You know you're my girl
That next Saturday night Lilith had gathered a bag and left the backseat of her car, filled Caliban's food and water bowl and left him with a kiss to head to Sweet Pea's.
It seemed like the new normal, Sweet Pea loved having her around and Lilith loved being with him. Sweet Pea made her feel human, he gave her hope for her future.
Lilith constantly found herself day dreaming in class about what a life would look like with him. She imagined him sweeping her away and keeping her safe in Serpent territory.
Lilith dreamed of days when she wasn't a Ghoulie. The days where she might have a family, a real family.
Lilith had walked herself right up the steps and opened his trailer door to see Sweet Pea standing in front of the freezer.
"Hi, Sweets." Lilith couldn't help but smile as she set her bag down besides the couch.
Turning back to face him the smile immediately dropped.
"Who the fuck did that to you?" Anger flushed her skin to a light pink as she assessed him.
Lilith's hand gripped Sweet Pea's face to evaluate the black eye forming on his face.
"Stupid Andrew kid, don't worry though I kicked the shit out of him." Sweet Pea held a grin on his face, partially for remembering hurting the Northsider and the other part loving how concerned Lilith was.
"Archie Andrews?" At this Sweet Pea gave her a look only wondering how she would know him.
"I like ripping off rich kids, Sweets." Lilith was still holding his face as she frowned.
"I'll kill him." Sweet Pea couldn't help but raise a brow at how serious the girl sounded.
"Why don't you give me a kiss instead, Lili?" Sweet Pea grinned down at her.
Lilith couldn't help but obey, immediately standing on her top toes to connect her lips to his. Sweet Pea tugged her to him, only to pull away with a wince.
"What the hell?" Lilith couldn't help but laugh as she tugged the side of his baggy shirt up, flashing a studded garter.
"Take that shit off." Sweet Pea grumbled pulling her closer to him again, careful not to stab himself again.
"You're with me now. Only one allowed to touch you." Lilith couldn't help but smile at him as she unclasped it and tossed it over to her bag.
Sweet Pea didn't hesitate to reach and pull her up to him by her legs. Lilith giggling as his hands gripped onto her ass, her legs wrapped around his waist.
"You know, as pissed I am that you got hurt I can't help but admit you look hot." Lilith kissed his neck at his, trailing up to his jaw.
"Well sorry to let you down but it's not often people get a hit in." Sweet Pea gives her a cocky smile.
"Mm. You beat the shit out of everyone huh?" Sweet Pea was surprised at her tone, as if him talking about fighting people turned her on.
"You like that, Baby?" Sweet Pea couldn't help tease as he walked them towards the bedroom.
"I like you." Lilith smiled as she ran a finger around the collar of his shirt.
Her finger traced the tattoo on his neck as he sat down on his bed with her on his lap.
"I like you too, Lili." At this Lilith brushed his nose with hers before pushing her lips onto his.
Sweet Pea's hand wrapped through her hair as they kissed, her hands placed at his neck and jaw.
"You wanna watch a movie?" Sweet Pea smiled up at her as they parted. Lilith only nodded, she found herself agreeing to whatever he said when she was looking into his brown eyes.
Sweet Pea wrapped his arm around her waist as he switched though movies on his TV.
Lilith didn't even look to the screen, she watched his face closely. His mouth pulled into a smirk before he glanced down to her gaze.
He had noticed she constantly seemed to be studying him, as if she didn't want to forget a single thing. As if he was going to disappear at any moment.
"Are you gonna help me?" Lilith's cheeks were topped pink in embarrassment but she kept up her tough girl act despite it and rolled her blue eyes.
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On Monday morning my heart was pounding, students jumped out of my way as I barreled my way through the crowded Northside High hallways.
Lilith smiled as she spotted the ginger in a letterman jacket. She approached him quickly, not even bothering to get his attention before she threw a fist at his cheek.
After a moment of shock he looked at her, "You touch Sweet Pea- even fucking look at him and I'll kill you. You got that?"
Lilith watched Archie gulp, only nodding as he held the side of his face.
"Good boy." Lilith replied in the same vengeful tone.
That day after school though Archie Andrews followed Jughead into the White Wyrm.
Sweet Pea laughed at the sight of his bruised face, "Who'd you piss off now, Northsider?"
Archie only gave him a firm look, "Your psycho girlfriend, that's who."
Jughead glanced to Archie quickly, begging him not to ruin something that made Lilith very happy. Over the two years he'd known her Jughead hadn't ever seen her smile, anytime she was with Sweet Pea it's all she did.
"What?" Sweet Pea didn't know whether to be annoyed Andrews was calling some Northsider his girlfriend or if he was snapping because he referred to Lilith as a psycho.
"Punched me in the face and told me if I touched or even looked at you she'd kill me." Sweet Pea laughed at this as it was obviously his girl, Lilith.
"Guess you have a death wish?" Sweet Pea shot him a taunting grin as Jughead approached Tall Boy.
Sweet Pea glared hard as the Northsider followed after his friend.
Sweet Pea was quick to step outside with his phone to his ear but couldn't help his steps beginning to pace at the continued dial tone.
"Hey?" Her voice was confused when she picked up.
"Where are you?" Sweet Pea couldn't help but ask as he over looked her tone- a tone as if he shouldn't be calling her outside of their usual time slots.
"What do you mean?" Lilith said after a long pause. Sweet Pea had noticed she did this, Lilith never told him where she actually was.
"In Riverdale by any chance?" Lilith could hear the smile in his voice, as if he was teasing her.
"Maybe?" Sweet Pea leaned against the building with a laugh.
"Maybe showing up to the Northside to punch Archie Andrews?" Sweet Pea could hear her curse on the other end.
"It's a possibility." Lilith hummed out as she glanced around her cold garage. Her knuckles had turned a light purple from the force of her punch.
"He said my girlfriend threatened him. Got a real nice bruiser." Sweet Pea relished in the giggle he received from the other end.
"Girlfriend? Couldn't be me." Sweet Pea rolled his eyes at this.
"You know you're my girl." Sweet Pea responded so casually as if Lilith wasn't grinning wildly on the other end, kicking her feet into the air in excitement.
"I miss you, Baby." His tone was quieter now, with a softer tone.
"I miss you more, Handsome." Sweet Pea smiled at the compliment, she made his cheeks hurt from how much he'd been smiling lately.
"You spoil me, Lili." Sweet Pea couldn't help but say as he let his back connect with the building as he relaxed.
"Not anymore than you do to me." Lilith twisted a dark hair around her index finger as she put her feet against the side of her car.
"You somewhere safe?" Sweet Pea knew it was late, that her family was more than likely home by now.
"Mhm." Lilith hated this, his concern about her home life, maybe it was because she was ashamed. Or maybe it's because nobody else hadn't ever been.
"Is it cold in Greendale tonight?" Sweet Pea was gentle but she always knew what he meant. What the real question was.
"My car is just fine, Sweet Pea." Sweet Pea couldn't help but roll his eyes at the annoyance in her voice.
"Why don't you just come over?" It was a grumble of displeasure on his end.
"I can't just keep staying at your place, Sweets. I have a life separate from you. Just like you should have a life separate from me." Lilith couldn't help but get defensive, feeling the anger bubble up her throat.
"You're acting like I'm obsessed with you or something." Sweet Pea snapped back, unable to stop it from coming out despite how his chest ached.
"You're acting like you are!" Lilith couldn't help the raise of her voice, wanting nothing more than to smash her hand through her window.
"This is fucking stupid." She can't help but continue, making the boy frown on the other end.
"What's stupid, Lilith?" His tone was just as angry, covering his sadness firmly.
Lilith opened her mouth to snap back but closed it in a gasp as the house door to the garage slammed shut.
"Us?" Sweet Pea demanded on the other line, staring off into the darkness of the parking lot. Confused how this call had lead to this.
Sweet Pea only heard a small shushing noise. Silence followed for a long moment, he could only hear her shaky breathing.
"Where's my money, Whore!" Lilith gasped out loud as the car shook with the force of her father trying to open her locked door.
Lilith covered her mouth, limiting the noise.
"I know you're in there you coward! Just like your fucking mother! I'll put you down too, bitch!" Lilith's eyes watered despite the fact that this was normal, hearing him spit these words to her.
A loud scratching noise against her car made her jolt up in the backseat, "Fucking stop it!"
Sweet Pea almost cursed on the other line at her anger, the fact she had given herself away.
"I gotta go." The girl rushed out, not being able to end the call before her father slammed a large wrench through the drivers window.
Lilith couldn't help but curse as the glass hit her, "I'll fucking kill you!"
Her phone is forgotten as she tried to throw herself through the car window in a fury, glass cutting her arms and legs.
She didn't make it far either way, her father was quick to push her back against the car with a forearm across her throat.
"You never fucking learn!" Lilith kicked hard against his legs, her eyes spotting black as she scratched at his arm.
She could hear Caliban inside, he was jumping at the door. Barking viciously at the noises, at her fury and pain.
"Where's my fucking money?" Lilith gasped out as he eased off of her, only for him to slap her. A cry passed her mouth at the burning sensation, she could feel the blood drip out of her nose.
She didn't get a chance to compose herself before she was thrown to the glass covered ground. The pain of the glass cutting into her palms was numbed by a swift kick to her abdomen.
"You stupid fucking whore! You want me to put you out on that corner? See how much money I could really get out of your cunt? My cunt?" Lilith is ripped off the ground again as if she was a rag doll, her fathers hand immediately cupping her sex over her shorts.
Lilith twists hard as she tried to rear out of his hand, "Get off of me, you fucking pervert!"
Despite her anger it comes out in a sob. Lilith spits out at his face to grab his attention, her father follows it with a hard slap. Slamming her back into the steel of the car, her head bouncing against it.
"It's in the fucking locker." Her father slammed her back up against the car again before stalking off to the corner of the garage. He threw her belongings about like trash before he pulled out a rubber band of money.
"Was that so hard, Lilith?" Lilith only shook her head.
"It's like you want it." Her father taunts with a smile before he stormed back into the house.
Leaving her sitting on the cold garage floor, shaking in her own arms. Caliban wraps himself around her feet as if he was trying to help.
Lilith shoved her black hair away from her face with a laugh, she never did learn. She had his anger, it swallowed her whole and only made her react impulsively. Lilith never thought things through, her fear never swallowed her anger deep enough.
After another moment she crawled back into the car, not even wincing at the glass that cut into her thighs as she sat down. She tugged her phone up from the passenger floor, almost grimacing at the still open call with Sweet Pea.
For a moment she almost considered just hanging up, acting like it never happened.
"I'm sorry." It came out in an ashamed mumble, Lilith never apologized.
"Will you stay the night with me, please?" Sweet Pea tried to keep the pity out of his voice, knew that it would only anger the girl.
"Fine." She said it as if it bothered her, but in reality she was praying for the request.
Lilith only could make herself wait half an hour before she pushed the Harley down her street, not daring to start it until she was on the main road.
Once she was on his door step she couldn't help but panic and feel the most teenage girl thought she'd ever had. Do I look okay?
Lilith wiped a hand under her nose, watching the blood that came back with it. Lilith knocked loudly before she covered her nose again.
Sweet Pea opened it in a moment, his gaze immediately going to her hand before glancing her over.
"I need to use the bathroom." Lilith tried to push past him but Sweet Pea was quick to pull her inside and close the door before pulling her hand away.
"Stop it." Lilith grumbled as she turned her back to him.
"You can stare once I wipe the blood off of my face, okay?" She snapped in embarrassment.
Sweet Pea didn't release her hand, he only moved to face her. Her eyes met his again, watching them closely as they didn't stray from her own.
Lilith kept trying to blink it away but it only seemed like more tears kept forming in her blue eyes, her nose burning as she tried to force them back.
Lilith wiped the first tear off her cheek in anger, almost in annoyance. She didn't cry.
Sweet Pea tugged her into his arms, not even knowing what to say.
It's like the damn inside her was blown apart by TNT. Tears spilled over her cheeks as her forehead pushed against the middle of his chest. Lilith covered her mouth in embarrassment as sobs raked her body.
Sweet Pea lifted her up into his arms, her hands clutching the fabric around his shoulders tightly.
Sweet Pea set her down on the edge of the bath before he turned back to wet a washcloth. Lilith ran angry fists under her eyes to wipe any tears left over.
Sweet Pea ran the washcloth under her nose, clearing the dried blood. It wiped against her cheeks and a spot on her forehead.
"He smashed my car window in." Lilith mumbled as he looked over her arms.
"I don't want to talk about it. I want to go to bed, Sweet Pea." Sweet Pea doesn't have any issue with this, he lifts her back up and into the bedroom. Holds her shaking body against his.