⭐ 19 Mirror, Mirror ⭐

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"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?" Taehyung mindfully mumbled to himself, imitating various popular songs lyrics that were inspired by his favorite cartoons back then.

Taehyung looked at his sun-kissed and honey olive skin, which was clearly "not the prettiest and the fairest of them all". He felt sad and upset about the situation and himself. Remembering what happened earlier made him feel helpless and cry.

The omega had taken his medicine twice when around 4:15 P.M. lately. Then his friends came to visit him. They are the alphas, omegas and betas who often study with him. And Taehyung becomes a tutor for some of them.

There were almost 10 of them in all. Soon, the room became crowded. It was lively with chatter, laughter, jest and banter from the friends who visited Taehyung.

Some of them also turned out to know Jungkook. They were friends although not that close.

"Here, Taehyung. We brought you something," Jaehyun aka Jeong Yuno said while handing over an arrangements of daffodils, peonies and magnolias. The bouquet of flowers was so fragrant with bright and beautiful colors, "In addition, there are chocolates, chiffon cake, strawberry ice cream, cookies and some story books for you. We hope you like them," He said with a gleeful smile.

"By the way, Taehyung, you never told me that your mate is Jeon Jungkook. What a surprise. I really, really never expected it," Kazuha Nakamura, one of the exchange students from Japan, told him.

"So are you guys going to mate soon?" Sakura Miyawaki, another exchange student from Japan, asked him bluntly, while the others laughed loudly.

The brunette omega just responded by smiling demurely with a composed demeanor. His cheeks are flaming though.

"Taehyung, we are so sorry for the bullying and beating incident that happened to you," Huh Yunjin joined in.

"But we are happy that you have found your mate," Hong Eunchae countered, "Not to mention that your mate is the biggest fish in the ocean."

"Ahhh, you are so lucky, Taetae," Kim Garam grinned, almost screaming out loud. And the girls giggled coquettishly.

"Anyway, Taehyung, your boyfriend JK seems to be having fun with his two friends. What are they talking about?" Sakura was curiously asked.

"And who are they? They're both handsome. I think I have a crush on them," Garam beamed.

"Baby girl, what do you mean? Behave now. You are my girlfriend," Jaehyun pouted and snorted in annoyance. He was so done with his girlfriend's flirtatious behavior.

"Aww, Baby boy... I was just kidding," She rolled her eyes but then playfully squeezed and kissed Jaehyun's left cheek.

"They're Christopher Bang, people call him Bang Chan, and Hwang Hyunjin. In college, they are known as activists for gender equality. Moreover, they actively fight and defend equal rights for all ranks, especially for omega and beta," Jaehyun informed.

"Hwang Hyunjin was well-known as a zealous fighter of justice and equality. The beta was really vocal and social about it. I'm talking about some campaigns he's been doing," Hong Eunchae retorts.

"Not only you educate yourself real good, Young Lady. You keep an eye and pretty well know the 'who' and the 'what' around you," Huh Yunjin teased.

"Tae, after what they did to you, have Jennie or Felix and Lucas come here or said they were sorry? They needed to say sorry at least," Kazuha firmly said.

"With their bad reputation and bad attitude, those brats wouldn't even say sorry," Sakura sneered as she crossed her arms, "I doubt they'd have guts to do that."

"They didn't come here or contact me and I hope they don't," Taehyung retorts gravely.

"Let's not talk about them, okay?" Hong Eunchae interjects as she looks at the discomfort in Taehyung's gestures, "Taetae, has JK introduced you to his father and grandfather? I heard that they are both known as authoritative and wise."

"How do you feel about it, Taetae? You must be looking forward to meeting your future in-laws," Sakura chirped happily.

"But, Tae, does JK know the real reason why Lucas, Jennie and Felix hated you?" Garam asked him carefully.

"I, uh, haven't told Jungkook anything-"

To their surprise, that's when representatives of journalists from some mass media came to interview Jungkook. Not only that, several patients and even medical personnel came because they were curious about who the lucky omega was to be Jeon Jungkook's mate.

Taehyung panicked.

Meanwhile, the raven-haired alpha welcomed them warmly even though he was a bit possessive about his mate. However, with his permission, several journalists and nurses took pictures of the two of them.

The brunette omega initially refused since he was aware that he wasn't in decently good shape. But Jungkook said it was fine and he was otherworldly gorgeous. The omega believed it and obliged.

And now, some of them have already left. But some of their college friends were still chatting with Jungkook about something. After seeing his own reflection in the mirror, Taehyung was sad and upset. He looks like a shi- He looks like a mess.

Taehyung was so upset as he remembered how the betas and omegas glanced at and touched Jungkook. The betas and omegas were "very friendly" and "so unnecessary warm" to Jungkook in front of him back then.

Some of the patients even dared to enter the alpha's personal space. They had touched his chest before his eyes.

Some of the nurses rubbed his arms and his hands. They were being too obvious. It wasn't delightful at all for Taehyung to watch. They all acted like they were that close to Jungkook, even though they don't know each other.

Taehyung stared into the mirror hanging on the wall.

He's looking at himself right now as insecurity begins to flare up from within him. The negative emotions corrupted his heart and soul. It's crawling in his skin and consuming him. He was suffocated. His hands were trembling and there was a lump in his throat.

He is not the most good-looking, not the smartest or the most famous in his university or in his pact. He's not the fastest omega in the universe. And he is clearly not the strongest werewolf in the whole world.

He's clearly not the healthiest or the richest, obviously. But no matter what, he deserves to be happy. He deserves the best. Yet he didn't know what to do to be that person, to be the omega who has it all. He wants to have it all yet he doesn't know how.

Taehyung wanted to feel more confident instead of stunted, belittled, insecure and inferior like this.

He wants to be surrounded by abundance and prosperity. The omega believes that he's worthy of receiving love and kindness. And he wanted to be proud of all his accomplishments.

The brunette also wants to be accepted as who he is, just like everybody else.

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