taekook - window

[11]

This takes place after Taehyung leaves Jungkook to sit somewhere else in class.

Taehyung watches as the 'cool kids' pile into class, he decides to move more to the front away from them. He tells Jungkook he's going to go, and stands up, grabbing his backpack.

As he walks away, he feels a knot of guilt in his stomach for some reason.

He sits down and proceed through class, listening through roll call.

"Lee Jiho?" The teacher calls.

"Here!" A beautiful black haired girl responds.

"Jeon Jungkook?" The teacher calls, looking up.

"Here." Jungkook says, causing Taehyung to flinch. 'Jungkook huh?'

"Park Chanyeol?"

No response.

"Kim Taehyung?"

"Here." Taehyung says, just loud enough for the teacher to hear.

He dazes out through the rest of the roll call and the day's explanation, before picking up his schedule and leaving to find a locker.

The first locker he finds he claims, throwing his things into the small space.

"Kim Taehyung, fancy seeing you again." BamBam says, resting his hand on the locker door beside the hidden boy.

Taehyung freezes. "W-what do you want?"

"Well you were pretty rude back there weren't you, I think I deserve an apology." BamBam says, Taehyung turning to look at him through his dark sunglasses.

"Sorry." Taehyung says half heartedly before starting to move away.

Taehyung rushes through the crowds of people, making his way to the cafeteria where he was hoping to be safe. He speed walks through the long hallways, passing the graffitied lockers and smoke filled bathrooms until he reaches the side of the cafeteria.

"Where do you think you're going?" BamBam says aggressively, catching up to the afraid boy.

Taehyung turns around and is faced with a large group of people surrounding him, he could've sworn there were at least thirty, the smell of cigarette smoke and alcohol filling his lungs. Before he can say anything, a punch is placed harshly right in his stomach, making him jump back and stumble.

There in front of him, is BamBam, rolling up his sleeves with his hands clenched in fists. Taehyung's vision starts to go blurry as chanting echoes through his ears. The circle of people seems to start turning, as BamBam punches hard at Taehyung's chest.

All he can think of is: "Jungkook, help me."

Meanwhile, Jungkook

Jungkook watches the group of laughing students, the scent of alcohol and smoke that Jungkook did not recognize wafting from them through the air.

"W-why are they doing that? Shouldn't we tell a teacher?" Jungkook asks, his heart beating fast as the feeling in his gut intensifies.

"No, it's too dangerous and the teachers don't even care." Hoseok says, continuing to eat his food.

In Jungkook's ears everything starts fading out, until he can only here the sound of his own heartbeat. It's silent, yet not peaceful.

Another rush of adrenaline burst through Jungkook, making his heart beat rapidly.He opens his eyes and everything is black, aside from a ghost like figure in front of him.

"Jungkook, help me."

The ghost says, Jungkook recognizing the voice immediately. He blinks and everything is back to normal, except for a cloud of lavender scented fog dissipating around him.

Don't worry, I'll save you.

Jungkook feels another rush of adrenaline burst through his up from his feet, causing him to stand up and start walking despite the multiple calls from his friends. As he walks he starts hearing the chanting stop, the group of people turning to look at him and backing away. Jungkook isn't sure why, he just feels like he's walking normally.

In the center of the group, is the hidden boy laying on the ground and the criminal standing and staring blankly and angrily at Jungkook.

"Please stop this, there's no point in fighting." Jungkook says timidly, and feels his eyes swell up a bit.

"And who are you to tell me what to do?" BamBam asks, taunting the boy.

"A bystander that was sick of standing by. Now please with all due respect, step back and stop this at this instant." Jungkook says, trying his best to sound confident despite never seeing a situation like this occur.

BamBam looks around at the crowd of frozen people who are staring at Jungkook. "What are you doing? Why are you all just standing there? What is this some kind of anti-bullying Disney shit?" BamBam yells at the crowd of people.

Jungkook takes this moment to slip behind BamBam towards the hidden boy. The crowd around the fight slowly disassembles and walks away, BamBam just standing there angrily.

"Hey! I'm not done with him!" BamBam yells, turning back around to face Jungkook who is pulling the victim up.

"No, but he's done with you! How dare you hurt someone who didn't deserve it, that's beyond unacceptable and completely rude. How did your mother even raise you." Jungkook spits at the boy, his words laced with venom.

Jungkook picks up the hidden boy in his arms, carrying him bridal style, and quickly rushes to the nurses office that he had seen of the way to the cafeteria. Taehyung had passed out, and from the outside he looked like he was in a peaceful sleep but Jungkook knew better.

He runs into the nurse's office and the nurse looks up from her computer, gasping before standing up and asking Jungkook to set him on the closest bed.

The nurse quickly rushes and comes back with commun wound healing medical supplies. Jungkook is about to leave when the nurse speaks up. "Young man, if you can could you stay here? It would help if he had a friend here to calm him when he wakes up."

Jungkook turns around to face the woman. "A-Alright, is he going to be ok?"

"Yes, he had some bad hits on him but he will heal eventually. It shouldn't take long." The nurse explains, pouring some sort of medication onto a cotton ball and setting it aside. Jungkook sits down on the chair beside the bed and watches as the nurse prepares the treatment.

"Wait, are you taking off his mask for the treatment?" Jungkook asks, seemingly nervous to see the boy's face.

"Yes, of course. I need to clean his face." The nurse says.

Jungkook sits there, and watches as the nurse takes off the mask first, followed by the sunglasses.

There he lays, mouth slightly open and traced with blood, as well as he eyes closed peacefully, his long eyelashes resting down. Immediately, Jungkook recognizes him.

It's really you isn't it?