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𝘚𝘺𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘦'𝘴 𝘗𝘖𝘝

"Psst, psst, psst!" Cleo gets our attention before darting around a corner and we all chase her.

The six of us enter what looks to be a stable full of horses that people are tending to and I get distracted by a gorgeous dark haired one that JJ has to drag me away from.

"Go, go, go, go, go, go!" John B rushes us.

"Bloody rasshole! Hey, boy, come!" Cleo calls out and I notice that she's not with us, turning to see her inside a stable.

"That way. That way!" JJ directs us towards Cleo.

"Does she know where she's going?" John B asks as we run after the girl.

"No clue" JJ shrugs.

"I trust her sense of direction" I counter with an unbothered expression.

We reach a back room filled with clothes hanging up and bales of hay, allowing us to hide amongst it all while also watching out for guards.

"They coming?" Cleo asks as Sarah and John B search for anyone following us.

"I don't see anything" John B answers with a shake of his head.

"So what's the plan now? What's our plan B?" JJ worries, pacing the room like a mad man "We just kicked the hornet's nest. We gotta think of something quick"

"JJ, calm down" Pope warns him.

"Calm down, Pope?" I retort in disbelief, dropping down onto a bale of hay "We're completely fucked"

"We do something to their guys, they're gonna do something to Kie" JJ stresses the situation.

"That was your idea!" Sarah points out.

"Yeah, I know that was my idea, okay?" JJ snaps a little too loud.

"Shh!" Cleo hisses at him to keep him quiet.

"My bad! That one's on me!" JJ whisper yells, his tone quieter now "Why did we leave that island?"

My sister and I share a worried expression and I rake my fingers through my messy hair, frustration making my bones ache.

"Ooh, ooh, wait, wait. I got something. What if I offer myself up as a hostage?" JJ suggests.

"Not fucking happening, JJ" I argue.

"No. Hear me out, hear me out. What if I got inside the walls, did the Trojan horse type thing?" JJ explains himself and I shake my head in disbelief.

"No, no" Pope shakes his head, not entertaining the idea.

"That's how wars are won!" JJ protests.

"That's not how a Trojan horse even works!" Pope counters in annoyance.

"Okay. Fine. What do you got?" JJ huffs out "This is usually where you got the moves, bro, all right? Remember Spock? We could really use him right now"

"We have to get her out of there" I breathe out desperately and Sarah wraps her arm around me.

"She's going to be okay" My sister assures me.

I notice that John B isn't contributing to the conversation and instead is looking outside, a far away look on his face that makes me pause.

"You okay, Johnny?" I question and he hums in response.

"Hey. What happened back at the hotel?" Sarah questions him "I thought you got nabbed"

"I heard something" He answers vaguely.

"What?" Sarah frowns in confusion.

"That. Like that. You hear that, right?" John B asks us and I listen for a sound, but the only thing I can hear is the sound of a bell ringing.

"The church bells" I mutter in realisation, figuring out exactly why the boy is so drawn to the sound.

"Bells?" Sarah questions, looking more confused than ever.

"My dad used to use them to call me home" John B informs my sister and she sighs softly.

I slip from my sisters hold to let her comfort John B and I catch JJ by the hand to stop him from pacing, causing him to look at me in surprise. He allows me to pull him over to a big pile of hay next to Pope and Cleo, both of us sitting down. I lay my head on my boyfriend's chest and he wraps his arms around me, pressing a kiss to my head.

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I'm awoken to the sound of a phone buzzing, a chime sounding through the air as I lift my head from JJ's chest and untangle our limbs. JJ sleepily pulls the phone from his pocket and I scan the text, a frown tugging at my lips in confusion.

Fenton
Meet @ pin 6:15 P4L

"Hey, guys" JJ pulls himself up and I do the same "Wake up. Wake up! Guys! I got something!"

"I'm up" John B mumbles, stirring awake.

"'Meet me at the pin at 6:15. P4L'" JJ reads the text aloud for the others, showing them the location attached and John B takes the phone from his hand.

"We're supposed to believe that's Kiara?" Sarah questions skeptically.

"I don't know. This all could be a trap. It's exactly how he set us up last time" Pope says cynically and I pull myself to my feet, standing next to Cleo.

"He knows we got the phone, and he knows he can't track it so.." JJ drawls off.

"We go out there, and bam, he's got us" John B finishes for him.

"Sometimes you guys can be so stupid" Cleo scoffs and I snort in amusement, crossing my arms over my chest.

"I'm sorry?" Pope queries.

"You get beat so bad you flinch even when someone's trying to help" Cleo explains in disbelief and I feel hope blossoming in my chest "P4L. It's Kiara, man! No way she sent that as bait. They'd have to kill her"

"Cleo's right. Kiara would never let them bait us with that" I speak up in determination.

"We gotta help her. Come on, man. You're all just sitting there, just flinching. Let's go" Cleo declares, throwing the phone back at JJ and I'm ready to go, practically bouncing on my heels.

"I don't know, man. It could still be a trap" Pope sighs in an unsure tone.

"Have a little faith, Po" I grin at him widely before chasing after Cleo and leaving my friends to follow us.

The others catch up to us and JJ takes the lead, using the phone to direct us on which way to go.

"Get down" JJ orders as we reach the marina, all of us ducking behind a bunch of crates.

"You got the boats?" John B mutters to JJ.

"Yeah. You got windows?" JJ murmurs back.

"Yeah" John B nods.

"Guys. Singh's men could be posted up
literally anywhere" Pope stresses, but my mind is on Kiara and only her.

"No shit" JJ scoffs before he points "Guys, is that her? 

"I don't think so" Pope squints at the girl.

"It's not her" I state firmly.

"Gimme the phone. I'll take care of this" Cleo huffs, taking the phone from JJ and studying the location "That boat, that's the pin. The white one right there"

My eyes follow to the boat she's pointing to and I'm distracted by the sound of a gun cocking, turning my head to see JJ with his gun in hand.

"What are you doing?" Sarah questions my boyfriend.

"There's one way to find out" JJ shrugs.

"You're right" I chirp, snatching the gun from his hand and tucking it in the waistband of the cargos I'm wearing.

"Vie, stop it!" JJ argues but I slip away before he can grab me.

"Sylvie!" Sarah hisses in disbelief.

"Dude!" Pope protests as I pass my friends.

"Don't go anywhere!" I warn them.

"Vie!" John B whisper yells at me.

"Hey!" Cleo adds but I ignore them, carefully walking through the marina at a slow pace.

I look around at everyone who so much as moves an inch near me, watching my surroundings like a hawk and I come up empty. My hand itches to grab the gun that is pressed against my lower back, but I don't make a move for it.

"Sylvie?" A familiar voice calls out and my heart leaps out my chest when I turn to see Kiara looking back at me "Sylvie"

"Kiara" I sigh in relief as she jumps off the white boat and races towards me, my feet carrying me in her direction.

"Vie" She cries, her body colliding with mine and we wrap our arms around each other, clinging onto the other desperately as if we can't get close enough.

"I was so worried about you" I whimper out, tears rolling down my cheeks.

We pull away from each other a little and Kiara grabs my face in her palms, wiping my tears with her thumbs as her own tears stain her pretty face. A gorgeous smile breaks out on her face and I can't help but mirror her expression, her joy is contagious.

"Wow! I didn't think I'd see you ever again" She laughs through her tears and I let out an unattractive sob.

"Neither did I" I give her a wobbly smile and she pulls me back in for another tight hug "You scared the shit out of me, Kie"

The sound of our friends laughing and running towards us causes us to part, turning to smile at them happily as they bound down the marina.

"Guys!" Kiara grins joyfully.

Sarah throws her arms around Kiara and I before the others do the same, resulting in a big group hug. I feel JJ's chest pressed to my back and he presses a kiss to my shoulder while my head is pressed against Kiara's as she clings to my front.

"We thought you were dead" Pope admits as we pull away from each other.

"Are you kidding me? Kie... Is this you?" JJ awes at the boat she was stood on.

"What... what is.." Sarah beams happily at the boat.

"You wouldn't believe it if I told you. Come on" Kiara chuckles, ushering us over to it.

"Holy shit" John B mutters out.

"You can say that again" I laugh, allowing Kiara to slip her hand into mine and lead me to the boat.

When we reach the boat I feel as though we're a person down and I glance back to see that John B is once again frozen in place, gazing up at the church on the hill while the bells ring out.

"John B, let's go!" Kiara calls out to him and he shakes himself out of his daze.

"C'mon, Johnny!" I encourage him and he heads over to us.