Tease [James Cook]

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          "your mad okay i know, you lost your dads boat. But its fine James, its fine. Everything is okay and we can fucking fix this okay" Kitty's voice slightly cracked, she hated seeing cook so devastated. She gently grabbed his bruised and scratched up face between her two hands, catching his eyes with hers, his eyes were slightly watered over and he finally let one free as the girl placed a gentle kiss on his cheek. She wiped the tear with her thumb "smile" She whispered to the boy, he gave her a weak smile that she instantly returned before letting him walk away.

JJ told Effy and Freddie to stay where they were whilst the other three went for a chat elsewhere. JJ then told Kitty to wait behind as he wanted to speak to cook alone. She nodded and drifted behind the pair until they ended up in that same dock they where at only the night before. Kitty stopped further away from the pair and played with the hem of her dress that she hadn't changed out of.

"oh fuck off man, you daft boon" is the only thing that Kitty caught out of the conversation before she saw cook storming away with JJ calling after him

"cook where you going" JJ asked

"im gonna drink myself to death" Cook called back, JJ looked at kitty for help in which she nodded in reply and jogged after the boy Then im gonna say sorry to my dad, then life finally begins" the boy ripped off his race number just as Kitty caught up with him. The two teens didn't say much that evening, just walked whilst kitty made sure to keep her presence known to cook. They ended back in the spot next to the canal when they first reached the town. Kitty sat down on the edge of the drop whilst cook stayed stood behind her drinking.

The girl would occasionally look back at him, to make sure he was still there and he always was. He eventually sat beside her and the pair, still in silence, watched over the town that was slowly gaining more life as the sun rose. Kitts head rested on Cooks shoulder while his arm draped over her shoulder. It sounds out but it was the most peace they had had since they started this impulse trip. When Cook saw his dad get up and out of his boat, cook ran down leaving Kitty to trail further behind and allowing the pair to talk. The bright light of a lame caught the girls attention and she rushed closer.

"Now give daddy the keys or im gonna melt your fucking face off. Be sensible son, ill fucking do it. I dont give a fuck" The older cook was holding a flame close to Kitty's cook, She saw Freddie rushing over but took matters into her own hand and grabbed a rock from the floor and smashed it into the older mans head. Freddie jumped on the boat just after Kitty, the girl threw the rock into the canal and pulled the sobbing boy into a hug. His hands loosening the grip on the keys just a little.

When cook had calmed down a little the two boys dragged the man into the main area of the boat and all three of them stared down at him. Cook still looked devastated and Kitty felt extremely bad for doing what she had done but she was panicked and didn't know what else to do.

"this is bad. Fuck" Kitty threw her head back, not wanting to see the man anymore. It was her fault he was unconscious and quite possibly dead.

"cook are you alright?" Freddie asked the boy who was close to sobbing again. The guilt slowly building up in Kitty's mind again.

"he didn't mean it. What's the fucking difference? nothing good ever stays with me. absolutely nothing" Cook vents, Kitty let out a silent sob at the pain that cook is going through. Still only looking at the ceiling or out of the window

"you've got me, you've got kitty" Freddie points out. Cook took a seat on the sofa beside where kitty was standing. Freddie on the other side of her. She took the hint and stepped over the unconscious man and sat out on the back of the boat leaving the pair to talk it out. Whilst kitty was outside the conversation carried on 

"i had it all planned out, man. Get a boat of our own, moor it down here, a job, everything. But she doesn't love me" Cook told Freddie, speaking about kitty who was looking out at the water. A million thoughts crowding in her head

"She does, i know she does. I've seen the way she looks at you and the way you look at her. Shit, if i believed in it i would say you two where soulmates. She fucking loves you man" Freddie told the boy. Suddenly, JJ's shouts for the pair broke them from their conversation. Kitty opened the door and signalled for them to come outside. Effy and JJ had made it to the boat, she was happy to see the pair but not so happy to show them the man she had pretty much killed.

"Right! there you are" JJ noted the shared look between the two boys whilst kitty bit her lip nervously "what?" The two boys went inside the boat with the other two whilst kitty stayed outside, not wanting to hear anything else about the older cook. JJ handed everyone a coat and gave Cook and extra one to hand to kitty who had put it on as everyone left the cabin. Both Freddie and JJ unmoored the boat whilst kitty gave Effy a confused glance.

"were going home Kit" Effy smiled weakly. Honestly, kitty just couldn't wait to be back in her own bed and have another change of clothes and a proper shower.