Part 25
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JUNGKOOK POV
It's been a week later and Jimin still never told me about why he didn't wanna be around Yoongi. I brought it up a few times but he never answers me, I even brought it to Yoongi before and he hasn't responded to me either.
I don't wanna know in a "nosey way," I just wanna know whats up with him, he just seems so uneasy.
We all sat at lunch one day -Me, Tae, and Jimin- and talked about normal things like classes and work. Tae's wounds have healed by now but he was still being harassed by some of the guys; nothing he couldn't deal with though.
We were soon ready to depart, with me and Tae heading to PE and Jimin going to his Pre Calc class, but then someone walked up to us. It was Hoseok.
"What do you want?" Tae asked, I tried to pull his arm back but he didn't budge. The cafeteria saw the interaction and started to crowd.
"I just wanted to talk, not fight." He replied looking around the people still forming and muttering, "fight."
"Would you all go somewhere? No ones fighting." I called out, they all started to disband.
"What do you want Jung?" Tae asked him.
"I just wanted to, apologize." He spit out. Tae looked at him confused. "I was hoping we could start over."
"Start over to middle school or start over to when you beat me up in the bathroom?" He said sacastically and Hoseok stepped to him.
"Guys chill." I said going in front of them and putting my arms out to block their contact, I noticed people looking again.
"Why do you always do this Taehyung? Im trying to make my amends. Do you always have to be a jerk about everything?"
"How am I being the jerk, Jung?" He said looking over my shoulder and right at Hoseok.
"I don't wanna fight with you Tae." He replied throwing up his hands in defense.
"You did when we were in the bathroom! You did when we were in the gymnasium! Both times!" Tae tried to push passed me but I held him back, hoseok stayed in his spot.
The crowd began to form once more which brought over our principal.
"What is going on out here?!" He called pushing through the students. Taehyung finally stopped trying to fight with him, I put my arms down.
"Nothing, sir." Tae replied fixing his shirt.
"Taehyung we talked about this!" He said. "You cant keep fighting like this, you have one more time to get it together or you're getting expelled!"
The cafeteria filled with "oooo's" as our principal walked back to his office. Tae looked right at hoseok.
"You did this on purpose didnt you?" He said. He looked filled with pure rage. He furrowed his eyebrows and was breathing heavily.
"Tae I swear I didnt.." he didnt get to finished because he was charged at, I managed to pull Tae away before he could touch him.
"Tae you cannot afford this right now." I whispered to him, I noticed him slightly calm down. He looked around at the crowd staring at him, they were all silent. He ran passed them and went to his dorm. I went to follow but Jimin pulled me back.
"Its best we give him a minute, kook." He told me, so I agreed and went to PE without him.
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I finished all my classes and hadn't seen Tae since the incident. I wanted to talk to him but I really believed what Jimin said was the right decision.
It was around 7pm and I decided to go down to the cafe for a drink. There I saw Hoseok sitting at the table, picking at a garden salad.
I grabbed a water bottle from the vending machine and hesitatingly went to sit next to him. He looked up at me, then looked back down.
"Oh, Hey Jungkook." He said.
"Um, hey Hoseok." I replied. "Why are you sitting here alone?"
"I dont really know anyone Kook." He said. "And just so you know, I did not mean for that to happen earlier."
"Why should I believe you?" I asked him.
"Jungkook im literally sitting here alone! Eating a fucking garden salad." He shouted. "Kai and his gang asked me to start hanging with them, I declined. I saw the way they were treating you, Tae, and Jimin. I dont wanna be around people like that."
"Oh." I replied. "I thought you'd fit well with them."
"Jeez!" Hoseok said with a chuckle. "Have you seen them in the locker room? I would never." I laughed along with him. Kai and the guys were pretty disgusting.
We talked for a little while more, just normal things about him adjusting and stuff. Turns out its been harder on him than I thought. But he did find a friend out of Jimin, but could never hang with him since he was always with me and Tae.
"Y'know he told me about this guy he knew once, the one Tae's been bunking with?" Hoseok said.
I know this wasn't my place to hear this second hand from Hoseok, but it was the only way I would know whats going on with him.
"W-What did he say about him?" I asked.
"Apparently they were like, boyfriends? I don't know, I didn't really get the full story. The only other thing he said was that it didn't end very well, like at all. And that's why he's here."
"Then why would Yoongi come here?" I replied. "If Jimin's here to get away from him, why did he just show up? And in the middle of the year at that?"
"I mean he told me he got into some trouble but that was all."
"I dunno Kook." Hoseok said shrugging. "Maybe he didn't know Jimin was here. Maybe someone found out about their past."
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After my talk with Hoseok I went to Tae's dorm.
"Uh Tae, you in?" I said from the other side.
"Yea Kook you can come in."
"I didn't wanna bother you because of what happened earlier." I told him.
"It's okay, I was hoping you would of came with me though." He responded.
"Well Jimin told me to give you some time to cool down so I listened. Where's Yoongi?"
"No clue." He said. "Haven't seen him since earlier. What did you wanna talk about though?"
I hesitated. "Tae I don't want you to leave."
"What do you mean Kook?" He said sitting up concernedly. "Im not going anywhere."
"Did you hear what the principal said though, Tae? You have one more chance to stay here. I don't wanna be here alone. I know I have Jimin but, what will I do when he's gone too? And Hoseok and Namjoon Hyung?"
"First Kook, have a little more faith in me." He said with a small chuckle. "And second, you can't be so codependent on everyone. We're all gonna go at some point, what we're you gonna do then? Come to college with us in a suitcase?"
"You're not funny hyung." I said hitting his arm even though I was smiling. "You're right, I guess. I'm just not very good at making friends."
"Well you made a friend out of me! Jimin and Joon too. Even that jerk Jung."
"Well Namjoon Hyungs' my roommate and a Jimins' just as awkward." I said. "And also Hoseok Hyung isn't even the monster you make him out to be, he's actually really nice. We had a conversation just before I came here. You know he didn't really mean for that fight, right Tae? He really wants to be friends with you."
"I just can't Kook."
"Can you at least tell me what happened between you two? So I can know why?"
"I-" he started but my phone started to ring. It was Hoseok.
"Hello?" I answered.
"I-, can you come here quick?" He replied. I jumped up.
"What's wrong?"
"It's Jimin and Yoongi. I'll talk later just come down fast."
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You guys know what I'm gonna say so I'll just save it 0-0
Thank you for reading. This chapter has literally been in the works since 2020 (;'༎ຶٹ༎ຶ') but I never have any time because my teachers never give me a break :(
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