"Care to tell me what you did this time?" Yeonjun asked jungkook who was laughing at his boyfriend's childish behaviour. Apparently, Taehyung was still mad at him and had decided to avoid him, using his friends to communicate with him.

"He's just being cute." Jungkook chuckled.

Taehyung huffed and walked next yugyeom who put an arm around the short boys shoulder laughing at the angry glare that Taehyung was sending jungkook.

The boys were walking to their hangout rooftop to have lunch as always but took a detour since Mark had to keep a few books in his locker, he was complaining about his bag getting heavy by the minute. Jungkook and Taehyung had been bickering the whole time while the rest of them enjoyed watching jungkook beg for Taehyung's attention. They haven't seen their friend submit to someone ever before so this was definitely amusing. They snicker teasing jungkook, Taehyung smirking, but stop dead in their tracks seeing the bright red spray paint on one of the lockers.

Taehyung's locker.

"The fuck?!" Mingyu exclaimed. Yugyeom turned Taehyung around bringing him to his chest so he wouldn't be able to see it.

But Taehyung had already read the word sprayed on his locker. Slut.

"It's him! That bastard!" Jungkook shouted angrily banging the locker with his fist.

"Jinyoung would not stoop so low." Eunwoo said although he was doubtful himself.

"You're defending him!" Jungkook yelled turning towards eunwoo. "He clearly threatened Taehyung the last time we met him. Just because he's been quiet for a week doesn't mean he wouldn't have done anything later."

"Eunwoo, I think jungkook might be right on this." Jaehyun said.

"Guys let's get out of here first." Mark said nudging his head towards Taehyung who was in yugyeom's arms.

For a moment jungkook got scared thinking that his boyfriend is crying. He walked over to Taehyung taking him from yugyeom's arms and hugged him. To his relief, Taehyung was not crying, though his eyes were closed. Maybe he was just trying not to cry as they were still in the hallway where a lot of other students could see them. Jungkook began walking towards the stairs followed by his friends. They reached the rooftop and Jungkook was ready to calm his boyfriend down once he burst into tears. But that never happened. Taehyung kept his eyes closed, breathing deeply.

"Baby.." jungkook cupped Taehyung's cheeks. "Don't worry about it okay? It's the school property so they'll have to clean it up. That word will be gone by tomorrow."

Taehyung smiled.

"That's not what I'm worried about." He said.

"Then what is it?"

"I don't want you to go after jinyoung."

Jungkook frowned looking at his boyfriend with uncertainty in his eyes. He knew Taehyung was kind and forgiving but this is not acceptable. Jinyoung cannot be forgiven after practically bullying Taehyung by spray painting a nasty word on his locker.

"Tae-"

"No jungkook. It could be jimin too. Or maybe someone else. You can't blame jinyoung without a proof."

"You want me to watch you get bullied? Sorry Tae, not happening."

"I'm not getting bullied. And no that's not what I asked." Taehyung placed a hand on one of Jungkook's. "Just be patient. Don't do anything that will get you in trouble because I won't like it. You don't know for sure and I'd hate it if you got into trouble because of me."

"What if it is jinyoung hmm?"

"Then let him take his anger out."

"Taehyung." Yeonjun interrupted before jungkook could protest. "You can't be serious right now."

"Look. If it's really Jinyoung and he does something severe then I'll go to the principal myself. I promise." Taehyung said sensing everyone's tension. "Please guys, just trust me."

"Are you sure about this Tae?" Jaehyun asked sighing.

"Yes." Taehyung looked firm

"Fine then-"

"You can't be considering this." Mingyu scoffs. "We aren't going to wait for jinyoung to come beat Taehyung up. No way that's happening. I think jungkook is right. We should beat the shit out of that guy before he even thinks about hurting Tae."

Within these few weeks, Taehyung had managed to build a soft spot for himself in the heart of each and every boy present here. He didn't know how, but he could feel their love and care and understood why they're being so overly protective of him. He was not mad at Mingyu, he couldn't be, but he still wanted him to not act violently.

Taehyung smiled, letting go off jungkook who was still looking at him with uncertainty. He walked towards mingyu and hugged him, hearing a sigh from the tall boy. Mingyu hugged him back.

"Thank you so much Min-Min, for caring for me. Please understand that I also care about you. If you punch jinyoung then your knuckles will be hurt too. You and jungkook would both be hurt in some or the other way. How do you think I'll feel then? Absolutely terrible. I understand your anger, I really do. But I don't want you to get hurt just like you don't want me to get hurt. You guys make me so happy! All your love and support it makes me feel valuable and I want you guys to feel it too. You are important to me.. all of you are so freaking important to me... Min-Min please understand me too, I don't want to see you hurt."

Hearing Taehyung whisper these words brought tears to Mingyu's eyes. He felt stupid for getting emotional but the honesty in Taehyung's voice was overwhelming. He looked up at Jungkook, still hugging Taehyung, and noticed that all his friends were looking at them, smiling. Eunwoo also had tears in his eyes. Mark too.

What is this moment? So much love. So much affection. It's as if Mingyu is standing between his family members. Being comforted by one of them. His anger dissolved to pure happiness. He didn't have any siblings, living with busy working parents, it was difficult to spend time with them even though he knew they loved him. And having someone voice out their care for him felt like a lifetime ago thing.

Mingyu hugged Taehyung tighter, burying his face in Taehyung's shoulder. Mark wiped his tears and joined the hug too, sandwiching Taehyung. Yugyeom followed Mark, joining the hug. Then Jaehyun. Then Eunwoo. And Yeonjun too. Jungkook stood back and stared at his friends with a fond smile. Eunwoo gestured for him to join as well and he went running to them.

We truly care about each other.

"Guys. Can't breathe." Came a muffled voice of a squeezed Taehyung.

The boys laughed breaking the group hug and just like that everything was back to normal. Well, maybe not everything.

"So does this mean you're not mad at me now?" Jungkook backhugged Taehyung who realised that he's supposed to be avoiding his boyfriend.

"Oh right. I'm still mad at you." Taehyung pushed jungkook off of him and went towards yeonjun.

"What?! Baby that's not fair! You were just talking to me!" Jungkook whined.

"Yugs what did you get for lunch? Guys I'm hungry let's eat!" Taehyung spoke completely ignoring jungkook.

"As you wish your highness." Yugyeom teased jungkook.

"Oh c'mon!!"

The school day went on with Taehyung ignoring jungkook and Jungkook whining for his attention. Taehyung's homeroom teacher asked him about his locker situation hearing it from some other students and he said that he didn't know who the culprit was. He left after the teacher assured him that his locker will be repainted within a day or two. Yeonjun offered to keep Taehyung's books in his locker for which Taehyung smiled gratefully and dumped most of his books in yeonjun's locker making his best friend glare at him. But what could poor yeonjun do against those innocent puppy eyes.

They were leaving the school building as it was the end of the day, Taehyung laughing along with yeonjun though it didn't last for a long time when he saw jungkook laughing with Lisa and Chaeyoung. His ex-girlfriends.

"What the hell?"

Yeonjun's eyes widened when he saw jungkook. He looked at Taehyung to see his best friend fuming with anger and all he did was pray for jungkook's soul.

"Jungkook!" Taehyung called, stomping his way towards him.

"Tae- what's wrong with you?" Jungkook was smiling when he heard Taehyung's voice. But his smile vanished when he saw the look on his boyfriend's face.

"Can y'all leave?" Taehyung strained a smile. "Jungkook and I got some boys talk to do."

Lisa and Chaeyoung frowned looking at each other for a second.

"Sure.." Chaeyoung said. "Bye jungkook."

"See you later jungkook." Lisa smiled waving her hand.

Taehyung waited for the two girls to leave, by the time having rest of their friends catch up to them.

"See you later! Who the hell is she to see you later!?"

"Baby calm down-"

"What do you think you're doing talking to your ex girlfriends jungkook?!"

Jungkook began to talk but Taehyung didn't let him.

"Don't tell me you were trying to make me jealous because fuck! It's working!" Taehyung shouted and glared at his boyfriend who was smiling.

"Stop smiling!"

"Don't worry baby. I was just talking to them."

"About what?!" Taehyung crossed his arms over his chest.

"About why I broke up with them." Jungkook brought his arms around Taehyung's waist, though Taehyung was trying to step away from him.

"I told them I'm gay." Taehyung stopped fighting against Jungkook and stilled. "And I like a boy. Which is why I couldn't really date a girl." 

"Oh." Taehyung said, his frown disappearing and anger morphing into embarrassment.

"I really like when you get jealous..." Jungkook smirked.

"Shut up." Taehyung muttered, now totally red. He wiggled out of jungkook's grip and ran out of the school gate.

Jungkook laughed and chased after his boyfriend. Taehyung squealed when jungkook picked him up from behind and circled them around. His bag that was dangling on his right shoulder falling off to the ground. Jungkook put him down only to have Taehyung giggle and run away again yelling 'catch me if you can'. The rest of the boys laughed and soon the found themselves playing tag with the cheesy but extremely adorable couple.

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