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Walking all by himself, Jimin stopped at a street food center to buy fried chicken and Japchae for Dinner."Ma'am, Can I have 2 plates of Fried chicken and Japchae parceled." he politely ordered. " yeah, sure sir. You can sit there for a while until I get ur parcel ready." the waiter replied. Jimin nodded, made his way to the table, and sat down. He waited there patiently for 15 mins, scrolling through his Instagram until his Parcel was placed in front of him. He thanked them for the service and made his way out of the restaurant. He made his way to his house with many thoughts in his mind. He sighed as he reached the door. He twisted the knob open, let himself in, and left his footwear in the shoe rack.

Walking through the hall he saw, he saw Taehyung sleeping on the couch peacefully while the tv was playing. He saw the time, It's past half past 7. Taehyung's work gets done by 6 every day. Jimin after placing the bags he bought on the dining table, walked over to Tae to wake him up." Tae, get up. I bought food for us." he said shaking him gently. "mmh"Taehyung stirred in his sleep for a while but got up eventually. "hey, hyung. I was waiting for you but I fell asleep." he said smiling and getting up from the couch. "yeah, I could sense that. The tv was playing with no one watching it. what a waste of electricity. Anyways, I bought Fried chicken and Japchae for you because you helped me today. So, freshen up and come to the dining table." Jimin said. Taehyung's eyes lit up once he heard his favorite food. " Really, hyung? Oh My God. Thank You so much hyung." he said excitedly hugging Jimin. The elder playfully rolled his eyes at his best friend's childishness, smiled, and ruffled his hair.

Both of them have settled themselves on the dining table across from each other. Jimin began serving the food. Tae got up from his chair abruptly startling jimin for a sec" Damn, You just scared the shit outta me, Tae."Jimin said resting his hand on his chest to feel at ease. "oh sorry, hyung. I just got up to get some drinks for us." tae said scratching back his neck being embarrassed, laughed sheepishly, and made his to the fridge, and brought the drinks to the table. while eating jimin remembered that he has something to ask taehyung. He cleared his throat to gain younger's attention. " I gotta tell you something, tae. More like asking?" "what is it hyung?" younger said looking at him giving all his attention." I have a student of mine who is really quiet. we actually talked about him yesterday." "Jeon Jeongguk?" "Yes. He is the one. He got himself into the remedial classes cuz he scored on the borderline. But he is not ready to attend them because he is scared that some bratty students might bully him and make him do their homework. But when I asked him why didn't he score well in the exam, he said that he gets confused with the formulas and he can't afford tuition. So--" Jimin looked at Tae for a sec and hesitated to say "so?? what did you do Hyung??"younger asked being curious and rolled his japchae using his chopsticks and ate put it in his mouth. " So, I said that you would help him with his studies." Jimin ended and Taehyung choked on his food. " Oh my god, tae careful," Jimin said worried, immediately poured him a glass of water and passed it. Tae immediately gulped the liquid and calmed himself down.

"Why did you recommend me?? besides I've also got my office work to do too," Tae asks. " I Know tae that you've got work to do. But that kid is really helpless. He is really innocent. By 6 your work gets done, so does his school. He needs some elder's guidance." Jimin said requesting. "But-- But what about his parents. They could help him, right?"tae asked. " when I asked, I shook his head indicating none could help him." the elder muttered.

Taehyung's Perspective

But --But what about his parents. They could help, right?" I asked. "when I asked, I shook his head indicating none could help him."Hyung muttered. I sighed. Not that I don't want to help him but-- I just don't know. I never taught anyone anything. Dealing with teenage kids is really hard. what if I mess up?? what if he doesn't improve though I teach him properly?? What if he doesn't like me? I didn't realize I was staring into space until Jimin hyung spoke."don't think too much about it, tae. That kid is really not hard to deal with. He tries his best. You just have to guide him in a proper way and support him. He is really sweet but it might take time for him to open up." Jimin tried to coax me. "so, are you down?" Jimin asked me showing his puppy eyes which were pleading. I didn't want to make hyung sad and what could possibly go wrong? So, I looked at him and said "Alright Hyung, I do It. I'll take the opportunity to teach him." I said and smiled. Hyung smiled widely and clapped his hand in excitement. He got up from his seat, walked to me, and hugged me tightly .ofcourse, I hugged him back. "thanks a lot, tae . You are going to do a great job." he encouraged me. I nodded while smiling and pulled back from the hug. he went to his seat and we continued eating." One thing more, tae, He doesn't like being yelled and loud sounds. You have to be really gentle around him. I'll bring him home tomorrow." he added and I nodded understanding.

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Its the next day. I was waiting for Hyung and Jeongguk to come home. I'm already done with my office. I came back half an hour ago, took a bath and am waiting for them to come home back while watching Netflix. After few minutes I heard the door bell ring indicating that someone was here. I saw Jimin forgot his key to the door cuz it was laying on desk beside the shelf. I trudged towards the door and opened it. I saw Jimin hyung and a guy behind him who looked familiar. I moved aside so that they could walk in.

Jimin and Jeongguk were sitting beside each other and I was sitting across them. Ever since Jeongguk came, his head was ducked down causing me not to have a good glance at his face. Finally, Jimin broke the silence."Tae, he is the one who I was talking about." Jimin said smiling. "Jeongguk, this is taehyung. The one who is going to tutor you." Jimin Introduced. Jeongguk Lifted his head up and his eyes widened in shock, so did mine. A faint tint crept on his cheeks. Well, how cute. Ig the task is not as hard as I thought it would be. I sighed in relief.

"Hi, Jeongguk!Are you well now. Does your stomach still hurt?"I asked a little worried. Jimin looked at me confused." Hi.I-I am ok. d-doesn't hurt anymore. T-thank you f-for h-he-helping me yesterday." Jeongguk said shyly." hey what's going on? what did I miss?? Have you guys met already before? Jimin started spamming questions at us out of curiosity." well, Yesterday he helped me find my way to the principal's office. After you left, I turned around to thank him but I didn't find him anywhere. so, I thought he might have left for his classes. when I was walking back to the car, I heard whimpers from an empty classroom. something in me said that I shud check the classroom. when I went in, I saw him whimpering holding his stomach. I immediately brought him to the school's medical room. He said he was hurt because he fell off from the stairs." I explained not taking my eyes out of the petit boy who was looking at his lap as if it's the most interesting to look at right now. I turned my head to Jimin when I heard him gasp loudly. "WhAAT!!Why didn't you tell me this before, jeongguk. I bet you didn't fell off from the stairs. It was baekhyun's act, wasn't it?" Jimin exclaimed loudly looking at jeongguk making him flinch. Tears formed on the corners of his eyes." s-so-sorry, Pl-please f-fo-forgive me." jeongguk apologized for nothing and pouted. Tears were threatening to pour down. Jimin realized what he did and facepalmed."oh I'm so sorry jeongguk. I didn't mean to yell at you. You didn't fell off the stairs but Baekhyun physically bullied you, didn't he?" jeongguk slowly nodded his head. Awww... poor boy. I saw Jimin snorted. "OK, let the bygones be bygones. If ever again Baek Hyun or anyone does anything to you, you will come and inform me about it, ok ?? Jimin commanded softly. Jeongguk nodded again and his curved into a small smile. He is soooooo cute. I want to hug him. But I have to behave. I'm not supposed to creep him out " so, shud we go to my room and start studying?" I asked softly." Make yourself home, Jeongguk. If you need anything u can ask Me or Tae." Jimin said going back to his room after jeongguk nodded. then we got up made our way to my room as well to start the purpose.