Born Crazy || Sweet Pea [1] [COMPLETED]

||TWENTY-SEVEN - 'FIT IN'||

Jayda's POV

The next day, I went to school without Jughead obviously, as he was still suspended. I walked down the hall with Sweet Pea, Toni and Fangs. We were happy, until we saw Weatherbee coming over to us.

"Glad I found you." Weatherbee said. He had clothes in his hands. "To help you fit in, you need to change into these." He handed us Riverdale High uniforms.

"Hell no, I'm not wearing this!" Fangs exclaimed.

"Well, then, Mr. Fogarty, I'm sorry but you're suspended." Weatherbee responded.

"Fine." Fangs said, and shoved the uniform back into Weatherbee's hands.

"What the hell!" I said, loudly, as we watched Fangs walk away.

"You want to be suspended too, Miss. Jones?" Weatherbee questioned. I put on a fake smile.

"No, sir." I replied. As soon as he turned around, my face went back to a scowl. "I'm not wearing this."

"We have to." Toni responded. I sighed, and we all went to the bathrooms to get changed. 

Toni and I came out, both wearing the blue polo shirt and disgusting khaki pants.

"I think I'm gonna throw up." I said to Toni, folding my arms over my chest. We got a few glances, and I saw one guy laugh at me. I grabbed the kid by the collar of his shirt, and shoved him against the wall. 

"Were you laughing at me?!" I spat. The boy frantically shook his head. "Good. Then we won't have a problem." I let go of him, making him fall to the ground. He scrambled around the floor, picking up the books he'd dropped before running away.

"What was that about?" Sweet Pea asked me, as I watched the kid run away.

"He laughed at me--" I turned and saw Sweet Pea. I instantly starting laughing at him. "You've turned into one."

"No I haven't." He protested. "Now, shut up."

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"What the hell? Guys?" Jughead questioned, walking into the student lounge. We walked over to him.

"Weatherbee gave them to us. Said he understood that not every Southside student had the means to purchase Riverdale High-acceptable clothes." Toni explained.

"He thinks this will help us fit in." I added, annoyed.

"Where's Fogarty?" Jughead asked, realising the lack of Fangs with us.

"He wouldn't wear the uniform. So, they got rid of him, suspended him." Sweet Pea answered.

"So, our choices are to conform, or be cast out." Jughead concluded.

"Yeah." Toni confirmed.

"Oh, and don't worry, brother. You've got one too." I said, and handed him the uniform.

Sweet Pea and I headed to Chemistry, along with Crash and Roza who were also wearing the uniform.

We walked in, and got many stares, but I ignored them and sat in my chair next to Reggie. He looked up from his phone, and scoffed when he saw my outfit. 

I snapped. I stood up, and slammed Reggie onto the desk, facing me. I took out my switchblade, snapped it open, before putting it to his neck.

"What was that, Mantle?!" I snapped. A crowd formed around us, as I held the knife to his throat.

"Jay, don't." Sweet Pea said, as he pushed through the crowd. At the realisation, I shoved the knife back into the pocket, and let go of Reggie.

The crowd went back to their seats, and I sa back down. Dr. Beaker finally came in, oblivious to the whole ordeal. Reggie edged his stool as far as he could away from me, and didn't say anything for the entirety of the class.

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"Can Miss Jones please report to the principal's office?" asked the loudspeaker. I was sitting with Sweet Pea and Toni at the time of the announcement.

"Shit. He knows." I said to Sweet Pea.

"Knows what?" Toni questioned, honestly confused.

"That Jay pulled a knife on Mantle." Sweet Pea answered for me.

"Wait. What?" Toni asked, a shocked look on her face.

"It was nothing." I responded, calmly. I stood up and slung my bag over my shoulder.

"Good luck." Sweet Pea said, and I kissed his cheek goodbye. I walked towards the principal's office, honestly getting a bit lost.

"I'm here for Principal Weatherbee." I greeted his secretary. She gestured for me to go in, and I went in to see Weatherbee at his desk.

"Please, have a seat, Miss Jones." he said, and pointed to the seat with his hand. I dumped my backpack on the floor next to the seat, and sat down. 

"Why am I here?" I asked, straight up.

"I was looking through all the new students files," he began. Good. Not about pulling a knife on Reggie. "And, I came across yours. More specifically, your criminal record."

Okay, so not that great then.

"It says you went to Centerville Juvenile Detention Centre, for six months, until you were released on parole." he continued.

"Yes, that's correct." I affirmed. I sat up in my chair. I really didn't want to talk about this.

"For assaulting another student at Southside High. Care to explain?" he asked.

"No, not really." I muttered.

"What was that?" Weatherbee questioned.

"Nothing." I responded, quickly. "So, it wasn't my first offence, or the first time that I was arrested..." I trailed off, preparing.

"May I ask, why did you assault him, Miss Jones?" Weatherbee asked me.

"So, this guy had been annoying me for a long time." I explained, after taking a deep breath. "He was bullying me, without the Serpents knowing. Between classes, after school. And, one day, he started being mean to my friends. So, I snapped. I attacked him, and he ended up in the hospital."

"Now, during your time at Riverdale High, this behaviour will not be tolerated. You understand?" Weatherbee announced.

"Yes, I understand." I said. I didn't really mean it though. I didn't regret attacking the guy, because he was rude to my friends.

"Now, you may get to class." he responded, and pointed to the door. The bell for the beginning of class went off about ten minutes ago.

I headed to my next class. Math. I usually had this class with Fangs, but he got suspended which was great. So, I sat at the back of the class, not really paying any attention whatsoever.

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The next day, I got a text from Jughead to go to a certain empty classroom. I entered, and saw all the Serpents there in the uniforms, including Fangs.

"Fangs!" I exclaimed, and hugged him. 

"You saw him yesterday." Sweet Pea commented.

"Shut up." I replied, and lightly shoved him. I turned back to Fangs. "Math was boring without you."

"I just make everything better." Fangs responded. Then, Jughead came in, and leaned up against the desk at the front of the room.

"Welcome to the inaugural meeting of the Swords and Serpents club." Jughead announced.

"Which is what exactly?" Toni asked.

"Like I told Fogarty to lure him back to dear old Riverdale," Jughead answered, "We are a gaming group, sanctioned by Mr. Weatherbee, himself. Where like-minded students can meet and concoct, world-building, role-playing scenarios, inhabiting fantastical heroes and dispatching mythological creatures."

"No, but really?" Toni laughed.

"It's a club. For us. A safe haven, where we can be Serpents, during school hours, and under everyone's noses . We're not shedding our skins. We're lying low, in the tall grass."