Baby Blue Eyes {Reggie Mantle}

2

It wasn't the whispers that annoyed me,
Oh no.
It was the stairs.
The looks in their eyes as I walked down the halls of Riverdale high.
Made me sick.
The boys with lust in their eyes,
Then their little girlfriends with hate in theirs.
It was normal i guess, it almost made me laugh.

Funny thing is,
They'll only get worse when they find out i'm a serpent.
Ha
Except then, the looks would be fear, and judgment.

The school was clean,
Kinda cute honestly.
But by the looks of it no fun,
I highly doubt I can just walk up to a random student and buy some Jingle jangle like at Southside.
But this move wasn't for me.
It was for Juggie.

Speaking of the little twat,
I would recognize that grey hat anywhere.
"You sure are a hard man to find Mr.Jones"

The tall, lanky boy smiled down at me, before engulfing me into a tight hug.
Which I happily returned.
I hadn't seen Jughead in about a year, never realized how much I missed him until seeing him again.

"I can't believe your parents actually let you move schools, how did you manage that?"
I bit my lip.
Oh if only juggie knew.
I hated to lie to him,
But now really wasn't the time.
"Give dad a few drinks and he'll sign anything"
I forced a laugh to try and make Jughead believe me,
And apparently it worked because he snaked his arm around my shoulders and started walking me down the hallway.
"Mind if I ask where were going good sir?"
Jughead laughed as he pulled me to a room full of people,
"Gwen, meet the gang"
...............

"Wait so, you're a serpent?"
I was pinching the bridge of my nose,
This had to have been like the eighth time that bouncing blonde betty asked that,
I love Jug but damn,
His girl was kinda a little too much.
"Yes Barbie. I'm a fucking serpent. Can we please move on"

She moved back a little,
Probably trying to decide if she should be scared and stay quiet, or grow some balls and fight back.
She chose the first one.

"Look, back home. No one can get more information then Gwen. She's the best we have. A good spy, a good thief, and an amazing fighter. If anyone can help us here it's her"
I smirked, and giving the crowd around me a small wave.

"Look, I'm on your side okay? No one else needs to get hurt, much less die"
The red haired boy in the back stood up a little straighter,
Walking towards me and extended his hand.
"I'm trusting you"
I smiled, slowly placing my hand in his,
"Smart choice puppy"
..................

"Your girlfriend doesn't like me very much does she?"
Jughead laughed as we made our way to fourth period,
"Um, I thought it was the other way around, you scared her senseless G"

A finger landed on my chin as I formed a confused look,
"Why one earth would she be scared of little old me?"

We were coming up on the door when Jughead stopped and shook his head at me with a smile.
"You're something else G"

"Hey jug!"
We both turned our backs to see a group of guys, football players I'm guessing by the jackets, leaning against the lockers.
Intently staring.
But one boy in particular caught my attention.
Dark hair, bold shoulders.
Fuck.
He wasn't just hot,
He was sexy.

Okay, I'm already liking this school better, first Archie and now Mr. Tall, dark, and dreamy?
Count me in.
The dark haired boy was in the front, apparently was the leader?

I was too busy watching him, I didn't even notice he was watching me too.
"Her first day here and you're already making moves Juggie? Come on man, how would Betty feel?"
The tone of the guys voice was fun,
Humorous.
Made me feel a little better as Jughead laughed,
Guess they're friends.
"Reggie this is Gwen, a friend from my old school. She just transferred here"

Reggie grinned, eyeing me up and down, tugging at his lip slightly.
"Really? So where did you transfer from?"
I laughed, placing a hand on my hip and brushing my red hair back.
"Southside. Cupcake"
His friends kinda backed up,
Like I had some kind of illness.
But he just stood there, guess I peaked his interest.
"Really, never would have guessed a small pretty thing like you. Can't imagine you being all rough"

His lips popped on the last word,
And i felt something in my chest.
Attraction? Maybe.
But Lust? Definitely.
"Maybe if I decide to stick around long enough, I can show you just how rough I can be in person"
His bigger friend to the left's mouth dropped,
And I could see the fire in Reggie's eyes as I let out a small laugh.
Showing I was fucking around...kinda.

"Is that a bet doll face?"
I took a step closer,
His eyes instantly locking into mine.
And I couldn't help but smile up at him,
One thing I was best at,
Was being a flirt.
So why not proudly use it to my advantage?

"That's a promise, "doll face""
The tension was very clearly there,
I could feel the awkward looks the boys were giving eachother.
But that didn't matter to me.
Right now,
The only thing I could focus on,
Was the way Reggie would bite his lip, or the way his eyes would look over mine.
I don't think either of us wouldn't have moved anytime soon, if it wasn't for Jughead coughing, telling it was time to go.
Reggie got my signature smirk,
Before licking my top lip slowly.
"What am I kidding Reg, you couldn't handle me"
And with that I turned around, walking off with my best friend.
Walking away from the group of men behind us,
But not before hearing Reggie s response.
"I take that as a challenge"

Oof,
Gwenand Reggies first encounter.
How do you feel?