Outerbanks Imagine

Stay with me - John B

"Please, John B. Stay with me. Don't close your eyes. You're okay to be fine, okay? You're going to be fine," you cry as you hold him close to you.

It was a normal day. Nothing unusual happened, yet. You had spend the day at the beach with your best friend Sarah Cameron. You convinced her to go to the cut, because the waves were better there. You said you were going to surf, but all you cared about was John B. You had a crush on him for so long and since two months, you have been dating in secret. His friends wouldn't want him to be with a kook and your friends didn't want to see you with a pogue. You were surfing along with him, acting like it was a coincidence. You both had so much fun.
"Shouldn't we tell them?" John B asked when you two were both sitting on your board.
"I'll talk to Sarah first. If she freaks out, everyone will. But we're still on for tonight, right?"
"Oh hell yeah we are. I've been looking forward to this since you agreed to come." You started to laugh. John B and JJ decided to throw a part tonight and he invited you. You haven't told anyone that you would go. You want to be there with him. You wanted to spend a night not in secrecy.
"But, you can tell your friends," you smile at him.
"Really?" You nodded your head.
"I want people to know we're a couple. I want to be seen with you in public. I want to hold your hand, kiss you whenever I want." You looked down at your board, feeling said that you couldn't do that right now.
"I can't wait the day that will happen." You acted on your impulse. None of your friends where here, beside Sarah, but she would understand. You swam to John B and climbed on his board, holding yours close.
"What are you doing? People can see us."
"I don't care," you said with a smile and kissed him. He smiled against your lips and kissed you back. You felt your board drifting away from you, so you pulled back.
"I think I'll see you at the party," you smile at him.
"You're leaving?"
"I can't have Sarah waiting too long. I'll see you tonight." You kissed him on the cheek once again and then paddled your way back to the beach. Sarah was looking at you in shock when you arrived.
"You and John B?" she asked.
"Yeah," you smiled. The secret is finally out. You can now kiss him whenever you want, hold his hand while being out on the streets.
"I knew something was going on! You have been sneaking around and I knew it was about a boy!" You laughed, relieved how good she took this. Your parents on the other hand, weren't going to react so happy.
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" You sat down next to her.
"Not sure how you were going to take it. Besides, we wanted to figure out ourselves what was going on between us. His friends doesn't even know. You're literally the first person who knows about us."
"Damn girl. Never imagined you going with pogue." You rolled your eyes. You had started to hate that word even more since you fell in love with John B.
"So at midsummers, it was John B you kissed?" You felt the blush rose to your cheeks.
"Yeah." You looked to the water and saw how John was catching the biggest wave of today. You smiled at the sight of him. He looks so good.
"Let's go home," you say and started to pack your stuff.
"What? Why? We just got here!"
"I want to go back to the airconditioning," you lied.
"Fine. It is hot here." You both packed your stuff and headed back home.

When you got home, you turned to Sarah.
"Can you cover for me tonight? I told my parents I'm spending the night with you," you told her as you got the last stuff out of her car.
"You're going to John B?"
You smiled and nod your head. "Yeah, we have been planning it for a while now."
"Sure. Don't do things I wouldn't do."
"I won't," you said laughing. You said goodbye to your friend and walked into the house. You put all your stuff away and took a shower. You couldn't help but think about tonight. You were going to have the best night. You're finally going to meet his friends. You can kiss there, hold hands. You can be together in public.

After your shower, you started to get dressed, nothing too fancy since your parents thought you were going to Sarah. You backed a backpack with a sweater, a legging, a toothbrush and everything else you need for a sleepover. You've never spend the night at John B's, so you were kind of nervous. You have no idea what to expect.
Once it was time to go, you walked downstairs. You expected your parents to be there, but they weren't home yet. You quickly wrote a note for them and went to the garage to get your car. Just as you got in, your parents pulled up. You quickly greeted them for driving off. You found your way to John B's place and parked the car in front of he chateau. John B came rushing outside with the biggest smile on his face. You got out of your car and walked over to your boyfriend.
"Hi," you smiled at him.
"Hi," he smiled back before pressing a kiss on your lips. You smiled and pulled back. It's nice to not hide things anymore.
"How did Sarah took it?" John B asked.
"Pretty good. She had a feeling something had been going one with all the sneaking out. What about your friends?"
"They're right inside." John B grabbed your hand and you both walked in. All the heads in the room turned towards you two.
"Pogues, meet my girlfriend Y/N. Y/N, these are my friends. JJ, Pope and Kie," John B introduced you to his friends. You already knew Kiara. You had shared a few classes with her at school.
"Hey," you said.
"Finally another girl and one I like." Kie got up from the couch and gave you a hug. You both laughed when you say the confused face of John B.
"You two know each other?" He asks.
"We've had some classes at school," Kie explained.
"Nice." You looked at JJ and Pope, who were still sitting on the couch.
"A kook huh?" JJ asked.
"JJ, please. She's not a kook like Topper or Rafe," John B defended you.
"We'll see,"he said, but smiled at you.
"But, the party? Is everything ready?" Pope asked to change the subject.
"Jup! Everything is set up in the van."
"Then let's go! The sun has already start too set," JJ said. He jumped off the couch. John B took your backpack from you and put it in his bedroom. He grabbed your hand as you walked to the van, both having the biggest smile on your face.
"Please, don't be this gross all the time," JJ complained at the sight of you. You both started to laugh.
"Just give it a few days, maybe weeks," John B said. He planted a kiss and got behind the wheel. You took place at the passengers seat. Driving to the place for the kegger, as the boys called it, you sang along with the songs on the radio.

You helped the boys getting out everything off the van and help set everything up. Once everything was ready to get going, people started to arrived. Mostly tourists and pogues, but it was fun. You hang out with John B and his friends, who were pretty fun to be around. You laughed so heard your stomach hurts. But then everything changed. Topper, Rafe and their buddies arrived and the mood was killed. You know John B didn't like them. But the way he suddenly acted made you realized that it wasn't the not liking part, he hated the guys and so did JJ. He teased the guys, which led to an almost fight. John B jumped in between them and you felt you stopped breathing for a second. You had never seen anyone get into a fight, so to see your boyfriend jump in an almost fight was enough to give you a heart attack. When Topper and Rafe noticed you, all hell broke lose.
"Y/N, what the hell are you doing here?" Rafe asked sitting down beside you. You stood up and took a step away from him.
"Just hanging out with my friends and boyfriend," you said when you felt John B standing behind you.
"Boyfriend? Your boyfriend is a pogue?" He asked and you could hear the disgust in his voice.
"Yeah, he is. and you're going to leave us alone. It's none of your business."
"Now it is, cousin," Topper said. You rolled your eyes at him.
"We're what, second cousins or something? You're not my family and you're not going to tell anyone or you get to deal with me," you threatened the boys. They all started to laugh.
"What are you going to do? Tell your daddy?" Rafe teased.
"Dude, you probably shouldn't," Topper said to his friend. He knew what you could do, because he had felt it before. You walked up to Rafe.
"You don't want to mess with me Cameron, so listen to your friend and go the hell away," you say. He laughed, but let himself get dragged away by Topper.
"Damn Y/N is a badass," JJ yelled and hold up his hand your a high five, you laughed and high fived him. John B started laughing and kissed you.

Everything after that, went in slow motion. The first thing you hear was the shot. Your mind registered it slowly, not sure what it was. You felt it flying through the air. You looked at Rafe in shock. He had a gun and he fired it.
"What the hell!" you yelled at him, ready to beat him up, but JJ pulled you back.
"He has a gun," he said in your ear.
"That's what you get for dating a pogue," Rafe said and walked away. The next thing you heard was a scream. It is one that goes through marrow and bone. You turned around and saw the effect of the bullet. John B looked at you, with his eyes wide. Your eyes traced down to his abdomen, where there was now a lot of blood.
"Oh my god," you whispered. You stood frozen in your place. This was all your fault. If you hadn't bene here, then this wouldn't have happened. John B would be fine. How in the hell did Rafe even get a gun?
"Pope, get help! Now!" You heard JJ yell. How could he be so cool? How could he know what to do? You looked at your boyfriend who was now laying on the ground. JJ has taken of his shirt and pressed it against the wound. You looked at Kie, the tears streaming down her face. Then you heard him say your name. You don't know how, but it got your body to move. You rushed over to him. You looked over to him while the tears now made it down your cheeks.
"You're going to be fine," you said to him. "JJ has the bleeding under control and Pope is getting help, you're going to be fine," you said. You looked at JJ and saw that he didn't had the bleeding under control.
John B grabbed your hand. "I'm going to fine either way. I love you, Y/N. So much. These past couple of months have mean the most to me."
"No, don't you dare to say goodbye. You're going to be fine," you now said crying.
"I love you," he whispered. You looked at him and saw how he drifted away.
"No! John B! Keep your eyes open. Please stay with me. Don't leave me. Open your eyes, John! Open your eyes. I love you. Stay with me, please." You pressed your head against his while the tears were streaming down your face. "Please, John B. Stay with me. Don't close your eyes. You're okay to be fine, okay? You're going to be fine," you cry as you hold him close to you. You two were so happy today and the day has ended in a nightmare. How is this even possible? Why did Rafe do this? Why John B? Why him?
"I love you so much," you whispered and kissed him one last time.