𝐕𝐈𝐏𝐄𝐑 || Sweet Pea ✔️ || REWRITING

Chapter 26

Ezra Jones

"I can't believe you actually cried" Jordan laughed, throwing a handful of popcorn in my face as we left the cinema.

I shove him harshly "Ask any girl who's watched A Star Is Born if they cried and they'll say yes!" I pout, defending my reputation.

Jordan chuckles wrapping his arms around me "Awh, my princess is in her feelings"

I laugh, wiping my eyes "I should probably get home. We've school in the morning"

Jordan sighs "Ugh fine. I'll see you in the morning" He leans downs and kisses me before I leave the cinema.

The next day in homeroom Sherriff Minetta begins grilling anyone who could know where Archie was.

"What were you doing, Ezra?" He leans forward pressing his hands down on my desk.

I roll my eyes "I was with my boyfriend, sir."

He scoffs "You really think I believe that Jones?"

I sit back in my chair, crossing my arms over my chest "Are you really going to make me go into detail? Well if you must know, we f-"

"Ezra, knock it off!" Jughead grimaces, kicking my chair with his foot.

"And where can I find this boyfriend, to secure your alibi?" Minetta questions, obviously unaffected by my outburst.

Jordan begins laughing as he raises his hand "Right here, Minetta"

"Jesus Christ, forget it. What about you Ms.McCoy?" He begins grilling Josie.

Josie begins to buckle under the pressure. Suddenly her whole body lurched forward.

She was having a seizure.

Class was dismissed for the rest of the day. I spend the rest of the afternoon working on my bike seeming as Jordan and Fangs fell off the face of the earth. Along with Betty and Jug.

I enter the trailer to clean myself up. Inside the door I'm greeted by Jughead handcuffed to the fridge.

"Not again. What did you do now?" I sigh, opening the cutlery drawer where I hid the spare key.

"Dad found out I sent Sweet Pea and Fangs after Joaquin to find out who the Gargoyle King is and-"

I widen my eyes "Are you kidding? You sent my boyfriend after Joaquin and his G&G gang for your stupid suicide game! Unbelievable, Jughead!"

"Just uncuff me and I can find them" Jughead pleas, pulling at his hand

"No. I won't. You can blame your stupid game for the situation you got yourself into" I slam the key down on the counter and storm into my bedroom.

Betty comes and let's Jughead go as I mope in my bedroom.

From: Ronnie
Archie Andrews is no longer a wanted man!! We did it E! He's with Kevin, he should be back soon x

I smile, reading the message then locking my phone. I climb off of my bed and literally sprint to Betty's house to let her know.

When I get there my mom is standing at the door, crying.

This woman is gonna be the death of me.

I see two men hauling Betty down the path. A white car with SOQM in the side.

SOQM?
Sisters of Quiet Mercy.

What the fuck.

"Please mom! Please don't do this, don't send me away!" Betty cries, being shoved into the back of the car.

I rush to the car "Betty! What's going on! Where are you going!"

"Mom has lost her mind, she's going to the farm and getting rid of me!" Tears pour down Betty's face as she presses her hand up to the window.

I join her in crying "I'll get you out of there Betty, just like we got Archie out okay? I'll get Jughead and Ronnie too, I promise"

The car pulls off and I'm left standing on the curb screaming her name after the car.

Alone.

Incoming call; Juggy

"Jughead I need your help,"

"Listen E, I don't know when I'm going to see you again. Archie can't come back to Riverdale, everyone knows that. I can't let him go alone" Jughead explains calmly, as if he was telling me he was having a sleepover with Archie.

"No! No, Jug I can't lose you and Arch too. I won't let that happen where are you?" My crying worsens, a tight feeling rising in my chest.

"I'm not telling you because you'll do something stupid. I love you Ezra, Betty and Dad too. Tell them I said that okay?"

"I can't Jughead. I can't tell them, I can't do it, I can't tell Betty she-"

"Ezra, I have to go. I'll see you around"

And with that he ends the call, leaving me standing on the middle of the street crying my eyes out.

I begin trudging in the direction of the Serpent hang out, still crying.

"Psycho? Are you okay?" India's voice interrupts my cry session as she grabs my wrist.

I shake my head slowly. She wraps her arms around me and pulls me into a hug, leaving me cry on her shoulder.

"Come on, let's find Sweet Pea. You can tell me what's wrong on the way" She smiles softly, taking my hand and walking with me.

So that's how I ended up explaining to her why I was having an emotional breakdown in front of her.

Sweet Pea was no where to be found, along with the other Serpents. India offered to stay with me but I told her I needed to be alone.

I wracked my brain trying to think of where Jughead could be.

Maybe Toledo?

Looks like there's one was to find out.

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Riverdale needs to realise it hard to write a serpent fanfic based on the episodes when there isn't any fucking serpents in tHE EPISODES