My Crush | ksj

14 - Villain

I felt euphoric, skipping down the sidewalk on my way to school. Not even Taehyung's stupid possessive messages had managed to spoil yesterday for me, it was wonderful. These people were my friends who liked me for who I was. I truly was at peace with myself. Apart from first period being maths, today seemed like it would be great. With a hum, I passed through the gates. Nothing could destroy my amazing mood.

Until he grabbed my wrist. I froze, mentally cursing my forgetfulness.

"Aren't you gonna say hello?", Taehyung growled into my ear, making every hair on my body stand up.

"O-of course, Oppa", I forced myself to smile, finally facing him. His normally brown hair showed a few red streaks, making his almost black eyes stand out even more. I wished for the part of me who still found him attractive to vanish. Taehyung mustered me, licking his lips while he complimented my new hairstyle. A smile fell onto my lips. Couldn't he be like this all the time?

But he furrowed his brows, forcing me back into the reality of his personality "You know... I was sad yesterday. Don't you have time for your boyfriend?", his voice dripped in anger.

I gulped, before hastily explaining "I was busy with a school project"

God, now I used the same stupid excuse as Kookie. To my surprise, however, Taehyung smiled. Maybe I actually averted the crisis.

But what he said next was worse than anything I would've expected. His smile turned sour, like a victorious beast about to devour its prey "Funny, Jungkook said the same thing yesterday"

My fists clenched "W-Why would you ask him about me?", the taste of blood spreading in my mouth from biting my inner cheeks so hard. I knew what he was about to say but I didn't want him to speak it out loud. Just this one time, I really wanted my suspicions to be false. Just once.

Taehyung rolled his eyes, as if I was a stupid child "Because you're friends! And he was the only one I could find to spend some time with, since you left me alone", his eyes lit up in pleasure as he watched my horrified expression.

I didn't bother answering him, instead just sprinting into the building. Why did he have to do this, hurting everyone because of his possessiveness. My body wanted to stop running and just vomit somewhere, but I forced myself to reach the classroom. I didn't even know if I could look at him anymore. The raven-haired boy turned around as I exclaimed "Jungkookie!"

He smiled, his bunny teeth as cute as always. Although his entire face was bruised and swollen, he still smiled. I shrieked, putting my arms around his fragile body, as if I could protect him from something that had already happened. My heart began furiously beating, pumping rage through my body. I wanted Taehyung to stop existing. To just disappear. But there was nothing I could do, no matter how much I hated him. It was again a ton of coincidences – Taehyung having tons of friends to protect him from someone beating him up. His phone never leaving his hands, not a chance to grab it from him and delete the pictures. His father being chief of police, making it impossible for the authorities to do anything. I forgot whatever I had told Jimin about Taehyung surely having good sides. He didn't, he was a monster – and if that meant that I was a bad person as well, then so be it.

Sometimes the only one able to defeat a villain was someone even worse.

"I-I'm sorry", I put my head on top of Jungkook's. My words were sincere, this was my fault, and this time nobody could deny it.

He took my hand "Don't be. Does it even matter which one of us he hurts anymore?"

Throughout the entire lesson, I thought about Jungkook's statement. Taehyung's actions were never restricted to hitting a single person, he wanted to do as much damage as possible. It seemed impossible to keep both of us out of harm's way. Frustrated, I kept biting my lips.

Instead of attending my history lesson, I chose to take care of something more important. Honestly, this was the first time I had ever skipped a subject – it felt less exciting than I thought. Making my way through the empty halls, I ended up at the same janitor's closet I was in with Taehyung a few weeks ago. Disgusted, I scrunched my nose, opening the door without a knock.

The girl he had pinned against the wall moaned, completely unaware of me looking straight into Taehyung's eyes "Come on, at least be a bit more creative with the rooms you use"

His shirt was unbuttoned, a sight one would normally preserve for their girlfriend. Taehyung didn't. He let go of the girl's waist and ruffled his hair, confused by my indifference. Of course it hurt, but showing weakness to Taehyung definitely wasn't on my to-do list.

"Baby... how...I'm...", it was the first time I had ever heard him stutter. Amused, I shook my head.

"I'm going to sit with you at lunch", I informed him, leaving the door open as I left.

A/N: GUYS i'm back to writing! I listened to Answer the whole time and honestly it's my new fave album!! what's your favourite song? So far, I'm really digging I'm fine and the Euphoria full version (+ ofc idol!!) I hope you are feeling well and enjoyed this chapter, votes and comments mean the world to me! <3