I shuffled lightly in bed trying not wake Kiara. My eyes were slowly clearing the weariness from my vision, but my body still laid limp in a state of complete lassitude. I checked my phone for any calls from my parents hoping they hadn't figured out that I was in fact not at Kiara's house. I was also seventeen very soon nearing eighteen so they were bound to give me a little more freedom. But there weren't any texts or calls from my parents instead there was a missed call an voicemail from an unknown number.

I opened it nervously turning down the volume and holding up the speaker of my phone to my ear.

Hey it's Rafe...I know your somewhere with Kiara or the Pogues and shit but I'm just calling to make sure your ok and alive. And not lost in a ditch somewhere. He chuckled to himself. And w-we never got to finish our night the other day. I mean I guess we did but can we do it again?

The voice stopped and the voicemail ended. I sighed contently holding my phone to my chest and smiled to myself. I glanced over at Kie making sure she was still asleep and made my way out of the room. Everyone else was sound asleep so I snuck out the front door. I called Rafe back and waited anxiously as the phone rang.

"Hello?" A raspy voice answered.

"I'm alive." I said enthusiastically hoping he would guess who it was.

"Sophia?"

"Yes."

"Where are you?" He asked sounding concerned. I knew he wouldn't like my response but I told him anyways.

"I crashed at John B's." I waited nervously for what he would say next.

"You know you could have just came home with me. I think your parents would prefer me over a stranger." I expected him to be a little more pissed than that but then again I didn't mention JJ was there too.

"Yeah I know but we got separated in the commotion and its not like I could just call you."

"Well, you can now so please do." I felt my body heating up. His response made me feel weak. I began to pace nervously on the porch of the Chateau.

"Will do. And about yesterday...yes I would like to do it again."

"My dad is having a Midsummers' party this weekend. Do you want to come? The pogues will be there." He said in hopes of trying to convince me to come.

"I'll be there." He hung up but I kept the phone to my ear hoping deep down that this wouldn't be the end of our conversation. Assuming everyone was still asleep I crept slowly back in the house quietly closing the door behind me.

"Morning." Someone said but it almost sounded like two voices slightly overlapping each other. I turned around swiftly to find the Pogues sitting wide awake in the living room. Except JJ he was present but not conscious. His limp body was still sprawled on the right side of the pull out bed.

"Morning." I said finding a seat next to Kiara on the smaller couch.

"Ok, so as I was saying I snag some scuba gear we go to the marsh and get whatever's in that boat." John B had been ranting on about some plan that had to do with that boat Pope told me about last night.

"Jesus, you sound like JJ. If we get caught your ass is getting set off the island with another family till your 18." Pope sounded as always on edge. And I was completely lost once again.

"The marsh?" I asked curiously trying not to look dumbstruck.

"Yeah that's where we found that Grady White, but Sheriff Peterkin warned John B to stay out of the marsh. And if she catches him there he'll be sent into foster care." Pope whispered to me as Kiara and John B fought over his newly developed plan.

"Oh, right the fancy boat that belonged to that dead guy." He shook his head. "I'm not trying to pry but... why do you want to search that boat so bad?"

"My dad got lost at sea nine months ago." He deadpanned not letting any hint of emotion show on his face. "And this wreck could have some sort of clue to where he is."

"I say we do it then." If one of my parents was gone and I had no way to find out if they were alive or dead. I know deep down that would eat me away, and I would do everything in my power to get them back. So, I didn't see the harm in John B's plan. If we didn't end up finding anything on that boat then we'd just have to keep looking.

"Fine but if we get caught don't say I didn't warn you." Kiara stated firmly pointing a finger in John B's direction.

"I don't think my vote will even count at this point. I'm obviously outnumbered." Pope sighed.

"You vote doesn't count were doing this. Let's go." John B said heading for his bedroom. I followed Kie back to the guest room realizing as I entered the room that I had nothing to wear. Kiara, however, was better prepared and had a backpack full of clothes. She began to change and caught my obviously unprepared expression.

"Here." She said throwing me a pair of shorts and a tank top.

"Thanks." I said changing out of my old clothes in to the new ones. When we finished we walked back out to the living room where Pope and John B waited.

"He's still not up?" Kiara asked referring to the still sleeping JJ sprawled out on the pull out bed.

"No, but I'm leaving for my shift at the Cameron's house so I can get the gear. You guys get the HMS Pogue ready and just hang out until my shift's over and we'll meet back up." We nodded in agreement and John B left closing the door behind him noisily. JJ shifted in his sleep in response to the door slamming shut.

"JJ get your ass up please. We've got shit to do." Kiara tossed another pillow from the couch at his lifeless body. He groaned and throw the pillow in her direction without moving his body.

"Can't I've got polo." He grumbled and dug his face deeper into the pillow he was laying on. Kiara leaned over him and pecked his cheek running one hand through his hair gently.

"You've still got it?" She asked and JJ jolted awake sitting up immediately and rubbing the side of his face where she kissed him. Me and Pope just stared at each other in pure shock.

"Nope." He smirked and peeled himself off the bed into a standing position.

"Good. Then lets go." She stated walking out the front door not seeming to pay any attention to the confusion and shock that was plastered over all three of us. Eventually we followed after her. She was sitting on the edge of a small boat that sat under a giant tree just outside of the Chateau. As soon as she spotted us she waved us over impatiently. I made it to where the boat stood and Kie helped me climb in.

"I'm guessing you obviously didn't hear the plan JJ?" Kiara said as he climbed in the boat. He shook his head in agreement. "Were going to the marsh later when John B gets back with the scuba gear to search the boat." A smile immediately spread across his face.

"And you guys were on board with this?" He asked confused.

"Not exactly... but its for John B." Pope said while playing with the colorful threads of his trunks.

"You guys are finally feeling the true Pogue lifestyle." JJ said proudly patting Pope's shoulder.

"Yeah, yeah. Whatever, its not like we go around firing guns in the air but we're still Pogues." Pope laughed playfully removing JJ's hand from his shoulder. Kiara was distracted with the task of throwing leafs and branches out of the boat to defend her side. I joined and when the boat was finally cleared out. We hopped out so JJ and Pope could drag it into the water. Me and Kiara went back into the house to pack a cooler full of beers before we locked up and hopped back in the boat.

JJ drove the boat into the crisp blue waters of the Cut and I sat pressed up against one of the sides of the boat holding on as tightly as I could. I didn't know what the rest of the day held but for once I didn't really care.