Emily Keller-A Jughead love story (Book two) *Discontinued*

Thirteen

(Bold:Black Hood)
" People of Riverdale, I have rid this town of the drug-dealing child-killer and others like him. Now, you must choose your fate. The next 48 hours will be a test. And I will be watching you very closely. Show me you are pure of heart, and my work ends. Continue to sin, and I will take up the sword again."

Jughead's POV
Emily and I were lying in my bed. She had stayed over last night.
" I thought I'd finally outsmarted him, Jug, the Black Hood. By having Mr. Phillips arrested, I thought I was saving his life, but instead..." she started
" Hey, Emily, Phillips didn't deserve what happened to him, but he was A high school teacher dealing drugs." I interrupted " I mean, Emily if it.."
" And how the hell did the Black Hood even get into the Sheriff's Station? I mean, unless he..." She said but stoped trailing off into thought
" What? What is it?" I asked
" Nothing. No. It's too crazy." She whispered. My phone started ringing so I got up and grabbed it before heading into the other room.
" Hello." I said answering it
" It's Penny Peabody, remember that favor you owe me? I'm calling it in." Penny said through the phone
" Uh, no, no. Wait, wait, hold on a minute." I said
" I'm hungry, I'll meet you at Pop's." She said before hanging up. I sighed and headed back into my room to see Emily getting ready to leave.
" Uh, I have to go" I said
" It's Fine, so do I" She said rushes
" Is everything alright?" I asked her worried
" Yeah, I just have to meet up with Veronica. You know how she is, can't say no" she said with a smile
" Okay. I'll see you later?" I asked hopefully
" Of course" She said before leaving. I grabbed my jacket and made my way over to Pop's to meet Penny. I walked in and saw her sitting in the booth in the car back
" I can't do this favor for you, whatever it is." I said sitting down "If I have to pay for you helping my dad..."
" He needs more help, that's why I called." Penny interrupted " FP got in a little "accident", with some Ghoulies in the prison showers the other day."
" Oh, my God." I said worried
" Listen. He's in the infirmary now." She said
" Is he okay?" I asked
" Well, they messed up that pretty face of his.
The Ghoulies wanted blood payback for the deal you and that Northsider made with Sheriff Keller, got all their higher-ups locked away." She said
" That wasn't...What can we do, to get him out?" I asked
" For that you would need money. You need money. Rich people? Rich people don't sit in jail. Money greases the wheels of justice." Penny said
" I have $18 to my name." I said upset
" Hmm. Well, then maybe we should think of this favor as a job. Right? Just a one-time delivery. You just pick up a crate on the Southside, deliver it to an address in Greendale. That's it." She said
" What's in the crate?" I asked
" Let's say, um Pancake mix." She said
" Penny, I'm not gonna be your drug-runner." I whispered harshly
" Of course not. You're gonna be my transportation advisor. Do this, and I'll use your cut of the cash for your dad's case. I'll see what we can do about getting him an early release. Okay?" She asked
" Okay, I'll do it." I said after a minute
" Good boy. Okay. Now, you just gotta make the drop off and get out of there before midnight. Cause you don't want to be in Greendale after midnight, trust me. All right? And, um, this crate, it's not gonna fit on your bike. Can you get a car?" She asked
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I walked into the school and made my way towards Archie.
" Jug? What are you doing here?" Archie asked once he saw me
" Out of the way, Bert & Ernie." Cheryl said as she bumped into us and walked away.
" Archie, listen. I need your help. You owe me, because of that little stunt you pulled with Keller and the Ghoulies." I said to Archie
" Whatever you want. Name the time and place, and I'm there." He said
" It's tonight. And we need to borrow your dad's truck. Archie No questions asked, okay?" I asked and he nodded his head.
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" Grab that side of the crate, I'll grab the other." I said as we both grabbed ahold of the crate lifting it into the back of the truck. We both got in the car and started driving.
" Jug, I will see this through, but where does it end?" Archie asked
" 115 Derby Street in Greendale." I answered
" Come on. I mean, how does you being a Serpent end?" Archie asked
" I don't know. I'm kind of just living minute-to-minute here. All right?" I said
" You know, I had this stupid idea. That after graduation, instead of going to college, we'd both move to New York. You were this writer.
And I'd be this musician, we'd both live in, like, the East Village or something. Just doing our thing." Archie said
" Pretty sure the East Village doesn't exist anymore." I said and he stayed quiet "  Where are Emily, Betty and Veronica in this scenario?" I asked
" They're roommates on Park Avenue. No, but seriously, you stay on this path, Jughead, you're gonna end up in jail. Or maybe worse than jail." Archie said. Not to long after one of Archie's tires popped.
" And of course, I don't have a friggin' spare.
We're gonna have to call Triple C." He said as we got out of the car
" What? We have the crate in the back. No, no." I said
" Let's call Emily. She can bring us a tire." Archie said
" Are you crazy? No, Emily is not an option.
I am not letting you drag her into this mess." I said upset
" Hey, calm down. You're right. Kevin! He's got a truck. Let's call him." Archie said. A truck horn honked getting our attention and it stopped in front of us.
" Okay. Play it cool" Archie said
" Having some car trouble?" The man said getting out of his car
" No." Archie said at the same time I said
" Yeah. We need a spare. Or a ride to Greendale, if you can help."
" Uh, no spare, but I'm passing through Greendale." He said then took notice to the crate in the back " What's in the crate?" He asked
" Pancake mix." I said
" Well, I can take you, but it's going to cost you.
How much cash you got?" He asked me
" Eighteen dollars" I said
" I only got room for one of you." The man said
" Me. And the crate." I said pointing to the crate and he nodded
" You're not seriously gonna go with this guy alone, are you?" Archie asked helping me grab the crate
" We don't really have any other choices." I said
" Hey, we doing this or not?" The man asked
" Yeah, yes we are." I answered him then turned back to Archie " It's all right. Just stay with your dad's truck. Hey, you've come this far. We're all good. Okay?" I said patting his shoulder then walking to the mans truck and seeing a tarp in the back
" Don't look under that tarp, boy." The man said and I got into his car and we started driving.
" Thought your friend back there was Jason Blossom, for just a hot minute. You never know on the road to Greendale." The man said
" This is truly judgment day, and he is the reaper, for Riverdale is soulless and corrupt. But in the Black of the Hood is the light of God, and when you see it, you will die. Unless you are of heavenly things and pure" The man on the radio said creepily
" Do you mind if I turn this down?" I asked
" There's a lot of righteous people saying he's doing God's work, The Black Hood." The man said
" That's one way of lookin' at it, yeah" I answered 
" Yeah. You know what this whole Black Hood thing reminds me of, don't you? The Riverdale Reaper, is what." He said
" Riverdale had a Reaper?" I asked
" Makes my blood run cold just thinking about it." He said and we pulled into a gas station.
" Fill her up. I'll go pay inside." He said getting out of the car. I went and started to fill up the car. I looked at the tarp and saw some blood on it. I slowly lifted it up to see it was just a dead deer.
" Hey, boy!" The man said scaring me " There's a cafe over there. I'm starving. Come on, now." I put the gas pump back and followed him to the cafe. We sat down and he ordered some food
" I saw you, look under my tarp." He said taking a bite " Don't worry, I got my permits.
I'm no thrill-seeking sicko, like the Black Hood.
Or the Riverdale Reaper." He said
" Who exactly was the Riverdale Reaper?" I asked
" There was a family living out near Fox Forest.
Good family. Mother, father, two kids. One night, they were all asleep, someone broke in.
A boogeyman went room to room with a shotgun. Shot 'em all dead. No survivors." He said
" Oh, my God. Did they find him? The Reaper?" I asked
" Some people say the lynch mob got him. Hung him from the tree near Pickens Park.
Others think he hopped a train and went out to California. Started praying to the Devil. Others say he never left Riverdale." He said
" What are you saying? You think the Riverdale Reaper is the Black Hood?" I interrogated
" I'm saying that there's a cycle to things. What happened then, what's happening now. It's killing season in Riverdale. And I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same man." He said
" Here's the check, when you're ready." The waitress said setting it down on the table
" My friend here'll pay for it." The man said
" What? I don't have any money, I gave it to you 18 bucks." I said nervously
" I used that for the gas." He said
" Well, somebody's gotta pay for this." The waitress said
" Oh, good luck, Crown Boy. I'm outta here. And I'm taking that crate with me." He said standing up
" No, you aren't, man." I said also standing up
" Hey! Where are you going? Nobody move, I'm calling the Sheriff" the waitress said then to Bell on the door rang 
" Jughead, what's going on?" Archie said walking into the cafe
"They're trying to dine n' ditch! I'm calling the cops!" The waitress said
" Two boys on a country road, with a crate full of God-knows-what. You're sinners, both of you. Careful or you'll taste the Reaper's blade next" The man said
" I'll pay for the bill. Do you take debit?" Archie said then paid for the meal. We grabbed the crate and put it back in Archie's truck and the man drove away.
" Hey. Thanks. And thank you for coming back for me." I said as we got into the car
" I said I'd see this through, Jug." Archie said
" It's 11:52." I said
" Better get goin' then." Archie said. Once we arrived we carried the crate into the warehouse.
" You're late." A voice says from in the distance
" We had car trouble." I said
" Next time don't be late" the lady said as she was wheeled forward in her wheelchair by another lady
" No next time. No, this was a one-time thing." I said
" That's not what Snake Charmer tells me.
She says the Serpents are taking over for the Ghoulies. We're set for a regular delivery, with a regular delivery boy. Which one of you is Jughead Jones?" She asked
" You know my name?" I asked
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After our delivery we decided to stop at Pops. We went in and sat down at a booth.
" Thank you for helping me tonight, I know that, that violates every strand of your DNA" I said
" We've all done bad things, Jug. Ever since the Black Hood walked into this diner. It's like he's making us do them." Archie said
" I was thinking about that guy who stopped for us tonight, Mr. American Gothic. His story about the Riverdale Reaper. Maybe it's just a tale from the dark side but What if, it's an actual lead? Maybe tomorrow, you and I, if you're free, we could go to library" I said
" Me and Reggie are taking Moose to physical therapy. Then Ronnie and I are having dinner with her parents. But maybe the day after?"Archie asked hopefully
" Yeah. For sure." I said
" Can't you get out of this somehow, Jug?" Archie asked
" What part exactly?" I asked and he gave me a look " I can try. Hey, I'll try." I said
" Do you want a ride home? It's practically dawn." Archie asked
" No, um Visiting hours start at sun up. I'm gonna visit my dad." I said and headed out to the hospital. When I got there I went to the glass to see my dad totally fine.
" What's up? You look like you've seen a ghost" he said
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" What the hell game are you playing, Penny? You lied to me. My dad's fine." I said sitting across from her
" I incentivized you." She said
" No, you said that this was gonna be a one-and-done." I said
" It's not like you have a choice." She said showing me a video of Archie and I delivering the crate
" What is this?" I asked upset
" It's insurance you'll do what I say. And if you cause a stink or try to back out, or raise your voice to me ever again, I will make sure that video goes straight to the Sheriff's office. God, imagine what that would do to your dad's heart. Break it, right?" She asked sarcastically
" Why? Why me?" I asked
" FP made me a promise, that he didn't keep.
As far as I'm concerned, his debt is yours. And I am just getting started with you." She said with an evil smirk.

- Hey guys! I'm so sorry that this is such a late update. I feel really bad about it, I've just been super busy getting ready for school and with work. I hope to have the next chapter up on time but updates might be a little slow until my schedule is back to normal. I hope you understand. Love you all and I hope you liked this chapter!!