CALM IN HIS STORM

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~20231023

"What's happening here?" A loud voice boomed the empty halls, grabbing their attention. Taeyong peeked behind Kai and widened his eyes, hope filling his heart.

"Koko..." He whispered, wiping the tears from his eyes with his palms with a slight smile on his face.

Kai glared at Jungkook who was looking at them with a deep frown on his face.

Taeyong got out the distracted male's hold and ran towards Jungkook, hiding behind his back, clutching onto his jeans. 

Jungkook looked at Taeyong who tightened his hold on his leg and stared back, blinking innocently in fear. He unlocked the little hands wrapped around him and gave an assuring smile, gently ruffled his hair. 

He walked towards Kai who was staring at him with a smirk on his face. "What the hell is wrong with you? He is just a kid." Jungkook gritted his teeth, stressing on every word that left his mouth.

"Oh, looks like someone had a great time during lunch." Kai mocked as soon as he noticed Jungkook's red eyes, knowing very well what the reason must be. "Which one was it this time? The one you inhale through your nose or your mouth?"

Jungkook clenched his fist in rage as Kai continued while leaning more towards him and sniffed. "Hmm... the latter. I can clearly smell the weed. Are you sure you are supposed to be with a 'kid' in this condition? You know what the consequences will be this time, right?"

"That is none of your business." Jungkook growled, holding himself back from cursing in front of Taeyong. 

"Same goes to you Jeon. Don't meddle in my business." Kai scoffed, getting on his toes to take a peek at the kid but Jungkook gripped his jaw, forcefully turning his head to face him. "Fvck off before I lose my sh!t." He dangerously whispered. 

Kai gulped getting out of his hold and left, not before throwing a glare at Jungkook and Taeyong.

Jungkook looked daggers at the leaving man's back until he disappeared from his sight. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, before bringing back a smile on face.

He turned around and looked at the sniffling boy, taking steps towards him. He kneeled in front of him and held his shoulders. "Hey bud. Another Saturday with your hyung?" He acted casually, wanting the other to get out of the zone he was in and get comfortable. Taeyong nodded with a pout. 

"In that case, aren't you supposed to be in the library?" Taeyong looked down fiddling with his fingers. "I was looking for the cafeteria. I was hungry." As soon as the words left him, his stomach grumbled--his cheeks flushed in embarrassment.

"Come on. Your Koko hyung will take you." Jungkook got up, trying his best to keep the boy at ease. Jungkook jerked his head towards Taeyong when the latter wrapped his hand around his rough fingers. He smiled at the boy blindly following him and tightened his hold. 

The cafeteria went silent for a moment when they saw Jungkook enter with a kid, who was hiding behind the bulk body as much as possible before muttering erupted in the usual noisy place. 

Taeyong followed him staring at the floor religiously, chewing on his bottom lip. "What would you like to have?" Jungkook asked staring at the menu on the screen. 

"I will have one flavored milk." He said as he fished out some crumbled notes from his pocket and forwarding it to Jungkook. "This is all hyung gave."

"You are a kid. You are not supposed to think so much." Jungkook playfully groaned when he realized the boy was ordering akin to the amount he had. "It's Koko's treat." He ordered and paid for Taeyong, not bothering to wait for his reply.