"JJ!" Mercy called me by my nickname - or rather my nickname of my nickname - as she hopped down the stairs of the bus. It was 1pm on Saturday afternoon, and Mercy had just arrived at Riverdale. Apparently, she was able to get the first bus available, which was great.

I ran up to my good friend- embracing her in a bear hug. "I've missed you!" I exclaimed, squeezing her tighter.

"Same," she said, looking back at the bus. "I need to get my bags, but I'll be right back. We have a lot of catching up to do."

"Yes, we do," I replied, watching her wait in line for luggage. The driver was pulling out the bags form under the bus at people's request. It wasn't long before Mercy returned with her bags in hand. I grabbed one of them, motioning to her to follow me as I heading to the car. Alice had let me borrow the station wagon for today, as she and Betty were working at the Register for the day and they could easily walk there.

"Put your luggage in the trunk," I instructed Mercy, placing the bag I was holding onto the truck too. Mercy slipped into the passenger's seat as I got in the driver's. "Are you hungry?" I asked her.

"Starving," Mercy's stomach rumbled as if on cue. We both laughed.

"Well, I know an amazing place that has the best burgers, and don't even get me started on their milkshakes."

"Even better than Connie's Corner Cafe?" Mercy asked, referring to the cafe we would hang out at in Toledo. I just raised my eyebrows at her smiling.

"I'll let you make you decide on that."

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"So let me get this straight," Mercy and I were sitting in a booth at Pop's a while later, sipping on our milkshakes while we waited for our food, and while I caught her up on my life for the past few weeks. "You were kidnapped by some Julies-"

"Ghoulies," I corrected her as she recounted what I had just told her.

"And then the Serpents saved you but the evil lady got shot in the process?" Mercy continued. "What are the Serpents anyway?"

"The Southside Serpents are a biker gang from, you guessed it, the South Side." I sipped from my milkshake."And guess who the leader is?"

"Who?" Mercy questioned.

"My Dad," I told her. "That's why I was kidnapped. Apparently Penny Peabody and the Ghoulies have beef with the Serpents, with my family in particular- so they took me for leverage."

"Wow," Mercy said. "Your life has gotten a lot more interesting since you moved here."

"It sure has," I breathed.

We both looked up as the waitress placed our burgers and fries on the table.

"Can I get you anything else?" the waitress asked politely. I looked down at my now empty milkshake glass.

"Could I get another one of these?" I handed the lady my glass and Mercy did the same.

"Me too please," Mercy smiled at the woman. "Strawberry if you don't mind."

"Coming right up," The waitress smiled and walked away with the two glasses in hand.

Mercy and I immediately dug into our burgers, both of us quite hungry.

Mercy moaned. "You're right, these are the best."

"Told yah so," I chuckled. The light tinkling of the bell singling the door opening brought my head up. Tyler and Ryder walked into the diner. I smiled at them when they looked my way, slightly motioning for them to join us. Since Mercy was sitting facing away from the entrance, she couldn't see the guys approaching, and they couldn't really see her either. Well, at least not her face.

"Who's your friend…?" Tyler trailed off as he could see her face. "Mercy."

Mercy looked up. "Tyler?" She looked confused. "What are you doing here?'

"I was going to ask you the same thing," Tyler slipped into the booth beside Mercy, turning to face her. Ryder sat down beside me.

"JB invited me to stay for the term," Mercy motioned to me. "And you?"

"I came up to surprise J, and decided to stay for a while", he, in turn, motioned to Ryder. "I'm staying with Ryder at his trailer for now."

Mercy turned and raised her eyebrows at me. "Your Ryder?" she questioned.

"Yep, the one and only," he laughed.

Mercy faced me and not-so-subtly mouthed 'hottie!' I blushed as Ryder chuckled under his breath and Ty tried to cover his laughter with a cough.

"Anyway…" I attempted to save the situation, "Mercy is going to stay with me at the Cooper's why she's here, and she'll be going to Riverdale High along with all of us."

"Awesome!" Ty exclaimed. "Uh, I mean - cool." Ugh, I was going to have my hands full match-making these two.

I glanced down at my watch. It was almost 4. "Sorry to break up the party, but Mercy and I need to get back to the Cooper's."

"Well, we can get together tomorrow right?" Ryder questioned.

"Sure," I smiled at him. "I'll text you."

"See yah then," Tyler spoke up as Mercy and I stood up. I tried to put down a twenty to cover our drinks and fries, but Ryder put his hand on my arm.

"I'll take care of it," he quietly told me. I opened my mouth to protest, but he shook his head, handing me back my money. "It's all good."

"Thank you, Ry," I gave him a quick peck on the lips. He just smiled.

"Oh, I almost forgot, Alice says that you both are invited to dinner at their place tonight at 6 if you want to come."

"We'll be there," Tyler said, glancing at Mercy. Oh, tonight was going to be fun.

A knock sounded at the door. "That must be Ryder and Ty," I said to Alice and Betty who were finishing up in the kitchen setting the table. Mercy was sitting at the table, cuddling Caddy. "I'll get it."

I walked to the front door and greeted the boys when I opened the door. "The others are in the kitchen. Jughead and Dad will be here soon."

Tyler and Ryder followed me to the kitchen and when Ty saw Mercy he went to sit beside her. Ryder stayed by my side, looking at me when he saw Ty with the girl. He raised his eyebrows suggestively and I smiled, nodding. Ry returned my grin.

There was another knock at the door. Opening it, I greeted my brother and Dad. I led them to the kitchen. Mercy looked up from where she was cooing over Caddy. As she stood, she handed to baby to Tyler, who looked terrified of having a baby in his arms. I saved him by taking Caddy into my own arms.

"You must be Mr Jones," Mercy introduced herself, "I'm Mercy Adams."

"Nice to meet you," Dad shook her hand, "please, call me FP."

"And I'm Jughead," Jug cut in, shaking Mercy's hand, "the third."

"There's more Jugheads?" I ask.

"Forsythe Pendleton the third," Dad told me. "That's what FP stands for."

"Forsythe, seriously?" Ryder looked at Jug. "I've been trying to get him to tell me his real name for ages!"

We all laughed. Alice told us it was time to eat. I had previously made seating plans that Mercy and Tyler would sit next to each other. I smiled when I saw Ty had already taken the seat beside Mercy on his own accord. Maybe I wouldn't have to do as much matchmaking as I thought.

The conversation at the table was light, funny and easy, revolving mostly about JB past in Toledo and then stories of Riverdale - the ones without the murders. Someone brought up the dance in a few days.

"Ryder and I are going together," I smiled at him.

"Oh, well there goes my chance of hanging out with you guys," Ty spoke up. "I would just be the third wheel."

Ah ha, let the matchmaking begin!

"Why don't you and Mercy go together?" I suggested in a mock-innocent tone. Across the table, Ryder lifted his hand to cover his smirk.

Tyler looked towards Mercy. "I mean, if you want to we can…" he said, but it was obvious he really wanted to.

"Sure," Mercy agreed, smiling. The conversation turned to another subject as we continued to eat our food.

When all the dessert was devoured sometime later - I swear, Alice's peach cobbler is THE best- Ryder and I went out to the porch.

"So Ty and Mercy, huh?" Ry question, humour evident in his tone as we sat on the porch swing.

"Yep," I replied nonchalantly. "Or at least I'm making them a thing."

Ryder laughed. "What?!" I exclaimed. "They both like each other."

"Maybe they do," Ryder said, "but have you thought that if they were supposed to be together than they would by themselves?"

"I guess you're right," I sighed, leaning into his side.

"I usually am," Ryder pressed his lips into my hair. I twisted my head so our lips touched. Oh, how I wished this moment could last forever.

Author's note: Hiya folks! Ok, you know how I keep promising it will get more exciting soon? Well, stay tuned for the next chapter! Let the excitement begin!

Also, thank you for all of the reviews guys! Love em :)

Please let me know what you think about my OC Tyler and Mercy and if they're a cute couple so far.

To a guest reviewer who asked a question- it probably would be weird that Alice and FP are dating as well as Betty and Jughead, but I'm just following the Riverdale show storyline as there is definitely some Falice action there! Also now that we know that Jughead and Betty shared a brother! (sorry for spoiling for those who haven't seen the latest episodes!)

Also, who else LOVED last night's episode?! It is probably my favourite so far :)

Let me know what you think, please I love reviews and followers and favourites! See yah soon,

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