good time, all the time // outer banks

with you // john b

Midsummers had easily turned into a disaster quickly. Your dress flowed in the wind as you danced around with friends, sneaking in some alcohol whenever you had the chance. You hated the fact that you were here with Topper, especially when your mind was on John B the whole time.

Someone grabbed your shoulder and spun you around mid-dance. "JJ?" You asked as you recognized the blond in front of you. He was wearing a white button down with black slacks, looking quite dressed up for how he usually would.

"Yep," He responded as he twirled you around. He held a folded piece of paper in front of you. "I got a, uh, note from Vlad."

"From-"

JJ cut you off by sushing you and pressing a finger to his lips. "Yeah."

"From Vlad?" You asked as you continued to make it look like you were dancing with each other. "Okay?"

"Read the note," JJ directed as he winked before he stepped away.

You smiled and turned to hide the note from the crowd as you unfolded the paper to read what it said.

Meet me at bag drop; Vlad

With a quick glance around you to see if your parents, or Topper was watching, you took off out of the crowd to walk up on the porch. Thankfully, the amount of people lessened as you approached the bag drop. John B was standing there in all of his glory, backpack on with a buttoned down shirt as usual.

"Vlad," You whispered as you snuck up behind him.

He turned around at your voice, a smile forming on his lips as he saw you. "Wow. Um... you look beautiful."

You laughed at the awkward nature before jumping forward to hug him tightly. "Hi," You whispered as you buried your head into his neck while your fingers played with his hair.

"Hi," He said back as he held you close. He was so grateful you were here, even in the midst of one of the biggest Kook parties of the year.

"Oh, my God. You would not believe what happened. As soon as I got home, I had to sneak past-"

John B held up his finger to pause you. "I-I I'm sure that's great, but I-I gotta tell you something."

You stopped your story and took a step back. "Okay."

"I found... the gold."

You swore you could've dropped to the floor right then. "You found it?" You asked in shock as you grabbed his forearms.

"Yeah, and you're not going to believe where it is. It's at Tannyhill," He explained.

You shook your head slightly. "Wait, what?"

"Sh!" He hissed as he covered your mouth with his hand. You mumbled an apology as you looked to make sure nobody heard. "Look, I got the letter translated. Okay? There was this coded message, and I-I need the plat map. Know what a plat map is?"

"Yes, I know what a plat map is!" You defended.

"Okay, it's like a blueprint of Tannyhill and it's in your dad's office, okay? If I get in, I can find the gold, and we can, that's fine!"

You leaned forward to shut him up with a kiss. Nothing felt better than just holding him in your arms, even if everyone else thought it was wrong.

"Hey, Y/N, is that you?"

At the sound of Topper's voice, you shoved John B to the ground with a curse. "Shit! We've gotta get out of here."

John B crawled along the wood of the deck to get out of view. "Meet at the Hawk's Nest at midnight. Bring the map."