soulmates - yoonmin

35| Jimin

Another week at the hell hole began, and Jimin was surprised to find Yoongi's friends simply staring at him throughout the first couple of days. 

Jimin flinched as soon as they made a move, but he kept walking past them, expecting them to follow behind every time. But they never did. 

Maybe this was Jungkook's doing?

And if it was, he needed to make sure, the younger didn't get himself into trouble for doing this. 

JM: "Kook, be honest with me, alright?"

The younger and Taehyung looked up at Jimin, curiosity written all over their faces. 

JM: "Did you... did you make them stay away from me?" 

Jungkook spat out some of his banana milk because of the sudden laughing fit that struck him. His soulmate chuckled as well while patting him on the back. 

JK: "Hyung, didn't you see the video?"

Jimin was beyond confused. What video? He shook his head no and was pushed into his dongsaeng's phone screen within the next two seconds. 

And what he saw, made his eyes go wide. His heart dropped to the ground and his pinkish cheeks turned white. 

JM: "What is this?"

He whispered as he watched a video of himself during his kickboxing practice with Taehyung. 

There was a scene of them shadowboxing, then it switched to their jumping rope session and lastly showed Jimin, punching and kicking the shit out of Taehyung's boxing pads. The last scene before the video stopped was him doing a perfect tornado kick in slowmotion, pushing one of Taehyung's pads off.

Jimin didn't know how to react. He felt humiliated, humiliated and embarrassed. His head was spinning from all the feelings and thoughts that rushed through his whole body and mind.

What did Yoongi think of him now? 

Was this the reason his stranger didn't leave notes on his locker anymore?

Oh god.
He scared them off. 
He scared him off. 

Panic rushed over Jimin and he released a shaky breath, before wanting to run and hide and cry. But Jungkook grabbed his wrist and made him stay, apologetically smiling at him while the first tear made its way down his left cheek.

JK: "Hyung, calm down. I'm sorry if you feel betrayed or summin like that but the world needs to know that you're not as weak as they think you are!"

Jimin's heart stopped.

JM: "Wait, you made the video?! Kook, how could you!? This is---"

JK: "You're such a great guy!!! But after they bullied you for months, I just... I... I had to let them see how stupid they were for believing that you weren't able to defend yourself! You were so brave and strong for not fighting back, but... You were suffering so badly! You deserve so much more, hyung..."

JM: "Kook, you had no right to-"

JK: "Bullshit !"

Jimin and Taehyung flinched at his sudden outburst. His lower lip was trembling a little while looking at his best friend with furrowed eyebrows.

JK: "You were always there to protect me, and now it's my turn! I bet - no, I'm certain that these homophobic bastards will leave you alone from now on. No more hiding. No more dignity-driven self-harming behavior, alright?"

Jungkook's eyes were getting teary, and his whole body was shaking. Taehyung carefully placed one hand on his shoulder to calm his boyfriend down, even though he looked equally as hurt as his soulmate. He slowly glanced from Jungkook to his best friend. Jimin seemed so out of it, Taehyung was sure he didn't get the message yet.

T:" You need to realize that what you were doing was not healthy at all, even though you were kinda awesome for not teaching them a lesson the old-fashioned way... but... seriously, hyung, your weightloss and the lack of sleep did you no good."

Jimin couldn't believe it. He knew they meant well but all he could feel was disappointment. He was disappointed in himself.

He thought he was doing the right thing.
He thought he never hurt anyone.
He always made sure everyone else was okay.
He was their hyung... They were not supposed to take care of his business. The were not supposed to get hurt by his actions.

JM: "I'm sorry... I'm so so sorry I hurt you like that."

More tears ran down his now rosy cheeks. He felt horrible to have let them down.

JK: "What? Hyung, no---"

But Jimin was already on his way out of the cafeteria.

He needed space. He needed air. He needed... a release.

So he headed for the dance studio.