The two boys didn't see each other for the remainder of class that morning. Timetable.

During recess, Taehyung sluggishly walked to his and his friends table, throwing himself down on the chair and letting his head come in contact with the table.

"Tae, you good?" Yoongi asked shoving more Mac and cheese into his mouth.

"yeah."

"you don't seem like it." Hoseok commented, taking the spoon from Yoongi and eating the food.

"it's nothing."

"hello!" Jimin said enthusiastically, sitting down and placing kisses on his boyfriends cheeks.

"hey Chim." Jin said.

"wait isn't that the exchange student?" Namjoon said making Taehyung shoot up from the table.

"you look fine Tae. Why are you nervous?"

"you look fine Tae." Jimin said patting Taehyung's shoulder.

"just fine?" he asked.

"yeah fine."

"he's not here yet." Taehyung whined.

"I said he was coming but I didn't say he was coming here." Namjoon cackled. The others joining him.

"I swear you guys bully me a lot." Taehyung said now placing his head on the table.

"now he's officially coming here."

"I know you're joking. Leave me alone." he mumbled.

"hey guys." Jungkook said. Taehyung sat up straight.

"hey." they all replied except Taehyung.

"hey Taehyung." Jungkook said waving towards Taehyung.

"h-h-hi." he whispered.

"are we still meeting up later?"

"wh-what? Ye-yeah! Su-sure!"

"same time and place?" Jungkook asked with an amused smile.

"s-same ti-time an-and p-place."

"see you." Jungkook said walking away.

Taehyung whined and settled his head back on the table. Why was it difficult to talk to the new kid?

"hey Taehyung." Jimin said. Understanding what Jimin was trying to do, Hoseok joined him.

"h-h-hi."

"oh no. You guys are still bullying me." Taehyung said now blocking out the noises which his friends were making including their loud laughter.

He stood up from his seat, "I'll get going now guys." he said walking away with his feet wobbly and head spinning.

"sorry Tae! We didn't mean to upset you!" Namjoon yelled from the cafeteria. Taehyung just continued walking.

*****

Taehyung opened the small bag which he wanted to carry, putting a bottle of water, a bottle of aspirin and then his cellphone. That was all he was gonna need.

He zipped the bag, slotting his wallet into his back pocket and then walking out of his room and down the stairs. He gave his father a hug.

"appa, I'll get going now. Don't wait up for me." he knew his father will still wait.

He walked till he arrived at the awaited bench and looked around. There was no sign of Jungkook.

He took his cellphone out of the little bag and checking the time. It was just seven minutes after eight. Was he late?

He sat on the bench and waited.

****

Jungkook pulled his hoodie to cover his head as he ran out of the house. He hoped Taehyung was still waiting for him because he really wanted to spend time with him.

He got into an argument with his parents as they didn't want him to leave the house. Why?

They started with all these new in Korea bullshit and he wasn't having any of it. So while they were focusing on trying to blow the roof off, he took off from the house.

It wasn't like he didn't tell them he was going with anyone, they just didn't want him to leave the house. His mother especially.

They wanted him locked up all day. Just from school to house not home and then from house to school.

He wasn't ready for that.

He arrived at the bench, seeing Taehyung popping a pill into his mouth and then drinking from the bottle of water.

"sorry I'm late." he panted, sitting beside Taehyung on the bench, "have you been here long? It's like eight thirty eight now."

"not really. I got here around eight... eight something. I don't remember."

"oh I see. So what are we supposed to do first."

"um... let's see..." Taehyung said rubbing his chin in thought, "we can go to the mall. It's open till eleven. You get whatever you want there." Taehyung said getting up from the bench.

Jungkook stood up, walking behind him, "won't we take the bus?"

"no. I prefer walking. Besides, you remember places easily if you walk. If you're in a bus it'll be a blur."

"I guess you're right."

"walk beside me. I don't want you getting lost." Taehyung said grabbing Jungkook's hand and pulling him to the direction of the mall.

His hand felt warm and nice and small in his bigger hand. He liked the feel of it.

***

They arrived at the mall with Jungkook looking around in awe.

"so, where do you want to go first?"

"food court if there is any. I haven't had dinner." Jungkook said as his stomach grumbled imagining eating pizza.

Taehyung chuckled fondly, "it's not a mall if it doesn't have a food court. At least to me."

"you're right. Let's head to the food court. I'm starving." Jungkook said as his stomach grumbled again.

***

After visiting the food court and Jungkook eating till he couldn't no more, they walked out, standing beside the entrance.

"I hope you now know where it is. So where do you want to go next?" Taehyung asked.

"phone gadgets. I need a lot of electronics for my phone." (A/N: this is me. I always get something new for my phone except a pouch.)

"any other place?"

"not that I know of now. Let's just go." Jungkook said now dragging Taehyung's hand this time.

The way Taehyung's big hand covered his made him feel warm. He liked the feel of his hand. Maybe he'll look for every opportunity to hold his hand now.

After their shopping spree in the gadget shop, they sat at a bench because Taehyung said he was tired.

He didn't understand why he was getting tired this days. He wasn't this weak before if anything, he and Hoseok were competing for who was the most restless and now he was tired. What was wrong?

Another pang of his multiple headaches hit his head. He groaned as he savaged his bag for his pain killers.

He popped two pills into his mouth, gulping it down with water.

"you know you should really stop taking this pills."

"it's helps my headaches." Taehyung said wiping his lips.

"have you gone to the doctor? Try to find out what's wrong with you?"

"no. It's just a headache. It'll stop. It's just stress from a-"

"new semester. That's what you told me yesterday."

"but that's what it is. Come on we need to get home." Taehyung said walking towards the escalator.

Jungkook wished he held his hand so that's what he did.

He wished he had a home and he thinks he just found it.

It was Taehyung.

________

Hi!

Why wouldn't Taehyung go to see a doctor?

*shrugs*

I hope he goes.

How are y'all?

Bai!

'peace out💟