J EFFECT (Vmin/jikook) Book 1 ✔

Chapter 10: shards of glass

Please don't hate me for this. Keep your knives in your pockets ;-;

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Upon returning to his chamber, Taehyung threw the bouquet of roses to the ground harshly. Blood dripped from his hand from the way he tightly held the thorns, but it didn't quite hurt as much as his heart. He felt tears painfully roll down his cheeks as he pulled on his hair, screaming. 

"Why? Why?! What have I done to make him dislike me?! What have I done!?!" He grabbed his vase that delicately stood on his nightstand and threw it to the ground, and it shattered into hundreds of pieces. As though Yoongi was summoned, he entered the chamber. 

"Taehy-" 

"Get out!" He yelled. "Get the hell out of my chamber!!" 

Yoongi sighed and he exited silently, not uttering out a word. He knew not to be around his best friend when he was angry. Especially now when he even broke the vase his grandmother gifted him. 

Taehyung sobbed harshly, sitting on his bed. "I know he's better… I know… BUT FUCK!" he hit his head with his knuckles in frustration as though that would take all sorrow away, and the image of Jimin. But Jimin could never seem to disperse from his mind, or that kiss he had to encounter right in front of his eyes. 

His heart ached. When Jimin looked so comfortable and not at all hostile while Jungkook kissed him. Jimin seemed to like it, and that harmed Taehyung so much he felt his whole world was crumbling down. 

"I… I love him…" he hid his face in his hands as his shoulders shook, crying sadly and with heartbreak. Taehyung had only realized, but he loved Jimin. It was tearing him apart from the inside to know that Jimin didn't even like him. 

The boy knew how Jimin was- he only cared for studying. But he gave in to the beauty, and even told himself he'd do anything to be with him. Even to be his friend. Now he was left with nothing, with a Jimin who didn't even want to be around him, or have anything to do with him. 

It came to no surprise that Jimin liked Jungkook, not him. Everyone at BigHit Academy would do anything to have the most popular boy in school. And Taehyung was nothing more then a gardener with a handsome face. With no wealth. He got in the same reason Jimin did- maybe that was why he was so drawn to him at first. But as time passed by, he wanted Jimin more and more. 

Greed consumed him the times they were apart, and he used others for his disgusting needs to fill in the void. He used them so that he wouldn't go after Jimin right away. This 'good boy Taehyung' was non-existent. It was all to draw Jimin in- but now that he sees that it wasn't even moving Jimin an inch, he just wanted to drop everything. Show Jimin who he was dealing with… 

And take him from Jungkook. 

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Jungkook and Jimin appeared in front of Jimin's chamber, the elder looking down sadly. He really liked Taehyung, but letting him walk away just told the other that he didn't care for him at all. His heart squeezed with guilt as Taehyung's saddened expressions appeared in his mind. 

"Are you alright, Park?" 

"Yes…" Jimin smiled slightly. "Good night, Jeon." He turned the knob to his door, and swung it open gently. 

Jungkook sighed. "Good night, Park. Sleep well." He leaned over, kissing the shorter's cheek. "I will see you tomorrow." He smiled and walked away. 

Jimin blushed intently. "H-he kissed me…" he watched the tall younger boy walk down the corridor to the staircase. "I won't let it happen again.." he entered his chamber and shut the door, locking it.