Roommate

11: Conflict

All the girls' eyes were staring straight at me. Some were envious, some annoyed, maybe some even felt sad. That's only because Jungkook was sitting on my right, Taehyung on the left, and finally the hot transfer student that openly asked the teacher to sit behind me. I felt like a prey on display to hungry wolves waiting to devour me.

Regardless of the attention I was getting, I felt immense joy that Jimin was in my class. But I also felt a little sulky that he never told me anything and Jungkook kept quiet about it as well.

I felt Jimin poking my chair during the first period, trying his best to get my attention. Instead I ignore him, chuckling a little when I heard him whine.

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*ding dong

"Alright class, remember to assemble tomorrow at the gym to get briefed on the different activities for the sports meet tomorrow. You are dismissed." the teacher exclaims in a monotone voice, and the class started to stampede to the cafeteria.

Before I knew it, Jimin's hands were on my desk, showing me his cute pouty expression.

"Why did you ignore me" he complained as he pretended to be hurt, making a dramatic crying motion.

"Mr Jihyuk's lesson on uh....economics was very interesting" I lied.

"Sohye, it was History period just now" Jungkook exposes me.

"you got 4/100 for the math test, you wouldn't know"

"I know if there's numbers or not!"

Jimin looks at me, before looking back at Jungkook with a weird face.

"Guys, he's an english teacher..." Jimin was holding back his laughter.

Me and Jungkook exchanged awkward glances.

After bickering around, we led Jimin to the courtyard where the hyung line and taehyung was already there.

Jimin introduced himself briefly, and they all started to make noise as per usual.

"Jimin-sshi, do you have a girlfriend?" Taehyung asks him excitedly.

Jimin turns to glance at me, before turning back to the group.

"I don't have one, but I have someone I want." he replies simply while smirking, making the group tease him, patting his shoulders. Only Jungkook was quiet, staring down me and Jimin.

As for me, I was turning so red that I had to excuse myself to the bathroom before they notice.

"We have a couple in this group already though" Taehyung wiggles his eyebrows after I left.

"What, you mean Suga and his pillow? The rest of us are single and lonely" Jhope snickers.

"Aniyo, I meant Jungkook and Sohye" he turns to him.

Just at that moment, Jungkook felt all eyes on him, especially the intense gaze coming from Jimin at his side profile.

Jimin felt his heart snapped into pieces. A strange, unsettling and heavy feeling was on his chest, a lump formed in his throat.

"Is that true?" his voice was soft and shaky.

"Hyung....." Jungkook hesitated.

"We're not a real couple." he explained.

"What??!" Taehyung leaned on the table, his eyes widened.

"We are just pretending so the noonas will stop pestering me"

"AISHHHH....." taehyung exclaimed.

Jimin felt a gust of relief.

"Jimin-sshi..... by any chance, is the person you like Sohye?" Namjoon asks, making Jimin's ears flush red.

He nods shyly.

"OOOHHHH!!" the group shouted as soon as Jimin admitted it.

"Looks like we have a new ship" Jhope smiles brightly.

"My daughter will be taken away soon" Jin sobs.

"Be quiet, I want to sleep" Suga complains.

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You slapped yourself with cold water. After you cooled down, you were about to leave when a deliquent looking girl with a face caked with makeup walked past you, purposely hitting your shoulders and making you stumble down.

"Look who it is, the stupid girl that clings on to Jungkook oppa." she giggles together with her friends behind her. Tch, must be the noonas he rejected.

"Your face is so ordinary, I wonder what he sees in you." she kicks the side of your gut, making you wince in pain. You shot a death glare at her.

"He's not your f*****g oppa."

The girl crouches down, and slapped your face. "what the hell did you say?"

"I'm not scared of you." you said firmly, recieving a frown from the girl's face.

"Oh, you will be, very soon." she smirks, gesturing a signal to her friends behind her.

Sohye was taking too long in the toilet, so I volunteered to check up on her.

When I arrived outside the lady's rest room, I could hear the muffling of voices. One of them sounded like hers.

"Stop..." a voice echoed inside.

Is she crying?-

Without hesitation, I barged into the toilet. A few girls turned to me in shock, but the sight on the floor made my heart break into a million pieces.

I ran to the shaking Sohye, wrapping my arms around her protectively. She was partially stripped of her clothes, and her hair was messed up. I could see multiple bruises on her precious skin and her blood dripping on the floor.

"You hurt her?" I growled at the girls standing around us, a panicked look on their faces.

"We were just teaching her a lesson for seducing Jungkook oppa!" one of the girls exclaimed.

"Shut the f**k up, get out of my sight. And don't come near her again." I shot them a deadly glare. the girls left in a hurry as soon as I threatened them. I was burning in rage and anger.

I turned back to Sohye, who was staring at me weakly. I cupped my palm on her cheek.

"I'm here, don't worry. I'm here for you." I said softly as I grabbed her shaky hand. Tears were falling down her cheeks. I felt like crying.

I took off my blazer and covered her with it. Then I carried Sohye out of the bathroom, placing her gently on a nearby bench. Luckily, it was an isolated area in the school. I wiped off her tears with my thumb, kissing her swollen eyes softly.

"Stay here, I'll come back." I patted her head. Sohye's face morphed into panic.

"No......don't leave me..." she held on to my hand. My heart hurts so much to see her like this.

The girls earlier, they're gonna pay. I'll make them pay.

I looked gently at her, pulling her tightly into my chest. Her hands were grabbing my shirt as she hugged me back. My hands were carressing her soft hair to comfort her, and I kissed her forehead.

"I have to go get some clothes and something to treat your wounds. I'll come back as soon as I can." I assured her.

"How long will you take?"

"Three minutes"

"Pinky promise?"

"Pinky promise." I locked my pinky with hers. She chuckled a little at my small pinky.

"I'll be counting. Don't break your promise."

"I won't"

I left Sohye relunctantly, running to my locker which I kept my jersey. I took it, together with some bandages I kept in a small compartment in my sports bag. I didn't have time to stop by the nurse's office.

When I came back, she ran into my arms instantly.

"I was so scared that they might come back" her voice was muffled as she buried her head into my chest. I felt my shirt getting wet as her tears trickled down from her eyes. My hands rubbed her back up and down comfortingly.

"Here, wear this and cover up." I handed my jersey to her. She slipped it on, and it looked baggy on her because she was so small. I lifted up her sleeves and started to bandage her wounds, a sharp pain in my chest as I look at the cuts on her precious skin.

Your heart started to beat fast, now for Jimin and not because of fear. Jimin was like your angel, he always appeared whenever you needed him, he always protected you, and you cherished him more than anything.

He made you feel protected and safe, your heart pounds whenever he is worried about you. You have no other feelings to describe these overwhelming thoughts, except that you've fallen deeply in love with him. You even love him more than yourself.

You watch Jimin's hands gently bandaging the cuts on your hand, careful to not hurt you in any way. When he looked up, your eyes met his. The distance between your faces were just mere inches apart.

His eyes were asking for consent, and you permitted it. He closes in on you, his grip on your hand tightened. You closed your eyes, letting yourself lean naturally towards him.

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As both of your lips touched, you felt like the time stopped around you. The noises seemed to drown out, and all your senses were focused on the contact between your lips and his.

Jimin pushes your neck towards him gently, deepening the kiss. It was your first, you didn't know what to do, but your worry was short-lasted since he took the lead all the way.

He tasted you hungrily, licking your bottom lip. Eventually he pulls away slowly, his ears red, your face flushed like a tomato.

"Sohye..." he gazes at you as he tucks a piece of stranded hair behind your ear.

"you make me feel so crazy...."

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Minhyuk smirks as he sees the girls approaching him. He leans against the wall of the alley way, breathing out smoke from the cigarette.

"Did you think of our deal?"

One of the girls shrugged.

"I hate that girl. Please ruin her for me." she smiles sweetly at Minhyuk.

Minhyuk snickers, his eyes darkened as he walks towards her. He pulls out something from his pocket.

"I have a plan."

A/N: what do you suppose Minhyuk is planning? HOHOHOHO

Next chapter is on the sports meet!