Wrong Side of the Tracks pt.7
Pt.1 Pt.2 Pt.3 Pt.4 Pt.5 Pt.6
A/N: Yup, you read that right, part 7 of my first fic. I decided to resurrected the dead fic and give it a proper burial. Please dont judge me too harsly if you go back and read this from the start.
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“Hey Kit, everything alright?” Rodger stepped inside after you opened the door, looking around your little home for signs of danger.
“Yeah everything is okay”
“Whats with the bits of china all over the carpet?”
“Oh you know, Ryan came over, i did some redecorating” you attempted a smile and Rodger believed it.
“I was just checking in, listen I just thought you should know that FP Jones’ kid is kicking around lately, just don't want you to be caught off guard” too late you thought.
“Oh thanks, I’m trying to move on with my life and besides it was FP not his kid who...who yaknow” he nodded knowingly before stretching.
“That's very honorable Kitten, lots wouldn't feel the same” you shrugged your shoulders.
“Well ill be off, take care of yourself Kit” he kissed the top of your head and ducked back out into the day. The air returned to your lungs and you could breathe again.
“Bit late for him to be telling you about me” his attempt at a joke was met with a roll of your eyes.
“It's time for you to go Jug, seriously this time”
“Yn, you know if I could take back what my dad did i would right? Please don't be another person to blame me for something he did”
“Jug, I don't blame you for what your dad did but-but right now everytime i look at you it hurts” you looked at your destroyed carpet, Jug sympathetically nodded before going to retrieve his things.
“Bye yn” he kissed your cheek before unlocking the door.
“Wait Jug!” he immediately looked at you hopefully.
“Please stay away from Ryan, he’s just working to hurt you, please”
“I’ll try yn” he went to kiss your cheek again but you turned your head so he met your lips instead. You wrapped your arms around his neck to kiss him harder before breaking away from him with tears in your eyes. You then pushed him backwards out of your house and closed the door. For the second time that day you collapsed onto the carpet and just sobbed.
For the next two weeks you tried your absolute best to avoid the entire group, Cheryl adopting you under her wing instead, much to Jugheads discomfort. This meant you had the attention of the entire football team instead of just Jugheads and Archies. Jughead spent the two weeks investigating into your father's death. Not much had turned up but it seemed to him that his dad didn't have too much involvement. He tried to tell you his findings but found it especially difficult to break through the barricade of jocks protecting you. The bus stop you often found yourselves talking for ages was now just left to Jughead, you electing to take your motorbike instead. Eventually Jughead did the same. You both no longer sat together in class, your new friends insisting you sit with them. He and Betty had laid and truce and he had decided to leave your night together a secret.
“Yn? Psst yn” he whispered between the books in the library to you on the otherside of the shelf.
“What Jughead?”
“My dad didnt kill yours” your face completely dropped, that is not what you expected him to say. You scoffed at him before moving down the line of books.
“No seriously yn, i think he was framed” he followed you along.
“Leave it alone Jughead, you're just hurting me”
“That's the last thing I want to do yn but-”
“Then stop doing it!” you bit through a whisper before turning your back to the shelf. Jughead decided to change tactics.
“Ill just go talk to Ryan then but if you get a chance, read these” you pretended to ignore him as he placed a file on the bookshelf and he stormed off.
Jughead waited till he got Ryan alone outside the Whyte Wrym, he figured if the place around him was crawling with Serpents, the ex-Eagle wouldn't immediately pounce. He was mistaken.
“Listen Ryan i need to talk to you”
“Sure dude whatever you need” he smiled before taking a drag of his cigarette.
“Cut the crap Ryan, i know your last name isn't Colt, its yln and you're yns brother, i know all about your mom and the Eagles and our dads and their altercations” Ryans eyes darkened, he puffed out a toxic smoke cloud and unleashed a spine shivering grin.
“Oh you silly Serpent” he dropped the cigarette and instantly pushed against Jughead, withdrawing a knife and pressing it against his throat, pushing him deeper down the side alley.
“Ryan! It wasn't my dad!” Jughead attempted to breath out.
“Don't let your final words be that of ignorance Jones. I'm going to enjoy this” and his smile certainly led Jughead to believe that.
“No really, it was your mom! She wanted the insurance money!” it was getting harder for Jughead to breath with the knife being pressed against his skin harder. Suddenly the pressure was completely released and Ryan was hurled back to the ground
“RY STOP! HE'S TELLING THE TRUTH!”
“Yn?” Jugheads words were breathless as he hunched over clutching his throat.
“Yn get out of here, this is Serpent territory and Im on business!” Ryan jumped back from the ground and you stepped in front of Jughead.
“No Ryan, he's telling the truth, it all checks out, read for yourself” you tossed him the file Jughead had left you earlier.
“How did you know we were here?”
“Pinged your phone” you looked down at your feet at Jugheads question while Ryan furiously flicked through the file.
“No no no it was FP, it has to have been”
“Ryan, please trust me. You want to be there for me again? Now's your chance, it was mom who botched the deal on purpose.” your own voice was shaky as you went to your brothers side, carefully taking the knife from him. Ryan was hyperventilating as the very tall boy clawed out for you until you were enveloped in a hug. Jughead felt like he just took a complete wrecking ball to your lives.
“Jug? Ryan? Where are you guys?” you could all here Tall Boy calling out, jughead immediately pulling you from ryan pushing you behind some bins.
“Here Tall Boy, just strolling around”
“Ah right well, we have reports there's an Eagle around, check it out for me?” jughead nodded for the both boys as Ryan was faced away to shield his red eyes. Tall Boy gave them a smile before returning back inside.
“It's time to move on with our lives Ry”
“Youre right Kitten, it's going to take some time. But sorry i nearly killed you there Jughead” ryan put out his hand to shake Jugheads and he happily took it,
“Ah, happens to the best of it” the three of you had a little laugh before Ryan left you both alone deciding he needed a strong drink.
“So...still hurts to look at me?”
“Not in the way it did Jug, in a way that Im sorry”
“I would say sorry to you too but then you'll hit me”
“Well, welcome to the wrong side of the tracks Jones” you both connected lips and for the first time in a while you both felt safe and like everything would be fine.
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Xx Chrissy (Or should i say Teehee, remember those days)
