gangsta - riverdale sweet pea

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"alana?" archie seethed through his teeth.

"woah ally no way" betty smiled, spinning me round to see the serpent logo. "this is awesome"

"betty this isn't good" veronica scoffed.

"what do you guys mean?" i asked confused, looking at them for answers as they pulled me to the side.

"why are you a serpent!?" archie asked, almost offended.

"they're my family arch, they're really nice" i retorted.

"well it's not you" veronica replied.

"no, it is me. i live with serpents. i hang out with serpents. i live in the southside. i am always at the wyrm. all that was missing was the jacket for confirmation" i argued.

"what happened to you alana?" archie asked.

"i got abused and i ran away from home archie that's what happened" i stated.

"but we could have helped you with that, you deserve better than this" he said, jealousy laced with every word.

"nobody can help" i slammed my fist against a locker, tears pouring from my eyes suddenly, "not even jug, my life is shit guys. it's been fucking shit recently. these people helped me in a really rough spot. they didn't even know me but they let me in right away and into their lives! i love them, and i love you so why can't you accept me for me. i'm sorry if you don't like it but this is me now archie. and i'm not going back. if you can accept jughead, you can accept me" i shouted, earning every pair of eyes on me.

jughead pulled me away and to his locker.

"guys it's not that bad, they're always there for juggie" betty tried to create peace, smiling up at me from a distance.

'thank you' i mouthed over to her.

"ally i'm sorry, i'll sort them out later. are you okay?" he asked.

"fine, absolutely fine" i smiled.

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"hey princess sit over here" sweet pea shouted from across the hall.

i plonked myself down next to him, in the corner of the serpent table.

"they're staring again" i said, annoyed at the constant burning in the back of my head.

"i know what will make them stare even more" he added, smirking.

"what?" i asked, unaware of his intentions.

"this" he said, cupping one of his hands around my cheek and one on my waist, pulling my lips into his as the serpents whistled at us. it was a beautiful kiss, but the only thing flashing through my mind was martins territorial sloppy kisses all  over my body.

i waited until he pulled away to excuse myself, jughead following suite afterwards. i felt bad for sweet pea, leaving him sat awkwardly with the other serpents.

i rushed down the empty hall, my boots clinking against the polished floor. i wafted my hand over my face, trying to fan away the never ending flow of tears.

"alana! alana what's up" jug said rushing over to me as i leant against a locker.

"it wasn't him- it wasn't i just pictured mar- i pictured martin on top of me and kissing me and i freaked out and-" this is when i broke down, my breathing heavy and tears never ending.

"come on sit down" jughead said soothingly, helping me settle down.

i pushed against the locker as i slid down, ending on the floor. my hands finding my hair as i pulled on it trying to bring myself back to reality.

"it's fine" jughead soothed, rubbing my back.

i heard heavy footsteps and hushed voices.

"what's up? is she okay?" sweet pea asked swiftly.

"she's just having a panic attack, it's not you don't worry. just memories" jug handled them well, and no more questions were asked.

i regained my breath and stood up slowly. looking at the gang in front of me.

"thanks guys" i smiled.

"serpents stick together" toni smiled hugging me tightly.

"sweet pea it wasn't you kissing me, it just made me think of you know"

"i get it" he answered, pulling me into a hug.

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"fp, do we know what happened to martin?" i asked, wondering about my old home, as technically me staying here was illegal and fp was trying to steer clear from that after the jason blossom situation.

"i've looked into it, nothing yet" he sighed.

"i might go" i huffed "to the police"

"well you take your time, you know we're in no rush" he added.

"could you take me, next week?" i pleaded.

"sure, i'll stay with you" he said, patting my shoulder.

i hugged him and went to sleep, getting comfy on the sofa and falling into an almost endless slumber.