tw: domestic abuse
"Don't let it get in your head, bro. There's three of them and two of us." JJ says as he, Zack, Erin, Kie, and Pope are at Heyward's while Pope works. "That's some typical kook shit right there."
"Hell, yeah." Kie agrees.
"What was your thought process with using your head?" JJ asks.
"I don't know, man. I just kind of acted off instinct, all right? I was a cornered animal." Pope says.
"Hey, Pope, someone here to see you." Heyward says, walking in with Shoupe behind him.
"Evening, officer." Pope greets. JJ and Zack share a quick glance.
"I have an arrest warrant for felony destruction of property." Shoupe says.
Pope looks back at the two Maybanks and JJ subtly shakes his head.
"Keep your hands on the counter where I can see 'em." Shoupe orders. "Young lady, get out of my way." He tells Kie.
"Shoupe, what'd he do?" Heyward asks.
"Take a look at the warrant." Shoupe says, cuffing Pope's hands behind his back.
"You're arresting him?" Kie asks.
"Okay. You're just gonna arrest my boy?" Heyward asks. "Shoupe, are you listening?"
"Be careful!" Kie exclaims while Shoupe reads Pope his rights.
"How much did they pay you, man?" JJ asks.
The pogues and Heyward continue to protest as Shoupe leads Pope out, the five following while Pope seems to be stuck in a trance.
"It wasn't him!" JJ yells making everybody stop and turn to him. "It was me! He tried to talk me out of it, but I was mad because he'd just been beaten up." He says.
"JJ, what the fuck are you doing?" Zack hisses.
"I was so sick of those assholes from Figure Eight that I lost my shit." JJ says.
"JJ, no. Man, shut the fuck up." Zack hisses, grabbing his brother's arm.
"No. Zack, don't." JJ harshly whispers, ripping his arm out of his brother's grip. "It's fine."
"It's not gonna be fine when dad finds out, you idiot." Zack sneers.
"I got it." JJ assures.
"JJ, no, man." Zack protests, but JJ ignores him.
"I can't let you take the blame for something I did. You've got too much to lose." JJ tells his friend.
"JJ, what are you doing?" Pope asks.
"I'm tellin' the truth. For once in my goddamn life, I'm gonna tell the truth." JJ says. "I took his old man's boat, too."
"What the hell?" Heyward asks.
"JJ, come on." Pope protests.
"Just shut up, Pope! Just shut up." JJ says before looking at Shoupe. "He's a good kid. You know where I'm from." Zack runs his hands through his hair, clenching his jaw.
"Yeah." Shoupe nods.
"What the fuck is that supposed to mean?" Erin asks. "They're both from the cut. Just because one has a shittier parent doesn't automatically make him bad."
"This was all me." JJ says.
"That's the whole truth?" Shoupe asks Pope.
"Whole truth, swear to God." JJ says.
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you're on your own, kid... obx
Fanfiction[ outer banks -- seasons 1-4 ] Brooklyn Cameron, Erin Stewart, & Zack Maybank Standalone: You're on Your Own, Kid I DO NOT own Outer Banks, any of the show's characters or storylines. I ONLY own my OCs and their storylines.
