Consequences

Chapter 40

Casablanca was playing at the grand opening of the Twilight Drive-in. Veronica and Jughead cuddled under a blanket, watching the movie concentratedly. Jughead was stuffing popcorn in his mouth, while Veronica occasionally took a few pieces of popcorn from the container. Cheryl and Toni were next to them, sprawled on the hood of the car. Toni's eyes were glued to the screen, no longer sulking about Love, Simon not playing. Somewhere in the back, Sweet Pea, Fangs and other Serpents watched quietly, no longer the rowdy bunch they once were.

Jughead suddenly smiled at the memory of Veronica yelling at the Serpents at the Twilight Drive-in before its shut down.

"Hey, Veronica, you know what happens to a snake when a Louis Vuitton heel steps on it?" Jughead chuckled.

She grinned and responded without missing a beat. "Shut the hell up, or you'll find out."

"Would you step on yourself?"

"Are you inviting me to join the Serpents?"

Jughead shrugged and turned back to face the movie screen. Veronica snuggled closer to her warm boyfriend.

"I might," she responded.

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"Congratulations Veronica, you are officially the Serpent Queen," Jughead announced proudly as he slid the Serpents' leather jacket onto Veronica's body.

The crowd cheered. They were happy seeing their Serpent King and Queen up on stage, looking perfectly happy. Toni and Cheryl whooped in the crowd.

"I can't wait till it's my turn!" Jellybean told Veronica enviously as she eyed her jacket. Jellybean looked up to Veronica a lot, especially now that she was her brother's girlfriend.

"It'll be soon, Little Serpent Princess," Veronica kissed Jellybean lightly on the head.

"Babe, I have a surprise for you," Jughead cut in and stole Veronica from her sister. "We're going out tonight to celebrate your crowning of Queen."

"Can't wait," she gave him a quick kiss before leaving for work at the bar.

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"Out of all the places, why here?" she asked, amused.

Jughead had brought her to the cave where they had spent a night trapped in. The full moon shone brightly on them.

"I think this place is magical," Jughead sat cross legged on the ground.

"You think this is magical?" Veronica laughed. "I didn't know you believed in magic!"

"There are a lot of consequences from our experiences in this cave. We were trapped in this cave: the consequence was that I realised I had a teeny crush on you. We fell asleep accidentally cuddling in this cave: the consequence was Cheryl and Toni took photos: and the consequence of that was them shipping us, which helped our relationship progress. You said you liked me and I stuttered a dumb answer. The consequence was I came to this cave to think, and the consequence of that was my realisation that I liked you. And you and I both know the consequence of that."

"So what are you trying to say, Torombolo," Veronica teased her boyfriend.

"What I'm trying to say is we're all connected, and what we do will have consequences on both ourselves and others. These consequences may be good or bad. But you never know unless you try," Jughead ended his motivational speech with a smile.

"Oh, Jughead," Veronica grinned as they shared a loving kiss under the moonlight.

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A/N

This is the official end of Consequences.
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