Vkook | Survival High

11

The small group of Ferus students hid in the bushes, wearing all black in attempt to be fully hidden in the night. The moon was thin, leaving little to no light for them to be caught.

They had slept all morning in preparation for the mission they were given : locate where the crawlers go after dark.

They were currently spy on one right now. It was the one they chose to follow. The monster wasn't really doing anything right now. Just scratching on some dirt and occasionally walking a few steps. Nothing amusing or exciting, much to the Ferus' dissatisfactions.

They could not talk. They couldn't move too much. They had to try not to make any noise. Or else the creature would know about them and they'd have to kill it and find another one.

There is nothing for the most part of the night. Just a bit of shuffling to get a better view, and a faint grumble of hungry stomachs.

The sun is about to set soon, and the crawler finally moves more than 5 feet.

They all follow it, quietly, thanking god that the creature did not look back even once, or else it might've had some suspicion.

***

Taehyung is hanging out with Seokjin on the weekends. It was a warm Sunday and they were bored. They visited Taehyung's mom yesterday and brought back a wide variety of the food she made. Though it all disappears in a couple of hours, thanks to them both.

Seokjin groans and stands up, tired of just talking. "That kid. Jungkook. He said there was a small town?"

"Yeah. You wanna walk around?"

Seokjin made a face at the idea of just walking around stores without buying anything.

"Got any money?" He asks, fully knowing Taehyung did not have any.

"No," the younger boy frowned. "We can do the Plan-T like we did back in highschool.

Back when they were in highschool, a few months before Taehyung started using people for money, they would work together to successfully steal items from several stores by creating a diversion.

Taehyung had created Plan-T. They would both walk in and Taehyung would ask the cashier to point the bathroom for him, although he never went. He merely did it to put the idea in the cashier's head. Then Seokjin would make small talk with the cashier, often flirting and grooming the worker's ego to keep the person in one place while Taehyung grabs as many items he can fit inside his large sweater and occasionally pants, depending on the item. Then, he would walk out the store while the cashier was still distracted by Jin. And only when he was a good distance away did Seokjin put the flirting to a stop and say his good byes.

They made a good team, Jin thinks. But those risky schemes (although they never got caught) were not longer needed.

"You've got a Jungkook. We don't need to do that anymore. I told him you wanted a job to make extra cash and how you couldn't spend much time with him anymore if you got the job. He's definitely paying for all our shit if we invite him."

Taehyung smirks at Seokjin. "And to think that you were so strongly against using people back then. Look at you now!"

He supposes he's changed. He was starting to follow Taehyung's motto: work smart, not hard more seriously when he realized how easy and effective it was for him.

Jungkook wasn't going to start going poor anytime soon.

Over the past 4 days, he observed the kid. He was curious on how strong and rich the kid was, for both their benefits.

He had talked to Jungkook during the third day, asking about his life, and throwing in a few suggestive sentences into the right direction using Taehyung's name as a pass.

"You know, Taehyung's been thinking about getting a part-time job to pay for his extra necessities like shopping and such, since he's poor and all."

Jungkook smiles. "That's so independent of him. I hope it's not tok stressful on him with all the homework and projects that pile up on him in the future."

"Oh he says he's not worried about that. After all, he's got a smart leader to help him out."

"O-oh. Yeah of course! I would definitely help him with anything. I'm pretty smart. My grades have never been below a B my whole life," Jungkook brags.

"But," Seokjin says with a pause for it's intended dramatic effect. "Now that I think about it, we won't be seeing Taehyung much anymore if he gets the job. If we're lucky, we'd only get about a few hours every week."

The seed has been planted in Jungkook's head. His charm speak manipulation may be weak compared to Taehyung's, but it does it's intended job and Jin knows they wouldn't worry about money for a long while.

They change into their normal clothes and head for the Ferus dorm.

Taehyung knocks and the door is opened by a younger boy who's scowl quickly turned into a flustered blush, seeing both Taehyung and Seokjin standing outside with charming smiles.

"C-come in," the boy welcome awkwardly.

They both walk in and immediately head towards Jungkook's room.

Taehying knocks on the door in a short musical pattern.

"That's my knocking pattern so he'll know it's me," Taehyung whispers at Jin.

There is a shuffle of papers being touched as footsteps run to the door in a rush to open it.

Jungkook is pleased to see Taehyung and Seokjin almost feels bad their using the boy. Almost.

"We're planning to head to town to look around the shops. Just looking around for now though, so I can plan my wishlist for when I get a job-"

"No no! I'll pay for you!" Jungkook blurts out in a rush, embarrassing himself.

"Pay for your stuff, and anything you would want-is what I meant. Not you."

"Oh Jungkook. That's sweet of you, but I can't possibly make you pay-"

"Of course you can! I'm pretty loaded, and I could definitely pay for Seokjin too! So you really don't need to get a job. You've got me." There is a desperation in his voice this time. The kid was practically begging Taehyung to use his money, going so far as to pay for Seokjin.

"Well....if you say so. Thank you Jungkook," Taehyung chirps, burying his face into Jungkook's neck as he hugged the younger boy. In that moment, Seokjin can faintly see a dark whisp around Taehyung. It went away as fast as it appeared, leaving Seokjin to think it was probably just some Eros power shit that came and went randomly.

Before the stunned Jungkook regained his senses to return the hug, Taehying pulls away.

"Lead the way, Jungkook!"