The Blood of Family

Hello, my fellow readers. It is I, the great James Stryker bringing you another great chapter of The Blood of Family. Okay, last night's new episode of Riverdale was pretty good. We get to see Betty's long lost brother Chic for the first time. Nick St. Clair makes another appearance and guess what, Archie beat the living crap out of him. Don't worry, in this story there will be a fight between Archie and Nick. The first one will be after the Christmas party chapter. And speaking of Chic, why do I get the feeling there's something up with him? And why do I think that he's the real Black Hood? Think about it, watch the ending of the episode and tell me that you think there's something up with Betty's brother. Anyway, it's time for a new update. Last time, Betty and Jughead talk about the death of Vladimir Glebov and then they get a visit from Betty's mother Alice. Today, Veronica asks Archie to Cheryl's Christmas party. You're in for a treat. So here it is, chapter eleven of The Blood of Family. Enjoy.

Chapter Eleven

An Invitation and a Visitor

New York City. Monday December 22nd, 2025. 6:42 PM

Archie pulled up in front of Veronica's apartment to drop her off after a long day of work. Veronica sighed for a bit then turned to Archie and smiled at him. Archie smiled back at Veronica and stayed silent for a bit as the radio starts playing Wham's Last Christmas.

"Thank you for dropping me off, Ralph. I really appreciate it." Veronica said as she unbuckled her seatbelt.

"No problem. I'm glad to be your chauffer." Archie chuckled a bit.

"Would you like to come up for coffee or tea? Or a soda?" Veronica asked.

"No thanks. Maybe another time." Archie said.

"Okay. You're probably busy doing some job for daddy later on or maybe hang out at a bar with Christopher or what ever you macho tough guys do in your spare time." Veronica said.

"No, actually I'm meeting my best friend and his wife for dinner." Archie said.

"That's nice." Veronica said.

"Yeah." Archie said.

"Hey, I'm going to a Christmas party that I've been invited to. I was wondering if you would want to accompany me to the Christmas tomorrow?" Veronica asked.

"A Christmas party?" Archie said as Veronica nods her head. "Are you asking me out on a date?"

"A date? No, it's not a date. I was hoping if you would go to the Christmas party with me and have some fun. My friend Cheryl Blossom is throwing it at her penthouse. I know you're wondering why am I friends with her even though our fathers are at war with each other?" Veronica said.

"Well, I'm not busy tomorrow. And it looks like I need to hang out with some new people and make new friends after I moved from Chicago. So, yeah. Sure, I can come to the Christmas party with you." Archie said.

"That's great." Veronica said, smiling at Archie.

"But will your father be okay with it since I'm working for him?" Archie asked.

"I'll ask, but, I'm sure he won't mind." Veronica told him.

"Alright." Archie said. "Well, I'll see you tomorrow."

"Yeah. See you tomorrow." Veronica said as she grabbed her purse and opened the car door before stepping out. "Oh, and Ralphiekins. Thanks for the ride."

"You're welcome." Archie said as Veronica smiled at him and closed the door. The young FBI agent turned the car on as a smile appeared on his face as he drove away.

Veronica entered the apartment and walked over to her mailbox, opening it up to grab her mail before heading into the elevator and pressed the button to her floor. Veronica sighed for a bit and started checking the mail, just a bill from Con Edison and a new issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine with Meg Donnelly on the cover. As the elevator stopped on her floor, the pretty Latina steps out of the elevator and walked over to her apartment, unlocking the door to step inside. Veronica closed the door behind her, locking it up and made her way over to her coffee table to sit her mail down, removing her black coat and sitting her keys down on the table before hearing the sound of a door closing and the sound of water running. Suspicious to know who's in her apartment, Veronica hung her coat up on the coat rack, and then walked down the hallway, noticing the bathroom door open as she stepped inside, only to see a silhouette and steam covering the glass door. Veronica began to open the shower door and found Nick taking a shower.

"What the hell are you doing in my apartment?" Veronica asked.

"Just happened to be in the neighborhood. Felt a bit scummy. Rough day." Nick said as Veronica closed the shower door.

Veronica walked over to the bathroom door and before she gets out of the bathroom, she began to flush the toilet, causing the water to get cold.

"Aaah! Aaah! Oh!" Nick screamed out as he felt the shock of the cold water hitting his body.

Veronica entered the living room and sat down on her white leather couch and picked up her Cosmopolitan magazine before putting on her glasses while Nick steps out of the shower and dries himself off before getting dressed.

"How did you get in my apartment?" Veronica asked.

"I have a key, remember?" Nick asked while getting dressed. "You gave it to me while we were together."

"I knew I should have changed the lock." Veronica scoffed as Nick enters the living room while he buttons his shirt.

"I knew you wouldn't change the lock." Nick smirked.

"Yeah? And what made you say that?" Veronica asked, raising an eyebrow at Nick.

"Yeah. That's because you're still in love with me and you still want me to come back to you and move in again." Nick said as he sat down next Veronica on the couch.

"You must be out of your mind. There's no way in hell that I would want you back in my life." Veronica said as she got up from off of the couch and entered the kitchen to grab herself something to drink.

"Your new boy toy's an interesting guy." Nick said.

"What boy toy?" Veronica said, grabbing a can of soda from out of the refrigerator.

'The Ginger bodyguard. DiConcini." Nick said.

"Yeah?" Veronica asked, sipping her soda.

"Yeah." Nick said.

"Yeah, you know I haven't read anything about him in the papers. He's from another city and he ends up working for your father. You know what's there to know about the guy? You don't know anything about him." Nick said.

"You know nothing, Nicky." Veronica said.

"Oh, really? What do you see in that guy?" Nick asked.

"I'm just trying to get to know him, that's all. And why are you still here? I want you out of my apartment right now." Veronica said.

"Have you changed your mind about Cheryl Blossom's Christmas party?" Nick asked.

"Are you getting out or should I call the cops on you?" Veronica asked.

"Fine, I'll go. I have to go work on a song that I have to put to bed. Do you want me to come back later and tuck you in or should I surprise you?" Nick asked.

"No. Give me the key." Veronica said.

"I'll keep it for old time's sake." Nick grinned at Veronica.

"You're such a scumbag." Veronica said.

Nick chuckled a bit and grabbed his jacket as he left Veronica's apartment. Veronica rolled her eyes and scoffed, walking over to the door and closing it and locking it.

And that was chapter eleven of The Blood of Family. Boy, don't you just want to punch Nick in the face. I hope you got that little reference that I added in the chapter. If you didn't get a reference to the shower bit, that bit was a reference to the 1986 remake of The Fly. Next time on The Blood of Family, Archie joins Jughead and Betty for dinner and tells them about what's going on and about Veronica. Don't forget to review this story, add this to your favorites and follow it for future updates. Before I go, I've been working on a story for the Parodies and Spoofs category, it's called The Mayhem Critic. Feel free to read and review it and follow it for updates as well. Tell me what you think of it. This story needs more reviews so give it a read. I'll see you guys next time for chapter twelve. Till next time my fellow readers.