"Guys did you know Jimin still doesn't have a label?" Yoongi said while playing. The score was close so his brother was very focused on what he was doing, eyebrows knit and mouth slightly open.

"Namjoon don't fry your brain playing, we need it for class work" Jin said from the bed, now texting away for a change.

"No chance Jin, perks of working with more than two braincells, but you wouldn't know about it" he replied, getting back at him for calling him ugly earlier. "Not bad" Yoongi said and the elder clicked his tongue when he eventually lost the game.

"Really though? Didn't that rarely happen at school?" Namjoon asked and Yoongi nodded. Jimin looked away from his phone and turned to Namjoon who got up and sat on the floor by the bed, facing him.

"Yeah, it's pretty rare, so it's interesting for once" Tae came back from ordering on the phone and reclaimed his seat next to his new friend. Jungkook had also walked in the room just in time to catch Jin's phone slipping and hitting his face as he laid. "dumbass" he snickered and sat by Jimin's other side.

"What makes you so hard to read?" Jungkook asked with a rough deep voice and Jimin caught the whiff of cigarettes from his T-shirt "I don't know, am I hard to read? Or are people just not good at it" He replied and Yoongi shook his head "Nah trust me you're hard to read" he said.  

Jungkook raised an eyebrow at the almost-stranger on the couch.

"You don't really look like an athlete... Or a stoner... I'm not getting nerd vibes either cause I can sniff them out. You seem pretty basic to me, you might just be a regular" Namjoon concluded and Jimin was a little offended to say the truth. He knows he's not the most interesting or fun person out there, but there was no need to put it out like that.

"What if I'm just not exactly any of those" he said, crossing his arms against his chest "Matter of fact there are a lot of categories missing in that school. Where are the troublemakers, the mean girls, the rich kids" he pointed out and Jungkook sighed.

"Are you any of those?"

"No"

"Then why the fuck do you care if they're missing" Jungkook chuckled, pulling an arm up behind his head as he leaned further down on the couch, his legs parting away a little more and pushing against Jimin's. "I don't know it just would make sense if they existed, otherwise it kind of calls the category system into question" he explained and Yoongi hit him with a pillow.

"Shut up Jimin I'm starting to think you're a nerd" he said and and the others laughed.

"It's not that they don't exist by the way, those categories are just not ones you can vote on from the get-go. Like, I can't just guess you're going to be a troublemaker from the first few days, you feel? People generally start showing those things later into the year. Except that dumbfuck who got detention twice in his first week of high school" Jungkook said, pointing at Taehyung who was giving him finger guns. Jimin was about to mention the 'rich kids' case but Hobi beat him to it.

"Also, Jungkook thinks money and status have no business making high school students apart. It just doesn't make sense to judge based on how much one's parents make" he said and Jimin hummed in understanding.

"How do you know so much though, did you go to Blue?" Jimin asked, giving Jungkook his undivided attention by turning on his side to face him. The older man simply nodded and Jin butted in.

"He made up the entire thing with the other dumbass back when they were seniors" he informed pointing at Namjoon, who fist-bumped with Yoongi for saying 'That's my bro'

"Although there might have only been the stoners category back then" Jungkook joked making them laugh and Jimin smiled. 

"But what's fun in having students label each other?" he didn't want to sound annoying but he generally didn't like the idea at all.

"It was just for us at first, it was this thing where we sat together at lunch and just picked a random person to label everyday" Namjoon replied "Then people somehow found out we were doing that, and basically all got into it. Making mad money off it too" he clicked his tongue.

"And you two weren't there?" Jimin asked, addressing the two boys who were on the bed on their phones. "We didn't go to Blue, we just all met in college. Jungkook, Namjoon and I were roommates then met Jin in class" Hobi explained and he nodded.

"Nevertheless, it doesn't answer which category you are" Yoongi brought them all back to topic and Hobi almost spat his water out.

"Or maybe I've been confusing everyone because I didn't want to be put in any" he said and Jungkook sighed "Regular" he stated.

"Which category were you in" Jimin asked Jungkook, not really taking the comment very well.

"He didn't play the game, kid. He made it" Namjoon answered instead.

"Joon was in the category 'cannot-dance', just in case you were wondering" Yoongi added and got slapped on the back of the head.

"Stop making shit up" the elder scolded and the rest laughed at the both of them.

Jimin was intrigued. He wouldn't say it out loud but he was interested in knowing more about this group because it just felt like they all completed each other so well, and he wanted part of it. Maybe he didn't deserve to be because he was too bland, as Namjoon had said earlier, but it doesn't take away from the fact that a friendship like this sounded very nice in his head.

"By the way, we should probably hoop together this weekend. New kid is not bad at all" Yoongi suggested once he was done bickering with his brother "I'm down" Hobi quickly said and Jungkook nodded. Tae had received a text saying dinner had arrived so he went to get it then came back with two bags of fast food.

"Let's do it!" he agreed.

"Y'all know I can't play, and now that Jimin's here I can be a referee instead" Jin announced, glad about that matter. Jimin felt a smile creep on his face, he just suddenly felt so included and it was quite new.

"Wait, are you good with tomorrow Jimin? With your date and all" Tae asked and the boys whistled.

"Jimin has a date? Already?" Yoongi asked and Tae nodded.

"Yeah he does, with Ryujin, y'all remember her" Tae said and they agreed.

"What, no, who's that? Is she cute?" Jungkook said and Hobi sighed. Jimin turned to Tae chuckling when he mouthed a 'Told you'.

"Someone from school, and yeah she is" he quickly replied and laughed to himself.

"When is the date?" Jin asked "To make sure you play afterwards. We don't want our boy meeting his girl all sweaty and gross" he smiled.

"She just texted, we said 3pm" he told them and Namjoon nodded "Should we do 6? First dates generally aren't longer than that"

"Sure, works with me" he replied and picked up a fry from Tae's food, stealing a glance at each of the boys. He was more comfortable than earlier, maybe it was the multiple conversations he had with the guys, or maybe he was being tense for no reason to begin with.

The rest of the night was spent just like that, talking, watching TV and eating some more. He found out Hobi's real name was Hoseok, Jin's was Seokjin, and all four upperclassmen were starting Junior year in college. Hobi and Namjoon majored in business and Jin in architecture. He asked about Jungkook since the guy wasn't with them at the time, he was probably on his second smoke break of the night, and they said he was studying automotive engineering.

"Yeah Yoongi should've started college this year, but he was held back for skipping class too much last year" Namjoon informed.

"No way, how old are you" Jimin asked, surprised by the fact.

"18, turning 19 in a few months"*

"Damn"

"I know, that was so unfair. I had good grades, why does it matter if I wasted my time in class or not" Yoongi complained leaning his chin on his hand.

Jungkook finally came back, he stood by the door, leaning on the frame with both hands in the pockets of his sweatpants. Standing like that, Jimin noticed a few things. Jungkook was the tallest in the group, Namjoon was close in height with him, but he definitely was a head taller than Jimin. He had sort of a tattoo sleeve of disconnected pieces. The Junior was also quite buff, he didn't have the muscles of a bodybuilder but anyone could tell he worked out frequently enough to make his body proportions develop nicely.

'Man, I should start working out too' Jimin thought to himself. He wondered if he could get his body to be built like that in a few years when he's Jungkook's age. It's not like he was too skinny, he did have some lean muscles, but he wanted his shoulders to grow larger and thighs to be stronger too.

"Do you need a ride Tae?" Jungkook spoke from the end of the room and the younger turned his face from the screen where some talent show was playing. "No, I'll be fine. Thanks though, good night" he replied and Jimin raised an eyebrow. It was barely 11pm on a Friday night, how come the elder was leaving already.

"Are you leaving?" he couldn't help himself but ask. There was no particular reason or even answer he wanted to hear. In fact he already knew what the reply would be, maybe he just wanted to sound like he cared? He couldn't find a motive either.

"Want me to stay?" The older boy said with a short chuckle, a subtle smirk adorning his features. His eyes were fixed on his cousin making it clear that the question was rhetorical.

"Alright. Later." he last said before disappearing down the stairs, a few seconds later starting his car and driving away. Jimin was texting Ryujin at that time, sending each other memes and whatnot, and Jimin decided she really wouldn't be bad company, he just needed to open up to the idea of actually dating her.

"Jimin" he heard Hobi call his name and raised his head quickly. He saw that they were waving their arms in his direction, he must've not heard them call him the first time.

"Wassup" he replied.

"What do you think of Jungkook?" Yoongi asked and everyone nodded, waiting for his answer.

"Um.. He didn't give me much of an impression, you know. He barely spoke and was mostly out for smoke breaks." he replied and Namjoon laughed.

"Why does it matter though?" He asked, not really understanding what his opinion had to do in all of it.

"Everyone gets a different impression from Jungkook when they first meet him, it's just fun to hear them" Jin explained, keeping a box of candy from Tae by extending his arm away. "Hey let me have some" he fussed.

"I guess it's fair" Hobi said and they agreed "I mean he really does look like he's trying to be edgy" Namjoon hummed "Remember when he suddenly said 'It takes a lot to lose me but when I'm gone I won't ever come back' because I accidentally woke him up 30minutes earlier than his alarm was scheduled" Hobi said imitating Jungkook's deep voice, and his old roommate agreed, laughing at the memory. 

"No or when he started singing Linkin Park's Numb when we told him to smile more" Jin added and Yoongi laughed "No way" he exclaimed "Every step that I make is another mistake to you~" Tae started singing and they all joined.

"...I've become so numb I can't feel you there" Jimin sang along jumping around with the boys, acting as if he was playing guitar or drums. The group played music and vibed to it for a considerable amount of time, dancing, screaming and laughing at each other until they were out of breath. "Man Jungkook missed out on this party" Tae mentioned and Jimin was drinking some water when he spoke.

"Why did he leave so early anyway?"

"Lisa's in town, his girlfriend" Namjoon replied and he nodded before noticing a message notification on his phone. He picked it up and read a text from his mom.

From: Mom
Sweetie do you have a ride back home? 00:11am

Me
I'm on my way mom, dw just go to bed lol. 00:24am

"Guys, I gotta dip" he announced, putting his phone in his pocket and straightening his T-shirt. 

"Damn, already?" Yoongi asked and he confirmed "I'll give you a ride my guy" Hobi offered and he thanked him quickly. Both Tae and Yoongi decided to tag along, leaving Jin and Namjoon behind, one was having a call on the phone and the other was in the bathroom. 

"Sorry for all the crap in my car, let me put it away" Hoseok apologized and started moving the papers and bottle to the backseat and Taehyung clicked his tongue "Bitch, we're supposed to sit there" he complained "Why is your car so disgusting to begin with" Yoongi added, trying to find an empty spot to put his foot.

"What we're not gonna do is talk about my car that way. You'll understand why it's like this when you become a college student, and more importantly, when you get one" He said as he started the engine, he waited a bit before getting out of the parking spot "Why are you even here Yoongi, we were at your place" he rolled his eyes.

"I don't know, it's better than doing nothing waiting for your ass to be back" he replied.

"Jimin let me know where I have to drive you" Hobi spoke and Jimin nodded "I'll show you the way" and a few turns later, the boy were in front of Jimin's place.

"It was nice meeting you, good night"

"you too Hobi, I enjoyed hanging with you guys"

"Well I guess we'll see you tomorrow" Yoongi said and Jimin nodded.

"Goodnight guys"

"Night Jimin. Say hi to Mrs. Park for me" Tae said with a smirk and he rolled his eyes "shut up"