reminisce| jj maybank²

eighteen

'i've had more black eyes in the last month than i've ever had.' pope smiled.

'that was building up for years. rumble in the jungle.' jj said.

ivy leaned herself on jj once he sat down, slightly jumping as he gasped when he touched the hot smore on his plate.

'what the hell did you put in the drink j, i still can't see straight.' she said softly.

'honestly i don't even remember, just keep drinking water it'll get outta you eventually.' jj replied, putting his arm around the girl, rubbing his hand up and down on her arm.

it then remained silent for a few seconds, john b breaking it when he grabbed kie's smore from her hand, accidentally flinging it onto the ground.

'you're not getting any of mine- i mean it!' jj hissed.

'i thought you were gonna share!' john b giggled.

'you know- i spent the last of my money on that.' kie sighed.

john b's words came out a jumbled mess as he stuffed the semi- clean smore in his mouth, 'sixteen years in most federal prisons.'

'i'm stealing your marshmallow.' kie smiled.

'i believe that's- that's not even a fair trade.' pope said.

'it's not, at all.' kie added. 'not even close.'

the four let out small laughs, ivy now shoving the s'more in her mouth jj had made for her.

'hey. hey- guys- shh!' john b hissed. 'somebody's here.'

'you don't think that topper would..' kie trailed off.

'it's topper, you never know what's gonna happen.' ivy whispered.

the four all stood up cautiously, looking at the weeds where several branches were braking.

'you have the gun, right?' ivy asked. 

'uh, no- no i don't.' jj whispered.

'now you don't have the gun?' kie scolded. 'isn't that your 'secret weapon'?'

'oh, now she wants the gun!' jj hissed.

john b shushed the two, slowly creeping towards the darkness of the weeds, the four following behind him.

'hey, who's out there?' john b yelled.

'you kooks better not try anything!' kie added.

'who's there?' ivy yelled.

the five stood and watched as limbrey's practically right hand man came out from the bushes, his hands in the air, 'how y'all doin? lovely evening we're havin.'

'this piece of shit?' ivy asked.

'you're kidding me.' jj sighed.

'-look, i uh, i don't hold a grudge with any of y'all, all right? but this can go hard, or this can go easy.' he continued.

'or you could fucking leave.' ivy spat.

'listen missy, you know what i'm here for, all y'all do. let me give you a little demonstration. you see that swing right there? i got the best bow hunters in the army rangers with me. hidden.'

'mhm.' jj hummed, wrapping his hand around the swing, an arrow flying past his head.

'jesus fuck!' ivy yelled, pulling jj back a few inches. 'you know you're fucking insane right?'

'i just came to get what you were supposed to give us a long time ago. now my boys out there, they'll stick you just as soon as i say so, startin with you.'