♚ Egomaniacs ♚ | vkook (ON HIATUS)

Chapter 10: Questions Arise

After the boys stop by the market to buy a couple dozen eggs, they head back to Bullworth Academy, where Taehyung sneakily places them in one of the school's vents. There, Taehyung has high hopes they won't be found and confiscated by prefects *and* will have plenty of time to get extra rotten and smelly before the big night arrives.

After hiding the eggs, Taehyung makes a trip into his room, where he grabs a big blanket to use on their trip to the park, where a brand new spooky movie is going to be playing outdoors for the first time in their area. Though Pete is always happy to tag along regardless of where they are going (for the most part), Jungkook isn't particularly pleased about it, but he begrudgingly agrees after Taehyung had threatened that he was gonna sleep in his room all night for a week if he didn't.

8:00PM

"Ahhh...Autumn. My favorite time of the year." Taehyung says, opening his arms out wide as he takes a deep breath of the cool, crisp breeze.

"Yeah, me too...the warm apple cider, cuddling up by the fireplace with your favorite book...pumpkin pie." Pete says as he lets out a relaxed sigh, wiping the drool that forms at the corner of his mouth. "Man...I hope my mom sends me some of her pecan shortbread cookies this year.."

"Leave it to you to think of all that girly crap first." Taehyung waves his hand back and fourth. "No...when Autumn comes around, Halloween is the only thing on my mind."

"Oh...well, I never really got to celebrate Halloween, so Halloween is just another day to me." Pete says.

"Oh that's right; your parents think Halloween is the time that demons go on the prowl to snatch people up, huh? Man I feel bad for you...having nutcases for parents must be a total drag." Taehyung says.

"They're not 'nutcases'." Pete says, giving the older an evil side eye. "They just want me to be safe. And you know how dangerous Halloween can be...considering you're one of ones making it that way.."

"Sounds like to me they don't want you to have any fun. Typical parents; always trying to control their kids, or should I say, their slaves...they just try and put things like this in our heads to scare us into doing what they want." Taehyung rolls his eyes. "Then they have the nerve to use the excuse "oh sweetie, we're just doing it because we love you!" He says, mimicking a motherly voice as he holds his hands together.

"Have you ever thought that maybe, just maybe, parents really *are* just doing it to keep their kids safe? That they aren't a bunch of scheming masterminds plotting to make their children's lives miserable?" Pete replies.

"I know how people work, Petey. So you should be grateful I'm teaching you this stuff now so you don't fall into their tricks for the rest of your life." Taehyung says.
"This is some really helpful knowledge right here."

"I think that's a lesson I'll pass on, thanks.." Pete says. "'Cause I don't know about you, but I love my parents."

"Fine, go ahead; live your life in ignorant bliss. See if I care." Taehyung says, shrugging his shoulders, then averts his attention over to Jungkook, who is looking a bit zoned out as they make their way down the street. "You alive over there?" He asks, waving his hand in front of the younger's central vision.

"Huh? Yeah, why?" Jungkook asks, glancing over at Taehyung with sleepy eyes.

"You look like a zombie and it's not even Halloween yet." Taehyung says.

"Oh, I'm just a little bored, is all. Listening to your guys' bickering makes me exhausted." Jungkook says.

"You're bored? Well then, let's hurry to the park and have some fun then." Taehyung says.