Rule - Sweet Pea (1)

Getting Beaten Apparently Cures That

Sweet Pea looked up at the love of his life, her electric blue heel resting on the chest of the unconscious bastard that'd kidnapped him, and all he could think was that Rule had never looked sexier. "You done staring?" Rule smirked at the dazed look on Sweet Pea's bruised face. Sweet Pea shook his head at Rule and her antics, placing a hand on the coffee table to help him stand up. It wasn't till Rule saw the slight limp Sweet Pea had that she let her confident facade fade, barreling into his arms. Slamming his lips on hers, pain and desperation stung their lips as they kissed. "Thank god, oh!" A shaky and desperate breath escaped Rule, caressing Sweet Peas face in her hands. "Did he hurt you?" Rule shook her head violently, guilt overwhelming her at the beaten sight of her boyfriend. "I should've been home with you Sweets, I'm so sorry!"  Sweet Pea gave her a look, one that soon turned into a small smile. "It was just the flu Angel, besides, it appears getting beaten apparently cures that." Rule laughed along with Sweet Pea. Because they were the type of people that could walk through hell and come out smiling because they had each other. 

And so they laughed because no matter what, they were together.

"Wow, this is a lot more fun than I thought it'd be." Sweet Pea chuckled at Rules comment, helping her tie Nick to a chair. "You ready for this?" Rule smirked, tossing her dagger into the air and catching it. "Oh Sweets, you have no idea just how ready I am." Pulling out Nick's cell phone, she thought about using the burner cell she kept for emergencies but decided against it, Rule dialed the number of Xander St. Clair. 

"Hello?"

"Mr. St. Clair, I have your son Nick here with me. I'm wondering how much it's worth to you getting him back in one piece." 

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"There's no one else that I can talk to. No one else that might understand what I'm going through." Rule and Cheryl watched silently as Betty shut the classroom door behind her, all thoughts of yesterdays hostage situation gone. "Dear cousin, you look harrowed. What is it?" Betty swallowed thickly, Rule standing up from the spot she'd take on a desk and walking closer.

"Rule, before Penny hurt you, did you know she was so horrible? And Cheryl, before you saw the video of your Dad... shooting Jason. Did you know that he was the murderer?" Cheryl grasped Rule's hand instantly, the latter squeezing her hand to reassure them both. "Subconsciously, yes. Why do you ask?" Rule simply nodded her head, watching as Betty drew in a shaky breath as if we had confirmed her very worst fear. Cheryl and Rule soon learned that they had. "I think there's a chance that my dad... That somehow. He might be the Black Hood." Cheryl tried to reassure Betty, Rule simply going over everything in her mind. 

"It's just intuition. Cheryl, Rule, I don't want my dad to be a murderer. It would destroy our lives even more, but I don't know... I can feel it in my bones." Rule watched her terrified friend, ready without a doubt to believe Betty. "If you're coming to me for advice, fine. Let's get you to the po-po. Maybe this new sheriff has half a brain-" Betty shook her head at Cheryl vigorously, repeating the word no over and over again. "No. No. Not yet. I need to be sure before I involve anyone else. Also, I know its hard to explain, but if my dad is the Black Hood, I need to be the one who confronts him, who stops him."

"In that case, absorb my hard-learned advice. You need concrete evidence, or a confession, or both." Rule nodded in agreeance, opening her mouth to add to Cheryl's sentence. "First step? Buy yourself some time while you investigate. That means pretending everything is normal." Betty chuckled bitterly, exasperation on her face. "Yeah, well, luckily, that's my specialty." Cheryl smiles at Betty, Rule watching the exchange. "You're playing a very dangerous game, Betty Cooper."  Betty bit the inside of her cheek in thought, unclenching her fists. "I don't think he would hurt his own daughter." Rule and Cheryl scoffed simultaneously at Betty's innocence, Cheryl speaking up first with Rule following, only to finish in sync.

"I never thought my dad would shoot his son in the forehead,"

"Yeah, and I never thought that my Aunt would take the side of a rapist over her own nieces,"

"But that's the world we live in."

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"War baby called my FP, Rule, and I from Shankshaw. Her old adversaries, the Ghoulies, had been released. Word on the street is that they want serpent blood. They're gunning for a re-match. They want war." Sweet Pea squeezed Rules side, pulling her in closer and ignoring the small sting that shot through him from his bruised ribs. Rule noticed, of course, she noticed and scrunched her eyebrows together in worry. "Are you okay?" Her voice was just above a whisper, the couple being the only people that heard it. "I'm fine Angel,"

"Which one of you reptiles was screwing Midge Klump?" Silence ensued as Reggie, Archie, and a few other guys burst through the classroom doors. "What the hell is going on? This is a private meeting." Everyone ignored Jughead, Reggie starting to point a jealous finger. "I'm guessing it was you, Sweet Pea." Everyone snapped their heads to Rule and Sweet Pea, nothing but silence in the air. That was until Rule broke out into a fit of laughter that had her clutching her stomach.  "It was me, didn't you know she and I were secret lovers?" Toni choked on a laugh from behind her, Sweet Pea hiding a smirk. "I didn't even know Midge you ass, maybe if you weren't so hung up on my girlfriend you would realize that." Reggie lunged for Sweet Pea, Rule stepping in just in time and landing a well-aimed punch at Reggie's nose. Archie winced sympathetically, knowing first hand that Rules right hook hurt like a bitch. "I'd be careful if I were you Reggie, the last person that attempted to hurt my boyfriend ended up unconscious tied to a chair, which made him a much better hostage." The Bulldogs backed away from Rule, Reggie clutching his nose while Sweet Pea smiled proudly.

"That's my girl,"

A/N - Gif of Rule looking at Reggie like she's gonna beat his ass

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