Summary: you're taken by the Ghoulies while walking home one night and it's up to the Serpents to get you back.
Warnings: kidnapping, violence, near drowning
A/N: I haven't posted in a while so have something I haven't edited (this is rly bad sry not sry)
Posted: January 14, 2020 1:27 P.M. CT
"What are you doing all by yourself so late?" A voice asks from behind you, a chill running down your spine as you turn around. You see a man you'd seen many pictures of and heard many stores about, Malachi the leader of the Ghoulies.
"Ah, you're a Serpent." He grins, referring to the tattoo below your collarbone. "Are you the princess I've been hearing everyone talk about?"
You stay quiet and put on a face of stone. A Serpent never shows cowardice, You think, cursing yourself for leaving your knife at home. Malachi scans your figure and expression, looking for a chink in your armour.
"Well as you know it's not very safe to walk around the South alone, so I guess we'll be your company."
"What--?" You say right before someone behind you holds a rag against your mouth, your hands and feet viciously attacking the person holding you but the chemical in the rag was slowly taking away your strength until your eyes roll back in your head.
Toni checks the time on her phone after being woken up by someone knocking on her door, groaning when they don't stop. She stands up and trudges down the hall, opening the door and being met with Jughead.
"Uh hey Jughead? What're you doing here so early?" She asks.
"Is Y/n here?" He questions, peering slightly over her shoulder to look for himself.
"No, last I saw her was school Thursday. She probably stayed over at someone else's house."
Jughead nods before saying a quick goodbye and moving on. His fear got worse and worse after each person told him you weren't with them. He assured everyone he talked to everything was fine even when he knew it definitely wasn't, especially when he crossed off the last name on his mental list with Cheryl.
"Hey Sweet Pea can I talk to you?" Jughead asks, Sweet Pea finishing a conversation before walking towards him in a quiet corner of the Wyrm. At that point you'd been gone about three days and concern was growing in Jughead's head. "Y/n hasn't been home. I don't know where she is."
Sweet Pea stiffens at Jughead's words, worry displayed in his eyes though he tried to hide it. "Where do you think she is?"
"I don't know, but it must have something to do with the Ghoulies." He replies, referring to the increasing tension between the two gangs.
"We need to tell the others." Sweet Pea says glancing at Toni and Fangs playing pool.
"No, if we do it'll just make things worse. Only me, my dad, and you know."
"Well then we need to schedule a meeting with Penny."
Sweet Pea, Jughead, and FP sit gathered in the Jones trailer as FP sets down a phone in the middle of the table, the three Serpents waiting anxiously for someone to pick up.
"Took you long enough to call." Penny's voice says after she answers the phone.
"I'm not playing any games Penny." FP hisses. "Where's Y/n?"
"Don't worry your precious little daughter is safe. Or atleast for now."
"I swear to God if you lay a hand on her-"
"If you want your princess back," she cuts him off, "Meet me at the East side of sweet water."
"How do I know you have her?" FP asks, tapping his finger on the table and leaning on it.
"Here." There's rustling on the other end before you speak into the phone in a weak voice, "Dad?"
"Y/n, we're coming okay?"
"Hurry they're not-" you're cut off by the sound of skin on skin, a small whimper following it.
"Don't touch her!" Sweet Pea yells, slamming his fist down on the table.
"East side of Sweetwater. Friday eleven sharp." Penny says before hanging up, leaving the Serpents on the other end frustrated and scared for your life.
FP had announced to the rest of the Serpents the Ghoulies had kidnapped you that night, anger rising amongst the members. Everyone in the Whyte Wyrm that night prepared for a war against the Ghoulies the tensions preparing to snap.
Friday approached slowly for you. The two days after the call the Ghoulies had treated you worse than before, more bruises and cuts littering your body including a large gash on your upper side where your Serpent tattoo used to be. You'd lost a few pounds due to lack of food and heavy bags sat above shallow cheeks on your face, dry blood trails caking your face. A bag had been thrown over your head before you were thrown into a van, a bumpy fifty minute ride follows before you're thrown out, the bag being ripped off your head. You're kneeled down in front of Penny Peabody, someone tying your hands together with thick rope.
"The snakes are really desperate to get their princess back." She smirks, tapping the end of a knife in her hand. She nods to the person behind you who hoists you to your feet, you nearly collapse due to being so weak. "Not much left though."
She grabs your arm and harshly pulls you to the side, bruises forming under her fingertips as she wraps her other arm around your shoulders. The knife in her hand lies on your collarbone, the cold blade chilling your skin.
Hope blooms in your chest as you see multiple motorcycles pull up to the bank, Serpents jumping off of them and approaching the scene. The first people you see are your dad, your brother, Sweet Pea, Fangs, and Toni, and you never thought you could be more relieved to see them. All of their gazes are set on you and Penny, her knife now held against your throat.
"Let her go." FP growls, stepping closer causing Penny to step backwards and closer to the harsh current of the river the cliff you stood on overlooked.
"If you get any closer in cutting her open and dumping her into the river like Jason Blossom." She says, you closing your eyes and swallowing the tears building up in your throat.
"What do you want, Penny?" Jughead asks, your eyes opening again to watch the fight to see which side would get you.
"I want more power." She answers. "The Ghoulies have lived in your shadow for far too long. I want more of our territory back."
"Fine. Take your territory and give us Y/n." FP says, gesturing to you.
"I'll take that but you won't take her." Penny says. Everything seems to happen in slow motion. She pulls the knife away from your throat, a small trail of crimson blood dripping down your neck where it was. She pushes you backwards, sending you right into the black waves of Sweetwater. The part of the river you all gathered by was one of the strongest, the current easily pulling you under more than you could stay above due to your strength being deplenished. You thrash around, taking breaths as much as you though you started breathing in water more than air the longer you are in the river. Your clothes weighed you down, trying to drag you to the depths of the water. You hear people call your name but you can't respond, only focus on trying not to drown. You see a log reaching into the water from shore, your arms wrapping around one of the brittle branches as if your life depended on it - which it practically did. You desperately look around for someone, finally seeing Sweet Pea, Fangs, and Toni run towards the tree. The look frantic as they try to find a way to reach out to you without breaking the branch you clinged to. Eventually Sweet Pea inches as close as he could, lying down on the dirt with one of his hands reached out towards you. You try to grab it but almost get swept back into the current forcing you to wrap your arm back around the log and your eyes to squeeze shut.
"Y/n, you need to grab my hand." Sweet Pea yells over the sound of the rushing water.
"I'm gonna fall." You say, almost to quiet for him to hear.
"I won't let you. You just need to trust me." He tries to reason, the sound of wood cracking ringing through the air. Reluctantly you reach out again, this time your shaky hand getting hold of his firm one. "I've got you." He says, pulling you out of the water and onto shore. Once you are on land, you throw your arms around him and shake with an exhausted sob, burying your face in the crook of his neck. His arms snake around you, holding you firmly against him after pulling you both further away from the water.
"Come on." He says quietly, scooping you up in his arms and carrying you back to where the Serpents had chased away the Ghoulies. He sets you down, FP and Jughead running up and pulling you into a tight hug, a weak smile spreading on your face.
"Thank you." You whisper before pulling away. "Can I um spend the night at Peas?" Your dad looks from your disheveled appearance to Sweet Pea standing a few feet back before sighing.
"Don't take your eye of her, boy." He says, pointing a finger at the boy next to you. Sweet Pea nods, wrapping an arm around you and leading you to his bike.
It's a short ride back to the trailer park, Sweet Pea giving you some of his clothes to wear. The two of you sat on his couch for about an hour while he patched up the cuts and bruises and other marks left on your body from the Ghoulies, his hands gently working with each one until he's done. After he puts away the first aid kit he leads you by your hand to his room, both of you lying down facing each other. You could hear a party being thrown outside most likely for the victory over the Ghoulies, but neither of you bothered to look or go out.
"I thought about you a lot." You whisper, looking up at Sweet Pea. "It's like the only thing that kept me going, that I knew I'd be back here."
Sweet Peas arms tighten around you and pull you closer into his chest, his chin resting on the top of your head after he presses a kiss to your hair. Your legs tangle with his, your eyes shutting in peace.
"I'm sorry." He says, his voice quiet. "I should've walked with you instead of making you walk alone."
"It's not your fault." You say, pulling away slightly to look at him. "I'm the daughter of the King of Serpents and the girlfriend of a higher up, I'm a target. Something like this was bound to happen."
"How did I get so lucky as to end up with the strongest girl I know?" He asks, a smile tugging at his lips.
"Same way I got so lucky as to end up with the absolute perfect boy." You smile, leaning in and pressing a gentle kiss to his lips, warmth spreading through you.
"I love you." Sweet Pea hums against your lips.
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