Finally the day was here. Beginning of the school festival. Taehyung was ecstatic the entire day as his classes went on. He was half the time running across the corridor of his school building taking art supplies from the classroom to the quadrangle and setting up everything. The entire team was busy. Students from various club were also helping to set up banners and paintings around the quadrangle. Taehyung was arranging the placements of the many sketches they received for the competition, with the help of Taehyun and Minho. Jungkook was somewhere around the campus as well. the two hadn't met each other after their morning class.

Taehyung was discussing the potential winners of sketching competition among the juniors with Minho when suddenly a loud yelp came from the direction of the opening of the ground.

"Beomgyu." Taehyun muttered before he sprinted across the ground to reach his partner in crime. Taehyung and Minho followed him right behind.

A crowd was already beginning to gather around the scene. It looked like beomgyu had fallen off of the rickety ladder while trying to hang the banner on the pole, a sophomore frantically apologising next to him. Tae kneeled in front of beomgyu inspecting his injured ankle.

"Get the hell away from him." Taehyun growled at the sophomore.

"Calm down I'm okay." Beomgyu tried to reassure with a silly laugh. He hissed when taehyung pressed at his ankle.

"I'm so sorry beomgyu! I got distracted by this painting and I-"

"Shut up before I punch you." Taehyun warned. Beomgyu held taehyun's hand tighter to keep him next to himself and avoid violence. Taehyung took the hint.

"Taehyun, take Gyu to the infirmary. His ankle needs immediate medical attention."

Taehyun nodded and wordlessly carried beomgyu to the school building. Huening Kai, the sophomore, followed the two even though he had been warned by taehyun to keep his distance.

"I'll hang the banner, go check the paintings." Minho suggested. With a sigh taehyung got back to his work.

The school bell rang indicating the end of the school day. Students began piling into the quadrangle to see the art their friends created. The participants of the competition stood next to their artwork as the judges came to take a look. Taehyung stood with his paintings and a sketch with a nervous smile. His group of friends encouraged him as his art teacher gave him a thumbs up for his cherry blossom tree painting. Tae finally saw Jungkook behind Eunwoo.

Little by little students's parents also came to see the exhibition. Seokjin and Namjoon came too, along with tae's father and sister. Soon enough results were announced and Tae won first place for his cherry blossom tree painting among the seniors. After the end of the official event of the exhibition taehyung went to the infirmary to check on beomgyu. Jungkook tagged along.

"Your ankle is swollen beomgyu. Shut up and sit here." Tae heard taehyun's voice, still angry, as he entered the nurse's office.

"Taehyung hyung! Jungkook hyung!" Beomgyu yelled with a huge smile on his face.

"Hyungs taehyun won't let me to go see the exhibition!" Beomgyu complained grumpily. "I worked so hard to decorate the quadrangle, it's not fair that don't get to see the exhibition!"

"He hurt his ankle that bad huh?" Jungkook asked taehyung. Beomgyu began whining before taehyung could even nod.

"Okay okay calm down I'll just carry you around." Jungkook offered, chuckling at his junior. Taehyung was laughing too.

Taehyun, however, wasn't.

"Yes! Oh my god jungkook hyung you're the best! Bestest! Bester than taehyun!" Beomgyu blabbered on.

"I don't think bestest and bester are actual words beomgyu." Taehyung laughed ruffling beomgyu's hair.

Beomgyu giggled. Jungkook moves to the end of the bed to give beomgyu a piggyback ride but before the junior could even begin sliding toward his senior taehyun spoke, more like screamed.

"I'll carry you!" He announced in a loud voice making everyone flinch. Beomgyu had a mischievous smile on his face all along.

The group went out into the quadrangle for beomgyu to see the exhibition. He complimented taehyung's artwork excessively. A little too much for a jealous taehyun and a jealous jungkook.

When the second day of the festival arrived, the classes were cut short for the students to watch the street play and mime acts. The mob flash was set as an evening event. Taehyun still carried his best friend everywhere which amused taehyung. Tae enjoyed watching jungwoo in his element while performing the play in the quadrangle. His attention then diverted to soobin. Jungkook's little brother looked distressed as he walked into the school building.

Taehyung did not hesitate to follow.

"Kangjoon hyung you need to stop." He heard soobin. "I don't want to be afraid of you anymore."

"Bullshit. You don't have the balls to go against me." Kangjoon spat.

Taehyung wanted to intervene but soobin was standing up for himself so bravely that he thought he should give them a few minutes. 

"Hyung I don't like you in that way. I never will. I know you lied about taehyung hyung and my brother. I.. I don't think I'm wrong and I don't want y-you in my life." Soobin fisted his shaky fingers to curb his fear in.

Taehyung was so proud of soobin.

Just then he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around to see jinyoung standing behind him with curious eyes.

"What is jungkook's brother doing with that asshole?"

"I don't know, but I'm ready to beat him up."

"I'll help."

Taehyung smiled at jinyoung then concentrated back on soobin.

"Okay whatever, I lied, so what? Huh?! I can still ruin your brother's life if you choose to leave me soobin." Kangjoon gave a dirty smirk. "He smoked pot on campus, with his friends chanyeol and Jimin. And guess what binnie? I have a solid proof this time."

Soobin shook his head take a step back, "you're lying. I don't believe you."

Kangjoon gritted his teeth. Soobin was being annoyingly stubborn and it was getting in his nerves now. He aggressively grabbed soobin's jaw making the small boy whimper.

"You are mine soobin." Kangjoon growled. "Mine!"

"Kangjoon!" Taehyung yelled coming out of his hiding spot. Jinyoung following him with a death glare directed towards kangjoon.

"Oh look jungkook's bitch is here, again." Kangjoon spat and let go off soobin harshly. Soobin stumbled a little but regained his balance.

"You bully kids now. You are such a goddamn wimp." Jinyoung taunted.

"Shut the fuck up."

"That's enough kangjoon." Taehyung said. "I'm reporting you to the principal."

Kangjoon scoffed.

"No taehyung hyung." Soobin stood in front of kangjoon. Taehyung and jinyoung were baffled.

"He's not a bad person." Soobin whispered.

Taehyung saw kangjoon's eyes softened for a second. Just a mini-second as he looked at soobin.

"Soobin he's been harassing you, physically and mentally." Jinyoung reasoned.

"But he has protected me too. His ways are wrong, completely unethical, I agree. But those are just some issues he needs to learn how to deal with."

"Soobin you're not really taking his side are you?" Jinyoung questioned comically confused.

Taehyung stood there observing the younger. He reminded him so much if himself. Someone who's always trying to cling onto the good, no matter how peculiar the amount may be. And this is when he realised how extremely dangerous it can be.

"I'm just asking you to give him some time. Give me some time- to make him understand."

Kangjoon laughed sarcastically then pushed soobin a little before leaving the classroom. It was getting a little too suffocating for him.

"Soobin-"

"I'm sorry hyung but I have to go back to jungwoo hyung. I promise I'll talk to you about this." And just like that soobin left too.

Taehyung let out a sigh.

"I'm guessing jungkook doesn't know." Taehyung shook his head to confirm jinyoung's doubt.

"Thanks for helping jinyoung."

"Don't mention it." Jinyoung smiled. "Do you want me to talk to Jimin about this?"

"No not right now. Let's just wait until this festival is over." Taehyung sighed tiredly.

"Alright." Jinyoung sighed too. "How's everything with jungkook going?"

"Great! How's jaebum?"

"Heartbroken. But he'll survive."

"I didn't mean to lead him on.. gosh I feel awful. But I- I don't regret it."

"I don't mean to offend you but, I think you just liked the attention. Since Jimin broke your heart you felt worthless. But then, suddenly, you had jungkook, jaebum and even Jimin begging for you. It obviously boosted your ego."

Taehyung had to admit jinyoung was partially correct.

"It's in the past taehyung. So quit thinking about it. You've decided who's more important to you. And that's all that should matter."

Taehyung nodded with a bright smile, "I'm happy jaebum has you in his life."

Jinyoung blushed.

"Okay I blushed enough. Now let's go, they must've opened the food and game stalls."

Taehyung giggled and followed jinyoung out of the school building, forgetting about his worries just for the time being.

Who's ready for some action? Next update coming real soon! Love you!!!