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❝ equal rights, equal fights ❞
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𝘚𝘺𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘦'𝘴 𝘗𝘖𝘝

JJ and I catch up with the others as John B stops us before we get too near to the house.

"Hey, come on. Come here" He whispers and we gather into a semi circle.

"So here's the plan. We need to look for the wheat near the water like it said in Denmark's letter" John B explains.

"Okay, like, what kind of water? Like, pond water?" Pope asks.

"Bong water?" JJ adds with a chuckle and I snort as Kiara and Pope give the blonde looks that scream 'what the fuck?'.

"No. It just said look for water, okay?" John B retorts.

"That's the shittiest secret message ever" Kiara huffs, walking away.

"You wanna complain a little more, Kie? Nobody said it was gonna be easy" John B snaps, chasing after her.

"I will search the northeast quadrant, you search the northwest quadrant" Pope tells JJ.

"The decapitation quadrant. Fine, then I'm taking Sylvie" JJ scoffs, wrapping his hand around my wrist.

Pope shrugs and takes off, leaving JJ and I alone.

"Come on, hot stuff" I hum, tugging him in the other direction.

"We could always just go back to the van" The blonde suggests, looking around nervously.

"We can't just leave the others" I argue and he frowns.

"This place gives me the creeps" He mutters, making me smile as I get an idea.

I follow behind JJ and while he's not paying attention, I hide behind a large tree. I wait a minute or two before I hear the boy stop.

"Angel?" He calls out worriedly "Sylvie?!"

I hear him coming back towards me and I wait until I hear a twig break behind me before jumping out from behind the tree.

"Boo!" I yell and a loud scream escapes JJ's lips as his face contorts in horror.

I let out a loud laugh, doubling over in amusement, and JJ looks at me in disbelief, breathing heavily.

"You should've seen your face" I breathe out in between fits of laughter.

"You are such a bitch" He huffs, glaring at me angrily.

"JJ, come on. That was hilarious!" I giggle, sobering up.

He turns around and storms off, making me frown. I chase after him and try my best to get his attention.

"JJ! Babe! Baby! Hot stuff! Handsome?!" I go through a bunch of names, all of which are completely ignored.

Getting impatient, I grab his arm and yank him backwards. He spins around with a pissed off look and I snake my arms around his neck, looking up at him through my lashes.

"I'm not falling for this innocent act, angel" He tells me sternly and I pout, leaning up on my tippy toes.

"I'm sorry, okay? I'll make it up to you later" I assure him, our noses brushing together.

"Oh, yeah?" He breathes out, his hands slowly finding their way to my hips.

"Big time" I grin cheekily.

One of his hands land on the small of my back and he pulls me close until our bodies are pressed together. I lean in and lightly place my lips on his. He kisses me back feverishly and I smile into the kiss, loving every second of his lips against my own.

JJ is the first to pull away, a mischievous grin on his face as he squeezes my hips.

"Save it for later, angel" He smirks.

I roll my eyes and I lift my hand to his face, pushing him away from me in annoyance. He chuckles in amusement and I fight off a smile at hearing the heavenly sound leaving his lips.

The sound of rustling startles me and I grab JJ's arm in fright. He wraps his arm around me and I hear John B say something in the distance but I can't make it out.

"We should go" I declare and JJ nods frantically.

The blonde pulls me towards the brunette and I follow quickly, wanting to get to the others as fast as possible. As we're speed walking, I step on a twig and a load of birds fly from the trees, obviously scared by the noise.

"Oh, shit!" JJ shrieks, frightened by the birds.

I let out a surprised giggle and JJ shoots me an annoyed frown. John B stands in front of a small wooden door that I'm sure leads to the basement of the house and I share a worried look with JJ.

"Here we go" John B mumbles before entering the house.

Kiara follows behind and then Pope shrugs, going after them. I turn and glance at JJ who grabs my hand, giving it a squeeze.

"I got you, angel" He says, gesturing to the basement.

"That would probably reassure me more of you hadn't gotten scared by not only a statue, but me and a couple birds" I tell him and he rolls his eyes.

We enter the small wooden door way and my anxiety spikes as we reach the others.

"Down came Mrs. Crain and cut off all our heads. Up came the sun and dried up all the blood" JJ sings from beside me.

"Can you stop?" Pope snaps at the blonde.

"For real. That is creepy as shit, J" I agree with the Heyward boy.

"See any water?" I hear Kiara ask as we all continue our search for water.

"Another dead end?" She asks when no one answers her.

"There's not even water on the pipes" JJ observes.

"There's no water here" Pope sighs.

"Not a dropamino" JJ chirps.

"Know why we didn't find it? Bad karma" Kiara announces and I can't help but agree.

"Oh, God. Here we go" John B groans.

"You know, we had a good thing going. And then you decide to rope in barbie, and now the trail's gone dry. Coincidence? Probably not" Kiara rants.

"That's my nickname" I pout childishly and JJ pats my back.

"This is exactly why I didn't wanna tell you about Sarah" John B huffs.

"Yeah?" Kiara replies.

"Yeah. What the hell's the deal with you two?" John B snaps.

"Nothing" Kiara states.

"Nothing? Is it because I kissed you? Is that the problem?" John B asks smugly and Kiara smacks the boy in the face, his head whipping to the side.

"Oh, shit. That echoed, dude" JJ gasps as he and Pope wince for the Routledge boy.

"My best friend is a bad bitch" I grin proudly.

"Stop treating me like I'm some girl what's obsessed with you instead of your friend who's actually trying to look out for you" Kiara spits.

"Did you, uh...hit me?" John B asks, looking angry.

"Skeeter" Kiara replies, showing him the crushed bug on her palm.

"Skeeter?" John B mumbles.

"Yeah, you see it?" She asks.

"Yeah" John B replies before slapping her in the face.

"Oh!" JJ grimaces, his eyes widening.

"He said equal rights, equal fights" I mutter, raising my brows.

"Where's your proof?" Kiara snaps at the brunette and he holds up his hand to show the smushed bug on his palm.

"Skeeter" He replies smugly.

"Yeah? There was probably one right there" She sneers, slapping his arm.

"There's one right there" He retorts, slapping her arm back.

They continue slapping each other like children, resulting in them both giggling and laughing. I smile happily that they're getting along again and turn to JJ who is looking around distractedly.

I slap his arm and he jumps, looking at me in surprise. A smile suddenly spreads across his face and he scoops me off my feet, throwing me over his shoulder. A giggle leaves my lips, echoing throughout the basement and JJ slaps the back of my thigh making me squeal.

"JJ, put me down" I laugh, reaching up to tug on his blonde locks.

"Ouch!" He whines, squeezing my leg "Let go of my hair and I'll put you down"

I let go and he places me on my feet, as promised. In return, I message his head where I pulled his hair and he smiles at me, leaning down to peck my lips.

We wait for Kiara and John B to stop fighting, but JJ gets impatient and pipes up.

"Oh, my gosh! Okay, can we leave? Cause I'm already itchin to leave" JJ complains.

"Hah, punny" John B scoffs and Kiara slaps him again.

"Ow! All right!" The boy shrieks.

"I just found Mrs. Crain's voodoo doll, guys" My boyfriend declares and I turn to see the doll in his hands.

"Oh, shit" Kiara giggles and I take the doll from JJ.

"Annabelle wannabe" I say in an accusing tone, looking at the old porcelain doll in my hand.

"All right, can we leave this? Cause it's getting-" JJ stops when the sound of water echoes through the basement.

"Hey, guys!" Pope hisses and we all turn to him.

"Hey, Pope" JJ replies in a hushed tone.

"Shh!" Kiara tells them.

"Hey. Help me move this" Pope demands.

"Okay, just...quiet" John B agrees.

We all help to clear the crap off the large wooden panels and then start lifting them.

"Guys, guys, guys" Kiara snaps.

"Right, shh" Pope nods.

"She's probably right upstairs" Kiara scolds us.

We pull multiple wooden panels away to reveal a well hidden beneath them.

"Well, well, well" Pope jokes.

"That was a good dad joke" John B mumbles in return.

"They built this part of the house right over it" Kiara observes.

"This is where she hid the bodies" JJ adds.

"Oh, dude, come on" Pope huffs.

"Shut up" I complain, elbowing the blonde in the ribs.

"No, I'm dead serious. It was never an outhouse" JJ states.

"Don't make me fight you 'cause I'll do it" I warn him.

"She probably doesn't even know it's here" Kiara snaps.

JJ shuts up and I look up to John B who is still looking into the well in amazement.

"So...we found water" Pope speaks up.

"We're gonna need a really big rope" Is all John B says.