Jughead Jones?

Part 8

|| Sam POV ||

I staggered to grab anything in the warehouse I was kept in and shoved it into my backpack. I found my keys and dashed out of the place before I was caught by the ghoulies. I was dying but I didn't care I had to get away from here too, I hopped onto my bike and sped off.

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They're gonna find me, they're gonna catch me and they're gonna kill me, where do I go? I rushed back into Riverdale and sped straight to Pops diner.

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As soon as I got into the car park right near the door I parked my bike and got off. I fell to the ground but I pushed my exhausted body off the concreted and limped into the diner, it was 1 in the morning but I needed to get in here.

"POP! SOMEBODY!" I screamed and Pop rushes out and sees me.

"SAMMY!" He yelled and I finally collapsed onto the ground and blacked out.
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My eyes shot opened and I sat up straight away " where the hell am I?" I looked around and I saw that I was in Pops diner still "thank god." I sighed with relief and Pop looks at me, he was on the phone.

"she's here Jughead, come get her." I shook my head frantically.

"NO!" I wailed "he's gonna get me! He's in danger Pop! No!" He hung the phone up.

"you need rest Sammy." He sighs "do you want anything to eat?" He asks me.

"no thanks Pop." I said quietly and tapped my nails frantically on the table.

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the door opens and Jughead stares at me in anger and in relief " thanks Pop." He doesn't lose eye contact with me, he's mad "where the fuck were you?" He yells and I flinched, that hurt to move.

"greendale." I said simply.

"why." He sat down across from me and leans forward, trying to intimidate me.

"get off your high horse Jughead, sit down." I spat and he does reluctantly " lI was saving your sorry ass." I continued on and moved my body "got hurt and now I'm here again... you and FP are in danger Jug, you and the serpents are going to be in a set up mouse trap that you can't win." I leaned forward and winced" the ghoulies are under Hiram's spell, they're gonna attack you guys, it's a fight you can't win. It's a trap." I whispered.

"what trap?" He asks me.

"they're going to cause mayhem over a new drug getting around called fizzle rocks, they have a lab under the Whyte wrym who as we know runs it is Hiram himself." He nods.

"how do you know this?" He asks me.

"I was with them when I did my job." I gulped.

"penny and Tallboy made you do work for a deal." I nod my head "why? Why did you make a deal with them?" He asks me.

"To keep you safe, you were their next target." Jughead gives me a confused glance.

"next target?" He repeats.

"they were gonna go after you for the noise you've caused." He nods.

"I can take care of myself Sam." I scoffed.

"They we're going to kill you Jughead." I said frantically but quietly through a clenched jaw and he froze.

"what?" He asks.

  if you went alone because of her, they were going to ambush you and beat you until you're dead." He sighs.

"this is a lot to take in." He mumbled and stands up "where are you going to stay?" He asks me.

"I'll figure that out Jughead, I always do." I get out of the booth and grabbed my stuff and my helmet.

"you could come home." He says to me quietly.

"and get you killed? No thanks." I was aching all over and stumbled, I grabbed onto a booth seat and held my body there.

"you're coming home with me, Pop? Can I leave the bike here? I'll pick it up tomorrow." He nods.

"In the garage underground, take the keys." He tossed them to Jughead and he catches them.

"thanks Pop, watch her for me and don't let her Leave."

Jughead leaves the diner and I start to cry " I'm in so much pain!" I wailed as I stood here shaking to keep my body from collapsing.

"that's why you should go home Sammy." Pop says and hugs me softly.

"I know." I sobbed into his shoulder "I'm scared to get them into something they can't stop or control." I whispered.

"they're serpents, they can handle it." He says.

"that's the thing Pop, they won't be able to win this one." He looks at me "the Ghoulies are back, Pop you need protection here, you need to be safe." I whispered.

"don't worry, there's a safe room here just in case." He smiled and I smile back.

"good." He slowly lets go of me and holds me in a standing position.

"got your stuff?" Jughead asks me.

"yep." I looked at Pop and smiled sadly.

"thank you Pop." Jughead takes me hand carefully and Pop let's go of me, I grabbed my helmet and bag off the floor and we left.

|| Jughead POV ||

I carried Sammy into the trailer and shut the door with my foot behind me, I went to my room and put her on the bed "Sammy?" I whispered and she opens her bruised eyes.

"yeah J?" Her voice was hoarse.

"I'm sorry." I said quietly.

"I'm sorry too." We smiled at each other.

"want me to stay?" I asked and she nods.

"please?" She whispered.

"of course." She moved on my bed to make room for me to get on, I took off my shoes and my jacket "want me to take your shoes off?" I asked her.

"if you want to." She giggles.

"I don't want to but I will." I carefully take her heeled shoes off and she sighs in relief, she must have got sore feet too "how badly were you beaten up?" I asked.

"to the point where I blacked out every 30 minutes." She says quietly.

"well you're safe for now okay? Get some rest." I put her shoes on the floor and fixed the blanket for both of us "night Sammy." She smiled at me.

"night Jughead." I turned the light off and fell asleep.