𝐕𝐈𝐏𝐄𝐑 || Sweet Pea ✔️ || REWRITING

Chapter 35

Ezra Jones

 {Italics-3rd Person}

"You sure you can handle this, princess" Franky laughs as we get ready for our police training in the school.

"Fuck off dude. I'm gonna run circles around you" I scoff looking around as the lights are shut off.

We follow Jughead down the dark hall and through the student lounge, keeping our eyes peeled.

"Sweet Pea duck!" Jughead yells.

"Bang bang. You're both dead" Keller jeers.

God fucking damn it.

"Always check your six, deputies. This is just a simulation. But you don't get any do-overs on the street" Keller lectures us.

"Which proves you boys aren't ready for them. You wanna stop the rogue Gargoyles? Work as a team. Until you've proven you can do that, I'm not letting you out there. Do it again!"

"Dad we've done this four times already!" I whine, crossing my arms over my chest.

"I don't care. Get to it"

It takes us three more tries until we finally get it right and my dad finally lets us leave.

Jordan grabs my hand as we're leaving the school, swinging our arms back and forth as we walk out the door.

"Want me to walk you home?" He asks, looking down at me.

I shake my head quickly "I don't want to go home, not yet"

Jordan sighs softly "Well we can't go to mine, my dads back. Again."

I shake my head again "It's okay, we can go.."

"Pops?" He suggests.

I shrug my shoulders "I don't know, it feels like we're always there. In the same booth, with the same people."

"I got it!" Jordan smiles widely "we haven't been to the quarry in forever"

I raise an eyebrow and look up at him "You wanna go swimming in minus a million degrees?"

"When have we ever gone to the quarry to swim?" He retorts "But you're right, it's cold and late. You should get home."

I sigh in defeat "Fine, as long as we walk really slow"

Jordan laughs lightly "Why don't you want to go home? I thought you'd love your family being together"

"Except it's not really my family is it? Jellybean grew up without me, we're like strangers. Gladys isn't even my mom, my actual mom has gone off the rails. It might as well still be Dad, Jughead and I. Living in a posh Elm Street house pretending we all get along." I explain, dragging my feet slowly.

"Could be worse. Could have a drug dealer, Ghoulie father who shows up once a week to make sure you're not dead"

Yikes.

The walk continues in a comfortable silence, hand in hand until we reach my house.

"I take it Jughead already told you about the whole Gargoyle thing?" Jordan asks as we sit on the steps.

I nod "He plans on running them out of town. He already found out some locations."

"He said, wanna come with me tomorrow? Some comic book store,"

"A drug bust in a comic book store, how romantic!" I joke, both of us laughing "I guess I'll come, what would you do without me?"

Jordan smiles softly "I ask myself the same question, I'll see you tomorrow, darling"