Lost||Jughead Jones|||

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     Mila and Jughead got the Junkyard where Steve, the owner led them to a car. "So i heard you crazy kids were looking for a head." Steve laughed. 

"I'd never thought i'd be asked that question." Mila laughed. "If only we lived somewhere, where the answer could be no. But unfortunately, we are, and you called that you had it?"

"I got nearly ten acres of scrap out there, and i come across weird stuff all the time. But this is the first bronze head i've seen." He lifted a bag up on the car and looked to the two. "It was stashed in an old refrigerator." Jughead unzipped the bag, seeing Pickens' head staring right back at them. 

"Did you happen to see who dumped this?" Jughead asked. "Anyone suspicious?" 

"I get scavengers all the time, but there was a guy who came in last week. I'd never seen him here before, claimed he wanted to get some bike parts, he didn't buy anything." Steve frowned. 

"Did you happen to get his name?" Mila asked. "Or a description?"

"Mm, low-life type." He looked between Mila and Jughead who were wearing their serpent jackets. "He had on one of those jackets that you two are wearing." 

Mila and Jughead looked to each other and then back to Steve. "Did this man happen to be quite tall?"

"Oh yeah."

"Thank you so much for your help." Mila said, pulling out the 200 hundred dollars that was promised on the flyers handing it to the man. They walked away with the bag. 

"We got him, don't we?" 

"We got him, baby."

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Jughead walked into the Wrym, flanked by Mila and Fp, carrying Pickens' head. The serpents looked at all of them slightly confused. 

"Stop the damn vote." Fp called out, making Tall Boy turn around. Mila pulled out a chair, Fp slamming Tall Boy down to sit in it. "What the hell were you doing at the dump last week, Tall Boy?"

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"I'm talking about you cutting the head off the Pickens' statue, stashing it at the dump, where you were seen dumbass. So start spilling!" 

"Why'd you do it?" Jughead asked. "Did someone put you up to this?" Tall Boy sat there quietly for a moment and then Mila leaned forward on the table. 

"You haven't answered his question: Why'd you do it?"  Jughead watched Mila, and how the maroon dress she was wearing hugged her body the right way, and how cute she was when she was mad, but he had to focus. 

"Cause i am tired of seeing the Serpents going soft under your rule. Hiram Lodge came by, wanting to stir up some trouble. He said if i took the head, he'd get McCoy and the cops to swarm us, cause some chaos." 

"So Hiram Lodge asked you to start a mutiny, and you helped him, why?"  Jughead asked. 

"I figured it'd be my chance to get rid of you, sunshine." Tall Boy spat, "If i got rid of him, i got rid of Fp too and soon enough, Mila would bounce." 

"So what? You could become leader?" Fp spat.

"Him and Penny." Mila glared. "You wanted to mess with my crown? But don't you know not to mess with a queen crown you idiot. You broke Serpent law." 

"What should we do with this lowlife?" Fp called out.

"Strip him of his jacket. Exile him." 

"All those in favor." Mila called out, everyone in the room raised their hand and Mila smirked. Fp snicked looking around. 

"Looks like this piece of trash and i are going for a ride." 

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The worst of the night was over, and the former couple were sitting in Mila's trailer on the couch, on opposite ends. Tension clearly in the air. The TV was playing then the background as Mila sighed. 

"Good ol' Hiram Lodge. I wonder what he's got planned for us. The southside..." 

"Maybe we could ask Veronica on Monday. " Mila stated lowly, Jughead nodded, muttering a 'yeah'.

"Or we could just work on this... the two of us." Jughead gulped. Mila nodded, also muttering a 'yeah'. "We still have the trailer park to worry about. And it seems as i'm on probation with the serpents. But she's gone now, Penny. And Tall Boy." 

"I guess we got lucky." She smiled. 

"I like it when you say 'we'. It feels good." 

"yeah it does." She smiled.

"You know how sorry i am, and for the rest of my life, that will be my biggest regret. It truly will be. I was mad at everything, and i took it out on you for no reason, and i thought i had to protect you from everything, then i realized i needed you there to get through it." 

"I could've helped you." 

"I know." Jughead sighed, "And i want you to." hey sat in silence for a moment until he looked to her again. "Did you meant it, what you said about rather dying them being without me?" 

"Every word, and did you mean it, when you said you were in love with me?" 

"Every word." Jughead said softly, the two leaning on slowly, Jughead placed his hand on the side of her face, pulling her in. Mila soon realized there was too much space between then and she straddled him, Jughead's hand moving the the back of her dress to unzip the Maroon fabric. She slowly started to undo the buttons on his  shirt as he brought the lace sleeves down, Mila pulling them off all the way. 
Jughead moved his way down her neck and down to her chest. "I love you." He said breathlessly in between kisses. 

"I love you too." She said in the same tone. "And i want you, right now."