~ It's complicated ~ JJ Maybank

~ I Do Not Need A Babysitter ~

.Malia POV

I was sat in the back of the van with JJ and John B in the front, I had my headphones in so wasn't listening to the conversation until I heard my name. I paused my music but continued to act like I wasn't listening , 'You're talking about me and Kiara, what about you and Marley' John B said and I furrowed my brows in confusion, sure JJ flirted with me but he flirted with everyone. 'Nah bro I would never date her I mean she's your younger sister and you're my best friend' and I was glad at his response knowing that him liking me would complicate things, I liked Pope and I didn't want to deal with anything else. 

As soon as the van stopped I got out and shut the door nearly hitting JJ's hand in the process 'Jesus Marley nearly took my hand off' he said laughing quietly trying to see if I was still pissed about the gun. I just looked at him and shrugged before walking off, I heard him sigh from behind me.

Before I could reach the door we heard yelling and John be grabbed me and slammed me onto the wall 'fuck' I whispered as I rubbed my head and glared at Johnny. We heard mrs.lana inside crying and I wanted to help her but John B grabbed my arm and stopped me 'are you crazy it's the guys who shot at us' he whispered, panicked 'they're hurting her and I'm not going to just sit and listen, cus you two are wimps' I whispered and yanked my arm out of his grip before climbing through the window above where we were crouching.

Luckily as soon as I had got in the two men had left, I raced to Mrs. Lana 'oh my god are you okay' I said grabbing a wet rag for her. Soon after JJ and John B came running in and asked if we were both okay, I nodded quickly before turning back to mrs. Lana. 'You shouldn't be here' she cried and I felt sorry for the terrorised woman 'that's enough for me lets go' JJ said and I rolled my eyes at him 'JJ would you shut the fuck up for 2 seconds, she is obviously not okay'. and he went quiet, finally.

'they were looking for something' she cried as she lay her head against the door frame. John B quickly pulled out our fathers compass and her face froze with shock 'you can't let anyone know you have that. go. get out now' she said as John B and i were dragged out by JJ.

we were currently sat at my house listening to JJ give a very dramatic rundown of the events of earlier. Pope and kie listened intently 'okay so you saw the guys that shot at us, what did they look like' pope asked trying to get some useful information 'Burley' he stated and I snorted at how unuseful that is, they looked at me 'hey don't look at me I was inside the house at this point' I said holding my hands up.

'okay so what does this square grouper look like specifically' pope said trying to get JJ to say anything remotely helpful 'I wasn't taking little mental poloroids the entire time, I was under duress' he said out of breath and I couldn't help but smile at  his flustered state.

Then it hit me 'the office' I said quietly to myself and then I stood up and looked at John b 'the office Johnny!' I said and he smiled before we both ran inside. I opened the door and everyone walked in before John B grabbed the history of the compass 'see this is the original owner right' he explained and went on about how we basically had a death compass 'yep you've got a death compass' everyone agreed.

'our dad used to talk about the secret compartment in the back of it' John B said as he unscrewed the back only to find the word 'Redfield' scratched into it. 'that's our dads handwriting' I said smiling 'how can you tell' pope asked and I looked at him then showed him the way our dad does his 'r' 'ret--rou--' JJ tried to read it 'it says Redfield dumbass' I said rolling my eyes 'right' he said quietly.

'how can you concentrate with that thing constantly crowing at you' said pope and I hit him on the chest 'I love the rooster', 'JJ loves the rooster' said me and John B at the same time. we all tried to figure out what the message could mean 'guys, GUYS - someone is here' he said as he looked out the window. we all ran up to the window as I closed and locked the office door.

JJ started panicking and I was trying to get his attention but he didn't listen so I watched as John B grabbed him by his shirt and pushed him against the wall 'JJ, where is the gun' he said calmly 'gun- I um -my backpack - its on the porch' he said and I motioned for him to go get it until we heard them shout 'Malia and John Routledge' and so I ran out and grabbed JJ's arm to pull him back into the office.

they continued to shout and we panicked and tried to think of a way out 'the window' kie said suddenly and we all ran trying to open it but it was painted down. 'Hurry up!' pope shouted and then as we heard them bang on the office door we opened it and ran to the chicken coop.

The rooster wouldn't shut up 'pope shut it up' kie said nearly crying 'what do I do ?' he asked 'pet it or talk to it something' she said but one of the men heard the rooster and came towards us. JJ grabbed the rooster and snapped its neck and I leant on the back wall and covered my sobs as I saw the man stop before his friend shouted for him to go. I felt pope grab my hand in comfort as I waited for them to leave. once the car was out of sight pope pulled me into a hug and I heard Kiara cry into John B's shoulder.

3rd person POV

the 5 were sat in the van listening to Malia and John B conspire about what happened to their dad 'I mean its a great place for a message' Malia said as her and John B knew it was meant to get back to them. 'yeah.. its totally possible' said kie as she tried her best to sound convinced. they all spoke about how John B and Malia were just coming up with ideas to help them deny the fact their dad is most likely dead until Marley finally had enough 'he's not dead okay, he's missing. Do any of you know what it's like for the person closest to you to just vanish and you have no idea what happened to them. to spend every waking moment hating yourself for what you did and didn't do when you still had them around? no? exactly' she finished as she played with her necklace and John B grabbed her hand and flashed her a sad smile.

Once they arrived at the lighthouse they all got out the van I looked at JJ and pope 'you two are staying put' marley smiled sarcastically 'wait why me' said pope 'you are the babysitter' she said like it was obvious 'I do not need a babysitter' defended JJ as he walked towards her 'do not come closer to me or I will snap your neck, like you did the rooster. you are staying end of' she said faking an authority voice. 'Ohh kinky' JJ joked with a wink and Marley couldn't help the small smile that appeared on her face.

'you're staying too MB' Said John B 'excuse me?' she said shocked 'you need to make sure those two don't kill each other, I need kie with me and your too reckless and emotional to be any help' he said as everyone looked at her unsure of how she would react. her eyes looked filled with hurt but her sadness faded into anger 'he's my dad as well you know, I'm going through this too John B or have you forgot that?' she said as she walked away from the lighthouse and into the woods behind. 'dude that was a dick move' said kie as she glared at him, 'I'm sorry but I thought I could handle it better by myself, she gets emotional when it comes to Dad' he said with a sigh as he went to follow her. 'hey, let me get her, you go find out about your dad okay?' JJ said and they nodded and split up. Pope went to object but JJ had already jogged after the girl.

JJ POV

I walked through the woods only to find Marley sat by a small lake in the woods, I knew it was her favourite place so knew she would be there . I think she heard me coming cus without even turning around she said 'go away JJ'. I sat next to her anyway and looked at her even though her face remained straight forward, I could see tears falling and it hurt me to see 'what John B said wasn't fair, you deserve to know what happened to your dad and your recklessness is always what I've liked about you' I smiled as I spoke, meaning every word that I said.

'I just wish John B would realise that this kills me as much as it does him' she said as she played with the leaves on the ground and I sighed 'he thinks he's protecting you from a possibly horrible truth, i know it may not seem like it but he's doing what he thinks is best. now he may not be the best at showing it but give him a break' I said and she smiled softly 'great now I feel bad for storming off' she said and I chuckled as I helped her up and we walked back.