Things Aren't the Same •JIARA •

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Kie's POV:

I went home and I walked in the door and my mom asked, "What's wrong?"

"What's wrong? Seriously?! Everything! You literally drug me away from my friends to go to boarding school. Nothing is the same anymore" I yelled with tears in my eyes

"Kiara, calm down. You are going to college in a few months. Someday you will realize what we did was best for you." My mom said as I went up to my room and slammed the door

A few minutes later, my mom came in my room and Sarah was with her.

"Looks like you still have the friends who matter" My mom said only because Sarah was a kook

Sarah hugged me and said, "I've missed you so much, Kie. I know coming back was a lot for you, especially because of Quinn. I promise she's cool and we're still in the g-game. We've done a lot of research over the last year. We're leaving tonight on a boat to head to the Bahamas. Meet us at the chateau tonight at 2 am."

Sarah and I talked for a little bit and she left to go back to John B's. I didn't want to go, but I also wanted to go. I showed up at the last second before they left. I got on the yacht they had and Sarah welcomed me and told me how they managed to get this fancy boat. It was fancy but not huge. There were three bedrooms. One for John B and Sarah, one for Pope and Cleo, and one for JJ and Quinn.

Everyone was going to bed. I didn't have anywhere to go. I was on the deck laying in a chair, trying to fall asleep. It was freezing up here.

A few minutes later, JJ sat next to me.

"Leave me the hell alone" I said

He put a blanket over me and he said, "We should talk"

"There is absolutely nothing to talk about" I said

"That's complete bullshit, Kie and you know it" He said I didn't say anything else back to him

He didn't leave, he sat there with me all night long. When I woke up, he was still in that chair next to me. I put the blanket over him and I got up for the day.

I found Pope up and reading a book.

"So, how are you and Cleo?" I asked smiling

"We're amazing. I love her so much. I've never been happier and I'm sorry for everything that happened between us."

"We're good, Pope... Thank you and I'm really happy for you and Cleo"

Pope filled me in on everything I missed with the gold and he also told me the plan for the Bahamas. It felt just like old times.

JJ tried to talk to me and I just ignored him. Tonight, I walked into the kitchen and I saw Quinn half-naked and JJ in his boxers. They were making out and I froze when I saw them.

"It's not what it looks like" JJ said

"Really? Then what's happening?" I asked

"What's happening is between me and my boyfriend. Now, let us finish what we started" Quinn said kissing JJ again

I left the room and JJ followed me. He was still in his boxers and he said, "Kie, please wait!"

"No, you're the one who didn't wait. I can't talk to you anymore JJ. Go live your life. You deserve happiness" I said crying

"You waited, for me..." He said realizing it

"Of course, I did! I meant what I said that night." I said pulling his ring on my necklace out of my shirt and immediately hugging

I felt my body relax for the first time in almost a year. His muscles had gotten more toned and defined. I pulled back and I realized he was still in his boxers.

Quinn came out and saw us hugging and JJ went back to his room with Quinn. He was with her now, there never was an us.

I went to the deck and I fell asleep in my chair. The next day, we arrived in the Bahamas. We were going to stay at some cheap hotel that John B and Sarah knew of. We got one room with two queen beds. John B got this amazing idea to push the beds together to make a mega bed for everyone.

When it came time to sleep Sarah took the end and John B slept next to her, then Pope, Cleo, Quinn, and JJ. That left me on the other end next to JJ. This was so awkward. I was right next to him and Quinn was on the other side.

I laid there and I couldn't sleep. I was too busy thinking about JJ being right next to me. I couldn't help but think about the night I left. We left things so unfinished. What would have happened if we would have run away together? Would we be together? Would we be married like John B and Sarah? Or would we have never gotten together?

I was so uncomfortable and everyone else was asleep. I rolled over to face JJ and when I did, I saw he was on his side facing me. We made intense eye contact and I swear he could hear my heart beating as it was beating so fast.

We didn't say anything. We just looked at each other and he was the first one to move. He moved my hair so it was out of my face and he whispered, "You should get some sleep"

"So should you" I whispered back and we both rolled over and I eventually fell asleep

The next morning, we were working on the plan to go find Ward's secret storage place.

"Wait, no hell no! I'm not splitting the gold with Kiara. She hasn't been here the last year" Quinn said arguing

"I was here way before you were. Trust me, I've done much more to deserve to be in than you" I said back

"JJ, what do you think?" Quinn asked being super sweet to him

"I think that Kie saved my life" JJ said taking my side

"We'll figure it out when we get the gold. Right now, we need to split up and check the three locations it could be. I'm going with Cleo and Sarah to the Northside, JJ and Pope you go to the Eastside, Kie and Quinn you guys go West... We'll meet back here in two days." John B said

"Dude, let me go with my boyfriend," Quinn said to John B

"No, I need Pope to keep JJ from doing stupid shit and I need JJ to keep Pope from overthinking," John B said

"Let's go.." I said to Quinn grabbing our stuff and Sarah hugged Quinn

She rolled her eyes and followed me as we set off for our adventure. We didn't say much at the beginning of the walk. It was a long way to the West. We stopped about halfway and we set up things to spend the night. We made small talk about the weather, food, survival stuff, nothing personal.