Twenty-Four

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"You took the wrong bus because of me, didn't you?" You turn around as soon as you get down the bus, you saw him fixing his hair as he set foot on the pavement, also from the bus you were in.

You squint your eyes as he raise his head to look at you with an innocent face. You sighed, "I'm alright, Kim Taehyung. You can go home now."

The bus you took to get home continue to travel its route as the boy in front of you stood with a mouth agape. "No. I actually live just around this area too." He answered.

"You're tripping." You scoff.

He shook his head, "I actually live in that house." His index finger pointed a house two blocks away.

Normally, two blocks away houses are small in your vision but their house stood out with its third and fourth storey towering other houses. The house looked modern with its brown and white color and glass windows placed here and there. Kim Taehyung's house screams of wealth.

"I didn't know our Administrator lives near me?" You said to yourself. "And I wasn't even aware that he had a son?"

Just then, everything sinks in to you that the boy standing infront of you, all tan and good-looking, is the son of the administrator.

Shouldn't you draw a line or something?

You heard Kim Taehyung's chuckle. "He doesn't like to share about personal things. Where's your house?" He asked as he look around.

But this boy, he acts like he's not superior to any. Even in the team, he knows who's the inferior, he knows that he's the new comer so he let Yoongi scold him time to time without complains. He's so down to earth but that doesn't erase that he's higher than most of you.

"I live in that subdivision." You point to the gate where guards stood by, inside it the house of the villagers.

Taehyung stared blankly at it, "Should I walk you home? I should. Let's go." He said like he wanted to ask your opinion first but immediately takes it back and deciding for himself as he march towards it leaving you behind.

You jog to catch up to him and once you did, you tap on his arm, "Hey, you don't have to."

He glance at you but ignored you. He continued walking, the guard letting him in and you had no choice but to walk with him. Of course, you don't want to be rude to this guy, especially with his stand on the society.

He stuff his hands in his pockets and walk silently, the only thing you could hear was footsteps of two people and their silent breath that you both owned. Kim Taehyung seems to be a silent guy but really jolly in the team. But maybe, he's just thinking of something deeply.

"What made you join the team?" You tried to ask, your voice faint and goes with the chill wind.

"Dad wanted me to try it, since he knows I love photography. Although, I'm still practicing my skills in videography." He said as he kept his eyes ahead.

"So you never intended to join? I mean with your own will?"

"I didn't know Dad's school has a team for it." He shrugged.

You pursed your lips and silently wanted the guy that wrote in sticky note pad instead of this silent and odd guy. But another shot won't hurt.

"You're from Australia, right? Why did you come home?" You raised your brow.

He glance at you, his lips stretches and curved into a smile. "Well, its my home afterall, so why shouldn't I?"

"How does it feel like? Going to a school that your family owns?" You asked.

"Well, its pretty normal. Minus the kids obviously avoiding me because...well, I don't know. I mean I'm cute and I won't deny that and people like cute things so I don't understand." His brows furrowed as he look up to the dark sky.

You laugh. How can this guy be so clueless?

"You do realize that you're the administrator's son, right? Basically, his heir. You practically owns the school. That thought alone scares the other kids." You tried to explain it.

"But you aren't scared of me." He pouts, a thing that you noticed he likes to do.

"And correction, I do not own our school. It's my Dad's and I'm not Dad. I might get some privilege but I have no intention to use it in a wrong way. My Dad will scold me otherwise." He raises his index finger as he explain it.

You listened to him carefully, and with what he said, he just proved he is what you think he is. He's so humble and down to earth. What you see is what you get and he's not shy to show it. He knows who he is and he knows what to do with the power he has. He doesn't think lowly of other people. He's normal, its what you'd like to describe him.

"Those kids watch too many dramas." He chuckled, his foot kicking a pebble on the street.

He turned to you and his eyes squint, "Do you watch those kind of dramas too?" He asked suspiciously.

You quickly shook your head because of his intense stare. His face then turned back to default and soon turned into a happy face.

"Good. I don't want you to be like those kids trying to avoid me." He said and you chuckled awkwardly.

"Well, you're kinda intimidating. At first! At first..." You rub your arm as you avoid his eyes that squints again your way.

He chuckled, his eyes almost disappearing. "No need to be nervous, Y/n."

You smiled tightly and stopped. "We're here. This is my house."

He looked up to your two storey house, "This is cozy. You have a lovely home, Y/n. I'll go now." He said and was about to turn around but you called him.

"Don't forget that we need to gather tomorrow morning to finish some layouts. That's all. Goodnight."

Taehyung nodded before he grins, "Sleep tight, Y/n." And he turned around and walked away.

You lay on your bed, eyes on your ceiling, recalling everything that happened the whole day. You shut your eyes forcefully remembering Jeon Jungkook and your little meeting in the coffee shop and you can't stop your heart, there it goes again, beating so wild.

Then you remembered what you saw in his phone, your whole mood falls. But Kim Taehyung's face suddenly popped in your head, a pouting face even, and you can't help but smile. That boy was cute, no doubt, he even said it himself.

You remembered his sticky note that he gave you on the bus stop. You stood up and walked over to your table where your bag is, you rummage through it and saw the sky blue sticky note. You smiled and stick it to the wall of your study table as a remambrance of that good act.

It was a kind thing, what Taehyung did in the bus stop. Even with him walking you home. He was kind.

You lay back on your bed and felt comfort with your warm blanket, you closed your eyes. And slowly, you felt your self relaxing and falling into the abyss of good night sleep.

You slept that night without messaging Jeon Jungkook.

The door clicks as you close the door behind you, several people were already sitting in their table facing their laptop and the continues typing begin. You saw Kim Taehyung sitting on where he sat from yesterday, his DSLR in hand, brows furrowed as he adjust the lens.

Yoongi came in your view and he grabs your spoon and shove a spoonful of your yogurt in his mouth. You frowned.

"Its a freaking yogurt, Min Yoongi. Can't you buy yourself one?" You asked.

"I don't have time." He said and shoves another.

You extended your arm, "You can have it then." But there's still a frown plastered on your face.

You saw a small smile stretch to Min Yoongi's face as he wrap his hand on the yogurt. "Thanks." He said as he walk back to his table.

Kim Taehyung raises his head and saw you standing on the doorway, his eyes round then he smiled. He raises his camera and points it. You smiled and he clicked it.

You make your way to your table, stopping for a second on his table to look at your picture. Your smile was huge from the picture, hair all wet and wearing a gray sweater. Taehyung looked over at you from his shoulder.

"I got a new lense! Dad gave it to me last night when he went home." He grins.

"Mhmm. That's nice." You said as you set your things on your table and sitting on your chair.

"No more black and white photos for Min Yoongi." He snickered then clicks on a random thing.

"Focus on your work." Yoongi's voice echoed and Taehyung stopped snickering while you roll your eyes.

Yoongi's strict sometimes and you don't like it. Everything feels so light right now and he had to ruin it. You were halfway done with your work when you heard Taehyung click his tongue and slide a sticky notepad to you. You glance at him and you saw him taking a side glance at you.

You grabbed it and looked down to what he scribbled.

'So focused. Have you eaten breakfast yet?'

-T.

You grab a pen and replied back.

'Yes. Yogurt.'

You slide it back and continued doing your work. Eyes on the screen and continuesly typing, eager to finish. Kim Taehyung slide it back with a pout.

'Okay. Hey, give me attention. :('

-T.

You chuckled as you write back.

'Kim Taehyung, you attention seeker!'

You heard him gasp then he chuckled but you didn't dare look at him, just trying to surpass the smile that wants to be freed from your lips. You finished your work before you pick up the notepad and read what he wrote.

'How dare you call me that? I'll make sure to have you kicked out from this school!'

-T.

You look up to him with nervous evident in your eyes and you saw his arms crossed against his chest, one brow raised. "You're not serious, are you?"

He shrugged and avoided you gaze. "You told me you don't use your privilege like that. You're kidding." You tried to laugh it off but it only made you anxious.

You made a big mistake and now, you're a dead meat. What on earth made you think that you can joke around him like that?

"Hey, it was a joke. Don't take it seriously. You're not an attention seeker." You tried to poke his arm but he avoid it by moving away.

You shut your mouth and pit down your hand. You're screwed. But you were shocked when he reach out his hand with a granola bar in it. You look up and you saw his eyebrow raised and a smile growing on his face.

"Atleast now you're attention is all on me." He grins and giggled.

You took the bar from his hand and rolled your eyes at him. Yoongi's groan caught your attention, he stood on the corner of the room, infront of the printer.

"What's wrong?" You asked him.

"Its broken." He said as he tap it.

Kim Taehyung stood up, "Is that urgent? The papers?" He asked as he walk up to Yoongi.

"Kinda." He answered.

"I'll print it in my Dad's office, is it okay?" Kim Taehyung suggested, hands on his waist.

You stood up too and walk up to them. "But we have to go back to our classes already." You said as you glance to your watch.

"I'll be quick then. You can pick it up after your class." Kim Taehyung told you.

"Uh, why am I the one to pick it up?" You ask as you gaze at à.

"Because Yoongi won't do it." He said.

"And I would?"

Kim Taehyung hissed jokingly, "Should I tell my Dad to give you detention then?" His brows furrowed then he laughed.

He started walking away with a flashdrive in his hand, he stop to look at you. "Just come and pick it up, okay?" He smiled, a boxy smile appears again.

You frowned and head for your class. Wendy smiled as soon as she saw you. You sat down beside her.

"So how's work?" She asked, flipping her hair and checking her face on the mirror she always carry in her bag.

"Not boring." You answered and flip on your book.

You stopped then glance at her, "Did you know that our Administrator has a son?" You asked her and she nodded, finger on her lips as she swipe the smudged tint on the side of it.

"Hmm, I met him once when I had a vacation in Australia." She said that surprised him.

"You met him before?" Your eyes wide as you ask her.

She turn to look at you, "Yes, that boy looks so handsome but acts like a little kid."

You gape at her and let your mind wander. You know Wendy likes handsome guys and it would be weird if she did not try to flirt with him or even date him. But she probably didn't liked the fact that Kim Taehyung acts like a kid.

The class was over and you head for Taehyung's room. You knew he was classmates with Jungkook so you know where it is. Their door was open and you hear some of them chattering and laughing. You hesitated at first but soon knocked on the door and stood on the doorway.

You saw Kim Taehyung sitting at the back near the window with arms crossed and pouted lips. His head immediately goes to you and soon stands up, grabbing the papers in his table. And while he did so, your eyes wandered inside their room.

Most of them didn't turn their eyes on you, some did but immediately got back to what they were doing when they saw your face. They probably think you were there because of Jeon Jungkook who was laughing with his friend, in his seat located at the middle of the room.

He didn't even try to look at you and just continued talking. He seemed to be surrounded mostly by boys. Maybe because the other girls knew he was dating Lee Ara from the other section.

Taehyung's chest came in your view, "You look sad. What's wrong?" You look up at him and you see his brows furrowed.

You smiled tightly and shook your head, "Nothing."

"Ah, you must be sad about your friend in my class. Jeon Jungkook, is it?" He asked as he glance back at the boy who was laughing, eyes crinkling at the sides.

"No." You immediately denied, Kim Taehyung just shrugged it off.

"Let's go give this to Mr. Kim." He says and you noticed his bag hanging on his shoulder.

"Huh? I thought you wanted me to pick it up and do it alone?" You asked as you tag along.

"Nah, I just didn't want to come home alone." He said as he opened the door of Mr. Kim's office.

"Yo, Mr. Kim." He grins at the old man who was sitting on the table with his black rimmed glasses on, hair all white.

"Min Yoongi has a package for you." He said brightly as he place them on his table.

The old man chuckled and looked at Taehyung like he's so fond of this boy. "Thank you, Taehyung. Are you going home now?"

Taehyung nodded, "Yes. I'm going to commute!" He grins.

"What about your driver? Is he slacking off again?" Mr. Kim asked.

Taehyung shook his head like a kid. "No, its just that I think Dad needs it more than I do." He said, "We need to go now, Mr. Kim. Goodbye." He waves.

You bow at the old man and followed Taehyung. Kim Taehyung had a bright smile on his face each step leading to the gates of your school. He would look up the orange skies and smile even wider.

You were at the bus stop when you heard your phone ring, Taehyung had to stop talking about the shop across the street that sells good cookies according to him. You reach for your phone inside your pocket and almost dropped it when you saw Jungkook's name on the screen.

You look up at Taehyung who was looking at you with blank eyes. You sighed, it would be weird if you don't accept this call. So slowly, you answered it.

"Hey." You said, almost a whisper as you put your phone beside your ear.

"Hey, Y/n" Jeon Jungkook's voice sounds hesitant. But he continued anyway.

"Can you help me?"

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Somebody asked on the last chapter if I had been in the same situation before because of how I portrayed it.

My answer is: not exactly like this. But I've had my fair share of heartbreaks and I kinda got Jeon Jungkook's personality from someone who's special for me. As for Kim Taehyung, his role was from someone in my life before too.

Things didn't exactly happen like this but the vibes and the things they would do, it'd probably be like this.

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P.s. the ending is just around the corner now.

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