𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜𝚗'𝚝 𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 - jj x kiara

- chapter twenty five -

I nodded, then I headed to where JJ slept and saw, as Pope had said, that he wasn't there. I decided to go look for him.

Nancy Drew better watch out.

"JJ!" I called out, and I was suddenly hit by a wave of déjà vu.

"Jesus, here we go again." I muttered to myself.

Except this time, I was scared.

I continued my sleuthing when I found some footprints in the sand that randomly seemed to disappear behind trees.

I was alone, so I didn't go into the trees… I wondered if Rafe Cameron had a hide out in a place like the trees.

I must have walked for a while because I felt the air around me turning cooler as the sun dipped down.

As I was thinking of making my way back to our site, I heard something behind me.

Swift walking.

Instantly, I began panicking.

I am so scared… oh God, oh no, I'm gonna die. Shit, someone help me.

Then I felt a hand around my waist, and I was spun around to face none other than Rafe.

Holy. Shit.

"Well, Kiara, it's been a while," Rafe said, his voice eerily drifting around me.

I shrunk.

I'm gonna cry.

"Yeah, I guess it has." I said, trying to keep my voice strong.

"How you been?" He asked, his voice casual.

I raised my eyebrows. How was he being so casual?

"Fine," I answered, my voice strained, "Why are you here?"

"Why?" He sighed. "To stop you idiots from leaving the island."

"What?"

"Yup. Sorry if it comes as a surprise." His exterior was cool, but I noticed his eyes flickering around, moving from side to side.

"Why can't we leave?"

"You'll just ruin everything,"

"How?"

"So many reasons but - !"

"So we can't go back to our normal lives? We just have to live according to you?"

"Kiara, that normal can't be achieved anymore, don't you get that?" He seemed immune to my outburst, his voice leveled, but his eyes still nervously flicking around.

"Why not?"

He opened his mouth to say something but a voice called out "Kie?"

My heart leapt.

JJ.

I turned around to see if JJ was there, but he wasn't.

When I turned around, Rafe was gone.

Dammit.

"Kiara?" JJ called our again. "Kie, is that you?"

"Yeah?"

"Oh…"

"JJ, where are you?" I asked. I was so close to getting JJ back.

But I got no answer.