Ch.16
Jungkook sat to your right while Jimin, and Taehyung were on your left. The four of you squished onto the green couch together as you waited for Namjoon to come inside. He was dealing with the new gang and you weren't looking forward to being yelled at by him. The two of you were just starting to become friends! You wanted to prove that you wouldn't bother the gang and drag them down. In the end, you're blind to your actions and prove Yoongi right. It made you feel like jumping off a cliff. All of you have been waiting for a while, not hearing much of the conversation with the other gang. Yoongi was probably still angry at Myon, Namjoon was probably furious at a lot of people, and then Seokjin and Hoseok were most likely confused by everything. It was a lot to take in.
Soon, the voices became quiet and you heard the sound of footsteps instead. All the boys lifted their heads in anticipation while you continued to look down at your feet. Gosh, your heart was pounding so hard against your chest. It wasn't like Namjoon was going to hurt you or anything like that, but you still felt terrified. Pink hair or not, Namjoon could be terrifying when he wanted to be. Right now was a prime example. He stormed into the warehouse with his hands deep in his pockets. He looked annoyed from handling Myon and so you weren't too happy to be talked to after that. Yoongi had a small smirk on his face, waiting for you to be told to get scolded in front of everyone. Seokjin and Hoseok spaced themselves out a bit, not standing behind their leader which helped make things not so intimidating.
The pink hair didn't sit in the chair in front of the couch. He remained standing tall, eyeing you all down. Taehyung was starting to break down and was going to spill everything until Jimin pinched him. The four of you weren't trying to hold information from Namjoon, but you didn't want him to get angrier. Who knows how he'll react to find out that you've been in the back for a while? Jimin taught you some techniques that maybe he shouldn't have shared. Biting your lip, you glanced at Jungkook who was glaring at the ground.
"Look at me, Jeon Jungkook." Namjoon sighed. Jungkook closed his eyes before finally begrudgingly facing his hyung. Everyone shifted uncomfortably on the couch, wanting the scolding to be over with. "Why are you here, (F/n)?" He questioned, plain and simple.
"...well Iâ" You stammered, but he wasn't finished. He continued to throw things in your face as he paced back and forth.
"You came here after I told you not to. Somehow you're here anyway!" Namjoon scoffed. "And I know d*mn well that these three boys helped you in coming here. All of you went against my word."
"You're only mad because she got caught!" Jungkook barked back to get a shocked expression from his older members.
"No, I'm mad because her coming was dangerous! Now the others know she exists and she has close ties with us!" Namjoon raised his voice at the youngest. "Not because she suddenly popped her head up! When you mature, you will understand that this is serious! This isn't a game of hide and seek!"
"You should know better not to speak to Namjoon like that." Seokjin crossed his arms, narrowing his eyes on the brunette next to you.
"Show him respect. You entered this gang and he has taught you so many things. You could still learn a lot from him." Hoseok scoffed. Jungkook gritted his teeth but calmed down from his fit of rage. Yoongi didn't say a word. He kept a judgmental glare at everyone on the couch. You were surprised at Jungkook's little outburst for you. Of course, you appreciated the fact that he wanted to defend you, but you had to side with the older members.
Each member that sat with you on the couch felt injustice. They only wanted to bring their friend along as long as she wasn't caught. That's what was supposed to happen. The gang wouldn't be too mad if you suddenly appeared later in the night. Curiosity killed the cat though and this wasn't the satisfaction to bring it back. You'd rather stay dead. Swallowing hard, you glanced at the two boys on your left. Jimin was feeling extreme guilt while Taehyung looked like he was going to blow.
"Don't yell at us!" Taehyung huffed. "We made a mistake. We can admit that, but we didn't do anything horrible."
"Tell that to me again if (F/n) gets dragged into this," Hoseok retorted. Immediately, Taehyung shrunk again wishing that he hadn't spoken.
"Why do you keep shoving yourself into our problems? You heard no, but you're too stupid to understand that." Yoongi's voice caught your attention. Turning to face him, his eyes connected with yours. Who else would he be talking to like that? Your lips parted with no audible sound coming out. This was most of your conversations with the blue hair.
"Min Yoongi!" Seokjin shouted loudly from across the room. It made Yoongi and Hoseok flinch while Namjoon raised a bewildered eyebrow. He really was making sure that Yoongi didn't attack you anymore. Even now when you put yourself in clear danger. The blue hair tugged his hood over his head and marched away from everyone else, grumbling how the first years should be the ones getting scolded. As if that wasn't happening already! Namjoon shook his head at his unfriendly member before looking you all in the eyes. He was still serious, but it changed slightly.
"From now on, Hoseok will watch over all of you until the rival gang problem is solved." Namjoon crossed his arms to spark outrage amongst the first years. "That's what we're calling it for now. They're not actually our rivals."
"We're getting a babysitter!?" Taehyung whined as Jungkook appeared panicked.
"Yah!" Hoseok shouted in the middle of the chaos. "Why do I have to take care of them?"
"You can question Namjoon, but we can't?" Jungkook muttered with a childish pout. Everyone ignored his behavior and focused on the conversation between the second years.
"Because I can trust you, you get along with the first years the most, and Seokjin is going to be busy with Yoongi and I," Namjoon explained. Hoseok couldn't think of anymore protests. He gave a small frown to know he was now in charge of handling the four of you.
"I'm sorry, Namjoon-nim." Jimin bowed. This was the first time he had talked since Namjoon began scolding everyone. Taehyung and Jungkook were confused at their friend's actions meanwhile you followed suit. You lowered your head with him.
"I'm sorry too, Namjoon sunbae." You stayed down with Jimin.
The two of you didn't raise your head until Namjoon finally told you two to lift your heads. Though he accepted the apology, it was still required of Hoseok to watch over everyone. Once Jimin and you looked up at them, you could see the smiles on the older members. At least you were able to receive their respect and you really admired Jimin for bowing first. He didn't make excuses for himself but owned up to his actions and so you did too. That's what Hoseok meant by Jungkook could still learn more and Taehyung occasionally was immature since he was the second youngest of all the boys.
Then it was set. Starting tomorrow, Hoseok would be watching over everyone to make sure they didn't do anything else that was stupid. Despite Jimin and you having a better chance of not doing anything dumb, the two of you weren't out of the clear. The both of you did think hiding in the trunk was a good idea. Namjoon had enough for today and told Seokjin to drive you home. Letting out a sigh, you got up from the green couch to let all the members stretch out a little. The boys wanted to ride home with you, but Hoseok said no. Looks like he's starting today. Hoseok wanted to stay with Namjoon and Yoongi which meant the first-year boys had to stay at the warehouse. What luck.
Seokjin waited for you to exit the warehouse. He led you over to the truck, keeping a watchful eye on the sheds across from the gang's hang out. It used to be just another field with long, unkept grass and abandoned sheds. Now it hid a dangerous group of men who had a strange interest in Yoongi and the rest of the gang. Hopefully, the boys would be safe and this wouldn't escalate to anything. As long as they were safe, that's all that mattered. Seokjin quickly drove out of the area and floored it towards your apartment home. He didn't have to go this fast but chose to. It was a wonder how he didn't get pulled to the side by cops.
He finally slowed down once arriving at your place. During the whole ride, he made sure to tell you that Namjoon wasn't upset but disappointed. It felt like a parent trying to cheer you up and make this a lecture. You told him that and he instantly disagreed, saying he was too young and handsome to act like a parent. Something about telling him he acted like a parent irked him though. He laughed it off though and tried to play it like he was fine. It made the ride a little awkward and no one spoke until he dropped you off. Getting out into the cold air, you tightly wrapped your jacket around your waist. He gave you a wink as he said goodbye and you waved at him for as long as you could. The older members seemed to have so many secrets.
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Math class had just finished, and Mr. Pyo apparently heard about the fight that went down between Jungkook and Taehyung. It was safe to say the fight didn't flatter him in the least. He only pinched the bridge of his nose, sighing during most of the class. Especially when Taehyung raised his hand multiple times, asking for confirmation that he was indeed the favorite. Students chuckled and some ignored the supposed gang member. Jungkook mainly laughed and only joined in on the joke once. Besides talking a lot with his friends, he wasn't that outgoing with others at school. He was trying to improve on that from what you heard from Taehyung.
Jungkook, Taehyung, and you stood in the hall talking. The three of you were waiting for a certain blonde to show up. Jungkook sat down on the window sill with you. Taehyung was currently asking how he felt today since he's officially been clean for three weeks. Steroids were out of his system and he has been weaned off as fast as he wanted. Jungkook stated the symptoms weren't as strong as they used to be. He wouldn't be having strong stomach problems, but he would feel fatigued easily. He kept saying how he wanted to work out again without feeling light headed from lifting one weight. You gave him a big hug for being clean, ignoring the looks some students gave you. Jungkook looked away from you, his face red as a rose.
"Where's my hug?" Jimin's voice asked. You pulled away from Jungkook to giggle.
"Come here." You opened your arms wide only to have Taehyung quickly wrap his arms around you. "Oh! Hey there, Taehyung."
"Thanks for the hug, (F/n)-ya. You're so cute!" Taehyung laughed as Jimin smacked his back.
"I want to hug her!" Jimin hissed. Jungkook's grin kept growing bigger to see Jimin get upset. It's like he enjoyed Taehyung beating Jimin in winning your affection. As this went down, someone else added themselves into the conversation.
"Can I get a hug too?" Hoseok asked excitedly. Taehyung immediately released you in shock. The four of you almost forget he would be watching you all from now on. Giving Hoseok a nervous smile, you kept your arms wide for him. Jimin took his chance and refused to share you. Hoseok luckily didn't mind and considered it a group hug. Taehyung gave Jungkook a worried expression while you gave Jimin an 'oh well' smile. Soon you were finally released from both boys. They were quite the huggers. "So what are you guys doing?"
"...just talking." Jungkook shrugged.
"You guys are a lot more boring than I thought." Hoseok crossed his arms, already done watching the kids.
"What!? We're so much fun! Why do you think we're boring?" Taehyung frowned. "We were annoying Mr. Pyo earlier!"
"You can't keep anything to yourself." Jimin shook his head.
"Mr. Pyo was never any fun." Hoseok chuckled. "What'd you do?"
"We interrupted his class," Jungkook stated to get a big laugh from his hyung. At first you thought the red head found it hilarious that they were bothering his old teacher. Instead, it was the opposite in a way.
"That's so weak. You guys need to up your game!" Hoseok gave all of you a devilish grin. "I stood up on my desk in his classroom, singing a song off-key."
"That's so embarrassing." Jimin covered his face, feeling second-hand embarrassment while Hoseok shook his head. Taehyung had his mouth open in shock. Both him and Jungkook had admiration in their eyes. The most they do to bother Mr. Pyo is talk too much, but nothing like that.
"Really? It was so much fun!" Hoseok then began telling the boys about all the pranks he pulled on Mr. Pyo. You never knew this about Hoseok, but he didn't seem to have the best reputation with teachers. It wasn't just Mr. Pyo he messed around with. All his teachers from first year were victims and he's still giving his second-year teachers a hard time.
Mr. Pyo had a bucket fall on him full of flour. It got Hoseok suspended, but he claimed it was worth it. That was new to you. People are actually punished here for their actions? Taehyung asked Hoseok a lot of questions, even going to the extent of pulling out a notebook to write down notes. Jimin cracked up at how serious Taehyung was. Jungkook joked that this was the first time he saw Kim Taehyung writing down notes. You shook your head but let them have their fun. Mr. Pyo's class was going to become a lot more entertaining.
Everything wasn't so bad during the break. Everyone was nervous at first to have Hoseok around, but all worries were washed away. They all loved Hoseok anyway. They were just nervous at the 'babysitter' part he had to do, but so far he's just been having fun with you guys. You've never hung out alone with Hoseok. Come to think of it, he's the only member you've never had a conversation with alone. There's always someone else with you so you were excited to get to know him. He already left you with a great impression with how bubbly and humorous he was. It was no surprise that the youngers boys loved him.
Hoseok may have been having fun with you guys, but he was still doing his job. That eventually came to realization once he suddenly popped up once again around lunch. He followed Jimin and you to meet up with the rest outside. He then proceeded to walk everyone to their last class. It would have been fine, but he was shouting like a train conductor in the halls. Taehyung did join him in the 'chuga chuga' sound effects. Soon all the boys joined in and you quietly did it with them. That was sort of fun. Just the slightest bit embarrassing, but that's okay.
The next day, Hoseok was already waiting near the window where young guys always gathered. He made sure to ask Taehyung if he had pulled new pranks. Taehyung then told him about the hairy prank he did today that got him detention and Hoseok didn't hesitate to extol him. Jungkook was given a water bottle by his hyung and once Jimin came, Hoseok made sure to compliment his looks. He made them all feel happy and didn't leave you out of the circle. He gave you a (f/c) flower and said it reminded him of you. It was incredibly flattering, and you were getting happier to see him during the breaks. What a beautiful ball of sunshine he was!
This was around the time that things started to go south. It had only been three days since he had become the babysitter of the first years. Hoseok was really fun until Taehyung invited you to the warehouse tonight. The red head shut it down immediately, telling you that it still wasn't safe. Jungkook said he would be your protection but that wasn't good enough. Taehyung kept whining all day, but Hoseok wouldn't budge at all. This left a sour taste with the two boys. Jimin missed you at the warehouse too with the others. He on the other hand told them that it was okay. They still had you at school and could hang out with you out of school. It didn't have to be at the warehouse and he was right.
Jimin would soon reach the end of his rope. It's become a habit to dance towards the end of physical education. You would perform a quick dance you learned and Jimin would do it ten times better. Though it sounded awful, it made the both of you happy. He was happy to dance and have someone he could talk to about this. Then you were happy to support him and watch his beautiful movement. Today, Jimin tried to show you some kind of paper, but was stopped when Hoseok came onto the field. He hid it like his life depended on it. You raised a brow to see him almost turn as pale as a ghost. You also wondered why Hoseok was out on the field instead of his usual class?
"I ditched!" Was all Hoseok said. He was happy to run around with you guys, but you wanted him to focus on his own classes. It was frustrating that he didn't care too much. Finally, Ms. Lee chased him off with threats on giving him detention for skipping. She didn't like the paper work so Jimin and you knew it was all bluffs.
Either way, Jimin got annoyed faster than you thought he would. Hoseok would continuously show up towards the end of class. Right when Jimin was getting ready to dance, Jung Hoseok came out of nowhere with a lot of energy. He was lovable, but quickly becoming overwhelming. You weren't going to say anything. Hoseok was just doing his job. Just a little intensely. Jungkook then tried sneaking you into the truck which got Hoseok mad. That plan wouldn't work again. Now all the boys were done with their hyung. So far, the opposing gang hasn't done anything to you. They were just being protective.
Today was different though. When you got up from your desk, Jungkook and Taehyung refused to let you leave the classroom. That's when the door slammed open and in came in a panting Jimin. He closed the door behind him and met in the middle with the other boys. Mr. Pyo stared at them in frustration. Suddenly his classroom became the hiding place from Hoseok. You joined them in their huddle. They were a lot more serious than you expected them to be. Taehyung kept glancing over his shoulder towards the door, nervous for Hoseok to appear.
"We have to do something about Hoseok," Taehyung muttered.
"I want (F/n) at the warehouse!" Jungkook huffed.
"Yeah, I kinda miss the place..." You frowned.
"He's everywhere! I can close my eyes and I'll still see him." Jimin groaned.
"One minute, he's a lot of fun! Then the next, he's telling us what to do!" Jungkook threw his hands in the air.
"I respect hyung a lot, but this has become too much." Taehyung looked suspiciously over at the door.
"I agree. Hoseok is fun, but Namjoon put him in a position of power." Jimin crossed his arms.
"We need to come up with a plan." Jungkook hopped onto a desk. Mr. Pyo was glaring at all of you. He wanted you guys to leave, but that wasn't going to be happening any time soon. Taehyung and Jimin nodded. They only wanted more space from their hyung and to have you around at the warehouse again. Sadly, you were with them on this. You couldn't tell if it was a bad idea or not this time. Maybe if you were more careful, then things would turn out better. "We're going to get Kwon (F/n) back at the warehouse!"
"Yeah!"