blue pills // ᴶᴶᴷ.ᴷᵀᴴ

chapter 3 - friends

Third person perspective

"Bunny boy?"

The raven haired boy froze. That wasn't for me was it? Who the fuck would be calling me bunny boy?! Not even a second later, it clicked. The person who texted me? His head slowly turned to his right. His eyes widened and his mouth went agape.

It was his crush. The same boy he has seen walking the halls dozens of times. The same boy who had sent butterflies through his chest, even if he didn't know the boy.

"W-What?" The boy looked up in confusion. The other started to take his seat, "So um...you gave me your number last night and-"

"Alright class-!" The professor raised his voice, grabbing almost everyone's attention. All but 'bunny boy' as he still stared at the boy now seated next to him. Taehyung looked over, Jungkook's eyes quickly darting away. Why can't he just talk to me...? Tae thought to himself.

—
Class ended faster than expected, which was nice for the two boys who sat awkwardly next to each other. The bell rang and Jungkook shot up from his desk, heading straight for the door.

"Wait!" A voice called out from behind him. Jungkook knew it was for him and ignored it. Until he felt a hand wrap around his wrist, then he couldn't ignore it.

"What." He snapped back.

"Um.." Taehyung said, surprised at his snappy tone,
"Is your lunch hour this period? Want to come eat lunch with me and my friends?" He stood there, hand still around the smaller's wrist, waiting for a reply.

"I don't know you though"

"Well you could. You're the one who gave me your number in the first place."

Jungkook took his hand out of the other's grip.
"Fine."

The other smiled, showing a box of white teeth. Jungkook's heart skipped a beat.

"Follow me!" The taller said, motioning the shorter to follow him. "You a junior?"

"No. Sophomore."

"Oh. How-"

"Advanced placement. I qualified for that this year I guess."

"That's cool." Taehyung said with a smile. Jungkook lost all words. His smile shot butterflies all through his chest.

The rest of the trip to the cafeteria was quiet. Jungkook snuck looks to the taller boy. The latest look caught Tae's attention, "I stupidly never asked your name."

"Jungkook." He said staring off the other direction.

"Taehyung"

"Taehyung?? What am I supposed to call you? Hyung? TaeHYUNG? Taehyung hyung?"

Tae giggled, "Whatever you want."

"What about asshole?"

"You're pretty ballsy talking to your elder like that!" Tae said crossing his arms with a smirk.

Jungkook scoffed, "Whatever."

They finally reached the cafeteria. Taehyung ran ahead of Jungkook to a table of boys, all their hair being uniquely different. A boy with mint green hair caught his eye first.

"Jungkook, this is Yoongi. That one over there is Jimin. That one right there is Namjoon. And this one is Seokjin. Oh-and we have another friend Hoseok but he's sick today."

Jungkook nodded and smiled at everyone. How was he supposed to remember everyone's name?!

He sat down next to Taehyung, since he was the only one he knew so far at the table. He noticed a boy - Jimin? to be exact - staring at him. Jungkook looked away quickly after making eye contact.

"How'd you two meet?" Jimin questioned, still staring at Jungkook.

Please don't say I gave you my number when I was drunk. Please don't.

"We met..."

Don't.

"In our AP science class."

Thank god. Jungkook thought.

"Cool. So you're a junior as well? I've never seen you before"

"He's a sophomore actually. He's in advanced placement." Taehyung answered for him, receiving a disgruntled look from Jungkook.

"So you're like...really fucking smart?" The mint haired boy -Yoon...gi?- finally spoke.

"Um...not super smart but...I had the grades for advanced placement and my mom didn't really give me the choice." Jungkook quietly responded.

—

Lunch came and went. The rest of the time was spent by the table of boys laughing and bikering. All but Jungkook. He felt out of place, but still oddly okay since he at least knew Taehyung. But the more he thought about it, he didn't really know Taehyung.

But he sure wanted to.

Jungkook got up and started to his next class. Not soon after, a boy appeared next to him. It was Taehyung.

"Can we talk?"

"What is there to talk about? Jungkook looked up at him.

"You were obviously drunk that one night..but why'd you give me your number? You even called me.... pretty."

"I WHAT." Jungkook said, stopping his footsteps. Taehyung stopped after noticing Jungkook wasn't at his side and looked back at the smaller boy. Jungkook was frozen.

"Sorry....I guess you really don't remember. But um..do you really think I'm pretty?" Tae said as if he was some girl needing reassurance in his appearance.

"Well um...." Jungkook was at a loss for words. He not only gave his crush his phone number but also called him pretty? Drunk Jungkook wasn't wrong, he was pretty. Beautiful in fact, but Jungkook could say that. And who the fuck let him have alcohol? Why was he even at the party?? Jungkook didn't have any friends. There were too many questions. Luckily, the young boy was literally saved by the bell as it rang, not giving him time to answer.

"Shit. We'll finish this conversation later." Tae exclaimed, running off.

Jungkook had to find an excuse for why he gave Tae his number, knowing that the elder wouldn't let down. That, or stop talking to Taehyung, and Jungkook did not want to do that.