𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐊𝐈𝐃𝐒// 𝒋𝒋 𝒎𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒌

32

"Ive had more black eyes in a month, than i ever had." Pope said and everyone giggled. The gang was currently sitting in the Chateau, having their own bonfire. They had marshmallows on sticks and were having a great time. JJ sat on the other side of the bonfire, while Vi was sat next to Kie in front of him. Violet could feel the looks he was sending her way, and she was definitely stealing glances at him as well.

"Did you really stick up for Sarah?" Pope asked Kiara who just nodded.

"Of course I did. She's not a real Kook." Kie said and ate a marshmallow. "The real question is, where were JJ and Vi?" Violet and JJ looked at each other as JJ almost choked on a marshmallow.

"I was uhm, smoking a joint on the beach, don't know where miss kook academy was." Everyone looked at her. She cleared out her throat and took a drag from her lit joint.

"I was talking to a few people from the Kook academy and drinking beers." Violet said and all of them shared a look.

"Just make sure you don't ever replace us, cause you're a pogue now." Kiara said as Violet just laughed and reached over to grab JJ's perfectly dine marshmallow. He shooed her away.

"Hey stop! I thought that you didn't want any!"

"I want that one." Violet said and tried to grab the stick, JJ slapping her hand away.

"I thought you said you're sharing." John B joked and Vi quickly grabbed the stick, making JJ drop the stick and just grab the very hot marshmallow and putting it in his mouth, making gagging noises from the hot marshmallow and started waving his hand around, cause it burned his hand as well.

"What are you doing JJ? Stop." Violet said and started laughing at JJ's face.

"I told you that you are not having any of mine."

"And I wasn't going to, dumbass. You didn't had to set your fucking mouth and throat on fire." While JJ and Vi were having a silly argument that could literally go on for ages, John B heard something and quickly shushed them down.

A rustling noise came from near them and all of them stood up, JJ quickly walked closer to Vi and she looked at him.

"You don't think that Topper would." She started and all of them shook their heads.

"I wouldn't put it past him."

"Do you have your gun?" JJ looked at her with raised eyebrows.

"Oh, now she wants the gun?" Violet raised her eyebrows.

"Oh now you don't have the gun?"

"No." JJ said and got closer to her.

"Wasn't it supposed to be your secret weapon?"

"Shut up." John B said at the duo, they were acting like children.

"Who's out there? You Kooks better not try anything!" Kie shouted as the rustling sound came closer and closer.

"Who's there?" JJ shouted and the person finally showed themselves. It was the guy that was working for Limbrey - Renfield. Well it seemed that they finally figured out that the key was fake.

"How y'all doing? Lovely evening we're having." He said and started walking towards them, slowly. "Look I don't have a grudge against you all, all right?" He said and Violet looked at JJ, who was now with John B, next to the swing they had built, on one of the tree branches. "This can go hard or it can go easy. You know what I'm here for." He said and all of them just looked at each other, no one saying anything, so Renfield continued, clearly understanding that they weren't getting his point yet, but they will.

"Let me give you a little demonstration, see that swing right here? I've got the best bow hunters in the army rangers with me?" JJ put his arm around the swing and looked at him with a grin.

"Oh yeah?" Renfield nodded with the same grin.

"Hidden." He said and whistled and just as he did an arrow, whizzed past them and got stuck into the ropes that were tied to the swing. JJ quickly jumped back from the swing, and looked at Vi. She looked scared, but not as scared as she was on the Cameron's dock that day. She looked at him and he nodded, hoping that she understood that the nod meant that it was going to be okay, but her nod back assured him, that she knew.

"They're out there and they'll stick you when I say so." He whistled again and another arrow whizzed past them and struck the tree right beside Violet. She jumped, moving even closer to JJ. Violet could feel her heart jumping in her chest. "We clear?" Violet could see Pope, going through his pockets and getting the key out. Renfield reached to grab it and Pope just stood there looking at him.

"This key belongs to my family."

"I'm losing my patience with you Pope. I'm not even going to give you a countdown, all i have to do is whistle." Renfield laughed out loud as Pope gave him the key, the man nod his head and grabbed the key. "Did the right thing kid. Knowing when you don't have a choice is an under appreciated talent. You be safe." He said and pointed at them all and started to walk away while whistling.

Pope turned around and just shouted from the top of his lungs that he was sick of this shit, making Violet jump. She sat down trying to catch her breath, so much for a normal night.