Sugar Rush

23

"Oh, hell no!"

Namjoon clicked his tongue, "Oh, come on, Taehyung. It's just one day."

Jungkook nodded in agreement, "Tae hyungie, it's just one date!"

Taehyung gasped in betrayal, "You are taking his side? He literally sold us for his extra credit!"

Namjoon rolled his eyes, "You are saying it like I sold you to a mafia group or something. It is literally just one date!"

Taehyung rolled his eyes and sat on the couch, folding his hands in front of his chest. Jungkook sat beside him, "Hyung... It is just one date, you know?"

"Exactly." Namjoon dramatically swung his hands in the air, "I am not telling you to spend eternity with him. It is just one date."

"No!" Taehyung looked away from Jungkook and huffed.

Jungkook looked at Namjoon. Namjoon shook his head and sighed dramatically, "Fine, then. I will have to leave without extra credit."

Jungkook sighed dramatically as well, "But you need that credit."

Taehyung looked at him with the gaze that said, 'Really? Emotional blackmail?' Taehyung closed his eyes and slumped his shoulders, "Fine!" He exclaimed, "I'll go on one date." He raised his index finger, "Only one. And if I don't start getting attracted to Hoseok on this one date, you will not speak to him or speak of him again."

Jungkook nodded enthusiastically. "Deal!"

~

Namjoon waited for the car to arrive in front of the university. The school was just not getting better for Namjoon. It seemed to be getting worse as days went by. He just wanted it to be over with. People whispered as he passed through the hallway. Though by now he was used to it, it was really irritating. He was in the class when he had received a text from Seokjin saying that he will pick Namjoon up in four hours after Namjoon's classes. After a while, a car stopped in front of him. The back seat window rolled down presenting Seokjin. He smiled at Namjoon, "Get in."

Namjoon went to the other side and sat in the car. Seokjin immediately gave him a file. "Read it."

Namjon opened the file and went through it. He read it twice and then closed it, "This is bullshit!"

"Huh?" Seokjin turned to him.

Namjoon blinked twice, "Oh, sorry. The case is just really... bad...?"

Seokjin chuckled, "I know it is bad, but explain to me why?"

Namjoon nodded, "There are two contracts. One, I suppose, is before the renewal. After the renewal. After the renewal, they changed the terms without your consent. The terms definitely aren't in your favour. This is literally a one-sided contract."

Seokjin hummed, "Good. We are going to meet the people who made this and your job to make them say that this deal is off."

"Wait." Namjoon turned entirely to Seokjin, "What? I am not a legal lawyer yet."

The car stopped and a man opened the door on Namjoon's side. Namjoon got out of the car and looked where they had stopped. It looked like a very posh shop. The outer walls were so white that Namjoon was afraid that they'll stain if he touched them. Seokjin just walked in casually followed by Namjoon. What shop has two entrances? Namjoon just followed Seokjin to make sure he doesn't get lost. When Seokjin stopped, he looked around and found that it was a boutique. There were several mannequins wearing three-piece suits and other suits were handed in a raw on the hanger.

An employee finally came and bowed to them. Seokjin nodded in acknowledgement and pointed towards Namjoon, "Suit for him. Make him a lawyer."

Namjoon's eyes went wide, "Hyung, I can-"

Seokjin stopped him with a signal of his hand, "Let them do their work."

Seokjin sat on the couch nearby as the man led Namjoon to another room. The door opened and Yoongi came in with files in his hand. He gave them to Seokjin. Seokjin quickly scanned through them and looked up, "Did Hoseok reach there?"

Yoongi nodded, "He did."

Seokjin hummed, "What do you think? Will he succeed?"

Yoongi licked his lips nervously, "I don't know."

Seokjin sighed and was about to say something when the curtains opened and Namjoon came out of the curtain. He was wearing a black suit over a white shirt paired with a black tie. His hair was styled up, parted from the side and wore a pair of black shoes. Seokjin's eyes went wide for a second, but he regained his composure. Namjoon really hit differently in professionals.

Seokjin stood up from the couch as he looked at Namjoon from head to toe, "You look amazing!" He looked at the employee behind Namjoon, "Put it on my card." He smiled at Namjoon, "Let's go."

As Namjoon and Seokjin sat in the back seat, Yoongi sat in the passenger seat. Seokjin took out something from the compartment and gave it to Namjoon. "For you."

Namjoon's eyes went wide. He opened the box and gasped. The box had a brand new phone. A phone he knew he couldn't buy even when he saved for his entire life. He looked at Seokjin, "A phone...?"

Seokjin nodded, "Yeah. Yours broke when you were protecting my house."

"You are giving me too many things." Namjoon closed the box, "First these clothes and now the phone..."

Seokjin shook his head, "Namjoon, I know you have high self-respect, but you should accept these. The phone for saving me and the house and the clothes are for my personal gain. After all, you'd win this case."

Namjoon licked his lips, "I am not even a complete lawyer. I don't know why you are taking me."

Seokjin didn't say anything to that. He sighed, "How are you feeling? Any nightmares about what happened...?"

Namjoon shook his head, "No. I am fine now."

It was a lie. Namjoon had recurrent nightmares about what he did to that man but he didn't want to seem weak in front of Seokjin.

Seokjin knew Namjoon was lying. There is no way Namjoon could be fine this soon. But he didn't say anything and just closed his eyes as the car raced through the road.

Namjoon stared out of the car, watching the buildings pass through them. There were trees often as well. He saw the people going through their life and wondered if Seokjin saw everyone like this. If Seokjin saw everyone running for a living while he comfortably sat in the car. If Seokjin saw him like others too. Of course, he did. Namjoon was with him for money after all. Namjoon knew however much he envied Seokjin, Seokjin reached where he was because of the struggles he had gone through. Namjoon couldn't bring himself to hate Seokjin like he had for other rich kids. Something about Seokjin was different. He didn't know what, but he knew that had started to admire Seokjin.