JinKook Drabbles

Cat Paws

"Aish!"

Frustrated, Jungkook kicked the air as he walked home. He was definitely having a bad day.

It all started when he didn't set his alarm the night before and woke up five minutes before his first class. In such a haste, Jungkook only washed his face and put on freshly cleaned clothes as he hurried over to the University grounds.

Jungkook was determined to make the usually fifteen-minute walk from his dorm to the Arts Department building into a five-minute run.

But running didn't help either.

Little did he know that a stray cat was following him from behind and, much to his demise, caught up with him.

The cat's tiny front legs hugged his left foot and he could feel one of its paws trying to scratch his Timberlands up to where it can reach his legs.

"Ugghhh! Go away!" He shook his leg in an attempt to get the cat off. For a moment, it seemed to hold on tighter. It's eyes met Jungkook's furious look and to his relief, it let go and he continued to run.

Jungkook arrived halfway through the class and tried to slip in his seat at the back, unnoticed. Unfortunately, Mr. Min's hawk-like eyes didn't miss him tiptoeing his way to his seat.

"Mr. Jeon, how would you like to assist me in bringing all these papers back to my office after class?" Mr. Min callenged. Just by looking at the stack of papers, it already feels heavy. It's a month worth of essays from the whole class and he knew he's going to carry them all by himself. "And if you don't hand in yours in five seconds, your getting an F and that's final."

Jungkook's eyes grew wide and scrambled from his seat to the professor's table upfront. He mumbled a couple of "sorry"s to Mr. Min and quietly went back to his said.

The rest of the day, to Jungkook's relief, was uneventful. It went by the usual - classes, library for research, and just hanging out with his bestfriends Taehyung and Jimin on breaks.

Jungkook's phone beeped as he received a new text message from Jimin.

Min: Meet you at the cafe in 10?

Kkuk: Yep. Be there soon!

He shoved his phone in his pocket and walked to the cafe where he was meeting Jimin and Tae. The three always hung out there after their classes ended for the day. They usually stay there for an hour until they leave for dance pratice.

The trio, as they have discovered when they met each other in their first year, loved to dance and decided to join the University's official hiphop club. They had practices every three weeknights and usually lasts for two to three hours, sometimes more when they decide to hang out a little bit more after their exhausting dance routines.

However, tonight seemed like his bad luck from the morning continued. Jungkook couldn't get a few moves right. It caused the entire team to repeat the routine a few more times than they normally would. Hoseok, their leader, kept on pushing Jungkook hard.

"Come on, Jungkook-ah. Get your hed straight." Hoseok's voice was still calm but Jungkook knew he was frustrated already. "You're not going to leave this dance floor until you get the last part right. The rest of you," Hoseok glanced around to the everyone else. "You can call it a night."

Tae patted his back as him and Jimin turned to leave. "See you, bud."

"Be careful going back to the dorms!" Jimin called out by the door, flashing his eye smile at him.

Jungkook couldn't help but feel wary. He was damn tired and all his muscles ached but he just couldn't get the step right. He stared at his worn out self in the mirror and started to move under Hoseok's countings.