Hate U to Love U [Rafe Cameron x Reader]

Chapter One

The world revolves around duality. There are always two sides -- Two opposing forces working against each other.

And there's this saying: "We sin like devils, and we love like angels."

And maybe that is true.

But loving you was the sin, and you were the devil.

And I was merely just an angel ... trying to save you.

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It was July 2nd, 2020.

I was lying at the bow of the boat, sitting next to John B, and watching JJ attempt to dunk Pope's head underwater playfully. The sun was going down, and the air was getting brisk. I started to stand up before I heard John B mutter,

John B- "I missed this."

I softened my eyes at his words. John B had been distant all summer after his dad finally lost his battle to leukemia. His dying wish was for John B to find the treasure he had been searching for for years. But, unfortunately, John B didn't even know where to start.

I walked to the center of the boat to fetch my towel and clothes. As I stepped down from the steps, a wave jolted the boat, causing me to lose my balance and tumble over. The left side of my hip bumped against the glove box, causing the door to unlatch and open suddenly.

I groaned as I got back up to my feet.

John B- "You okay?" I heard him yell from the front.

Y/n- "Yeah. I just- I fell, but I'm fine!"

About to close the door to the glove box, I noticed inside it a piece of paper with a big red X on it. Curiously, I pulled it out. The paper had no words, just a shitty drawing of the whole island and a big red X located on it.

Y/n- "Uh... John B? I think you better come see this."

John B walked over to me, looking down at the paper in my hands while furrowing his eyebrows.

John B- "What is this?"

Y/n- "I don't know... It's your boat."

John B- "It's my Dad's," he corrected me. He took the paper out of my hands, scanning his eyes over it as JJ and Pope approached us.

Pope- "What's that?"

John B- "I think it's a map."

JJ- "A map of what?"

John B looked over it with careful eyes, examining every inch of it. Then, he held it up to the sun, letting it shine through, noticing the erase marks of every X his Dad drew on the paper.

John B- "I... I think it's the map to the treasure."

Pope- "What?" He gasped.

John B- "I think this red X indicates the only place my Dad hasn't looked yet. Meaning that it might be somewhere on this side of the island." He pointed at the X.

Y/n- "What side?"

John B- "The North side of the beach." He smiled excitedly.

JJ- "Okay... so basically, the only place we're not allowed to step foot on.

JJ was right. Because of the never-ending rivalry between the Pogues and the Kooks, the Pogues weren't allowed on their side of the island. And because the Northside is technically private land, they could lawfully kick us out for trespassing.

John B- "We sneak over there."

Pope- "The beach is an open space; there's no way someone won't see us."