Wake Up

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He was walking alone in the rain that day. He had lost everything. His home, his family.

Everything.

Just as he was about to pull out his phone to call his mother, he ran into someone.

The next thing he saw was darkness.

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Jimin gasped as he slipped and ran into another man. He accidentally pushed the man into the busy streets of Seoul.

Jimin called 911 immediately, walking in circles.

He eventually hung up when they picked him up. He followed them to the hospital, guilt weighing him down.

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Jungkook woke up in a familiar yet unfamiliar bedroom.

"Jungkook, come downstairs, your bus is almost here!"

Bus? But he already graduated two years ago?

"How did I get here..?" Jungkook said to himself as he got out of bed.

He walked over to the mirror and gasped. This was him but... Five years ago... What happened? How did he get here? Was he dreaming? He didn't know. So instead of trying to figure it out, he walked downstairs and was hit with a strong sense of deja vu.

His mother was just finishing cleaning up the kitchen as she smiled at Jungkook and handed him his bag. "Good morning, sleepy head. I hope you slept well cause you have a final today. Did you study well?"

Jungkook nodded, still very confused about the situation and took his bag. He walked out and got on his bus without another word.

A girl sat on his lap and brushed his hair out of his face. "Hey, Jungkook. Did you have fun last night?" He heard "ooh"s all around him and he knew what was going on.

"I traveled back in time..." He mumbled to himself.

"What was that?" The girl pressed her breast against him as she leaned in closer.

"Uh- I um.."

"Jeon! Jacobson! Cool it down back there!" The bus driver snapped and the girl scrambled to get off him and back into her seat.

But what was unfamiliar about the whole thing was the boy he sat next to. The small boy with glasses and red hair, plump lips and a cute nose...

He caught himself staring then immediately looked away.

Unfazed, the red haired boy sighed and closed his book after he finished the last page. "You care to explain why you were staring, Jeon?"

"Care to explain why you're such a nerd, Park?" Jungkook widened his eyes as the words flew out of his mouth. "Oh my god, I'm so sorry.. I-I didn't mean to say that, I-"

"Wow, really? Jeon Jungkook apologizing? That's a first. Jeez, can't imagine how many drugs you'd have to be on to do that."

Right. He was the school bully. And apparently he got the feeling he was rivals with this kid. Jungkook flared his nostrils. "You punk! I swear I'll beat your little a-"

"Chill! Keep your cool, we're in a school bus!"

Jungkook sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "Fine."

He had no idea why, but he got the feeling today was gonna be a long day.

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Jimin bit his nails as he sat in the plastic hospital chair by the stranger's bed.

"I'm so sorry... I'm so clumsy..." He sighed softly as he listened to the gentle beeps of the equipment. "I hope you'll wake up soon enough for me to say sorry.."

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"Wake up soon."

"What? Did you say something?"

"No? You're crazy."

"Guess I must be hearing things then.."

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Jimin looked to his lap. "I never intended to hurt you, I-I... I should be looked where I was going..." His voice began to break as tears blurred his vision. "I should have looked up from my damn phone.. I'm so s-sorry..." He let out a gentle sob as tears trailed down his cheeks.

Jungkook was mumbling in his sleep and Jimin's head shot up. "Shut up.. We're in class..."

"What..?"

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"I said shut up, dumbass."

"Do I have to listen to you?-"

"Mr. Park? Do you have something you wanna tell the entire class?"

Jimin smirked and stood up. "Actually yes I do. Jeon Jungkook is an asshole and should not get a scholarship." He smiled and sat bach down.

"That was very rude. I want you to write an apology letter to him during lunch period."

"Yessir."

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Jimin fell asleep at the hospital that night.