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chapter fifty three
YOU GONNA HIT ME
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The boys came back to the Chateau after school, filling Kie and Athena on of their discovery.

"Guys, this is from Denmark's diary." Pope began to read what was written. "August 15th, set sail from Port-au-Prince on calm seas. Came upon the Spanish ship San Jose on fire. The entire deck was aflame. And we could the screams of men trapped below. The Spanish captain cared about only one thing, his valuable bonfire, the Cross of Santo Domingo and the countless bars of gold. Once the cargo was on board, we went to help the crew, but Captain Limbrey ordered us to pull bayonets and not to let any of the Spanish crew on board. He robbed them and left them to die."

"So it didn't go done off Bermuda."

"And it was a Limbrey stealing shit again." Kie scoffed.

"This diary proves that both the gold and the Cross of Santo Domingo were on the Royal Merchant." Pope explained.

"Why didn't we find it in the well then?" JJ asked, sitting up on the sofa he was laid across. "I mean, if Denmark was able to get this, like, bedazzled cross off of the Merchant to the shore, why didn't he just hide it with the gold?"

"Because it was too big." John B realised.

"You're right." Pope nodded. "He had to hide it some place else."

"But where?" Kie asked, scanning the piece of paper with Denmark's words on it.

"Yeah I mean where do you hide a massive cross?" Athena questioned. "A church?"

"Right before he was hung, Denmark said he'd buried the treasure at the foot of the angel." Pope recited.

"I thought this was about the key." JJ wondered aloud.

"Right." Kie agreed. "So whats the connection?"

"The path to the tomb begins in the island room." Pope spoke from memory.

"But what is the island room?" Athena asked.

"You know what helps me figure shit out?" JJ stood up, asking rhetorically.

"Oh boy. Here we go." John B sighed, gesturing for JJ to continue speaking.

"Smoking beers and drinking weed." JJ nodded. "The ideas just pour out of me. If we just sit here and try to figure this out, we're gonna get nowhere. But if we get creative and go to this bonfire tonight, maybe we get somewhere."

"Well, I just got disowned by my parents, and I'm an official member of the I-have-nothing-to-lose club." Kie agreed.

"Yeah and my dad just died so I have no parental figure." Athena shrugged, turning to Kie. "Welcome to the no family club."

"Pope?" JJ asked the boy.

"We're so close." Pope told them.

"Look, look." JJ crouched down in front of Pope. "Think about how much you could think if you just gave your brain a rest."

"Yeah I mean Pope, if you keep going like this you're going to burn yourself out." Athena encouraged the boy, putting her chin on JJ's head as they both stared at the Heyward Boy.

"Oh." Pope sighed. "Okay, fine."

"Okay, great!" Kie exclaimed.

"Yes!" Athena cheered.

"Okay, wait. We gotta shotgun before we go." JJ stated.

The group jumped out of the Twinkie, JJ putting his arm over Athena's shoulder as they two walked next to John B, who was complaining about his breakup with Sarah... again.

"She's like, 'that's it'." John B told them for the hundredth time since it had happened.

"I know." JJ sighed. "But dude, her father blew up right in front of her. Just give her a minute, all right?"

"Yeah, I mean I went to Pope before I saw JJ." Athena shrugged. "So you can't mad that she needs some space."

"You what—?" JJ started before shaking his head. "In the meantime, shotgun, right now. Like the old days—"

"Hey, derelicts!" A girl exclaimed, throwing a beer can towards the three.

"Hey, there she is." JJ greeted. "That's you. I'm out of here."

John B hit JJ in the groin with his beer can before heading over to the girl, Athena furrowing her eyebrows at the flirty interaction.

"Wasn't he just... bipolar much." Athena scoffed, JJ leading her away from the two.

"Just leave it." JJ whispered.

"Hey, look your sisters here." JJ nudged Athena, pointing to where Sarah was with Topper.

"Glad she's back to normality." Athena smiled.

The couple stayed in the corner, Pope joining them a few moments later. The trio were simply just having a good time. When Pope went to get another drink, JJ turned to Athena.

"Dance?" He asked her.

"You wanna dance?" Athena questioned the blond.

"We always seem to dance at these things." JJ shrugged.

"Sure." Athena laughed, taking the boys hand.

The two swayed for a few moments, before JJ spun Athena under his arm, pulling her into his chest. Athena laughed, looking up at the boy. "I love you."

"I love you too Attie." JJ smiled, kissing the girl. The kiss didn't last long when voices shouting caught their attention, the couple turning towards where others were dancing to see Topper and the girl John B was with, shouting at each other, while Sarah stood in front of John B.

"Come on." Athena grabbed JJ's hand, pulling him closer to the ruckus. They reached the area, this time to see John B and Topper shouting at each other, while Sarah pushed John B away, trying to get him to leave. When Kelce stepped in front of John B, Athena knew something was about to happen.

"What you gonna do John B, kill me like you killed Sheriff Peterkin?" Kelce asked the boy when he had turned to leave. "Do something!"

John B spun around, his fist hitting Kelce in the cheek, the boy stumbling back. Topper than ran at John B, the two boys fighting which resulted in everyone else fighting with each other. Athena left JJ's side, rushing over to where she last saw Sarah.

By the time she got there, Sarah had been shoved to the floor, Kie standing next to her, speaking to the blonde. "You all right?"

"Sarah, you okay?" Athena asked.

"Whose side are you on?" The girl exclaimed.

"She's my friend!" Kie shouted.

"You belong with us!" The girl called.

"You belong in a bin babe." Athena muttered, but the girl heard her.

"What was that?" She broke through the girls holding her back. "Huh, what was that bitch! You think just because you're fucking a pogue that it means you're a pogue, sorry babe it doesn't."

"Oh you know what?" Athena stepped forward.

"What? You gonna hit me." The girl pouted.

"Yeah cause you know I've got a lot of pent up anger that I'd like to take out on your face." Athena went to lunge forward, swinging her arm when someone grabbed her and pulled her away.

"Don't do it Athena." Kie ordered.

Pope and JJ managed to get Kelce and Topper away from John B, the three boys running over to the girls, helping them off the rocks as they ran back towards the Twinkie.

"We can't have one freaking night without a fight can we?" Athena asked sarcastically, scoffing angrily.

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a boring chapter but we got some cute athena and jj and some angry athena again :)
next few chapter are pretty boring too but who cares
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