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twenty-two

Jin's P.O.V

I creep into my home at six in the morning. My mom must be asleep, sound asleep in the queen size bed all to herself. My steps creek as I walk to the stairs to go to my room to change. Taehyung said he would wait for me at the school gate, we got a taxi and he dropped me off first. Taehyung told me to wash up but I won't listen because I want to see him. School starts at eight and I want to spend as much time as I can before Yoongi and Jungkook show up to school. I'll have to pack a charger to school since my phone is still dead. Hoseok is probably questioning me right now still.

"Where have you been, Jin?!" My mom yells from the living room. I stop midway on the staircase to stare down at my mom. Angry she crosses her arms and furrows her eyebrows. My mom doesn't get mad that easily and with this matter why didn't she call the cops? She doesn't care.

"I was at Jimins last night. He needed help on his assignment." I tell her lying straight through my teeth. I hate lying to my mom but I feel like I've gotten to good at it that I can't stop.

"You stayed the night without telling me? I was worried sick you know?" She pouts with anger.

"I'm sorry." I say knowing she was lying straight back. She's the psycho for sitting on the couch at such a time when she's pretty much gone.

She doesn't budge. "You're staying home today." My mom concludes.

"What? Why?" I get angry now too. There's no way I'm staying home when I had such a nice night with Taehyung. No way am I missing out on an opportunity like this. And my grades!

"You didn't tell me so now you are missing a day of school. And for lying to me."

"You can't do that." I walk away from her and storm in my room to gather my uniform. I want to yell back at her for lying at me too but she's my mom. I cant disrespect my mom, I mean she had me and she can easily take me away from this world at any moment.

My mom thinks I love my perfect attendance but right now the only reason why I go to school is yes for college but to see Taehyung too. Especially right now I want to see Taehyung. Hopefully he isn't at school yet since I don't live far. Maybe I can walk with Jimin to school. "Yes I can!" I hear my mom stomp to my room.

I ignore her and grab my backpack leaving my room. I zip past her and down the stairs before she can enter my room. "Jin! Jin!" She calls after me but I don't listen. I'll always listen to her but not right now. She's just using the excuse of being a mother to do whatever she can to me. Not today.

I don't look back and run right out of my home and right to school forgetting about Jimin knowing I'll see him when I get there anyway. It might still be too early but I'll wait for him. My phone is still dead. I stop my run and peer ahead with a couple people walking about along with a few cars on the road, I sigh. Then I smile thinking back to last night. I know what Taehyung did last night to Hoseok. He was giving us an attitude the whole night till who he calls horse face was gone. That's when he was all nice and nervous.

Taehyung called Yoongi to take Hoseok away. But I didn't think Yoongi would to you the extent of basically stuffing Hoseok in his car. I remember the little surprised and horrified expression Hoseok had. He's probably mad at me that I didn't help but I'm scared of Yoongi myself so I couldn't. Yoongi was on a mission and he did what he was told. Hoseok didn't scream for help but he did look out the window at me pressing his face against the window. I almost felt bad but Yoongi wouldn't do anything bad to him. Taehyung was jealous for what exactly though? Me and Hoseok are best friends and have been ever since we were younger. Jimin and Hoseok, the best of best friends I've ever had.

I slept in the same bed as Taehyung last night that's what I thought was the dream. I couldn't sleep the whole night because of his words and his kisses. The thoughts brings me goosebumps. He could have done so much more but there's no way I'd do anything more but kiss him. This time it was okay for him to kiss me unlike those other times. He likes to force himself on me when he gets too cocky but when I come back with the same thing he gets quiet. Is that why he went silent when I confessed my love to him? But why was he crying this morning? Amazing how he can do that, cry out of nowhere when we were having such a moment. Nothing wrong with Taehyung crying because I got to see another side of him. Deep inside I knew he was cursing at me not to tell anyone. Maybe next time we don't have to stop. And what was that question he asked me? He really didn't know how long I've liked him but that was so out of the blue.

My heart skips a beat every second thinking back to his face. The warmth that filled the sheets so quickly with his body and mine. Even if we were as close as we could be it felt like there was still a big gap between us. His laugh. His voice. I just wish he didn't spend his money like he doesn't care for example the hotel. My parents would die for how much he has at least my mom because that's the reason she married my dad. At least that's what my grandmother told me. Where did he get all of the money exactly though? He has a mom but what about his dad? I've seen his mom but never his dad. Is his life just like mine? Maybe we'll have a lot more in common than I think. I begin to write a letter in my head.

Dear Taehyung,

Your company is like laying in a rose garden under the sun. With wind that will talk to you. The taste of you no one could get enough. I want to have enough of it, to save it and stay forever young. Could you forget those people now that only want to see the good in you? Or will you show up being the bad?

I love you

Sincerely, Jin.

"Jin!" Hoseok's voice comes from behind me.

I glance over my shoulder to see Hoseok and his mad face. He points at me like I was on his hit list. I probably am since I didn't save him from Yoongi just the other night. "Hoseok, how are you?" I ask casually.

"How dare you let Yoongi kidnap me!" Hoseok runs at me.

"Sush! Don't say that out loud do you want to get in trouble?!" I whisper yell at Hoseok facing him now with my whole body. Hoseok collided with my body.

We both fall to the ground, students stare as Hoseok grabs my shirt and shakes me. "And you are wearing the same clothes as yesterday! Gross! Where were you last night with him?!" Hoseok complains.

"Hoseok, calm down let me explain"-

"I'll kill, Yoongi! What did Taehyung do to you?!" Hoseok grabs my chin and scans my neck. "You didn't lose it did you?!"

"Do you ever shut up, horse?" Hoseok goes silent as we both peer up to see still beat up Jungkook. I feel like I'll always see him like this.

With a sly smirk on his face his uniform is wrinkly and he still hasn't done his tie. Jungkook hangs his bag from his hand over his shoulder trying to act cool. I'm glad to see him acting like nothing happened between me and him. It'll make things easier for me and Taehyung. "Why do you and Taehyung call me that?!" Hoseok stands standing tall to Jungkook just like Jimin. "You know I have feelings too!" Hoseok grabs Jungkooks shirt.

I lie there watching the scene. How special. "Jin, what are you doing on the floor?" I look in the other direction of the fight to see Jimin holding out his hand for me to take.

With the offer taken I hoist myself up from Jimins grip. Jimin nods towards the mad Hoseok and cocky Jungkook. Shaking my head I walk away from the two with Jimin. "They are fighting again? Jungkook right?"

I nod. "The one and only." Both me and Jimin step inside the school.

"He's always staring at me during lunch and during that one day in physical ed before he came up to you and Hoseok." Jimin looks back.

My mind goes back to when Namjoon had a fight with Jungkook during lunch before physical ed. He was staring at me. But was he staring at Jimin before? "He's a creep, ignore him."

"Done and done." Jimin smiles.