Outer Banks Imagines

JJ/Rafe- "I just don't want you to get hurt"

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Description: You put your life at risk to help the Pogue, this experience helps you realise that maybe they don't care about you as much as you care about them. Help also comes from an unlikely place.
Warnings: Swearing, near-death experience (?), mentions of death.

A/N: SPOILER IF YOU HADN'T WATCHED THE END OF SEASON ONE AND START OF SEASON TWO.

In this Rafe didn't shoot Peterkin, Ward did, it has to be this way because it doesn't work out logically (yes I thought about this too much). Rafe helped cover it up and was there but didn't do the shooting. He also doesn't go to the Bahamas. It's just how I see it logically working out, I know it's fiction but I try to make things make sense. (sorry long explanation). Yes, I also changed this halfway through at like 3500 words so ignore anything that isn't changed as it is like 3 am and I've been working on this since 10:30.

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"why don't you just admit your scared" I looked from JJ to Pope crossing my arms.
"Were not scared it's science" JJ looked over at Pope. I swear this boy, I questioned why I was dating him. Don't get me wrong I lo-liked him but at times like this, I questioned it.
"I'm with y/n this time"  I turned to look over at kie before walking over to the pipe.
"I don't understand why both of you need to go in" I looked from inside the dim pipe towards JJ, Pope nodding his head. "I can't understand why y/n can't just go in there herself"
"Wow thanks, JJ" I rolled my eyes turning back to the pipe. I can't believe he suggested that I should go in here by myself. Why didn't he say we should send Kie in by herself, I am his girlfriend.
"What? You volunteered first" I scoffed shaking my head. I really can not deal with this before entering this pipe.
"We need two people as of how big it is JJ, who knows where it ended up" JJ didn't respond and right now I didn't care whether he did. "Let's just get this over with" I started to make my way into the Kie behind me. If someone was to ask me what my worst experience was it was this.
"Be careful" I heard Pope say as Kie started to enter the tunnel.
"I'll be so careful" The girl mimicked the boy's concern. Even though they weren't dating Pope acted like her boyfriend while JJ couldn't seem to give a shit at times. I didn't say anything but carried on further into the tunnel. There were only two places it could be. Only two places it could have entered. One was closer to the entrance while the other was further away, depending on what happened that night with the rain, depends on where the gun would be. I carried on crawling, Kie behind me when we reached the first spot.
"You look here and I'll go further ahead," I said turning to look at the girl who was now crawling out of the enclosed pipe and staring up at the drain cover, the only light.
"Hey, you two find anything yet?" 
"yeah, Kie, do you see the gun?" Pope and JJ's voices came down the tunnel.
"Nothing" Kie responded to the two boys, if they wanted it done fast they should have done it themselves. I bite back my comment.
"I'm gonna head further down" I pointed to the pipe that went on further, Kie nodded her head before as she started to reach into the murky water. I again started to crawl through the pipe for what seemed like forever before finally reaching the second area. Like Kie had started to do, I started to search the water only pulling faces when my hand bumped into something slimy hoping for the best. I rifled through countless cans and bottles. Kie faintly in the background.
"Oh my god, You guys there's something dead in here" I couldn't hear the replies from JJ or Pope.
"You okay?" I called through the pipe to Kie.
"There's something dead. I repeat there's something dead" Kie replied, panic in her voice.
"Maybe we should get out" I again called down the tunnel.
"No we still haven't found the gun" she replied, she was right and it was important. The only way we could get John B off.