Crazily In Love With a Psychopath

10

It had been a week since Seungmin’s death, and the gossip had finally started to die down as students returned to their normal routines. Jimin was at his locker, putting his things away when his phone rang. The screen lit up with his mom’s name.

"Hi my Mimi, how are you?" she asked, her voice gentle but laced with concern.

Jimin felt a surge of irritation. "Fine, mom."

"Are you taking your meds? I'll send some again next week! Don't forget to take them, okay?"

"Uh, yeah. Whatever. I'm late, ma. I'll call you back."

"Baby Mimi, please tell me you're taking them. I-I don't want you to hurt... someone again." Her voice wavered, and Jimin could hear the fear in her words.

"I'm not fucking crazy. Stop calling me Mimi," he spat, ending the call abruptly.

As he turned to walk away, he bumped into a blonde-haired boy with a boxy smile. The boy looked up, clearly hurt. "Yah! O-Oh! J-Jimin! U-ah I-I—" Taehyung stammered, his cheeks flushing pink.

Jimin sighed, not wanting to deal with the awkwardness. "Move."

Taehyung shot him a look. "Excuse me?"

Jimin smirked and stepped closer, leaning in slightly. "I said move, buttercup."

Taehyung's face turned even redder, but he didn't move. "And what if I don't?"

Jimin's smirk widened. "Then I'll make you." He leaned in even closer, his voice a low, dangerous whisper. "But trust me, you don’t want that."

Taehyung swallowed hard, his eyes wide, and finally stepped aside. Jimin brushed past him, not bothering to look back. He had more important things to deal with than some blushing boy.

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"HYUNG! HYUNG! HYUNG!" Taehyung screamed at the top of his lungs as he tackled Yoongi over.

"What now, motherfucker?"

"Jimin. called. me. buttercup!" Taehyung said excitedly, clapping both of his hands like a maniac.

Taehyung looked like a little boy who was crushing over some fella. Yoongi didn't enjoy that sight. Especially when that fella he was crushing on was weird and arrogant. Like, who would fucking smirk and chuckle when people around you are crying?

"Aish, could you cut the whole crush thingy, Tae? You've been mentioning Jimin non-stop, it's driving me crazy, seriously." Yoongi said, running his fingers on his temple, gently massaging it.

"He's just so charming, hyung. Aaaah, my heart can't handle it." Taehyung said, faking his faint as the other just chuckled and hit Tae in the arm.

"Get off, you stanky bitch." Yoongi said, chuckling, getting rid of the blonde-haired boy out of his body.

Taehyung stood up abruptly as he fixed his crinkled T-shirt. "Anywayyy, I have to go now!"

"Seriously? You just came over to my house to say that shit and just leave?" Yoongi asked, looking up at the standing boy.

"Uh, duh? Haha, we're just neighbors for crying out loud. Imma go now! Bye!" Taehyung said as he jogged out of Yoongi's house, riding his bike.

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Later that afternoon, Taehyung was riding his bike down the street when he saw Jimin standing in front of a bakery, chatting with another guy who had tattoos—Taemin.

Gathering his courage, Taehyung took a deep breath, parked his bike, and jogged over to Jimin, tapping him on the shoulder. Jimin turned around, a cigarette in his mouth.

"Uhm, hey Jimin!" Taehyung said nervously as Jimin's friend chuckled.

"I'm gonna go now, Jimmy. Looks like you've got some princess over here." Taemin said, smirking as Jimin gave him the middle finger.

Jimin eyed Taehyung. "What now?"

"U-Uh, I was wondering if you want to go get some ice cream with me!" Taehyung squeaked, making the orange-haired boy chuckle.

"Me? Ice cream? You? Are you taking me out-" Jimin began.

"N-No! Oh-Oh my gosh. It's just a friendly gesture! Please? My treat!" Taehyung said, and Jimin finally gave in. He didn't have anything to do anyway, and he had made sure to take his medicine that day.

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As they walked to the ice cream parlor, Taehyung couldn't stop talking. "You know, this place has the best ice cream in the city! My favorite is the mint chocolate chip. What's yours?"

Jimin shrugged, looking disinterested. "Don't have one."

"Really? You should try the strawberry. It's so good!" Taehyung said, practically bouncing with excitement.

Jimin glanced at him, raising an eyebrow. "You're really hyper, aren't you?"

Taehyung grinned. "Yeah, I guess I am. But it's just because I'm happy to be hanging out with you."

Jimin rolled his eyes but couldn't help the small smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. "You're weird."

Taehyung laughed. "I get that a lot. So, Jimin, do you have any hobbies?"

"Not really," Jimin replied, keeping his answers short.

"Come on, there must be something you like to do. Everyone has something," Taehyung pressed.

Jimin sighed. "I guess I like to draw sometimes."

Taehyung's eyes lit up. "Really? That's so cool! What do you like to draw?"

"Just... stuff," Jimin said, not wanting to go into details.

"Can I see some of your drawings sometime?" Taehyung asked eagerly.

Jimin looked at him, a bit surprised. "Maybe."

They reached the ice cream parlor, and Taehyung practically dragged Jimin inside. After they got their ice cream, they sat down at a small table. Taehyung continued talking about anything and everything, while Jimin mostly listened, occasionally nodding or giving short replies.

"You know, I used to have a pet turtle when I was a kid. His name was Speedy, but he wasn't really that fast," Taehyung said, laughing at the memory.

Jimin snorted. "A turtle named Speedy? That's ironic."

"Yeah, he was pretty awesome though. Do you have any pets?" Taehyung asked.

"No," Jimin replied, taking a bite of his ice cream.

"That's too bad. Pets are great. Maybe you should get one," Taehyung suggested.

Jimin smirked at the comment. Sure he would have a pet, he'd enjoy it actually. But not the part he would torture the pet, putting sharp things like it was some doll.

"I'll think about it," Jimin said.

As they finished their ice cream and headed back, Taehyung looked at Jimin with a hopeful smile. "Can we hang out again sometime?"

Jimin shrugged but didn't say no. "We'll see."

Taehyung beamed. "Great! See you around, Jimin!"

Jimin watched as Taehyung rode off on his bike. "Such a kid,"