Keep Me Safe Y/n Routledge x JJ Maybank

part 4- the cross

The next morning you woke up to john B continuously knocking on your door. He's still the same John b you knew. annoying. "i'm awake i'm awake what do you want" you groan. "get up we're leaving" he says. 'shit' you thought to yourself completely forgetting that you had told Jj you were going to enrol to his school. Even though you didn't want to maybe it would get your mind off of things.

"we're leaving in 10" he continues to pry "get your ass up". "fine fine i'll meet you in the twinkie" you complain. As you got out of bed you realised you didn't have any clothes here. You had no time to pack when you left your mom. The only change of clothes you had were in the wash. You didn't want to ask Sarah for any clothes because you barely even spoke to her last night. It would be weird. So, you looked around Jj's room in hopes of finding something to wear, even if it was from one of his hoes. Not long after, you spotted an oversized t-shirt lying on the chair. It was obviously Jj's. You went over to pick it up, smelling it before putting it on to make sure it wasn't too dirty.

After brushing your hair and your teeth you walk outside to find john b and sarah sat at the front of the twinkie while jj was in the back. You hopped in, your face still looking tired. The journey wasn't long but it was kind of awkward. You could feel tension coming from Sarah while John B and Jj were just talking about some cross. You didn't bother asking because knowing them two, it was definitely something silly.

After arriving to school, meeting up with Pope and Kie you all headed towards your first period. You forgot that you and the pogues were in a different grade since they are a year older than you. You were starting to regret your decision when you realised you knew no one in your grade.

While you were sat in biology, the teacher was rambling on about cells and how they divide but you couldn't care less. Then suddenly, "y/n!" your teacher calls out. You look up at him in confusion "your needed in the office. family emergency" he says. family emergency? you thought to yourself as you packed your things away and left the class. To your surprise it was no family emergency, as you exited John B and Jj were stood outside your classroom. "of course" you said rolling your eyes. They laughed "come on we need to go" says John b. "wait where are we going?" you replied in a loud tone "no time to explain" he says while he quickly walks around the school.

After a short walk to the other side of the school, John B opens the doors leading to an outside seating area where you see the rest of the pogues. "okay what are we doing here?" you ask "i know where the cross is" pope blurts out. You looked around to the rest of the pogues who knew exactly what he was talking about. They all seemed super exited about this cross. "okay what am i missing?" you asked " we'll explain in the car" he says while motioning to everyone to follow him "come on guys. let's go" he says.

———Later———

"wait wait wait. so pope is practically royalty, john b and sarah almost died trying to escape the police after ward framed them for the murder of Peterkin and now your chasing Denmark Tannys gold cross" You say trying to understand everything that happened while you were away "and we found the royal merchant gold" John b adds "wait before or after you were in nassau" you question "BEFORE" John B and pope say in sinc "we were in Nassau because of the gold" . "okay okay" you say defensively "got it".

"so how did you find out the cross is in this random old down church?" jj asks while John b is driving in an area of the island you don't recognise "Okay remember the clue. about the gold being at the foot of the angel?" pope asks "yeah?" jj says. "I figured it out yesterday. The foot of the angel. The angel oak tree" pope says. "so what did you find" kie questions " directions leading to the church" pope replies. "Wait so if the cross was also on the royal merchant why wouldn't Denmark just hide it in the same place as the gold?" you ask "maybe because it's a seven foot gold cross" pope replies "it wouldn't have fit"

As you guys exit the twinkie looking at the church you notice how old it is. "This place has definitely been left untouched for hundreds of years" you say. Pope nods "let's go" he says while you all follow him inside trying to look for any sort of clues or hiding places.

"do you really think he would hide it here of all places" jj asks "in a church that's barely standing?"
"Yes jj, all the clues lead back to this church" pope replies "start looking!" he adds before you all start running around the church looking for something, you don't really know what to look for but you still try to help Pope as much as you can.
"pope if it was here do you not think it would be obvious? i mean it's a seven foot cross" you ask.
Pope sighs "y/n just trust me on this one okay" he says. You don't reply as you're looking up to the wooden pillars. Two of which are shaped like a cross. "y/n?" pope questions
"guys look" you say quickly. "a cross" john b finishes your sentence.

Pope doesn't hesitate to go over to the side of the church and pull himself up onto the unstable wooden pillars. "Pope be careful" Jj says "this place is like centuries old"
Pope doesn't say anything. He walks over to the first beam knocking on it to see if it's hollow.
"This one's pure wood" he says quickly without hesitating to move on to the next one.

"Hey buddy just watch out for that wasp nest right above your head" john b says to pope.
Pope carefully tries to avoid the nest as he walks over to the second beam. "It's hollow" he says in excitement after knocking on it. "Bring me the crowbar" he shouts as sarah quickly runs to the twinkie following his instructions.

"Stand back" she says before throwing it up to pope. Luckily he caught it on the first try without trouble.

You're all eagerly waiting to find out if the cross is even in there while pope pulls off the front wooden board of the beam. "oh my gosh!" he says in excitement revealing the cross to you all. Suddenly, gasps of happiness fill the room. Until, pope loses his balance after a few bees stung him.

Next thing you know he's holding on to the beam for dear life. You all quickly try grabbing as many cushions as you can before pope says "guys! i can't hold on much longer" "it's okay pope, the cushions will break your fall" kie says.

So that's what he does. You all run over to pope making sure he's okay. His eyes were puffy and red with the rest of his face being covered in bee stings.

As your looking at pope hoping he'd be alright, he screams "GUYS MOVE". You didn't register what he said until one of the pogues grabbed you by the arm pulling you back to save you from the large cross that was about to squish you all. You turned around to see who saved you and to no surprise it was jj. "thanks" you said with a smile. He smiled back before you all got a closer look at the cross.

"it's beautiful" you said "yeah the deatails are amazing" kie added. Pope pointed towards the key hole and says "This must have been where Denmarks key led to" "the key that Limbery wanted?" you ask. Pope and the others nod.

"Guys let's get this thing out of here before Rafe comes" Jj says.

You all grab a side of the cross but you struggle to pick it up. As you finally started to move it, Jj and Sarah's began to argue about how the other isn't lifting the cross properly "you almost dropped it on my foot" jj argues but he was stopped by pope who says "guys i don't feel too good". He was breathing really heavily. It worried me and the others. "okay Pope it's fine we'll take it to the twinkie, you sit down and catch your breath" Sarah tells him but he doesn't say anything. You all assume he followed her instructions so you continued trying to move the heavy cross.

Before you could even get it out of the church, you all heard a thud coming from behind you so everyone turns their heads to see Pope lying on the floor... "shit. he fainted" you mumble before you all run over to him to make sure he's okay.