✧*̥˚ITS ALWAYS YOU! *̥˚✧ J.M 2

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CHAPTER SIXTY- ONE
watch out, Pope!

WITH LIMITED TIME ON their hands and a in and out of consciousness, the group was frantically pacing to hide the cross and get him in the truck.

Pope held his a fist to his arm, pretending to stab him self as he gasped loudly, signaling that he needed a shot of some sort.

JJ ran out of the church, attempting to cover the long, bulky, and extremely noticeable cross with the little pillows laid around.

"It's gonna be okay." Aria cooed, the boys head lying in her lap as his feet stayed elevated on Sarah's lap.

The drive there was miserably long, the car parking uphill as the group hurried out of the car, JJ running up to the front door of his cousins house as he rapidly banged on it.

"Ricky!" His fist pounded on the door, his cousin snapping his head over towards the commotion.

The older man simply stood up, closing the door in the blondes face with anger, sitting back down as he continued to casually eat soggy cereal.

Panic in the teens was only arising as their time was ticking, Aria ran up to the window, a slumped Pope using her as support, she banged on the glass, begging and crying for the paramedics help.

Ricky's eyes widened as he saw the state of the stranger, him immediately shot up and threw opened his doors, the teens thanking him as they easily pushed past and entered his home,

Sarah cleared the table, throwing his belongings on the floor as they gently laid Pope on his back, the boy barely conscious.

"What happened?" The man asked frantically, staring down at him.

"Wasps. He's having an allergic reaction." Aria panted, tucking her hair behind her ears with shaky hands, "aren't you gonna do something?"

Ricky nodded, "hang tight. I gotta get my kit."

"Hang tight? Ricky!" JJ scoffed, following after his relative.

Their yells echoed throughout the home, within minutes the two turned up holding a duffel bag.

"Okay. Hey, Pope. How you doing, man? You look like shit." Ricky cooed, glancing up at the surrounding friends, "Here's the thing.  This is a pediatric dose of epinephrine."

Kie furrowed her brows, "Is that gonna be enough?"

"It is ten times a normal dose." He replied flatly, "So if... if it doesn't stop his heart, it'll help him. But I gotta use the whole thing, or it won't work. And I'm not going down if he dies.

The silence was suspending, everyone's hearts pounding through the chest.

"Okay! Fine! Do it!" JJ rushed, his hands raking through his tousled blonde strands.

Ricky pinched his skin, the tip of the needle piercing into him, the group cringed as Pope lay there, his eyes squeezed shut.

"Now what?" Aria questioned, glancing up at the older man.

"Now we wait." He brushed it off, making the Pogues furrow their brows at his calm attitude.

After a few minutes of waiting for the medication to kick in, there was still no sign of Pope. He didn't move. Was he even breathing?

"You killed him." Kie choked, her hand freezing on his shoulder.

"No. I didn't do shit!" Ricky yelled, "I did exactly what you told me to do."

Kie began to cry, cupping the boys cheek as she sobbed, "Pope! Please! C'mon! Please!"

He gasped, his eyes growing wide as the life was sucked back into him, he frantically sat up, looking around with confusion.

"There he is. There's my boy!" JJ cheered, flashing a warm smile at the Pogue.

"It's hot! I'm real hot, guys." Pope shrugged off the open sweater, throwing it to the side as he panted loudly.

Aria watched him scoot to the edge of the table, patting her lips as she watched his frantic state, "It's okay. Take it easy."

He headed towards the door, ignoring his friends attempting to calm him down as he threw the screen open, flailing his arms as he ran around the grass.

"Are there any side effects we should be concerned about?" Aria pondered, the voices of her friends outside echoing throughout the small neighborhood.

"He'll have a rocket up his ass for about half an hour, then he'll be fine." Ricky warned.

The friends thanked him one last time before chasing after an overly excited Pope, them all being lectured by him as he declared taking over the driving seat.

God, this was gonna be a long ass ride.

Authors note <3

merry christmas my loves <3