Stay l Taekook

-10-

Two weeks later and we were finally done with our exams. I was sure I had aced them all and felt bad for Jungkook. Seeing how he had barely written two words in his notebooks since the start of the year, it was obvious he would be failing hard this semester.

Today was Friday and at three pm the bell rang. I was so happy to have finished early. After those two weeks of tests, I didn't feel like being in class all day. I waited for Namjoon to finish talking with the teacher and then we walked to the music club.

Most of the students arrived at the same time as us. Taeyong gathered us all and explained that next week was our last week to prepare for the dance that would be held next Saturday. Everyone freaked out even though it wasn't a surprise. I couldn't help but laugh when I saw them all run to grab guitars and other instruments to practice their songs.

I went to listen to Namjoon's rap which I ended up liking a lot. Taeyong's flow was untouchable like always, Soyeon's lyrics were powerful and Hoseok's tone and diction took me by surprise. His part ended up being my favorite part of the song which surprised me a lot.

After that, I went to listen to Doyoung's cover of Beautiful life. His voice brought out the sweet side of the song, Sangyeong brought the sadness and Jacob sounded like heaven. It took all of my being not to cry when I heard them sing.

I decided to go check out Jimin and Daniel's cover and immediately got over the sadness. Their voice both had this sensual tone which had me bound to the performance the entire time.

Lastly, I went to listen to Yuqi and Jungkook. I sat down and looked at Jungkook at the piano. Yuqi started the song all the way to the first chorus. She had finally managed to hit those high note in a completely natural way. After that, Jungkook started singing. His voice was incredibly beautiful to listen to, I had to admit it. He sang the second chorus and they shared the bridge and last chorus. It was a beautiful song and they had really made it into their own song.

"Alright everyone, let's wrap it up and go home, okay?" Taeyong clapped his hands to get everyone's attention and started going around putting guitars in their cases. 

I helped put away some keyboards and gather loose composition sheets and such. In twenty minutes, most of the students had already left, Taeyong handed me they keys to the lock and bid me goodbye. 

I finished cleaning up the chairs and other material when I noticed one student was still here.

"Jungkook? What are you still doing here?" I ask when I see him.

"I went to grab something to drink." He raised his arm which had a bottle of water in it. "My throat feels dry from all the singing"

"I really like your voice, you know. You're a good singer"

"I knew that already. I told you, I can do anything" 

I roll my eyes and huff but then I see a tiny smile tugging at his lips.

"You're so full of yourself" I smile and finish putting away the last pair of earphones that someone had left lying around.

The minutes went by and neither of us said anything. I was almost done and wondered if I should try and talk to him, I go to where my bag is and make my way to where Jungkook was. He was standing near the front door, putting away the composition sheet.

"Don't, Taehyung" He said when I stopped next to him.

"Don't what?"

"Don't ask what you're about to ask. I'm not going to answer what you want to hear" 

Hearing his tone made me gulp but decided not to stop.

"Why did you kiss me?"

"There wasn't any reason. Just get over it" He zipped his bag and opened the door.

"I can't believe that" I say as I close the door.

"Why? Is it because you feel used?" He shot back.

"Damn straight. How do you think it feels to have some stranger violate your personal space and kiss you" I retaliate.

"I don't care. I don't care about how you feel either. I do as I please and I don't have to explain myself to you"

"Except you do when you kiss me. Or do you go and kiss boys often?" I must have triggered something in him when I said that because in a flash, I was gripped and slammed against the wall.

"What are you insinuating? That I'm gay? I'm not! So, get off my back with that damn kiss" He yells.

"Then why does it bother you so much? Is it maybe because you enjoyed it?" At first I said that to tease him but the shift in his eyes made me question it. "Oh my god, you did. You liked the kiss" I giggled but was thrown to the ground.

"I didn't. You don't know what you're talking about." We were both on the ground and Jungkook was towering over me.

"You're gay, aren't you?" I snicker. "Guess it's true what they say, under each homophobe hides a closeted gay"

"I said shut up!" Jungkook threw me back and got up. With his back still turned to me, I heard him mumble. "What will it take to make you keep this to yourself?"

"Let's make a deal" I got up and dusted my pants. "I won't say anything if you let me draw you."

"What? That's it?" He turned around in shock.

"I'm not going to blackmail you or anything. I could care less about who you like" I scoff. "But you do owe me for all the mistreatment"

"Fine" He muttered. "How are we going to do this? I'm not posing for you in the middle of the hallways"

"Nonsense. Let's just do it here, after club. I usually lock up so, no one will know" I jiggle the keys and smile.

"Fine." He took his bag, opened the doors and left.

"Damn, that is not how I thought tonight would end." I chuckle.

I grab my bag, turn off the lights and lock the door. On my way out, I bid goodnight to the night guard and got in my car. My first reflex was to text Namjoon and Yoongi but then I remembered I told Jungkook I wasn't going to tell anyone, and for once, it included not telling my best friends.