You can't understand the Outer Banks without understanding the boneyard. It's kinda like a three-layer burrito. There's the pogues and their friends, the working-class derelicts.
Then, there are the Kooks, the rich second-homers. They're mostly from poncey-ass boarding schools, just rich trustafarian posers. The pogues natural enemies.
And then, there are the Tourons. Totally clueless. Here for a week on vacation with their families. Chum for the sharks.
The boneyard is pogue territory but it's also the place everyone parties so no one says anything.
Malia walked over to her brother and friends and gave them a hug. "Longest shift of my life." the brunette complained.
"We'll your off your shift and you get to party." The blonde pogue said as he picked the girl up and spun her around. Both laughing in the air.
"what the hell is she doing here?" Kie said looking at a specific blonde kook.
That's Sarah Cameron. Kook princess. Kiara's best friend in the ninth grade, worst enemy in the tenth grade. John B works on her dad's boats, so, you know, we've seen her around.
"What are you doing?" a boy laughed at the girl next to him.
Then that's Topper, her boyfriend. Topper actually thinks most Pogues were bred to mow lawns. However , no matter how much he hated the rest of the pogues, he couldn't hate malia.
After a little bit the party started to die down and Malia found herself with Rafe cameron. "Hey Princess." The blonde kook smiled at the girl who had sat in his lap.
"Hey. What we doing here?" she asked as she saw the white substance on the table.
"Want a line?" The blonde kook asked before giving her a rolled up dollar bill. The brunette took no time to waste and sniffed the line before tilting her head back. She looked back at the boy and smiled. "Hey you've got a little something on your nose."
The brunette wiped it off on her finger and added a little more of the substance to her finger before lifting it up to the boys nose. The boy smiled before moving his head closer to the girl, making direct eye contact, as he took the drug so easily liek it was natural.
Before anything else could happen the pair heard shouts and chants. They both got up and ran to where the noise was coming from.
"Hey, John B, don't make me drown you like your old man, all right?" Was all Malia heard when she arrived at the scene. She looked at the guy who said it before realising it was Topper.
"Topper what the fuck?!" She shouted. She didn't get a response of course. He was too busy in his element.
"Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!" the crowd was chanting. "Fight! Fight! Fight!"
"Give it to him!" A random guy shouted.
"John B, let it go!" another shouted.
"Stop, you guys!" Kie shouted trying to stop it.
"Topper! Stop!" Sarah shouted nearly crying.
Topper and John B weren't listening to anyone. They just kept going at it.
"Come on, John B!" Pope cheered his friend on. Trying to encourage him.
"Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!" was all you could hear properly. "Fight! Fight!"
"That's what I'm talkin' about! Come on!" Topper shouted. "Come on! Yeah, you wanna go?"
"Stop!" Multiple people shouted. "John B! Topper! Stop!"
"Come on, Topper!" random kooks yelled. "Let's go!"
"Oh, my God." Malia mumbled before turning to rafe. "Do something please." The blonde kook didn't know what to do.
"We'll go back to mine okay? Go get in the car. I promise your brother is going to be fine." The brunette nodded and walked to the car.
"Come on, man!" rafe shouted at his friend. "Just stop."
"Topper!" Sarah shouted. "Topper, stop! No!"
"I know. He's drowning him." JJ shouted. JJ pulled out the gun and turned the safety off. Before anyone knew what he was doing he put the gun to Toppers head. "Yeah, you know what that is. Your move, broski."
"Come on. Chill, dude!" Randomers shouted.
"Chill!" Pope shouted at his blonde friend.
"Stop! JJ!" Sarah shouted. "Put the gun down."
"Did you say somethin', princess?" The blonde laughed at his own words.
"We're good. We're good. Put the gun down!" Topper finally gave in and moved away from the routledge boy. "All right? Come on, man!"
As soon as Rafe knew John B was safe he left and headed back to the girl who's as waiting in his car.
"Kie! Can you check your psycho friend, please?" Sarah screamed at the brunette pogue while going over to her boyfriend.
"Okay, everyone, listen up! Get the hell off our side of the island!" JJ shouted and shot two warning shots into the sky.
The brunette who was waiting in the car had heard the gun shots and got scared. When she seen rafe running to the car she got and and ran to him. She wrapped her arms around his waist as he held her tightly. "What happened?"
"John B is fine. One of those dirty-" Rafe paused. "One of your friends pulled a gun in topper and stopped him from drowning John B. As soon as i knew John B was safe i left and came here. I don't know what those gun shots were." the blonde spoke before guiding the girl into the car.
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THE CAMERON RESIDENCE
The brunette girl and blonde boy walked into the Cameron house as quietly as possible. They didn't want to disturb the others in the house. As they made their way to the boys room, Malia grabbed hold of Rafes hand squeezing it tightly.
The two had entered his room and sat on the bed. "I have to go see if John is alright Rafe." The brunette looked at the boy. "I need to."
"And you will. Can we just wait until topper and sarah get back. He's my best friend and almost died tonight." The blonde asked the girl. Hoping she would agree.
"Okay but if they aren't back within an hour i'm going back myself." She said as she got up and walked to the mirror. "Can i borrow some clothes? I split bear on mine."
The blonde nodded and went to his wardrobe and grabbed a t-shirt of his before throwing it to the girl. "You can get a shower if you want. Sarah won't mind you borrowing her stuff."
The brunette smiled and walked to sarah's room. As she entered she grabbed whatever she needed before returning to the blonde boys room. "Towels?" She asked the boy.
"In there already." The blonde replied pointing to his bathroom door. The brunette smiled and walked into the bathroom and then shutting the door behind her. She got undressed and turned the shower on.
As she stepped in she felt the warmth of the water running through her hair and down her body. She soaked her body fully before applying soap. She let the soap sink in before washing it off and then moved to her hair. She applied the shampoo and then rinsed her hands.
"Rafe. Can you come in here and pass me a towel? I've got soap in my eyes." The brunette struggled to say as soap was flowing down her face. She put her hand out waiting for a towel to touch her finger but they never did. Instead she felt a towel on her face. Rubbing her eyes gently, getting the soap out.
She opened her eyes when the towel was removed and looked at the boy in front of her. "You could've just passed it me." She laughed which caused the boy to smile.
"I know." He replied before putting the towel down and leaving the bathroom.
The girl had gotten out the shower and wrapped a towel around her before exiting the bathroom. As she entered the bedroom she seen Sarah and Topper in the bed next to Rafe.
"Omg you're okay." She said before hugging the boy. Even though she hated what he said to her brother she still wanted him to be okay. "Oh shit sorry let me get change and i'll speak to you." The girl grabbed her clothes and ran back to the bathroom. Drying and changing as quickly as possible.
"Okay so tell me what happened?" Malia said to the boy.
"Your friend JJ offered sarah a drink. She said no and then that fucking JJ started asking questions as to why she said no. I said i'd take the drink but they weren't having it. They kept getting in my face so i shoved the drink into JJs face. John B tried to stop it. Then he got caught up into it and swung for me." Topper said holding sarah's hand.
"You didn't need to try drown him top" Malia said standing against a wall.
"How'd you know about that?" Topper asked looking at the girl confused. He didn't remember seeing her there.
"Not even going to deny it? wow. We heard yelling so me and rafe came over and all i heard was you say "Don't make me drown you liek your dad" Like why would you say that topper?" The brunette girl asked. " actually you know what i don't want to hear it." She turned to rafe. "I said i'd wait until they got back now please drive me home."
The blonde boy nodded and walked out of the room with the girl. The pair leaving the house as quietly as possible and getting into the car.
"Lia are you okay?" The blonde asked as they got into the car.
"I know he doesn't like them but he didn't need to say that to John. How can get be so nice to me and understanding of what i'm going through but my brother he doesn't get it?" She was so confused. As was the blonde boy. He didn't know what to say so instead he grabbed her and held her.
They soon took off to the chateau. Once they arrived the girl got out of the car and walked over to the other side of the car. Rafe rolled his window down and smiled at the girl. "If you need anything come over okay?" The girl nodded before placing a kiss on his cheek.
"Thank you Rafe." She smiled before running into the house looking for her brother. The blonde kook took this as his que to leave once he couldn't see the girl anymore.
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