Tyler, Ryder, Cheryl and I walked into the Whyte Wyrm. Ever since I had told Ryder about Tyler being like my brother a few days ago, they had become friends. Who would have thought? After the way Ryder had hated Tyler. Now they were 'Ty and Ry', as they liked to call them-selves. Yeah, I know.

I hadn't told Tyler anything about the Serpents or the bar, just that it was a bar. I wanted him to see first-hand what and who the Serpents were. I lead the group over to the bar, sitting down on a stool, the others following suit.

Toni was managing the bar, serving people drinks. She came over to Cheryl, leaning over the bench to give her a quick kiss. I nudged Ty who was beside me. "Told yah", I joked, referring to when he thought Cheryl was hot and I told him she had a girlfriend.

He groaned. "Why?" he whined.

"Hey, you've got Mercy back in Toledo, right?" I asked him.

"Yeah, I do", He sighed. "I miss her."

"So do I", I replied, also sighing. I hadn't seen my best-friend for two weeks.

We all told Toni our drink orders: different varieties of soft-drinks. As Toni placed our cold cans of drinks in front of us, she asked us what brought us here?

"I was going to show Tyler around the Wyrm", I told Toni, who had her hair out with a few small braids through it.

"Yeah," Ty spoke up, "I've been here for a few days and haven't see the famous 'Whyte Wyrm' yet."

Toni nodded, smiling, and went to serve another customer. Ty turned to face me. "What's with all the leather jackets?" He questioned.

I smiled. "Well, there's this gang, called the Southside Serpents", I explained to Tyler. "They're like a biker gang sort of thing, but not that bad."

"So, is this their hang-out?" Ty looked around the building.

"Yep", I answered him. I pointed out the stage to him. "And that's where I will be performing the initiation for the Serpents."

"Really?" His eyebrows furrowed. "What do you have to do for the initiation?"

"A dance", I answered simply. Ty nodded, and I bet his mind was wondering what kind if dance it was.

"So, you're going to become a snake?" he questioned.

"Serpent", I corrected. I saw someone walking towards me. "Hey, do you want to meet the leader of the Serpents?"

Ty nodded, looking a bit wary though. The man came to stand beside me. "Tyler, meet FP Jones, the king of the Serpents and my father".

Tyler's face was priceless. He turned to me in shock. "Your Dad's the leader of a biker gang?"

"Yep", I smiled proudly at my father. "Dad, this is Tyler Mains, my friend from Toledo".

"Nice to meet you", Dad stook out his hand.

"Same", Ty shook the older man's hand, his other hand trembling. I rested a hand on his arm.

"Calm down", I whispered to Ty. "He's not dangerous."

Ty still didn't look convinced, but he stopped shaking for the time being.

"How's it going Ryder?" Dad asked the boy on the other side of me, slapping his back in a friendly gesture.

"I'm alright", Ryder answered easily. "Yourself?"

FP just nodded. It was his personality to be vague, something else that had changed about him after I left. "You taking care of my daughter?" He asked, his tone and expression serious.

"Yes sir", Ryder answered him. He smiled at me. "It's been really nice so far".

"What's been really nice?" I questioned Ry.

"Taking care of you", he answered simply.

"Oh, so that's what you're calling it?" I said in a tone rich with mock anger. "You call being my boyfriend taking care of me?"

Ryder smiled at me. "Of course not", he said. "Being your boyfriend has been - and will continue being if I have any say in it – wonderful". He leant down and kissed me.

The other either groaned or made gagging sounds. "Cool it, Jyder", Toni told us from behind the bar. "This is a public area".

Ryder pulled back a smiled at me before turning to Toni. "Jyder? Seriously?"

"Well, it's the only ship name that works", the pink-haired girl told us.

"Jyder", I practiced the name, liking the way it sounded. "That's not half bad".

…oOo…

Ryder was walking me home later that night, to Dad's trailer this time rather than the Cooper's. Alice and Betty had assured me that they had everything under control with Caddy, so I should get a good night sleep at the trailer. When we reached the gate to the Sunny-side trailer park, I stopped. Turning to Ryder I said, "I can make my way from here."

Ryder gently took hold of my shoulders and lowered his head. Our lips connected, and I wanted the moment to last forever. I reached up and wrapped my arms around his neck and into his dark, wavy hair. He eventually pulled back and sighed, resting his forehead against mine.

Tipping my head, I gave him a quick kiss, then whispered goodbye as I walked towards the trailer.

A smile was plastered onto my face, and suddenly it was covered by a rough hand. I struggled, but there was another person who grabbed my arms behind my back, twisting them as I cried out, hoping Ryder would hear me. The hand covering my mouth silenced my screams. I tried struggling again, but something hard hit the back of my head and everything went black.

Author's note: Hi guys! Here is another chapter for you, hope you liked it 😊. Sorry for another cliff-hanger! I want to clear up something a reviewer mentioned to me, my timeline in this story is really messed up! I know, I'm sorry. The ages are different, the grades, the events were either a year ago or the other week, yes, I know. As I said in the description, this is an AU, so everything does not line up as it does in the show. So, sorry for all that.

Also, I have made the Serpents seem better than they probably are, but that's just a part of my story too.

If you have any questions on my story, or suggestions, please IM me or leave a comment. I love reviews!

Did you guys like episode 18 of Riverdale that came out yesterday? I loved it, but what a cliff-hanger to leave it on, right! I won't spoil it for those who haven't seen it yet, but I don't know how I can wait a week for the next episode!

Stay tuned for another update soon

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