1x01

(John B narrating)We're the Pogues, and our mission this summer is to have a good time, all the time.

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John B, JJ, Pope, Kiara, and Winter are all on summer break and drinking beer at one of the new constructions. JJ and Winter are sitting on one of the working platforms smoking weed while John B is balancing on the edge of the roof.

"That's what, a three-story fall to the deck?" Pope says from the deck below them. "I give you about a one-in-three chance of survival."

John B lets out a noise of curiosity and turns to JJ and Winter. "Should I do it?"

Winter is about to answer when Pope bets her to it.

"Yeah, jump. I'll shoot you on the way down."

"You'll shoot me?"

A very high Winter laughs and nods as she makes finger guns at John B and makes gunshot noises. Before any of the boys could comment on how high she was, an angry Kiara steps out of the house.

"They're gonna have Japanese toilets with towel warmers." She says annoyed.

"I have one and you have one so I don't see how they are the problem," Winter says as she exhales the smoke that she had trapt in her mouth for so long her eyes started to water.

"Winter, This used to be a turtle habitat. But I guess you don't care about that" Kie says as the bitch she can be because she well knows Winter cares. She once made Kie arrange a funeral for a baby turtle that she had found. They forced all their friends to attend it. Winter cried for a month every time someone brought it up.

"Kie, don't," John B says knowing about the turtle story and how Winter will probably cry if they push her too hard when she is as high as she is.

"Fine, Just don't kill yourself," She says as he is dangerously close to the edge.

"Don't spill that beer" JJ shoots at his stupid friend. " I'm not giving you another one" And just as he said it, of course, he did just that. JJ and Kiara spit out some mean comments toward John B.

"Hey, guys. Security is here" Pope says as the car drives into the driveway.

"Time to go," JJ says as he helps Winter down. They all grab their stuff and get ready to go.

"Captin, come on boy," John b says colling on the sleeping dog.

How could I forget Captin was there? He is Winter's golden retriever puppy. Or well she bought him but he is pretty much glued to John B. So to Captin they are his parent, but he is a daddy's boy.

The dog's tail starts to wiggle as he hears his name. He runs fast after the teens. JJ taunts the gourd as he chases after them in their car.

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(John B describes his friends)

"And last, That's Winter. Outer banks royalty, Princess of the obx. Her grandparents are totally loaded and she lives with them, which means that she is a full-blooded kook. Her father is also a cop so that's fun. Winter is the most stupid smart person I know. For instance, she rather hangs with us than anyone else. Both smart because, hello it's us, and stupid because it's us, and she wants to go to an IV. I have never met anyone as kind and loyal as her tho, except our dog Captin but if we are talking humans it's her. She is a golden in human form. But she also likes to go against her grandparents and father, clearly by her choice of friends. Did I also mention she is stupid hot?

*****

Winter

"Good morning sweetheart," My grandfather said to me walking into the kitchen.

"Morning Nonno," I say before I continue to eat my breakfast and read.

"What are you up to today, Do you want to join me at the golf course?" He asks as he pours himself a coffee. I look up from my book. I can tell that he wants me to say I will go with him but I already have plans with my friends. "Sorry Nonno, I have plans with a friend. Besides, I think the course was pretty wrecked by Agatha last night"

"Yeah, I guess so. What friend?" He sits down across from me.

"Pope, Bobby Heyward's son. We are helping his dad to clean up after the storm" My grandfather hasn't been very approving of my friends but for some reason he likes Pope. Maybe because he sees that Pope has a good future ahead of him. To say he like JJ and John B is overkill. He tolerates them enough for them to hang out with his grandbaby but smoke would come out of his ears if he found out that one of them is dating me. Not that that is a concern, because no pogue on pogue macking. Besides my grandparents already have my life planned out for me.

Graduate high school, and go to an IV league School then get a job for some time. But not to long because I need to get married and have babies before twenty five, just like them. If they had a say in my friends and who to date they probably had something like.

"Sarah is such a good friend you should really try to make a manse with her."

Or...

"I don't get way you and your cousin fell apart you were such good friends when you were younger. Your mother would have wanted you and Topper to be as close still."

Or...

"It's such a shame you and Rafe broke up. You were such a lovely couple and it really brought the family's together. He is such a wonderful boy. Maybe he will take you back if you only apologize.

Oh, wait. They already said all those things, and more after I cut all my old friends off. For good reason too.

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My Nonno drove me to the Heywards, he was heading in that direction anyways. Captain got to come along, he just sleeps anyway. I hoped that clean-up would last an hour maybe two but now that I'm here god no. I see Pope and his dad on the dock and they know have seen me, fuck. To late to go home again, I guess. I smile and wave towards them. Of all my friends parents I like Pope's the most. They has always welcomed me with open arms. They have become more like family then my real one.

"Hi sweetheart, thank you for helping us out today after a storm like this one." Mr. Heyward says giving me a pair of gloves and a trash bag. "Of course, I'm happy to help" I and Mr. Heyward starts collecting trash while Pope hoses down the dock.

About an hour has passed and we are not even half done, when a familiar boat comes toward us. It's JJ and John B.

"Well, look who we have here," JJ says as he sees us.

"We have a safety meeting. Attendance mandatory." John B says as if it were over the radio.

"I can't. My pops got me on lockdown. Winter too" Pope answered for us both. But me, I'm ready to go.

"Come on, your dad is a pussy,over" JJ says the same way John B did.

"Oh, I heard that, you little bastard"

"We need your son and miss Lowe"

"Yeah, and island rules. Day after a hurricane is a free day"

"Who the hell made that up"

"Uh, pentagon, I think. We have security clearance. I have a card." JJ says.

"Think I'm stupid?" Heyward asks JJ

Pope turns to his dad to pleaded but I push him to jump on the boat.

"We will do it tomorrow. Please Mr Heyward"

"You go ahead, sweetheart." I jump of joy and give him a small peek on the cheek before I run to the boat. JJ helps me on.

Heyward shout at Pope as we leave to pick up kie.

"Oh, top o' the mornin' to ya" John b says to Kie as we come closer to her.
To be honest I zoned out there for a bit after there, I do that a lot because of all the pain meds for my shoulder. Kie sits down next to me and hands me a cold cider. And I'm back.

"Thank you, have I told you I love you?" I say to kie as I open my drink. She gives me a smile

"No, I mean it's not like you tell us that every day" She says sarcastically. I do tend to say it a lot especially when I'm high or drunk. Usually both.

"Let me show you guys a party trick. Pope go a little faster" JJ stans at the edge of the boat and tilts his beer as the speed gets higher. All of a sudden Pope hits a sandbar and we all go flying. JJ goes straight into the water and me, kie and John B land on the floor of the boat. Everyone checks so everyone is okey. John B replace my hand with his on the side of my head.

"You okey, W?" He asks as he stroke his thumb over the spot I bumped my head. All I do is nod.

"Pope, what did you do?"

"Sandbar. The channel changed"

"No, shit"

"Ugh, this is probably gonna mess this whole place up"

"Let's not allow Pope to drive anymore" I say as I stand up again leaning against John B for support.

Pope stands at the edge of the boat and looks into the water.

"Guys... I think there's a boat down there.

Authors note: Sorry for any missed spelling errors. My computer is broken so I'm writing on my phone.