ROYALTY | RIVERDALE

chapter -17

chapter 17 || 017

'in the dead of night'

It was a weird day.

Regie was sporting a black eye, thanks to Veronica, and he wasn't looking at me as much. Maybe my little run in with that ghoulie turned his northside siren on to steer clear from me. If that's all I had to do to get him off my back I would have done it sooner.

"Diana! Are you listening?" Sweet Pea scolds me from across the cafeteria table. I think he knew the answer to that question if he had to ask.

I shook my head no at him.

"I was just thinking about something. But forget it. Why?" I ask him in response and he nods over to Jughead. That boy has been running on caffeine and no sleep for a few days now. I wonder what he's thinking about.

"After school, the swords and serpents club. We've gotta talk." He said in a few words not too many. He must have sensed my confusion from a mile away because of my facial expression. "Just be there."

I put my hands up in surrender. "You got it, serpent prince." A little birdie told me that he found that nickname to be rather annoying. Can't wait to test drive it now.

He frowned and then went back to his computer. It always comes back to him and that computer. I wonder even if he's even Jughead without it.

"Hey newbie, I suggest you vote for the better candidate." A voice behind me sounded. I was almost startled but I remained clam. I was on edge about something else not typical high school drama.

I turn around in my seat to get a better look at who it could possibly be and sure enough it's a black girl- her curls were so amazing and detailed. And her face looks like she couldn't hurt a fly.

My eyes fall to the pin on her shirt. Josie and Reggie.

"I'm actually getting a feel on the voting pool- if you'd excuse me." I spoke politely as I got up out of my seat and sauntered right up to their enemy.

Veronica Lodge.

"I'm not sure I should vote for you." A smirk creeped it's way onto my face as I saw the girl grow confused by the second. And Betty and her boyfriend too. "Wanna help sway my vote?"

Veronica smiled. "Sure thing."

Suddenly her lips were on mine. And I know she didn't kiss the boys like this- her boyfriend wouldn't let her and she wouldn't want to. I hadn't kissed anyone in a long while. So this was nice for the moment. 

If I forgot what her father was doing to the Southside and it's people.

I pulled away- maybe she was going to do the same after the next second but I couldn't really tell. She was blushing a little as she grabbed a cupcake from the cute little stand.

"Thanks, I'll be sure to keep this in mind when voting." I winked at her as I- was it flirting if I was just doing it to get someone off my back? 

Turning around from her kissing booth I saw the faces in the cafeteria filled with shock and amazement. But none of them could beat Reggie's face of pure- jealousy? Anger? Anguish? Can't really tell.