Just Listen ➳ Jikook ✔

[02] Vanilla

A/N: When it does this, ***, at a random part in the chapter, that means it's focusing on someone else, but it isn't their POV. For instance, if it was talking about Jimin's current situation, and then does this, ***, it'll be talking about Jungkook's situation. Oof I don't know if that makes sense.

New characters from NCT who are pretty much the same age as Taehyung: Ten and Taeyong

Monsta X: I.M

Third Person's POV:

After talking to the counselor about easier ways for him to be able to learn, Jimin headed to lunch with his bag. He made it to his table in the cafeteria, not worrying about running into other people since he knew they were all moving out of the way already.

Over the few years he'd been in high school, he learned every inch of the school so he wouldn't run into anything and embarrass himself. Everyday, he walked into the cafeteria, turned left, turned right, and took twenty steps before sitting down at the table to his right.

There were four female students who sat at the table with him and knew exactly where he sat, so they all made sure to make room for him everyday. "Jimin-ah, do you want my apple? My mom packed an apple and a banana," the girl who's voice Jimin became very fond of due to its sweetness said.

"Sure." Jimin stuck his left hand out since she was sitting on his left side and she handed him the apple, smiling as he ate it with the rest of his packed lunch.

The four were the only students at the school that Jimin actually liked. They didn't constantly have conversations with him at lunch, but when they did, it made Jimin happy. One of them sat on his left side, another sat on his right side, and the other two girls sat across from him.

He would listen to their conversations while eating, and started wondering what it was like to be one of them. They weren't popular, but weren't unpopular at the same time. The girl who gave him the apple was dating Taehyung, the most popular guy in school, but that's the only thing that connected them with the popular kids.

They were just this group of nice girls who were in the same bad student body as he was.

***

After getting everything he needed for his next classes, Jungkook went to the cafeteria and walked over to where Taehyung and his friends were sitting. "Hey," Jungkook said in a friendly voice.

"We actually expected you to show up, Jeon. Sit down," Taehyung said, scooting over so Jungkook could sit down. The boy smiled and obliged. "Jungkook, this is Ten, Taeyong, and I.M. Guys, this is Jungkook."

"Nice to meet you." He bowed to all of them and they all chuckled before starting a conversation with one another. He tried to listen and be included, but he wasn't understanding what they were talking about. They were talking about things that dealt with teachers that he didn't have, and it was making him irritated to try to understand, so he just sighed and started drowning them out.

He crossed his arms on the table and put his chin on them to just try to relax his mind for a moment.

***

Jimin heard the girls talking about something dealing with Taehyung throwing a party for the students at his house on him and the girl's one year anniversary. Jimin didn't know her actual name, but in his head, he called her Vanilla because it's what she smelled like.

He was getting upset the more she was getting upset, and he excused himself before standing up and walking away from the table. Not only did he learn the way to his table, but he knew where everyone else sat in the room, and he knew how to get places.

He stopped in front of a table where three people were talking and loudly cleared his throat, quieting them down. "Taehyung, your girlfriend said she doesn't really want you to throw your party on your guys' anniversary day. I think it's kind of immature too."

"He's throwing the party for me. My birthday's on January 26th, in two days. I'm I.M," one of the others said.

"That doesn't matter," Jimin protested. "If you love your girlfriend, you should make her happy."

"Listen, I don't care if you think that you have some sort of privilege here because of your disability, but you don't, so move along." I.M kept defending his friend, and Jimin knew that it was still him talking because of the voice. It was getting on his nerves.

"Stay out of this!" Jimin accidentally yelled. When he yelled that, it must've set off a bomb in I.M's head. He stood up and practically lifted the boy off of the ground before ripping his glasses from his eyes and pushing him against the wall.

Everyone in the cafeteria gasped and got quiet, watching what was going down. "You think your attitude is funny?! Huh?! I don't fucking care that you can't see me! You can go to hell just like the rest of your stupid friends that you sit with!"

Jimin felt his eyes start watering as a teacher ran in, yelling at I.M to let go of him. He pushed him harshly against the wall once more before letting go, causing Jimin to fall to the ground. He walked away with the teacher and Jimin let out a quiet sob, jumping when he felt someone touch his arm.

"Sorry. Here," Jungkook said, putting Jimin's black glasses back on him. That entire time, Jimin didn't open his eyes. He'd always been ashamed of how white and lifeless they must look to other people. "Are you okay?" Jimin recognized the voice from somewhere, probably from hearing it in the hallway, but that didn't make it anymore soothing.

"Yeah, I'm fine," he replied in a harsh manner, grabbing his cane that he felt next to him and speedwalking past the bystanders to leave the cafeteria and go to a secluded part of the school.

A/N: Oof I think this is the most depressing story I've written, and this is only the second chapter.