𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣'𝙨 𝙋𝙊𝙑

"All right, you guys got rope?" John B asks as we all sit in the van, on our way to the old Crane household where John B is convinced that the gold is hidden.

"Got it" Pope answers.

"Grappling hook?" The brunette asks.

"I don't think we packed that" I reply in confusion.

"We didn't" Makoa tells me.

"No grappling hook. We're not Batman" Pope scoffs.

"Pulley?" John B continues.

"Check" Kiara huffs.

"Dark clothes?" He states.

"Got it" Sarah chimes in.

"Flashlights?" The Routledge boy asks.

"Check" JJ chirps as the van stops.

"All right, good. We're ready" John B announces.

"Let's go" Kiara breathes out.

"Lets go get rich, guys" JJ says giddily.

"Yeah. Hell yeah" Kiara agrees.

John B pulls open the side door for us and I sit up, brushing the lint off my black shorts.

"Go, boys" Sarah ushers them.

"And girls" Kiara adds, winking at me.

"Let's roll" Pope declares.

"Right on" Sarah smiles, trying to get out the van but John B stops her.

"Wait, wait" He says and we all look at him in confusion.

"I wanna say thank you, guys. Seriously. It means a lot to me that you're here tonight" The brunette tells us sincerely.

"Always" Kiara says, rolling her eyes.

"Of course, man" Pope smiles.

"My man" John B replies, both boys doing the Pogue handshake.

His eyes move to Sarah and a smile tugs at my lips when I see the love in his eyes, the way that he looks at her as if she's an angel.

"All right, we done with the circle jerk? Can we go do this?" JJ asks and I frown at him, elbowing him "Ow! Watch the goods, princess"

JJ pouts at me, holding his abs and I roll my eyes, shaking my head at the silly blonde boy.

"Let's get that wheat in the water" Pope announces, climbing out the van.

"Weed? I'm up for weed" JJ perks up like an excited child.

"Wheat, JJ" Makoa corrects the blonde boy who frowns in disappointment.

"After you" I hear Kiara say as I hop out the van and I see her looking at me.

"Ladies first" Sarah agrees, offering me her intertwined hands to help me up.

"Why, thank you" I curtsy jokingly before lifting my foot into Sarah's hands and using Kiara's shoulder to push myself up onto the wall

"Alley-oop" The dark haired girl says and I hop over the wall.

As my feet hit the ground I stumble a little, tripping over a fallen branch and my body is sent sprawling onto the floor as I gasp in surprise.

"Tink, are you okay?" Sarah calls out in worry and I hear a lot of rustling.

"I fell over" I reply with a groan, pulling myself up to take a look at my sore knee to see that it's scraped and bleeding a little.

From my seat on the cold ground I look up to see Sarah and Kiara rush towards me with the boys in tow, both girls crouching in front of me in concern.

"What happened?" Kiara questions.

"I just tripped. I'm okay" I assure them as JJ offers me his hand and I allow him to pull me to my feet.

"So clumsy" The blonde boy tuts at me and I blush in embarrassment as I look at the others.

"Sorry, guys" I grimace.

"Don't apologise. Everything is fine" Sarah waves me off, ushering me with her as we start making our way through the dark grounds.

We reach the large haunted looking house and suddenly a bright light shines at us, causing me to wince at the sudden strain on my eyes.

"Shit" We all gasp, panicking as we dive for cover.

"Go, go, go, go" Pope hurries us.

"Flashlights!" Kiara hisses.

"It's on strobe!" JJ panics, trying to turn off his flashlight.

"Turn it off!" Makoa hisses.

"Shh" John B whispers as the blonde manages to turn it off.

"Okay, so she has motion sensor lights" Pope declares.

"This is not good" I worry, earning a nod from the Heyward boy.

"We could, uh...move really slowly, maybe?" JJ suggests.

"What?" Sarah asks in disbelief.

"Do you think that would work?" I ask the blonde boy hopefully and he shrugs with an unsure nod.

"Oh, shit. Let's throw a rock at it" John B suggests.

"That's a really good idea, actually. Let the axe murderer know that we're here" Kiara says sarcastically.

"Throw a rock at it?" Pope asks in utter disbelief.

"You guys have a better idea?" John B snaps.

"Literally anything but that" Kiara answers.

"What about JJ's idea?" I question curiously.

"It's just as stupid as John B's idea, Alli" Makoa informs me and JJ frowns at the boy.

"What about the breakers? In the circuit box on the porch" Sarah speaks up, glancing at me "We used to play hide and seek here as kids. And if we were brave enough, we'd go all the way up to the porch. I've seen it"

"I was not brave enough to see it" I mumble and Pope pats my back encouragingly, making me smile.

"No, no. You're not going in the house alone" John B protests.

"Watch me" Sarah scoffs.

"Sarah, no" I gasp, grabbing her arm.

"Crain chops people into pieces" JJ warns her and my heart drops in terror.

"If you believe that, but she's like what, 85?" Sarah argues.

"Yeah, somethin' like that" JJ nods.

"She's probably barely still kicking" Sarah shrugs.

"Here. I'll go with you" Kiara offers and Sarah nods.

"I'll go too" I state before I change my mind and everyone looks at me in surprise.

"You're not going in there" Kiara counters and I frown.

"Why not?" I argue.

"Allison, you fell and hurt yourself climbing over a wall. You can't go in there" She declares sternly and it fuels my want to go in with them.

"I'm not letting my best friend go in that house without me" I tell the girl who looks at me in frustration.

"Yes, you are. Cause you're staying here" Kiara orders, leaving no room for argument as she turns to the boys "Make sure nothing happens to her"

"Yes, ma'am" JJ salutes the girl, throwing his arm around me and I cross my arms over my chest with a scowl.

"We'll wait for your signal" Pope tells them.

"Okay, cool" Sarah chirps and the two girls get up.

"Hey! Be safe" John B speaks up.

"We will" Sarah assures him.

As the girls tip toe off into the dark, JJ turns from me to grab Makoa's face and turns the Asterix boy to look at him, their noses almost touching.

"Be safe" The blonde boy husks out mockingly.

"I'll be so safe" Makoa replies sarcastically "I'll be safe for you"

"Can you guys stop? Stop!" John B whines and I let a giggle slip past my lips in amusement, Pope chuckling beside me "I'm gonna kill you"

"But how would that keep us safe?" Pope questions and I lift the sleeve of my black hoodie to my mouth to muffle my laughs.

"I don't know what you're laughing at, Goldilocks. Kiara basically just grounded you" John B teases and my smile drops into a glare.

"I'm telling Sarah" I declare which causes his grin to disappear and become replaced with a look of fear.

"Hey, no. I was kidding. Please don't tell Sarah" John B pleads, causing me to grin while JJ and Pope laugh at the boy.

"Watch yourself, John" I warn him.