Sweet Pea x OC
"Jane. Jane. Jane. Hello, earth to Jane!"
Snap. Back to reality.
"What do you want?" She asked, her eyes glaring at her long time friend Freda.
"You zoned out again. Just trying to save you from the embarrassment of being caught by someone else."
"Thank you, really, with all my heart." Jane sneered, Freda giggled.
"The Southsiders start today." Freda prompted, her dark brown eyes wide and filled with amusement. That was true, Jane thought to herself. With a yank, she grabbed her books from her locker and slammed it shut, just in time to catch sight of the front doors of Riverdale High swinging open. A herd of leather jacket clad ladies and men strode in, led by the infamous Jughead Jones. To his right, a much taller boy Jane never saw before. His unruly dark hair was pushed away from his deep brown, almost dark grey eyes, forming a curl. Jane's heart caught in her throat as she observed the rest of him. A serpent jacket, dark jeans on legs that seemed to go on forever, and big work boots. Man he was beautiful.
The group of Southsiders came face to face with Veronica Lodge and her welcoming committee and Jane watched as Cheryl Blossom and Reggie Mantle approached, obviously initiating drama. Freda and Jane stared on as the two groups came face to face, only feet away from the threat match that seemed to be going on. Finally, the groups dispersed and Jughead and the others started away from the Bulldog group. Jughead reached his hands out to urge the taller, handsome boy away from the scene and ended up guiding him directly into Jane. She stumbled back against her locker as a strong whiff of leather and scented hair gel hit her almost as forcefully as the tall boy.
Jane realized quickly that Freda had managed to dodge the rest of the group, but she was too zoned out and thinking about this man already.
"Woah there, little girl." A deep, smooth voice said into her ear, two large, strong hands on her shoulders, holding her in place.
Jane looked up, catching the dark eyes staring back at her, almost amused.
"Really? You crashed into me." Jane stated, her green eyes wide.
"Nice to meet you too." And with that, the tall boy turned on his heel and jogged to catch up with his friends.
Jane stood there in a daze, quite unsure of what just happened, and positive that the universe had just done something in her favour.
"Um, what the hell was that? Jane?" Freda shrieked, and Jane immediately shushed her, not wanting any further attention drawn onto the two of them.
"Shut up, Freda. He bumped into me, thats it." Jane shook her head, her dark auburn hair falling into her face. She pushed it back and started off towards class, leaving an annoyed Freda standing in awe.
Later after the trecherous hours spent at Riverdale High, Jane felt the urge arise for a vanilla milkshake from Pop's, the number one hang out in the town. With Freda volunteering her after school hours at the library, the girl decided to go alone.
Jane pulled her beaten car into the parking lot, noticing a couple of the other spots filled with motorcycles. Thinking nothing of the fact, she hopped out of her car, slinging her bag over her shoulder and made her way inside to grab a booth.
"Vanilla shake and an order of fries." Jane told the waitress while she made herself comfortable, pulling her notebook out of her bag and preparing to finish a paper for English class. It was when the waitress turned away that Jane looked to the other side of the shop and noticed the gang of Southside Serpents squished into a booth a couple tables away. In wake of all that had been happening, the accusations of Serpents and Southsiders in general, Jane really didn't discriminate. To her, they're all just people trying to make their way.
When her order arrived, Jane thanked the waitress and grabbed a single fry and dipped it into her milkshake before popping it into her mouth.
After scribbling her words for what seemed to be only a few minutes, she looked up to the booth of Southsiders and made very obvious but brief eye contact with the tall boy who had bumped into her earlier. There was a curious twinkle in his eye and she raised a brow, as if to ask 'Can I help you?' Which resulted in the boy giving her a small smile before turning back to his friends and their conversation.
Jane didn't know why but the action sent butterflies through her stomach, something she hadn't felt in a year.
A year ago, she was a victim of the nasty notebook made by Chuck Clayton's gang. Jane had called for the flirtatious callings of a senior named Isaac, who she was convinced was as good as gold. It turned out he was as dirty as the unwashed football jersey he wore. Since those times Jane never got involved with anyone else out of fear of her trust being betrayed and her heart being broken yet again.
The girl shook her head away from her past and continued to observe the group. They consisted of a small, pink haired girl, a stocky yet classy looking boy, the tall one that made Jane's heart flutter, and a few others. They were loud and proud and unashamed of who they were. The mere sight of them made Jane wonder their back stories, where they came from, if they grew up here, how they got involved with the Serpents.
After the paper was written and the milkshake was gone, Jane decided to pack up and take off home for the night. She never minded coming to Pop's alone, she never minded being alone in general.
At the same time the small girl stood to leave, it seemed as though the unruly gang of Southsiders were ready as well, causing them to walk out behind Jane. It was little things like this, fear of being watched by many even though the group probably didn't even notice her. It panicked her and she felt as though she'd trip and bring even more attention to herself. She hurriedly walked to her car and slid inside, watching the leather clad gang climb onto their motorcycles and pull away, but not before she received another look from mystery boy. What was it with her? Oh no. Butterflies. Again.