John B moves the chair out of the way while Erin unties the jump rope from the bathroom door handle. Zack grabs two pan lids from the kitchen and the four go into the kitchen.
They're all relatively shocked at what they find.
JJ and Brooklyn are both asleep on the bed, JJ's shirt off. Brooklyn's head rests on his bare chest, her arm lying across his torso. JJ's arm is loosely wrapped around her back, his other arm hanging off the side of the bed. His face is partly buried in Brooklyn's head.
"Holy, shit, it worked!" Zack quietly exclaims.
"Damn." Pope mumbles.
"Wait, wait, wait." Erin prevents them from waking the two up. She takes her phone out and quickly snaps a picture. "Adorable. Okay. Make him hate you more."
Zack loudly clangs the lids together, the two blondes jolting awake, JJ falling off the bed. Brooklyn shoots into a sitting position, looking around and remembering her surroundings.
"Fun night?" Pope asks, smiling.
"Oh, my God. I can go to the bathroom." Brooklyn immediately gets up and rushes to the bathroom.
"Mm. Yeah, uh, I told her if she has a UTI or some shit -- full permission to kill you four." JJ says.
"Aw, he gave her permission to kill us? They're already so adorable." Zack gushes, the others laughing.
"Yeah. Yeah, on the subject of murder, you two are dead." JJ threatens, pointing between his brother and best friend.
"Wh-- what did we do? Help you mend a broken relationship with your favorite kook?" Zack asks.
"Yeah, don't think that gives us a death warrant." John B says.
"Not at all. I mean, we didn't do this, you'd still have a stick up your ass while around her, J." Zack says.
"Maybe something else was up his ass last night." John B snickers.
"You're both dead!" JJ shouts, chasing the two out of the room.
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They get on the HMS Pogue, Brooklyn tagging along, and go out to where they left Kie and Sarah stranded on the boat.
"Uh oh! You guys forget your keys or something?" John B asks the two girls.
"You need a tow?" Pope asks.
"You gotta admit, it was kinda funny." John B says.
"Brooke?" Sarah asks, noticing her cousin on the smaller boat.
"Oh. Hey." Brooklyn awkwardly smiles and waves.
Sarah observes her cousin's appearance -- the same shorts she was in yesterday along with a t-shirt that's way too big to be hers.
"John B." Kie says.
"Uh, what's that?" He asks.
"Mastermind, huh?" Kie questions.
"I'm always plannin'." John B says.
"This is some patriarchal bullshit." Kie states.
"Yeah, that sucked." Sarah agrees.
"You still love us, though, right?" JJ asks, smiling. "Here." He tosses Kie the rope and she ties the boat off.
"Yeah, whatever." Kie mumbles.
"Hey. You still hate me?" John B asks.
"A little." Sarah answers. "And we're both gonna get you back when you least expect it." She states.
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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.
