the current between us. (j.m)

.2

"So what we playin'?" Kiara asked the five teenagers. "Truth or dare?" She spoke again. River couldn't help but laugh."What bookworm? to smart for truth or dare?" JJ taunted the girl. He couldn't see it, but even him speaking her direction sent a ping of annoyance down her spin, but she stayed quiet..as usual. "Didn't think so, Pope truth or dare?" The blonde asked. Pope sighed knowing whatever he picked wouldn't have a good outcome. "truth." JJ laughed lightly putting his arm around john b. "What's your body count golden boy?" All eyes were on Pope, even River's. She might be antisocial, that doesn't mean she doesn't love gossip. She assumed everyone else in the room knew the answer but by their faces, JJ was the only one who knew, and oh boy did he know. The two were closer than the rest, knowing more about each other than anyone. They didn't flaunt it of course, but JJ's soft spot for Pope was always there."one." Pope's response was hardly audible, coming out as a whisper. "What!!" Kie, john b, and river yelled at the same time. "Look like the golden boy is grown." John b smacked JJ in the back of the head, assuming he already knew."Fuck off it's my turn, River, Truth or dare?" The girl took a moment, realizing everyone was waiting for an answer. "Truth." "Is it true you're a kook?" For some reason the question made river shift in her position. She had been getting this question her whole life. She never belonged in either group. "No, I live on the cut but my parents are kooks. I've never really clicked with people enough to be placed in the kook's verses pogues war.." River looked up, watching Kiara get up, and wrap her arms around the small girl. "I like you already." "Wow that's a lot coming from kie, she hates almost everyone." John b commented before getting kicked by Kiara, making river let out a small laugh. She couldn't help but wonder if they weren't so bad after all. The game went on for a good hour and a half but eventually got boring. The group ended up taking up JJ's weed offer, passing the blunt close to the cracked window. "Aye bookworm, wanna hit?" He asked in her direction. River looked up from her book, sighing. "Awe lemme guess, never smoked?" He bantered. The truth is she smoked a lot, it helped with her anxiety, but the way he spoke to her as if she was a joke had her blood boiling. So she did the logical thing. River walked up to the blonde, taking the blunt, pressing it to her lips, and taking quite a big hit. "There will you shut up now Maybank?" Once again the group was wide-eyed, all staring at the girl. "Holy shit! Can we keep you?!" Kiara yelled, turning toward john b and pope. Meanwhile, River made her way back to the counter, and her book. "What's it about?" The voice almost a mumble, but she turned to see JJ peeping over her shoulder. The smell of weed and the ocean filled her nose. "A depressed poet who is falling in love." She answered. "i-wow okay wasn't expecting that." River laughed at JJ's comment."Guys! The storm cleared!" John b said looking at the window. The girl pushed her brown curls behind her ear, and tucked her bookmark in the page, watching the pogues head for the door. "Come hang out with us sometime Riv!" Kiara yelled. River hadn't noticed that JJ was still standing behind her. She looked down at the number written on the bookmark with the simple note '-pogues' He walked to the door before turning around. "See you around bookworm."