After I picked myself off the ground I got out of the hallway in case someone found me or suspected of what happened. People were already clamoring around to find out what was the cause of the sudden crashing, so I knew that I had to hide somewhere until I could get outside and find somewhere to house myself or disguise myself. My first thought was to go to Jughead's house, but he clearly wouldn't want me interfering in any sort of business he's in. I ducked myself into an empty classroom stuffed with chairs and hid in the back corner of the room. I leaned against the wall rubbing my head.

"I finally have a chance.."

The words of the girl who attacked me still lingered in my head. She seemed skillful in the techniques of fighting and controlling the power of a punch, but her emotions seemed to drive her into a state of sadness which led to her breaking down in the middle of her argument. It made me feel somewhat bad for her. She's obviously emotionally driven, maybe from a traumatic time in her life, but she might feel threatened by me for having a strong bond with the boy she was whispering about. I've only assumed it was Jughead since he's the only boy I had a really deep bond with, but I hope that what I'm thinking isn't true.

I crashed down onto the floor while I covered my ears with my hands. I could still here the yelling and rustling of the Serpents searching the premises. I kept quiet and hoped that no one would suspect me hiding behind a wall of chairs creating a barrier for anyone that suspected me to be here. They probably weren't looking for me specifically, but I felt that if I let them find me I would be in danger. I don't know what would happen for a simple Riverdale girl to be found by a treacherous Serpent.

Then I heard a loud creak coming from the front entrance door. A dark, smoky atmosphere surrounded the enclosed area as the footsteps of the specimen got closer to me. I shrunk myself into a little ball and tried to fit in the closest position I could get. I closed my eyes and silently screamed as I felt the dark shadow approach me.

"What are you doing?" The person asked, throwing my protection chairs to the side to get closer to me. I looked up from my knees and saw a raven haired boy look down at me in confusion. In his mouth was a lit-up cigarette that was clearly lit recently. The smoke burned my eyes so I looked back down at my feet and coughed hastily. The boy chuckled and put out his cigarette on a nearby table. He leaned down to my height and got closer to my face. I tried to back up a little but then I forgot I was leaning on the back wall. I closed my eyes as he got closer to me.

"What's a Riverdale High student doing here?" He whispered in my ear. I jumped and covered my ear as he started laughing at my expense. "H-How did you know I was from Riverdale?" I stuttered as he stood up and offered me his hand. I looked at it but didn't accept his offer. "You have the whole clean-cut style going on. No way you could've been living here." He yanked me up to my feet and held my arm. "Plus, you react like a high class girl does whenever she's being hit on by a guy." He smirked and let go of my arm.

I hit him back on arm. "You don't have to be a jerk okay. As a matter of fact I just transferred here today, so I am a Serpent, and yes I look clean-cut but that's just because I put forth an effort to look presentable. Who are you to talk? You don't even look like you have a home, much less a family!" I retaliated. By the time I said it I realized how awful it sounded. "I'm sorr-" The boy's grin faded. He raised his arm and slammed it into the wall.

"Don't you dare talk to me that way. You wouldn't survive one day here if I was in charge." He grabbed my chin and lifted it up to meet his gaze. His strikingly brown eyes burned with rage. "I was raised with good intentions and the awareness of our crappy society, so don't you judge me just because I can afford less then you can. Don't look down on me just because I don't have a proper shelter to shield myself in." He let go and started walking back towards the entrance. I stood dumbfounded for a moment.

"W-Wait! I'm really sorry for what I said. You're right, I shouldn't judge you, but you shouldn't judge me either! My family situation sucks too and if anyone'll understand that, it's me. I swear I didn't mean any ill intentions!" I ran towards him and shook his jacket. He looked back at me, not with a frown but with a grin.

"You're really something aren't you? Kindness won't get you anywhere in this school, so if you want to live you'll have to follow my lead. First of all, drop it with the apologies. No one apologizes." The boy instructed as he walked towards the front door leading into the hallway. I beamed and followed him through the door. As we entered the hallway we could see Serpents slowly spreading out since they've probably given up on the whole ordeal. I quietly followed behind the boy before I realized something."Wait I forgot, I don't even know your name!" I said to him. The boy sighed and faced me with a grin.

"My name's Lucas. Nice to meet you."

A/N: Look out for this Lucas character and many more side characters in more chapters to come. They aren't just fill in characters because I have actually made a whole backstory/appearance/ significance for them. They will help you understand them as characters themselves but will also satisfy this fanfics plot. I will list them here for you now so you can get a gist of their names but only for this chapter.

-Rubena (Ruby) Mattson

-Hunter Romano

-Rosalie (Rose) Mori

-Lucas Demone

-Bryce Steiner

-Cynthia (Cyndil) Adamson

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