Switching Places || vkook fic

Chapter 4 || Tell Me

Taegyeong left the house earlier than usual. Taehyung was slightly baffled by the previous night's and that morning's behaviour but never said anything.

She came to the school, only to be met with disgusted looks and unwelcoming eyes. As she uncomfortably walked past some of them, she overhead some of their conversations.

"Ew, isn't she the person who flirted with Jungkook-oppa and then forced him to kiss her?"

"Yeah, Mina said so! She also forced him to have 'it' with her! If she said that, then it's true."

Taegyeong felt like breaking down upon hearing the rumours. Everything was wrong. It was all false. She sped walk to her locker to get her things. While doing so, a hand slammed beside her and she recognized the voice.

"Today's the start of your hell, Ms Kim." She could hear the mocking in his tone.

Taegyeong didn't feel like saying anything and was on the verge of punching him but everyone would be looking. She just slammed the locker shut and walked off to her class.

For the next eight weeks, Taegyeong had been getting into intentional bullyings by Mina and Jungkook or even some of the students. Every single day, she came back with at least a new scar or bruise on her body. There was even a time when a guy tried to rape her but didn't succeed because Taegyeong managed to kick him in the balls and sprinted home.

Taehyung had noticed the change of her mood over the past weeks. Even when they were having a siblings day out on Sunday, she had never ever smiled once. She only gave short replies like, 'yes', 'no' and 'yeah'.

Also, he had beginning to notice some blood on her uniform, plasters on her cheeks, blue black bruises on her legs and unruly hair. He had asked her if anything had happened to her but she always said it was nothing and gave a plastic smile. There was no way he would believe that and before he could even question her, she would always slam the door in his face or go to sleep early.

Because of all this, he couldn't even start teaching her. Nor did she actually approach him for extra help.

Finally, there was a day that he could come back home earlier than her.

"Taegyeong, what is with the bandanged thigh and the big plaster on your forehead?"

"I fell." Was the only thing she said before rushing to her room.

Luckily he was quick enough to grab her wrist and spin her around so that she would face him.

"A fall can't be that terrible."

"Yes it can and would you please let me go?"

Taegyeong had been getting more rude each day as well and Taehyung did not tolerate it.

"No, until you tell me what have you been going through for the past two months."

"Let me go!!" She shouted at him.

"Tell. Me." Taehyung's eyes darkened gradually and his grip tightened drastically. His glare pierced through her eyes. Taegyeong was so well known with those eyes that she instantly stopped fighting back and gave in.

"Why the hell have you been keeping this to yourself?!" Taehyung was not upset. He was too horrified and stunned to feel that way. He couldn't believe he had been ignoring these things that were blatantly happening to his only sister.