The Way To Charleston

(A/N: Okay so im super sorry, but the meetup wasnt acc this chapter ;-; i was just gunna write until they met up or the episode ended and it ended im really sorry D:

Edit: please stop asking me to do the next chapter now Bc it makes me wanna do it less 😂 I have a life other than this book guys, I appreciate the love of course but please stop asking x )

"How much time do we have?" Y/N asked, leaning over the seats to talk to Sarah and John B. She was feeling a tad better and her head was less groggy."Not much." John B replied as a siren flashed past the car. They all looked away slightly to hide their faces. After coming around a corner, they saw where all the patrol cars were headed.Road block."Shit. Do we peel?" Y/N asked.Sarah shook her head, "No.. no just play dumb."They continued driving towards it. The lions den."Slow down, slow down." An officer said as he walked up to the car."All right I got this.." John B muttered."Road's closed." The officer said at John B's window."What happened?""Robbery. There was a shoot out. Move along."They all now figured out that Ward had most likely gone to the police."Well is everybody okay?" John B looked worried."Move on." The officer walked away.They began slowly creeping past the patrol cars that were blocking the road.Sarah looked up, and noticed the coppers loading something into a squad van. "Guys..." She whispered. "We lost the gold."All of this was for nothing. All they did was blow their cover."Shit..." John B said quietly.Y/N punched the seat and fell backwards. "Fuck! They got Cleo too!"

The copper who had just spoken to them was looking down at his phone, he received a picture of the three of them just after the shootout.

John B saw the suspicious looks coming from him."Sarah..?""Go, go go go." She replied, hurrying him."Hey-" The copper began walking over, reaching for his gun. "Hey stop the car!"John B drove away through the road block.Some officered chased after them, calling out "Stop! Stop the car!"The engine started revving as John B sped up, checking behind him for the officers running.Y/N spun around too, "Oh shit! Go!" She looked panicked.John B moved the car up a gear, saying: "I'm going!""Hey!" "Stop!""Stop!"They sped down the road and past other cars. Over a long bridge and into the crowded seaside town. It wasn't long before the squad cars were racing behind them, light blaring. They skidded around the tall buildings and stalls. Sarah grabbed the seat arm-rests and gripped on for dear life.They drifted around another corner, "Oh go on John B!" Y/N grinned.John B smiled at her, panting as his heart raced.They went to skid into a side alley, just as a car was about to drive in front of it. The sudden turn made the civilian car halt suddenly, almost crashing."Did they follow us?" John B asked.Y/N looked out of the back window, "Nah man you're good!""Take it easy!" People shouted as they jumped out of the cars way."Slow down!""Woah man!""Look out, jerk!"John B turned away from someone, narrowly missing them. The car wheels screeched almost in alarm."I almost hit that person..." He said breathlessly.Suddenly a body smashed against the windshield, shouting "Gah!" and groaning as she hit the floor."Did you see that!" A man shouted behind them."Asshole..." The woman groaned and stood up.John B, Sarah and Y/N sat in silent shock.Sarah looked at John B, "You just hit a person."Y/N opened the door and struggled out of it, "Holy shit are you-""Oh shit man..." She grumbled on the floor.Y/N suddenly grinned, "Cleo! Oh my god Cleo are you ok!?"She was on the floor gripping her neck, "Ahhhgg.. some frickin rescue."John B came out after them, "Cleo?""Don't move, we'll call somebody." A man told them."No don't call the cops." John B said quickly. He helped Cleo up, "Come on come on.""In here" Y/N pulled the door open and winced, climbing in with Cleo. John B jumped back in the front."You ran me over!" Cleo exclaimed.John B started up the car and threw out a: "I know I am so sorry." "Where'd you get your licence man?!""The great state of North Carolina." John B replied."You didn't see me in the street?""No I didn't.""Wait wait," Sarah piped up, "Cleo? Are you okay?""Yeah baby I been through worse! Went up and over." Cleo smiled. She then turned to Y/N, "Girlie! How'd you make it through!" "No idea I wasn't conscious! JB lets go!" She patted his arm and they took off as sirens were beginning to be heard again."Her heartbeat STOPPED for like two minutes. I've never been so scared." Sarah told her."Oh damn, my girlies a fighter huh!" Cleo put a gentle arm around Y/N and smiled. "Did the little mark you got cause any problems?""I don't think so.." Y/N poked her scar and whimpered. "I have a doubly cool scar now. What happened with the gold though!? That place was hot.""We were waiting for you guys to show up and the coppers came. They came from every direction, I jumped overboard. "Well what about Terrence and Stubbs?" John B asked her."I heard gunshots.""What!?" Sarah spun around to look at Cleo."I ran. I wanted to shoot it out with them but there was too many."Y/N held onto Cleo's hand and squeezed it, "I'm glad your okay Cleo."Cleo smiled at her, her anxious face melted slightly. "Same for you girlie."A cop car suddenly screeched around the corner and chased the car."We got company!" Y/N called out."Does this go any faster?" Cleo asked."I don't know the speedometer doesn't work!" John B exclaimed.They skidded yet another corner."I'm serious John B you could go into like stunt driving." Y/N laughed."Not the time Y/N! They still here!?" John B called back at her."Yeah! They are!""Shit." He sighed.Y/N pierced her lips, "Lotts deja vu here..." Cleo looked at Y/N, "I knew you guys were adventurous, but not this adventurous!""Oh you'd be surprised.""Doubt it."

Pope, Kie and JJ were passing the sign into Charleston. Their truck slowly chugging under the spot-light shadows from the trees. JJ was relaxing with his arm out of the open window."Guys," Kie spoke up, holding the letter in the back, "I've read this thing like a million times. It makes no sense. I mean the Limbrey's own like, half of Charleston. What do the Kook kings of Charleston know about a murder-""Yeah.." JJ agreed in the background. "on Kildare Island?" Finished Kie."Why you specifically," JJ added, "That's the other creepy thing. You know?""Please come alone. That's hella sus.""I was thinking the same thing." Came Pope's deep voice. "I think it's beause--"Out of nowhere, the truck started to pop and steam hissed. Smoke arose from the engine."Oh Come. On." Pope sighed."What's that!?" Kie sat up. "Pull over. That's a lot of smoke even for your dad's truck."JJ quickly wound the window back up, couching. "Pope, I got sensitive lungs man!"Pope sped onto the verge quickly. "I'm pulling over.""Woah Pope slow down!" JJ called as the truck skidded off the tarmac.  "What are you doing dude!" The hubcap pinged off of the wheel and bounced away. "Okay sure, yeah right now." Kie said in an annoyed voice.The truck skidded to a stop."No. No. No. No. No." Pope hit the wheel and jumped out of the truck."Oh my..." JJ mumbled, following him."It's gunna blow up It's gunna blow up!" Kie scrambled out too."No it's not gunna blow up." JJ sighed, pulling the hood up. "You probably disconnected the radiator Pope." He then saw the wheels cap and jogged after it chuckling. "I haven't seen this before... You knocked the entire hubcap off!" He clapped and laughed, picking it up. "Whoo!""You might wanna reschedule your meeting Pope." Kie bit her inner lip."What now?" He sighed.Kie started spit balling, "Uhhh Plan B we could... public transportation.. We could hitchhike.. we could rent bikes!"JJ chucked the hubcap into the back of the truck, he grabbed a towel and used it to poke around the engine. "Yeah.. It's the radiator.""My dad's gonna kill me..." Pope ran his hands through his hair."Yeah.." JJ spun to look at him. "He might he might."

Night had fallen. John B, Sarah, Y/N and now Cleo had yet to outrun the police fully. Just one left... They skidded into a berth 39. turning off the light and slowly driving in between to big boats to conceal them. The doctor would pick it up from here. "Okay..." John B whispered, looking around for any sign of coppers. "You sure we're good?" He asked the girls in the back."Yeah man.""Yep we're good.""Just wait here until it cools down." Cleo adviced.Y/N let out a deep breath and sunk down putting her head on Cleo's lap. "I'm tired.""I know girlie..." Cleo stroked Y/N's hair and held her hand.John B saw Y/N clutch her wound with her free hand. The anaesthetics were wearing off. "You good?" He asked.Y/N nodded sleepily.

On another part of the island, Rafe and Ward were getting their gold back. The sirens illuminated Rafe's face as he started out into the dark ocean. He couldn't stop thinking about what happened. He sat on a stone quietly as Ward spoke to the officers."I'm very very grateful" Ward told them. "I appreciate you guys thank you, thank you so much."He wandered back to Rafe. "It's unbelievable. It's all there. As far as I can tell it's all there." He pressed a hand to his face and laughed hazily, sitting down with Rafe. "Oh my god... I'm gunna fly it out in the morning. Until then, it's in capable hands." He chuckled.Rafe hadn't responded at all to his father's words. "Rafe.. I know you're upset. I know you're feeling bad but you don't have to okay? I know you didn't want to hurt her. All right? They've checked all the hospitals all the morgues and Sarah wasn't in any of them. Good news. Means she's okay."Rafe was now stuck picturing Y/N bled out in a ditch. Still not speaking. The gangway next to him swayed with the gentle movement of the sea."She'll come back to us." Ward smiled "She's okay."Rafe gave him a sideways glance. "...What if I'm not ok.""What? I'm sorry?""I'm not okay.""You are. You're okay, buddy.""No dad I'm not okay.""We'll go back, get a good night's sleep. We'll get a steak or something." He held the back of Rafe's head, "You're gonna feel completely different in the morning I know you will."Rafe's eyes rolled and he pushed his palms into them, "Dad I thought I was okay but I'm not.""Get control, get control of yourself." he whispered."I just.. um. I just keep.... I keep having these thoughts in my head... and I don't.. I don't know If I can control them." Rafe stood up and rocked around.Ward rubbed his forehead with exasperation. "Look I'm just... I'm afraid of what'll happen. I don't know how much more of this shit I can take." Ward stood up to look at his son. "We'll talk about.""I'm just afraid.""We'll go back home and talk about it at the house.""I need help okay. Not her."The officers nearby started looking over at the Camerons."He's all right." Ward smiled at them."I nee- I ne- I need it okay?""I know I know, we can talk about it-" he grabbed Rafe who started to sway, and pulled him into a hug."You're not listening. I'm having a hard time right now.""You need to man up." Ward whispered into his ear. "Look at me."He held Rafe's face. He was emotionless and broken by his fathers response to his cry for help."Man up. Right now. Thank you." He patted his chest and turned around to avoid any more suspicion, walking up to the officers, "He's good it's just.. been a little crazy. He was.. out there on the road when it happened so he's a little freaked out but he will be ok. Again I wanna thank you guys all right?"(A/N: God why has he gotta talk so much)

The group were on the wooden pier at the wharf. Y/N sat on the wooden floor with Sarah, leaning against one another sleeping against a banister. Cleo and John B smiled at the girls, smiling."Well," Cleo said quietly, the water brushing against the harbour gently, "Streets is quiet. I can get you a boat. You got somewhere you can hole up?""Yeah.. Yeah I think we'll ride the Gulf Stream north as far as it can go.""Where to?" Cleo lent against the banister and shook it, waking Y/N and Sarah."Gahh..""What?" "Morning... just saying how we're gunna look for some deserted island to shell up on up north.""Poguelandia?" Sarah smiled."Poguetopia?""Poguekingdom""Pogu-""Yeah I get it girls." Cleo put her hand up to tell them to stop. "The point is, you need a long term plan.""What after the island John B?" Sarah stood up, "More running?""Sarah...""Look I know you don't trust the cops but you're innocent. I think we should go home."Y/N sat up, "To OBX?""Yes." Smiled Sarah."What about Ward?" John B asked her."What about Ward?" Sarah shrugged. "He's the one who should be running not us. He said he would tell the truth if I came back. I can confront him.""Sarah.." Y/N stood up and hobbled up to her, "Look.. I know this sounds bad but we have a limited amount of people to trust, okay? The pogues.. Cleo... Doc Marsh... That's kinda it right now."Sarah stepped back from Y/N, "He's my dad.""He's a murderer."Sarah didn't reply. She knew Y/N was right."He's completely untrustworthy." John B agreed."Okay yeah... He is. But I'm your alibi. Trust me." She moved in close to him and held John B tighly.Cle whistled. "Hello? Lovebirds? We're still running from the coppers.""I think macking like that will make the coppers *want* to leave us alone." Y/N grinned, pretending to gag."Can you walk girlie?" Cleo asked."Yeah, probably." each step made her wince but it was doable."Okay we gotta stay low." Cleo whispered quietly, "Let's go..""We're following your lead Mrs Cleo ma'am." Y/N saluted."Stay low." she reinforced as they all ducked down, walking away.

The three pogues somehow managed to drag their broken truck to a mechanic by the time the moon had risen high. The grasshoppers were out and calling to the nocturnal creatures to wake up too."It could be anything." Said the mechanic, referring to the engine issues.Pope replied, "I definitely think it's the intake valve.""Look I can put a rush on it, but it's gunna cost ya a little extra. JJ lost interest, and wandered off back to Kie in a random rusty truck "Middle of nowhere.." He mumbled. "Dude's in heaven right now.." He popped out the Pope impression, "'Gotta know the calibration point before you do anything with the intake value JJ, you do the'"Kie didn't smile, so JJ stopped. He nudged her leg, "Hey... you all right?""My mom is so worried that I'm gonna be a Pogue that she's willing to send me to boarding school."JJ sighed as he lent on the truck, "Well.. that's what you get for hanging with the wrong crowd Kie." He took a swig from his flask."I mean, I'm not gunna go. It's too late anyway. I already am who I am."JJ pierced his lips, "Ain't all that bad. Just look at that guy over there." He pointed to Pope. "He would do anything for us. That's a Pogue if I've ever seen one. Bone-deep."Kie smiled at Pope as he tried to show the mechanic what was wrong."That's just one man's opinion though." JJ smiled, thinking he was the best wing-man ever. He would be right.They looked back over at Pope, he smiled at Kie and have a small wave, before following the mechanic back inside. She climbed out and went after him.

The mechanic dropped the bill in front of the two of them."Three-seventy are you serious..?" Pope sighed."Well yeah man.""Kie are your parents okay with you paying for all this? 'Cause-""No. Hell no. But I'm already a day late and they can only kill me once, right?"

JJ sat in the truck on his own. It was dark but warm. JJ fiddled with his flask and sighed, when he saw Pope and Kie together it made his miss Y/N even more. He let the flask fall from his fingers and into his lap, putting a leg up on the walls of the cargo bed. He wasn't really sure what to do with himself right now, sitting alone in the wavering darkness. He wanted Y/N to sit here with him. He could see her sitting on his lap kissing him or pulling him to his feet, asking to dance with him. He'd put a song on with his phone and hold her. The moon would become a spotlight through the arched trees framing them. He smiled picking the flask back up and taking another swig. He sniffed sharply and stood up just as Pope and Kie wandered out of main shop.

"I got you I got you." John B said as he held Y/N up as they crouched along. They arrived at a marina. Cleo stopped ducking and stood up straight, the pogues followed her lead. Boats surrounded them as they walked up towards a single luminated building at the end of the harbour. Past it- just the sea. "Here, I got an uncle who works at this marina. We're safe here." Cleo smiled in relief, "Recognize that boat?" "My dad's boat.." Sarah smiled as Cleo jumped onto it. "I thought you would've pawned it by now.""This seems like a good time to give it back to you." Cleo pulled a tarp off of the top of the boat.Y/N jumped onto it awkwardly clutching her stomach and groaning. She was followed by Sarah and then John B.Y/N picked up the remaining tarp and tucked it under some seats."Wish I could join you guys... It's a nice dingy."Y/N stopped, "You're not coming with?""Are you kidding?" Cleo laughed, "You three are so hot I'm better off on my own."Y/N posed, "Yeah we are pretty hot huh." Then she rubbed her stomach awkwardly making her retract her hand quickly. "Owie owie...""God girlie.. how are you still alive." Cleo laughed and held her hands. "Please stay that way.""I will.""And make sure JJ knows that if he upsets you again, I'll be on his case."Y/N laughed, "I have a feeling he wont... I'll miss you." She hugged Cleo tightly."I'll miss you too. And you Sarah," Cleo pulled Sarah into the hug. "And you John B.""Get in here JB." Y/N smiled.John B sighed and hugged them tightly. "I hope one day I get a group like you three got. A family to watch me back.""You have us Cleo, If you ever get into trouble come find us."Cleo chuckled, "I'll grab the keys, be right back!"

"We have enough gas?" Sarah asked."Um, we should be good if the wind is behind us." John B assured her."Let's hope it is." A light fell onto the three of them, "Hey. You there." Said a man. A gun cocked. "Put your hands up!"They put them up a bit."ALL THE WAY UP!"Their hands shot up."Hey don't shoot man.." Y/N said."Don't shoot..." John B repeated."Please.." Sarah spoke up, "He didn't do anything!" Suddenly, the officer fell. It was Cleo with a shovel. She grunted as it hit the officer, he fell down hard. She tried of run off over him but ended up tripping as he grabbed her. "Hey! Stop!" Cleo just flipped and kicked the officer in the face. "Here!" she shouted, throwing the keys to John B. "GO! GET OUTTA HERE!" And then she leapt into the water and swam away. Y/N thought she looked like a mermaid."Hey! Stop!" the officer shouted. He was distracted by Cleo and it gave the pogues time to untie the boat."I'm gunna shoot!" The officer shouted as he began firing into the water.John B took this chance to steer the boat away. It felt good in his hands. He missed having a boat to steer and control."Stop! Hey!" The officer turned to the boat and fired at them too.Y/N flinched and dragged John B and Sarah down, ducking below the seats. "No one else is getting shot." Bullets clanged against the metal framework and made them all jump.Cleo's head emerged from the water. She was hidden behind a red boat and smiling as her friends escaped the coppers grasp.

JJ was passed out in the back of the truck. Cap over his eyes and flask in his hands. The pogues had laid some blankets down and some bags to use as pillows. Kie was lying next to Pope, but sat up and reached over to JJ, slipping the flask from his grip. She screwed the cap on and shook her head. She lent backwards and fluffed up her "pillow"."Goodnight everyone." Pope mumbled.

Kie made sure JJ wasn't awake (he was), before sliding over to Pope and kissing him on the cheek. His eyes widened.Kie lay back down, "Goodnight." she gulped.JJ saw this and started thinking of Y/N again. His eyes narrowed before he shut them, pulling his cap down and turning over. Allowing himself to dream again.

Sarah was asleep in front of the ships wheel. Y/N stood with John B as he steered them towards the stream."All right, this is the Gulf stream. This'll take us home."Y/N sighed and lent on John B. "Hey uh, before we go home... Do you think JJ will actually want to see me?"John B stared at her and chucked quietly "Yes."The waves silently guided the boat along, lit up by the moon behind them."But you weren't there when he said he didn't love me anymore.""Look Y/N.. You weren't there when JJ was panicking because he thought he was always putting you in danger. You weren't there when he cried with me after you got hurt. Everything he did was for you. He's going to want you back.""..He cried for me?""Even I've cried for you. The pogues are a family- it's a bone-deep connection.""Woogitywoogity baby." Y/N chuckled, resting her head on the wheel and doing their little handshake."You're so tired Y/N." John B chuckled, "Go to sleep." He guided her to the back of the boat, lying her down gently as she groaned."Thanks.." Y/N smiled as she lent back, going to sleep. John B wandered over to Sarah and kissed her on the head."Home..?" Sarah mumbled groggily."Almost.." John B sighed and sat with her."Hi." She said breathlessly. "Where's Y/N?""Sleeping." He nodded over at the back of the boat. Sarah looked to see her friend curled up in the corner, peacefully."How are you feeling?""Never better." They sat quietly for a moment, "You know what I was thinking?""What's that?""Let's get married.""Don't- uh, don't we need, like. A preacher or something?" he smiled, rubbing her leg.Sarah shrugged, grinning."What about the rings?" "What about them? I mean for future reference I like princess cut... I like emerald cut-""I got an idea." John B cut them off. Taking off his father's bandana "Never pear shape.."John B shook his bandanna out and ripped off one of the seamed edges.Sarah gasped, "Princess cut! My favourite.""I give you.. this sweaty" They chuckled, "piece, of my father's bandanna. As a token of my love."Sarah held up her hair and John B tied it loosely around her neck, securing it tightly. He sat back down in front of it, smiling. "It's perfect."John B looked at Sarah, "Yeah." After all they'd been through.. they prevailed. And now they're to be united in love forever."By the power vested in me. By the sky, and the stars, and the sea." She looked around her smiling. "I now pronounce us husband and wife.""Through sickness and health." John B held her hands. "Through rich and poor. Til death do us part." "You may kiss your bride."John B lent in and kissed her tenderly. "Can we get a dog?" She asked, humorously."We have a JJ and-" He looked over at Y/N, "And an Y/N."Sarah chuckled."Let's just get home first. How about that?""Okayyy.." She laughed.

Dawn broke through the sky as the three of them glided over the water. The pain from Y/N bullet-wound woke her up, she glared at it and looked up, crawling to her feet."Land..." she smiled."Land!" Sarah called, laughing."Oh- nice necklace." Y/N pointed at Sarah's neck."It's a ring." Sarah played with it. "Princess cut." smiled John B.Y/N gasped.. "When's the honeymoon!? Actually no, don't tell me. In case it's something fruity."Sarah and John B laughed as Y/N slid up next to Sarah, grunting. "That looks like a pretty big town." John B commented."Do we need somewhere less crowded?""How's the fuel though... John B?" Y/N asked."Low. We don't have a choice." "Hey look, it's Charleston!" Y/N pointed at a sign."Oh look at you go Y/N. Reading and all." Sarah joked."Well it isn't in calligraphy so."

Y/N felt her spine tingle as they passed under a bridge, little did they know, just above them were Kie, JJ and Pope. Driving through the motorway with the same destination in mind.JJ was looking out of a window daydreaming, "I wonder where Y/N, John B and Sarah are right now."Y/N sighed, "Where'd all the time go huh..""Flys by" John B replied behind her.

(A/N: The episode ended and we already on 4200 words soooo.... DONT HATE ME K BYE <3)