The Bulletproof Friendship (Book 1) || #LOVEYOURSELFAWARDS

Chapter 8 - Promises

"You will be with them okay?" Shinjeong said. "Can I be with someone else?" Jungkook asks still glaring at them. "No but it is time to make new friends. I'll be leading you to your shack. Now follow me." She said and they followed. 'Well that's what Shinjeong thinks.' Jungkook uttered to himself. 'We aren't new to each other.'

"Here is your shack." The 7 of them were amazed on how big it was and how much space there was. "Now, settle your bags down and in a few minutes, we will have an activity in here." She said then she left. They all settled their bags down but they were questionably quiet. Throughout the few minutes, they were quiet. No one said a single word. "I'm back! Now let's start with an introduction! Form a circle!" They followed her instructions. The order from left to right was Shinjeong, Namjoon, Seokjin, Yoongi, Hoseok, Jimin, Taehyung then Jungkook. "Okay now, so I will start. I am Kim Shinjeong." Next was Namjoon. "I am Kim Namjoon, I want to become a rapper and I am also called the 'God of Destruction'." Namjoon lightened up the mood even though he didn't want to say 'God of Destruction'. "I'm Kim Seokjin, I am very handsome." He says proudly. "Narcissist." Yoongi said and they all laugh but Jungkook laughed silently. "I'm Min Yoongi and I have sweg." He said doing his swag pose. "But then you were popular at sleeping during first-" Jungkook stopped not because of them staring at him but because he didn't know where it came from. "How do I know that?" He muttered. "But yeah. It's true that he was popular in sleeping." Seokjin continued and they all laugh but Jungkook let out a soft chuckle. "I'm Jung Hoseok and I am your hope!" Hoseok did a heart with his arms. "I am Park Jimin and I, am the shortest in the group." All of them laughed especially Jungkook. "I can't believe you finally admitted the fact." Jungkook said still laughing. Despite Jimin still hating him, he smirked a bit. But he still hates him. "I am Kim Taehyung and I can play the saxophone." All of them were surprised which made their mouths drop. "Why didn't you tell this to us before?" Hoseok asked with mouth gaped. "Well, I wanted to say it during second year but I also wanted us to be complete when I announce it." The others knew who he meant by complete except for Shinjeong and Jungkook. It was Jungkook's turn now. "I-I'm Jeon Jungkook." They were waiting for Jungkook to speak. "My nickname is Kookie. I was called that my past friends but, I do not remember them. I used to be the maknae in my group of friends. Well, my only friend right now is Mingyu who went to the left." He ends right there. "Okay. Now that we've all introduced ourselves, you can all talk and try to make new friends. But then now, I have to go. Your next activity will be sharing thoughts out so that you will have a stable relationship. Okay?" Shinjeong asked. All of them nodded. "Okay!" She then left.

"So, let's do the sharing thoughts activity?" Namjoon asked. "Let's do it." Seokjin said. "So, what should we talk about?" Hoseok asked. They were silent, not saying a thing making the atmosphere silent. "I hate this kind of atmosphere." Jungkook first spoke up. "Why won't you share first Jungkook since, you do not like silence." Yoongi said glaring at him. He gulped because he has never seen him glare before and it was scary. "I... have no thoughts to share." He said pulling his legs towards him and wrapping his arms around it. "I want to share first." Taehyung said out loud with an arm raised up like a grade schooler wanting to answer a question. "Fine." Yoongi replied.

"So, I haven't told this to any of you before but, I grew up in a family of farmers." Taehyung confirmed and it shocked everyone in the room with their mouth gaped a bit. "But you didn't seem to be a farmer!" Jimin said. "Shh! I'm not yet done! So, once I finish college, I want to be a farmer and help my grandparents in the farm which means I have to go back to Daegu. But at the same time, I don't want to leave my friends behind." He said. "Well, it is good to help your grandparents and, if that's what you want." Namjoon said. "I, just don't want to leave any of you."

While they were just giving advices, Jungkook was thinking deeply. What Taehyung said was like, he has heard it before.

"Well I guess I should be a farmer-" Taehyung was about to finish his sentence but was interrupted by Jungkook. "No!" He shouted. The room became silent but was ruined by Jungkook's voice. "You will not become a farmer!" He shouted again with his eyes tightly shut. "What do you mean he will not become a farmer? You do not have the right! If he wants to become a farmer then let him! You cannot force him to do what you want!" Jimin argued. Jungkook sly turned to Taehyung, ignoring Jimin, with teary eyes. "Taehyung! You promised me back then that you will never become a farmer! You promised me that you will never leave me! I even made a promise to you too! What is it now? Are you breaking the promise? We even pinky sweared that we will never leave each other! Why are you leaving me now?!" He shouted at him. "Shut up Jungkook! He is not your friend!" Jimin shouted back at him releasing his anger. He finally shuts up. Their eyes were widened. "You are just the school jerk who is stuck with us! So don't barge in and fight! And didn't you say that Mingyu was your only friend? So stay with your only friend!" Jimin argued, shouting again. Hoseok patted his back to let him calm down. By this point, Taehyung doesn't know which side he is on now. "But a promise should never be broken. I guess, I was wrong." He gave a death glare at Taehyung then he stood up and stormed out of the shack. Taehyung was left speechless. He could feel mixed feelings, rage, anger, sadness, and other feelings he couldn't explain.

"Calm down Jimin. He's gone now." Hoseok said patting Jimin on the back. "Why did you have to join in?" Taehyung asked in a deep voice. "Huh? What do you mean?" Jimin was confused. "How can you say that to Jungkook?" He asked. This just confused them even more. "Come on Taehyung! He is the school jerk! Why would you stand for him? I thought you were against him now!" Jimin quarrels against Taehyung. "I do not care! As long as Jungkook is alright! As long as my childhood best friend is alright! So stop hurting him!" He lets out his anger at Jimin. He was shocked after realizing what he has done. Jimin and the others were staring at him with an expression he couldn't read. He shook his head then he stormed out of the shack. "Taehyung come back here!" Seokjin demanded, standing up but he was ignored. Right now, they have problems. A simple first day of camp turned into a disaster.

"What are we gonna do now?"

"Oh so he's your role model! My role model is my dad!" Taehyung said while swinging along with Jungkook. "Why are you so innocent Taehyung?" He asked. "Well, I guess it is because that's how I am." He smiles at Jungkook which made him smile back. "When I grow up, I want to be an idol!" Jungkook exclaimed. Taehyung smiled at him again. "You will become famous!" He said. Jungkook smirked. "How about you Taehyung? What do you want to be when you grow up?" Taehyung stopped swinging, dragging the ground with his feet. This made Jungkook stop too. He hopes that he didn't say anything wrong. "I, want to be a farmer to help my grandparents. Which means, I have to go back to my hometown in Daegu. That will mean I have to leave you." Taehyung explained, sadly. Jungkook was shocked to hear this so he immediately answered him. "No! Don't leave me! You are my only friend! Please don't leave me!" Taehyung looked at him and smiled. "Okay! If you promise me that you won't leave me too." Jungkook furiously nods at him. "Remind me to never become a farmer in the future okay?" Jungkook nods again. "And remind me to never become an idol!" He said. "As long as we will forever be friends, we will never break promises!" Taehyung exclaimed. "Pinky promise?" He brings out his pinky finger. Jungkook intertwined his finger with Taehyung's and smiled. "Pinky swear!" He said smiling. "And this pinky promise shall never be broken and let's promise to never break it no matter what." Jungkook nods at him in agreement. "I'm gonna go higher!" Taehyung untwined his finger with Jungkook's and starts swinging back and forth once again. "No! I'll go higher!" Jungkook spoke loudly. He gripped the swing chains and started swinging back and forth too. The both of them were having fun and they were laughing together.

Taehyung made a promise to Jungkook that he will never become a farmer. He said that they will be friends forever. He said that this is a promise that shall never be broken no matter what.

And Taehyung is the person who never breaks promises.