Lost Love [ Taekook FF ]

Chapter 6

After a 35-minute bus ride, Taehyung finally arrived at college, managing to get there just in time. It was 7:50 in the morning, and with his class starting at 8:00, he had about ten minutes to spare.

As he walked through the college gates, a loud shout startled him, causing him to jump. "What the—" he began to shout, but before he could finish, he was pulled into a tight, breath-stealing hug. Realizing who it was, he returned the hug and started jumping in place, matching the energy.

“I missed you so much!” Taehyung shouted, his voice full of joy as they both continued bouncing around like excited kids.

“I missed you more!” Jimin whined cutely, breaking the hug, both of them grinning.

“Will you two stop shouting? This is college, not your house,” a teacher passing by remarked, causing both of them to quickly apologize and bow.

“Let’s talk in class,” Jimin suggested, still smiling brightly. Taehyung nodded, and the two made their way to class, laughing and chatting along the way.

By the time they reached the classroom, the bell had already rung, and the teacher had arrived. They quickly took their seats, greeting their friends in between. Just like Taehyung, their friends mark and Lisa were excited to see Jimin back, and a few girls Jimin occasionally flirted with also seemed pleased.

Later, after class ended and they had some free time, Jimin suddenly exploded. “WHAT THE HELL! HOW COULD SHE DO THIS?” he shouted, causing Taehyung to flinch at his friend's dramatic reaction to the news about the assignment pairs.

“Ahh, Jimin, don’t shout,” mark groaned, covering his ears.

“What do you mean ‘don’t shout’? That coconut head is Tae’s partner!” Jimin yelled furiously.

“For the assignment,” Lisa corrected, clearly annoyed.

Jimin ignored her. “It doesn’t matter! I won’t let this happen!”

“Jimin, listen to me,” Taehyung tried to interject.

“What, Tae? How could Mrs. Min do this? Everyone knows you two hate each other, yet she still paired you together.”

“Jimin, it’s fine. It’s just an assignment. I already talked to Mrs. Min, and nothing changed. So, let it be,” Taehyung said, trying to calm him down.

“But Tae—”

“Don’t worry. If he tries to annoy me, I’ll kick him where it hurts,” Taehyung joked, making both Jimin and mark burst out laughing, while Lisa sighed and shook her head.

As they were talking, Jungkook entered the classroom, instantly drawing attention. His raven-black hair was perfectly styled, revealing his forehead and sharp eyebrows. He wore a black denim jacket casually draped over his shoulders, a loose white shirt underneath, and ripped blue jeans with dark boots.

“Oh, the shorty is back, huh?” Jungkook teased, walking past them to his usual seat in the back row. Jimin rolled his eyes, showing Jungkook his middle fingers, making Jungkook chuckle at his childishness.

After throwing his bag on his desk, Jungkook walked back to where they were sitting, leaning on Taehyung’s desk with a smirk.

“What are you doing, Jeon fucking Jungkook?” Jimin snapped, clearly annoyed.

“Why so angry, shorty? I’m not here for you. I just want to talk to my partner,” Jungkook replied, his smirk widening as he locked eyes with Taehyung, who nervously stared back.

“Move back, Jungkook,” Taehyung said firmly, glaring at him. Jungkook's smirk grew even more mischievous.

“And what if I don’t want to?” Jungkook challenged.

“Then my fist will meet your nose,” Jimin shot back sarcastically.

Jungkook ignored Jimin completely, focusing only on Taehyung. “So, Mr. Partner, when are we going to start the assignment?”

“He won’t work with you,” Jimin interrupted angrily, making Jungkook finally turn his attention to him.

“And who the hell are you to decide that?” Jungkook asked, his glare icy.

“I’m his soulmate,” Jimin fired back, just as angrily.

Jungkook sighed in frustration. “You’re so annoying. God knows how hyung puts up with you,” he muttered, his annoyance clear.

“Don’t bring that cat into this!” Jimin retorted, ready to throw hands, but Taehyung quickly stepped in, keeping them apart.

“Jimin, leave it. Don’t spoil your mood,” Taehyung said calmly, trying to diffuse the situation.

Turning to Jungkook, Taehyung added, “And Jungkook, stop it.”

“What did I do? It was him who started it,” Jungkook said defensively, glaring at Jimin.

“Jungkook, please. We’ll talk about the assignment later. Just leave us alone for now,” Taehyung said, his tone serious.

Jungkook sighed but eventually backed off, returning to his seat with a frustrated huff.

After the little drama, the teacher finally arrived, breaking the tension in the room. The rest of the class passed without incident, though Taehyung knew that working with Jungkook for the next week was going to be tough.

Once classes ended, Taehyung noticed that Jungkook was nowhere to be found. He hadn’t shown up in the cafeteria, nor had he teased or bickered with Taehyung like he usually did.

Now, sitting alone on a bench in the school’s backyard, Taehyung had some free time since Jimin and the others were busy with their own classes. He couldn’t shake the feeling that this assignment was going to be much more complicated than he initially thought.

Tae's pov :

Sitting on a bench in a peaceful environment with greenery around, Birds chirping, sun glowing above, no unwanted noises everything felt perfect and peaceful. 

I rested my head on the back of the bench, closing my eyes, feeling the soft wind touching my face, blowing my hairs, giggling on my skin. As i closed my eyes all those past memories, the words started Flashing in my mind,  hunting me, my throat dried, hands get sweaty, my breath stucked.. "No no i-i can't be looser,  i can't be weak right now."  I started imagining about my angel,  her small face, cute doe smile, her heart melting smile everything about her. My breath calm down.

I flinched and moved back when i felt a hand on my cheeks. I opened my eyes in horror only to see a worried jungkook sitting beside me on the bench. I hadn't realized when he came and sat beside me.  I diverted my eyes opposite side, quickly wiping the tears from from my face which i didn't know when fall.

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