Pairing: Sweet Pea x Reader
Summary: You don’t know much about Sweet Pea, except for what you hear in the hallways around school. You pass him on your way to and from classes and you’ve perhaps brushed his arm a hand full of times. You don’t know him and he doesn’t know you.
That is until you save his baby sister from the Ghoulies all while simultaneously getting involved in a world you want nothing to do with and events you would rather stay out of.
Too bad the Ghoulies have other ideas…
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Chapter 11: Girl Meets Manipulation
Among the Serpents one, Monty Rogers, was known for all the trouble he likes to stir up. It is well known that Monty and Sweet Pea do not get along and usually they stay out of one another’s way. However, that doesn’t mean the two Serpents are ever any more than reluctant allies, especially when given an inch it would be all over for one of them. Monty wanted what Sweet Pea had in the form of one: (First Name) (Last Name).
The entire student body of Southside High share in your confusion when Monty begins to follow you around like a lost puppy. It seems like everywhere you turn there he is lurking near you. You don’t pay too much attention to him at first, but when a particularly nasty Ghoulie attempts to mess with you on your way to class it is Monty who steps in.
“You know you practically have a target on your back now that you and your bodyguard are over.”
“Nothing is over between Sweet Pea and I… We weren’t together for anything to be over.”
“That’s not how the rest of the school sees it.”
“What do you mean?” you ask in confusion.
“You are Sweet Pea’s girl, he made that abundantly clear to everyone.
“Yeah… Everyone except me…”
“You know that’s why he didn’t want you near Jughead right? He wants you all to himself… He’s possessive like that.”
“Really? What’s his problem with your other friends then?”
“Exactly, he’s possessive and controlling and your better off without him…”
“Look… I wouldn’t go that far…” You mutter softly.
“Then why did he say all those awful things about you? And not want you to hang out with other guys? He’s not your boyfriend right?”
“Look I don’t know… I just have to get to class…”
You have not heard much from Sweet Pea in the last couple of days and while you are still upset at him. You don’t think he’s a bad person.
Monty on the other hand begins to shower you with complements.
“You look gorgeous as ever today,” he says with a charming smile while handing you your favorite morning beverage.
“Oh… Umm… Thank you Monty,” you mutter softly, “you didn’t have to get me anything though…”
At first his attention makes you a little uncomfortable, you aren’t sure what his angle is.
“You’re just so smart maybe we can do the math homework together? You can even invite your other friends, I’d love to meet them!”
However, he seemed like a genuinely nice guy when Sweet Pea wasn’t around.
‘Maybe Pea just brings out the worst in him…’ you think to yourself as you walk down the hallway to the door. The students jostling you suddenly stop when an arm is thrown around your shoulder. You feel yourself relax for just a moment until you realize the scent surrounding you isn’t the familiar musky scent of Sweet Pea. You glance up and Monty is sending you a charming smile.
‘He isn’t bad to look at when he isn’t scowling either…” you send him a soft smile back.
“You ready to head to Pop’s? Your friends are there right? Lughead? Right?
“Jughead!” you say with a laugh as you pass by Sweet Pea and Fangs. You send Fangs a sweet smile and a wave. He returns it hesitantly before quickly dropping his arm. Sweet Pea just looks at you like you’ve killed his puppy. You don’t pay any attention to him as you and Monty head out to his bike in the parking lot.
When you get to the diner you see Betty and Jughead sitting in their usual booth. Their work spread out in front of them.
“Hey Betty! Hey Jughead!” you greet as you and Monty walk in. The two look up and send you both a smile.
“Who’s this?” questions Jughead as you and Monty sit down in front of them.
“This is Monty, he wanted to join the study session tonight. I hope that’s okay?”
“Yes of course it is,” Says Betty as she sits up straighter.
“Monty this is Betty and Jughead, I’ve told you about them right?”
“Yeah yeah, it’s good to meet you guys.”
His arm drapes across the back of the booth and you try to push aside the rush of emotions. You aren’t sure if it’s nostalgia from another arm or if you actually like him as more than a friend.
“You okay?” he asks softly in your ear.
“Yeah, just having trouble concentrating.”
He drops his hand onto your back and begins to rub it, “You seem stressed out, anything I can do?”
You glance up at the sincerity in his eyes and smile, “No I’ll be okay…”
“What’s your favorite milkshake?”
“You need something to pep you up, I’m going to get you your favorite milkshake.”
“Coming right up beautiful!”
You falter as he jumps from his seat and heads over to the counter.
“You should keep this one…” says Betty as she glances over her shoulder at him.
“What? What do you mean?”
“I mean he’s obviously into you, and he’s being super sweet! You need someone to be sweet to you after all that happened with Sweet Pea.”
“Look… it’s not a big deal, he’s just being nice!”
“Trust me… that is not what ‘just being nice’ looks like,” she says with a knowing look.
Betty clams up as he walks back over to you carrying your chocolate malt milkshake. He sets it down in front of you before dropping back down into the booth next to you.
“Go on, you’ve had a rough week,” he says with a sweet smile before you take the milkshake and begin to happily sip on it.
The next week is much the same, Monty begins to fill up your entire day. He brings you coffee in the morning and walks you to class. He gives you a ride home and stays at your house to study and your mom loves him. He hangs out with you and your friends and encourages you to have your space with them. He showers you complements and small tokens of affection. And slowly, Sweet Pea, especially with the distance that you’ve put between the two of you, drifts from you mind.
Monty is everything in a guy you could ever possibly want…
…and it’s killing Sweet Pea…
Dare and Tori are on either side of you as you walk down the hallway.
“So you still aren’t talking to Pea?” questions Dare.
“He’s hasn’t made an attempt to apologize for what he said about me.”
“Wait. What did he say about you?” Questions Tori.
“He said I was just a slut and I was just using the Serpents until I find someone better.”
“I’ve never heard him say anything like that…” says Dare suspiciously.
“What do you mean?” you ask softly.
“I mean that boy talked about you like you were the goddess Aphrodite herself.”
“Well he was super jealous of Jughead… and he didn’t have a reason to be…”
“Pea’s used to losing people, everyone he’s ever cared about has left him, well except for Gumdrop and Fangs. I mean you know his mom just up and split a few years ago right?”
“I mean yeah but…he didn’t have to lash out at me like that…”
“No he didn’t, but he doesn’t really know how to deal with certain emotions without anger. He’s getting better but when he feels threatened by someone in the form of taking someone away from him, he gets pissed.”
“That’s just it! Jughead wasn’t taking me away from him!”
“Well we know that… but did he?”
You had not spoken a word to Sweet Pea in two weeks, ever since your epic blow up at the Wyrm. That means it’s been three weeks since you had started to fight with him and you missed him. You weren’t sure you could admit how much you missed him even to yourself.
“Well when he’s ready to apologize I’ll listen to him… I have it on good authority that he said some pretty awful things about me.”
“Who is your ‘good authority?’’ asks Tori as she slings an arm around your shoulder.
“Monty, he said that Sweet Pea was going around saying a bunch of horrible things about me.”
“What? Well not entirely at first….”
“You seriously believed Monty when he said that Pea was talking shit about you?”
“Monty has been nothing but nice to me!”
“No! He genuinely likes me!”
“Girl… Monty has had it out for Sweets for years! Of course he’s been sweet to you! He’s trying to drive Sweet Pea crazy!”
The three of you are almost knocked down when there is a flood of students rushing from behind you. You can hear the distance chant of ‘Fight’ as you near the place where a large crowd is gathered. The three of you exchange looks and with a bad feeling and prayer you are rushing off down the hallway towards the crowd.
You can see Sweet Pea and Monty in the middle of the crowd exchanging blows. Monty whispers something to Sweet Pea and you watch a pained expression grace his handsome features. Monty’s punch catches him in the stomach and the breath is knocked from Sweet Pea’s lungs. He’s hunched over trying to protect his body from anymore damage.
“You know what the best part is? How good she is in bed… I mean that girl is a pro at riding me… She feels so good no matter what position and trust me… She’s down for anything…”
“Fuck…you…Monty…She’s not…that…girl…”
“What you think just because she isn’t giving you the time of day that she didn’t suck my cock dry? HA! I fucked her so hard she forgot about your pathetic ass!” Monty rears back and kicks Sweet Pea in the ribs and the moment he hits the floor you see red. You see your Sweet Pea broken on the floor and you lose it.
You push your way through the crowd and tap Monty on the shoulder. He turns to you and the cocky smirk on his face falls. You don’t even think as you rear back and punch him square in the nose, you know… just like your dad taught you. He stumbles back clutching his nose before you tackle him to the floor and punch him across his cheek your ring catching his cheek bone. Blood seeps out of the cut as you get him again in the eye. It’s not until you are hauled off of him that you realize what you’ve done.
“YOU THREE! MY OFFICE. NOW!” you glance up and see the principal standing over you all. The three of you freeze, you struggling to get out of Sweet Pea’s arms, Monty struggling to get off the floor and Sweet Pea is just struggling. Sweet Pea puts you down and you share an awkward glance with him. The three of you trudge to the office with Monty holding his bloody nose and Sweet Pea holding his bruised ribs.
While in the office the three of you get the mandatory yelling and 2 days suspension. You would probably be more upset about being suspended if you weren’t nervous about the fact that you know you’re going to have to talk to him.
‘What if he hates me? I can’t believe that I was stupid enough to believe Monty over him! What if he never speaks to me again! I never meant to hurt him like this… I was just mad at him!’
Your thoughts are racing as you step out of the office.
“Hey (Your Name)… I just wanted to say…”
“SAVE IT MONTY!” you yell rounding on the boy who visibly takes two steps back, “You used me to get to Sweet Pea! You paraded me around and then you said all that shit about me that isn’t true in the least bit! WORST OF ALL you LIED to me! You LIED to me about Sweet Pea and what he said to me! You wanted to drive us apart as part of a sick and twisted game! Fuck You!”
“WHY SHOULD HE GET YOU? HE DOESN’T DESERVE YOU! He’s not as good to you as I am! Wasn’t I the best friend you’ve ever had? I would not be the PERFECT boyfriend for you!” he yells.
“I can’t believe you! I’m not a prize! You don’t deserve me! You don’t deserve anyone! You are not ENTITLED to a human being!! FUCK OFF MONTY!”
You turn around and lock eyes with Sweet Pea and you feel your eyes fill up with tears.
“Pea…” you mutter in a broken voice as he closes his eye as if he’s in actual pain, “Will you forgive me?”
“Only if you forgive me baby doll…” he mutter lowly as he takes a step towards you.
Your breath catches in your throat as you rush towards him and throw your arms around him. He wraps you into a hug and you start to sob into his chest. He murmurs soothing words into your ears and softly strokes your hair as he tries to calm you. You just grip onto him tighter hoping to never let go, you can’t stand the thought that you’ve hurt him. Any anger that you may have had completely melts away and all you feel is content for the first in a long time.
Notes: I’m sorry I haven’t updated! I’ve been busy with birthdays, weddings, fashion shows, and photoshoots! It’s been crazy! I’ll try to update when I have in the next couple of weeks but I have work, a full weekend of weddings, consultations and photoshoots THEN I HAVE A VACATION!!! WHOOOO! I’ll let you know when that happens! Anyway I hope you enjoyed this! Please drop me some feedback! Also, if you haven’t been added to the list DO NOT SEND ANOTHER ASK ABOUT IT. I have’t finished updating it and I’ve tagged some people twice because of it.
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