Insecure - Jikook [Completed]

Chapter 9: Unexpectedly meeting them

(Very long chapter ahead)

Jungkook's POV

After Jimin hyung found me in that state and took me to the gym, we've been going every week from then on. I felt bad when he found out that I was bullied. When I saw him, I could see the emotions in his eyes, and they hurt me. I didn't want him to feel bad. It wasn't his responsibility to look after me, and it certainly wasn't his fault that I was getting bullied. It was my fault. I'm the one not doing anything. I just let them boss me around, and I don't know why. Why can't I stand up for myself? Maybe it is what Jimin said, that I lack confidence. Would by having confidence help me get out of these situations? Why don't I have confidence? That's the biggest question of my life. I did nothing wrong, so why am I being treated like I have? All I could do was sigh. I don't even know myself.

After that incident though, I could tell Jimin was being more aware of both of our surroundings, mainly mine. He doesn't have to, but he is. But ever since then, I haven't really ended up in serious situations, besides the usual hits and taunting from P.E and Chemistry that is. Yeah, I ended up telling him about my Chemistry class as well. I could tell he felt conflicted as he wasn't in any of my other classes, therefore he couldn't do anything to help me.

"Jungkook-ah, you can't keep putting up with this. You need to say something," he told me.

I didn't know what to say.

"... I can't," I mumbled, feeling like a coward.

He sighed.

"I'll help you. Remember I'll be here to help you. I haven't forgotten about my promise. I'm going to help you become more confident so no one can or will bother you anymore," he said.

Sincerity was laced between his words, and I felt it.

"Thank you hyung," I smiled at him.

He smiled back and messed my hair up.

"Aigoo, such a troublesome boy," he joked.

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We were both sitting on the rooftop at break and I felt the wind rush passed us.

"Hyung... you're friends know you're friends with me right?" I couldn't help but ask.

"Yeah, I told you remember?" he told me

"But... how did they... react?" curiosity got the best of me.

"What do you mean?"

"Like when you told them you were with Jeon Jungkook, did they say anything? Like... why him?"

"Jungkook, my friends aren't bad. They're good people. They didn't say anything bad about you...They did say that, but not in the way you're thinking. They were just curious since you know... you're very quiet and unsociable," he told me.

I blinked.

"Oh," I said.

Were they really just curious?

"I think you know one of them though - other than Jin hyung," he said.

"Namjoon?" I asked.

"Yeah," he nodded.

"That reminds me - I should ask him why he didn't help you when you got injured..."

My eyes widened.

"No hyung don't! Don't tell them about me being bullied. Also Namjoon doesn't know that I get bullied. They would never do that in front of him because they know Namjoon hates violence," I told him.