remember: no pogue on pogue macking- jj

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"holy shit. what happened to you?"
y/n asked through a gasp as jj stepped on the boat,
the bruises on his face swelling by the minute.
"nothing,"
he muttered while taking a seat and popping open the can of beer.
she pulled her bottom lip between her teeth and swallowed hard,
feeling sympathy pull at her heart.
y/n's eyes darted to kie,
their nonverbal way of communicating.
but she too shrugged her shoulders in the same confusion y/n was in.
y/n began to move her way towards jj to open up a beer with him.
she put it in the air,
then asked him,
"to our summer?"
jj was silent at first.
but his smile quickly grew and their cans met in the middle with a loud clink.
"to our summer,"
he repeated with a finality in his tone y/n adored.
y/n sat back in her seat and felt the summer wind fly through her hair,
felt the sun beaming down on her to warm her body,
and felt contentment settle within her.
the ocean water sprayed her face occasionally,
cooling her skin and making her shiver.
"hey,"
jj soon said at her side,
interrupting her quiet thoughts.
"yeah?"
"i like that bathing suit on you. it's definitely your color."
the compliment felt like a gentle confession;
it made y/n smile shyly.
"thank you."
she giggled and watched him place the beer can to his lips and swallow.
she watched from her peripheral as his adam's apple bobbed with the action.
y/n couldn't figure out if her rise in body temperature had increased with the heat outside or if jj had this effect on her.
"so, what you got planned after this, money bags?"
he asked,
throwing a playful grin at her.
y/n rolled her eyes as his teasing remarks came to play;
the nickname in which she had no say in being deemed was his favorite,
a play on her family's wealth.
"i guess i'm just gonna go home and relax, you know?"
"yeah."
he nodded in understanding,
now looking ahead of him.
"you?"
jj shrugged and crushed the can in his hands.
"i couldn't tell you."
"you staying at john b's tonight?"
"probably."
y/n watched the rest of the group as they took their seats at the front of the boat,
laughing amongst themselves at their own personal conversations.
"not to be...weird, or anything. but, my doors always open if you need a change in place,"
she offered with a rise in her nerves,
turning her head away from him to hide the coyness pooling in her eyes.
she heard jj's quiet chuckle.
"yeah?"
"yeah,"
she reassured.
"your doctor parents not gonna be upset?"
"they're never home, idiot,"
she said with a laugh while turning her head back to him,
being met with that handsome smile that made her knees grow weak.
his smile never wavered,
not even for a second.
"sounds good. how's tonight sound?"
"oh! t-tonight?"
y/n repeated with raised eyebrows,
surprised he was willing to come so soon.
"unless that's-"
"no, no. not at all. you can come tonight, yeah."
she nodded,
trying to feign nonchalance.
"cool."
"what's going on back here?"
john b asked as he sat in between jj and y/n,
wrapping his arms around them.
jj rolled his eyes and mumbled,
"shut up, dude."
***
when the group finally stepped off the boat,
now sunburnt and a little drunk,
they made their way to the van to end the days adventure.
but adventures with the pogues would never end so long as they remained a family.
y/n sat in the back with jj and pope,
well against her will,
and listened as they argued over the benefits and harms of marijuana use.
"shut up!"
kie finally yelled from the front seat,
having had enough of their bickering.
y/n let out a small giggle at the interaction while her eyes followed the moon in habit.
"something funny?"
jj asked with a taunting smile,
inching himself to be seated closer to her.
"hm? oh, nope,"
she said with a mocking innocence.
"mhm...hey,"
he began with a soft whisper,
"i'm excited for this sleepover. never been on the kook side of the island for fun."
"yeah, yeah. keep talking and i'll make you sleep outside."
jj threw his hands up in mock surrender.
y/n laughed into her shoulder while jj nudged her,
making both of their bodies sway.
"well, we're here,"
she announced while patting jj's leg.
y/n then opened the car door before stepping out,
waving goodnight to everyone,
"bye, guys. see you tomorrow!"
jj stepped out behind her,
making her bite her nails in anticipation.
"farewell, my good friends."
"wait, what? jj? why're you staying-"
"i said farewell!"
jj was quick to interrupt pope before he could finish his sentence.
he then grabbed y/n's hand,
threaded their fingers together,
and ran for the front door.
she giggled at his boyish actions and listened as the van drove off.
when she slid her key into the front door and opened it to her guest,
she was quick to say,
"i didn't clean much today but-"
"hey, it's fine. can't be much worse than the slum
i live in. i appreciate it, regardless."
y/n nodded and let him inside,
where his expression fell into one pure shock.
"holy hell,"
he muttered in disbelief as he examined her house.
"i knew you were rich but this? this is a next level,"
he said through airy laughter.
y/n giggled along with him,
but abruptly stopped when his eyes fell back on her,
matching the grin spreading across his lips.
she could see the jokes forming in his mind.
"oh, money bags,"
he began singing.
"ugh! you're impossible!"
y/n exclaimed playfully,
giving him a shove,
though he didn't budge much.
when their laughter finally died down,
she trailed upstairs and left him behind to follow.
"you can sleep in the guest bedroom."
"guest bedroom?"
"that's what i said, isn't it?"
"oh! smart ass."
jj said with dramatic emphasis as they entered his temporary room.
y/n noticed the moon peeking through the window and being the only source of light.
it was rather peaceful,
basking in the moonlight with her best friend.
"wow...this guest room is bigger than my entire house."
"jj?"
"yeah?"
"shut up."
she heard a soft snicker exhale from his lips as she inched closer to the bed,
sprawling out on it to bathe in this moonlight.
jj joined at her side,
his eyes glued to her as she remained in a state of pure tranquility.
the cicadas outside were their only source of noise for a moment;
both of them were too busy soaking up the company of one another.
"why do you hang with us, y/n?"
jj then asked with a low tone. 
"hm? what do you mean?"
"i mean, you're rich, like actually rich. and you're so...beautiful. you're smart, you're well put together, got a lot of self control. you've got so much ahead of you. and instead of hanging with the kooks, who would probably be better for you and your future, you waste your time with us? why?"
she swallowed hard at the question,
beginning to wring her fingers in nervous habit.
"because the kooks are entitled assholes. they're no fun."
she simply shrugged.
"plus, they can't shotgun a beer like my dear friend jj."
y/n smiled as she leaned on her side to poke at his bicep.
he chuckled at the action and nodded his head,
looking right into her;
as though his eyes could gaze upon her soul.
her heart skipped several beats
"yeah...well, when you're right, you're right,"
he said in a breath while sitting up.
"hey, by the way, thanks for letting me stay."
"of course."
"can i shower?"
y/n nodded and guided him to the bathroom,
showing him where all the necessities lied.
when she finished the tour,
he was leaning against the door frame with knitted eyebrows.
"dude. you've got it so good here."
"i'm grateful, believe me."
y/n said with a smile,
turning to look at herself in the mirror.
she noticed the influence of the sun now spread across her nose and cheeks,
her hair in a winded mess,
and dried flecks of sand and salt against her skin.
she thought she looked horrible.
but as jj ran the water across the room,
he stared at her in silent awe.
her skin was smooth and nearly flawless,
reflecting the bathroom light perfectly.
these feelings he had tried so hard to avoid were now springing up inside of him.
he had now seen a more vulnerable side to her;
she had invited him to her world.
how could he not love her when she was the epitome of ethereal living?
"you got it from here, i'm assuming?"
she asked,
piercing the silence that hung above them.
"yeah, yeah, i got it. i'm not that dumb,"
he joked his nerves off as she walked out,
leaving him with a smile.
jj stood and examined his bruises in the mirror.
he began shaking his head and mentally cursing his father for cursing him with these bruises.
hopefully,
he thought,
y/n thinks they're badass.
and with these new thoughts about the same girl,
jj got in the shower to wash away all the impurities he had in hopes he'd step out,
becoming worthy to be in y/n's presence.
in the room across the hall,
y/n laid herself on the bed and smiled at the sound of the shower running.
she wasn't left alone tonight;
for the first time in years she had someone to share her home with.
and it was jj,
nonetheless.
"no pogue on pogue macking, y/n."
she reminded herself in a harsh whisper.
and as though the words traveled to her friends themselves,
a text from kie made her phone light up.

"jj's at your house?"

"yess."

"why?"

"long story.
nothings happening though."

"good. don't want any
tension in the group."

"there won't be, girl.
promise."

y/n laid her phone back down and tried to ignore the guilt rising inside of her.
lying to kie was one of the worst things she'd done yet,
but spilling her secret when it was so close to coming to fruition only felt like self sabotage.
so instead,
y/n focused her eyes on the tv and felt herself drift away from reality.
***
"hey, wake up."
y/n felt cold drops of water splash against her forehead,
which immediately pulled her from her slumber.
when her eyes opened entirely,
y/n realized it was jj hovering over her,
a towel tied to his hips and his hair dripping against her.
"sorry about that,"
he said,
dragging his palm against her forehead to wipe the water away,
laughing in the process.
y/n rubbed her eyes and asked,
"are you okay?"
"yeah, just...are there some, like, some extra clothes i can borrow?"
the girl slowly rose from the bed and walked down to the room her brother once slept in.
"the closet has shirts, and the drawers all have pants, shorts, boxers. whatever you wish. make yourself at home. he doesn't fit any of this stuff anymore,"
y/n directed as she turned the light on,
illuminating a room still lingering in childhood.
"thanks."
"yeah, for sure."
y/n stepped out the room to return to the comfort of her bed before jj's voice drew her back,
"y/n?"
"yeah?"
"do you mind if i come in there for a little bit? just till i get tired."
y/n nodded her head at his voice of purity then said,
"of course, jj. i'll leave the door open for you."
she closed the door behind her,
letting him change in peace.
after a while,
jj entered y/n's room and laid himself next to her in the bed.
"your house is nice."
"it is...just lonely."
"yeah?"
"yeah."
when jj turned his head to see her eyes clouded over with an ache he couldn't name,
he knew he had no other choice but to wrap an arm around her and comfort her.
and if he was being honest,
he needed his share of comfort too.
y/n laid her head quite comfortably on his chest and smiled as softly as she could manage.
"where did the bruises come from, jj?"
y/n asked quietly.
she listened as his heart picked up pace beneath her at the question.
this shift in his once calm heart made her quick to backtrack.
"sorry, ignore me. i didn't mean to intrude or anything. i was just being nosey."
"no, no, you're fine, y/n....from my dad, basically."
y/n's heart grew heavy with a mix of her own rage and sadness for the boy.
how someone could ever raise a foul hand to a soul
so pure made her enraged.
but instead of lashing out in his defense,
she kept her head to his chest and traced small circles against his abdomen.
"you don't deserve that, j. i don't see how anyone could hurt you."
"i don't know either, y/n. he just lashes out and takes it out on me sometimes. i blame it on the substance abuse, but i'm starting to think he's just...shitty."
tears pricked her eyes at the thought of him suffering alone,
having no one to run to when these things happened.
granted,
jj had her and the pogues.
but would they ever really understand what it was like to suffer such abuse from a parent?
y/n knew she would never relate firsthand,
but she would try her damn hardest to make sure he was safe and heard;
loved and protected.
"you could live here, you know?"
y/n offered abruptly,
being overcome with her thoughts.
"i don't think your parents would like that too much, cupcake. but i appreciate the offer."
"shut up. i'm serious. they're rarely here, they won't even notice."
"i don't know. i don't wanna drag you into my problems."
"we'd help one another out. i won't live alone, you won't be in harms way."
jj looked at her with raised eyebrows then asked,
"you're serious?"
"yes, idiot."
"huh....so the guest room will become jj's room?"
he joked with a laugh of his own.
y/n shook her head at his actions but answered with conviction,
"yes. we'd have a little home of our own."
jj fell silent,
as though he were contemplating,
then began stroking his fingertips up and down her back.
then,
he asked,
"are you tired?"
"a little. you?"
"yeah."
jj began to shift himself,
getting ready to leave her,
despite how badly he wanted to stay.
the heat that jj offered drained itself from her body;
she didn't realize how warm he made her.
y/n couldn't help but feel a sting of sadness as he got up to go to the guest room.
"night, money bags,"
jj said,
lingering in her doorway.
she could see the anticipation being channeled out through his jittery fingers.
y/n took a leap of faith and called out,
"jj?"
"yeah?"
"can you, i don't know, like, sleep in here with me?"
"oh, i thought you'd never ask. this house gives me the creeps."
jj teased as he returned back to the spot in her bed.
she could feel this habit becoming cemented in their routine;
she absolutely loved it.
he wrapped his arm around her once again and let his eyes linger on her while she watched tv.
her expression was at ease,
comforted by his presence.
he felt a surge of pride at this.
his fingers began to trace down her spine in an affectionate way,
sending a rise of chills up her body.
when she looked up at him,
she found that her hand was molding itself around his cheek,
being careful of the bruises lying there.
"can't lie, i kinda wanna kiss you right now, money bags."
"just kind of?"
jj shook his head of blonde hair.
"no, i do. like, bad."
y/n giggled at this enthusiasm and whispered with rising vehemence,
"so do it."
the two closed the space between them,
their lips finally touching.
it was everything jj could have possibly imagined;
lips sweet and soft as though he were touching in on a heavenly scene.
and for once in his life,
he finally felt safe and loved.
y/n melted under his touch,
every second that they were entwined becoming burned into her core memories.
"yeah, okay. wow,"
jj whispered through shallow breaths when they pulled away.
y/n sank her teeth into her reddening bottom lip.
"what? was-was it bad?"
"god, no. absolutely not."
he answered,
pulling her closer for more to show his truth.
the euphoria that rushed through his body to echo into hers made them hum with vigor.
suddenly,
neither one of them found the need to sleep.
jj began to place small pecks all around y/n's face,
which made her laugh and squeal out in pure joy.
when he pulled back,
laughing at himself,
they felt their love finally fall into place.
the buzz from y/n's phone interrupted their moment as she pulled back to look.
kei had texted back,
saying:
"just remember: no pogue on pogue macking."

a/n:
hi my lovelies !!!!
i've decided to edit the first few chapters of this book because they feel very gross to me 🧍🏼‍♀️
SO,
if you'd like,
you can reread these imagines for a better picture or just ignore it <33
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