The final words coming out of Fangs mouth changed the argument. "I don't know, maybe we should take a break or something. Get some air and clear our heads"

I stopped breathing for a few seconds, I scan his face to see if he's actually serious about this. He is. All I did was offer help if he was in trouble, he told me about Penny Peabody. He told me that Jughead would take the fall, he was the one who brought the younger Serpents together on it. I'm a Serpent too, but honestly, should I be in on that voting thing too?

I sighed and looked down, tears weld up, but I kept them in. "If that is what you want" I quietly mumble.

"I'll just—I'll just get home, then" I say and grab my clothes from staying here and showing them into my bag. Fangs hadn't said a single thing. I think he was realising what was happening.

I grab my Serpent jacket and look back at Fangs, he had tears in his eyes, his body was frozen in place and he just looked at me all broken and distant.

I turn my gaze away from him and walk out of his trailer, Jughead race by and waves at me, I wave back and avoid him seeing my tear stained face and as I drive out of the Southside, I have to pull over.

I can't breathe and I can't see from all the tears. I step out of my car and lean against my car door, I take deep breaths and sob loudly along with trying to breathe properly.

Why couldn't he just open up? Why did he have to be so distant? Why did he pull away from me all the time? Why?

My phone rings and I—with shaky hands—pull my phone out of my pocket and wipe my eyes and take a deep breath before answering.

"Hello?"

"Maia, Hey—I was wondering if you want to have a sleepover? That is if you're not too busy with Fogarty" Kevin jokes. My heart scatters and more tears fall and I put my hand over my mouth to not sob again.

"I-I'm not—but I can't, I'm sorry" I stutter and cover a sob up with a cough.

"You sound weird? Are you getting sick?" Kevin asks concerned.

"Yeah, I think so" I Lie. That's a better excuse than what I would have said.

"Alright, well, then I'll see you on Wednesday on the stage. Don't be late!" Kevin reminds me and I squeeze my eyes shut

"Of course. Bye" I say and hang up. I sob in my hands and try to pull myself together. This is just not happening, I love Fangs more than anything in the world.

Why is this happening to us? We were so happy, before I got shot everything was great—it ruined everything.

Don't cry. Don't break. It's not over yet, Maia. I take a deep breath and exhale again, I wipe my eyes one last time and pull my emotionless face on. I get back in my car before driving towards Greendale.

I can't stay on the Southside, the Northside is not going to comfort me right now, Greendale always offered me the wild life, drugs, alcohol and boys. Just what I need.

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"Well, well, well—if it isn't the one and only Queen Bee, Maia Anderson" A familiar voice says. I smirk and turn around to face Gabriel.

"Gabe" I acknowledge and see his face has healed from the Serpents little 'fight' with him. "Oh no—Who's getting their ass kicked?" Gabriel asks with a nervous look on his face.

"No one, can you get me something?" I ask with a fake smile. "Something—something or something?" Gabriel asks and raise an eyebrow.

"Something—something" I say and Gabriel smirks. "Always, you've come to the right man" He says and hold his hand out for me to take.

I do and he leads me through the crowd of drunk people, Gabriel was my partner in crime, I went over the lines though, Gabriel didn't.

"Make space for the legend" Gabriel ordered and people moved. A few I noticed greeted me and I greet them back and smile at them.

I don't think I realised how much I actually missed this. This life, it's different. More free.

"Let's get the good stuff" Gabriel mumbles and he gets a small plastic bag and there's some purple pills in them.

"I'll take one with you—to us" Gabriel says and hands me the pill. As he take the pill I grab the bag and take two.

I put the rest in my jacket and have a good time with Gabriel and my old friends in Greendale.

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I didn't realise I had 40 minutes to get to school when we partied all night. I curse and tell my old friends bye before leaving in my car. The pills must've worked better than usually, by now I would have been passed out.

I drive to Riverdale and through the Southside, I race down the road and I catch a glimpse of a very familiar Serpent group, some waves, some doesn't—too shocked to see me coming from Greendale? Or my wrecked appearance? Could be both.

I ignore them and race faster to school. I get inside and hurry to my locker, before grabbing a new set of clothes and then I head to the girls room and change.

I curse as I see my phone had been turned off, I even forgot to call my mom. She's gonna freak!

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So far, I had ignored and avoided everyone, I didn't feel like talking to any of them. Not even Betty or Veronica. I need space—form everyone. Especially from Fangs, I made the mistake, it was because of me this has happened. I see that now.

As I sit in English class with Veronica and Jughead, I feel their eyes in my back. They had probably already heard about Fangs and I.

I write down random notes and scoff at the teacher. Then the PA turns on—"Maia Anderson, please report to the principals office" Weatherbee's voice rings through the school and I get a nod from the teacher.

I grab my things, before throwing a cold smirk at Veronica and Jughead as they look after me worried.

I head out in the hall and see Toni and Sweet Pea standing next to each other with arms crossed, as if to block me from going past them.

I raise an eyebrow, before turning around only to see Jughead had left class to block my other way. "What is this?" I ask in boredom and walk towards Toni and Sweet Pea in order to go to Weatherbee's office.

"What's going on with you and Fangs?" Toni asks angrily. "Apparently there is no 'you and Fangs' if you want more information you have to get in line" I spit with venom.

That took everyone by surprise. Their eyes widened and their mouths were open. "That's so not right, the guy worships you" Toni says and Sweet Pea steps forward.

"What have you done?" Sweet Pea says with venom and disgust in his voice.

"Besides getting shot in front of him—I would like to know too" I retort and fake smile at him, before making a movement to go past him, but his hand push my shoulder back.

"Got a problem, Sweets?" I ask and look up at him. "What happened, Maia? You two were perfectly fine?" Jughead finally speaks up.

"But were we really? After I got shot everything changed—he changed! He doesn't tell me anything, his words were just 'We should take a break' so, I didn't really get a real explanation" I fire at the three.

"But why don't you ask him? Maybe he will open up to you and remind himself that he's not alone" I say and push past Sweet Pea only for him to grab my jacket and I rip it out of his hold. "Let go!" I shout at him and he takes a step back.

Toni eyes me and Jughead comes closer. "Your eyes are all red and bloodshot, your pupils are wide as fuck—Maia, are you on high?" Toni asks with worry and disappointment in her voice.

"Maybe, maybe not—who knows?" I say and walk towards Weatherbee's office.

"Miss Anderson, your mother is here" Weatherbee says and stands up and my mom stands up too. "You will get free the rest of the day" My mom informs me and I scoff.

"Let's go" She orders and grabs my arm. So, she noticed, she always does—she sees my eyes and my pupils, then she knows what I've done.

"I can't believe you did that! I thought you stopped! You promised you would stop!!" My mom shouts at me as we get out of the office and she drags me through the hall.

Archie, Betty, Veronica, Toni, Sweet Pea, Jughead and Fangs were now standing together and watch as my mom drags me out of school and I have that cold smirk on my face and I just laugh at her. "You're such a fool!" I retort and she shoves me back and stops walking.

"Oh, I'm the fool? You didn't call! You didn't text me! You've been out all night! I call your boyfriend only to find out you had left his trailer! What is wrong with you!? Why would you do this to him!? To me, again!!" She half shouts and tears are running.

I look back and see Fangs looking down with red eyes, I scoff and look back at my mom. He didn't tell her? Why wouldn't he tell her?

"It doesn't matter what I do, Apparently everyone I care about screws me over, like you do—all the goddamn time, every time I need you—you're gone" I say with betrayal playing, both towards my mom and mostly Fangs. I know he can hear every single word I say.

I walk away from my mom and get in my own car, before driving home and lock myself up in my room.

I start a bath and I sit in my tub and just hold myself in the warm water.

I'm an idiot. Soon I'll pass out, the drugs will wear off. I'll pass out here in the tub if I don't get out. My body starts moving on its own and I dry my body off before putting on a pair of shorts and Fangs shirt.

I hold onto it as I throw myself on my bed, I feel my eyes drop and my vision gets blurry, then it's goodbye and goodnight.

A/N: Some serious shit just went down!! How do you feel about that!?

Also, as I expected, I lost some readers during my break from the story, I prepared myself for it but there was few more than I had expected. It feels idk, different now, but for you who stayed and the new ones who stumbles into my story, I will post for you guys <3