Ch.46
When it got closer to the end of the school year, your emotions became different. You're more impatient for school to end but as the same time, you kind of don't want it to. Summer break sounded exciting if it weren't for the fact that two of your friends were graduating. Seokjin hasn't mentioned college or getting recruited to the boys. It made you wonder if he didn't like the idea of being a model after all. He had the looks for it, but that didn't mean it was his passion. Seeing the older boys getting ready to leave the school made the members a lot...calmer? They weren't as energetic and were really kind to them at school. Jungkook even stopped teasing Seokjin as much.
All throughout lunch, the first years were kind. Jimin sat next to Yoongi and showed him dancing videos and Jungkook actually shared some food with Seokjin. Taehyung enjoyed spending his time with his second year hyungs. The atmosphere was still friendly and you were relieved that there wasn't as much drama anymore. Towards the end of the lunch period, Jungkook and you began talking about summer plans. Going to the beach sounded great with the sun out like this. All the boys could agree on that. You and Jungkook talked to the last minute. You guys messed around with each other and you enjoyed how wide his smile was. He looked like a bunny. Yoongi teased the two of you by saying you guys should stop flirting and go to class. Since when did he care about getting to class on time!?
That was a little embarrassing. It's not your fault you get along with the first-year boys so well. Jimin didn't fuss when he heard that. He only rolled his eyes and began having a tickle fight with Taehyung out of nowhere. Luckily, you got to class before they tried getting to you. Taehyung and Jimin started attacking Jungkook by the time you got inside. You were in the clear! Time then passed surpisingly quick. The last class of the day ended, and you weren't going to the warehouse today. Most of the boys had their own things planned today. Exiting the building, you met up with all the other first years right away. Taehyung linked arms with you meanwhile Jimin was waving over at the older members. They came by with the truck to drop everyone off at their houses. Jungkook kept glancing at you as he entered the bed of the truck.
Namjoon and Hoseok sat in the front with Seokjin. Jimin, Taehyung, and Yoongi sat in the backseat today because of the heat. The weather has been getting hotter lately, but Jungkook didn't mind. He said he liked to feel the wind. You looked over at Taehyung who was trying to make space for you inside the air-conditioned truck, but you didn't want to leave Jungkook alone. Jumping in the back with Jungkook, you told Taehyung that you would be fine out here. Jungkook was shocked at first but you noticed how he was trying hard to hide a smile. He patted the side of the truck and that's when Seokjin drove out of the school.
"So what are you doing today? Looks like everyone is busy." You patted down your hair that was blowing wildly in the wind.
"Me? Uh, nothing much." Jungkook chuckled nervously. "I think I'm just gonna play video games until midnight."
"Sounds like fun." You grinned to see a sparkle in his eye.
"You want to come over? I have a bunch of multiplayer games!" Jungkook asked with a lot of enthusiasm. He suddenly became self-concious and toned down his excitement. "I mean, unless you're busy."
"My only plans were to die in this heat. Playing games sounds a lot more fun." You giggled, realizing that you had just agreed to go over to his house. Hopefully this doesn't cause a war between him and Jimin. You were excited to see what Jungkook's room and house would be like. You've only ever seen the outside when Seokjin has dropped him off before. Namjoon's the only house you've been inside of, but you have been on Hoseok's front step. Does that count as anything?
Jungkook started to talk about all the games he's gotten in the past month. He said he didn't have time for them for the longest time until around the time he became a first year. Now he's always getting his hands on the latest games and he was super thrilled about one that recently came out. You liked seeing him so excited about something. At one point he almost apologized for going on a rant about them. He rubbed the back of his neck while you assured him that it was okay. Let him tell you all about his video games! You weren't the most experienced when it came to them, so you'd like to learn a little bit of his interests.
Seokjin turned into a street that led to an uphill road. Jungkook lived the closest to the school so he was getting dropped off first. He grabbed his bag and gave you a giant smile. Putting your bag on your lap, you stared at Jungkook's house with awe. It wasn't marvelous with the finest architecture, but it did look nicer than most houses in this town. Not as nice as Hoseok's house appeared. That's when you remembered about Jungkook having parents. Will they mind knowing he invited a girl over? You'll just have to ask him when you guys get out. Seokjin brought the truck to a stop and waited for the maknae to get out. He jumped out while you threw your legs over the truck's side and slid off. Immediately, Seokjin poked his head out the window in confusion and Taehyung brought his window down.
"You at the right stop, (F/n)?" Seokjin raised a brow.
"Where are you going?" Taehyung asked as Jimin leaned over. The blonde's gaze kept switching between you and the maknae.
"I'm hanging out with Jungkook today," You stated to see the members so surprised. Seokjin took a moment before accepting that.
"Oh...okay then. Well, have fun?" Seokjin waved awkwardly
"You guys, we're just hanging out as friends. That's normal." Jungkook crossed his arms. "Not a weird random date."
"Fine." Seokjin sighed as Namjoon chuckled.
"Don't worry, Jungkook. I've hung out with (F/n) alone too," Namjoon said as Hoseok nodded.
Yes, those mornings of eating nice, hot porridge. Taehyung and Jimin were stunned to know this. Looks like there's things they don't know about you either. Yoongi ignored everyone and tried taking a nap. Technically, you've also hung out with him alone too. Seokjin grew even more bewildered and Jungkook didn't know how to process this. It's not important so you told Jungkook to lead the way. He hesitantly nodded and Seokjin eventually drove away. Walking behind the male, you asked him if his parents would mind him bringing a guest over.
Jungkook stiffened at that. He licked his lips and told you not to worry about it. They wouldn't care according to him. Parents were a touchy subject around the members and you almost forgot. So Jungkook has it rough too? It really made you appreciate your parents more. They weren't perfect, but at least they're still kind and loving towards you. Jungkook pushed opened the door and the two of you switched into slippers. Right as he started walking towards his room, a woman exited from the kitchen with a glass of whine. Her eyes instantly landed on you as soon as you finished putting on the slippers,
Her eyes were cold to both you and Jungkook. Taking a guess, you figured she was his mother. She didn't wear fancy clothes like Hoseok's mother, but she certainly wasn't as friendly as Namjoon's mom. There were barely any wrinkles on her face though she did have frown lines. Her hair was pulled back into a tight pony tail. Slowly making your way to hide behind Jungkook, it looked like she wanted to say something. You thought she was going to when she opened her mouth, but she just sighed in annoyance. The bracelets on her wrists wrattled as she stormed over to what you assumed was her own room. The most you could hear from her were her upset grumbles.
"Don't pay attention to her." Jungkook wrapped his arm around you and brought you to his room.
"Is she your mom?" You asked.
"She's no one." Jungkook's back was facing towards you as you shut the door. There was hidden anger and frustration in his voice, but a hint of loneliness as well. Best not to bother him about it.
Sitting down on his bed, you took a look around his room. There was a bunch of drawings taped up on his wall. They weren't posters, but his actual art work. Your mouth gaped as you saw some of the harder character designs. He always had quite the talent for drawing, but you never knew he could do this. You've only ever seen a few doodles on random scraps of paper. It was known amongst his friends that he liked to draw and now you were left speechless. Jungkook turned on the console before noticing you staring at his art work. He walked over to you with a light blush and nervous smile. All of this was so amazing! Why didn't he show you some of his work before? Gosh, you're going to be this nosey for the rest of your life.
"You're so talented!" You shouted.
"Thanks. They're mainly stupid drawings of my favorite video game characters." Jungkook shrugged. He looked down at the floor until they came up to one specific drawing. It was a drawing of a very detailed knight that took up most of the page and it even had words written to describe their armor. "I made that character up myself. I'm actually really proud of that one."
"Woah...you should be proud." You took a closer look at it. "Is this like your own video game character?"
"Sort of." Jungkook rubbed the back of his neck. "Originally it was just a made up character for my favorite video game, but then I created a world and a bit of a plot. I don't know, I'm working on it."
"That's so cool. You should tell me about it sometime." You smiled as Jungkook handed you a controller.
He nodded his head as he sat down next to you on his bed. Other than drawings in his room, he has a desk with a large computer screen. Headpones laid flat on a rolling chair that looked expensive. Jungkook was moving around on the home screen to find the game he put in. You held the controller tight as he pressed on the game. This is going to be a lot of fun. The game started as soon as Jungkook chose the time limit and location. He was on the red team while you were on the blue team. That's when Jungkook's competitive behavior began to really show.
This punk kept taking all your flags. Even if you turned them back to blue, he would come back to make them red. It got so annoying that you decided to just run over his character with your vehicle. Jungkook didn't expect you to murder him but reacted quickly. Next thing you know, he threw a grenade in your direction and blew up your car. Staring at the screen in disbelief, you felt a fire start inside you. Especially with Jungkook quietly chuckling to himself. So this is how it's going to be? Now you're ready to play dirty.
Gritting your teeth, you got prepared as soon as your character was revived. Time to drive a tank! The vehicle was slow, but it would take a lot more than just one grenade to finish you off. Sadly, Jungkook could see your plotting due to the split screen and knew exactly what to do. The moment you came to his hide out, he jumped on top of the tank, so you couldn't blast him. He's driving you crazy! You gave up and got out of the tank to shoot him. Right as you got out, Jungkook stabbed your character and earned another kill. Motherf*cker.
That's it! You're pulling the big guns now. As soon as you were revived, you got into a plane and went to his location at full speed. He can't stab you in here and a grenade won't do sh*t! All the amo was waiting for victory. Eyeing the screen, you couldn't find Jungkook's character whatsoever until you saw his ID in red. His username floated above this machine gun and you smirked. You began shooting at the machine gun to then realize that it wasn't a machine gun. Misslies flew out and shot your plan down. The explosion was huge as your character's body fell down, the screen becoming black and white until you pressed 'x'.
"I'm so close to killing you in real life." You huffed, turning to face the grinning bunny. He only laughed and his smile grew wider when you smacked his arm.
"Not my fault you don't think things through," Jungkook said.
"What do you mean?" You narrowed your eyes on the male. The time limit ended and revealed team red as the winner. No surprise there.
"You just keep thinking, the bigger the better instead of actually making an effort." Jungkook created a new round. "You rely too much on the weapons."
"Ugh, this takes skill?" You groaned.
"Did you think it was just 'pew pew'?" Jungkook made finger guns.
"It's too hard to aim with guns." You furrowed your brows at the screen again.
"You'll get better at it." Jungkook returned his attention to the game.
Maybe you'll take his advice. Though you still had no idea on how to beat him. The 'surprise' attacks weren't working. He could see your screen and figure out what you're doing! That's when you decided to go back to capture the flag. It was your plan to make you look innocent. So you stole three of his flags and Jungkook wasn't taking a liking to that. He made sure to fix them and quickly flew over by plane to your next attempt. He got out of the plane as the flag loaded to blue. That's when you took your chance to throw a grenade at him. He was defenseless!
"Well sh*t." Jungkook scoffed as his character died. "That's just luck."
"Not luck! Skill!" You held the control up to your chest.
"No." He shook his head and laughed.
You tried proving him wrong as much as you could. It appeared to be luck, but Jungkook was just rutheless after your success. He would slaughter you everytime you were brought back into the world. He didn't waste a second to do so. The two of you played for hours until you yanwed. It was getting pretty late. It wasn't midnight, but it would be in about two hours and you had to get home soon. Jungkook talked about his made-up video game for a while and you told him, 'why not make it a reality?' and he instantly got shy. He liked the idea of it a lot and that made you wonder if he wanted to become a game developer. That sounded really cool and it would totally fit him!
Though it was getting late, you found yourself in a conversation with Jungkook. It was too interesting to leave. Everything was fine until your phone started ringing. He let you pick it up and stayed quiet. Bringing it up to your ear, you answered with a tired voice. Gosh, you need to go to bed. Jungkook watched the conversation go down with a lot of curiosity.
"Hello?" You started.
"(F/n)! I need your help! It's an emergency!" Hoseok's voice shouted. Bringing the phone farther away from your ear, you tried to remain calm. Emergency? What did he mean by that? You didn't want to worry Jungkook who was already alarmed to hear Hoseok's voice shouting the word 'emergency'.
"Where are you?" You bit your lip.
"The market near Namjoon's. Do you know the one?" Hoseok questioned.
"I think so...I'll hurry over there." You ended the call with a heavy chest. The tension was apparent in the room. Jungkook raised a brow at you as soon as the call ended. He stood up from the bed while the console shut down.
"What's going on?" He asked with a worried gaze.
"I don't really know. Hoseok needs my help though so I gotta run," You said, "Don't worry. I'll take care of this."
"I understand. See you at school tomorrow." Jungkook hugged you tightly. It comforted you and made you braver to deal with whatever Hoseok called you for. You should've asked. D*mn it, too late.
Pulling away from the hug, you pursed your lips. Jungkook waved goodbye as you exited his bedroom. Time to get out of here. You ran to the front door, taking off the slippers to put on your shoes. A door opened, and you couldn't help turning around to see who it was. Jungkook must think you forgot your bag. It was at your feet as you slipped the right shoe on. With your head looking over your shoulder, you saw the woman from before with an empty glass of wine. She looked tired and had noticeable bags under her eyes. She didn't look as put together as when you first saw her. Finishing with the shoes, you heard her scoff behind your back.
"Slut..." She mumbled not so quietly as she crossed over to the kitchen. Picking up your backpack, you sighed to hear those familiar words.
"Wow...what a b*tch," You said just as loud. Maybe a little louder.
That was your version of taking a stand against Jungkook's mother. Now it was time to run over to the market. Did someone think he was guilty of theft? Gosh, you didn't want Hoseok to be arrested yet again. All kinds of conclusions were appearing in your mind. It made your heart race faster than it already was. Your calves were aching as your feet pounded on the ground. Was Hoseok hurt? But why at the market? Nothing was adding up. It'd be best to arrive there and actually find out the truth then making things up. Panting heavily, your lungs burned by the time you arrived in front of the market. The lights glowed bright and you didn't see the red hair anywhere near the front. That meant you actually had to enter.
Stepping inside the market, you looked around the front of the store. There was no sight of him and the cashiers looked too busy to be questioned. Should you go exploring around the store for him? Might as well. Jogging around the aisles, you wondered if Namjoon was here. He did live nearby and there's no way Hoseok wouldn't call his best friend for an emergency. Now you were on the look out for a red head and a pink head. Passing the hair product aisle, you almost ran by until you saw a flash of that brilliant red. Slowly going into that aisle, you tighted your fists to see Hoseok worriedly looking at hair dye. Namjoon was no where in sight but this was enough for you.
"What the hell kind of emergency is this!?" You threw your hands up. "I thought you got arrested for theft!"
"(F/n)! And god no, I would never get caught." Hoseok grinned. "It is an emergency though. Namjoon's mom wants me to help dye her hair and make her hair look young again since it is greying a bit."
"...what do I have to do with this?" You furrowed your brows.
"Ms. Kim doesn't want Namjoon to choose the color. She asked me to do it, but to choose a brown instead of black." Hoseok jumped around in his spot. "She's getting daring!"
"It's still a natural hair color though and I still don't get why you asked me to come over as an emergency." You frowned to see the male role his eyes like it should be obvious.
"Duh! Help me pick out the color!" Hoseok held up multiple shades of brown hair dye. Where to start?