The Crain House. (Part 1)

(A/N: PART 20!!!! x)

The Pogues all met at the wreck a few days later, Y/N was already there since Kie offered to let her stay. John B's place was off limits as he was now with Sarah all the time- so the house sat unoccupied.

Kie stood behind the counter facing John B with an angry look in her eyes."I'm sorry your staying where?!" Kie said as he told them all, walking past him in her waiting "uniform"."Tannyhill." Casually replied John B. As if it wasn't a big deal."So you're living with Sarah Cameron." Kie rolled her eyes and then took out some drinks to Pope, JJ and Y/N who were sitting at a table nearby."Look, the only reason I'm living there," John B stood up and followed Kie, "is because her dad bailed me out alright? And that's way better than foster care by the way.""So do you have a membership to all the clubs yet?" Pope asked.Y/N took a slurp from her drink and muttered "Been invited to any incest-vibe parties?" Into her straw, JJ sniggered next to her and they locked eyes."What about those golf carts they drive around? You own one of them?" JJ piped up."Does it come with a sweater vest? Or do you have to buy one of your own?" Pope smirked at John B.Y/N chucked, "How about your Habsburg chin? Got one yet?"  The three of them elbowed each other gently and laughed. John B rolled his eyes, thinking that this wasn't deserved.Kie sighed at him "you promised John B. You said you weren't with her.""Bro just own it." JJ narrowed his eyes.Y/N agreed, "she's got you man.""Look if you want to hang out with her that's fine!" Kie stated. John B ran a hand through his hair. "But I'm letting you know now that I'm not doing anything with Sarah Cameron.""I second that." Y/N waved a hand up. "If Kie hates her this much she's obviously done something and I for one trust Kie's word over Sarah's word.""Do you see her here?" John B raised his eyebrows. No one said anything. "No. Right. Okay, a little focus would be fantastic."Y/N started tuning out and felt her eyes slip towards the landscape outside. Standing there, she saw Aiden waving from the beach front."Oh shit-" she smiled. "Hey guys I'll be right back.""Yeah me too." JJ stood up."Where you going?" Pope watched them stand up.JJ's autobot took control and he said "Gotta wring it out." They all made a face at them.Y/N hit JJ in the arm as he screwed his face up."Dude really?""Sorry.."

"Hey Aiden!" Y/N jogged down the sand waving."Hey! Haven't seen you guys in a while. Heard John B hurt himself, he ok?""He's fine apart from some brain damage." JJ snarled. Aiden's face exploded into shock."Oh no no no, he's joking." Y/N laughed. "He moved in with the Camerons.""Oh.." Aiden's face scrunched up. "Aren't they like, snobs times athousand?""Yeah... but y'know. What can you do." Y/N shrugged and sighed."Anyway what's been going on with you man!" JJ gave Aiden a friendly punch on the arm. His hand met Aiden's muscular arm and he was surprised."Oh not much, I've been practicing surfing!" He shot a look at Y/N to see if she was impressed.She looked out to sea, "Oh cool. A surf sounds fucking nice right now." "Guys come on!" Pope shouted out the door.JJ nodded and said, "we've got business to attend to with JB and the wheat."Aiden looked confused, "The what?" "Wheat." Repeated Y/N. "We... smoke wheat now. It's a crazy high you should try it!" She laughed as JJ gave him a salute and sauntered off. Aiden quickly grabbed Y/N's hand."Oh uh- what?" She jolted backwards."I got to ask. Are you dating JJ?""Oh well... I'm not sure. We don't have a label on it but we wouldn't date anyone else."His face fell slightly and his eyes became dead and angry, but he picked it back up. "Oh that's really cute." He said with a weak laugh and released Y/N's hand. "Well maybe we can meet up again sometime?"She nodded awkwardly, "yeah JJ and me will try to find some time." and walked back to the rest of the group. He watched her jog up the stairs and say something to JJ that made laughter echo from the cafe. Aiden's thoughts swirled around his head. He came all this way to see her... waited around for ages and she couldn't even make time for him! She just wanted to talk to the Pogues, or whatever...

Y/N swung the door open as John B laid the map from Sarah out on the table. "It's out off wack 'case the guy was ganja'd when he drew it." JJ looked at the map, it was kinda all over the place."Maybe he just had the shakes." Y/N offered."It's cause the coast has changed." Kie said coldly.JJ and Y/N nodded, like they knew that from the start."So... lets just look for landmarks that haven't changed?""What about the old forts." John B's eyes lit up.Kie smiled, "Battery Jasper."  And pointed at it on the map."Let's go!" Pope said. John B gathered up the map and placed in into his bag. They threw the front door open and John B leapt into the van, Y/N went shotgun and the others sat in the back. The radio was switched on and music burst out as the car growled to life.

Battery Jasper had definitely seen better days. It was barely a circle of stones on a hill in the middle of nowhere. What was once a (probably) magnificent fort was now reduced to rubble. The van was switched off and the Pogues disembarked.Y/N went and stood on a tall old stone. "Huh... I expected more not going to lie.""Yeah it seemed bigger when we were kids." JJ stood on one next to her. Kie lent on the small circle next to them with Pope and John B sitting on the other side."I'm the king of the world!" JJ called as Y/N held his waist and balanced him over the edge of the stone."Oh shi-!" He said, followed by the crumbling of old stone and a crash. The other three suddenly saw what they were doing and sighed.Y/N scrambled off of JJ's back., laughing, "I'm sorry dude!"JJ groaned and rolled over. "We just broke the fort." He pointed to the toppled stone."Well help me pick it up then." She reached for his hand and helped JJ up. They placed their hands on a big crumbly rock and prepared to lift."On three. one-""Guys!" John B called. They looked at him. "Not now."They sighed and dropped the stone."Just an ancient piece of history, left broken on the floor. Whatever." Shrugged Y/N."Yeah a piece of history you two broke!" John B pointed at them."Sit still guys." Pope glared, then went back to the map. "We're in battery. Right here." He pointed. "So if this is parcel nine, then it's somewhere northeast of here."Kie nodded and looked around the rolling hills. Y/N climbed onto the rocks again and scanned the horizon. "There?" Kie said."Right." Nodded Pope."Over there? Guys that not Tannyhill that's a subdivision." JJ pointed.John B looked at him, worried, "Tannyhill plantation was the entire island JJ.""So like, sold into baby island bits over time?" Y/N asked."Weird analogy, but yeah." Pope said. "So we're just looking for an old stone wall..." he went back to his map."Right." After a while, John B said, "everyone back in the van." And swung his keys out of his pocket.

Pope jumped in the front as he had the map and was going to help guide John B, who was driving.Kie, Y/N and JJ lent over the front seats and looked out the windshield. "Okay, so the road should split up here." Pope said."Okay..." replied John B.Pope pointed left "Take a left." The van swung left, throwing dust in its wake."Oh look!" Y/N pointed at a stone wall covered in ivy."That looks like a stone wall to me." JJ agreed and nudged Y/N gently to smile at her. A sort of, 'well done'.The van stopped. "This is it." Said Pope. He groaned, something had killed his excitement."Not the Crain House..." Groaned John B, clinging out of the van.Kie walked over first, "Are you kidding me."JJ wandered up next to her, "this is the worst case scenario.""Why'd it have to be here." Pope stared blankly."I heard Mrs. Crain buried her husband's head on the property..." JJ said, trying to scare his friends. He bit his inner lip, Kie and Pope stared at him wide eyed while he nodded ominously.

The garden wall was easy to climb. The fresh green grass brushed their feet as they slowly wandered through the greenery. Statues were spread around in the plants, and flowers off all kinds snd colours sprouted from the flowerbeds. However, it was still terribly overgrown. The grass clung to anything it could and weeds sucked the life from nearby trees. "Honestly...." John B said. "I don't believe the stories of this place.""Shhhh." Pope whispered"What?" John B protested."Which stories did you hear?" JJ asked the group.Kie answered with , "The one where she killed her husband with an axe and that she's been holed up ever since.... on certain nights. When the moon is full. You can see her in the window." She waved her hands in a mocking way and smiled, "waaahhhhh... hahaha!""It's not funny. Because it's true." JJ said, seriously. "I swear to god guys, this is all real. I knew Hollis." They passed a bird that zipped from a tree, making JJ jump."Wait you knew Hollis Crain?" Kie stopped smiling."Yeah, dude.""How do you know Hollis Crane?" Pope turned JJ to face him. "She was my babysitter. Told me all about it... told me the truth about her mother. And what happened in this house." They all glanced up to see a curtain flutter in a high window. "So, as a kid. She heard all the stories about how her mother killed her father. Hollis didn't believe it." JJ looked around at everyone one at a time for dramatic effect. "Until that night...""What night?" John B said stone faced.JJ's eyes clicked onto him. "When it all came back to her.... when Hollis was six years old, she heard her parents arguing downstairs. So she goes downstairs to see her mum washing her hands in a sink; full. of. blood. Her mother says she cut her finger. But the next morning she says they her father and her split up. She believed it. Until Hollis noticed something... her mother going into the parlor. Constantly. In and out and in and out with plastic bags. Weeks pass. Hollis decides to use the outhouse. As she's using it, she looks down. And there. In the outhouse. Her fathers head. Looking straight at her...""You're so full of shit.." John B said, slightly on edge."Wait... wait guys where's Y/N?" Pope looked around."What if she..." Kie trailed off."I've been killed..." came a voice from the bushes. The Pogues looked around frantically. It was dead silent."By an AXE MURDERER!" Y/N leapt out at them from the bushes."AHHHHH!" The Pogues yelled. John B jumped back and Pope almost fell over. Kie's scream was ear splitting and even JJ lost his shit. Y/N clutched her stomach and laughed loudly. "Oh my god your faces!" "That wasn't funny!" Kie pouted.John B ran his hands through his hair and Pope held his heart, "I thought I was going to have a heart attack..."JJ walked over to Y/N, lifted her up, and threw her over his shoulder. She squirmed, "put me down!""I'm keeping you out of trouble babygirl." JJ said cooly with a smile on his face. The Pogues looked away. Y/N stopped struggling as John B walked quickly over to the house."We can't do this." Pope uttered."Wait! Dude!" JJ called after him, Y/N took her chance to tickle JJ's hips and make him stumble, dropping her. She landed on her feet and span around; walking after John B."You sure you want to do this John B?" Y/N asked him."Yeah... why wouldn't I?" He squinted.JJ also came over, "You have a cast on, she's an Axe murderer." "I don't give a shit if she's an Axe murder JJ." John B raised his voice slightly. "I got nothing to lose, right? You coming or what?"No one spoke."I'm in. Pogue Style guys, it's all or nothing." Shrugged Y/N."Come on." Kie nodded as she followed them through the last of the shrubbery. Pope, who hung back for a moment, rolled his eyes and raced to catch up.

(A/N: short, but I hope you liked it anyway!! Your comments make my dayyyy and I'm so happy you all seem to be enjoying it so far! Tysm to everyone who voted, commented or even just read any of this! It means the world ❤️❤️Until next time!)