Baby Blue // Outer Banks

redfield

As John B opens his fathers locked office, the others watch patiently waiting. Finally he swings open the door and starts looking around, the others follow him in. "I'be slept over here like 600 times, and i've never seen this door opened." Pope mumbles looking around at all the clutter. Blue watches John B the whole time trying to see if she can imagine what he's going through right now. He grabs a bulletin board and sets it down on a table. "Here, look. This is the original owner, right here." John B says pointing at one of the faces. "Okay. Robert Q. Routledge." Kiara reads. John B explains when and why each of his ancestors had the compass, each dying not long after receiving it. "So you got a death compass." Pope jokes, "I do not." John B retorts. He sits down on a chair, "My dad said there's a secret compartment where soldiers used to hide notes." He says as he unscrews the back of the compass. Blue watches as nothing falls out, "Wait. What's that?" She asks, flipping over the inside of the compass, engraved in the metal is 'Redfield'. "That wasn't there before." Inspecting the word closer John B recognizes the handwriting, "this is my dads handwriting." He blurts out. They all look at him confused, wondering how he can tell just by 5 letters. "How can you tell?" Pope questions, asking the question they all were wondering. "Because he does these weird R's with the—see it?" John B answers showing Pope the writing. JJ asks to see the compass, "Red—Rout—" JJ attempts to read it. "J, it says redfield." Blue mocks him. "Maybe it's a clue." John B concludes.

John B grabs a blank paper and a pen to hand to Pope to see if he can figure out the clue, if it is an anagram. "How do you concentrate with that thing constantly crowing at you?" Pope mumbles writing on the paper. "JJ loves the rooster." John B admits, Blue giggles at that, it is very true JJ does love that annoying rooster. Blue tries and help figuring out the anagram, but nothing seems right. Pope, Blue, JJ and Kiara start bickering over each other's answers. "Guys." John B says quietly. The four ignore him and continue bickering. "Guys! Somebody's here." John B shouts. The four join John B at the window and see two men both dressed in dark clothing and have facial hair. "Shit. Guys, is that them?" Kiara inquires. JJ walks away from the window muttering words Blue can't quite hear, "John B, I told you." He says anger and fear drip from his voice. John B walks over to JJ and talks to him, "Where's the gun?" John B spits out. "Gun? I,uh,I can't—" "The one time you don't have the gun, we need the gun." Kiara cries filled with fear. "His backpack." Blue states, her heart pumping fast, but she attempts to stay calm. "Right, it's on the porch." JJ breaths out. He runs out of the door and to the porch. "Shit." Blue sighs after JJ is no longer in her sight.

"John Routledge!" The shout sends shivers down Blue's spine. All she can think about is JJ being out there. A hand and blonde hair swing open the door and slam it shut behind them. "Oh thank god." Blue whispers as she sees JJ. They listen as the two men stomp through the house yelling and throwing things. "We gotta leave." Kiara panics. "Window." Blue says just above a whisper. Pope and JJ run over and try to pry the window open. "What's going on? Just fucking open it!" Blue starts to panic, "Baby, you don't think we're trying to?" JJ grunts as he tries to push it open again. "It's painted shut." Pope shakes his head. Kiara grabs a screw driver to try and peel off the paint as Pope runs over to help John B hold the door closed. "You better not be in there!" The man shouts kicking at the door, everyone's hearts start racing faster. Blue feels as if she's going to have a heart attack. "Hurry." Blue urges, a gun shot catches everyone attention. "Fuck. Not this again." She sighs. Finally the window opens and everyone lets out a sigh if relief, "Blue and Kie first." John B whispers. The two girls squeeze through the window and jump down followed by the boys. They all run to the small chicken coop and squish in, JJ's arm wrapped around Blue. The rooster starts crowing "Do something Pope. Shut him up." JJ snaps at him. "Pet it, or talk to it. I don't know." Kiara stammers crying. The rooster starts jumping everywhere, JJ let's go of Blue and holds down the rooster, he looks at the animal in his hands and breaks its neck. He holds the dead rooster in his hands and a tear rolls down his cheek. The sound of a car starting and driving away eases all of their fear. Crawling out one by one, JJ still carrying the rooster.

"Well now we have something for dinner." JJ shrugs. "Guys that was fucking crazy. Why are they so obsessed with John B?" Blue questions as they walk back up to the porch. "We better go over to Blue's just in case they come back." Kiara suggests, agreeing they all jog over to Blue's house. Walking in the door Blue doesn't see her mom, which she was hoping for that, because her mom would have definitely heard the gunshots. All five of them cram into Blue's small room, JJ, Blue and Kiara in her bed and Pope and John B on the floor.

"JB, does redfield mean anything to you? Did it mean anything to your dad?" Blue asks. "Uh, the lighthouse!" He exclaims standing up from his sitting position. They follow John B out to his van and he starts driving the minute everyone is in and the door is closed. "I mean it's obvious, right? A family heirloom. What better place to hide a message?" John B declares as they pass a sign that says 'Redfield Lighthouse'. "He had to know it would get back to me." John B is extremely determined to find his father, he won't believe that he's actually dead until he sees a body with his own eyes. "Yeah, it's possible." Kiara reassures. "Or it could also be possible that you're concocting wild theories to help, you know, deal with your dad feels." Pope says. JJ scoffs, "Bro you know how I process my dad feels. Dank hugs and the stickiest of ickies." JJ chuckles, Blue lightly punches him on the shoulder. "I'm not concocting, okay?" John B exclaims getting irritated by his friends. "JB, I believe you." Blue reassures him gently rubbing his shoulder.

A tall white and blue lighthouse stands in front of them as they pile out of the van. "You guys are gonna, post up and look out for bogeys, okay?" John B says pointing at Blue, JJ. "Wait, why me?" both JJ and Blue question defensively. "JJ there are independent and dependent variables and you're independent. We don't know what you'll do—" JJ cuts Pope off by yelling at him. "Listen, Blue you're staying back because you're already injured, JJ and Pope will stay back with you." John B concludes turning away and running off with Kiara.

"That's ridiculous, he just wants alone time with Kie." JJ rolls his eyes throwing a rock. "Really? What if you all left me behind as lookout and I got kidnapped. How would you feel knowing you could've prevented it?" Blue snaps at him, since the beginning of summer she's felt this jealousy growing inside of her, like anytime JJ looks at another girl she gets angry and everyday it begins to grow stronger.

"Come on, you know i'd never leave you defenceless, baby Blue." JJ smirks his arms open.

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safe to say that scene when JJ kills the rooster after we find out that John B only has the rooster because JJ loves it broke my heart 🥺
On a side note I want to start a Q&A at the end of each chapter! Feel free to answer the questions too
Q&A of the day:
-where are you guys from?
-I'm from British columbia, Canada!

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