"Lee Ruo, you are hereby expelled and forbidden to ever set foot in this high school again."

Pure silence. The accused did not say a single word, it looked like he was finally left speechless and lost all willpower he had to defend himself.

"You may all leave and proceed to class now. Mr. Lee, please empty your locker and gather all your material, make sure to leave nothing behind as your presence in this building will no longer be welcome," Mr. Han spoke, dismissing them with a wave of his hand.

"Mr. Kim, I apologize for doubting you and your liability, you have experienced more pain than most students here could imagine and for that, you deserve complete redemption. I encourage you to report your assailor to the police and see a therapist if you ever feel the events of your past triggering you. I am sorry you had to experience that," he told Taehyung before the pink-haired boy left the office.

Not being able to produce any words but simply nodding with a little bow, the boy left the office and trodded along the hallway as he tried to process everything that had just happened.
Lee Ruo had been expelled. Jungkook had been permitted to re-enter. He even had enough evidence to report his pathetic excuse of an ex-boyfriend to the police. Ruo was eighteen and therefore could literally go to jail. However, did he really want to go this harsh on him?
Maybe he should give him one last chance to apologize sincerely and beg him for mercy...

He changed his mind within a second.

"You fucking bitch," he heard someone grunt right next to him all of a sudden. "Just because you couldn't keep your little mouth shut I lost everything! Mr. Han is gonna call my parents and tell them everything, they'll probably ground me until the end of fucking high school!"
The air left the boy's lungs as the other stepped closer and closer and grabbed his collar harshly.

"No, stop! Let me go, bastard! Maybe you shouldn't have forced yourself on me if you didn't want to get punished for it! You can't just walk around expecting everyone to follow your orders and you can't expect the world to spin around the way you want it to! You're a literal criminal, you deserve to go to prison! I hope your parents disown you," he exclaimed, punching the other's chest in attempt to fight him off but failing to do so and feeling said other grip on his collar tightening.

"The way you fucking piss me off. Why did I ever date something like you? You're so damn pathetic and over-dramatic, can't believe I used to find you hot. Go to hell, piece of shit." Taehyung started to panic as the auburn-haired boy raised his hand and balled his fist, probably about to punch him. Jimin and BamBam had already left the hallway, did he really have to fight Lee Ruo before they could get here to help fight him off?

"No-- get... Off!," he shouted as he tried to force himself out of the other's grip and push his arm away, however, feeling himself gradually grow weaker.
And that moment, he suddenly felt someone push Ruo off him unannounced and punch and kick and his abdomen harshly so he fell on the ground immediatepy, gasping in surprise and then mewling in pain. He really had not seen that coming.

Bewildered, Taehyung just stared at the intruder in surprise, his eyes turning to the size of saucers as he realized who was standing right in front of him and rolling up his sleeves as he glared on Lee Ruo who was still wincing in pain.
"J-Jungkook! What are you doing here?!," he exclaimed in shock.

"Did you seriously think I would not be there on the day you get your well-deserved justice? Yoongi called me, told me you weren't in class and Ruo was called to the principal's office. I think he was worried about you, but I would've come anyways. I don't care if I'm allowed to even be here," the ravenette spoke casually, his angry demeanour immediately changing into a soft one as he gazed at the older boy and pulled him closer to hug him.

"Fucking son of a bitch. I'm killing both of you," Ruo groaned, trying to sit up and grab Jungkook's collar but failing to do so as his new injury didn't exactly let him.

"I don't fucking think so. You're the one lying on the floor with a probably broken rib, be careful or I'm gonna be the one killing you. The principal can't help you either, you're not a student here anymore so he has no obligation towards you," the younger snapped, his teeth gritted and his eyes blazing again. He slightly smirked as he felt Taehyung wrap his arm around his torso and snuggle a bit closer.

Jungkook kicked his abdomen again as Ruo tried standing up once more, a little scoff leaving his mouth. "Not so fast, bitch. You hurt my boy in the most disgusting ways possible, that alone makes me want to fucking end your pathetic life here and now. You should be kneeling down in front of him and begging for his forgiveness but you little fucktard don't even regret it, do you? And then you corner him and try to punch him because he exposed you? Fucking rot in jail for the rest of your life, maybe that will make you see how much you fucked up. God, how I want to spit on your fuckface right now." He clicked his tongue, holding his shoe dangerously close to the other's throat.

"You wanna say something too, bub?," he suddenly asked gently, nudging the pink-haired boy in his embrace and then pointing to Ruo on the floor, grinning. Taehyung grinned back, showing a little nod.

"I do, actually," he said softly. "For weeks, I couldn't turn a single corner without being worried you'd be there. I couldn't eat, I couldn't sleep properly. Even when you moved away and left school and we were broken up, I was still scared you'd sneak up on me and try to attack me again. Heights triggered me, storms triggered me, even a few simple raindrops triggered me. I don't think you realized how much one single night can fuck you up but maybe you will after I report you to the police and you turn yourself in. Trust me, you will. Can't believe I used to love scum like you at some point, I was a blind fool. Thank god now I know what real love feels like and I get to see the one thing I have wanted to see for several months: you in jail, wearing that prison suit and the regret flashing in your eyes."

"You know, I remember how often you used to tell me you loved me and guilt-trip me because you thought my feelings for you weren't sincere enough. Turns out you were actually the one who never felt even a tiny speck of love or sincerity. I fucking despise you and finally, I'm not scared of you anymore. Because now I can see how damn weak you are right now. And you will continue to be. Fuck you, Lee Ruo. And farewell to you because I believe this is the last time we will see each other. Here's your parting gift," he said sweetly, now also kicking the boy's abdomen with all the strength and pent up anger he could muster, smiling in satisfaction as he heard a groan of pain leave his mouth.

And then he striked a second time and kicked again, this time aiming for the other's crotch.
"In case you thought about doing it again on someone else. Now get your disgusting ass up please, we're going to the police station. Better do it now in case you try to flee again," he simpered as Ruo on the floor kept wincing, forcing out a quiet 'Fuck you' out of his clammy throat.

"Get the hell up, Lee Ruo!," the pink-haired boy yelled when the older still wouldn't budge and watched him heave himself up while holding his stomach tightly with a deadly glare. Jungkook decided to help him by pulling the auburn-haired boy's ear harshly as he walked along the hallway with Taehyung holding his other hand.

"You still haven't apologized to him," the ravenette stated, gripping the other's ear even harsher and smirking as he heard another wince. "Don't you think you should do that?," he asked calmly, hearing the limping boy scoff.

"Over my dead body," he whispered. "I'm sorry you're such an insufferable pain in the ass. Jeon's probably gonna get sick of you real quick, mark my words." Hearing that made Jungkook snarl in response.
"Wrong fucking decision," he spoke deadly as he now punched his face.

"It's okay, Koo. I'm probably never gonna get an apology out of him, for the rest of our lives. But who cares? He won't ever bother me again. And by the way... How are we gonna explain his injuries to the police? We're gonna get scolded." At that, the younger slightly smiled, pulling Ruo by his ear again.

"You called me Koo." He smiled brightly, Taehyung giggling cutely at that. "Of course I did. But... that's all you caught from what I just said?" Jungkook shrugged.
"Well, to answer your question, self defense gone a bit far. He was trying to attack you, after all. And I'm so proud of you, baby. The way you stood up to him, it was kind of hot." The older boy blushed heavily, not being able to process the fact that the other was flirting with him while pulling a literal assailor by his ear.

"Hey guys, wait for us!," someone called all of a sudden and both their eyes widened in surprise:
In front of them stood Jimin, Hoseok, BamBam, Yoongi, Namjoon, Taeha and Dahyun.

"Let us go with, if you don't mind. We can't just sit in school not being there with you when the long-awaited moment happens!," Taeha spoke excitedly, running up to her brother and pulling him into a hug. "So it went good, I'm guessing? What's your plan for now?" She grinned as he told her about his plan, clapping her hands excitedly.

"But Taeha, why are you skipping class? I mean, you go to private school and so does Dahyun, what if they kick you out for skipping?," he asked her worriedly, her rolling her eyes at him and shrugging.
"I have an excuse, I told them I have this horrible headache and nausea and my teacher was so worried I might puke in the middle of class that she dismissed me. Dahyun came with to 'take care of me and take the bus home with me'- well- that's what she told her, she actually came with to support you."

"I don't know what exactly Lee Ruo did to you, but it must've been something horrible! You don't need to tell me anything and I hope you don't mind me being here but Taeha told me you could use all the support you could get and it seemed serious so I decided to be here too," the blonde girl butted in, throwing a confused side glance at Jungkook still pulling Ruo's ear and smiling at her awkwardly.

"Same goes for Yoongi and me. Jungkook kept talking about being there for you so strongly, I'm assuming something huge is about to happen. I can tell Ruo's responsible for past trauma of yours and for that, he deserves a punishment. Jimin talked about supporting you too, we've been... talking a lot recently and I'm just guessing you need lots of moral support and wanted to let you know we're here for you. So, what's the plan?," Namjoon spoke, his mint-haired friend nodding along with him.

Taehyung was left quite speechless. So many people ditching class and being set on helping him, how could he say no? They might not know exactly what had happened but they chose to believe him, because they were his friends. Even Min Yoongi and Kim Namjoon, who he wasn't all too close with, decided to support him. He knew he could trust all of them and that very thought made him feel an extremely warm feeling inside his chest.

He smiled brightly, almost feeling himself tear up out of emotion. He nodded happily, feeling light and strangely powerful.
"Long story short: Lee Ruo and me used to date, he drugged me and tried to force me to have sex with him and for that, I'm turning him in to the police." That was the absolute first time he had talked about this topic so freely and lightly, like he was talking about the weather.

Jungkook, Jimin, BamBam, Hoseok and his sister stared at him in surprise for being so casual and even he himself was shocked about how casual everything felt all of a sudden. But he knew things were bound to go well and fair, he knew he had won.
Dahyun had her mouth covered in shock, Namjoon looked as if he had just bitten into a particularly sour grape and Yoongi's jaw was dropped to a point where all of his teeth were visible. Clearly, they had not expected this sort of story.

Smiling a little smile, the pink-haired boy grabbed Jungkook's hand and started walking, motioning the rest to follow him. "It's in the past and I think, now I almost completely moved on. Let's go to the police station, guys. And thank you for being here to support me!"

The visit to the police station was perfect.
Though the officer guarding the station didn't want all of them inside at first, Taehyung protested and with all the teenagers surrounding him, he showed his pieces of evidence and confessed to the police, Jungkook intertwining their hands and rubbing his thumb over the skin of his hand to show his support.

And then came the moment he had waited for forever: Lee Ruo being dragged away forcefully by two strong police officers, his wrists forced into tight handcuffs and an expression of terror written on his face.

The feeling of utter satisfaction filled him, he could have screamed out of euphoria as he grinned at the sight, his fists balled as he tried to contain his happiness. Everyone that came with him also felt relieved, relieved that the criminal was gone. All was well.

Because even though they hadn't known what exactly Lee Ruo had done, they could tell he was a bad person and never particularly liked him in the first place.

And in that moment, Taehyung knew: He would finally be able to sleep through a rainy night without feeling unsafe.

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(A/N: um yeah :D happiness!
i forgot to mention but this book will come to its end soon aswell 🥺🥺 i'm gonna miss this one too💞

but first, i wanted to thank you so much for this though it's been a while since it happened😭

this is a huge ass milestome for me again like i'd be grateful no matter if 10 or 100 or 1000 reads but 100k are just so extreme idk what to say, just thank you so much for supporting me and the content that my brain randomly comes up with and that i found too cool to not write down🥺💜💜 i would've never expected this kind of success on both my books and just thank you so much like this is veryvery uplifting to me🥰💜

i love you guys a lot and i hope you know that💜💜)