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    Mila and Jughead now stood in the Whyte Wrym, side by side, his arm around her shoulders, while Fp stood on the stage to address the Serpents. "We all got the eviction notice. But i swear to you, no one is going anywhere. But the heat had been on us since Pickens Day and they are using that damn statue as an excuse to turn it up." Mila looked over to Jughead's left to see Toni. She looked back forward and she felt Jughead grip her a little tighter. 

"But if we're gonna fix it, i gotta ask: Is anyone on this room responsible for cutting off Pickens' head?" 

"Why don't you ask your son what he has to say?" Tall Boy called out. 

"What is your problem with me, Tall Boy?" Jughead asked, irritated. 

"You wrote the article that started this mess. You and your posse-" All the teen serpents around Jughead stood up straighter, "fired the shot at Pickens Day." 

"Last time i checked, more then just his 'posse' joined." Mila glared. 

"And it was a peaceful protest, Turncoat." Toni glared as well, Mila's gaze flickered to the girl but then back to Tall Boy . 

"And it accomplished nothing. So what's to say that you and him didn't go back that night with a ladder and a hacksaw-" 

"Hey! We didn't do it." Jughead shouted, getting in Tall Boy's face. Mila pulled Jughead's arm back, but he pulled away from her. "Hell Tall Boy, you're the tallest guy in this room. You wouldn't even need a ladder." 
Fp looked to Mila who interlocked her fingers with Jughead, pulling him back. 

"Jughead... Tall Boy, the last thing we need right now is to turn on each other." Fp called out. 

"Hey... we'll find a way outta this." Mila said, pulling him back to her. 

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"You have no idea what it means to me that your here right now." Jughead said, reaching out and grabbing Mila's hand. "Your the only person i trust right now."

She smiled at him slightly and looked down at their interlocked hands. 

"How'd the meeting go?" 

"Mayor McCoy thinks the Serpents were the ones who vandalized the statue of General Pickens." 

"Obviously." Mila nodded. 

"Exactly, and now suddenly we all only have fourteen days to vacate the trailer park" 

"Which i found out is illegal."  Mila stated. 

"Turns out, the land, it's city land and not privately owned, And not everyone has paid their rent." 

"So what did McCoy say?" 

"Nothing really, she's making this whole thing about the statue but it's really just a pretense to shut us up and get us out." Jughead sighed. Mila sat there for a moment in silence, then tilting her head.

"Well, if the statue is what's getting everyone so riled up, then lets find it. I mean come on, it's a bronze statue head, someone had to of seen something. And we get to get back at Mayor McCoy."

"So we find the head, and save our home." Jughead smiled. 

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The Serpent Prince and the Serpent Queen walked into the Whyte Wrym, Jughead placing a reward poster they had made on the glass. "All right, order of the Ophidians" The serpents in the room turned to look to the two, stopping whatever they were talking about, but more specifically glaring at Jughead. 

"Jughead Jones." Penny Peabody smiled, standing up. Jughead's face fell as Mila glared at the blonde woman. "Did you really think you'd see the last of me?" 

"What the hell is this bitch doing here?" Mila asked, walking forward. Fp was looking away with a torn expression. "Fp, What the hell is going on?"

"Oh, i brought her in, to help us." Tall Boy stated. 

"We don't need Penny's kinda help." Jughead said still in the entryway. 

"You don't get a say anymore. Since you broke Serpent law and hurt one of our own kind."  Jughead glanced to Mila who still had a deadly look on her face. "Penny here was just about to tell your dad, maybe call in M. Show 'em, Penny."
Penny jerked her sleeve up revealing scar tissue that was left from where Jughead cut out her tattoo. Fp's face fell and Penny smirked. 

"That used to be my Serpent tattoo, until your son sliced a chunk outta my arm and left me bleeding in a ditch in Greendale." Fp placed his head in his hand, looking to Mila who was till visibly angry, they were all confused. There had been multiple of them that night, why was Penny only going after Jughead?

"But, i'm still willing to help the Serpents. Tall Boy showed me those eviction notices. They're legit." 

"Anyone, could of told us that." Mila spat. 

"But." Penny glared, "I can think of about, 50 different ways to stall the process. And i'm talking years." 

"What's your price, Penny?" Fp gritted out. Penny looked up to Mila with a smirk, then to Fp, "Blood for blood. An eye for an eye, a good all swit-" 

"Just tell us the goddamn price and enough with this cryptic bullshit." Mila growled, slamming her hands on the table, making everyone jump. Sweet Pea came behind Mila in case of anything, Jughead was too scared to move from his spot towards her. 

"I want back in with the serpents and i want him kicked out." Penny smirked, Mila clenched her fists, shaking slightly. "And oh yeah, one last thing. I want his tattoo carved off." 

"That's it." Mila growled, moving forward, shoving Penny back to the wall, pulling out her switch blade and holding it near the blondes throat. The scraping of chairs could be heard and an arm was on Mila's, Jughead's arm, pulling the brunette away from her. 

"Calm down." Jughead whispered, Sweet Pea, Toni and Fangs all standing beside her as well as Penny looked stunned still.