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Saturn tried to ignore the sinking feeling in her stomach as another wave crashed into the side of the boat while the wind blew her hair across her face. Kie, John B, and Pope were perched in front of a monitor while the drone they had stolen searched for the gold.
Saturn was leaning next to JJ as he steered the boat for them, getting increasingly more upset as time passed and they still hadn't found anything. The blonde girl felt similarly, but for a different reason. She didn't care about the gold, but John B did, John B needed this, and all of the Pogues did really.
It was a strange feeling, to know that you'd give up everything and everyone from your old life and family to live simply and happily with the new one you've created. She knew that her father felt that blood was thicker than water, but Saturn felt differently, her 'family' didn't live on figure eight. No, they were the people going on an insane treasure hunt right now.
JJ and Pope were on edge, and the girl wasn't exactly sure why, but she figured it had something to do with the gash on Pope's forehead that he had been trying to conceal with his hat. Neither of them could meet her eyes, and she wanted to know why.
"Guys, we've been through it three times. There's nothing there," JJ said startling Saturn out of her daze.
"Shut up!" Kie exclaimed turning on JJ and giving him a harsh glare.
"What? It's true!" JJ replied.
"The gold could be buried. We don't know." Kie's voice was loud so she could be heard over the wind but the irritation behind them was still clear.
"If it was there, it would've been found on the metal detector, okay? Somebody beat us to it," John B finally cut in, his voice laced with authority as this was all his mission, to begin with.
"Or it was never there," JJ scoffed under his breath, Saturn rolled her eyes at him before jumping slightly as the thunder finally rolled in. Spirits were low, that much was obvious, and even Saturn who had the least to lose was upset.
So watching all of her friends in blatant despair made it even worse. The blonde made her way over to John B as he sat down and pulled his hood over his head. She sat next to him but didn't say anything, but he felt her legs brush against his. And since she was in shorts the wind left her with goosebumps, so he silently wrapped an arm over her shoulders and pulled her closer.
None of them said a word to one another as JJ brought them back to shore, they barely even said goodbyes. Kiara gave Saturn a soft hug and John B gave her a kiss on the forehead but JJ and Pope were silent.
