Full Kook || JJ Maybank ||

Pilot || part 2

"What happened?" Rhea questions JJ as she sees him exit out of the building. He shakes his head. 

"Nothing. As always no one listened," he slightly rolls his eyes and stands up next to Rhea. She sighs and raises an arm to rub his shoulder in comfort. He shoots her a small smile. 

"Damn," Pope says, awkwardly glancing at the teenagers right next to him "So much for finder's fee."

John B sighs, joining the group outside, and pulls the key out of his pocket, "So what now?"

Rhea lets her hand fall from JJ's shoulders and he immediately looks at her, a little offended, but she doesn't notice. She grabs the key out of John B's extended hand with a small smile on her face.

"Maybe we can go say hi to the owner."

No one says anything for a second, each of them looking at her in shock as if they did not expect that kind of suggestion from her. Slowly, a smirk crosses JJ's face, and Pope finally speaks.

"We don't know whose room that is. It could be anyone."

JJ laughs, "I'm so in."

Kie looks in between Pope, JJ and Rhea, before a smile crosses her own face and she nods, "I'll be lookout." 

Rhea grins at the girl, and JJ throws an arm over her shoulder, turning her around to walk towards the boat. Kie follows along, leaving John B and Pope behind. 

John B shrugs, not seeing a harm in the idea, "Finder's fee. Just sayin'."

He starts walking in the direction the three had just walked towards before realizing Pope wasn't following. He stops, turning with a smile. 

 "And, hey, at least you'll only be an accomplice."

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As the five pull up to the motel, their faces turn into a look of shock. The sight wasn't pretty. It looked like the motel looked pretty bad even before the storm messed it up. There were mattresses thrown everywhere, trees uprooted and fences turned over.

JJ whistles at the sight, "I thought the Château looked bad. Bet you've never seen anything like this before, Rhea."

Rhea feels slightly offended at the comment, but he wasn't wrong. 

"Motel or meth lab?" Kie raises an eyebrow.

"Doesn't look like a place somebody with a Grady-White stays," John B adds in.

Pope shakes his head, "No. Looks like a place someone with a Grady-White would get killed"

As the boat nears the shore, JJ jumps off, pulling the boat on the ground to stop it from floating.

"This is your captain speaking. HMS Pogue comin' in for landing."

John B follows JJ off the boat and the two boys turn to look at the rest of the crew.

"This place looks so sketch," Rhea says, still eyeing the motel suspiciously. 

John B and JJ shrug, "We'll be fine."

Rhea nods and Kie gets up from her spot on the boat. She walks over to John B. 

"Hey, be careful okay?" she whispers.

Rhea looks a little shocked at the exchange. She didn't realize Kie and John B were a thing.

"I mean it," Kie adds in when John gives her a weird look.

After a second of silence, he nods at her, chuckling awkwardly, "Yeah. yeah," he pulls away and turns to JJ, "let's go." 

Kie returns to her spot, and looks over at Rhea.