automatic love- jiara outer banks fanfic

chapter 5

"do y'all go to midsummers?" kie says, taking a sip from the bottle of water in her hand. her hair is tied up in a messy bun and she's in the same clothes as yesterday, with jj's hoodie over the top. "usually. not because we want to, but because pope works there" john b says. "do you?" jj says. kie shrugs her shoulders. "i didn't even know what it was until like 2 days ago when sarah told me this years one is in a few weeks". "you're coming to it kiara!" sarah shouts from the bedroom. kiara rolls her eyes. "do i have to?" kie calls. "yes!" sarah says, coming out of the bedroom. "and you three do too" sarah says, pointing at the three boys on the sofa. "us?" pope says. "nah, the wall behind you" sarah rolls her eyes. "why do we have to?" jj says. "because if you do it'll be less boring for me and kie" sarah says, taking the bottle of water out of kie's hand and taking a sip. "i don't think we're really welcome there, sarah" john b says. "yeah and i have to work" pope says. "leave it to me. my dad literally runs the thing" sarah says. "you know what? why not? i'm in" jj says. "jj, this is midsummers. you can't just rock up in shorts and a t-shirt, you need a suit" pope says. "so get a suit?" sarah says. "easy for you to say. we don't have money" pope says. "so i'll buy them" sarah says. "we can't expect you-" "you're not. i'm offering. if you're going for me the least i can do is pay for the clothes" sarah says. "are you sure?" pope says. "yes!" sarah says. "okay..." jj says. "we'll go tomorrow. kie we're getting dresses too" sarah says. kie just groans and walks into the bathroom.

next day

the room is full of sarah and kiara's giggles as the three boys walk out of the changing cubical wearing white shirts, with pink bow ties and khaki pants. "shut up" jj says as kie and sarah continue to laugh. "it looks awful" sarah laughs. "we know!" pope says. "try black" kie says. the boys sigh before going back into the cubes.

"what colour dress are you thinking?" kie says to sarah. "i don't know. probably pink or something" sarah says. "for me i think like, black, blue. or green" kie says. sarah nods.

a few minutes later the boys come back out in their new outfits. john b in a white shirt, khaki pants and a black bow tie. pope in a white shirt, with a black blazer and black pants. jj in a white shirt, with a black tie, black pants and a black leather jacket. "how do i tie this thing?!" jj says, with the tie knotted around. kie snorts and gets up. she unties it and begins to loop it around correctly. "do we have winners then?" john b says. "i think so" sarah says. "now time for our dress shopping!" kie says. "oh god" jj says. "it's sarah that'll take hours" kie says, straightening jj's collar. he admires her as she does. she looks up and meets his eyes. they both smile at the same time as they stare into each others eyes. kiara puts her hand on his chest. "sorted" she says. "thanks" jj says. she just smiles again. "uh? hello?" pope snaps his fingers. kie and jj both look at him. "y'all are just as bad as these two" pope says, pointing at john b and sarah. "uhh" sarah says. "don't even sarah" pope says. "we don't do anything what are you even talking about?" sarah twirls a strand of her hair round her finger. "you like each other, and you like each other" pope says, pointing at jj and kie, and sarah and john b. "whaaatttt no we don't" john b says. "are you trying to convince me or yourself?" pope says. "does that not make you feel super lonely pope?" kie says. he shrugs his shoulders. "i don't have time for a relationship" he says.

"kiara!" sarah shouts through the cubical. kie tips her head back and groans. "what now!?" she says. the boys sat next to her all snort. "get your ass here now!" sarah shouts. kie let's out a huge sigh before pushing herself up and walking down the corridor. "what?" kie says as she knocks on the door.

kie picked a dress ages ago and they've been waiting for sarah for about an hour. "this one?" sarah says, spinning round. "yeah" kie says. "you don't sound like you like it" sarah says. "no, i'm just tired, and bored. we've been waiting for you for hours!" kie says. "well, i'm getting this one" sarah says. "thank god" kie says, walking back towards the boys. "she's picked a dress!" kie waves her hands. "finally!" jj says. "shut up jj!" sarah shouts down the corridor.