Effect

⑧Should I?

 
Jimin went to school the next day early as usual. He grabbed a cup of coffee from the school's cafeteria and sat at an empty table, waiting for Hoseok.

It didn't take long to see him trudge towards his table with a cup of coffee already in his hands. "Good morning, Hoseok hyung!"

Hoseok winced at his cheery tone as he took his seat, having trouble keeping his eyes open since it was so early in the morning. "Good morning."

"How was Mr. Kim's date?"

"He didn't go."

"What? Why?"

"Somehow he ended up at Jeongguk's house."

"What!?" Jimin shrieked, his eyes double their size.

"Can you not scream next to my ear, you brat?" Hoseok hissed in annoyance.

"Hehe, sorry. But what the hell, why was Mr. Kim at Kook's house?"

"He didn't tell me. I called him to ask if he's ready for his date and he had forgotten about it completely. I told him to leave immediately and go to his date and he said fine, but when I called him again at night, he said he didn't go eventually."

Jimin hummed while nodding as a thought popped up into his mind. He warily glanced around, checking if anyone was close enough to hear him, but the few students who were there were five tables away.

"You're being weird." Hoseok's brows clumped in a frown as he contemplated his behavior.

"Okay, I'm gonna ask you something, and whatever you tell me, I won't tell anyone, not even Jeongguk." Jimin leaned against the table, and the other nodded. "Does Mr. Kim like Jeonggukie?"

"Jimin..." He heaved a sigh with a mild eye roll. "It's nice gossiping with you, but I can't talk about my close friend with you."

"You told me about his date, though. Why not tell me this too? I won't tell. I swear."

Hoseok hesitated but edged closer, propping his elbow against the table. "He says he doesn't like him."

"But you don't believe him, right?"

"It's not my place to believe anything."

He definitely knows something, Jimin thought as he eyed him suspiciously. Let's spice it up. "I'll tell you something, but you can't tell Mr. Kim."

A thoughtful frown settled on Hoseok's features, but he nodded a few moments later.

"I heard you guys talking yesterday. I know that Mr. Kim got a boner because of Kook."

Hoseok's eyes widened, and he shushed him in a hurry as he frantically glanced around, afraid that someone had heard him. "Why are you eavesdropping on others?"

"It was an accident, okay? The important thing is that I know and of course, Jeongguk too. Actually, all of us know."

"You told fucking everyone!?"

"Yes, because now Jeongguk can test to see if Mr. Kim likes him or not."

"Yeah, like giving him a boner the first time wasn't a clear answer!"

"So he likes him?" Jimin asked with hopeful eyes.

And the other could only sigh as he leaned even closer, making sure no one would hear him. "Would you get a boner from someone you don't like?"

"You have a point," Jimin whispered, giggling.

"But Jimin... don't put ideas in Kook's head. Taehyung is his teacher. Nothing can happen between them even if they like each other and you know it."