More Than I Should... (Fp x OC)

Guess Who's Back

(It's not Slim Shady)

I woke up that Monday drenched in sweat, I'd had another nightmare, this one wasn't as bad as the others, which explained why I didn't wake up screaming. Something about being almost murdered brings the night terrors right back. I'd heard from Reggie that Moose and Midge had been shot the night of the event at Pop's, he's been beating himself up about it because he thinks it's his fault, he'd sold them drugs and then they nearly got killed while they were taking them. I told him he needs to lighten up, not everything is about him.

I was planning on making my appearance at the Whyrm tonight to take over my role as substitute leader and to fulfill my promise to Toni. Surprisingly, I'm pretty sure that pretty much nobody besides my family and my immediate circle of friends knows about me being a Serpent, if they do, they aren't saying anything. I don't even think Jughead knows, I can't wait to see his face when he finds out.

Its been rather annoying trying to live these past few weeks, my stuff is still at Toni's so I've been wearing the clothes I'd had at Fred's. There were a few pairs of clothes there but if I was going to continue living anywhere I needed something more substantial, especially since my stomach is growing by the day.

I'm not really sure if I want to continue living with Fred and Archie, they're like family to me and they take great care of me, but I also enjoyed my time living with Toni although my time spent there was rather short. I think I might split my clothes between the two houses and just kind of float between the two households.

I think I'll definitely need to live with Toni at least for the next week or so as I'm solidifying my role as temporary leader. I was planning on buying a motorcycle to make the commute from the Northside to the Southside a little less annoying but I haven't found the right one yet. I'd been saving the money I'd earned from my shifts at Pop's for a few years now and I finally have enough. If I'm being honest though, I've been stalling on actually looking for a bike...I was kind of hoping FP would be there when I bought one. That my first ride would be alongside him...maybe I should just buy the fucking bike...it might be a while before FP gets out.

I think all this as I make my way across town to the Whyrm, the sun was beginning to set and I watched it as I strode along the sidewalk. I'd told Fred I was going to go stay the night with Toni, I don't think he would've been very happy to hear I was visiting the bar. He, like most Northsiders, didn't trust the Serpents.

I make it to the bar just as the sun disappeared below the horizon, the neon lights giving the street a dream-like glow and the loud music filtering out from the building filling my bones and making me feel more alive. I push the door open once I reach it and make my way inside my home away from home.

The bar was definitely past its max occupancy, the warmth produced by the amount of people in the room assisted me in defrosting, it was getting closer to winter now and you could feel the chill in the air, especially at night. There was some random classic rock song playing as background noise though you couldn't really tell what the lyrics were over the chorus of voices overpowering the singer.

"Gwen, you're back," One of the teen members of the gang, affectionately nicknamed "Little Man" by me says, he gives me a fist bump as I pass, headed straight for where Tallboy was sitting, a group of lackeys sharing his table.

"Smallboy, how ya doin'?" I ask, sitting on the table just in front of him, blocking his view of the other members of his boyband. His almost-pleasant expression drops the instant he sees me into a scowl, clearly knowing he was no longer going to be leader of the Serpents.

"Gwen..." is all he says in greeting, figures.

"Gwen, you're back!" I hear Fangs's joyful voice from behind me before I'm enveloped in a back hug, recognizing the tattoo on Fangs's wrist. I smile to myself, patting the boy's arms that are locked together, nearly crushing me, but not quite.

"Yep, I'm back."