A Deal with My Frenemy

012

Dahyun and Jimin entered the club room to find Jooheon, the Art Club's President and his Vice President Eunbi, along with Chan, the leader of the Performing Club, in a small argument.

"What's the matter?" Dahyun asked.

"Oh. Dahyun. Didn't I tell you to go home already?" Jooheon asked but Dahyun did not buy his attempt to divert the conversation.

"Why?" Dahyun asked again but no one answered so he turned to the other male, "Chan, what's the problem?"

Chan cratched the back of his neck and said, "Yeri and Yugyeom got into a motor accident."

"What?!" Dahyun and Jimin both exclaimed.

"How are they?" Jimin asked.

"They're safe now."

"Good to hear," Dahyun nodded but then upon comprehending the problem, she said, "Then... that means..."

Chan nodded slowly and smiled sheepishly, "We don't know who would be playing the lead roles in our play anymore."

Jimin's face fell, "Then, the play is cancelled?"

"No!" Eunbi protested, "We'll just continue on making props, then Chan will find other people to play the role, right?"

Chan tried to smile, "Of course! Everything will go well! Like what Patrick the starfish said!"

But then Dahyun groaned, "Why is everything a mess?!"

People were taken aback by her sudden outburst but then, Jooheon whispered, "Dahyun, we're just as frustrated as you are."

Dahyun's face softened as she blurted, "Sorry."

Jooheon sighed, "It's already late. Let's just resume tomorrow. Meanwhile, you can contact your friends if there's someone who will be willing to take the role. I'll just inform and text the others who already went home to do the same."

Dahyun just sat on a chair and as they exited the room, Chan and Eunbi gave her a pat on the back.

Jooheon sighed and whispered to Jimin, "Take care of her."

Jimin smiled, "Take care of yourselves."

The three left and Jimin sighed as he sat beside Dahyun who just stared at nothingness. He started, "If you were angry at Taehyung, you should have not blurted it out at the people in the club."

"I'm sorry. Anger ate me," Dahyun bowed her head.

"Jooheon already sent us home a while ago," Jimin digressed, "Why did you go back?"

"If I just stayed with Taehyung, we'll just end up fighting again and that's not good for both of us," Dahyun sighed and continued, "I'm getting tired of all the drama."

Jimin chuckled, "You'll get fed up more since we're doing one."

"Nice attempt for a joke," Dahyun shook her head and smiled.

"See? It's better when you smile." Jimin remarked which surprised Dahyun.

"I'm sorry for dragging you all the time," she beamed.

Jimin smiled and ruffled her hair, "It's okay. I got involved the moment you entered this club."

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All of them were quiet. There were now seven people in the principal's office.

The principal sighed and spoke, "Someone saw all of you in a fight yesterday. And it's very evident that you were there."

The five boys still had bruises and cuts on their faces, and they bowed their heads as they attempted to hide it.

"With all due respect Mr. Principal, why are the two of us included here?" Dahyun asked.

"Well, someone saw you two in the fight scene as well. It was reported that you even kicked a man on his face..."

Dahyun gulped and sheepishly smiled, then the principal turned to Jimin and said,

"...and Jimin's face shows evidence that he was there too."

Jimin blinked a few times then the principal pointed on the cut on his face.

"But Mr. Principal – " Jimin attempted to reason out.

"No more buts. You childish brats! You're all in high school!" the principal shouted, making everyone slightly jump, "I expected more from the three of you. You are the top three in your batch."

Dahyun, Taehyung and Jimin knew that he was pertaining to them.

He sighed, "You will receive appropriate punishments. The five of you are banned from playing basketball this month and in addition, you'll help in the preparations for the theater play."

Jin widened his eyes, Namjoon blinked a few times, Jungkook's jaw dropped and Hoseok was dumbfounded. Taehyung groaned in complain.

The principal then turned to Dahyun and Jimin, "And since the two of you are already in the art club – "

"No more punishment?" Jimin cheerfully asked.

The principal raised an eyebrow, "No. You'll replace the lead roles."

Both of them looked at each other before saying, "What?!"

The principal smiled mischievously, "Whether you like it or not. That's why it's called a punishment."