"I've been looking everywhere for you." I hear Pope say as he sits next to me on the sand.

"How'd the rest of the talk go?" I ask still not looking at the boy but knowing he's looking at me.

"John B said he can't chose between Kie and Sarah so now Kie is pissed and Sarah might break up with him." He sums up.

"Wait what?!" I say in shock looking at him. "They're dating?" I question in disappointment.

"Yep." He says in worry. "I think she's gonna hurt him."

"I shouldn't be defending her right now but, when she gets close to people she gets scared. She won't purposefully hurt him but it might happen."  I defend Sarah feeling sorry for the girl.

"I don't think you should leave the hunt. We need you." Pope says as he started ahead. He turns to look at me as he opens his mouth to speak up again. "I need you." He says with hesitation.

He needs me?

He stands up to walk away as I watch in confusion. "Pope wait!" I yell standing up and jogging up to him. "I'm in." I say confidently.

"Awesome, let's go." He says as we walk back to the Chateau.

•

JJ, John B, Pope and I sit in the kitchen as John B explains his amazing plan.

"I have work so I don't wanna be stranded with them. I'll just stay out of Sarah's way. How does that sound." I ask John B.

"Your gonna have to talk to her you know." He says with sass.

"Putting us on a boat behind forced tk hangout is not going to make me forgive her. Nothing will and that's that." I say shrugging my shoulders.

"Fine just. Meet us in two days here so we can pick them up together and get on with this hunt." John B explains as I agree to meet here.

•

"How you doing Julie?" Heyward asks as I enter the store.

"Good." I say shrugging my shoulders while putting my bag down behind the counter. "How are you?" I ask being polite.

"Doing fine, would be better but the boys stole my boat. Said they'd bring it back once they're done but I got places to be and orders to deliver." He rants as I grab the buckets of fish.

"They'll be back soon." I tell him in hope.

I go out to the dock and start working waiting for the boys to be back.

"I need you."

The words Pope said are still running through my brain. I couldn't sleep last night. What did he mean by that?

Does he like me?

No, he's JJ's bestfriend I can't be with him.

Are we just friends?

No, we look at eachother in a different way and longer than what "just friends" do.

"Sup Jules." Pope say walking up to me.

"Hey." I say slightly smiling up at the boy as we start working.

"What's your middle name?" He asks breaking the silence.

"Jane." I say not taking my eyes off the fish.

"JJ." He says thinking about it. "You guys have the same initials."

"Yea I guess so." I say having not really thought about it.

•

I walk into my house after a long day of work. I look into the living room to see my dad passed out on the couch, beer bottle in hand.

"Julie is that you?" I hear a voice ask. I turn around and see JJ in the doorway of his bedroom.

I walk to his room as we sit on his bed together.

"How'd it go? Did the plan work?" I ask.

"Have to see tomorrow. Hopefully they're both alive." He jokes as I lightly laugh not wanting to wake my dad. "How was work?"

"Fine." I say with a shrug.

"How's you and Pope." He asks with a smirk.

"Uh what?" I say nervously.

"Come on, you guys steal glances all the time when the other isn't looking, you guys partner uo all the time when he are on a "mission" and you tell him things no one knows, not even me." He explains with a knowingly smirk.

"Your okay with that?"

"Why wouldn't I be?"

"We'll Popes your bestfriend. And I'm your sister." I explain.

"Yea but," He lets out a sigh. "I want you two to be happy."

"Thank you. But I don't even know if he likes me." I say upset.

"Are you joking?" JJ asks in shock. "He can't take his eyes off you, he's always talking about you and every time you guys bump into each other he turns into a tomato."

I smile at the words JJ just told me. He pulls me into a hug as we lay down. He lets me go as we turn opposite ways and fall asleep.

•

"You got rope?" John B asks as we all sit in the van.

"Got it." Pope checks off

"Grappling hook?" John B asks.

"No grappling hook. We're not Batman." Pope says confused.

"Pulley?"

"Check."

"Dark clothes?"

"Got it."

"Flashlights?"

"Check." I say flashing the flashlight at JJ as we stop the car blinding him. He quickly grabs the flashlight out of my hands and silently scolds me.

"Let's go get rich, guys." JJ says as the grouo gets happy.

"Wait, wait I wanna say thank you, guys. Seriously. It means a lot to me that you're here tonight." John B says stopping us from exiting the van.

"Always." Kie says smiling at him.

"Of course, man." Pope says just trying to support his friend.

"My man." John B says as they do their handshake.

"You still have tj teach me that handshake." I say pointing at John B as he nods his head yes making a mental note to teach me.

"All right, we done with the circle jerk? Can we go do this?" JJ asks impaciente as i slap his arm.

"Let's get that wheat in the water." Pope says exiting the van and grabbing my hand to help me out.

"Why thank you sir." I say smiling at the boy.

"Weed? I'm up for weed." JJ jokes.

"Wheat. I said wheat." Pope elaborates.

"Need hearing aids grandpa?" I ask rolling my eyes at the boy.

We all go over the wall one by one and quietly start walking until we get blinded my motion censored lights.

We all pull eachother into the bushes and turn off our flashlights as we try to make a new plan.

"Okay, so she has motion sensor lights." Pope panics.

"We could, uh... move really slowly, maybe?" JJ suggest as we all look at him like he's an idiot.

"What? That's not how it works." Sarah states the obvious. The one time I want to high-five her.

"Oh, shit. Let's throw a rock at it." John B recommends.

"What?" Pope says still panicking. I reach down and interlock our pinky's not looking at him but knowing he's looking right at me.

Her pinky is touching mine.

HER PINKY IS TOUCHING MINE!

I look down at our hands then up at her. She looks really good with her hair pulled back, you can see her side profile with all her features without her hair getting in the way. The way her eyes look amazing in this low light, and how her lips look very kissable.

"That's a really good idea. Let the axe murder know that we're here." Kie states sarcastically.

"What about the breaker? In the circuit box on the porch." Sarah recommends. "We used to play hide-and-seek here as kids. And if we were brave enough, we'd go all the way up to the porch. I've seen it. Julie has too."

"Come on Julie don't be scared." Kelce teases as we all sit in the bushes playing truth or dare.

"No, it's daylight she's awake." I argue.

"Scared." Sarah and Topper say teasing.

"No." I say not wanting to seem scared. "I'll do it."

"Actually?" Rafe asks surprised.

"Yea." I stand yo and walk quiet yet confidently up the porch.

"I quickly nock on the door and run away as I see my friends do too but she quickly grabs my arm.

"Now you and your friends stay off my lawn." She threatens. "Next time I see you kids out here it won't be pretty."

She lets me go as I quickly run away from the lady in pure fear.

"No, no. You're not going in the house alone." John B argues.

"Watch me." Sarah states confidently.

"Crain chops people into pieces." JJ warns.

"If you believe that, but she's like what, 85?" Sarah guesses.

"88" I mumble.

"She's probably barely still kicking."

"Here. I'll go with you." Kie says as the girls stand up.

"Guys this isn't a good idea. She said if she ever saw kids on her lawn again it won't be pretty." I say scared.

"I'm going." They both say.

"I'm going to then." I stand up ignoring the fear running through my body.

"Be carful." Pope says squeezing my pink before letting go.

"Yeah." I say with a small smile.

"She must have a generator plugged into the main power supply." Kie guesses as I follow behind the two.

We open it up quietly and see nothing.

"Where are the breakers?" Sarah asks panicking.

I follow the lines and see it lead into the house. Kie looks at me knowing I see it too.

"It goes inside." Kie says as we open her door and quietly break into her house.

"So uh. What's going on with Julie." John B asks as we all wait.

"You seem like you really like her." JJ says as I look at him confused waiting for him to rip my head off.

"Uh I don't know. Sometimes I think maybe I have a chance but then it quickly goes away. She's out jf my league man." I say honestly now thinking about the girl.

"Bro how?" John B asks.

"I mean look at her. She has the prettiest eyes and her hair is always so perfect. She's the prettiest women I've ever seen. And she works hard for what she wants, she doenst let a man define her, and she's so smart, like super smart. She could have any man on this island and if you think she's gonna pick me? You're insane." I state the truth.

"Your and idiot Pope." JJ mumbles shaking his head.

We quietly look through the house following the cords as we find the breaker. We turn them off looking at each other happily.

We start to head back until we hear footsteps. We quickly lean against the wall holding our breath. We hear her crane hitting the floor and her heavy breathing.

"It's... it's late, Leon" She creepily says walking closer and closer to us. "Too late."

"I can hear you, Leon. I've been waiting all night!" She says turning to us as we scream and run away. I get separated from Kie and Sarah reaching a dead end.

I panic trying to open the door but failing. I hear footsteps behind me and quickly turning around but seeing a fire poker come flying at me. I scream and dodge it but she keeps trying to hit me with the fire poker.

Kie and Sarah quickly grab my hand and shut the door in her but she start hitting the door almost stabbing us. We all grab hands and turn down the stairs into the cellar.

"What's going on?" JJ asks as we stare at the two boys out of breath. I don't even listen to the others as I stare at Pooe who looks relived to see me. "You okay." He mouths and I shake my head yes smiling slightly happ to see the boy.

Before I know it I get dragged to help pull up the rope standing right in front of Pope. We all count down from 3 and pull with full force just to feel nothing and fall like dominos.

I land right in between popes legs and quickly stand up to not make it awkward.

"John B!" I yell down the well worriedly.

"What's he saying?" Pope asks as we all try to hear.

"Yo, he's drowning! We gotta pull him up! John B!" JJ yells as we all pull on the rope. We hear gun shots as Kie and Sarah run and hide. Pope pulls me down as another shot is fired. JJ ties the rope so John B can get out as well all run, Pope and I hand in hand.

He pulls me into the van as John B jumps I to the back quickly shutting the door.

We all breath heavily exchanging "oh my gods" and "you smell like ass" and "I'm not shot are you shots"

We all laugh until JJ looks at what John B is holding.

Gold.

We all start screaming and cheering. Sarah and I hug each other but quickly let go realizing what we just did.

Sarah isn't so bad. Is what I have realized. She might grow on me, I mean she did just save me.

I turn the other way as Pope pulls me into a hug cheering. He lets me go but his smile drops as he looks at my arm.

"You'rere bleeding." He says as he start freaking out. "Guys Julie's bleeding!" Pope yells as JJ quickly turns back.

"She must have hit me with her fire poker." I say realizing I felt something when she hit the door but my adrenaline was racing to much for me to notice.

Pope grabs my arm looking at it as the other freak out asking if I'm okay. "You should be fine it's not deep at all. I'll help clean it kne we get to the Chateau." Pope reassures me as the other sigh in relief.

The car gets quiet so I decide to lighten the mood. "We're gonna be rich!" I yell happily as we all start cheering again.

2337 words. IM SO SORRY BUT HERES THE CHAPTER. IK START WRITING ANITHER ONE AGAIN KATER TODAY!!