Flower ; Sweet Pea

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   Thank god it's Friday. Ivy thought to herself as the final bell rang. She walked out of the class & went to her locker. "Okay, so you, Betty, & I are all gonna sleep over & have a girl night!" Veronica says excitedly. "Veronica Lodge everyone! The only person who can take a traumatic experience & turn it into a party." Ivy says sarcastically. "Hey! I'm just trying to help." Veronica answers chuckling. She hooks arms with Ivy & they walk down the hall to find the rest of their crew.

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   Later that night at Ivy's house, the group of friends was doing face masks & gossiping. "Okay so, tell us about Sweet Pea." Betty says eating her chips. "He's very sweet. & he's so funny too. He's like a best friend. When me & him first met I thought that he was a horrible person, & to be completely honest I think it's just cause Reggie has such a problem with them that his thoughts about them kinda became my thoughts too. But they aren't thugs. They're big babies." She answers. "Tell me about it! You know, I really hated the idea of Jug being a serpent, but now that we are starting to work things out it's kinda hot if you ask me." Betty comments sipping her tea. "Aww guys now I want a hot serpent boyfriend." Veronica whines. Ivy rolled her eyes & laughs

   "Let's do something wild." Veronica says which causes Betty to laugh. "Like what?" "I don't know! Call up one of y'all's serpent boyfriends & let's do something with them." Veronica says raising an eyebrow at Ivy & Betty.

"I guess I can call Sweets." She says pulling out her phone. Ivy FaceTimes Sweet Pea & he answers on the third ring. "Whatcha need princess?" He answers. Betty & Veronica "awww" at his words. "What are you doing right now?" She asks. "Just hangin with the boys at the Wyrm, why?" He says. "Well we want something fun to do, & I just thought I would call you & see if you wanna pick us up?" She said which came out as more of a question.

She sees Sweet Pea chuckling on the other end. "Who you with?" He asks. "Betty & Veronica." She says giving Sweet Pea a smile. "Alright. Me & some friends will be over soon." "Thank you Sweets!!" Ivy says hanging up. "Okay let's get ready." Betty says getting up.

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After getting ready, Ivy gets a text. "Guys they're here!" Ivy yells at her friends. They walk out the door to see three motorcycles. Sweet Pea, Jughead, & Toni. "Hey Jug." Betty says smiling at him. He blushes & she gets on the back of his motorcycle & he hands her an extra helmet. "I texted Pea & told him to get Toni for you, cause of Archie. But she's super fun & nice." Ivy whispers to Veronica. "How thoughtful of you. You know I'm always up to make new friends." Veronica winks. "I don't think we've properly met. Veronica Lodge." Vee says holding her hand out to Toni. "Of the Park Avenue Lodges." Jughead adds. "Toni. Topaz." Toni says ignoring Jugheads comment & shaking her hand. "Oh, like the purple-colored gemstone. Love it." Veronica says getting on. "Do I get a helmet?" She asks. "You're safe. I have been on a motorcycle since I could walk." Toni laughs & Veronica chuckles as well.

Ivy gets on behind Sweet Pea & he hands her his helmet. "You know, what if we get in a wreck. Then you're gonna be the one hurt." Ivy said looking at him. She never noticed how beautiful brown eyes could be. Reggie had brown eyes but, Sweet Pea's just have a certain green-ish blue undertone that makes them gorgeous. She studied his features & somehow found his lips. They were a purple-ish kind of color, the bottom one was significantly larger than the top & was more pink.

"My eyes are up here princess." He says tilting her head to meet his eyes. She blushed & smiled at him. "& I give you my helmet for that specific reason." He says giving her the helmet. "Hello?? Let's go lovebirds." Veronica says waving her hands in the air. "Yeah let's go." Sweet Pea says revving his engine.

As the group rides round town, they find themselves at Pop's. "Hey Ivy, isn't that Reggie's car?" Betty says pointing to a car parked across the parking lot. "Oh shit. I forgot they came here after games on Fridays." Ivy responds. She noticed Sweet Pea getting tense. She grabs his hand & they walked in & sat in a booth. Surprisingly, Reggie didn't say anything to them on their way in but he said something on his way out. "Yeah I never loved that bitch anyway. She was just good in bed." He says laughing with the rest of his friends.

   Ivy felt the tears come to her eyes & before she knew it Sweet Pea had gotten in a brawl with Reggie. Jughead had to pull Sweet Pea off of Reggie. Ivy had gone numb at this point. Forgetting where she was & what she had been doing not knowing that Betty & Veronica had come to her side to comfort her. After Reggie & his friends have left, Sweet Pea comes back to the table. Ivy looks at him with tears down her face. "Sweet Pea, take me home please." She said as her voice was cracking. He helps her up & they get on the bike to head to Ivy's house.

   Once they get there, Ivy gets off the bike & walks up to her door. She turns around as he starts to pull out of the drive way. "Sweet Pea?" She yells. He turns his attention to her. "Can I stay with you tonight?" He nods & she runs in to get her clothes. After she comes back out, they head to his trailer.