War Of Hormone

** Warning: Sexual innuendos ahead. ⚠️

After what happened at Café Shooky Sooyeong felt different. Like her heart and mind was in a completely new world. She somehow felt at ease and the pain in her chest and hand seized. As if the remedy to all of her pain and sorrows were Taehyung and his warmth.

"What's that sound?" Taehyung innocently asked as they walked side by side in silence.

Sooyeong looked up at him after breaking out of her thoughts. His eyes seemed to be narrowed in concentration along with his perked ears.

"Sound? Wh -"

A rumbling type-of-sound had suddenly graced them once more and instantly Sooyeong's cheeks flushed just as Taehyung leaned beside her, having deciphered where the sound had come from.

She realised that she didn't have breakfast this morning.

"Is it your stomach? Are you hungry, Soo?" he smiled cheekily but his question only annoyed her.

Wasn't the rumble sound confirmation enough that he had to rub in like that?

"No." She stated, and placed a hand over her tummy, lovingly. "It's the baby. Shh, you're gonna wake it."

His eyes grew wide and his lips parted in surprise but alas in an instant he composed himself. He allowed a smirk to grow on his face which instantly wavered Sooyeong's own smile and she wondered what was he going to say next.

"And whose the daddy?"

Now it was her turn to be shocked - she gasped and slapped his arm, "You're so annoying. Did you have to make it kinky by saying daddy like that. Namjesus."

"I said nothing wrong. You're the one thinking like that." Taehyung drawled and looked down at her with an amused smile. "Didn't know you had a mind like that."

"Yah!" She latched onto his arm and shook him, intensely. "If you think I have a mind like that then you must obviously have a mind like that too. Don't try and portray innocence Tae ah. You aren't fooling anyone."

"I'm completely innocent. Trust me." He smirked and shot her a wink.

"You're the reason why everyone has trust issues..." She mumbled but another low growl left her tummy and she looked down at her shoes, embarrassed.

"That rumble's getting worse so... I want to offer you something textually creamy and white that's also palatable." He explained in a suggestive tone and her lungs stopped functioning.

She looked up at him, eyebrows knitted, "Kim Taehyung I swear -"

"Banana milk." He laughed, playfully, and handed her the said drink from his packet.

"For the love of Van Gogh would stop with the innuendos." She playfully dashed into him again then poked the straw into the bottle. "You're such a pervert, sexualising a fruit like that. Weird kinks you have."

"You want to talk about kinks?"

"No! Go away, you're such a creep!" She chuckled and picked up speed.

"Aish, don't be like that." He whined from behind her then jogged up to her. "Here. Have some dumplings. The banana milk's probably not going to fill you up."

She eyed him, suspiciously. Another low-key innuendo but she let it slide and took the tray of tasty treats anyway.

"Thank you." She smiled, content. "And do you always have so much snacks?"

"Yes." His voice was deep, and it momentarily stopped her heart beat. "Every few days I stock up on snacks for the morning classes and today I bought extra because you didn't take any yesterday so you better eat everything I give you today." He warned, and ruffled her hair slightly just as they arrived at the school gate.

"Isn't that what I'm doing now." She chuckled softly while she nibbled on a dumpling.

"That's a good girl." He smirked.

"Tae~" she whined with a pout. "Stob it!"

• • •

When Sooyeong and Taehyung had arrived at class she had given the three boys their Bungeoppang's. Jungkook and Jimin were excited about it but Taehyung on the other hand started complaining about how he was the one that was supposed to be the ultimate snack sharer - for her today and not the other way around.

"But Sooyeong ah~" He whined, and sat with a pouty face.

"Just have it hyung, you're going to make her feel bad." Jungkook informed as he ate. "But if you really don't want it..."

"No." He suddenly said and held onto the packaging. "I want it."

"You're such an indecisive baby, honestly." Sooyeong rested against her seat and a sigh left her lips.

"Like the one the in your tumm-"

"Yah!" She shot up from her slump and slapped his lap but he only chuckled.

"What?" Jimin asked, confused. "What baby?"

"Stupid inside joke." She replied with a pout then stood up and leaned toward Jimin's desk which made his face fill with worry - he knew exactly what was coming next. "And I have a bone to pick with you, Jimin ah."

Taehyung snorted softly at Sooyeong's choice of words, "You going another round Sooyeong ah?"

"Yah! Taehyung I'm going to tie that mouth of yours, please stop." She implored and squished his cheeks, and his lips formed a sort of heart shape.

"K-Kinky..." He just managed to say, in a low voice.

Sooyeong's body went limp and she decided to just simply give up on trying to cleanse his mind completely, "Tae ah, I give up. I can't with you anymore."

He only chuckled, content that he picked up her mood whereas Jungkook and Jimin were so lost at their interactions. Nevertheless, Sooyeong turned to face Jimin, once more. He had an innocent smile on his face and he only handed her his smartphone.

"Enjoy."

She only cocked a brow at him and she leaned against her desk. She clicked play but almost immediately her jaw dropped well below the floor boards.

That video was of both Taehyung and her from yesterday when they both stared at each other by accident during math class. It also included the part where Taehyung brushed her hair behind her ear.

"Ah! Jimin!" She squealed softly then clutched the smartphone to her chest. Her cheeks were now scarlet in colour. "Why? You're such an evil mochi!"

Taehyung only looked at her confused, "What's it about?"

He got up and glanced at the smartphone that sat clutched over her chest but she only shook her head, furiously - not wanting him to see it - but he looked at her with a frown.

She quickly detached it from her chest and tried to delete the video but Jimin suddenly spoke up.

"There's no use deleting it, Jungkook ah has copies which are ready and waiting to be posted if needed." Jimin smirked, evilly, and she stared in disbelief.

"And screenshots too!" Jungkook added with a toothy smile.

Taehyung took this opportunity and pounced on her. And just like that the smartphone was in his grip.

As Taehyung analysed the video, seemingly appalled by the contents of it, Sooyeong stared at Jimin, apathetically. Then, she spoke up with a soft pout.

"A rumour based on a video would ruin a memory that you thought probably was special, Jimin ah. A rumour based on a video would start a reputation that other people would believe in and react to. And sometimes, a rumour based on a video has a snowball effect. A rumour, based on a video, is just the beginning." She breathed. "Turn the damn tape over for more Jimin!"

While Jungkook and Taehyung stared shocked at her not-so-untrue words, Jimin raised an eyebrow at her, "Did you literally just reconceptualise a monologue from Thirteen Reasons Why? And please don't put yourself in that kind of context Soo ah. The girl was suicidal for heavens sake."

She slumped over her desk, annoyedly, and Taehyung poked at her puffed out cheeks, "I didn't know you watched the series?"

"I've recently read the book. It was Jimin's recommendation." She fiddled with her fingers. "I can see where he got the idea about posting the video."

"Aigoo." Jimin sighed. "I'm not retarded, obviously I'm not going to send it to anyone."

"Not even me?" Taehyung suddenly asked in shock.

Sooyeong's head spun in his direction, "W-What? Why would you want that?"

"Don't you like collecting memories?" He asked with a smile then handed Jimin his smartphone.

All she could do was just stare at him. It seemed as if he took life as it came and embraced it whether it was good, bad or even embarrassing.

"Sure, I guess." A smile unconsciously took over her features.

"And it sent!" Jungkook hollered. "I sent it to the both of you with the screenshots too. You guys should really do that couple lock screen though. It'll totally work." He suggested with a devilish smile and Taehyung suddenly looked interested in whatever he was blabbing about.

Sooyeong only stared at the three boys in despair.

"Jungkook ah's on to something." Jimin added with a small smirk of his own. "Like, Taetae ah can have Soo ah's image on his lock screen and Soo ah have Taetae ah's so when you put your phones together it'll make one picture."

By now a slightly flustered Sooyeong lost all hope in these three boys but on the other hand Taehyung had already taken out his smartphone and began to skim through the screenshots.

"Let's do it Sooyeong ah?" He suddenly suggested with a boxy smile.

She laughed nervously, "No way."

"Please."

"No."

"Sooyeong ah!"

"Tae ah, I said no."

"Why?"

"It's cheesy and it's a couples thing."

"Don't be like that. It's just for fun."

Jimin and Jungkook only watched the two go back and forth with satisfied looks.

"Our work here is just starting." Jungkook cooed softly, and fist bumped Jimin from under the desk.

"Yeahh." Jimin cooed.

But little did they know someone else would soon be responsible for videoing the exchanges between both Taehyung and Sooyeong as well.

• • •

After homeroom all four youthful kids made their way to their first class, Biology, which usually takes place in a laboratory setting environment.

Sooyeong had always loved this subject because like her father, she would love to venture into the healthcare field but not as a doctor but rather a pulmonary function technologist. She had always taken a deep interest in the particular organ (lungs) and her father had even said it was a great career to venture into.

All she had to do was graduate with good grades, as both her and Taehyung had promised, then she'd be well on her way to get a shot at studying it. Moreover, this career path would make her feel closer to her father especially since pneumonia was the reaper to his what-could-have-been long life.

They shuffled into the classroom along with the rest of their classmates and made efforts to take their seats as the teacher, Hyun, called out instructions.

Unlike every other class with the new seating plan, Hyun immediately disregarded it and he allowed friends to bunch up with friends since the tables allowed a maximum of four students per table.

Obviously, Sooyeong sat with Jimin and Jungkook but Taehyung was sort of torn between sitting with them or Dansae. But ultimately and rather surprisingly, Dansae urged Taehyung to sit at their table of four.

Sooyeong felt sceptical but let it slide when Taehyung plopped down beside her then he shuffled in his backpack.

She paid no heed to him as she allowed her eyes to fall over the three dimensional structure of the kidney which sat at the centre of the table.

She cringed at the sight.

The kidney was one of the organs she disliked learning about. It just seemed so complex with all of its seemingly never ending loops and filtration processes.

"As you all can see from the structures on your tables. We'll be learning about the kidney this semester." Hyun informed with a smile and Sooyeong looked his way.

His hair was a blondish-brown and he wore a black trim suit together with circular specs similar to Jungkook's that complimented his rather square-ish features. Ever since tenth grade she had always been in his class, and he always wore a smile which made him one of the most likable teachers around school but Namjoon was still her favourite teacher.

"Before we get to the structure we need to get a reading understanding so turn to pag-"

Just as Sooyeong opened up her biology textbook, Taehyung slid a few files to her. First, she looked at them in confusion then up at him, expectantly.

"The notes." He simply said and opened up his own textbook. "The one's you missed out on yesterday."

She gaped, appalled. "Taehyung ah. Are you serious? You didn't have too..."

He only looked at her with a pursed lipped smile and he shook his head as a way to say that it really was fine.

"I was going to stay back today and complete them..." She mumbled, and Suhjin's words from earlier smacked her across the brain.

'And don't you dare come home today.'

She popped the horrible thunder cloud of thought and slid the files underneath her textbook before giving Taehyung a bow and a word of thank you.

As the lesson progressed, Sooyeong jotted down some notes and highlighted a few important points and the same went for the rest of the class.

Everyone really seemed to be in gear with the work mostly because senior year, first semester was important for university applications since everyone did want to get into the top universities.

"Now that we've dealt with the basic structure and functions of the kidney." Hyun announced and closed his textbook. "I want each of you in your groups of four to analyse the structure in front of you then point out the labels."

After his words, the sound of chairs being dragged back and shuffling students could be heard from around the classroom since everyone at each table gathered close together to discuss and share answers.

The glorious four stood in a single file side by side with Sooyeong in-between Taehyung and Jungkook - who had Jimin on his other side.

They stared at the structure and its components but Jungkook kept touching the veins and said how those phlebotomy nurses loved his veins when he went to donate blood during the winter holidays.

"Jungkook ah." Jimin stated. "Your popping veins has all of the girls shook. We know that."

"Yeah, unlike your nine and three quarter millimetre chilli pepper."

Sooyeong held back a laugh and Taehyung snorted but Jimin only raked his hair in frustration.

"Is everything alright here?" Hyun appeared beside their table and stared at his four students. They all nodded in response. "Okay then, each of you point out a structure for me. Jeon ssi first."

"Renal artery."

"Good, Park ssi."

"Renal vein. It's right next to the artery." He pointed it out with confidence.

He nodded, pleased, at Jimin's attempt then he went on to look at Sooyeong.

"Ureter." She said, then lastly he looked at Taehyung.

"Renal medulla."

"All of you are paying attention, that's good. Keep it up." He encouraged before he turned to another table.

"Are we good now? Can I sit down already?" Jungkook asked and sat down before anyone could even answer.

Not long after Taehyung went on to lean over the table with his elbow propped but this made Sooyeong's heart flutter because she got a full view of his side profile. She mentally slapped herself and looked back down at the structure.

"Did you guys notice how it's shaped like those kidney beans?" Jimin asked, as his chubby fingers traced the shape of it.

"Maybe that's why they're called kidney beans." Jungkook shrugged and doodled over Jimin's textbook. "Who eats kidney beans anyway?"

"Ew, no." Sooyeong answered. "That veiny appearance puts me off not to mention it tastes bad."

"The veiny appearance puts you off?" Taehyung asked, his eyes boring into her. "Jungkook ah, I found you a girl that doesn't swoon over veiny arms."

"Yah," She poked Taehyung's cheek and Jungkook looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "It's not my fault everybody likes different things besides it looks dangerous, like an artery would pop at any second or something." She shivers.

"What's your preference then?" Taehyung pressed, as he sent her a playful look.

Sooyeong breathed in surprise, "I told you already Tae ah, I don't want to talk about kinks."

"Didn't one of your social pages have Jackson Wang's collarbone enthus-"

"Jimin ah!" She quickly leaned over Jungkook's back then slapped a hand over the pink haired boys mouth, flustered.

She did indeed like collarbones because it looked neat and sophisticated-like just sitting there on one's body but she, more specifically took a liking to Taehyung's (apart from Jackson Wang's). Taehyung's more so was like a piece of beautifully sculptured artwork and she was a billion times sure that even Van Gogh would be shook at the sight of its artistic beauty.

"Collarbones hmm?" Taehyung cooed playfully while he loosened his tie slightly.

"Ah Soo noona. This is your lucky day." Jungkook tried to move Sooyeong's head in Taehyung's direction.

When she faced him (and was off Jungkook) she saw Taehyung smirk and he, rather seductively, unbuttoned the top button with a single hand.

Sooyeong yelped and looked down at the kidney with a darker blush, "Jimin ah, you are so dead." She said in a soft mumble.

"Aish, Sooyeong ah, don't be like." Taehyung whined and leaned down to her level because she clearly ignored him. In turn she got a tiny glimpse of his collarbone and she almost lost her shit. "I even got a pickup line..."

Her breath hitched. Was he for real? She wondered. He had been behaving like this since morning.

"Oh! I wanna hear it." Jimin piped and Jungkook readily agreed.

Taehyung cleared his throat and adjusted his tie but he never moved from his position beside her.

"If you and I were both red blood cells circulating through the arteries of the same human body. I'd love for us to flow down to the kidney so we could watch the stones together." He nonchalantly stated, a smirk on his lips.

"W-What?" She choked out and looked at him with a hand over her mouth, holding back a laugh.

"Or the liver? Which ever you'd prefer..." His smirk turned into an unsure, pensive pout.

Jimin and Jungkook both laughed their heads off at Taehyung's weird pick-up line which did catch a few people's attention.

"Kudo's to you for incorporating the element of the kidney." Jungkook laughed, harder.

"Come on, end him with one Sooyeong ah." Jimin happily suggested and she only glanced at him, uninterested.

"Come on." He urged on with Jungkook's aid.

Sooyeong sighed then pondered for a moment before she stood upright, and faced Taehyung.

Her eyes made direct contact with Taehyung's and she flicked her hair over her shoulder but he only nibbled on his bottom lip while he watched her smaller form lean in closer to him.

"If you're the oxygen that enters the lung during gas exchange and I'm the red blood cell in the pulmonary capillary, I'd want only you to bind with me." She whispered then ran a finger down his jaw line. "For you, I don't mind being an unsaturated red blood cell."

"Oh! Sooyeong noona!" Jungkook cheered. "That's a good one!"

"Keep it under 19+." Jimin hollered through hysterical fits of laughter. "She got you there Taetae."

Taehyung only stared at her, his body seized, especially from the contact her fingers just made with his face. He hadn't expected things to take a one eighty turn like that.

Afterwards, Sooyeong turned away from Taehyung with a hand over her mouth while she held back a laugh.

"I can't believe that just happened." She admitted to the two boys before heading off to her seat to get a drink of water so she could cool herself down.

Like Taehyung had sexualised a fruit she couldn't believe she made oxyhemoglobin sound sexual - and to her crush - when she was in fact supposed to base it on soulmate-culture.

"So..." Taehyung suddenly rose from the dead and stared directly at her. "Do you want to get binding then?" He sent her a smirk and she choked on her water.

"Let's get this oxyhemoglobin!" Jungkook hollered in the background.

A U T H O R ' S N O T E

Ya gurl's still not over 13RW TT and I'm currently reading the book and this is just my honest opinion but the series is a thousand times more interesting.

Can we all please gather round and discuss Taehyung's collarbones because I mean Sooyeong is not wrong - they're mesmerising. 😍

Author, Lu 💜