𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 : i know you love me
𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗼 - 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀
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" YEAH, " YOU NOD SHIFTING your gaze from the ambiguous sky to the girl, "I totally see it." you lie, not having the heart to tell her you don't.

"Really-really?"

Glancing at the girl, she looks back. Looking as hopeful yet sceptical as ever, "No." you shake your head.

"You don't?" her shoulders slumming. Where you shake your head at, "I really don't, Kei."

Tilting your chin up, you brows furrow in attempt to see what she sees, "Maybe get closer." she offers.

Taking a step forward, she nudges to look back up. Doing so, a set of hands is pressed on your back. Pushing you into the cold, hitting and breaking the service again, you gasp at the action.

Wiping the water from your eyes. The loud rawring laughter of Kie immediately heard. She always laughs bluntly. Just like now, not being able to hold it in.

Splashing the water, she closes her eyes, gasping. Raising up from the water, you step closer to the girl.

"No, no, no." she denies, slowly moving back. Taking her hands, you nod, "Yes, yes, yes. If I'm going to be drenched. So, are you."

Pulling her closer, "Corey—" Kie tries, "No mercy." you call, falling backwards into the water pulling her with you.

Reserving, the girl held you close, your eyes staying close not letting any of the saltwater in, "Mercy, mercy!" she coughs out.

"Okay, okay."

Gently the water is wiped away. Fluttering them open, the girl smiles tracing her fingers over your brown.

Staring back you smile softly, "Let's find JJ." you say, clearing your throat. Pulling back and raising from the water, "What?"

"He can't be dry when we are socked with water, now, can he?"

Nodding her brows furrow confusion. Ignoring it, you drag your legs out to the sand, "It feels like my shoes are filled with lud."

"Right!"

"JJ!" you call, walking closer to the boy. Whom immediately notices you are completely wet, "I have an extra shirt." he offers.

Holding it out, "I don't need it. Just a hug." opening your arms for him. As he starts to shake his head, "Not a hugger, Cora."

"You are getting one."

As he steps back, you take steps forward. It went from slow steps, to jogging. To tackling him into a hug.

Rubbing your wet hair against him. Not having him hug back, you pout looking up to him. Sighing, he wraps his arms around you. Making a smile tuck up, "I love you."

"I love you, too."

"I know."

Clapping his back, you start to let go, "I'm getting some pop. Want anything?" you ask.

Shaking his head, "I'm good." holding his bag up — suggesting that he has drinks in there, you think. Which is a little weird but not the weirdest thing JJ has ever done.

"I could drink." Kie says, "See, Kie wants a drink. Go get a drink, children." rolling your eyes at the boy, he taps your head, "Be save."

"Don't do anything stupid." you say back. Walking towards the drinks, your nose cringing up by the way your shirt rubs on your skin.

Peeling the sticky wet shirt off, you put JJ's extra one on. Having a throat clear, you look up at the girl, "So... Soda or beer?" Kie asks a little awkward.

Furrowing your brows at her inability to look you in the eyes, you shake it off, "Soda, please." you mumble, rinsing your shirt of it's liquid as much possibly.

Humming she grabs the can from the box, holding on to it, "Do you need a ride after? Or, are you gonna stay with John B?"

"Uhm... JJ offered a ride. But I think he's gonna go home with a girl."

"I can bring you."

Looking at the girl, she still doesn't look you directly in your eyes, "Why are you being weird?" you ask.

"I'm not."

"You're a little."

Her eyes lift up to meet yours, "You're weird." she claps back. Taking the can from her hands, you nod, "Amazing come back."

Before she could reply a chanting of 'fight, fight, fight' had started. Any other person would either walk away, avoiding it. Or be intrigued and go there to watch.

In your case, you had an eerily feeling that it had something to do with your friends. It almost always did. Smartmouth, alcohol consumption, kooks and pogues together. It never was and still is not a good combination.

It was indeed your friends, more specifically John B. Fighting... Topper?

"Why isn't anyone doing anything?" Kie asks, watching the scene unfold just as you do.

The blond walks away, before walking back right into the fight, "JJ, don't!" you try, only to be held back by Pope.

None of you could have expected what happened next. As he presses the weapon to the kook's head. The immediate reaction; people fled the scene and rightfully so.

"JJ!"

Pushing Topper to walk away, JB can finally breathe. Which is enough distraction for the Kook to run the opposite way as fast as he can, "Get off our side of the island!" JJ explains, firing the gun ones and a second time.

Making Pope and Kie both scream at his actions. How we were meant to not draw attention. Not shoot a gun.

Which will definitely be talked about and questioned. It will questioned 'till death, no one should have had a gun.

"I was saving his life!"

Watching the blond boy continue to take deep breaths, having an iron grip on the weapon.

You never believed in the whole butterfly theory. How one act can affect everything.

But maybe it did. Taking that gun from the motel, is one thing. Pulling it on someone, has serious consequences.

Kooks and Tourons running and never returning to this side of the island did not seem likely to be that outcome.

authors note   in honour of pride month this month i will be only updating/ paying attention to my wlw and mlm stories.

different things which has nothing to do with this but, MADDIE COMMENTED ON MY TWEET,, she said i was a fucking baddie! (( this was a bit ago but still wanted to tell y'all )) <33