Riverdale Imagines

Locker Buddy // Sweet Pea ❤️

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Equilibrium, the thing in charge of keeping order and peace among all. Before the merger, things had some sort of balance. After the merger, Riverdale was in complete havoc. South Siders and North Siders didn't mix for a reason. Putting them together in the same school was probably the biggest mistake one could make. For the first few weeks, fights were happening every other minute. A North Sider gave a South Sider a look or a South Sider made a passing comment. Whatever it was, there was a brawl in the hallway that needed to be broken up.
After about a month and a half, people started getting used to the change. South Siders ignored the looks and North Siders disregarded the comments. People weren't getting along, but they were tolerating each other. But hey, it worked.
You and your friends didn't have much of a problem getting acclimated to the South Siders coming into Riverdale. Jughead, Betty's boyfriend, was a Riverdale alum before he was transferred to South Side High. When he was there, your friend group was introduced to some of Jughead's friends, so getting used to them wasn't that hard. The one thing that you had to get used to was having a locker neighbor. Before the merger, both lockers next to you were empty, giving you space to spread your thinks out. But now, you got a locker buddy, no other than a Serpent.
Sweet Pea was one of Jughead's friends from South Side High and a Serpent friend. When you found out that he was going to be your neighbor, you weren't expecting him to be so friendly. Most of the Serpents or South Siders you greeted were very hostile towards you even though you were trying to be personable. Sweet Pea gladly accepted your kindness and had no problem reciprocating.
As time passed, the two of you became close friends. You'd hang out with him and Jughead at lunch and after school, you'd hang at one of your houses. However, the dynamic between you two started to shift a little while ago. He's become a flirt and gone out of his way to talk to you. You started noticing these things because you couldn't help but enjoy it. Sweet Pea was always attractive to you, how could he not be? Covered in leather, a sexy smile, come on. Lately, he's just been different in the best way possible.
Putting away your books in your locker, you don't notice Sweet Pea come up behind you and whisper in your ear, "Hey, princess." You jump out of your skin at his hot breath against your face, letting out a small gasp. He laughs and says, "Just me. No need to get all jumpy on me."
"You startled me," you put a hand over your heart racing, half from him surprising you, the other half that he was talking to you, calling you princess. "What's up?"
Leaning against the locker, he smiles. "Nothing. I just wanted to swing by to see my favorite girl," he flirts as you can't help but smile like an idiot. He was so smooth with everything he said. "What? Jughead is here?" you joke, looking around. Your comment makes him laugh, "Cute. So, are you coming to Jug's after school today?" You shrug as he acts hurt. "Don't tell me...you have to study for AP whatever-the-hell-it-is?"
Closing your locker, you look at his smiling face. "I'll see if I can swing by for a little while. But yes, it's AP Chemistry and there is a test tomorrow that counts for 15% of our quarter grade and if I don't get at least an 84, I-" as you talk Sweet Pea pretends to yawn and walk about. "Alright, I see how it is."
He sends you a wink. "I'll see you later, princess," he calls out to you as you bite your lip. How the hell did he have this effect on you? He had the capability to make you smile by just looking at you. Your heart raced when you were near him and all of your friends could tell that you were falling for this boy and falling for him quickly.
"Where are you off to?" a voice behind you said as you snapped out of your trance. Turning around, you saw Reggie, captain of the football team and a good friend of Archie's.
Reggie was a nice enough guy (kind of), but he was one of the, if not the, biggest flirts you've ever met. He was always hitting on someone and it just so happens that you were the winner today. "Hey, Reg," you smile. "I'm going to English, actually," you say, trying to walk away from him.
But of course, he takes this as an opportunity to walk with you. "I'm headed that way, too. I'll walk you there," he winks as you give him a polite smile. "What are you doing talking to that Serpent?" he asks, sounding disgusted saying it.
Look at him, you say, "You mean Sweet Pea? Oh, we're friends." I wish we could be more than that. "So, there's nothing going on between you two?" Reggie asks, but before you can say anything to discourage him, he asks you something you feared. "Then I guess its safe to ask you what you are doing after school today."
"Oh, Reggie," you sigh. "I'm flattered, really. But I'm busy all day today. I have an AP Chem test tomorrow and I'm supposed to hang out with Sweet Pea an-"
"Sweet Pea?" he scoffs. "You'd rather than out with some South Side freak than with someone of your own kind?" You furrow your eyebrows. "Of my own kind?" you repeat his words. Was Reggie serious right now? "You'd rather mess around with a Serpent and do God knows what, then hang out with someone who wants to hang out with you for you?" he asks, suddenly disgusted by you.
Before you can say anything back to him, a familiar voice speaks, "He bothering you, Y/N?" Sweet Pea wraps a protective arm around your waist, pulling you close to him. You can't help but lean into him, loving the way his body feels against yours. "Just friends, huh?" Reggie laughs as you roll your eyes. "She's not interested, Bulldog. Keep on walking," Sweet Pea dismisses him as he walks away with you, his hand not leaving your waist. As he walks with you down the hall, you two earn a few looks from some classmates. "You alright, princess?" he asks as you smile that same smile as before.
Replying, you say, "Of course I am. Now that you're here." He smiles, planting a kiss at on the top of your head. When you arrive outside your English classroom, you squeeze his hand, "I'll see you after school, okay?"
Sweet Pea sends a wink your way before leaving. When you walk into your English class, your friends start to bombard you with questions and all you can think about was how excited you were to for the school day to be over with.