Bookworm | Taekook

9

JK POV

I sat on the edge of Taehyung's bed as I heard the soft scurry of his footsteps against the wooden planks of his staircase.

"I'm back!" A square smile greeted me above two glasses full of a pink drink. "I brought strawberry milk! It's my favorite!" A light blush spread across Taehyung's face.

"I love strawberry milk." I accepted a glass with a smile on my face and carefully began sipping the sweet beverage.

"S-so..." Taehyung stuttered. "Um..."

"Hm? What is it Tae?" All I could do was hope that my voice didn't sound as anxious as I was.

"A-ah, um, I was going to ask you something today..."

Ask me something? Good Lord my heart is going to explode if he doesn't explain soon.

A few daydreams danced through my mind and the word "boyfriend" popped up a few times.

My eyes widened and I shook my head to clear those thoughts. I just met him, of course we're not going to just start dating. Wait. I am Jeon Jungkook. I do not date. What is this boy doing to me?

Taehyung's voice snapped me out of all of my thoughts.

"WOULD YOU LIKE TO STUDY TOGETHER?" He basically screamed. He was panting and looking down.

"Um... Tae, of course I would love to... but are you okay?"

"H-huh? A-ah, I'm good. Just a little stressed, I guess. You know how school is." He gave me a weak, apologetic smile. Even then, I found him the cutest person in the world.

Tae POV

God I am such a spaz. I just screamed in his face. But... He still said yes.

"W-well, we could start studying together whenever you're free." The little droplets of sweat that ran down my face seemingly went unnoticed by Jungkook. Thank god.

"How about tomorrow?" Jungkook's bunny teeth emerged from his lips to form an innocent smile.

"Well, that would be perfect! As long as you're free. I don't want to bother you." My body felt light once again, and the room seemed much cooler than before.

"I am definitely free."

We sat around drinking our milk and talking about useless things for a bit. Until Jungkook brought up a... soft subject.

"Tell me about your family."

"Ah... w-well, I live here alone right now. My mother left for America a little while ago, so I have the place to myself. As for my father... well, I've never met him." I saw a look of regret spread across Jungkook's face. "Ah! But don't worry. Seems like he wasn't the best person. I never knew him, so I couldn't really love him either. It's better that I don't know him, and I'm not upset or anything." I let a soft smile creep onto my face to show Jungkook that I was being sincere, and not just lying for his sake.

"Okay, well, any other family?" Jungkook seemed calmer. I, however, became less calm.

"No." I said a little too quickly and harshly. Jungkook flinched at the word. "A-ah, I'm sorry. Can we talk about something else?" I scratched the nape of my neck while Jungkook slowly nodded and changed the topic to food.

Sorry, Kook. I'm just not ready to talk about him. I hope one day I can tell you.

A/n:
I suck at updating quickly. I'm sorry, here's a chapter. As always, I'm sorry for typos since I am too lazy to revise.

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