Taehyung walked out of the theatre, and immediately went to the bathroom. He locked himself in a stall and leaned against the wall. He took a deep breathe and wiped his face with his hands. After a couple minutes of trying to calm himself down, he opened the door and walked out. He looked at himself in the mirror, and fixed his tousled hair.

Taehyung walked out of the bathroom and walked his way to where his friends were. They were all waiting by the exit for him so they could all leave to go and get lunch together.

"There he is" Lisa said with a smile as Taehyung approached the group.

"Yup, here I am" Tae said with a smile.

"Everyone ready to go?" Jackson asked.

"You're coming with us?" Tae asked.

"Mmhmm" Jackson said and nodded.

"Why exactly? Don't you have your own friends to go mess around with?" Tae asked and raised his eyebrow.

"Am I not allowed to hang out with my little brothers friends?" Jackson said and slung an arm around Taehyung's shoulder. Tae noticeably cringed at the contact. Of course, it didn't go unnoticed by Jungkook.

"That's not what I'm saying. It's more so that you wanted nothing to do with us when we were in high school together" Tae stated and removed Jackson's arm from his shoulder. He stepped away, and moved to Jungkook's side. He grabbed Jungkook's hand and held it tightly, but making sure not to let the others see it.

"Sure I did, you were just so shy, you always hid somewhere when I was around" Jackson said with a small smirk.

"That's because he's socially awkward" Lisa butted in, noticing how uncomfortable Taehyung looked.

"That's true" Soobin nodded in agreement.

"Well, how about we drop this conversation and head out for lunch" Jungkook suggested, trying to stop the entire conversation.

"Great idea!" Jisoo said with a smile, getting what Jungkook was trying to do.

"I agree, I'm starving" Soobin said with a large smile.

"Sounds good to me" Lisa said and nodded.

"Cool, let's get going then" Tae said, not making eye contact with anyone, and pulled Jungkook out of the movie theatre.

The two walked hand in hand to Jungkook's motorcycle, and didn't really say anything. When they got to the motorcycle, Tae sat down, but didn't put on his helmet.

"Thanks back there" Tae said with a small smile.

"Of course. I could tell you were getting uncomfortable" Jungkook said with a chuckle.

"Yeah, he kept talking to me through the movie. I seriously only got to see like half of it cause he wouldn't shut up" Tae said angrily and rolled his eyes.

"So Jackson is Soobin's older brother?" Jungkook asked.

"Yeah, he's 20" Tae answered.

"Ah so you all went to high school together" Jungkook said with a nod.

"Yeah. And I'll be honest, I actually did have a thing for him when I was like, a sophomore. But I don't feel anything anymore" Tae confessed.

"Does he have a thing for you?" Jungkook asked, truly wanting to know the answer. He would fight for Tae if he had to. No one was going to steal the elder away from him.

"I don't know. He literally never even looked at me or talked to me in school. He would barely even say hi to me when I was with Soobin at his house like 3 times a week" Tae said and shrugged.

"But since you looked ridiculously uncomfortable, what would you like me to do?" Jungkook asked, making sure Tae knew he would help him out. "Because I can go full blown possessive and protective bunny over you, or just kick some ass if I really have to" Jungkook stated with a chuckle.

"I don't think you need to fight him, but can we sit together, and if I feel uncomfortable I can just hold your hand again?" Tae asked the younger.

"Of course. I just wanna make sure you feel safe" Jungkook said and nodded.

"Don't worry, I feel pretty safe around you" Tae said and laughed. "No one tried to mess with me because you can mess people up."

"Only for you" Jungkook said with a chuckle.

"I feel special now" Tae said with a giggle and picked up his helmet. "Let's go though, I'm sure the others left already" Tae said and slipped on his helmet. Jungkook nodded and put his helmet on too.

The younger slipped into his spot, and let Tae place his arms around his torso tightly, but comfortably.

"Ready?" Jungkook asked.

"Yup!" Tae said happily, and let Jungkook start the motorcycle.

About 20 minutes later, they arrived at the spot they all decided to meet up at. Lisa and Jisoo were already there, but instead of waiting at the entrance, the two girls decided to wait with Tae and Jungkook at his motorcycle.

"Tae, I thought you were afraid of motorcycles?" Jisoo asked as Tae removes his helmet.

"That was before Jungkook picked me up from class, and I had no choice" Tae said with a laugh.

"You were afraid of motorcycles?" Jungkook asked and turned to the elder.

"Well I was, but obviously not now" Tae said and smiled.

"I wouldn't have picked you up on this if I knew that. Why didn't you just tell me?" Jungkook asked.

"Because I didn't wanna seem like a pussy" Tae said and lowered his head.

"But you're not though?" Jungkook said.

"I agree with Jungkook, you're not a pussy" Lisa added.

"But still, I didn't wanna look lame" Tae said.

"But it's ok to have a fear of things, though. It's only normal" Jisoo stated with a small smile.

"Well, I definitely don't think you're a pussy. I think you're a badass" Jungkook said with a smile.

"Yeah ok" Tae said and blushed lightly.

The four of them hung out for a couple more minutes before seeing a sports car playing loud music drive by.

"There goes Jackson and Soobin" Lisa said and rolled her eyes.

"Is Jackson normally really cocky?" Jungkook asked.

"Yeah, that's kinda just him. He always has been, but it was worse when he was dating that one girl from our school" Jisoo stated.

"I feel bad for Soobin. He's always been in his brothers shadow for all of his life. The boy can barely have his own life as it is, it's worse when Jackson intrudes in on it" Tae said.

"Oh so you basically mean right now?" Jungkook asked.

"Yes, that's exactly what we mean" Lisa said and nodded her head.

"Well, I'm just gonna say, I think I already like Soobin more than Jackson" Jungkook said with a chuckle.

"We all do, so you're ok" Jisoo said and laughed.

"Well, I will do my part to make him have a fun time and not let his brother make today about him. As far as I'm concerned, he wasn't initially invited" Jungkook stated.

"Oh no, he definitely wasn't. If Jackson wants something, he gets it. Soobin always gets the short end of the stick" Lisa said. "But like right now, Binnie can't even hang out with his friends alone. It just really sucks."

"Hopefully Jackson gets his head out of his ass soon, because he's hurting his little brother, and doesn't even realize it" Tae said and shook his slightly. The four quieted down and Jackson and Soobin approached the group.

"Woah~ Jungkook, is that yours?" Soobin asked with large eyes as him and his older brother stopped once they were with the others.

"Mmhmm" Jungkook said and nodded his head.

"That's so cool!" Soobin said and smiled. "Can I sit on it?" The youngest asked.

"I can take you on a ride if you want" Jungkook offered.

"Really?!" Soobin asked excitedly.

"Sure, I don't mind" Jungkook said and picked up the helmet Tae uses. He handed it to the youngest. "Tae, can you help him put it on?"

"Sure Kooks" Tae said and grabbed the helmet lightly from his friend.

"Soobin, you're not getting on that motorcycle" Jackson stated firmly.

"What? Why not?" Soobin whined.

"Because I said no" Jackson stated and crossed his arms.

"Please Jackson" Soobin pouted and whined.

"No" Jackson said firmly again.

"Awe man" Soobin pouted and huffed slightly. Jungkook took the helmet from Tae and walked up to Soobin.

"Chin up" he directed. Soobin lifted his head and let Jungkook put on the helmet.

"What do you think you're doing?" Jackson questioned.

"Taking him on a ride" Jungkook said and clipped the strap.

"No you're not" Jackson stated.

"Yes I am" Jungkook said and put on his helmet.

"Soobin you are not getting on that damn motorcycle" Jackson said to his younger brother.

"Actually, you're not in charge of me. So yes, yes I am getting on that motorcycle" Soobin shot back.

"Doll, can you help him on?" Jungkook asked Tae. The elder nodded and helped Soobin get onto the bike.

"Soobin, put your arms around his torso" Tae instructed and the youngest followed. He wrapped his arms tightly around Jungkook's body.

"You ready?" Jungkook asked.

"Yes!" Soobin said happily.

Jungkook turned on the bike and revel the engine loudly, kind of as a 'fuck you' to Jackson for being so controlling over his younger brother. Jungkook made eye contact with Tae, and winked at the elder. Tae giggled and winked back at the younger.

Jungkook kicked back the kickstand and pulled out of his parking space. Everyone was watching and smiling, but Jackson was furious. His little brother has never said no to him, and it sure as hell pissed him off.

Tae smiled as he watched Jungkook drive around with Soobin sitting right behind him. Jungkook went around the parking lot a couple times, each round getting a bit faster. On the last lap, Jungkook pulled back into his parking spot and parked his bike. Tae helped Soobin get off of the bike and helped remove his helmet.

"That was SO cool" Soobin gushed.

"Fun huh?" Jungkook said with a chuckle and removed his helmet.

"Did you buy it yourself?" Jisoo asked.

"Yeah, I got it as a present for myself when I turned 18. Hard work pays off I guess" Jungkook said with a chuckle.

"How much you make in a year?" Jackson asked.

"Uh, I would rather not say" Jungkook stated and packed away the two helmets.

"Come on guys, let's go" Lisa said and started walking to the restaurant. Tae grabbed Jungkook's hand tightly and they followed the group.

"You made him so mad" Tae giggled.

"I know right" Jungkook said and chuckled. He smiled at the elder, and Tae returned one.

"He needed it though, I'm glad you did that" Tae stated with a smile.

"Oh me too doll" Jungkook said with a small laugh.

The two quickened their pace and joined the others as they walked into the restaurant. They were seated at a large table, and luckily, Jungkook was sitting next to Taehyung in their seating arrangements.

"What are you guys gonna get?" Lisa asked as she looked through the menu.

"The usual" Tae said and sat back in his seat.

"You guys come here often?" Jungkook asked.

"We used to come here so much, that the waitress knew our drink orders and our food orders. Sometimes she'd throw in a desert for us to share" Lisa said with a smile.

"I wonder if Minjee still works here" Tae thought out loud.

"She might" Soobin said and started stacking the menus.

After a couple minutes of waiting, a familiar face approached the table.

"Well if it isn't my favorite crew" the woman said and smiled brightly.

"Minjee! It's so nice to see you!" Tae said happily.

"You too Taehyung. And I see there's a new one here too. Possibly a boyfriend?" She said and raised her eyebrow. Before Tae could say a single word, Jungkook had already extended his hand to the woman.

"I'm Jungkook, and yes, I'm Tae's boyfriend. It's nice to meet you" Jungkook said with a huge smile on his face. Tae's cheeks heated up and he just smiled awkwardly. The others were caught extremely off guard by Jungkook's comment. Tae had told them that they weren't dating.

"That's so nice. I've always wanted you guys to come in with your boyfriend or girlfriend. It's like I've seen you all grow up." Minjee said with a large smile.

"You really have" Jisoo said with a smile.

"Well how about enough chit chat, I'm guessing all of the same orders for you. Jungkook, What would you like?" Minjee said as she wrote down the orders on a paper.

"I'll have whatever Tae is having" Jungkook stated softly.

"Alrighty everyone, I will be back with your drinks soon" the woman said and walked off.

"Ok what the fuck" Soobin said and directed his attention to Jungkook and Taehyung.

"What?" Jungkook asked.

"Tae, you told us you two weren't a thing" Lisa stated.

"We aren't. Kooks just likes to tell people we're dating" Tae said and blushed again.

"It's just easier to say we are than to say that we aren't" Jungkook said and shrugged.

"I mean, I guess that makes sense" Soobin stated with a small smile.

The group continued talking about random things. Jackson mostly kept to his phone, but the others didn't really mind. Tae learned that Soobin had almost all of his teachers from his senior year, and that Lisa is teaching dance classes for children, along with Jisoo working in one of their favorite stores.

"Are you working at all, Tae?" Jisoo asked and took a small sip of her drink. "Last I heard you were working in that art shop."

"No, I'm not. I saved up enough to get me at least through my first year of college for food and clothes and stuff. You know, the necessities" Tae said and propped his head up with his hand.

"What kind of art shop did you work in? And how haven't I heard about it?" Jungkook chimed in.

"The place was kinda small. They did art classes and stuff. Sometimes they had pottery nights once in a while. I remember one time, I forgot we were having a pottery party thing with a bunch of kids, and I was wearing my favorite hoodie. One of the kids tripped and pretty much threw his whole project on me. Let's just say, I never saw that hoodie free of clay stains again" Tae said with a chuckle.

"Oh yeah I remember that. It was a gift from Jennie before she left" Lisa said with a small pout.

"I miss her" Jisoo said sadly.

"I think we all do" Tae said softly.

Within a couple more minutes, everyone's food arrived. They all were eating happily and making jokes. Towards the end of the meal, Minjee came to the table with a couple milkshakes for everyone to share.

"This is really good" Jungkook said with a large smile after he took a sip of the chocolate milkshake he and Tae were sharing.

"Oh yeah, best shakes ever" Tae said with a giggle and took a sip from the same straw Jungkook just used.

After another couple more minutes, everyone was finished with all of their food. They stacked all their plates together, just to make it easier for Minjee to clean everything up.

"I'm gonna go to the bathroom quick, and then I'll be out" Tae said and made his way to the bathroom.

Taehyung did his business, and was washing his hands when someone walked into the bathroom.

"Finally, we're alone" the person said and walked up to Tae.

"J-Jackson? What are you doing?" Tae asked nervously.

"What I should have done a long time ago" the eldest male said and smiled at Tae. "Since you're not dating that asshole, why don't you let me take you out Wednesday night for dinner" Jackson said with a smirk.

"Actually, I'm not going to be home Wednesday. I'll be back at college." Tae said, trying to sound apologetic.

"That's fine, I'll come and pick you up. Take you to a nice, expensive dinner and see where the evening takes us" Jackson stated and moved closer to Tae.

"Jackson, I really can't. And honestly, I really don't want to" Taehyung stated tried to move from Jackson.

"Oh come on Tae, I know how you liked me in high school. You always got nervous when I was around, and you'd have to leave. What a pity that was... we coulda had some fun times together" Jackson stated with a dark chuckle.

"I might have liked you then, but feelings change. And that's what happened. I don't have feelings for you anymore" Tae said, still trying to escape the situation, hoping nothing horrible would happen.

"Give me a chance. Let me take you once, and you can see then" Jackson said and started closing in on Tae, trying to 'seduce' him.

Taehyung was panicking. His body was completely frozen. He couldn't move a single step to get away from the male closing in on him. He was so scared that he failed to see the door of the bathroom open.

"Tae are y- HEY GET AWAY YOU FUCKHEAD!" Jungkook yelled and body slammed Jackson away from Taehyung. Jungkook threw a punch into Jackson's face and turned to Tae. Jackson was laying on the floor, bleeding out and not moving. "BE HAPPY I DONT FUCKING STAB YOUR DUMB ASS" Jungkook yelled and hovered over Jackson's body. "Eat a rat poison sandwich you horny bastard" The younger growled at the male lying on the floor. Tae just stood there, completely frozen, his brain had barely processed what had just happened. His vision wasn't focused until Jungkook put his hands on his shoulders.

"Baby are you ok? Did he hurt you? Did he touch you? I will kill him" Jungkook said, fuming with anger. Tae just shook his head, trying to hold back the tears that oh so badly wanted to fall from his eyes. "Come on, let's get away from here" Jungkook said and grabbed Taehyung's hand softly. The younger pulled Tae away from his spot and walked him out of the bathroom, leaving Jackson laying on the floor of the bathroom.

"Hey there you guys are" Jisoo said with a smile. She immediately stopped when she saw the expression on Tae's face. "Tae, what's wrong?" She asked softly.

"Jisoo, I'm sorry but we need to leave. I can text you all later and explain everything" Jungkook stated as he still held Tae's hand. "What I can say is, I'm glad we all got to hang out, but Soobin, you might wanna go check on your brother in the bathroom. I might have hit him a bit too hard, but at this point I don't care at all." Jungkook said.

"Oh god, that dumbass" Soobin said and rolled his eyes. "Thanks for letting me know" He said with a half smile.

"Of course. But we should really get going" Jungkook said and started walking away with Taehyung's hand, still in his.

"I'm sorry about my brother! But have a nice night guys!" Soobin yelled as the two walked out of the restaurant.

Jungkook carefully walked Tae to his motorcycle. He helped the elder put on his helmet and made sure he was ok until he drove them back to the elders house.

Jungkook only hoped that Taehyung was ok, and that Jackson couldn't do any damage to Taehyung. And if Tae needed any kind of emotional support, he was sure as hell gonna be there for him.

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Heyo guys! I hope you liked this chapter! And don't hate on me for Jackson being a buttmunch. I needed a character, so he's who I chose. I absolutely love Jackson, and I think he's amazing.

Anywho, that's really all for today.

Love Ya Sugars!!!

Stay healthy!