Taehyung walks into the kitchen and sees his brother sitting on the dining table, his eyes focused on his phone. Taehyung walks to the counter and quickly pours some orange juice for himself in a glass. He then sits across his brother who hasn't glanced him a look since he entered the kitchen.

"What are you looking at, hyung?" Taehyung asks and Jin looks at him keeping his phone aside.

"I just came to know that someone got mugged. Can you believe it? In Hannam-dong?" Jin says shaking his head.

"Oh?" Taehyung pretends to be surprised although he knows what happened already.

"Yeah, Taehyung-ah, be safe. Apparently those goons go to different locations in Seoul." Jin tells his brother.

"Did the police not catch them?" He asks innocently.

"They did apparently." Jin shrugs.

"Is it on the news?" Taehyung panics. He doesn't want his brother to know what happened yesterday. After all he was a witness when the police came yesterday. He doesn't want Jin to see that he had put his life in danger just to stop Jungkook beating the shit out of two men who were definitely in the wrong.

"No, JK uploaded it on his YouTube channel." Jin says, "Its after like one and a half month that he came up with some news."

"I like his gaming and roasting videos. Why does he suddenly drop something controversial that is related to bad guys and some other big names or even general news? I'm sure he gets into trouble for doing that because after that he sometimes disappear for a while." Taehyung says.

"I don't know but this video doesn't seem controversial. I don't think he'll disappear after this." Jin says as he moves to make breakfast for himself and his brother. Taehyung stands beside the elder and watches him cook.

"And Tae, I'll give you my manager's phone number." Jin says as he puts a piece of apple in his brother's mouth, "Just call him in case I don't answer my phone. I don't want you wandering around just because I was busy and you couldn't reach me."

"Okay, hyung."

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Taehyung tries looking for Jimin during his free time in college but he cannot find the elder anywhere so he just decides to go sit near the long tennis court and watch people playing.

When he was younger, he always wanted to play tennis and represent his school. But that didn't happen because he stopped going to school altogether and was stuck with homeschooling instead. Seeing the guys playing with so much passion, yelling at each other to coordinate and giving each other high fives whenever they score a point makes Taehyung happy. He is bad at sports. Heck, he never played any sport for years because of his health but sitting here and looking at the others play gives him an unknown kind of happiness.

"Hobi hyung, I don't want to lose the tournament next week so you better play well." Taehyung hears Jungkook's voice. He and Hoseok have taken the place of the two guys who were playing earlier. He wonders if he should just leave so that Jungkook doesn't see him and pick on him. But the awesome game and Jungkook and Hoseok's amazing skills at the game make him stay there longer. He watches them play with a smile on his face. He wishes he could play like that too someday.

He doesn't realise how much time passes by when he hears a voice beside him, "Where are you lost, princess?"

Taehyung turns around and his eyes widen when he sees Jungkook standing just next to him.

"What do you want, Jungkook?" He manages to say this time thankfully without stuttering.

"Is that the way you talk to your sunbae?" Jungkook asks before gulping down some water. He doesn't sound rude though like other times.

"By the way you were looking at the game, I assume you like it. Are you any good at it?" The ravenette asks and Taehyung just softly shakes his head feeling embarrassed. Well he shouldn't be embarrassed but last night he thought about Jungkook. Jungkook is strong, he can fight people whenever necessary while Taehyung can't. The elder is also smart and is the head of the broadcasting club. He is also a really good tennis player. Taehyung on the other hand is good only at studies and he knows a little bit about music but nothing else.

"It's not really hard, you know?" Jungkook says wiping his sweat off with a towel.

"It's easy for you to say that because you're good at it." Taehyung shrugs while Jungkook looks at the boy in front of him with amused eyes.

"Do you want to learn? I can teach you."

"No, I'd rather stay away from you." Taehyung says getting up.

"Why? Do I look like some kind of a gangster to you?"

"No, but you told me to stop meddling with your business and stay the fuck away from you." Taehyung says and walks away after giving the elder a final glance. Taehyung was hurt by what Jungkook said the last night. He knows he shouldn't be because Jungkook probably doesn't care and he isn't a big part of Taehyung's life but still the blonde boy is sensitive and he doesn't like people talking down to him. Not that he can do anything about it because he is weak and gets anxious and scared easily, but the boy does have feelings.

Jungkook bites his lower lip as he sees the boy leaving. By now he really got the idea that Taehyung is not very strong physically and mentally. Even Jimin told him that because the pink haired boy doesn't want Jungkook to bother his only friend. The ravenette does want to respect that but he can't immediately change himself, now can he?

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"Don't you think Jungkook is weird?" Taehyung whispers to his friend as both of them sit in their music class.

"To be completely honest, he is." The pink haired boy whispers back, "Why do you ask anyway?"

"He's like... been so mean to me all the times we've interacted but today he suddenly asked me if I like tennis. I told him that I do but I don't really know how to play so he said that he could teach me." Taehyung shrugs.

"Oh, you could learn from him." Jimin says enthusiastically, "Jungkook is the god of tennis. Just like he's the god of good looks."

"Wow Jimin, I didn't know you were his fanboy."

"I'm most definitely not his fanboy." The elder sighs, "I'm just stating facts." Jimin looks at his friend. Even he knows that Jungkook can be weird at times but he is someone important to Jimin and the pink haired boy wants his friend to be on good terms with the ravenette. That's why he asked Jungkook to be civil and approachable towards Taehyung too just like he is to him. Well, most of the times if not always.

"So what exactly is your relationship with Jungkook?" Taehyung asks him, "I've seen that he doesn't talk to you much but when he does, he's cold. Like not as cold as he is to everyone else but yeah. You, on the other hand, keep praising him."

"Let's keep that story for some other time, Tae."

"Is he your secret boyfriend or something?"

"What the fuck? No! He's a jerk." Jimin says a little too loudly and the girls sitting in front of them turn around. Both the boys mutter a 'sorry' to the girls and they turn ahead.

"Then?" Taehyung demands. You can't blame him, he's curious. Anyone who knows Jimin and Jungkook a little closely would be too.

"I'll tell you someday, Tae. I Promise." Jimin says and Taehyung nods. The class comes to an end and since it was the last class of the day, it's time for them to head back home.

"I'll get going first, Tae. I need to be somewhere." Jimin says and sprints away. Sometimes Taehyung can't understand Jimin. It's like there is a lot he doesn't know about him.

Keeping the thoughts aside, Taehyung thinks about going to the police station. Earlier he received a call from them. They want him to show up to give his testimony. Does he really have to go? Now he wishes he did not interrupt Jungkook at all. If he hadn't, Jungkook wouldn't be hurt and he didn't have to go to the police station.

I fucked up.

He quickly takes out his phone and types a message for Jin.

Taehyung
Hey hyung!
I'll be late today

Jinie hyung🤡
Why?

Taehyung
Staying back
For schoolwork

Jinie hyung🤡
Okay
I too hv to go somewhere
It's an important shoot
I'll tell someone else to pick u up

Taehyung
It's okay
I'll manage

Jinie hyung🤡
C'mon Tae
I'll just tell someone from
my team

Taehyung
But I wanna do
something on my own

Jinie hyung🤡
You remember what
happened last time
Right?

Taehyung
I know the way this time
Pls hyung

Jinie hyung🤡
Fine
You're lucky you're
my brother

Taehyung
Thanks hyungie❤

Jinie hyung🤡
Text me when you
reach home

Taehyung
Okay
Don't worry

Jinie hyung🤡
I won't
😌❤

Although Jin said he won't worry, he can't help but be worried. Taehyung is like a baby to him with zero life experience. How can he let him do things all on his own? But then he remembers what Yoongi told him the other day. He needs to let Taehyung do things on his own and give him more freedom for that boy to learn and Jin here is willing to take his friend's advice.

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Tell me how you like it my lovely people. So next update will be on the day after tomorrow, that is, on Yoongi's birthday. Please look forward to it.

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