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Throughout the Blackhoods reign of terror people were lost and others, others were found.
Friendships were formed from the evil held within Riverdale and you know how there's some towns where bad things seem to happen? Well Riverdale has become one of those towns, the most recent horror? The school janitor turned out to be a serial killer but we were putting him away along with our Christmas decorations. Now Riverdale was back to being a quaint little town, like secret meetings held behind closed doors. Riverdale was falling into old habits, the town becoming its old self again.
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In the Campbell household, Jason had not held onto his promise. December had fallen into January and the father still hasn't returned back to his job, instead he was usually at the Lodge household. Dinners between the two families were becoming a regular occurrence, the parents getting along greatly. And for Veronica and Maren? It was hard to get along, they played an act and were civil but clearly it was all faked.
As for Maren, her sixteenth birthday was approaching as if she could forget thanks to her parents constant reminder. But she was glad to have a friends for this one, she had grown closer to Willow over the break, meeting at Pops when the blonde wasn't around the Serpents.
Yes the Serpents, herself and Toni were stuck like glue and that meant the rest were stuck to her not that Fangs or Sweet Pea had an issue with it. As for Sweet Pea and Maren, since the night they spent together the pair were talking again, occasionally doing more than just talking but nothing extreme. Things were finally, finally started to feel normal again.
Ren was sat on the couch beside Betty as Archie and Veronica walked into the room, they're lips not parting. "Yuck" She whispered to Kevin who started to laugh.
"Students of Riverdale High, This is your principal, E-mails have been sent to your parents, but effective immediately" Maren and Aaron locked eyes of confusion as Principal Weatherbee's voice took over the intercom, "Southside High School is shut down" The group of students in the room gasped
"It's students will be transfers to other schools in the district, including this one" Everyone looked around at each other as Aaron stood up.
"Oh hell no" He folded his arms and stormed out of the room to clearly find the other Bulldogs.
"Let's not over react everything will be fine" Ronnie said making Ren try so hard not to roll her eyes.
"Yeah cause a bunch of Serpents thrown into the Bulldogs den seems like a recipe for success" Ren joked as she left the room on her way to find Willow.
"Mar can you believe it? The Southside kids? Here with us isn't that crazy" Willow was smiling like a kid at Christmas, "Don't look at me like that?" She pointed to Marens sour face.
"Why? It's gonna be hell for some of us" Ren shrugged taking her books out of her locker.
"Hey! Some of us like bad boys" Willow winked making Maren gag out loud earning a few stares. "Meet after school at Pops?"
Maren sighed, "Can't, i'd better go straight home cause i'm sure my dad will be having a conniption over this" Willow laughed before blowing the girl a kiss and walking off to her next class.
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"Mom? Dad?" Maren asked as she walking through the front door.
"In here" Aaron yelled from the dining room, "How're you so calm about this?" He raised his voice to Nathan who sat at the head of the table. "Southsiders in our school? And your batting your eyelashes"
"Watch your tone of voice Aaron" Jessica stood from her seat to try (and failed) to intimidate her son.
"It's fine Jessica" He patted her arm, "I've said already, i tried speaking to Mayor McCoy but it's a done deal son" Nathan shrugged as Maren watched on, there was something he wasn't telling them and she knew it.
"Seriously? So you're going to give up? and allow criminals around the school?"
"Of course not Aaron!" and there it was the classical Nathan Campbell yell and he slammed his fist into the table but Aaron didn't back down, "I'm not happy about this at all but my hands are tied! I've come up with some precautions to take but that's all i have for now"
Aaron sighed, "Like what dad?"
"You're fine son, you have the Bulldogs behind you and your fists" Then he glanced to Maren who furrowed her brows, "But you Maren, i've something for you"
Nathan stood up and took the small object from his pocket and handed it to her, she audibly gasped.
"A switchblade?" He just simply nodded as if this was totally okay, "Are you serious right now? A knife? Taking a knife to school?"
"I may as well be a Southsider if you want me to take this to school?" Maren wasnt shocked or upset she was just annoyed. Her family could rant about the 'criminals' yet want her to take a weapon to school, maybe dramatic but to her it wasn't.
"Watch your mouth!" Nathan placed the knife in her hand, "I've spoken to Weatherbee and he sees no problem as you only use it if completely necessary and with those thugs running around it may need to be used"
"How much did you pay him huh?"
"Maren Nate Campbell how dare you" Jessica walked towards the pair, "we're worried about your safety and that's how you speak to us?"
"I won't be needing it but i'll keep it if it makes you both so utterly happy" She spat.
"Get to your room" Nathan said sternly.
"One step ahead of you father"
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Maren stared at her ceiling whilst lying back on her bed, twisting the blade in her hand. She had just gotten off the phone with Toni and was told which Serpents would be joining Riverdale high....and there was more than just a few. On the bright side Jug and Fangs were joining Toni, Ren was excited to spend time with her friends in secret, but Aaron would still be a problem.
Although Jughead was a Serpent Aaron felt more comfortable around him compared to the rest, still uncomfortable of course.
And then there was Sweet Pea, as much as she cared for him, he was cocky and had an ego. So trying to hide her 'thing' with him would be close to impossible, one person setting him off could expose everything and she wasn't ready for that at all.
