Can you do a fic with JJ and y/n to the song Summer Love by One Direction because y/n went to the Obx just for the summer but they find a way for the group to be together at the end of the summer while y/n goes back to her house? Lol it’s a lot sorry.
I’m so sorry this literally took forever for me to get to- I accidentally deleted everything halfway through writing it😔
But it’s here now! It kinda took its own path but I hope you like it!!!
Memories of the past two months flooded through your mind as you stuffed your suitcase with all of your belongings. It felt as though every T-shirt, swim suit, piece of jewelry, had a different memory attached to it.
You reached for the woven bracelet on your dresser, thinking of the day you first got it.
“Close your eyes babes. We have a present for you,” said Kie. You shook your head, but complied anyway.
“A present? You guys didn’t have to give me anything. You just met me what? Three weeks ago?”
“Don’t be silly. It’s your birthday, of course we got you something. Besides, it’s not even that huge of a deal,” you hear Sarah say from your other side.
You feel something lightweight fall into your outstretched hand and feel the rough, woven texture between your fingers. You smile as you open your eyes to look down at the handmade bracelet. It was made of three colors- yellow, pink, and orange -all intricately interwoven to make a perfectly wrist sized band.
“A friendship bracelet? Just like bit of yours?”
“Well, not just like ours. We made new ones to match.” Sarah held up her wrist to flash a bracelet identical to the one in your hand, and Kie did the same.
“It’s beautiful. Thank you.” Your eyes watered with tears.
“You may not be in the Outer Banks forever, but you will always be apart of our lives, Y/N. I hope you know that”
You smiled to yourself as you tugged the bracelet onto your wrist and reached for the baseball hat that was placed next to it.
It was a scorching hot day, and the sun beat down on you and Pope as you rode Heyward’s boat back across the island. You had volunteered to help him make deliveries to the Figure 8, but under this sun, you were regretting the decision to pass on surfing with the girls.
“Thanks for helping me out again Y/N/N. These deliveries would have taken me all day to do alone.”
“Anytime Heyward. But maybe the next time you need a hand, you could tell me to bring a hat? Or even some sunglasses?” You said this jokingly, but Pope must have noticed your red, sun-kissed face and how you squinted up at him to talk, because then he moved to remove his iconic “Pong” hat and put it on your head, tugging it into place. You smiled gratefully at him, and went back to counting the tips from the day.
When Pope pulled the boat up to the dock, you went to return his hat to him, but he held his hand out.
“Keep it. It looks ten times better on you anyway.” You did a fake gasp and placed your hand in your chest.
“Is this your final gift to me Pope? A memento to remember you by when I finally return to the horrors of the mainland?” Pope just chuckled.
“Well I can’t let you go forgetting me now. Gotta compete with the others. Well except for JJ, he obviously has a spot secured in your heart.” You felt your cheeks blush furiously.
“What is that supposed to mean Heyward?”
“Come on Y/N/N. You guys have acted like an old married couple since we first met you at The Wreck. Even John B can see it.” You looked down at the groceries swinging in your hand as you walked up the dock next to Pope.
“As obvious as the capital of Russia.”
You smirked to yourself at the reoccurring memory of yours and Pope’s favorite inside joke, and gently set the hat on the top of the bag.
Then you saw the worn book that was laying under then hat on your dresser, and picked it up to flip through the pages.
You were wondering around the Chateau while you waited for John B to find the keys to the Twinkie. The two of you were supposed to pick up the rest of the Pogues for a drive around the island, but the absent-minded boy had somehow misplaced the most important part of that plan.
As you walked down the hallway, you stopped at a door you recognized as Big John’s office. You had never gone in here because while John B was very open to talking about his dad with you, you had only known him for a month and a half. Going in felt like an overstep before.
You slowly creaked the door open though, and we’re greeted by stacks of books and piles of maps. There was a model ship in one corner, and glove across from it, with a desk covered in even more maps and books in the center of the room.
You walked to the desk and scanned the stacks of books, eyes landing on a light blue book that looked well read. As you picked it up, you ran your fingers over the embossed lettering.
“Searching for the Merchant,” you whispered to yourself. You opened the book with a crap and started fingering through the pages.
“That was his favorite book in this whole office.” You jumper at the familiar sound of your friends voice and slammed the book closed. You were about to apologize to John B but the boy stopped you.
“It’s ok. I come in here all the time.”
“Do you feel closer to him? When you’re in here?”
“In some ways. In others I feel farther than ever.” You watched John B as he stared down the model ship in the corner.
“I never met him, but just from being in here I can tell he was a good man.” A small smile appeared on John B’s face.
“That he was, Y/N/N. That he was.” The two of you stood in silence for a little longer before the boy spoke up again.
“Why don’t you keep that book? You might enjoy it.” You rapidly shook your head.
“John B, I could never. All this stuff is yours to enjoy.”
“Look around Y/N. I obviously have plenty of things to go through when I miss him. Besides, I already had my great adventure. Maybe that book will inspire you to find yours.” You smiled big at your friend, the Pogues’ treasure hunt was the first story they had told you when you hung out at the Chateau for the first time, and you had always craved to have your own similar escapade, minus the life-threatening pirates.
You gently closed the book and tucked it into the side of your suitcase, thinking about the adventure you had this summer with your new best friends. Zipping your the suit case, you tugged it off your bare bed and began to pull it towards your bedroom door. You stopped suddenly at the sight of a long necklace hanging from a nail next to the door. Your treasured shark tooth necklace.
You barely noticed the dock shift under the weight of someone sitting next you, and you didn’t even bother to look up. You know exactly who it was.
“Are you really leaving at the end of the week?”
“I have to JJ. My parents want to go back to the mainland early, and even though I’m 18, I’m definitely not financially independent enough to stay here.”
“Screw money. We’ll find a way. You can stay with Kie. Or Sarah. Or Pope. Or heck, even John B.” You shook your head, trying not to cry.
“This is why I was afraid to tell you guys. I knew there was no getting out of me going home, and now it’s all you guys will focus on.”
“Can you blame us? You became one of our best friends, my best friend, in less than 24 hours. How do you expect us to let you go without a fight.”
“There’s nothing you can do this time JJ, not even the people that uncovered the Royal Merchant.”
“But wha-“ You placed your hand on his knee to signal him to stop talking.
“JJ, can we please not talk about this right now. I may not have as long as I thought, but I want to spend the time I do have making memories. Not wallowing I’m self-pity.” JJ grabbed your hand in his and brought it to his mouth to gently kiss it. He held it to his mouth for a while, and you looked over to him for the first time during this entire conversation. You shifted to face him, and with your free hand you reached for the shark tooth dangling around his neck.
“Now where in the world does a boy like you get a piece like this?” You said, mimicking the very first question you ever asked the boy. JJ chuckled and met your eyes.
“On a great adventure. One with pirates, and gold, and a giant storm. Almost didn’t make it out, but I found this tooth lingering in my battle wounds after I washed up on the sand,” JJ replied in his rip-off Pirates if the Caribbean accent.
“Oh? And what has this tough-as-bones pirate prince been doing since then? Plenty of damsels in distress I assume?” JJ smirked.
“Hundreds. But only one of them has really caught my heart.”
“And what of her? What adventures has she gone on?”
“None yet. But I’m hoping to change that.”
“Ah, a lucky lady she is.”
“Yes, you are.” Your smile faltered. You and JJ had grown very close this past summer, and had even shared an almost-kiss at one time. But you both knew it was pointless trying to explore that, what with you leaving in less than a month.
“JJ?” The boy in front of you smiled and grabbed both of your hands, placing them in his lap so he could hold your face with his.
“You were mine this summer Y/N. And I was yours. Don’t take that away from me, not quite yet.” You nodded, tears threatening to trickle down your cheeks.
“We can’t last long JJ. We’ve both known that for a while.” JJ just shook his head and stared into your eyes even more intensely.
“Please,” you whispered. And it didn’t take another second for JJ to press his lips to yours, and like two perfect harmonies you both moved to close any remaining space in between your bodies, all while you tugged at each other’s lips, hungry to make up for all the chances to do this you took for granted the past two months.
When you two finally broke apart, you rested your forehead against his and smiled when he slid his necklace over his head and onto your neck. You reached up to the tooth and held it in between your fingers, and closed your eyes.
You quickly wiped the tears from your eyes and grabbed the necklace, only to stuff it in your back pocket. Wearing it would only remind you about your summer love, but you couldn’t bare to part with it.
Stepping out of your house, you met your dad who grabbed you suitcase from you to put it in the car. He gave you a sympathetic smile while your mom grabbed your shoulder and squeezed past you in the doorway.
Then you heard the familiar growl of a motorbike, and looked down the road to find none other than JJ and Sarah quickly approaching your house. You walked towards them, but you didn’t make it far before Sarah all but tackled you in a bear hug.
“I almost thought you guys were going to let me leave without saying goodbye.”
“We’re not. Letting you leave, that is.”
“Sarah, I don’t have a choice. I can’t afford to live on my own, and my parents have to go back. There’s no way.”
“What if I told you there was.” The look on Sarah’s face was full of determination.
“What do you mean?” Instead of explaining her antics to you, she grabbed your wrist and pulled you toward your parents.
“Mr. Y/L/N. Mrs. Y/L/N. Your daughter can not leave the Outer Banks. She’s official Pogue property now.” You just shook your head at your best friend, but let her talk.
“But I understand you two need to go back to those forsaken mainlands, so I have a proposition. As you know, my embarrassment of a brother has just gone off to Ohio for...well, I guess you can call it school. He won’t be returning for at least 4 years, and Wheezie and I can’t bare the empty room for that long. However, we’re willing to let Y/N here move in with us, free of charge. And as for the financial independence, the Carreras have a new opening at the Wreck, and I think it would be a good way for Y/N to make some money of her own. I think 4 years is sufficient time to get on her own feet, don’t you think?”
You looked at Sarah in absolute wonder, and when your parents turned their eyes to you, you met them with a determined glare.
“Mom. Dad. You know how much I love it here. You guys said it yourselves every day, I belong here. And I’ve made the best friends I could ever ask for, and I’m more happy than I ever was on the mainland. I’m 18, and this is an opportunity to prove to you that I’m ready to make my own life.”
You’re parents looked at each other, having not said a word this whole time. Your mom was the first to break.
“Well, it is only a 2 hour ferry ride. And I trust the Cameron’s. And your friends.” Your dad smiled at you and chuckled to himself.
“That’s my girl. Of course you can stay.” You gaped at your parents.
“Wait, really?!?! That worked?”
“It may not be the most stable option, but you’re right, you belong here. And being able to stand up and tell us that proves to us that you’re an adult now.”
You’re mom nodded her head in a direction behind you before she spoke, “Besides, it looks like you may be in a good hands here.” You spun around to find JJ, shyly holding his helmet and looking up at you with a small smile. You broke from Sarah’s grip and ran to him, jumping in his arms and pulling your legs around his waist.
JJ held you tightly and spun you around, laughing with you. When he came to a stop, you pulled away to look at him.
“So, what’s our first adventure, my pirate prince?”
“Well, I was thinking...nothing that involves hidden treasure or getting shot at?”
“And what do you propose instead?”
“How about something with sharks?” You heard your dad cough from behind you, and looked to see his eyebrows raised questioningly.
“With secure cages of course.” JJ added nervously.
“Sounds perfect. When do we start?”
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