𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐋𝐒

𝐈𝐈𝐈|𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐄: 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒

He looks ready for war too. Forsythe Pendleton Jones the Third. Thunder strikes the stone hell that is Southside high school behind him. Home of the heathens. Archie hates it, Archie hates them. Him specifically. Archie never knew just how much he could and would come to hate Jughead fucking Jones. Nothing about this Jughead fits his Jughead. The poor kid he grew up with. He's chained up to the old school with a group of motorcycle riding thugs at his back. Jughead who never belonged anywhere became a leader. Jughead that never had anyone there for him seems to have everyone behind him. Jughead who never fought back picked this fight. The beanie Archie knows well, the Jacket is too new and too dangerous. Too much power in the wrong hands. Not Andrews hands. The scary part is Archie isn't even sure who's hands are stronger anymore. Fangs, Sweet Pea, Full Metal, and Arrowhead are standing directly behind Jughead with their hands chained in front of them. They look like lunatics.

"Well well well, the calvary's finally here." Jughead says in a mocking tone. His smirk is pure defiance. All of the Serpents standing tall behind him are silently screaming defiance too. "Guess that means we got Hiram's attention."

Archie's anger is battling his common sense. Even if they're chained up, Archie is outnumbered and his war with Jughead is separate from Hiram's war against the Southside. He's here on business. Archie clenches his fist and holds himself back.

"Are you nuts?" He asks instead. "Chaining yourself to this place? They're going to tear it down in two days dude." Archie tells Jughead in the condescending tone Jughead has been using on him their whole lives. Now Jughead is the one being stupid.

Jughead only scoffs at him as if he's still the foolish one. "Not unless Hiram wants the blood of eight young Serpents on his hands." Sweet Pea and Full Metal step a little closer to Jughead as he says that. "We're not going anywhere." Jughead says with more defiance. "Go and tell your boss we said that." Fangs and Arrowhead stand in the back silent and serious. None of them look like they will give on this.

"You're not going to win this dude, let it go." Archie tries one more time to be the voice of reason even when he's past reason too. Archie only wants violence. Even if he started this to stop the violence.

"You seem to think this is up for debate Archie." Jughead says impatiently as he takes a step closer to Archie, his dogs step forward with him. Archie is starting to fume. "It isn't." Jughead says with finality. He's practically snarling too.

"I told you Jughead, Hiram is going to take all of this. He's going to tear it down so he can build it back better." Archie huffs. Archie's whole body is itching to swing at that stupid skinny face. Archie wants to break Jughead so badly.

"And I told you over my dead fucking body." Jughead spits at his feet. His eyes are red and baggy and colored with bruises Archie put there. He looks like a psycho and it's unnerving how wild his eyes are.

"Or yours." Full Metal says from behind him. Archie pays the blond no mind. It is Sweet Pea's dark eyes and stoic face that is screaming contained rage that scares Archie enough to still him. Too many fights for Archie to win, but this war will be his. Archie hopes they freeze to death out here in the rain.

"Mr. Lodge will put an end to this stupidity." Archie says as he turns to leave.

"Still got his dick in your mouth." Jughead barks from behind. That almost makes Archie turn back to charge him, but he knows he's in the Southside and there are more Serpents than the eight chained up ready to defend Jughead. Being stupid won't win Archie this fight.

"Speaking of Lodges, I heard Veronica finally came to her senses and dumped your dumb ass, you never deserved someone like her." Archie does turn then. It feels like an ignited fuse, he's going to explode again.