you and every serpent glaring at you as you passed. To make matters worse you saw the core four coming up to you and you could already see the concern in Veronica’s eyes.
“y/n what the hell happened to you?” she interrogated, voice harboring her anger.
“It’s nothing... really” you said softly, not wanting to make a scene in the crowded hall way.
“It’s not nothing y/n, those guys were obviously after something!” Archie prompted.
“Please guys it’s fine!” you begged, trying to remain inconspicuous.
“Guys obviously they don’t want to talk about it maybe we should just let it be” Betty chimed in but it was already too late.
“The South Side Serpent’s were messing with you?” Jughead asked, more for reassurance as he knew the story already.
“I can just ask my dad, maybe he knows what they want, then we could find a way out of this for you”
“Jughead it’s fine, that’s really not necessary” you started, when Veronica stormed towards the nearby common room, the others briskly following behind her.
“Listen here you South Side Snakes, I don’t know who you are or what your deal is with y/n, but it ends right here, right now” Veronica’s bold words capturing the entire rooms attention. In the corner of the room Sweet Pea stood up and looked at you from your place in the outside hallway.
“Yeah, couldn’t agree more” Sweet Pea stated roughly, turning tail and motioning for the remaining gang members to follow.
The heat was rising in your cheeks and you could feel the tears start to pool in your eyes as you dashed into the nearest bathroom, ignoring the calls from your north side friends.