In Between // OBX (K.C)

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The group found a place to hide for the night, the car hidden from the street so they couldn't be seen by anyone driving by.

"What is happening?" Brenna sighed, her head on Kiara's shoulder as the two girls sat on the hood of the curly haired girls car as the boys all slept in the car, bugs making noises all around them, the moon the only thing lighting up anything around them.

"I have no clue," Kiara confessed.

Brenna sighed, "Pope is stressing me out"

"I'm worried for him," Kiara agreed, "And you"

"Me?" Brenna lifted her head, looking at Kiara with furrowed brows.

"You just moved here and now you're going to have this negative rep because of all this, and I know your Uncles are pissed at you," Kiara explained, avoiding looking at the brunette.

"Kie," Brenna stopped her rambling, "I'll be okay as long as you're okay"

Kiara looked over at Brenna, a soft smile on her face.

"I've got you, so I'm pretty good," Kiara smiled.

Brenna smiled, leaning forward, placing her hand on Kiara's cheek, pressing her lips to hers.

Kiara smiled into the kiss, her hands on Brenna's hips as the kiss deepened, Kiara starting to lay Brenna back a against the glass of the front window.

"Are we really going to do this on the hood of your car?" Brenna giggled between kisses, looking up at Kiara, who's features glowed in the moonlight.

"I'm more worried about the three goons in there," Kiara gestured to the sleeping boys behind them.

"I think they're pretty knocked out," Brenna looked over her shoulder and into the car.

John B's face was squished against the back window, JJ in a ball in the trunk and Pope asleep with his back against the car door and his legs up on the seat.

"Okay, let's just have our moment before it's ruined," Kiara leaned down pressing her lips on Brenna's again.

Both girls just wanted a distraction from the events happening, they wanted to feel something other than scared.

The next morning the five teens woke up in the car, the sun sneaking in through every window.

"Good news for residents of Outer Banks," they had the news playing through the radio, all five hoping for something positive, "Dominion Power says their underwater transmission line, which will restore power to 90% of the area"

A police car, with its sirens on passed by them, all of them ducking to stay hidden.

"And still, no arrest in the shooting death of Sheriff Susan Peterkin," the voice continued, John B sighing, "The state police have issued a statement regarding a local person of interest, a juvenile from"

Kiara leaned forward turning off the radio, Brenna and her sharing a look of sorry.

"Maybe you guys can help, being the smart ones and all, but," JJ gestured to Pope, Kiara and Brenna, as he played with his lighter, "Who are the cops going to believe? Ward Cameron or us?"

Brenna ran her hand over her face, stressed.

"So the accuser is a bigshot developer, kind of lord of the island, got the governor on speed dial kind of person," JJ kept going, "And the accused, is John B, who is pretty much a homeless 16 year-old boy at the moment"

"Thanks," John B said quietly.

JJ started ranting about Mexico again, John B stoping him.

"Guys, what if I go home, I can talk to my Uncles, I can go see if Sarah's still here," Brenna cut in between the two boys conversation, turning to look at the three who occupied the back seat.

"She can bail me out," John B said, assuming he was going to jail.

"She did witness the whole thing," Kiara shrugged.

"And she's gonna snitch on her brother?" Pope questioned.

"Trust me, she will," Brenna nodded looking back at Pope.

"Sarah's not a pogue, you can't guarantee she'll do anything," Pope shook his head.

"I know her, she hates her brother more than any of you do, she'll do the right thing," Brenna defended Sarah.

JJ and Pope ignored her.

"We have to get you off the island," JJ said looking at John B.

Brenna rolled her eyes, "Am I speaking? Or am I just imaging my voice leaving my mouth?" Brenna turned to Kiara.

Kiara let out a small laugh at the girls words.

"I'll drop you at your place, you find Sarah and I'll play into their little game and pick you up later," Kiara said sitting up and starting the car.