SuperB || BTS FF

| Part 25 |

Not one to study for tests, Jungkook packed up his things and slung his bag over his shoulder. Outside the window, he could see students excitedly playing with a ball out on the green field. Everything was so beautiful that he couldn't wait to play his guitar.

The pink-haired girl that he always saw with a violin approached him, "Come on, Jungkook! Everyone's waiting!"

"Uh..."

The dazed, utterly baffled look he was giving this student didn't phase her at all. Aera only rolled her eyes playfully and tugged on his arm.

"Let's go!"

She managed to pull him along through the halls and to the fountain outside in the courtyard. Yoongi was already there sitting on a stool. His hands were on top of a keyboard, doing his usual warmup routine. Leaning against the stone fountain was Jungkook's guitar case. Without having a second to process what was happening, Aera pushed him through the crowd of students and to his guitar.

His hands were more aware of what was happening than his brain because he took the guitar out of the case without any hesitation.

"Play Happiness!"

"No, play Bulletproof Souls!!"

"HAPPINESS! HAPPINESS! HAPPINESS-"

Yoongi put a hand to silence everyone, "We actually want to play a sneak peek of our new song."

The crowd yelled with excitement making Jungkook flinch at the sudden noise. He noticed that a few of the girls were wearing shirts with his face on them, and a few students had Yoongi written on their hats. However, the most confusing thing to him was Aera over by the stairs. There was a line of people in front of her, buying shirts and keychains from her.

"It's called Softer View. Jungkook actually wrote this himself."

This time the crowd applauded and praised him. Apparently, he wrote this song, though he never writes songs. Any time he comes up with song lyrics, they find their way to the trashcan afterward.

"Alright, you ready?" Yoongi asked him.

Jungkook stood there gaping like a fish out of water.

"Three, two, one..."

Yoongi began playing something much calmer than anyone was expecting. It was a habit of Yoongi's to close his eyes once he felt swayed by the music. Jungkook's expression softened, and his hands started strumming the guitar on their own. The looks of curiosity and enthusiasm were something he had never seen before. 

He would've felt happy if it weren't for the immense pressure he felt to perform well.

"All the sharp edges in my mind...I can't find my way around them..."

There was no way that he was singing right now, but the words were leaving his mouth. He peeked over at Yoongi whose lips were shut. So it was really him singing. Jungkook thought about stopping, yet he never tried to.

"All my loved ones left me behind...And I can't find my way to them..."

Yoongi's piano playing became more intense, along with Jungkook's guitar playing. He smiled genuinely when his friend looked at him with encouragement. After the build-up of sentimental chords and notes, Jungkook sang.

"But I remember I have you, you, who gave my world a softer view.

My faults don't exist around you, you, who made my life feel brand new."

"Jungkook!" The crowd cheered, grinning ear to ear, "Jungkook!"

"JUNGKOOK!"

He woke up to someone knocking on his door. 

...Waking up meant that everything was nothing more than a dream. Obviously. The people at this school refuse to talk to him, and he can barely carry a tune. That was just a projection of a perfect life he'll never have.