˗ˏˋ Just Good Friends - jj maybank × reader ˎˊ˗ {part 2}

all the credits to the gif owner :)

Summary: you and jj have been best friends for a long time, always getting in trouble together. he has a habit of always flirting with you, and sometimes it ends up causing a different mood between you two.

Pairing: jj maybank × reader

Requested: yes, thanks again btw @maybankxcameron

Warnings: cursing, mention of beer, fighting, blood?, abuse maybe

Word count: 2.3k

A/N: lol i can't believe i'm here again! the "Deck Night" (old name) was supposed to be just some random story, but people liked more than I expected, and they also asked for part 2! so here i am, writing again :) thank you guys so so much for the feedback, I'll let some questions at the end, and it would help me a lot if someone answered, hope you enjoy it ♡

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The weeks at the Outer Banks used to be all the same, you spent your days working at your father's store, occasionally you could see your friends in the open hours, but you really yearns for the weekend, where you all could hang out together for practically 3 days. But this week was a little bit different, you couldn't stop thinking about what happened between you and JJ at the deck last Sunday. Actually, nothing happened, but it could! And it's spinning over your head, like, does JJ also have a crush on you? Is it more than a crush? Shit. You have no idea. And after a whole week lost in your thoughts, it's finally friday again. Friday can only mean one thing in Pogue's dictionary: a Huge Party. So you convinced your father to release you a few minutes earlier and went upstairs to take a shower, you leave the bathroom wearing a white crochet crop top paired with one of your jeans shorts, and on your feet your inseparable Converse. Soon you could hear the Volkswagen horn at your door, and ran to your ride, saying goodbye to your father, since you probably wouldn't be home anytime soon.

"Get in, ma'am, let's break this island!" JJ exclaimed at the back of the van, picking you up by your hand.

"Let's get the party started!" you all ruffled at van seats, when John B started driving.

You guys made your way to the Boneyard, singing and dancing on the car, and arriving there the boys took care of the Kegger. It didn't take long for the beach to get crowded, some other Pogue groups that you invited, random Tourons, and of course the party would reach the ears of the Kooks, who always insist on intruding on our things, except for Sarah, she's cool. As night fell, everyone was already half drunk, John B and Sarah were sharing plans on top of a tree, Pope trying to win over a girl by showing the trick of stacking glasses, JJ flirting with any girl he saw ahead and you followed Kie dancing in the crowd. You were mesmerized by the beat of the music when you felt someone touch your waist behind your back and approach your body.

"Excuse me, do I know you?" you said when you turned around and came face to face with the boy in polo shirts, surely a Kook.

"Actually no, but we can solve this." he grabbed your hand leaving a kiss on it "I'm Jackson, and you?"

"Hi Jackson, I'm Y/n, nice to meet you." you gave the boy a nice smile and went back to dancing.

"You know you look very beautiful dancing like that, don't you?" you felt the guy come up again and whisper in your ear, but you chose to ignore it.

"Come on, Y/n, I know you want to dance like this for me, let's get out of here..." what the hell? you guys just met and he wants you to get out with him?

"Sorry, I need to go to the bathroom." you made up any excuse to dodge the boy's advances, which made you uncomfortable.

Even from a distance, JJ didn't fail to pay attention to what was happening to his best friend. As you strode to the bathrooms, you felt a force grab your arm and tried to scream, but Jackson's finger covered your mouth.

"Shhh, it's me baby, let's get out of here." he tried to pull you but you resisted frowning.

"Excuse me?" you protested trying to get away from the boy, who held you tighter.

"Come on, I take you to my house and we finish our party there." he said and tried to kiss you, gross.

"I'm not going anywhere! Let go of me!" you screamed, trying to break free of his arms.

"Are you going to say that you don't want to repeat those movements on top of me, uh?" he pulled you close, touching his body against yours.

He held his arm tightly and it all disgusted you, when he tried to kiss you forcibly again, you didn't contain your hatred and spit in the boy's face, it's still not enough for an asshole Kook. He rubbed a hand over his face to clean up what you had done.

"You're being such a dirty Pogue, sweetheart." he brutally held your cheeks.

"Get your hands off her, you sick bastard!" someone exclaimed while pushing the guy and protecting you behind his own body. It was JJ.

"Or what? Tell me, Maybank, what are you going to do? Call your daddy? Or is he in jail right now?" the Kook teased laughing, JJ snorted wanting to punch him in the face.

"Forget it, JJ!" you held the blonde's wrists "It's not worth it, let's go." Incredibly it seems he heard you and was following you back to party.

"It wasn't my fault, man, is your friend who is too hot for a Pogue!" Obviously that guy wasn't going to give up the teasing, JJ heard what he said and immediately returned back and left the boy.

The two boys seemed to have been deaf, you screamed so they would stop but they didn't listen to you, some people who realized the confusion approached to encourage. They were screaming as if it were a real MMA fight. JJ always got into confusions, so wanting or not he was good at fights, but this time he was already a bit drunk and the other guy seemed to be stronger than him. At least it's one of those Kooks that spend all day at the gym. Just when that Jackson managed to knock down JJ on the floor, the rest of the Pogues arrived and John B took the guy from there, ordering him to leave us alone. You ran to JJ who was trying to get up with a sore body.

"Oh my God, JJ, are you okay?" you crouched next to the boy taking care of the bruises on his face.

"Of course I'm okay! I was going to break his face!" he raged by pain moans while you helped him raise.

"No, you weren't." Kie frowned when he saw JJ's dirty clothes.

"Shit man, your six-pack is bleeding." Pope pointed to JJ's belly, where there really was a stain on the shirt. He touched the area and groaned in pain again.

"Fuck, I needed one of my dad's aid kits now." you said while giving your shoulders of support to your friend.

"I'm driving, I can drop you off at your place and you take care of it before it gets worse." Sarah suggested, you and JJ looked at each other thinking that maybe it wasn't a good idea.

"It's fine guys, go with Sarah, we take care of things here" John B said, hugging his girlfriend who send us a cute smile.

You ended up agreeing, and as soon as everyone said goodbye Sarah took you to the door of her house, I said she was cool, she even waited a while at the door until JJ managed to get out of the car and go to the door, without help, he is too proud for that. You said goodbye to the girl, who said you could call if something happened, and then you followed JJ into the living room.

"Where's your dad?" he groaned as he sat on the couch.

"Out of the island. Don't move, I'll get the aid kit." you explained by closing the door and going to the bathroom in a hurry.

Luckily the kit was in the same place as always, you took it and went back to the living room, turned on the light and sat carefully next to your best friend, only then can you even notice how the wounds were.

"Damn it, JJ, why do you always have to get into trouble?" you let out a little laugh while wetting a cotton swab with serum to clean it.

"Damn it, Y/n, why do you always mess with the worst guys?" he replied frowning when the wet cotton touched his forehead.

"Excuse you?" you pretended to be mad and pressed the cotton to one of the cuts on his cheek.

"Ouch! It hurts!" you stared him raising just one of your eyebrows "I mean it, Y/n, I care about you, and the guys you go out with."

He cares, shit, not those shitty butterflies again.

"Well, you shouldn't." you disguised with a smirk.

"Obviously I should, I'm your best friend." he said confident.

"Yes, but best friends should take care of each other equally, and if I'm going to care about all the girls you mess with, I'll end up going crazy." you giggled while concentrating on taking care of his injuries.

You noticed that his cheeks flushed a little and his only answer was an embarrassed little laugh, did you just make JJ ashamed? Nice job girl! You put a little more serum on the cotton and used it to gently clean a cut on the boy's lower lip, and you felt like you were being watched. And you really were, JJ didn't take his eyes off you for a second, he took advantage of that you were focused on something else to admire all your details, and the fact that you were subtly touching his lips gave him the chills. You moved on the couch and ended up touching the bruise on JJ's abdomen, which made him come out of his trance and groan.

"Oh, I'm sorry." you apologized but couldn't help but look surprised when you saw that the blood stain was even bigger on the boy's shirt. "Shit, JJ, this is bad..."

"Don't worry, it's fine..."

"Hold on, I'll take care of it." you lifted the boy's shirt and got a bigger gauze inside the kit and soaked it with the serum "I think it might hurt..."

"C'mon, Y/n, I'm str- HOLY SHIT!" he shouted exaggeratedly when he felt you clean the wound.

"Shut up JJ! I said my dad isn't home, but you doesn't have to wake up all my neighbors!" you laughed, but with a little pity for him.

"You don't have to torture me either!" he complained and you ended up laughing together.

You finished the bandage carefully and borrowed one of your dad's T-shirts for him to wear, even though your house wasn't that far from the Chateau, it was too late for him to go alone, even more being like that, so you thought that it wouldn't be a problem for him to spend the night at your house, after all your father has known him since you were childrens.

"So, you can stay in the couch this night, if you need anything, my room is right there." you waved with a smirk and went towards your room.

As soon as you turned your back on the boy, you heard him murmur "Thank you". That's it, thank you, JJ just risk himself for you and you didn't even say thank you? What kind of person am I? What kind of best friend am I? That's what you thought when you found yourself standing at your bedroom door, knowing that you could turn the situation around by just turning around.

"Hey, JJ, are you already sleeping?" you said and went back to the room on tiptoe.

"Nobody sleeps in 2 minutes, princess." he mocked lying on the couch, you went over there and sat next to him.

"Look, JJ, I'm sorry..." you pouted and he soon got up, sitting across from you.

"Sorry? For what? You took care of me!" he laughed frowning.

"But you risked yourself, for me, and I didn't even say thank you!" you vented and the boy smiled, as if you were telling a joke "I'm serious, JJ! You had no obligation to go there and save me from that disgusting Kook, but you went anyway! And I didn't thank you for that! I'm the worst best friend in the world!" you hid your face in your hands.

"Hey," the boy approached you and lifted your chin with his hand "you don't need to thank me, and you know that even though it wasn't my obligation, I would take a thousand more beatings to defend you!"

He stroked your face with both hands and you smiled, getting lost in each other's eyes. JJ always took care of you, even when it was he who needed care, despite all the jokes, disagreements and provocations, you are each other's safe haven. And they both know it, so much so that they could stay in that moment forever. When you realized, your warm breaths were already mixed between a few inches away, you shifted your gaze to his pink and bruised lips, which were already practically leaning against yours, a little more courage and that was about to become a kiss. Wait, a kiss? Not! He's your best friend, or at least that's what you think he is.

"Uh, I- I think- I think I'm going to bed..." you stammered away from JJ.

"Ah, yes, yes, I- I'm sorry, the rule thing and... I mean, we're best friends, sorry..." JJ ran his hands through his hair trying to hide his embarrassment.

"No, it's fine," you got up and took a few steps back on your back "don't worry about it, we're cool. Good night." you smirked raising your eyebrows and waving to him.

"Night." he shrugged also smirking and lay back on the couch.

You tiptoed back to your room and slammed the door on your back, and before anything else you sighed thinking: what the fuck just happened?

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