Life on the cut (JJxReader) OuterBanks Fanfic

The Compass.

(A/N super annoying Ik but if you could star any chapters of mine you enjoyed that would be amazing! I spend between 2-4 hours on these and it would really mean a lot xx
Anyway- back to the story!)

Y/N snatched up some frozen peas from JJ's fridge before they quickly left. Neither of them wanted to wait around to see if Luke had calmed down.
"If you like... we can go to mine some other time?"
"Sounds good to me" JJ smiled.
"Sweet."  She placed the frozen peas gently on JJ's ear. He winced ever so slightly but knew that it would help in the long run. The door creaked open as the pair walked away, Luke stood there leaning on the frame. He sighed "Maybe he'll stay away from here a bit longer this time." And retreated into his house.

Y/N and JJ walked for a while. Y/N's stomach was in knots as she thought of what she'd say to her friends. Last night was a mess..
"Should I apologize?" She asked.
JJ didn't hesitate in saying "no, we did nothing wrong."
"He would've drowned if we hadn't stepped in."
"Yeah, it was Kie who said those things... but actually, maybe apologize anyway. So we can move on."
"Yeah... you're right." Y/N admitted. John B's house was right ahead. They sped up their pace and, as they emerged from the trees, a black Jeep screeched to a halt in front of them. Meters away from mowing them down. Y/N and JJ yelped, leaping backwards. Pope and Kie jumped out the car. It was Kie's family's car. She didnt see them come out from the shrubs and almost plowed them over.
"Are you ok? Pope looked panicked.
"Yeah bro we're fine." JJ threw the peas into the bushes.
There was an awkward silence. Y/N walked up to kie and without saying a word, wraped her armd around her and hugged her.
"I'm sorry I'm a dumbass, and I know you didn't mean it" she said in her ear.
"I know you were only trying to do what you thought was right." Kie hugged her back. They smiled at each other and the tension was released. Pope and JJ sighed happily.
"Just please," Pope eyed JJ and Y/N "whip out a gun again and I will lose my shit."
"Dude you already lost your shit last time" JJ laughed, then coughed and looked down after meeting Pope's gaze, "yes sir sorry sir."
"We'll behave sir." Y/N saluted.
Y/N and Kie smiled at each other humorously then went to wake up John B.

The group climbed the steps to the Chateu, and to their surprise, upon opening the door they saw that John B was already awake. After that beating last night it was a miracle he could get up at all. He was sitting at his table running his hands through his hair.
"Bro you ok?" JJ asked, sitting beside him.
"A cop woke me up this morning-"
"You slept with a cop?" Y/N chuckled. Pope pushed her arm, and JJ covered his laugh with his hand.
"Oh didn't know you were into a woman in uniform." Kie giggled.
"No guys listen-" he hit his hand on the table. "They know about uncle T, they know about the gun last night, and they know we were at the marsh the other day."
"They think we found the boat...." pope summarized.
"Bingo" John B waved his finger. "Peterkin said that it was better if we didn't find it, whatever that means. And I'm not allowed in the marsh."
"Well shit." Said Kie.

The Pogues all sat outside and tried to decide if they should keep pursuing the treasure. They could keep trying to find Big John's legacy and find closure for John B, as well as potentially millions. But if they left it, John B had been told that the cops would lay off of him, and would help him avoid foster care. Pope sat on a sofa and lent on his lands and John B was pacing up and down behind him. Kie sat with Y/N on some beanbags and played a skin drum gently. JJ was on a table a bit further away throwing stones, but after a while stood behind Y/N. He slipped his hand around her neck and squeezed it gently. Her eyes widened and he got that look in his eye, the one he got when doing something risky. Kie spun around to see what they were doing and JJ pulled his hand away swiftly. Leaving Kie with a suspicious look on her face.

After John B paced for long enough to satisfy his racing mind, he spoke up "look, I'm call in' it off. All right? Peterkin said, if I stay out the marsh, she'll help me with DCS."
"And you believed her?" JJ went back to throwing rocks.
"Yes I believed her JJ" John B rolled his eyes.
"John B? Believing a cop? Wow." Y/N raised her eyebrows.
"All I've gotta do is stay out of the marsh for a couple days, and she'll help me out. And hey- it doesn't help that your asses were the ones waving a gun around."
"You know what I should've done? Let topper drown your ass." JJ snapped.
"Topper was gunna drown me?"
"Looked like it." Kie muttered
"Funny." John B snapped.
"What did you look in a mirror?" JJ said.
"That wasn't a joke John B. You could've died." Y/N sighed.
"Yeah tell me some more shitty insults JJ" John B rolled his eyes.
"They always win, don't they, man?" JJ threw a handful of his left over rocks and spun around, leaning on the wall. "Kooks versus Pogues. They always, always win!" He started shouting. Y/N stood up and put a hand on his shoulder, but he huffed and left. Hitting a fishing net hanging off the roof as he went. "They don't have to win this time. We know where a fucking smugglers boat is!" He shouted from the garden.
Brushing hair out of her eyes, Y/N thought for a moment...
"Hey JJ it's fine" pope reasoned. There was a silence.
Y/N sighed, "No it's not guys..." She admitted, shaking her head, "I've felt guilty just knowing that I live near those assholes..."
"Exactly! It's not just fine... it's not!" JJ kept yelling, "They don't want us to go down into the marsh" he waved his hands around "That means there's something valuable down there, and you know it." He pointed at John B. "I know you do John B." He stormed back in and then turned his attention to Pope. "And I understand why you don't wanna go. You're the golden boy. You got way too much too risk." Pope's eye twitched. JJ looked at Kie and Y/N "you guys... you don't need the cash." Y/N and Kie looked down. JJ pointed at John B again, "But you and me man, we've got nothing to lose."
"Nothing?" Y/N cut him off. JJ didn't know what he was implying.
"We really dont all right?!" He looked to John B again.
"JJ." John B sighed.
"And I know it wasn't always that way for you-"
"I don't want to talk about this JJ." He tried you push past him.
"So that's it?"
"Get out of my way bro." John B shoved JJ to the side.
"John B listen to me. I have a plan." He strode after him.
Kie and Pope shared anxious looked.
JJ continued, "you got the key to Cameron's big boat, right?"
"No."
"They have scuba gear." By now JJ had reached John B and was standing next to him. "We borrow that, and we down down to the wreck this afternoon." He put his arm around him. "And that is what's gunna save you, man." There was a pause. "You don't see rich kids going into foster care, do you?"
John B's expression slowly began to change as he glanced up at JJ. He shook his head. Shit,he was convinced.