If We Have Each Other - An Outer Banks Rewrite

DCS & Hurricanes

Elizabeth, Pope and JJ were sitting on the scaffolding of a new development in the Outer Banks. Kiara was inside checking out the new development's facilities. They all look up at John B who idiotically is standing on the roof, giving the young girl some anxiety. Ever since her father died went missing, she were more fearful of something happening to John B. Ever since the disappearance of her dad, John B had started to be more reckless...than usual anyway. He'd skip school more, his grades dropped, he went to more parties which lead to more fights. Elizabeth cant help but to worry about her older brother, she don't want lose him too. Even though its feels like she already had..

"Can you not kill yourself please?" one of her friends said snapping you out of her thoughts

"Don't spill that beer, I'm not giving you another one." JJ said as he took a sip of his own. Soon enough John B accidentally slips and let go of the can. All four watched as the can hit the floor with a wack.

"John B, please get down! That could have been you." Elizabeth begged her older brother.

"Relax, guppy. I'm fine see" He said has he proceeded to lift up one leg. She rolled your eyes at her childhood nickname. When they were all younger Elizabeth, JJ and John B would always be playing outside by the dock. They were older than her by almost two years, so she has always looked smaller compared to them. One day Big John chuckled and called out to that Elizabeth always looked like a little guppy following the two boys around. That day on, 'guppy' just stuck.

"John Booker!" She yelled at him, earning a laugh from JJ.

"Oh boy John B, poguette is mad." JJ mocked and you rolled your eyes. Poguette is JJ's nickname for Elizabeth. Until the boy's middle school years, it was just the three Pogues in their group. Two boys, one girl. JJ had this amazing idea that Elizabeth should be called 'Poguette' because she was the only girl, kinda like how the smurfs called their own girl 'Smurfette.' Even after Kiara came along, he still called the young brunette the nickname...it didn't feel right not to.

"Kie! Please talk some sense into these dumbasses" the brunette crossed her arms, looking warily up at John B who is still balancing off the edge.

"Liz we both know they don't listen". she laughed. The sound of a car rolling up entered your ears.

"Hey uh," Pope called out to his friends, " security is here lets wrap it up"

"Humpty Dumpty let's roll" JJ joked which caused Elizabeth to chuckle slightly.

"Lets go boys, girlie" Kiara said as she wrapped an arm around her shoulder. Everyone quickly mad their way inside the house and ran away from the security guards. One of the guards almost caught JJ but he dodged him

"Not much of a hugger man" JJ remarked

"Liar" Elizabeth shoved JJ slightly which he did right back to her with a smirk on his face

Once the gang all got into the van John B drove off but the guards were still chasing them. JJ told John B to slow down so he can taunt the guard.

"Your going to give him a heart attack" Kiara said trying to get the John B and JJ to stop

"Seriously JJ stop. Stop." Elizabeth said trying to pull him back into the van. JJ throw the bear at the guard and sat back down laughing at the fellow Pogue boys. "Thats not funny JJ." she said and Kiara nodded her head in agreeing.

"Oh come on, Poguette. that sort of initiative is begging to be punished." JJ laughed, very proud at the chaos he created

"Like you even know what initiative means" Elizabeth retorts which earned a high five from Kiara and laughter from everyone else.