Serpent Wolves (Sequel to The Serpent wolf)

11.

About a week passes, no more hunter attacks, no more letters, but things being so quiet has us all of edge and we've become sceptical of everyone outside of our group. Jughead, Betty, Sweet-Pea, all our friends and all the students, everyone's preparing for the students at Riverdale high to graduate tomorrow morning.

Betty and I sit on my bed, watching A movie, while Jughead sleeps in the next room. It's about 11am on a Thursday morning.

"So, how does it feel that you graduate tomorrow?" I ask Betty.

"So surreal, this is the thing that I've been working my whole life for and now it's... happening." Betty says.

"Must be exciting! You've done so well." I say excitedly.

"Yeah, I'm excited." She says with a smile.

"What about you? Does it ever make you sad that you didn't get to graduate?" Betty asks.

"Sometimes, but It always makes me feel better that I'd done some good in the world. My life may not be traditional, but I know my mom and dad would be proud I think." I tell her.

"I bet they would too." She says, giving me a wee cuddle.

"I wonder when your lover boy will finally get his ass out of bed." I laugh as the movie ends.

"He was up late, worried about a million things again." Betty sighs.

"Graduation?" I ask.

"Yes, also the hunters, if the hunter is his mom, that note, the arrowhead, who the hunters are hunting, if they're hunting me, or one of our friends, why are things so quiet, etc." Betty says.

"He's not the only one." I sigh.

"I mean, who could they POSSIBLY think is a werewolf?" Betty asks.

"I don't know, but it's either you, Sweet-Pea or one of the serpents, that's the only explanation why Jug and I received that note." I say.

"I hope we never have to find out." Betty says.

"If only it were that easy, B." I sigh, leaning into her.

"Speaking of Sweet-Pea, have you spoken to him." She asks, my heart drops. I could count on both hands how often I'd heard from him since the other night.

"Not in a few days. He hasn't really spoken to me unless I call him, even then... Somethings off." I say

"We're having a serpent meeting this afternoon, maybe you can pull him up?" Betty suggests.

"I dunno B. Maybe I over thought it, maybe he doesn't like me." I sigh.

"I don't think that's true. Talk to him, Logan." Betty says.

"Did you tell Jughead... About..."

"No, Logan, you asked me not to." She says.

"Asked you not to what?" Jug asks, entering the room.

"Sleeping beauty awakens." I say.

"Nothing, Juggie, just girl chat." Betty says. She would never outright lie to Jughead, not even for me, but I did ask her not to tell him. He'd lose it if he knew I'd barely talked to Sweet-Pea since.

"I'll get myself alive then we'll head to the Wyrm, okay?" Jug asks, we both nod. Betty and I had been ready a while.

We head to the White Wyrm. My heart pounds in my chest about confronting Sweet-Pea, I know Jug hears it, and it concerned but thankfully he doesn't confront me.