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Walking into the cafeteria at lunch, Cheryl searched the room for her friends, well, really just Toni. She found the girl sitting with the other Serpents: Sweet Pea, Fangs and Jughead.
Cheryl actually considered the wierdos her friends, especially Sweets. He had talked to her in between classes, basically threatening her to make sure Toni didn't get hurt. And after Cheryl had assured him that she would never do anything to hurt Toni, he had smirked and proceeded to tease her as if they had been friends forever. So yeah, he was good.
Fangs noticed her first, waving at her from across the hall, causing the the rest of them to turn and look at her. When Toni saw her, her face lit up, and Cheryl could tell she didn't notice the very pointed look the three guys exchanged.
"Cher!"
"Hey Bombshell. How's things?"
"Sup."
"Would you mind hooking me up with Keller?"
Cheryl smirked as she sat down.
"Hello TT. Missed ya; Things are great, thanks Sweet Pea; Hey Jughead; no Fangs. I refuse to get Kev to go out with you. You're a big boy, you can do it yourself." Cheryl said, adressing them all at once.
She knew this was how the guys rolled, and she was cool with it. She actually really liked the family they shared; it was really nice to watch how the interacted, and they had essentially inducted her into their little group, which didn't hurt.
Also, Fangs was continually impressed by her ability to field their questions, so all in all? Toni's friends were cool.
"Who wants fries? I'm gonna go get some before they all run out," Jughead said, standing from his seat next to Fangs.
"Yes Juggie," Sweets crowed, passing him ten dollars.
"Thanks Jug," Toni told him, "be sure to get the cheese fries, ok?" He nodded, but Fangs held up his hand.
"Hold on. No one likes cheese fries, Toots. Just get the loaded fries so there's some of everything."
"Hey!" Toni cried, shaking her head. "You know I can't eat the loaded fries. That's not fair!"
It was true. Toni couldn't eat the loaded fries: she was vegan and the loaded fries came with bacon. At least with her precious cheese fries, the cheese was vegan and therefore edible. Not that her friends really cared. It just meant more fries for them.
"Jug. I suggest you sit down. This is gonna take a while," Cheryl said quietly. He nodded smiling slightly, and Sweet Pea laid his hands down on the table between them.
"God, I swear they have this fight everytime there's fries available," Jughead complained. Cheryl and Sweet Pea nodded as the other two continued their argument in the background.
"So, you mean like, every Thursday?" Sweets joked.
"Hold on, I got this. Watch and learn," Cheryl told the two guys, turning to Toni, pouting.
"TT... can you go get me some plain fries. I'm really hungry," she said, looking down at her empty plate.
The reaction was immediate.
"Of course, beb. Do you need anything else?" Toni asked, looking at Cheryl in concern. The other girl shook her head, smiling fondly at Toni.
As Toni moved away to line up for Cheryl's fries, Fangs scowled.
"Whipped," he yelled across the hall. Toni didn't even turn around, she just flipped him off over her shoulder.
"Omg. Just get with her already!" Fangs complained, smirking at Cheryl.
Her face fell, her smile dropping as she looked down at the table.
"You don't think I've tried? The other day, I essentially told her I would be more than happy to see her naked. I don't know how much more obvious I can get!" She exclaimed, sadly.
The guys exchanged a glance. Cheryl looked up at them, waiting for one of them to speak.
Finally, they turned to look at her, and Fangs spoke up.
"We are going to help you, and I can't believe I'm actually say this... woo her. Here's what you gotta do..." he said, and Cheryl leaned in while the guys explained the plan.
When Toni arrived back at the table with Cheryl's fries, she was incredibly suspicious of how the boys were acting. She could always tell when something was up, and neither Fangs nor Sweet Pea could lie to her.
"Hey?" She said hesitantly, watching as Cheryl turned around, grinning at her. Toni immediately melted, before shaking herself, and sitting down. She opened her mouth to speak, but she was interupted by... Veronica?
"Hey guys," the raven haired girl said, sitting down. Betty and Archie stood on either side of her, before Betty moved sit with Juggie, and Archie sat opposite Sweets.
There was a moment of awkward silence while the Serpents took in the newcomers. It was kinda wierd to see the Scooby Gang hanging with them, but then Sweet Pea and Fangs exchanged a glance, before leaning forward. They rested their elbows on the table.
"Sup?" Fangs said. Archie and Veronica nodded, and Betty smiled. "Hey Cooper, where's Keller? Our girl Cheryl keeps refusing to hook me up with him. Care to help me out?"
She laughed, looking around. Spotting the person she was looking for, Betty called out across the hall.
"Kev! Over here!" Once Kevin had made his way over to the table, Betty continued.
"Kev, you know Fangs, right?" She asked, gesturing to the Serpent boy. Kevin nodded, looking around the table at the somewhat motley crew that had gathered.
"Uh, yeah," he said, sitting down next to Cheryl. "We, uh, I think we've met before. In... in class." He blushed slightly, and everyone smiled knowingly.
"God Fogarty!" Cheryl laughed, putting her arm around the boy next to her, trying to give him a break. "Why would ask us to hook you up if you're already doing just that??"
Everyone laughed, Kevin too. And then, suddenly everything fell into place.
Cheryl and Toni started a debate with Betty about condiments (Cheryl refuses to eat anything other than Ranch Dressing on anything, the others think she's crazy), Kevin and Fangs were holding hands over the table, everyone ignoring their gag worthy, lovestricken glances at each other, Sweet Pea and Jughead had decided to get Archie to start a band with them, and Veronica was just happy joining in on random conversations as she saw fit.
In that moment, she decided, everything was perfect, and they were able to just be normal teenagers. Grinning, she started brainstorming names for the guys prospective band, surrounded by her friends.
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Just a quick heads up, not that it really matters, but I've decided to start posting this story and my other stories on AO3. It is Choni wonderland and I think I'll be able to get a bit more exposure than on FF.
Don't worry, I still treasure my precious original fans. But, seriously, you guys have a special place in my heart. This story is only the second time I've made something I wrote readily available to the general public, so it's kind of a big deal for me, especially because of my wierd creative anxiety. But you guys support and encourage me, and reading all your comments really makes my day.
Love you guys,
-G