Don't mess with the kid in the beanie

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  Timeskip to Christmas

  I sit next to SweetPea decorating the Christmas tree that was in the center of the Whyte Wyrm. Christmas was my favorite Holiday. Every year FP would bring us presents since our parents went away for the Holidays.
  I wrap a gift and grab a box and a little stuffed teddy bear to warp it again. Every year the Serpents do charity events like this. "Why aren't you in school?" FP asks his son.
  "It's a half day before break," jug explains.
  FP walk passed him tapping him on the shoulder. "Well in that case you can hold down the fort here Jug," he responds.
  Jughead follows him stubbornly, "or I can come with you guys." Jughead reasons. I stop wrapping gifts seeing how this fight was gonna end.
  "Nice try. The answers no." FP tells Jughead.
  "We do need an extra set of hands boss," Tallboy mutters.
  "SweetPea your with us," FP yells.
  I turn to him and place a quick kiss on his lips. "Be careful,"
  He smiles. "I always am," he follows them out but turns around, "love you," he smirks.
  I wave goodbye smiling.

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  Fangs this one is perfect!" I reason pointing to the tree in front of me.
  He shakes his head. "No mines better," he smiles like a little kid in a candy store while he points to the large tree he chose. "Pea your the tie breaker."
  "Aw Cmon Guys..."

  "Pretty please," I give him puppy dog eyes and he gives in.
  "Hers is uh pretty nice I guess." I smile kissing him.
  "Hey no fair!" Fangs laughs and I playfully nudge him.
  "This one'll do Mr Andrews," I smile.
  "Great choice I'll have one of my guys load it for you." He smiles walking away.
  I see Reggie turn the corner walking up to me hesitantly. "Hey uh Shana-" he's cut off by Pea pushing him back and Fangs following close behind. "Stay the hell away from her," SweetPea growls.
  "Wait I just wanna-" Reggie tries to speak but Fangs interrupts him.
  "You wanna stab her again? Huh?" He hisses.
  I push between them, "Let him talk." I say turning to Reggie who was standing there dumbfounded. "Well?"
  "Oh uh, I'm really sorry for what I did. I wasn't in my right mind at the time. You see My parents were in the middle of divorce and as a result to that I started taking drugs, becoming rebellious."
  "So you fucking stab me?" I ask.
  "I know it was stupid, but I've changed for the better. I went to rehab and got help. I also talked to a therapist who helped me." I stand there surprised at why he's sharing this with me.
  "Why are you telling me this?" I ask sharing the same confused look as SP and Fangs.
  "I-I wanted to make things right-" he's cut off by a man.
  "Hello we ready to load your tree up?" He asks. I look back to see Reggie nowhere in sight. Sighing I nod and he starts preparing the tree to be loaded.

  After setting up the tree and decorating it we get a call from Jughead. He was calling a serpent meeting. But with only the younger Serpents.
  I sit on SweetPea's lap as Jughead begins to speak. "Penny Peabody has my dad dealing drugs. I know this, cause she had me doin it before him." He pauses. "Now he's dragged in Tallboy, and SweetPea.
  SweetPea interrupts him. "Man if your pissed because your old man tapped me instead of you-"
  "No, SweetPea." He pauses gazing the small crowd. "I'm pissed because I don't want the Serpents to end up like the ghoulies. And I doubt that any of you became serpents just to be the back and call of a drug queen pin." Jughead reasons. "I know where this ends. Death. Jail."
  I nod to myself agreeing with him. "Which is why, in the interest of self preservation," he stares into the fire. "We have to take out Penny."
  "Snake charmers helped some of us," Pea argued.
  "Oh yeah? And what did she ask in return SweetPea? Huh? How many favors?" Jughead asks him. I feel Pea tense. "Now if we don't stop Penny tonight, she is going to get every single one of this in on this. I promise you. I promise you SweetPea."  Fangs Pea And I share glances. "Now what I'm asking, is are you willing to risk your necks so save my dad?" He asks the crowd.
  I speak up, "what is the first law?" I ask getting up.
  "No Serpent stands alone," Toni says getting up from her motorcycle. Fangs And SweetPea stand up. "We're in," I say to Jughead.
  "Me too," Toni smiles at me and I return it.
  "Let's do this," Fangs mutters as we all huddle around the fire and Jughead tells us the plan.

   Jughead and I bang on the door which is when Penny opens the door.
  "Penny," I mutter.
  "Ho merry ho," Jughead Jokes.
  "Well if it isn't thing one, and thing two." She sighs, "Nice... crowbar."
  "This? Yeah I brought it Incase we had to pry the door open." Jughead sighs. He drops it.
  "Well you gonna give me a hand with these?" She asks walking over to the tons of bags of death. "Fp will be here in like what, 15, 20 minutes? Probably won't be to happy to see you two huh?"
  "I wouldn't worry about that," I say to her smirking. "Neither If is are gonna be here."
  She ran around seeing Jughead and I standing in front of a bunch of serpents with cheesy snake masks on.
  She sighs, "is this supposed to scare me?"
  The Serpents start walking towards her. "I wouldn't if I were you. You are making a big mistake." She raised her voice pointing to them. "You are making a-" she is cut off by a hood being placed over her head.
  I drive on Pea's motorcycles while Fangs drives in the Truck.
  We make it to Greendale unmasking her. She gasps breathing in the air. "Where- where am I," she breaths heavily.
  "Your in greendale, your new home." Jughead tells her.
  She rolls her eyes. "But frankly Penny, I don't care where you set up shop. But it's not gonna be in riverdale." I tell her kneeling down at her level. "And it's not gonna be with the Serpents."
  "You wanna deal drugs? You wanna extort people, that's your business. But not on the SouthSide, that belongs to us." Jughead interrupts. Penny starts laughing.
  "You stupid cocky kid." She says through laughs. "Serpent law says you can't hurt one of your own," she says like she's so smart.
  I stand up, "Oh Penny, it's time you learned.
  "Grab her," Jughead says taking off his jacket. I do the same.
  "We'll do this together okay?" He whispers to me, "For my dad."
  FP was like a father to me so clearly I wanted revenge.
  I nod and we walk over to Penny who is yelling at us. "That tattoo doesn't make you a Serpent,"
  Jughead and I hold the knife to her skin and cut off her tattoo. I smile now that I got my revenge. Penny screams in pain and we start heading to our bikes to leave.

  SweetPea Fangs and I sit on the couch staring at the fire listing to 'We wish you a Merry Christmas' on the radio.
  "Why did you and Jughead cut off the tattoo together? It's just kinda strange, what is FP to you?"
  "He is like a father to her, he used to come visit us everyday, and brought us presents during the holidays." Fangs explains.
  "Speaking of presents," I change the conversation. "I got you two a little something. I reach under the tree grabbing a small ish box.
  I hand it to them. "Open it," They do as their told and it reveals itself. Both boys light up in excitement.
  "Mortal Combat X?!" They say in unison fist bumping eachother. "Thanks Shana!"
  "We got you something too," They smile and fangs takes a little box out from his pocket.
  He hands it to me and I open it revealing a pocket knife ⬇️

  He hands it to me and I open it revealing a pocket knife ⬇️

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  "This is.. beautiful.." I say smiling down at it. "Wait.. did you guys go bro shopping for me?" I laugh and SweetPea playfully shoves me. We laugh then we invite Topaz over and watch old Christmas movies all night.
  Best Christmas Ever. Or was it?

  Meanwhile a few miles away stood Archie with a gun to the black hood.
  "Get down, or I'll shoot you, I swear to god I'll do it!" Archie yells. He breaths heavily. "You tried to kill my father, and my friends. Your going to pay for your crimes. You are not escaping, this ends tonight." He says. The black hood turns away getting ready to jump off the bridge. "I said stop!"
  A gunshot buzzed through their ears. Archie turns to see Sheriff Keller with a gun in his hands. "Archie put the gun down!" Sheriff Keller demands running towards them. "It's okay,"
  "Sheriff Keller!" Betty exclaims.
  "Betty stay back," he says checking the Black Hoods pulse. "He's dead."
  "Who is he?" Betty asks.
  Sheriff Keller lifted up the mask. There he was Mr. Svenson, the Janitor.

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