The Bully | Taekook

Chapter 1

"A-Ah-Jungkook-" Kim Taehyung gasped, looking up at the boy on top of him.

"What is it, Taehyung?" Jeon Jungkook replied.

"Please s-stop. I can't take it anymore-"

"Oh, you can't?"

"N-No..."

"Oh...well...I missed the part where that's my problem." Jungkook said with a sarcastic smirk, before ramming his fist into Taehyung's stomach yet again. The boy on the ground could barely hide his agony. Jungkook raised his fist to strike again, but paused. "Actually, you know what? Since it's only the first day of school...I guess we can let you off easy. Just as a little back-to-school treat."

"W...What? Really?" Taehyung asked, shocked at the gesture.

Jungkook didn't answer, or even nod his head. He just stared down at the pathetic, tired Taehyung for a few seconds, before finally standing up and saying "Fine. Let him up, guys." to Min Yoongi and Kim Seokjin, who were each holding one of Taehyung's arms against the bathroom floor. One after the other, they released Taehyung. Not that it mattered - Taehyung was too exhausted to get up, anyway.

"Th-Thank you..." Taehyung gasped out, trying to catch his breath in between words. Once again Jungkook didn't say anything. He simply picked up his backpack and motioned his head towards the main bathroom door where another boy, Jung Hoseok, unlocked it.

As Taehyung finally regained the strength to sit up, the four other boys were already exiting the bathroom. Hoseok and Seokjin were whispering indistinguishable jokes about the situation to each other while Yoongi just laughed along with them.

Jungkook paused at the door, and his eyes caught Taehyung's once more. "Don't be late to class." he teased with a smile. Taehyung placed his hand just below his chest and winced in pain, breaking eye contact with his bully. He didn't even notice that as his pain showed, Jungkook's smile faded away. He looked down at his shoes, intentionally losing eye contact with the boy on the floor, and continued into the hallway, leaving the door to shut behind him.

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The lunch bell finally rang, and Taehyung left his classroom with cautious eyes. Not only did he have to avoid the Jungkook and his friends, he also needed to spot his best friend Park Jimin among the sea of students.

As he reached the cafeteria, there was still no sign of the bullies. He found an small open space just behind the doors and began to scan the tables for his friend. Suddenly he was startled by a hand on his shoulder. He spun around, expecting to see Jungkook or one of the other boys, but was thankful to instead see his bestie.

"Did I scare you that badly?" Jimin giggled "You jumped so violently."

Taehyung let out a sigh of relief. "I thought you were Jungkook again. You almost gave me a heart attack." he tried to joke. But Jimin's laugh died out quickly.

"'Again'? Did he already get you?" he asked. Taehyung nodded his head. "Oh, TaeTae, what did he do to you? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. He just hit me a bit." Taehyung replied, rubbing his stomach.

"That's not okay, TaeTae. You need to tell someone."

"I can't, though. His parents practically control the school board. They donate to the school-I mean if I showed up there on a hospital gurney they'd still take his side."

Jimin huffed. "Hey, let's get in line before there's nothing left." Taehyung agreed and the two quickly joined of the several lines leading to the lunches. "But really, it's not fair how he treats you. One of these days I might just punch him in the face on your behalf."