Rivalry | Jeon Jungkook

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Narrator POV

"Dad, you wanted to see me?'"
Taehyung said as he walked into the prinicpal's office.

"Have a seat" Mr. Kim said seriously.

The boy looked curiously at his father and sat down.

"What do you think of Calypso?" Mr. Kim said out of the blue.

"Um" Taehyung was surprised by his father's question. "She's nice, I guess."

"I need more than that. What else can you tell me?"

Taehyung shook his head, trying to find something else to say. He didn't even know her that well, the only reason he noticed her in the first place was because she sat beside Jungkook and they were in the same drama group.

"She gets good grades, sometimes even better than Jungkook" Taehyung commented.

Mr. Kim sighed.
"I need a reason to expel her" He decided to cut to the truth.

"What? Why?"

"Mrs. Chen, Mei's mother" Mr. Kim said , "has threatened to take away my job unless Calyspo leaves the school."

"How does she have the power to do that?"

"Oh son, the business world can be very dirty. People are willing to do anything to get what they want. She's our school's sponsor and has a high position in the Education Division Committee. She can pull some strings and get me fired in an instant if she wanted to."

"And why are you telling me all of this? What do I have to do with it?" Taehyung leaned back in his seat, wondering why in the world his father was telling him this.

"I need you to find a reason to expel her. You are her classmate, you can get close to her and see if there is anything that I will be able to use against her"

"No, that's wrong!" Taehyung raised his voice.

"Taehyung you don't understand. If I lose my job, I won't be able to provide for our family."

"I have a job, I can-"  Taehyung said desperately.

"No Taehyung. The money you make modelling for Gucci will be put into your savings for the future."

"Our lives will change unless she is expelled. Do you understand me?" The principal said gravely.

"Yes." Taehyung forced out. He felt awful agreeing to do this, but seeing how stressed his father was and how important it is, he had no choice.

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Walking down the hall back to class, Taehyung's mind was racing with thoughts.
How can I find any dirt on Calypso? Is this even legal?
His thoughts were interrupted as he heard a loud bang. The door of the janitor's closet a few meters in front of him slammed open. Out of the closet walked the person he had been thinking about this whole time, Calypso. Taehyung watched as Jungkook also stepped out.  They both looked as if they just ran a marathon with their messy hair and unsettled clothes.
What the hell were they doing?
Then a thought dawned on him.
Were they....?

5 Minutes Earlier...

Calypso POV

I walked down the hall to my locker to get a binder I forgot for class. I was about to turn the corner to the area with my locker, but I heard Mei's obnoxious voice ring out. I stayed put, deciding to avoid her.

I waited by the the wall to hopefully hear her voice fade. Instead of her voice fading, it became even louder. I quickly looked around, seeing if I could hide anywhere. I turned around and decided to go back to class as quickly as possible. As I walked briskly, someone grabbed my hand and pulled me to the side. I was about to scream, but hand covered my mouth. I was dragged into darkness. Suddenly a light turned on above me. I was in the janitors closet. I craned my head, hoping to see my kidnapper.

"Sh, stay still" a familiar voice whispered.

I pushed my elbow back into the person's chest, making them groan in pain.

"Jungkook?" I tried to yell, however it was muffled due to his hand covering my mouth.

"It's me, now be quiet or she'll hear you"  Jungkook said.

I nodded and pointed at his hand. He took it away from my mouth.

I turned to face him, confused.

"What are you doing?" I said very quietly.

"Mei was gonna chop your head off if she saw you" Jungkook whispered.

"How do you know that?"

"I heard what everyone was saying this morning, that we slept together"

My face fell, I was hoping he didn't have to deal with these rumours. I was glad the closet was dark, so he didn't see how upset I was.

He was about to continue whispering but we suddenly heard Mei pass the closet door. When their footsteps faded, I let out a breath.

"Finally," I said, "Can I go now?"

"Aren't you going to thank me for saving you?" He said, probably smirking.

"Yes, yes, I'm very grateful. Thanks" I said emotionlessly, waiting for him to let me go.

Jungkook moved to the side, unblocking the door.

As I walked towards it my foot caught on a mop and I tumbled towards the ground, reaching forward with my hands to try to stabilize myself. My hand grabbed Jungkook and dragged him down with me.

"Ow!" he yelled as he hit the floor with me.

"Sorry" I said, spitting out strands of hair that got in my mouth. We were tangled up on the floor. Slowly, we separated ourselves.

I dusted myself off and managed to stand up. I realized my clothes and hair were messy and all over the place due to that fall, same for Jungkook.

"Let's get out of here" Jungkook said.

I rushed out the door, and jungkook followed.

As soon as I was in the hallway, I saw Taehyung. He looked confused as he saw both of us standing there, with messy hair and disheveled clothes. I realized we probably gave him the wrong idea...oh no. It looked like we just hooked up in the closet.

"Uh, hey" Taehyung said awkwardly, rubbing the back of his head.

"It's not what you think!" I blurted out. "We weren't doing anything inappropriate, just so you know!" I continued. I face palmed. I should shut up.

I looked at Jungkook for support, so he could also say something to prove we weren't in the closet doing you know what.

"You don't have to lie, babe" He wrapped an arm around me, smirking.

He saw my horrid expression and Taehyung's confused face. He dropped the act.

"Just kidding, We weren't doing anything" he told his best friend.

"I see" Taehyung nodded.

It didn't seem like he believed us.