CeLeSTiaL LoVe : A war of love and hate

Part -2 ( Harsh)

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After the intense brawl in the university hall, Taehyung and Jungkook found themselves seated in Principal Kim's office. The atmosphere was thick with tension, both boys seething with anger and frustration.

Principal Kim's stern gaze shifted between Taehyung and Jungkook. "This behavior is unacceptable," he began, his voice firm.

"Fighting on university premises will not be tolerated," Principal Kim continued, shaking his head disapprovingly.

Taehyung clenched his jaw, his fists still tingling from the punches he had thrown moments ago, while Jungkook's expression was a mix of defiance and arrogance, his eyes fixed on Taehyung with an unmistakable hint of challenge.

"And to think this all started over some petty rivalry," Principal Kim continued, shaking his head disapprovingly.

Taehyung's father entered the office with a stern look and demanding presence, and Jungkook noticed how Taehyung's body shifted, how his face turned pale and all the anger turned into fear. He noticed all and smirked because he knew he had definitely found Taehyung's weakness, which he may have doubted over the years, but now it's clear. Clear how the red-haired suddenly seemed to find the ground way more interesting. Damn! Jungkook was definitely enjoying the sight.

"Mr. Kwang Kim, please take a seat," Principal Kim addressed the person known as the head of one of the biggest companies in South Korea, who also sat down on the chair without even glancing at his son.

"Sorry, but can you make it fast whatever it is? I have to go somewhere urgently," Taehyung's father said too sweetly, his eyes wrinkling while doing that, matching Taehyung's own eyes. Taehyung knew they looked alike, and he hated it, hated it with all his heart.

He didn't listen to what the principal told his father, what he complained and said about him. He didn't notice when his father glared at him and said "ohh." He was way too deep in thinking about what would happen when he would go home, and he missed everything, including how Jungkook just stared at him, observing his every move with a knowing look.

"Taehyung."

"Huh?" Taehyung said as a sudden voice of his father in his ear made him snap out of his thoughts, earning a sudden reaction.

"Yes, father," Taehyung slurred in his words, seeing how his father stood in front of him showing a fake smile and a tint of extra sweetness in his voice. He noticed it. He always does. But what he didn't notice is how Jungkook looked at him in shock like he did a crime.

"Apologize, son. Apologize to Jungkook. You shouldn't have started fights for small things. Jungkook is a perfect child, Tae. He can't do anything wrong, unlike you," Taehyung's father said, his voice filled with extra sweetness while standing close to him, fixing his collar which was messed up a little from their fight. And that's the reason he envied Jungkook. He forgot everything while he listened to his father's word, forgot the pain he was feeling because of his father's intentional tugging on his neck where some wounds were created by his parents. Forgot the pain he was feeling because of the continuous head smamming on the wall. He just felt a pure fury, but he can't do anything, can he?

"Okay, father," was all he said while still looking down.

"Good boy. So Principal Kim, I would like to take my child with me today. Actually, he really needs proper extra care. Don't worry, he would catch up with his missing classes," his father said, and Taehyung knew that "the extra care" is not going to heal his wounds; rather, it's going to create new ones.

Jungkook stood there and watched how Taehyung's father went out and how Taehyung followed him like a puppy. Taehyung's parents were extremely sweet, and they always showered their son with extra care. Now also, Jungkook saw how softly Taehyung's father talked to Taehyung, so he wondered why Taehyung is even afraid of his father. Not like his parents are bad, but they surely would have glared at him and also complained about his smoking habit to the principal. But wait, no one came from his home. Well, maybe they won't come, and it's actually good news for Jungkook.

"JUNGKOOK!" A loud shouting of his name brought Jungkook back to the earth.

"Fuck, God, please send her back home, send her back, send her back," Jungkook cursed himself and prayed to God because it can't be her. His noona. Jeon Sunmi.

Jungkook's sister, Jeon Sunmi, arrived, her presence commanding attention even in the tense room. Her eyes held a mixture of "fuck you" look for Jungkook and disappointment at the situation. "This fucking little bastard would never change," she thought, glaring at the boy who stood there showing his innocent puppy doe eyes as a plea to not announce this news to her friends and parents. And she muttered "I will definitely tell them," clearly understanding Jungkook's plea who then also stopped acting good and glared back at her, clearly annoyed by her behavior.

"Principal Kim, I assure you, this won't happen again," Sunmi said firmly, her voice carrying an air of authority.

Principal Kim nodded, acknowledging her words. "I trust you'll ensure Jungkook behaves appropriatly from now on " Sunmi nodded and they headed out not before  bowing to the principal.

After 3 days:
It was actually normal for the both teams to not fight for few days after they got caught by principal but the only difference was, before he didnt call their parents as they would fight with words but 3 days ago he did .

So it's same but still different . Different as sunmi told about the fight in home and jungkook's mother smacked him in his butt with her slipper.  Different as jungkook's father and sunmi watched jungkook getting smacked while eating  popcorn.  Different as sunmi told her friends about jungkook engaging in fight and getting beaten up by a less masculine man then him .It's actually jungkook's story but about taehyung .Well...for him it didnt go this good . It never does tho.

Three days earlier:

After the silent and suffocating ride with his father, Taehyung found himself in his cold and unwelcoming house. "home " He muttered quitely confused cause it didnt feel like one .

He stood in the living room with a big couch surrounded by smaller ones and a TV that had never been turned on. Taehyung's heartbeat raced with fear, nervousness, and something else akin to excitement.

He wanted to cry, scream, pull his hair, and smoke a cigarette on the big couch without caring about anything. But at the same time, he felt a manic urge to laugh until  there are only tears left in his eyes  .

"Tae"
Taehyung snapped out of his thoughts when his father softly called him by his nickname. His thoughts halted, and all he heard was the ticking of the watch echoing in the living room, a distraction from his father's presence. It was a "good distraction"  from his father's movements , who walked closer with a sweet smile that quickly turned to anger and fury. Taehyung felt his left cheek burning and realized it was bleeding by a tight slap that lesd his head turning to the side and a sharp pain in his cheek.

"Ohh my child, why don't you listen to me? Now, look, I'll have to punish you for this bratty behavior," Kim Kwang chuckled, which Taehyung found infuriating.

"Oh God. Sorry, Tae baby, you are bleeding. I guess I should have removed my watch before punishing you," Taehyung's father said with fake concern as he removed his watch, his eyes filled with excitement. Taehyung wondered why he hit his own child. Is this how every parent treats their children? If so, Taehyung felt weak and pathetic for not being able to bear it."be a man taehyung , bear your father's punishment " taehyung remembers his mother's words and chuckles . Is it crime for a man to be vulnerable?

He was snapped back to reality by a harsh pull on his hair, finding himself on the floor with his father looking down at him with a hockey stick. It might sound painful, but for Taehyung, it was sadly normal.

He lay there until his father finished with the hockey stick, knowing no one would come even if he screamed for help due to the hidden reality of the Kim family behind soundproof walls. He groaned but didn't scream, even when the hockey stick was soon  replaced with a leather belt.

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Flashback end :

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