Running in Circles (Jikook)

Chapter 69: Team work

Chapter 69: Team work

"Jimin? It's not too late to join that hazing camp you know? You still have time for the honor roll." Hobi says. There's obvious worry in his eyes. "Here. Here are the notes from the classes you missed. Promise to let me know when you need help with assignments."

"Thank you hyung. But I'm sure about the hazing camp. It doesn't make sense." Jimin chews up his food, boringly.

"What happened to that honor roll? You don't want it anymore?" Hobi looks at Jimin while sipping on his drink.

Jimin looks down on the table. He's not understanding himself on how his ambition about honor roll is gone. "Well, no."

"Seriously, there's still time." Hobi looks at Jimin, trying to see Jimin's reaction.

"The hazing period starts tomorrow. You can give me your name, and we can just put your name in there. I can take care of slipping in your documents."

"Thank you, but I'm pretty sure I'm not joining." Jimin gives a light smile. His mind floats to someone who hasn't finished his class yet. It's irritating. Jungkook is supposed to be here, but he's late. Why? Is he not going to keep his word? This has been one week, and Jungkook gives up already?

This past week, Jungkook has been following Jimin around like usual. He makes sure to keep his distance though, and it's very frustrating for Jungkook to see Jimin flirting with people. It doesn't matter how Jimin flirts, but just Jimin smiling at people makes Jungkook's blood boil many times a day, but he doesn't stop following Jimin to his group project.

Group project, yes. Ten is out of the group. Actually, Ten is out. Jungkook makes sure to keep his space, but that doesn't mean he will let Ten go. He was able to get the CCTV footage. Jungkook couldn't expose him by showing the footage to the others. It's for Jimin's sake. The younger one wouldn't go to the police station, so Jungkook brought the police to Jimin. It's not hard for Jungkook to do so.

The police came with information from Jungkook with the evidence, and they only asked if Jimin wanted to report. Turns out, Jimin made a decision to report. He made up his mind to not care about being ashamed when people knew about it. Ten should get punished. And with Jungkook's power, he made sure to make the harassing part quiet, but Jungkook insisted that it had to be loud when they arrested Ten.

The police came to the campus and informed the people in charge about the case. Ten was snatched out from his classroom, and everyone heard it was for sexual harassment. Therefore, Ten is suspended from the campus for a while, and well, Jungkook is pretty sure he wouldn't have the nerve to come back. People talk.

It was a relief for some people who were uncomfortable with Ten being touchy. Although some people think being touchy is not harassment, it still is important to ask for consent before touching someone. Being touchy and a blurry act, and blurry acts should be counted as harassment.

Jungkook himself also asked Jimin if Jimin wanted to report him too? He can even report himself for cuddling Jimin without permission. However, the younger one just walked away without any answers.

Jungkook realized later that the punishments Jimin would give are worse than being reported. Jimin has been joining Taehyung for night gatherings. He went for drinks and did not reject it when there were some guys from the other table asking to clink the glasses with him.

The way Jimin has been dressing up too. The younger one has been making sure to wear tight jeans and tugs on his shirt, and how Jimin walks when his thighs are being emphasized drives Jungkook crazy. All Jungkook could do was to watch. Only watch and try to keep calm.