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10

"Here" Yoongi said softly dropping a paper plate with some pizza on the table in front of Jungkook who looked up with wide concerned eyes. "Eat" he said looking around seeing everyone eating and not needing someone before he slid into the booth across from Jungkook.

"I kissed Namjoon too" Jungkook admitted rubbing his face in shame "what is wrong with me?" He asked so quietly.

"Nothing" Yoongi said firmly "you're young and you've never even been on a date. You're just experiencing" he said calmly peeling a pepperoni from Jungkook's pizza and eating it wiping his fingers on his work shirt.

"But it's so fucking toxic and I shouldn't have done that when they might be dating and I'm just messing things up and I'll probably be kicked out" he said shaking his shoulders looking down at his lap.

"Namjoon adores you. He always talks about how proud of you he is. He says you're going to be the most educated and smart boy he's helped" he said trying to encourage the boy.

"Yo Yoongi"

Jungkook looked up seeing a guy probably mid 30s standing beside their table. "What's up?" Yoongi asked reaching into his pocket pulling out an envelope and handing it to the guy before he was given some cash. "Nothing much me and the kids are gonna go to the zoo later" he smiled "have a good day"

"You too" Yoongi said waving before turning back to Jungkook who looked slightly more scared than before. "Side cash" he said shrugging "my hours have been cut and I still need to bring my share into the apartment"

Jungkook nodded slowly crossing his arms and looking down at the ground "Namjoon won't like it"

"He won't find out" Yoongi said firmly "now eat up so you can help me do the dishes"

"Hey I don't want to do dishes that's your job" he whined as Yoongi fluffed his hair.

"Today it's our job" he grinned walking off to do god knows what leaving Jungkook in between a rock and a hard place.

He quickly ate his pizza before finding his older friend in the back scared of the girl with the tattoos who showed him. "You're making this poor baby work?" She asked.

"He's old enough" Yoongi said grinning "come here" he said beckoning him closer "this is where you rinse the food off and then hand it to me so I can put it in the dishwasher container and then put them up fast" he said and Jungkook rolled up his sleeves and got to work. Every so often he would watch Yoongi go to the back door and swap something in baggies or envelopes and pocket cash. By the end of the night the scary girl was asking him to come work for them.

He smiled as she handed him some of her tips and told him to come by sometimes and see her. He smiled and promised as Yoongi dragged him out.

"Looks like someone likes work" he grinned letting go of the younger who stumbled into a stable position. "Yeah I had a lot of fun" he grinned.

"Let's go get some ice cream" he said softly walking them down a few more streets.

"Hey that's where Jimin and Tae work" he said pointing towards the neon signs.

"I'm not sure if they are working tonight though since they went in so early" Yoongi said looking at the time.

"I've never been in one of those places" he said looking at Yoongi with a shit eating grin.

"If you pop a boner in there I will never let you live it down" Yoongi pointed out as they began walking towards the door.

Jungkook eagerly pulled out his ID and was let in followed by Yoongi who rolled his eyes seeing Jungkook staring wide eyed at the dancers with the shining white lights on their bodies up in the air.

Yoongi looked to his left seeing Namjoon and Jin staring at him. Namjoon with a disappointed frown. The elder pointed to Jungkook and shrugged before grabbing him by the collar and pulling him to the older boys.

"What are you doing here?" Jin asked calmly with a snort seeing Namjoon's attempt at innocent Kookie crumble as he stared at the half nude boys and girls on the pole.

"I'm old enough to be here" Jungkook said softly.

"But not old enough to buy the drinks" Namjoon said gruffly.

"Let him have a little bit of fun" Yoongi said elbowing Namjoon.

"Jungkookieeee~!" Taehyung squealed rubbing up to him and hugging him "what are you doing here?" He asked grinning "wanna watch the show closer? I'll make them move and that way you can watch me and Jiminie dance" he jumped up and down.

"Did you snort coke behind the curtain?" Namjoon teased putting his hand on Tae's shoulder calming him down as the younger looked up "I'm surprised you let him come here"

"You're only a year older than me!" Jungkook whined "I'm not a kid"

"Who let the baby come?" Jimin asked walking up to them standing beside Jin who stared at his top before starting to mess with it adjusting it right on his frame.

Jungkook ignored him with a pout leaning closer to Tae who wrapped his arm around him. Jimin frowned not used to the younger still ignoring him.

"I'm gonna go get a drink" Yoongi said walking off not wanting the tense atmosphere around him.

"Call Hoseok" Tae told Namjoon "so we can all hang out"

"He's probably working" Jin said softly zipping Jimin up. Namjoon signed softly "I'll call him"

•••

Jungkook splashed water in his face looking back at himself his heart beating fast. What the fuck was in Yoongi's drink? His pupils were so big and he felt like he couldn't breath.

"Jungkook you good?" Jin asked walking in having noticed him run off suddenly before seeing his eyes and scared face.

"I-I didn't know" he said holding his chest and crying. "I don't like it get it out" he cried hard feeling all tight and floaty. "I don't like it"

"What did you take?" Jin asked walking over and holding his shoulders assessing his eyes and his rapid breathing.

"I don't know" he shivered breaking a sweat.

"Where did you get it?" He asked with a frown wanting to beat the fuck out of whoever did this to him. Jungkook started crying holding onto his shirt tightly shaking his head.

"Tell me you're not in trouble" he said firmly "but I have to know what you took"

"I don't know!" He practically shouted "I didn't know"

"Where did you get it?!" Jin shouted making the boy cry wiping his eyes "I drank Yoongi's drink please don't tell Namjoon he'll get in trouble" Jungkook started crying holding onto Jin who sucked in a deep breath.

"Let's get you home baby" he said softly rubbing his back.

"I don't want to leave" he cried into his shirt.

"Jin is everything ok?" Namjoon asked walking in seeing Jungkook crying.

"No" Jin said softly hugging Jungkook more.