𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞 || Kim Taehyung Fanfiction

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'Was... that the main reason why he started bullying me back then?'

"But like what I said before," Jinhae snaps out of her thoughts at Mina's voice, "that was an accidental push. Jinhae didn't mean to hurt Taehyung."

Taehyung was about to add another comment to target Jinhae, but Momo's next words stopped him to.

"Jinhae was even the one who stopped Jihyo and Dahyun from embarrassing him more."

Taehyung and Jinhae both processed the information from the girls.

'The one who technically helped me... was Jinhae?!' The dark-haired male's thoughts went blank after that, before he felt a sudden pang on his chest area.

"Really?" Taehyung unconsciously muttered under his breath, but the four girls still heard him. Jinhae raises an eyebrow as she turns her head slightly to the left, her peripheral vision catching Taehyung's stiff figure.

'He didn't know?!'

'It's probably because he ran a few seconds after Jihyo and Dahyun started victimizing him.'

'So if that's the case, then...'

Jinhae's eyes darkened as she remembered everything bad that had happened after that, caused by Taehyung's daily torments. Now everything was clear to her. And Taehyung was also thinking the same exact thing as her.

If Taehyung knew what Jinhae did for him as a favor, would he still have bullied her?

If Taehyung never bullied her back then, what would have been their relationship today?

Jinhae abruptly stands from her seat, before turning around and walking to the exit. "Come on, our job's done here." She stated in a blank tone.

Taehyung and Jinhae's eyes clashed together once the female passed by his figure. Taehyung still held the same stature, but his eyes almost wavered at the glare Jinhae threw at him. At that moment, they both knew.

Everything happening to them today was because of that small incident.

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[9:30 p.m.]

Jinhae's POV

I stood on the balcony located on the second floor of Iwamatsu's house, my phone in my hands. I couldn't decide if whether I should tell Songeun and Hyorin what just happened a while ago, but I feel like I was going to burst if I don't get this stupid feeling out of my chest soon.

"Just go to him already, Momo!"

I laughed as I saw Momo blush because of what Mina said. Chaeyoung started giggling along with the rest of us when we see Momo starting walking away from us. "Just stop it already! I can't confess to him yet!" She puts both of her hands on her hips as she faced the eight of us. Jeongyeonie steps forward and gave her a push towards the direction of our school gates. "Wuss, just do it!"

"I don't want to!" Momo pushes the short-haired girl back. At that moment, I was behind Jeongyeon so when she lost her balance and fell back, her body crashed with mine. Nayeon managed to pull her up just in time before she falls with me.

"Oh my gosh!" I squealed. I wasn't aware someone was right behind me that time, and that person stopped my momentum, Tzuyu instantly making a move and pulling me by my arm to bring me up. Just as Tzuyu hugs my figure, I heard a body collide with the ground, making a loud 'splash' sound.

'Who was that...'

I turned my head to see a mop of black hair, covered with murky mud along with his whole body.

'Taehyung...?! It's Taehyung oh my gosh!!!' I mentally scolded myself. It's my fault he's on the ground now, I should've payed more attention to my surroundings! And what kind of person was I and I didn't know my crush was right behind me?

Jihyo, along with my other friends, started laughing at him while he froze on the floor, not doing anything. And soon enough, those other students passing by that witnessed the incident joined them.

"Oh, it's him!" Jihyo exclaims as she walks closer to where Taehyung's body was. "Come on boy, eat," she gives his arm a light kick, "filth goes with mud, right?"

Tzuyu continued holding me as she scanned my body for possible injuries. "I didn't hurt you, did I?" She asks. I shook my head as a response. "Thanks for the catch, Chou."

"Poor Taetae left by his 'girlfriend'!"

I dragged my attention to Jihyo, who still didn't stop picking on the boy. And girlfriend? What was she talking about?

And for a second, I caught Taehyung's eyes on me before he looks away.

"Tzuyu, where's my phone? I have to capture this!" Jeongyeon follows as she constantly tapped on Tzuyu's shoulder, causing the tall girl to let me go and hand Jeongyeonie's phone to her.

"Guys, I'm here!"

"Dahyun-ssi, there you are! Come over here and look at this mess!" My gaze saddened as Nayeon called Dahyun over; I don't know what to do. What should I do to help him?

Taehyung slowly fixed his position on the floor, and I felt a pang in my chest as I saw how embarrassed he was, even when his back was facing me.

"Damn Jinhae, you got lover boy on his knees. But who would want a pig covered in mud looking so desperate?"

I gritted my teeth and tugged on Jihyo's uniform sleeve, making her stand beside me and away from Taehyung.

"Jihyo-ah, hajima (stop)! It was an accident!" I blurted out as my glare on the girl intensified. Though my gaze faltered when Taehyung quickly got on his feet and ran away from the scene.

I inwardly hissed as my mind replayed the possibilities of what could've happened if Taehyung knew what I did back then. I shook my head to hopefully get rid of the thoughts, but they were still there.

'I wonder what my relationship with him would be if he knew I defended him that time.'

'That's in the past now! F(lower)ing hell, forget about it already!'

I unlocked my phone and scrolled through my contacts, my finger stopping once I saw Songeun's name on the list.

'My highschool years would've been better if he knew that one, small detail.'

'How could one, small f(lower)ing thing change my life for the worst?!'

'Is fate trying to drive me insane?!'

I grumbled out a curse as I leaned on the railing, looking up at the night sky.

'That bastard basically ruined everything for nothing...'