[A/N : so, guys, i've decided to change the title of this story because, well, i think the title didn't really suit with the story??? i mean, well, the previous title was 'You Will Always Be My Brother', which means I should've dedicated this story specially to Taehyung and Jimin. but, the story includes Jihae instead, and most of the time it tells the love story between Taehyung and Jihae. so, i changed the title to 'Typical' for no reason lol. i don't think the title would last permanently, because who knows i would come up with a better title soon.]
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TAEHYUNG's POV
"My rival in elementary school. He liked Jihae, and so did I," I said as I got flashbacks.
"Wait, w-what?!"
"What? Why do you look so surprised?"
"You were in the same school with Jihae and Jaewoo?"
"Yeah?"
"How come I didn't know that?" he asked as he raised his eyebrow.
"We were in the different school, Jimin. Even if I told you about them, you wouldn't recognize them anyways."
"Well, you're right, though," he sheepishly said. "So, what are we going to do now?"
"I'm not sure," I said. "Let's just go home. We'll figure something out later."
He nodded. We left the school gate and walked towards our each house.
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JIHAE's POV
"Jihae-yah! Jaewoo oppa!" Mijoo called us as we stepped into my house. Well, Mijoo had always been like that, stepping into someone's house without permission. But, meh, I didn't really care about it. She was my bestfriend anyways.
"See? Even Mijoo calls me 'oppa'," Jaewoo said.
I rolled my eyes jokingly. "Yeah, yeah. Whatever, oppa."
"So, how is it going between you two?" Mijoo asked.
"We're fine," Jaewoo said.
"Yah, let's buy some pizza. I'm so hungry that I would die of hunger," I said. I was hungry as hell.
"Yeah, me too. Let's buy it. Mijoo, you pay," Jaewoo said.
Mijoo widened her eyes. "Yah! Why me?"
"Because I said so."
Mijoo rolled her eyes. "Fine."
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"Gosh, I'm full," Mijoo said as she rubbed her stomach.
"You only ate two slices, while we each ate 6 slices."
"Yah, I don't have a big stomach like you two."
I chuckled at Mijoo and Jaewoo who were currently bickering. "Yah, stop it you two. At least the box is empty now."
Mijoo stucked her tounge out and Jaewoo rolled his eyes. Seeing them two bickering, for me, was usual. They would get back together and laugh together again later.
"You know what? I've missed this kind of day back then," I said as I slightly smiled.
Mijoo also smiled. "Same."
"It's been so long, though," Jaewoo said.
"I still remember the days when Jaewoo and Jihae bickered every single day back then."
I chuckled. "Yah, we were still children, Mijoo."
She also chuckled. Then, we realized it was already 10 pm.
"Hey, I think I have to go home now. It's late," Mijoo said.
"Let us take you home."
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After saying goodbye to Mijoo, Jaewoo and I walked towards wherever our feets led us.
"I've missed days like this," Jaewoo suddenly said.
"Like this?"
"Yeah. You and me spending time together, eating pizza, hanging out with Mijoo, days like that."
I smiled. "Same, Jaewoo, same."
But, that smile didn't last long. I suddenly remembered the days that he ignored me and turned cold to me.
"Jaewoo, can I ask you something?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Why did you ignore me back then?"
His smile faded. "What do you mean?"
"We used to spending time together, eating pizza, and hanging out with Mijoo. But then, you became cold to me and ignored me for no reason. Well, at least you didn't give me the reason why," I said as I folded my arms.
He rubbed his back neck. "Oh.. that."
"Are you going to explain something about that?"
"Are you still mad about that?" he asked.
I rolled my eyes. "Well, of course, duh. You were my bestfriend back then, but suddenly you ignored me. You won't know how much it hurt me when you left to Australia without saying goodbye."
He stopped walking, and so did I. I looked at him with a furious stare, and he gave me a guilty stare.
"I'm very, very sorry, Jihae. Can we forget our bad old days, please?"
"It doesn't matter if we forget about it or not. What matters is the reason. Explain."
"I can't tell you right now. Tae-"
He closed his mouth with his hand as he slipped a word.
Tae? Did he mean Taehyung?
"Can you please continue your words?"
"I'm sorry, Jihae. I can't. I will tell you later, but not now."
I sighed. Maybe he couldn't really tell me the reason why.
"Fine. But, you still want to be friends with me, right?"
He smiled. "Of course I do."
"Promise me you wouldn't leave me again?" I sais as I reached out my little finger(?) to pinky-promise with him.
"You still remember our old habit, don't you?" he said as he chuckled.
"Yah!"
"Alright, alright."
He looked uneasy at first, but he locked his little finger with me anyways.
Our situation was disturbed by Jaewoo's ringtone.
"Excuse me for a sec, Jihae. It's my mom."
"Yeah, it's okay."
Jaewoo picked up his call and started talking. 5 minutes later, he ended his call and turned back at me.
"Jihae, I'm really sorry. I have to go home now. My mom is waiting for me."
"It's okay. I can go home on my own."
"Are you sure you will be okay? I mean, it's late and you're alone now."
"Psh, I'm not that weak, Jaewoo. It's okay, you can go home now."
"Call me as soon as you reach your home."
"I will," I said as I smiled.
After saying goodbye to Jaewoo, I started walking towards home. It was getting windy after 5 minutes walking. Damn, I didn't even bring my sweater. I only wore a t-shirt and a pair of jeans.
After another 5 minutes walking, I felt something falling down onto my head. Damn it, it was raining. I started running and looking for a shelter, well at least until the rain calmed down. But, there was no point of running. The rain was getting heavier and I couldn't see anything. It was really cold, and my whole body was wet.
Suddenly, the rain stopped falling down on my head. I looked up, and there was an umbrella above me. I looked to my left, and there was someone beside me.
"Taehyung?"
"Are you okay, Jihae?" he asked.
"Yeah, I'm okay," I said before I started sneezing.
"You don't look fit, Jihae. Let me take you home."
I nodded, then we walked towards my home. The situation was extremely awkward, though.
"Are you feeling cold?" he asked.
"You think?" I raised my eyebrow. Couldn't he see that I was shivering of cold and my body was wet?
He suddenly stopped walking. I also stopped and gave him a confused look.
"Why did you stop?"
He didn't answer me, he wrapped me with his jacket instead. My heart beated fast as I realized our space was really close.
"Are you feeling better?" he asked.
"Yeah, thanks."
Taehyung was being the old him, the nice and caring Kim Taehyung. What was his intention exactly? Was he trying to play with my heart or what?
Ugh, forget about that. I kept sneezing all the way home. Plus, I also got headache and it ached so bad. I lost my balance for a few times. Luckily, Taehyung got me everytime I lost balance. He always asked me if I were really okay, though.
I opened my house gate as we reached my home. "Thank you for the company, Taehyung," I said weakly.
"Are you sure you're really okay?"
"I'm fine, don't worry."
"Your face looks pale. Do you want me to stay with you for a while?"
"Thanks for the offer, but I can take care of myself."
As soon as I said that, my vision got blurry and my headache got worse. I lost my balance once again, and this time, I fainted.