"Sometimes the worst enemies can behave like real friends."

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"Can we talk?", JJ asks me when we sit down on the boat which would bring us to the mainland where we'd try to steal the cross back. "I've said everything", I claim still feeling angry. Why am I still angry? What haven't I told him? Something's still driving me insane. 

If JJ and I broke up it doesn't only affect our relationship. It's about the pogues, our family, us and our friendship. He didn't think one second about our friendship. We've been best friends. "Iz, please. Kie and I had another conversation. We're having a fresh start her and I. We're friends that's it." 

"That's good for you", I shrug. It's been five hours. How can he expect me to talk to him already? "Come on, we need to talk ab-" "Hey Pope, do you remember our summer two years ago?", I say loud enough for him to hear me, "Cleo, we have to tell you about the one time when we planned to create our own menu for the Wreck."

"The greatest barrier will be he security at the train station", JJ explains as we sit at a table on the boat. JJ finally stopped trying to talk to me and I could easily ignore Kie and him. If only John B was here, then I'd be around the one person who never let me down. 

My thoughts drift off and I don't hear what Pope suggests but we would have to change our plan five times at least anyways. We don't even have a car here. "Do we have other options?" "Oh my god", Sarah gasps and immediately behaves weirdly so I participate in the conversation again. 

"What?", I ask confused as we turn around to see Topper. "Is that Topper?" "Why is he everywhere?", JJ complains. "Oh, perfect. Hey, JJ. I bet Topper could transport the cross", Pope suggests. Now they want to ask Topper for help? He might be addicted to Sarah but that'd be low. 

"Actually, Pope is right. He's got a truck." "No." "Yes." "No." "Come on." "That's not an option", Sarah repeats. "We can't just take advantage of him for nothing", I add. "He's all in for you already why don't you sacrifice yourself for the team?" "Apart from this being completely egoistic.. what would John B say to this?", I butt in reminding them of why we're actually here. 

It's about John B, Big John, the gold, Pope and the cross. "I think he'd understand it..", Pope argues grinning at me innocently, "The end justifies the means. It's still about the treasure." "We're going to explain it to him", Kie adds, "Go and talk to him." Hmm.. because Kie is so good in explaining a situation to someone. 

You're not pogue enough to tell your dear cousin about what's happened.

Sarah stands up and approaches Topper. She's good at flirting with him.. just like good old days. It's like the time when they first started going out. She sets her hair behind her ear while she grins at him not too offensively not too shyly. It's like she never stopped it. 

Did I look the same around Rafe when we started going out? God, we're so naive sometimes. At least it seems to work. Our suspicion is confirmed when she grins at him widely and throws herself around him. She persuaded him once again.

"Bella, good to see you again", Topper smiles at me and greets me with a hug as he sits down with us. "Fine, Top, fine", I lie easily not wanting to discuss the break-up right now, "What about you? How's your mom doing?" 

"Top", Kie repeats my nickname for Topper disgusted, "Seriously?" "She got a promotion a few days ago. She's doing great. So am I actually." Topper ignores her reaction like usually. God, she needs to put herself together.. at least for as long as we expect Topper to help us.

"I can't believe you've been stranded on a lonely island. Four weeks.. You should have called me. I'd brought you home", Topper talks to me as we wait at his truck while the others check which the right carriage is. "I couldn't call you without a cellphone, Top", I chuckled, "I forgot to take it with me when I jumped off the boat." 

"Yeah, right", Topper laughs lightly understanding that his idea wouldn't have helped. "But thanks. I appreciate it." "Ah, Sarah-" "Do you've got a jumper cable with you?", Sarah asks Topper as soon as they come back from the trains. "You involve me in criminal affairs." 

"It's not that illegal", I correct him. We've not done anything wrong.. yet. "Why do you need a-" "If you don't want to join us, it's fine. We'll just take the truck-" "The truck? Hey, I just want to make sure that everyone's fine with this plan in case we land in state prison." "Come on, Top", I chuckle hopping onto the seat in his truck.

"So that's what you're doing now? Robbing trains?", Topper asks while we're waiting for the others to give us a sign. "Actually.. we're bringing back what belongs to us", I correct him. "How would-" "There, look! It's our sign", Sarah says excitedly and points to Pope and Cleo who open the carriage's flap. 

We quickly turn our attention to the package and help them carrying it to the truck, even Topper. I mean, they discuss whether the truck or the cross shouldn't be damaged but it's fine. We all work together so the tiny disagreements aren't holding us back, not today. "Hey, stop!", someone shouts from afar. 

Our heads shoot up and we all get into the truck as quickly as we can after we've made sure that the cross is fine. "Sarah, Bella, you're from a good family. How can you behave like that?", Topper asks loudly and clearly shocked. Robbing a train wasn't number one on my bucket list either. "Drive!", We yell back at him instead.

JJ's just made sure that Kiara can jump into the truck and distracted the officers when we see his bike crash and fall down from the overpass. Dear god, if JJ.. No, it's JJ, he's a survivor. But what if? Topper stops the car immediately and we all get out off the car to look for JJ. 

"JJ", I shout worriedly and look around. He didn't fall down with his bike. Where the hell is he? "I'd like to say that it's been intentional but that was the most extreme powerslide that I've ever made", JJ speaks up as he walks out of the bush next to us. Thank god he's alive and he looks almost fine. 

A tiny cut on his forehead but other than that, he looks fine. "God, JJ", I whisper and am about to run over to him when I see Kie already jumping into his arms which throws me back to reality. I shouldn't worry about JJ anymore. 

He's with Kiara. Get a hold of yourself, Iz. 

"We thought they'd got you this time", Sarah states relieved as she hugs JJ. "Courtesy is great but we need to get away from here", Pope reminds us when the police officers see us so we jump back into the truck.