(This chapter is not edited. I'm sorry. I'm having a packed schedule. Everything is just going down the hill so fast...)

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Y/N POV---

"Y/N" I stood up from my seat as the teacher called my name, "please stay after class, I need to talk to you."

"Yes miss" I said.

She dismissed the class early today. The exam results were out. She just distributed our report cards and said we can go after that. But I have to stay. The students left, some in groups, some alone.

"Miss, you wanted to talk?" I said awkwardly.

"Yeah" she said adjusting her glasses on the bridge of her nose, "Is anything wrong Y/N?" She asked.

Okay this is strange.

"Uh no..?" I said.

She sighed, just when she opened her mouth to say something, a knock was heard on the door. Jungkook?

"Miss Smith, can I come in?" He asked, I stared at him and then at my teacher. What's going on?

"Yes, Jungkook." She said, smiling at him. He came in and flashed a smile while standing next to me.

"I wanted to talk about Y/N's progress report." She said. Oh shit. I didn't do well this time. Jungkook frowned, probably confused as it's the first time my teacher called him about my academic performance.

"Okay? What about it?" He asked hesitantly. Oh God! I'm sorry oppa...

She sighed and pulled out a paper which contained the percentage of all the students in the class. I lifted my right hand and wiped the sweat forming on my forehead, while I was busy chewing on my lower lip.

"You see Y/N has a down fall in her grades and overall percentage. She used to be one of the brightest students in my class, now I don't know what's wrong that she's getting grades below average. And its not a good sign." She said. Jungkook glanced at me then nodded.

"I'm sorry about that." He said. What else is he supposed to say? I blink away the little tears formed in my eyes.

"I assure you this will not happen again." He said after a small conversation with Miss Smith, that I couldn't hear. I don't know why... I just couldn't get myself to hear what they were talking about.

Again, you're just being a burden Y/N.

N-no... I'm not a burden. I don't wanna be a...a burden.

A/N POV---

"Right Y/N?" You startled back to reality, and looked at Jungkook.

He noticed your distressed expression and sweaty forehead. You wiped your forehead again with the back of your hand and then wiped your palms on your pants. You wanted to say something, but you couldn't utter a word.

"Well I hope Y/N, you buck up on your studies if you want a bright future." The teacher said. You slowly nodded. Jungkook didn't say anything at that, though he swore he could have a huge debate on 'having bright future' thing.

You looked at Jungkook, through glassy eyes and manged to whisper,

"I wanna go home.."

He nodded and put his hand on your back.

"Let's go" he said, giving you an assuring look.

The teacher nodded and you both left the room, which was your class. Jungkook glanced at you, you weren't looking anywhere but down on the ground. You were unconsciously walking towards the parking lot, when he spoke,

"Y/N-ah, hobi hyung will come to pick us..." He reminded.

You nodded, remembering the morning scene of Jungkook's car having some problem, so the hyungs said they'll drop you both and then pick you after school.

"I- I'm sorry.." you mumbled.

"For what?" He said casually.

You didn't speak first, and looked at him to see if he's taunting you.

"Uh my grades... Miss Smith said I'm becoming a bad student. So I'm- I'm sorry." You said stuttering all the way.

"Don't be." He said, "you were going through a lot, its actually very smart of you that you still passed all the tests even when you were struggling." He smiled and hugged you.

His words touched your heart, making your glassy eyes finally leak. You sniffed while sobbing silently on his shirt. He chuckled and rubbed your back.

"Its fine Champ." He spoke softly, trying to comfort you like Jimin does. His phone rang, he held you with his one hand and fished for his phone with the other hand.

"Yes hyung?"

"Mhm we're waiting for you"

"No no, near the main the gate, gate no.1"

"Okay."

He kept his phone back. You had pulled away and stopped crying. You wiped your tears but your eyes were still red.

"What will I tell Joonie oppa and the others?" You asked, "he and Jimin oppa worked hard tutoring me for my exams."

"Don't worry princess they'll understand" he said. "Now can I see the most beautiful smile in the universe?" He said giggling.

"Nope" you said and looked towards the road waiting for Hoseok to show up. Jungkook sighed and back hugged you.

"What are you doing? Leave me." You said, wiggling in his grip. He grinned widely and shook his head.

"Nope" he said. "Give me a smile first." He said, making you giggle a little, but you looked away so he won't know that he won.

"I said give 'me' a smile, not the rest of the world." He said, and turned you to face him. You erupted into giggles as he ruffled your hair and nodded in satisfaction.

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You sat silently in the car. None of you had spoken a single word. For some reason even Hoseok didn't break the silence after asking you about your day. You fiddled with your fingers trying to think of ways to calmly tell the oppas about your grades.

Namjoon oppa will be mad. And Jimin and Tae oppa?

You sighed and glanced at your watch. Around five more minutes, then you'd have to face the boys. You flinched a little when Jungkook held your hand. You looked at him he gave you an 'its okay' look.

Jungkook knew you were afraid of facing the others. He agreed with the fact that Namjoon and Jimin had worked hard on preparing you for your exams, but at the same time he knew how hard it was for you to concentrate between everything going inside your head. He wanted to comfort you and tell you that grades don't matter, your health does. He was in support with Yoongi's idea of giving you a break from school, as school was the biggest reason for your mental exhaustion and anxiety.

"We're here." Hoseok's voice entered your ears. You felt your palms getting sweaty. You looked at Jungkook and subtly shook your head telling him can't do this.

"Hyung, you can go first, We'll come in a minute." He said.

"Okay...?" Hoseok said, giving a confused. But didn't question further.

"Its Y/N-ah, its not a big deal." He said, "they'll understand. And if not, then just know that I'm here. I'll right by your side. " He smiled. You nodded.

"I hope you're right.." you mumbled.

"I'm always right" he said and winked at you. "Let's go now."

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Everything was fine till now. Nobody mentioned about your result and neither did you. But you have to tell them if not now, then some time. You sighed and quietly focused in eating your snacks. Jungkook didn't left your side, as he had said and you were thankful. You felt a tap on your leg,

"What?" You whispered.

"When are you planning to tell them?" Jungkook whispered back.

"I don't know" you shrugged.

"Tell them now" he said

"Now?" You asked puzzled, he nodded.

"They look in a good mood." He said. You nodded.

"Right. Okay." You said.

"No wait!" He said. You were startled at your place. "Hehe sorry. Don't say it when Yoongi hyung is not around. Make sure he is there." He said. Right, its about your school. Yoongi should be there. You nodded and stood up, to call Yoongi.

You knocked on the door twice and waited for him respond.

"Who's it?"

"Uh oppa, its me."

He opened the door and stepped aside, letting you in. You sat on his bed and faced him.

"Will you come with me? I... I need to talk to you." You said.

"Me?" He asked.

"Everyone" you said, "and I believe you are very much needed."

"What is it?" He asked softly.

"Umm about school.."

"Is there any problem, I'll get you home schooled if they're causing trouble again." He said, worried.

"No no, actually its me this time, who's causing trouble."

"You? How?"

"Please come down, I'll explain everything."

He nodded and followed you down to the living space, where the other boys were. Your behaviour had unknowingly made him suspecious that there was something you were scared of, and wanted him to be there to handle the situation if anything goes wrong. He wasn't wrong though, you wanted him there so that he would understand you and tell you its not your fault. That's the reason even Jungkook told you to make sure Yoongi was around when you talk to the others about the school topic.

You inhaled deeply and spoke, "I have something to tell you guys."

The boys averted their attention from whatever they were doing towards you. Yoongi sat next to Jungkook, as that was the only place left empty.

"What is it?" Jimin asked.

"Uh I got my resul-"

"Oh right! How can we forget? How was it? Did you score good?" Namjoon asked confidently, making your self confidence drop to the lowest. You questioned yourself for your ability. He expected you tell him that you got good scores. How were you supposed to ruin that?

You looked at Jungkook, he mouthed you 'dont worry, I am here', hoping he would help you.

"He's asking something Y/N?" Taehyung said.

"No" you said in a low tone, "I didn't get good score."

"What?" Hoseok said confused, "What do you mean? How much did you get?" He asked.

"F-Forty eight percent." You said.

"Are you serious?" Namjoon said, "please its not funny if this is a sick joke." He said.

You froze at your place. You could feel your organs sinking inside you, like they settled in the pit of your gut. He thinks its a sick joke? You didn't know how to react, you just stared at him. His words stabbed you hard.

Yoongi glared at him, but before he could say anything, Jungkook stood up and went near you. By his expressions anyone could tell he didn't like the way Namjoon reacted. You looked at Jungkook with a confused expression.

"H-he thinks I'm...jooking" you said in a low voice, enough for Jungkook to hear. "Why?" You asked.

"He-"

"You really got 48%?" Namjoon asked. You looked at him, from Jungkook and nodded. "Really Y/N!? 48? How is that possible?"

"I did bad in the exams." You said.

"Of course you did." Hosoek said, "But you studied properly right? How come you forgot everything in one night?"

"I don-"

"Y/N very bad. We worked hard with you, we stayed up at nights so you don't have to sit and study alone. We helped you with each subject, cleared your doubts and solved every question with you, so you can understand each and everything right. But still, 48. Not even 50?" Namjoon said, shaking his head.

"Seriously Y/N, this is disappointing." Hoseok said.

"I'm sorry." You said, "I tried very hard I swear. But I couldn't focus, I remembered everything you can ask me any question, I can tell."

"That doesn't matter now Y/N, exams are where you should really perform well." Taehyung said.

"Exactly" Namjoon said, "exams exist, because they tell us how hard we're trying and how hard we need to try more." He stated, pissing off both Yoongi and Jungkook.

You looked at Jimin, he seemed to be in deep thoughts. His expression was hard to be read. He lifted his gaze and met yours.

"Its fine" he said, "You didn't do bad, in fact I'm proud of you that you told us the truth and worked hard."

Jungkook smiled, and glanced at Yoongi, who nodded as his eyes softened.

"Jimin?" Hoseok turned to him, "what are you saying?"

"I'm saying what's right. We saw her struggling, almost giving up, and still if she can pass the exams then, she not at all did bad." Jimin said, smiling proudly at you. "Right Yoongi hyung?" He asked, glancing at his hyung.

"Absolutely" Yoongi nooded, "Don't listen to these stupid people." He said, pointing at the three who had managed to build a big reservoir of guilt inside you. "You worked hard and gave your hundred percent, that's good enough. You don't need to push yourself too hard just to get a few numbers on top your answer sheet. Those numbers don't matter as long as we continue giving our best and do what we know is best for us."

You smiled a little and hugged him. He quickly patted your back.

"Thank you" you whispered.

"For what? I just said what's right." He said, kissing the top of your head.

You pulled away and looked back at the three,

"I'm sorry oppa. I promise I'll do better next time." You said.

Namjoon nodded firmly, "You should" he said.

Yoongi eyed Jungkook telling him to take you upstairs. He nodded and turned to you,

"Y/N-ah, let's go. I need some help arranging my closet." Jungkook said.

"Now?"

"Yes now. Let's go."

"Uh okay"

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