Brand New Girl (A Tzukook Fanfic)

~22~

~Tzuyu POV~

The girls looked disgusted at the sight of me and Jungkook. My throat dried up and I reached an arm out. "Girls, let-"

They ignored my pleas and brushed past me, Wonyoung even giving me a disappointed look. I stared at them, guilt clear in my features. Jungkook came up behind me and grabbed my hand gently. "Come on, Tzuyu, let's-"
"No!" I protested and tried and failed to tug my hand away from him. "I-I can't..."
He studied my face and sighed, squeezing my hand and smiling softly. "Come on." He urged gently. 
"Jungkook, I-"
"We're not going to the cafeteria," He assured, tugging on my hand. "Come on."
I bit my lip and followed after him, looking down and avoiding the other's curious gazes. 

We ended up on the rooftop.

Jungkook sat me down on one of the boxes stacked in the corner of the area and told me to wait for him before walking out the rooftop.

I sighed and looked down at my shoes, swinging them childishly as I looked around anxiously. There really wasn't much to see up here, other than the stack of recycled boxes and broken chairs that I was currently perched on. Some of the chairs were left in other parts of the rooftop, so the others probably used them often.

My thoughts went back to Jungkook, he didn't tell me where he was going but I had a suspicion that he was getting me food.

Did... he do this often?

A while ago, we were revolted with each other, hated it if we were even in the same classroom, heck, even if we were in the same hallway. I remembered how his eyes would narrow to slits once they landed on me. He looked ready to kick me out of the school.

And from the countless pranks he pulled, he was probably hoping I would do it myself.

Unluckily for him, I seem to be very stubborn. Plus, Taehyung was helping me with my sanity.

That's the other thing.... Taehyung.

How could two best friends be so different.

"Does the princess like me?"
"I didn't do this for you. I did it because they were wasting a perfectly fine cup of coffee over someone like you."
"Look up princess, you don't want your crown to slip."
"I didn't know you could be so stupid."

It was like talking to two different people.

My breathing quickened as I ran my hands through my hair in thought. What was his end goal here? What did he get with being nice to me? No one could switch sides that quickly. There had to be a reason why he was suddenly being so nice...

Maybe it was because of-

"Tzuyu? Hey, Tzuyu!!"
Two warm hands suddenly touched my shoulders, shaking me out of my panic induced trance. "Hey princess, breathe."

"Kook?" I mumbled, looking up with blurry eyes. He sighed in relief and patted my head, running his other hand down my back soothingly. "You alright, Chou?"

I pulled away from him and fixed myself. "I-I'm fine." I said softly. I looked behind him to see Lisa and Rose carrying two trays full of food. "Hey, girls..."
Lisa gave me a small smile, placing the tray on the box beside me. "Hey Tzuyu." She said while Rose squeezed my arm in comfort. They gave me one last nod and glanced at Jungkook before leaving.

"Are you sure you're alright?" Jungkook asked. I just nodded as he hoisted himself up beside me, placing the tray on my lap before helping himself with his tray.

I stared at the tray, my appetite already long gone as I pushed the food around. Jungkook must've overestimated my eating abilities and decided to fill my tray to the absolute brim.

After a few more minutes of me just playing with my spoon, Jungkook shifted beside me "Tzuyu..." He called. "Are you... okay?" 
I nodded and finally shoved a spoonful in my mouth to assure him, chewing the food slowly as I once again went back to my thoughts.

The first time we met.

That had to be it.

He was getting revenge. And he was gonna get that by softening me up. 

He trapped me.

That was it.

"Tzuyu? Come on, princess, you're scaring me here."

And if he was softening me up, then that meant all the protecting he was doing was all an act. He probably paid those students to bully me. 

"Look up princess, you don't want your crown to slip."

Bullshit.

"This was a trap." I mumbled, loud enough for him to hear. From the corner of my eye, I saw him frown.
"What?"
"You... you did all this..." I said and stood up in panic, the tray falling to the ground. I turned to him and backed my way to the door, afraid that he was gonna lunge at me. "This was all your doing?"
"Are- are you blaming me?" He asked incredulously, features arranged accordingly. I had to admit, he was good. If I wasn't thinking so much, I would've bought it.

"This was your plan, Jeon, to trap me, corner me. Make me need you!!" I yelled, pointing at him before laughing. "This was all a goddamn trap."
"Tzuyu, what are you talking about?" He demanded. "You're seriously scaring me." He had stood up a while ago, and was now slowly walking towards me, confusion clear in his face. 

"You're good," I acknowledged. "I wasn't the only one, I guess."
"Tzuyu, seriously, what is going on?"
"Your plan is!!" I screamed. "This was all a ruse, isn't it? You were softening me up until I would depend on you to help me with everything, and when I did, you- you would crush me, break me like a glass bottle."
"Tzuyu-"
"You're trying to make me feel something!! Sad to say but I read enough books to know how you think, Jeon Jungkook."
"Tzuyu, really-"
"Just because I stood up to you when nobody else did means I'm a perfect target!!"
"What-"
"I'm perfectly capable of avoiding your schemes, Your Highness." I spat out mockingly. He flinched, actually flinched, at the venom in my tone. I laughed again. "Me, Chou Tzuyu, you're making me feel something, the actual audacity!!" I yelled out. 

"Do you then?"

I stood pacing in front of the door and stared at him. "What?"
"Feel something? Do you?" He repeated calmly, walking towards me with his hands in his pockets. He looked so calm that I had to force myself to continue on.

I looked up, disappointment in my face, and shook my head. "You're unbelievable." I murmured before turning on my heel and walking out the door.

"You didn't answer my question, princess!!" He yelled after me just as I slammed the door.