Outerbanks Imagine

Nightmare - JJ Maybank

Spending your nights with your boyfriend JJ at the chateau was something you kept close to your heart. The nights you spend there were filled with laughters and love. You would lay in the hammock and talk until you both fell asleep. You would stay in the guest bedroom and have a pillow fight. Those kind of things were what you lived for. Recently the hunt began for the Royal Merchant. The days were filled with worry and searching, while trying to be safe. Other people were looking for the Royal Merchant to and you were scared. They almost got to you. They broke into the house, they started to shoot at you. You were scared that one day, they will get you. You didn't tell anyone, because you didn't them to worry anymore then they already did.

Right now you were laying with JJ in the hammock. It was the first time since you started to look for the gold. You tried your best to stay awake. Ever since the search for the gold, you had nightmares. You had nightmares about losing your friends, losing your boyfriend. You were afraid that everything would fall apart. You looked at JJ, who was peacefully asleep. You grabbed his hand and started to draw circles with your thumb. You were so tired but you didn't want to fall asleep. You were scared that you would have a nightmare and wake him up. You didn't want that to happen. But how hard you tried to fight the sleep, you lost the fight.

Being on the water all day was so much fun. You laughed when JJ felt off the boat. You jumped after him, feeling the cool water on your body. The rest of your friends stayed on the boat.

"Shouldn't we move a little further into the marsh?" John B asked.

"Sure," JJ said. He got back on the boat. You heard another boat coming towards you. When you looked, you know exactly what was going to happen. Two man, probably from the mainland, were coming right for you. You recognized them from before. It were the two man who shot at you and your friends.

"Y/N hurry!" JJ yelled. But it was to late. They started to shoot. You took in a deep breath and went down in the water.

You tried to scream, but your head was underwater. You heard the gun shots. You hear your friends scream. You wanted to go up, to help them, to save them, but you couldn't move. You were trying so hard to go up, but you only felt yourself drifting further. It became harder to hold in your breath. They say that when you die, you see your life flashing before your eyes and that was exactly what you saw. You saw your moments with JJ, John B, Kie and Pope. You saw your last birthday with your family. You were so happy that everyone was there.

You heard someone calling your name. It sounded so far away. You tried to go to it, but you couldn't move. Were you dead? Or were you dying?

"Y/N, wake up. Baby, wake up please." You shot up, gasping for air. Confused you looked around you. You were in the hammock with JJ. You were confused for a minute, not sure how you got here. But then you remembered laying here with JJ before. You had a dream, a nightmare.

"You're okay, it was just a bad dream," JJ said and pulled you closer to him. You cried in his chest. You were so scared that one day the bad dreams would come true. He started to rub your back and whisper sweet words, that you were okay, that nothing was going to happen, that you were safe. But you weren't save. You didn't know who was looking for the gold. You didn't know what they would do to get it.

"Do you want to talk about?" He asked once you calmed down. You didn't look at him.

"We, John B, Kie, Pope, you and me were on the boat, having fun when the two mainlanders came. I was in the water when they started to shoot at you. I heard all of you scream. But I didn't come up to the boat. I hid in the water, trying to stay safe. But I... I think I died? I couldn't breath and then I heard you calling my name."

"Does it happen a lot?"

"Lately yeah. I'm scared JJ. I'm scared that one day my dreams will come true."

"What? Why? We're not going to die Y/N."

"What about those two mainlanders they tried to kill us!"

"But they didn't. We didn't even get hurt."

"They shot at kids! We don't know what they're capable of doing for the gold!"

"We're going to be fine. I'm not going to let anymore hurt you."

"You can't promise that," you mumble and look away from him. He lays two fingers underneath your chin and slowly turns your cheek up so that you have to look at him.

"As long as I'm alive, no one can hurt you," he whispered as he pulled you closer.