When it became too hot June had detached from JJ, their sweat mixing together not quite making them like each other more. June instead was determined to find somewhere cool in the giant crate, leaving JJ and Kie to themselves. The March girl had been sitting in many different places in the last 7 minutes,  each spot seemingly hotter than the last one.

"I've been thinking, when all this is over and we're just rolling in the dough, I'm gonna get a new board. I'm gonna deck it out, and I'm gonna go on a surf trip." JJ broke the silence, June stopping in her spot as she listened to him from where she was sitting. He was talking to Kie,  the conversation started making June listen to what he had to say.

"I don't know where, but, like the worlds calling. I don't know.  Name a place." JJ said, gesturing to Kie. She let out a sigh before answering.

"Spain."

"Then after Spain, South America or South Africa."  June furrowed her eyebrows at his plan, a small smile coming onto her lips as she listened to his dreams.

"You'll go to South Africa?"

"One of the  South places. And then Micronesia maybe, and then... and just ride. Wherever the wave takes you, you know?" JJ finished, June deciding to round the corner.

"So that's the plan if we were to get a ton of cash?" June stopped again, wanting them to finish their talk before she butt in. "That's the dream? Surf trip?"

"Ripping jungle break all day long. Bamboo hut, cooking a fish on a fire, and after that  you go back out and just hit the waves again." June could hear the smile in his voice, her heart warming as she listened to him speak so passionately about his hope for the future. "That's the dream."

"Sounds perfect." Kie whispered.

"Yeah." JJ agreed.

"Got room for one more?" This question made June's breath stop in her throat, the smile dropping from her lips. She was quickly reminded of what she knew about Kie and how she felt about JJ. The blonde boy chuckled in disbelief, his face going serious as he realized she was serious. JJ instantly thought of June, wondering if she would be okay if Kie went with them on their surf trip.

"You got your passport?" Junes heart dropped as he didn't deny her, although she didn't know why he would, they were friends.She felt the green slimy hand of jealousy grip when, the girl pressing her back against the metal as she continued to listen.

"You don't have a passport."

"Hell no I don't have a passport. Kookiest thing ever. I bet June has her passport which works out for us because if she's got one then it can cover all of us right?"

"No that's not how—"

"Hey! Hey open it!" Pope said from outside of the crate. JJ was quick to open the grate, June rounding the corner now and giving the two a sideways glance. She helped Pope through, grabbing his arms as he came in face first. He thanked her as she helped John B through, the boy patting her on the head as she gave him a tight lipped smile.

"Okay put the grate back on." Kie said, lifting it  back towards the window. John B stopped her though, Kie looking at him in confusion.

"Hold it."

"No we gotta put it back." Another person peeked their head into the hole, June gasping as she saw who it was. Cleo.

"Cleo?"

"Jesus Christ! I kill you John B!" Cleo said, her eyes falling on June.  "June! How you been girl?"

"Cleo! I'm so happy to see you." June said, helping the girl inside. She side hugged the girl, a smile on her face as JJ looked at them with a confused look.

"Who is this?"

"Just relax. Just relax okay? I told you I had a surprise." John  B said, looking to Cleo. "Remember I told you about the girl who helped us in the Bahamas right?"

"Uh Cleo." Kie said, looking past him at the girl in question.

"Cleo. She's gonna help us alright?" John B reassured them, all of them looking at her as she spoke.

"Next time, ask me." Cleo said, giving  John B a stern look. June pulled the girl to her side, a smile on her lips as she looked at Cleo.

"Did you know Tyler was on here too?" June asked, watching as Cleo nodded.

"What are the chances you know?" The girl said, June nodding at her words. JJ cut between the two girls, putting his arm around June's waist and earning a smile from the girl.

"What'd you get from the armory?" The blonde asked, raising his eyebrows at Pope and John B. The two boys shared a look, June facepalming as she saw now that they were both empty handed. JJ puked back from June, bringing his hands up to his head and letting out a disappointed sigh.

"You seriously didn't grab nothing? Not one single gun?"

"We tr-we tried okay? I got attacked."

"This is why I should've gone with." JJ said, June shushing him as she glanced back at him.

"Drop it JJ." She scolded, the boy shaking his head as he pointed at John B.

"Let me get this straight.  You five, with no weapons decided you were gonna hijack this tramp steamer on your own? Do you have any idea who these people are? Eberhimi, if he catch you,he's gonna kill you. Dead. Cut off your fingers." Cleo said, gesturing with her knife to her fingers. June raised her hand, Cleo letting out a sigh as she pointed at the sweaty girl. "What June?"

"In my defense it was them who planned to hijack the boat. I got kidnapped." June said, raising her eyebrows as Cleo looked at her in confusion. "It's a long story. I'll tell you later."

"Okay. What about waiting until we get to port? At least then, if something goes wrong, we have a place to run." Kie said, earning an immediate shake of the head from Pope.

"No. No we can't do that."

"Why?" She questioned, Pope quickly explaining.

"Because I've run over the scenario  over 1,000 times in my head, and our best chances are on this ship.  There's 15  crew members and six of us—"

"Exactly."

"About three to one odds.  It's the best it's gonna get. If we wait till we get there they'll trap us."

"We have no chance."

"No Kie, there's something else. Wards alive." June felt a pang of guilt in her chest as she realized she had failed to mention that their worst enemy was not in fact dead but very much alive. She gave John B a sheepish grin, the boy shaking his head at her. "He's alive and he's on this boat."

"What?" Kie said, disbelief on her face as she looked at John B.

"You gotta be kidding me."

"Are you serious?" Pope asked, his eyes wide as John B started to explain.

"It was all a setup, blowing up the boat, the confession to Shoupe. Think about it. That's was to clear Rafes name." The mention of Rafes name sent a pain through June's chest, she couldn't help but feel bad for manipulating him. "And he does what? Goes to the Druthers. And what's on the Druthers?"

"Scuba."

"Bingo."

"So Wards alive huh? And he has the gold, and the cross and Sarah." JJ said, the boy comprehending what this meant.

"Thanks for rubbing that in."

"So he's just gonna get away with everything again, huh? Not happening. We're not watching this movie again, right Pope? You said we need the win. And with her, we're going to the bridge, and we're gonna take it right now. You with me?" JJ said, pointing to Cleo but staring at Pope.

"Let's do it. I'm with you, and I wanna be the one who takes that bridge." Pope said, JJ nodding as they did a handshake.

"That's what I'm talking about." JJ said. Cleo chuckled, all of them looking to her as she spoke.

"He's gonna take the bridge?" She asked, pointing to Pope with her knife.

"Yeah."

"He couldn't even take me." June bit back a laugh at Cleos words, JJ sending her a glare as he heard her stop the chuckle.

"First of all, I was going easy on you."

"I went easy on you." John B and Kie shushed the two, telling them to relax as tensions started to rise.

"Relax. All of you." John B said, JJ immediately speaking.

"If you're really with us, if we use that knife, we can go up into the bridge, hold it up against the captains neck, then we go on the intercom and make him tell the rest of the crew to meet up in the forward hull. Once they're in the same place, bam, we lock them in there, and we take back what's ours." JJ explained, his attention on Cleo as he tried to convince her. June and to admit that for once, it wasn't a terrible plan.

"I like it.  It could work." Pope agreed, June sending a nod in Cleos direction.

"Are you with us then?" JJ asked, June feeling butterflies in her stomach as she watches him do this.

"No. This is stupid." Cleo said, turning to John B. They heard a shout from outside, someone calling and saying they had to open the crates.

"They're checking the containers." Kie said, looking frantically between them. Cleo headed for the hole in the  crate, June's eyes widening as she pulled the grate off.

"Wait no Cleo!" She just shushed them,  jumping out of the window. She shouted for the man outside, Pope shaking his head as he spoke.

"She's gonna tell them. Shit!"

June looked over at JJ, the girl stepping closer to him. He raised an eyebrow down at her, his mouth slightly parted as he  looked over her. This was the worst possible place for the two of them to be feeling the way they were, and yet he couldn't help but stare longingly at her lips.

"That was hot. Like so hot." She whispered, referring to his good planning skills. JJ winked at her, June feeling her knees weaken as a blush covered her cheeks. She smiled as she felt his hand move to her back, pushing her slightly forwards so that she was out of view of the door. His fingers were burning into her skin, June scolding herself for feeling like this when they were possibly about to get caught. But there was something about the way the sweat glistened on his face, the way his blonde hair was sticking up in unnatural areas, she couldn't help but swoon. JJ dropped his head back in defeat, his Adam's apple bobbing in his throat as he swallowed the fear. This only made matters worse for June, the girl gulping as she looked at him. She wondered if her sudden insatiable attraction and rooted from having listened to his and Kies conversation earlier, but she didn't want to think about that, she just wanted to think about him. Jealousy was not a good look for June.

"This ones clear sir!" Cleo said, June peeling her attention away from the captivating blonde beside her.

"Are you sure?"

"Went through it inch by inch. Nothing but tubing and plastics in there."

"What if the stowaway had been in there?"

"Well he wasn't, so."

"What about the girl? The one they brought on here. Have you seen her? She went missing about an hour ago, the big guys been looking for her for awhile now." June held her breath as she realized the man was talking about her, JJ sparing a glance in her direction as he pushed his tongue to the inside of his cheek.

"Nah haven't seen her. Come on man, we have work to do. Move your bumper man."

"Okay shes on our side. That's good." Pope said, all of them smiling as they looked at him. John B dropped a hand onto June shoulders, the girl gripping his wrist and squeezing as she felt happy about Cleo joining them.

"Okay Pope you're up, we'll wait for your signal okay?" JJ said as he shot a confused glance towards John B. He pushed the thought he had away as John B dropped his hand, Pope opening the window again.

"Now we just gotta wait for the signal."

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