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A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing ( John B. Routledge x Reader )

I've known and been a part of the pogues since my parents moved us here when I was in first grade. Now financial status wise my family aren't Pogues in fact we're on like the very bottom rung of kook levels we're not crazy rich like the Cameron's but we're very well off.I'm definitely a pogue at heart though, and luckily the others agree even when my parents transferred me to the kook academy. The reason I met the Pogues is because from 1st to 6th grade I attended the public school, but once I hit middle and then high school, my parents wanted me to attend the kook academy because it would look better on my transcripts for college. If I had to rank who was my favorite pogue that's a tough one because I love them all equally, aside from my boyfriend of 3 years John B, obviously I love him the most but, in a different way. Pope, Kie, and JJ are like my siblings,  I love hanging with them all, how we can talk openly about anything and everything, that we don't keep secrets from each other and the crazy fun times we have together. The only time I ever hang with the kooks is 1. never willingly, and 2. either necessity (Class project partner), or for some social obligation. So I have a few of the kook's numbers on my phone (Rafe, Topper, Sarah, and Kelce) but they're rarely touched. Therefore when I get a text from Topper out of the blue my suspicions are raised but only slightly seeing as we'd just been assigned as partners for a history project. Topper's message asking me to meet at the shipyard however is a bit weird then again he hangs out with Rafe and or he might be picking something up for his mother. So I grab my backpack and purse and while pulling out my car keys I text Kie letting her know where I'll be and about the message, and to make sure she still has my location just in case. I decided on telling kie because if I told John B he'd go all Macho man and shut it down, but I wasn't going without letting someone know where I was, seeing as both my parents were out of town for a business trip. Kie was the perfect compromise. She responded: Okay but if I don't get at least one message from you every 45 minutes I'm gonna assume the kooks did something to you and imma beat someone's ass and come hunt you down. I chuckled and typed back: That works for me, I'll also let you know when I'm done and home so I can stop messaging you every 45, love ya girl. Kie: Right back at cha. I toss my backpack into my backseat and head over to the shipyard. Seeing as It's six o'clock on a Thursday evening, there's not too many workers, and just one security guard, but when I park and go up to the booth there's no guard just a sign saying on break back in 20 minutes. Okay, I think to myself and text Topper. Where exactly? Top: east end of the yard near the harbor. Y/n: okay can I ask why? Top:you already know. Whatever I huffed and made my way to where he said and looked around then out at the water. "I didn't actually think she'd come, kudos Topper." Came Barry's voice. I whipped around to see both Barry and Topper approaching me and boxing me against the water's edge no escape in sight. Damn my naivety. I tried not to let the dread and anxiety that had risen in me show. "What do you guys want?" I asked plainly. Barry lunged forward grabbing my wrists and shoving me off balance before letting go of my wrists so that I'd fallen off the edge of the harbor and was now dangling about 30- 40 ft above the water. "WHAT THE FUCK!!" I screamed tears of fear running down my cheeks and trying to pull myself up but lacking enough arm strength because of the fact that I was dangling fully extended from a ledge with flat hands on top rather than a bar I could wrap my hands around. "Now that I've got your attention, let's talk."Barry said menacingly. Topper tried to step forward to pull me up "dude I did not agree to this, this is too far dude even Rafe wouldn't go this far." He said to him, Barry stopped him and simply said "Do you want to join her?" Top put his hands up and stepped back mouthing a sorry at me but not knowing if Barry was serious or not. "PLease, my arms." I begged. "Now a little birdie told me you had evidence on Country Club and his friend here being the ones to run over JJ, of course it was them, but no one knows that not even blondie himself, at least definitively. Yet some how according to my source you got security cam footage from someone's house that was right there. Now Country club wants two things, how'd you get that video, and where is it now, I want it, all copies, and I'll pull you back up, refuse, I'll let you fall, try and trick me and you'll wish you just fell instead. So what's it gonna be hm?"Barry laid out. My arms were beginning to shake and becoming more and more sore every passing second. I could only pray and hope that it had been now past time for me to text Kie for the first time. I also knew I couldn't give in to his demands, he couldn't keep getting away with shit. So I lifted my head to look him in the eye and through gritted teeth I hissed, "Fuck you." then took a breath. "Poor choice of words sweetheart."Barry sneered. "Don't call me sweet hea- OW FUCK YOU ASSHOLE." I was cut off by Barry stepping on my left hand. "Now, Now don't get snippy, what's it gonna be? Tick- Tock." Barry asked again. "Bite me you fucker." I uttered lacing my voice with venom to try to keep some of the fear at bay.  Topper just stared in what could only be described as  silent horror. At least I know he's still got a conscience. My phone vibrated in my pocket, I silently thanked God that I put it on silent and had enough sense to set up something with Kie."Well that's not very nice, maybe you need further persuasion."Barry said grabbing my now throbbing left wrist that he'd stomped on previously and pulling out a switch blade and slashing it across the mid section of my left palm making it impossible to put any weight on it and then letting my wrist go so I was now dangling by one hand. "WHAT THE NO, STOP don't, please stop." I tried begging fear fully flooding my veins. "You know what you're right why just do the left palm, here I'll make it matching." He bent down and slashed my knuckles on my right hand that I was still hanging on with, making it burn because the skin was being pulled open now because of my weight. "OOWWWAH, please." I sobbed. "Jesus Christ man." Topper muttered. "Shut up Topper." Barry snarled at him. "Please, please stop just stop, help me." I sobbed and pleaded nearly hyperventilating. "You know what Top? I'm bored with this now, let's just go ransack her room for it, since her mommy and Daddy are out of town." Barry said putting away his knife and turning on his heel. My phone buzzed yet again in my back pocket, giving me a shred of hope. Topper scrambled forward to again try to help me thinking that Barry wouldn't care. "C'mon Top, I didn't say help her, leave her and let's go. Or. Else."Barry threatened. Topper stopped reaching for me. "I'm so sorry." He muttered under his breath walking away with Barry. "WAIT NO PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME HHERE PLEASE HELP. HELP!!!" I screamed. "Scream all you want sweetheart no one's gonna hear you, I actually paid the security guard to take a nice long two or three hour break." Barry gloated. I just cried as I heard them drive away, as my right arm was searing burning deep in my shoulder blade I could feel my muscle slowly tearing, hand bleeding down on me, began to start trying to spasm but I willed it to not let go, but I was beginning to lose feeling in my fingers. I prayed and prayed and prayed that Kie could sense something was wrong. I tried to keep it together as pain spread from the middle of my back, up through my shoulder, my elbow and into my hand, the muscles in my shoulder burning feeling like they were slowly being ripped apart fiber by fiber. My mind kept Threating to make me hyperventilate but I kept swallowing it down, knowing it would worsen the numbness. Instead opting to scream and make noise over and over again. Finally my prayers were answered, I could faintly hear a "Y/N!?" in the distance, did I or is my mind playing tricks on me? I waited another moment hearing my name again ever so slightly closer. "DOWN HERE! HELP! HERE! HELP ME PLEASE."  I began screaming over and over again like a mantra trying to get the fingers of my sliced left hand above the edge thrashing it back and forth so whoever it was would hopefully spot the movement. "OH MY GOD! GUYS OVER HERE! NOW!" Kie shouted, a bit of relief washing over me knowing I had at least been finally been spotted. "My wrists grab my wrists." I rasped out to her my voice demolished by the screaming. "Holy shit Y/n hang on babe we gotcha." Kie and John B worked together to pull me up. My arms hanging in dead pain by my sides. I curled into John B holding my hands limply to my chest. "Shh it's alright, I've got ya now. You're okay now, we're not gonna let anything else happen to you. I got ya, I got ya." John B comforted lightly rocking me back and forth as Kie, JJ, and Pope all sat around us, waiting for me to calm down and tell them what happened. JJ opened a water bottle and held it to my lips saying "C'mon girl small sips." I did as he said taking a few sips. Once my sobbing died down and subsided to sniffles and hiccups, and I had a few more sips of water I spoke up. "T-Topper tricked me, he-he and B- Barry were here w-waiting, Barry ambushed m-me, shoved me o-over the edge, he wanted the security cam footage of them hitting JJ with their car t-that I got from Mrs.M, I to-told him to go fuck himself, he stomped down on my hand, he asked me again." I paused took a few more sips of water as John B rubbed my back. The others waiting patiently for me to finish. "H-e called me sweetheart, I called him an asshole, Top tried to help but Barry threatened him. I was so s-s-scared." I started sobbing again unintentionally burying my face in the crook of John B's neck to calm back down again as the others all reached forward and either patted or rubbed my back and shoulders. I took a few deep breaths then continued. "S-s-sorry." I apologized. "Don't, it's fine you have absolutely nothing to apologize for, take all the time you need we're here for you y/n" Pope chided softly. I took another shakey breath and offered a watery smile. "I told him to bite me you fucker and he grabbed my left wrist yanked it u-up and sliced it -open with a switch blade he had." I pause and hold out my left hand palm up. "Oh shit girl." Kie winced. John B ripped off a piece of my already torn shirt wrapping it around the wound, I tried to swallow my hiss of pain so he wouldn't; feel guilty. "I'm pretty sure that needs stitches baby." John B said softly kissing the top of that hand over the cloth. I nodded. "I- I begged him to stop, but he said here I'll make it match then sliced the knuckles of my right hand." At this point I showed my right hand which looked considerably worse because it was open more because of my weight pulling it open, and the blood streams all the way down the length of both sides of my arm. "Fucking hell." This time it was JJ who ripped a piece of his shirt and handed it to John B who wrapped that hand too."Thanks J." I nodded slightly. "Don't mention it." He dismissed with a wave of his hand urging me to finish the story. "Barry finally said he was bored of this and that he and Topper would just go ransack my room for it, seeing as my parents are out of town for the week. I begged and pleaded some more and Again Topper tried to help, but Barry threatened him again and so they left. They just left me hanging there, in pain bleeding, scared, I-I couldn't pull myself up, I was so scared, thankfully you guys made it just in the nick of time. so thank you, thank you thank you." I finished the story and gave everyone a hug as best I could then returning to John B's arms. "At least you were smart enough to tell one of us where you were going and who you were going to meet, even if you didn't tell me." John B sighed placing a kiss to my forehead. "I just didn't want to upset anyone or cause a ruckus." I explained weakly. "No NO I don't care I wasn't trying to make you feel guilty I was saying good job baby." John B quickly corrected tucking some hair behind my ear. "And Girl I told you if I didn't hear from you once every 45 minutes I was gonna hunt you down." Kie reminded. "Thanks kie." I gave her a small smile. "You're welcome." she comforted. "Want us to go kick their asses y/n?" JJ asked. "No J, No down boy." I pretended to pat his shoulder lightly making everyone chuckle lightly. "Alright now besides your hands do you hurt anywhere else." John B asked worried lightly checking me over. "My right shoulder kills, I think I pulled a few muscles." I admitted. "Oh baby, I'm so sorry." John B said placing a light kiss on it. "Let's get you to the hospital now." John B said standing then gently helping me up, he tossed the keys to the Twinkie to JJ, "J you drive I'm going to sit with her." JJ just nodded in understanding. After a few hours in the ER, eight stitches in one hand, ten in the other and 2 x rays confirming three pulled muscles. I was released into John B's care with my arm in a sling, hands bandaged, and some pain meds and instructions on how and when to change the hand bandages, how many hours a day I had to wear the sling, to take it easy, and to try not to use my hands for at least a week. I smiled seeing that all the Pogues had waited. We were all exhausted so after confirming I was okay, we dropped Pope at his house, Kie at hers. "So y/n you want to go home to yours or stay with me?" John B asked as JJ awaited instructions. "Considering Barry said they were gonna break into my place and I don't want to deal with them again and I don't want you guys to deal with them either, your place please, just don't leave me alone tonight please." I asked softly. 'Of course baby that's fine you're always welcome at my place, and I wasn't going to leave you alone no matter what you decided on that part wasn't optional." Jb chuckled softly and kissed me. And so JJ, John B. and I went back to the chateau. "alright missy you heard the doctor, no using your hands for at least a week so if you need anything let me know okay." John B instructed. "Or me I'll help too." JJ chimed in raising his hand. "Thanks guys. I just want to go to bed now I'm exhausted. Will you sleep with me JB?" I asked timidly. "Always baby always, just say the word and I'm there. I'll help you get ready for bed too." John B chuckled. So after helping me change into my pajamas, brushing my teeth and wiping off my make up for me, then cleaning himself up for the night we got into bed and cuddled up. JJ knocked on the door and stuck his head in causing us to look over at him. "Just checkin in one last time and sayin goodnight." He offered a sunny smile. "C'mere give me a hug please." I requested. JJ and JB chuckled and rolled their eyes as JJ came over and gave me a hug. "Goodnight Bird, and Goodnight Y/n." JJ said teasing John b to lighten the mood, "Night Birdshit." John B said teasing him right back causing me to laugh. "Night JJ, thanks again for everything and PLEASE shut the door behind you." I smiled at him, he waved and left shutting the door quietly. I rolled over onto my left side and curled into Jb, "and thank you too, I was so scared I was going to fall and never see you or the pogues again , I'm so thankful you guys came when you did. I love you so much." I whispered to him hugging him tightly with my good arm. "God Baby I love you too, so so so much, I was so scared when Kie came and got us saying something was wrong, then seeing you so scared and hurt, I'll protect you from now on, I won't let anything else happen to you." John B declared. "You don't have to promise me that, just- just that you'll never intentionally hurt me, and you'll be here for me just like I'm always here for you no matter what." I asked shyly. "Always baby, day or night just like you said how you're here for me, I'm here for you. I love you." He said pulling me tighter into his chest, but checking to make sure he wasn't hurting me. "I love you too, John B." I said and pressed a kiss to his chest also making sure I wasn't hurting or squishing him. "Night baby, sleep tight." John B whispered. "G'night Jb, I always sleep well with you, sweet dreams." I mumbled falling asleep. "And I sleep better with you." John B mumbled his eyes fluttering shut. Only for both of us to be snapped back awake immediately by JJ hollering ,"WE GET IT Y'ALL ARE SICKENINGLY CUTE! SHUT IT PLEASE AND GOODNIGHT!". Jb and I just snickered and hollered back, "WE GET IT YOU'RE JEALOUS, BUT WE LOVE YOU TOO JJ!." Collapsing back together in a fit of laughter. "LOVE Y'ALL TOO NOW CAN WE PLEASE GET SOME SHUT EYE!" JJ shot back ending the conversation as John B and I snuggled back up falling asleep listening to the sounds of each other's heart beats.

John B Routledge x Reader
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