Heyyy guys! The Choni fix is back! Thank you so much for the increase number in reads over the last few weeks. It's incredible and mean's a lot! Anyways here's the next chapter. Hope you enjoy.
Cheryl hated herself for it. She didn't understand why, that from the countless bimbos and bitches trying out for the River Vixens it had to be her out of all of them who stood out the most. I mean could Cheryl really blame her though? After all, the caramel girl delivered her heart and soul out into the performance, from her riveting choreography to the captivating seductiveness; and certainly, Cheryl thought to herself , she could not have been the only one so mesmerised by the sight before her. She just hopes she wasn't too obvious.
"Soo...did i get it?" Toni asked, hope clear in her voice.
Cheryl took a brief second to compose her thoughts and pretended to write some important final notes on the notepad in front of her. The redhead cleared her throat and looked up and instantly her HBIC façade was back in place. With her posture close to perfect, and half of Riverdale High eagerly awaiting her decision she finally delivered a verdict.
"No." Almost as if the Riverdale High gym was a fish tank without any water, the air escaped the room and everyone watched in bewilderment. How the hell was THAT a no!? one freshman asked. Cheryl's too far up her own ass another girl whispered between her friends. Silence thickened the atmosphere for another couple of seconds before someone brave spoke up.
It had always been in Veronica to stand up against any injustice she witnessed, and she was not going to allow herself to break character right now. The fiery Latina personally cared deeply for Cheryl, and had seen a side of her no one else had; but in saying that she wasn't going to allow Cheryl to abuse her power as head cheerleader. "Cheryl, why the hell not? Toni was amazing." Veronica stated in all honesty, earning a light smile of appreciation from Toni.
"Because." Cheryl started, and already the people in the gym knew she was going to follow up with bullshit excuses for not letting Toni join. "ONE: That routine was way too sexual. TWO: She probably copied that routine step for step off some YouTube Video, and i understand that its in her serpent nature to be a thief of all sorts, but here on the River Vixens we value originality. and THREE: I will NOT have Southside scum poisoning the minds of my Vixens and corrupting Riverdale High's prestige in YET another area of the school." Cheryl finished effortlessly as if rather than writing notes on Toni's technique she had been preparing her mini-speech all along.
At this point Toni had already been used to the Southside shaming from her royal highness before her, however she couldn't help but step forward defensively, almost out of habit even though she had nothing to say.
"Well why doesn't Toni do what Betty and Ronnie did when they were trying out?" Kevin chirped in to everyones surprise.
"What did they do?" Toni asked in confusion, but intrigue.
Little Betty Cooper smirked at Veronica and spoke up, knowing that it would embarrass Cheryl. She, unlike Ronnie, despised Cheryl. "We kissed." She said simply, her smirk still present on her face, earning a few whistles from the basketball team.
Toni raised her brow questioningly, as she looked over to Veronica who smiled sheepishly but nodded, and then once over to Betty who looked like she a little girl with candy, enjoying every moment of what was happening. No one else would've noticed it, not even Ronnie who sat right next to Betty, but the youngest Cooper child ever so subtly ushered her chin towards Cheryl in an encouraging manner so Toni would do something. Toni took this as a signal to humiliate the redhead in front of her and planned her following steps quickly.
She instantly changed her defensive demeanour and stepped forward, her gaze intense and locked with Cheryl who failed to hide her nervous gulp at the Serpent's sudden movements. Light whispers, a chant here and there and whistles erupted from the students as they predicted what was about to happen next.
Toni leaned down towards the table separating her and Cheryl, her hand grazing Cheryl's porcelain one ever so slightly. "You better rethink your decision princess." and although it didn't intend to come off as a threat, Cheryl felt herself stiffen at those words. The redhead wasn't necessarily scared as such, but rather anxious. She couldn't tell if Toni was going to make a move or not, and rather than being objected to it, she found herself wandering what it would be like to kiss a Southside serpent...For experimental reasons of course.
"What do you say Red?" Toni quizzed. "Pucker up." Toni shifted slightly, not because she was actually going to kiss Cheryl Blossom, no way. But because she had to adjust her uncomfortable position on the table, and in doing so her hand moved on top of Cheryl's sending the HBIC into panic.
"Get your sapphic Serpent hands off of me!" she exclaimed, moving her hand backwards as a form of protection against the harmless girl. Toni straightened up, rolling her eyes as her arms folded over one another, leaning her weight on one leg.
In a quick and haste decision Cheryl found herself spilling out her next words before she could evaluate them. "Fine. You're on the team." And before both the redhead and the serpent could process what had just happened, everyone roared into cheers and Ronnie, Betty and Kevin had run down to Toni to give her hugs of congratulations.
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"Who does she think she is?" Cheryl scoffed, eyeing down freshmen who whispered in excitement at the sight of Toni Topaz. After her audition for the River Vixen's, word had spread across Riverdale High of the rather almost intimate interaction between the two, and how Toni had scooped up a spot on the team so effortlessly, with the help of B and V. "And YOU! I can't believe you would suggest to her, that she bribe her way in, through taking advantage of me!" Cheryl shifted her position, attention solely on Kevin.
A deep sigh left Kevin as he prepared himself for Cheryl's bullshit. "Cheryl please, don't overreact. You know she would've never done that."
"She's into girls Kevin!"
"So are you Cheryl."
"Kevin what the hell! Not so loud."
"Well do you think Toni wants you blurting out her information like that either?"
Silence. It was rare times like this that Cheryl would find herself at a mere loss of words. Kevin was right.
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"Toni, these are amazing." Betty admired the photographs that the pink-haired girl brought as apart of her portfolio. With one more extra curricular under her belt, Toni would be set back onto the right course for her education.
The small girl remained humble, a nod of the head and an appreciative smile to follow.
"Well Betty, what did i tell you. Toni's skills are amazing, right?" Jughead chirped. A sense of pride washed over the newest member of the Serpent's, as he too admired his fellow gang members artistic ability; Who said the Serpent's were all violence and trouble anyways?
"Welcome to the Blue and Gold team Toni. You'll be our newest school photographer."
Thankyous were exchanged between the two girls before they headed their separate ways.
It was almost time for Toni to head back home before a shift at the Whyte Wyrm. With so much on her plate, from after school detentions to two new extra responsibilities and her nightshifts, the girl had barely gotten a wink of sleep in the last couple of days. But regardless of her busy routine, there was nothing more tiresome and draining to the girl than what she had to do next.
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Her bag slung over one of her shoulders lazily as she entered the girls locker room. 3 knocks echoed throughout the room, which caught Cheryl off guard; the HBIC too preoccupied with admiring herself in her compact mirror.
With a sudden jolt, Cheryl quickly snapped around to the noises from behind her. "Ugh." Cheryl let out, dissatisfaction written all over her face. "I mean on top of being a violent, drug dealing, thief are you also a stalker as well?"
Toni would normally retaliate, but her line of sight was far too distracting for even a single coherent word to leave her mouth. The queen bee, Riverdale High's IT girl sat elegantly in front of her, and she doesn't know how one can look so sophisticated yet sexy in cheerleading shorts and a red lace bra, but Toni definitely knows it's a look Cheryl can pull off.
"Okay perv, you can quit it with the staring." Cheryl huffed, snapped Toni back into reality. Despite the growing redness creeping at her cheeks. Toni kept her cool and begun speaking.
"I need my River Vixen uniform." Toni was surprised at the absence of words from Cheryl's mouth; Where there would normally be a rude, out of place comment, there was now nothing.
Cheryl disappeared around a row of lockers, rummaging through something rather loudly before returning. Good Toni thought, as she saw a brand new uniform in the redhead's hands. I can be out of here quickly. Cheryl opened her mouth. Ahhh, thought too soon.
"Now Southside scum, i want you to listen to me very carefully." A solemn mood overtook the room. "I don't want you to infest this locker room, or my vixens, with your sapphic presence. You are not to touch them. You aren't to speak to them. Hell if i even see you look at the-
"Then what Blossom?" Toni rolled her eyes, exasperating slightly. The girl was, quite frankly, done. "You scared your girls will turn to someone else as their leader?" Toni challenged.
Cheryl laughed at the suggestion. "Please Cha Ch-"
"Or is it that, you, Cheryl Blossom, are afraid that one of your closeted minions will stop giving you all their attention, and redirect it to me? Making you nothing more than just. Another. Bitch."
Cheryl tries to interject, but Toni beats her to it.
"ORRRR, even better hah, you'll love this one Red." Toni smirked, her laughter trying to be contained. "Is Head Bitch In Charge, Miss Cheryl Blossom...jealous? Jealous at the thought of other girls being the ones who catch my eye and peak my interest." Cheryl is stunned now. "I've seen the way you look at Josie McCoy and how you react when she rather Reggie Mantle over you. Just be prepared when your little crush decides to choose me over you."
Toni picked up her uniform from a perplexed Cheryl's hand, the other girl too shocked to even process what she just heard. "Don't look so shocked Red, i'm sure you're used to always being everyones last option." Toni stated with no remorse in her voice. She turned on her heel and exited the locker room.
Cheryl's back met a cool locker behind her, her body slowly finding its way to the ground. She curled her knees up to her chest and wrapped her arms tightly around them...tears followed.
OoOOooooH. Thats rouuuugh! But do remember this is a slowburn, and all will be well in no time! Lemme know what you guys thought of this chapter by leaving a comment, and if you think what Toni did was right or not(considering Cheryl hasn't exactly been the best to her).
Also i am so mad at Riverdale writers for fitting in conversion therapy into the storyline. Like seriously, what time era do they think we're in!? The damn 1900s? It's unbelievable, but i guess they just love throwing every horrible thing imaginable Cheryl's way!(When will she get her happiness!?)
Anyways, thats all from me this week. Remember to comment if you're enjoying this and make sure to share it around!
P.S I've been having a lot of ideas for one shots, but if you guys have any prompts as well you'd like to read make sure to message them directly to me or even just comment them because i know i'd be super keen to write them!