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The hallway was buzzing with students as they all changed classes. Jungkook joined the crowd as he finished putting his books into his bag. Namjoon saw the boy from far away and joined to be at his side.
"Jimin seems nice," he made Jungkook jump with his sudden appearance.
"You spoke to him? Like... Properly?"
"Yeah he seemed pretty confused and scared. Figured it wasn't you anymore."
"So he knows that you know now?"
"Yeah," Namjoon answered. "Jimin said someone was trying to kill him... Do you know anything about that?"
"Yeah, uh. I had to fight the guy off."
"Holy shit. Are you okay?"
"I'm more worried about Jimin, to be honest." Jungkook ran his hand through his hair stressed.
"Wait, why? Is he in trouble or something?"
"Can we talk about it in private?" Jungkook asked as he looked around.
"Uh, yeah sure." Jungkook pulled Namjoon into an empty classroom, before sitting on one of the desks.
"Dude, what the hell's going on?" Namjoon asked. Jungkook took a deep breath in before letting the words come out.
"A few weeks ago, a group of guys tried to attack Jimin. Well, me in Jimin's body. I fought them off and... I'm guessing they didn't exactly like that." Namjoon's face turned into an 'o' shape. They were in high school, this kind of thing wasn't meant to happen to them, right? "Hyung... They were trying to rape him... I couldn't just stand there and let it happen. You realise that, right?"
"Yeah... I understand."
"I didn't even care about myself in that moment. I didn't care that I would be the one experiencing it. I just kept thinking about... What if we suddenly switched again and Jimin had to experience it? Or- Or just the fact that it was Jimin's body and he wasn't even there to say no, I-" Tears started to fall from Jungkook's eyes and Namjoon made his way over to the boy, sitting down next to him.
"Think about it this way... You stopped it from happening, right?" Namjoon began. "And you switched when he was in danger, and stopped him from getting hurt again... Maybe that's why you're switching?"
"What do you mean?"
"Maybe you're meant to protect him. Keep him out of harm's way."
"Maybe..."
"By the way, I'm pretty sure there's a class here in 5 minutes. We should probably get out." Namjoon got up from where he sat, holding his hand out for Jungkook to take.
"Oh, right, sure," Jungkook muttered. He took Namjoon's hand, getting up, them leaving the room together.
"If I'm honest, I think Jimin's a good influence on you."
"What?" Jungkook chuckled.
"Well, he does his homework, and yours, he has a job. Seems like you could learn a thing or two from him," Namjoon stated.
"Haha, very funny." The two continued walking until they saw Taehyung standing at one of the many glass cases that stood in the school. "Is that Taehyung?"
"I think so." They walked up to the boy and noticed the seriousness on his face. It was rare when Taehyung would be like this in school. He was usually the smiling beam of light, there to comfort you if you're having a bad day. But today... He looked upset.
"Tae?" His eyes were glued to the case in front of him, fixated on the memorial section. A collection of photos and names displayed themselves. Honoring their lives after a school shooting that had happened three years ago.
"You alright, buddy?" Namjoon placed his hand on Taehyung's shoulder, jolting him back into reality.
"Uh, yeah... " He hesitated. "I just... I can't help but think about my brother..." He started. "Did you know he was ill that day? He tried to convince our Mom not to make him go to school but she insisted... I don't think shes ever refused me a sick day since," He chuckled to himself lightly, sadness coating the tone of it. "I'm so lucky I wasn't there to see it happen. I can't imagine what it'd be like to actually see him die..." Taehyung saw a reflection in the glass, causing him to turn around. He looked at the man that caught his attention. His hood covering his head and hands hidden inside his pocket. "I'd probably have ended up like him..." Jungkook looked to see who Taehyung was referring to. Eyes landing on the hooded figure rushing his way through the halls.
"Who is that guy?" Jungkook asked.
"Min Yoongi. He was there when it happened," Namjoon stated.
"He's one of the few people that actually survived. Apparently lost all his friends in the shooting. He hasn't been the same since... People say he took a year out of school to be in a mental hospital but I don't know how true that is," Taehyung added. Jungkook stared at the boy as he sped down the corridor, making eye contact briefly before the elder diverted his gaze. He was there? God, that must be painful... Jungkook looked back to the list of victims and froze upon seeing one of the photos, with the name in clear print below it.
Park Jimin.
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