[1] bad luck charm → riverdale

one | LUNA

photo is rena lovelis as luna martinez

***

"I didn't mean to," was the first thing Luna Martinez said when she rode into Riverdale with her 19 year old brother, Anthony Martinez.

"No, it's no problem," the red haired boy in front of the Martinez's car gasped, smiling.

Luna got out the driver's side, running over to check if he was okay.

He didn't look much older than Luna, 15, but he sure as hell seemed way more mature than any fifteen year old.

"I was practicing my driving, we didn't think anybody would be out here really," Luna started her apology, the boy looking up at Luna through his eyelashes. "so, I'm sorry."

"No problem," he lifted his body off the hood of Luna's car, pushing his hand out towards her. "I'm Archie Andrews, and I'm assuming you're new to town?"

"Yes, I am," Luna shook his hand and nervously brushed a hair back behind her ear.

They stood there for a while before Anthony Martinez, Luna's brother, honked the horn loudly.

"We have a house to get to! And I have a job to get to!" Anthony yelled from the driver's window, Luna sure as hell was not going to drive anymore.

She waved goodbye to Archie and got into the passenger's seat, her brother drove off and as Luna left, she could have sworn she saw a woman drive up to Archie as well.

Luna shrugged it off and turned to her brother.

Anthony laughed a little and shook his head, "I swear you almost killed him."

You see, a few moments before Luna's first words in Riverdale, Luna had been distracted by what seemed like roadkill, and by the time she looked up Archie Andrews was already standing in front of the Martinez's car.

"Shut up!" Luna yelled furiously at Anthony, who only laughed harder, almost crashing the car for the second time.

"I swear we're going to die in this town," Luna gripped her seat arms harshly.

However, like most of the Riverdale citizens, no one could have prepared for the events waiting to happen.

But anyways, a few minutes after Luna had said that last phrase, the Martinez siblings pulled into their new home.

It was small, but it was large enough the fit the two family members.

Luna had put her bags upstairs and now she sat down at one of the stools by the island.

She pulled out her phone, scrolling through Instagram blindly before she heard her brother yell, "I'm going out of town for a little while!" which was followed by a bang of a door.

Luna scrambled off the stool and to the window, where she saw the small car pull out of the driveway and towards the way they came.

But Luna couldn't help but wonder why exactly they hadn't just stopped on their way there, would that not be more convenient?

Why go back now?

Luna pushed it to the back of her mind, slumping down on the couch, completely and utterly bored.

She soon thought, if Anthony can leave whenever, I can too, right?

He was a good 4 years older than her, but Luna made up for it in maturity and smarts.

Okay yes, she was the one who almost ran someone over on the way here, but she wasn't driving, so why would Anthony care?

She was skilled in the art of hand to hand combat, and by straying away from the typical horror movie decisions, she would be able to survive if anyone tried to kidnap her or try anything like that.