When Crossing The Tracks-Sweet Pea

63- seek the truth untold

"How are you feeling?" dad asked as he put a plate of food in front of me "Good" I said "Just good?" he asked "Yeah why?" I asked "Just worries. With all these strange seizures" he said, sipping his coffee "I'm fine" I shrugged "And I'm assuming you're not involved in any of this crazy game that's going on right?" he asked "No" I said "And you're also not skipping around, sticking your nose into what's not your business?" he asked "Dad, relax. I'm not doing anything bad" I said and he nodded "Eat up" he said and I started eating "Sweet Pea's picking you up?" he asked and I nodded "He's a good kid" he said "I know" I said "I knew his dad" he said "Really?" I asked "Yeah. We always got in trouble together. Me, him and FP Jones" dad chuckled "I never knew" I said "Yeah. Sweet Pea looks just like his father. Just as tall too" dad said and I smiled "We did a bunch of dumb things, man oh man. We used to come to the North Side and spray paint on the walls, steal chickens, cut car tires" dad said "Steal chickens?" I laughed "Ever heard of cow tipping?" he asked "No" I said "Good" he laughed and I shook my head "Sweet Pea got his name after his father, Jonathan. Johnny " dad said "He hates it" I said and dad laughed "Why did his parents leave him behind?" I asked "They were young and scared. It worked for a little but neither of them were ready for a kid. I don't think they'd be ready for a kid even at the age they are now" dad sighed "So they just took off?" I asked "John knew Sweet Pea would be better off with the Serpents" dad said "Sweet Pea...I think he hates his parents. I knew, deep down he wishes he had a family, like any normal person, but at the same time he hates them. If someone could cherry pick their family he's be the one" I said and dad nodded "I bet" dad sighed once again "Does he treat you right?" dad asked "Yes" I said and he smiled "I know. We talked" dad said "Oh God" I sighed "It wasn't like that" dad laughed "So it wasn't like the usual cringey dad having 'the talk' with his daughter's boyfriend?" I asked "Well I'm not the usual cringey dad am I?" he chuckled "Sometimes you are" I shrugged. My phone dinged and a text showed up on the screen "He's outside. I should go" I said and stood up "You slightly burned the eggs dad, but thanks for breakfast" I said, kissing his stubbly cheek before grabbing my bag and rushing out. I smiled as I hopped into the car "Good morning" I smiled at Sweet Pea "Morning baby" he said, his voice still a lot raspier than usual. He leaned in, his lips pressing against mine "How are you this fine morning?" I asked and he groaned "Way too early for school. Hell, it's too early for anything" he said and I chuckled. It was a little chilly this morning but the sun was shining. I love mornings like this. "Did you go to bed late again?" I asked and he hummed "What kept you up?" I asked "We were having a couple beers around the fire last night, me and the guys" he said and I nodded "Jughead called" he sighed "What? Where is he?" I asked "He and Andrews went to find his mom. I guess he thought they'd be safe there" he said "But something happened" I said "Doesn't it always? Penny showed up" he said "That mud crawler" I mumbled under my nose "He said they took care of her. But I have a feeling once the Ghoulies or Hiram Lodge find out, they might have a say in it. That if Penny actually was more than just a pawn" Sweet Pea said "Cheryl texted me at 6am telling me to meet her in the 'investigation room' before class" I said "I know, she texted me too. And Fangs" he said "She probably found out something" I sighed "What's wrong?" Sweet Pea asked "Nothing. I just have a feeling" I said "Bad?" he asked "Yeah. But different bad" I said "Like what?" he asked "Like...next level bad" I said "Don't overthink it. We just gotta stick together, all of us. But you and me most importantly" he said and I nodded.

Once we got to school. I stepped out of the car and fixed my Vixen uniform "Skirt's way too short" Sweet Pea said as we put an arm around my shoulders. I smiled, wrapping my arm around his waist as we walked into the school. We seemingly were pretty much the it couple as for right now. Ever since 'Varchie' and 'Bughead' haven't been a thing, me and Sweet Pea have been the talk of Riverdale High. Sweet Pea never really cared for any of the attention or 'fame' as Fangs likes to call it, and I don't mind it. It's the classic athlete and cheerleader cliché only Riverdale style where things always somehow involve gangs, some kind of a crime, dark secrets of the past and it's continuous effects on everybody now.

"About time you got here" Cheryl said as we walked in "Relax" Sweet Pea groaned as sat down "What's up Cheryl?" I asked and she rolled her eyes "I heard that mud crawling, infected lowlife talking about wanting to wild a seraglio, surprise-surprise" Cheryl said "She means her mom" Toni spoke up "A seraglio? What's that?" Fangs asked "Red-light district, den of iniquity, massage parlor" Toni sighed "A brothel then" Sweet Pea chuckled "Oh" Fangs smirked "Hey, focus Serpent!" Cheryl snapped her fingers "So she needs Hiram for that huh. She's probably in on a bunch of his plans" Fangs said "I'll see if I can find out anything and when we do, I'll call" Cheryl said, putting an arm around Toni "You do that Cher, stay on positions" Fangs chuckled. Cheryl glared at him before the two girls left "Bro, I told you not to push her buttons. One day she's going to lash out at you, turn into some kind of creature and bite your head off. Did you see the size of her nails?" Sweet Pea laughed "You mean demon claws? Yeah" Fangs laughed. I rolled my eyes, shaking my head. The bell rang and everybody went to class. Today started off as normal. Too normal. Everybody was busy with normal things like the upcoming pep rally, sneaking off during class to steal a kiss from their crush, trying to quickly memorize basically anything before the bell rings and the test starts.

"All I'm saying is it's weird" Fangs complained and I glanced over at Kevin and the rest of the ROTC guys he's been hanging out with "Dude, if you want to join just do it" Sweet Pea groaned, leaning back on the couch in the student lounge "Like hell" Fangs scoffed "Seriously Fangs" I agreed "I'd have to wear that stupid hat tho" he sighed "Don't wear it then" Sweet Pea shrugged "And that ugly vest thing. And blue is not even my color" Fangs said "Then don't join them" Sweets rolled his eyes for what seemed like the millionth time "But- Fangs spoke "Fangs! I mean it man. Joined if you want to or don't if you don't want to. It's actually that simple" he snapped which made me want to giggle but I held back, hiding a smile "Okay! God" Fangs said and got up, walking over to Kevin and the others "He's making me have a headache" Sweet Pea said, closing his eyes and I chuckled. A sharp scream caught my attention, everybody's in fact. I got up, stepping out of the lounge to find Cheryl standing with a mortified expression on her face. My eyes shifted and I saw the rest of the vixens sprawled out on the floor, their bodies convulsing furiously "Oh my God" Toni spoke as she stepped out of the girls bathroom "Somebody call 911!" someone called out.

  After the mass seizure at Riverdale High, 2 days later, principal Weatherbee shut down the school which thanks to Veronica and Cheryl, we learned it was at the orders of mayor Lodge. "Seizures are not contagious" Toni said "I bet the Vixens took fizzle rocks" Fangs said "My Vixens would never" Cheryl defended. I hopped off the desk "Maybe they did" I said "Why would they?" Cheryl asked "Let's take it logically" Reggie spoke up "That's a lot coming from you" Sweet Pea chuckled and I glared at him "Just joking, we're pals now" Sweet Pea said and went back to munching on his snacks "Maybe it's a quest" I said "But we play the game and never came across a quest like that" Fangs said "Maybe you need to ascend higher" Toni said "It's the perfect crime. He's using the game to get everybody to take the drugs" I said "Insane" Cheryl said "Did you mom spill on anything?" Fangs asked "Nothing we didn't already suspect" Cheryl sighed "Guys, seriously" Veronica said as she walked downstairs to the speakeasy "What?" I asked "Not here, I don't want any of that here and neither does Pop" she said, pointing to the board and some of the other stuff "Where then, Ronnie?" I sighed "I don't know and I don't care. Not here" she said, putting her hands on her hips "I thought you wanted this solved" I said "I do but I'm sure we can find a place to set this up, somewhere that's not here" she said "We can't just put it anywhere" I said "Well I don't care" she said and I grabbed my stuff, going up the stairs "Grab the board, Fangs" I heard Sweet Pea said and soon, he was by my side, his arm around my shoulders "She's so unreasonable" I said "Easy tiger" Sweet Pea chuckled "Mhm" I clenched my jaw as I made my way to the car "You looked like you were about to beat her up back there" Sweet Pea chuckled "I felt like I was about to. She always does this, commanding things to get done but never does jack. It's her father we're talking about, she lives with him yet she somehow never knows anything" I rolled my eyes "Let it out baby" he smirked and I shot him a glare "Alright Princess, where to" Fangs yelled as he followed behind us with the rest of our things "No clue" I sighed

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Is it just me or did I write the latest episode of Riverdale in last week's two chapters? So predictable already SMH.