The Bet

Chapter Cuatro

Jeongguk finds Taehyung unique. His character and personality are two different things. One minute, he's talking about how big his dick is, and the next, he's going on about how he has a soft spot for something cute. It just doesn't add up to Jeongguk.

For the past 2 weeks, the seven boys have been getting to know each other better. Jeongguk has found so many interesting things about the boys that no one in school would be able to guess. Namjoon and Yoongi are sweeter and funnier than expected, Jin and Jimin are extremely caring and very sarcastic, and Hoseok actually smiles beautifully when it's actually real.

As for Taehyung, he's still the same. He is cocky even outside of school and like usual, he only thinks of himself. But Jeongguk can tell that he's trying to work on it. However, he's still flirting with Jeongguk and is still embarrassingly failing.

The group is currently hanging out over Jin's second house since Jeongguk doesn't exactly feel comfortable in the boys' huge mansion. Jin's second house is a house he personally bought with his own money that he received from his modeling gigs. His parents have no idea that he bought a house so it's kind of like his hideaway whenever he wants alone time. It's not too fancy, just a 3 story house with an indoor and outdoor pool and a huge garden that's guarded by an electric fence. The normal.

Jeongguk sinks deeper into the white interior of the fur sofa in Jin's living room as he quietly laughs at Taehyung's and Hoseok's bickering. He chose to sit in the corner so he could have his space while hanging out with the boys but of course Taehyung doesn't believe in space. Taehyung sat himself right next to Jeongguk with barely an inch of space in between them. Jeongguk tried his best to scoot away but wasn't able to when Taehyung wrapped his arm around the younger's shoulder.

"Whatever, your opinion is invalid anyways. What about you Jeongguk? Do you believe mint chocolate ice cream should exist," Hoseok asked, crossing his arms and staring at the smaller boy.

Jeongguk slightly raises his head and hums as he thinks about his answer. "To me, as long as the ice cream is edible then it doesn't matter. I find it okay, not my favorite but also not bad."

Hoseok stands up and points to Jeongguk. "See! It's not bad at all! At least there's one person in here with good taste buds."

"Oh please, Jeongguk would eat anything he doesn't count," Jimin chimes in while chuckling.

Jeongguk laughed along with him until he felt a weight press down on his chest. He looks down and watches as Taheyung locks eyes with him and smiles. "Your skin looks clearer today," he comments, bringing his hand up and rubbing an area that was clear of any acne or pimples.

Jeongguk scoffs and quickly pulls his head away. "Yeah right. Stop it," he quietly demands as he averts his attention to the ground.

"I love it when you act all shy. It's so cute," he adds, bringing his hand back up to squish his cheeks.

Jeongguk groans and frowns, grabbing Taehyung's hand and pulling it back down to his side. "Stop," he whines even though it kind of made his heart race.

Taehyung smirks and tightens his grip on Jeongguk's hand so that he won't be able to pull away as he snuggles closer into him. Jeongguk pouts but nonetheless, allows the action as he stares deeper into Taehyung's eyes.

"Alright lovebirds," Yoongi clears his throat to get everyone's attention again. "Hey Gguk, we're staying for a little bit longer to drink and shit if you want to try something new. You up for it?"

Jeongguk nervously chuckles and bites his lip as he looks everywhere but into Yoongi's intimidating eyes. "Ah, that's... Cool but I already have plans with my friends later and I don't really drink. Thanks but I'm good," he mumbles. Just as he mentions his friends, he receives a text from Minah asking where he is and that if he doesn't get his ass to his house in the next 20 minutes then he's burning his character down with his dragon's breath potion. "Speaking of which, I have to go. I'll see you guys tomorrow!"