Dear Best Friend | 김태형

Goodbye, and hello || Chapter seventeen

"Jimin, I don't think it's a good idea to let Y/N go into the boy's changing rooms all by herself." Jungkook said, his fingers fiddling as he walked beside his friend.
Jimin grunted, "Yeah, totally. What's if she sees our dirty clothes?" He mocked, chuckling lightly as he waved off Jungkook. "She's fine."

"I'm not joking, Hyung."

Jimin almost snapped his neck with the speed he looked at Jungkook. "Since when did you start calling me 'hyung'?" His mouth was practically agape as the raven shrugged. "I really feel like-"

"Like what?" Jimin interrupted, sighing deeply. "If you couldn't stop her from going, you should've gone with her if you're this uncomfortable. Listen, Kookie, I'm not a dumbass. I can tell you really like her, but you have got to stop with the bullshit between you and Tae... it's not like he's gonna steal her! Maybe Tae does like her, but so what? If you're not going to try, then don't act as if you got there first, and that she deserves your affection."

Jungkook was left astounded. Jimin shook his head at the younger, "What I'm trying to say is... go get there before he does... and stop fighting over her. You're probably going to scare her away from both of you."

Jimin had a point. Jungkook was only really half-assing it - Y/N probably doesn't even know he likes her. He can't blame Taehyung for that, that was his own fault. Taehyung has an entitlement to like her too, and Y/N deserves the best person she can get; whether that be Jungkook, or wether that be Taehyung, or even neither.

Jungkook doesn't have experience when it comes to these things, so he swore he'd do the best he could to impress her.

"I'll be back," Jungkook called suddenly, turning toe and darting towards the gym hall again. "Wha- Where?!"
"The changing room!" Jungkook shouted as he turned a corner, and Jimin sighed.

"Oh Jungkook..."

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I want to give you my everything, but are you saving it for later? Are you needing my love?

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"Tae..." you whispered as he stared blankly at you, his body was frozen and you felt every muscle under your touch tense. "You're jealous of Jungkook?"

His jaw loosened a little, his lips sitting back in their rightful place. He blinked at you, eyes not falling from yours as he glanced sadly. You saw a change in his expression, as if pleading you to know, but you needed to hear it from him. This was the only way to resolve this whole thing.

"I..." He began, closing his eyes tightly. You stood your ground, awaiting his response. All you needed was a yes, that's all to help him.

"Y/N?" He asked suddenly, and you smiled, "Yeah?"
"...Can I say something, without you getting weirded out?" He asked sheepishly, biting his lip. You smiled at him, "Of course," you said while raising your hand to his cheek, rubbing your thumb over the corner of his lip. "Stop biting your lip."

His face turned a light blush, he was standing there dumbfoundedly as you smiled. "O-ok.." he gulped, and you shook your head. "You're really nervous?" You asked, and he licked his lips. "Yeah, because..."

You waited patiently, giving him a chance to think about how to say it. You didn't think it would be that difficult to say, 'Yeah, I'm jealous that Jungkook spent more time with you.' - It wasn't much of a confession, but you did know that Taehyung was stubborn.
But still... why cry over it?
You internally shrugged, guessing it was just a part of his persona... Yet...

"I'm jealous of Jungkook, because I love you Y/N." 

...Wait.

"Y-you What?" You asked, shocked at his remark. That went from 0-100 real quick.

"I love you, like, I really love you." He admitted, his face a bright red shade of embarrassment. You stood, staring at him dumbfoundedly.
"Like, as a friend? Well, I love you too, but-"

"No, Y/N. Not just as a friend." He pushed.

Oh.
Oh.

You couldn't say anything back - I mean, how could you? What was there to say?
The silence grew heavy, and you felt butterflies circle your stomach as he stared expectantly at you. Oh god, what do I do?

Interrupting the moment, you heard a slam of a door, and turned towards the door of the cramped room. Then, the bell rang.

"Oh, shit.." you said, forgetting the moment as you turned to Taehyung with a worried look. "How do I get out of here?" You asked, and he looked just as worried.

People started flooding into the room, and you knew you were screwed. There was no way out - you would just have to wait in here with Taehyung, which was extremely awkward.

The only thing on you was your phone, but even if you text Jimin or Jungkook, it wouldn't help as they wouldn't be able to sneak you out either.
"Just stay quiet," Taehyung sighed, and you frowned at him.
He seemed disappointed.

You ended up sitting next to Taehyung silently for about ten minutes. Of course, however, to make it more awkward, Taehyung had to get changed with you in the same stall. You looked away, giving him his privacy for the most part, but it was difficult to not catch glimpses here and there since it was so cramped. After he was changed, he nudged you.

"I have a spare tshirt, if you want to get changed." He whispered, smiling slightly. You sighed, a small smile enlightening your features. You didn't have much choice, next lesson was dance, but it was only theory, so you didn't have to get changed for exercise again, and you didn't want to stink.

"Thanks," you said, taking the black tee and placing it between your legs so you could slide off your own shirt. You turned away from him, but you felt the burning of his gaze land on you as soon as you lifted your shirt off. You were blushing as you had to fix your bra strap, knowing he was watching everything. You quickly slid the shirt on.

"I can take that for now," he indicated your sports top as you held it awkwardly in your hands. You looked at him, uneasily handing it to him. "Thanks, Tae."
He smiled, a fond smile. You felt your heart warm a little as his smile seemed to release any tension.

As soon as you deemed the room empty, you unlocked the door, and left.

Once you made it to your second class, the room was silent, and the table at the back was empty.
Jungkook wasn't present.

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Not really much to say here but the mc is slightly dumb 😂🤷‍♀️

Also, thanks for the recent support. It means a lot to have votes/ comments everytime I upload!

Also, if you're worried this ends soon, it doesn't. There's still a ton to cover, and it ranges from super fun/ humorous to ... yeah. However, I feel as though the chapters upcoming are the best ones and the most interesting.

Little heads up, if you didn't already know, this book will in future reference continue to have strong language (even more so later) and mature content you may not find comfortable, but you know the drill. If this includes you, I'm very sorry, I'll try my best to hint towards upcoming content but I can only do what suits the story. (It's still a little while to go yet, btw)

Whew, that was a rant.

Anyway, goodnight!

Peace
Mere