Ch.5
Math class had just finished. Taehyung managed to receive another scolding for his disruptive behavior while you just got a dirty look. That's improvement! Somehow Jungkook is able to keep himself under control and not bother Mr. Pyo that much. The three of you exited the class and walked up to the large window in the middle of the hallway. While you leaned against it and talked to the boys, you picked up on something. The students passing by were looking in your direction. More than usual. It made you shift uncomfortably. They just kept giving you quick stares, whispering amongst each other. You swear you could have heard your name somewhere in the crowd.
Crossing your arms in frustration, you stared down at your feet. Jungkook saw how you stopped talking with them. The mood of the conversation shifted. He wanted to say something but didn't know what. Taehyung soon found himself talking to no one. You lifted your head a little to give Jungkook the best smile you could. You were overreacting. It was nothing. That's when you heard someone running down the hall. All of you turned to see who it was to see Jimin waving at you guys with a big smile. Letting out a small chuckle, you couldn't help but think how cute he was. Sometimes he had this cute childish aura around him.
"(F/n)! Guys!" Jimin stopped in front of everyone. "I finally found you guys."
"Welcome!" Taehyung patted Jimin's back.
"Class is gonna start in five minutes." Jungkook pulled out his phone.
"We'll be fine. It doesn't matter if we're late." Taehyung waved him off.
"Then you'll get scolded again." You smirked to see Taehyung give you a fake glare. You were right after all.
"I'm the good one out of you two." Jimin placed his hands, cutely against his cheeks. Taehyung immediately started shaking his head as Jungkook scoffed.
"Keep talking, Orange highlighter." Jungkook pointed at his hair.
"Rude. I'm thinking of changing it." Jimin protectively tried covering his hair with his hands.
"What color this time?" Taehyung pulled at a strand of his hair. His was silver and Jungkook's was just brunette. Most of the members in the gang had their hair dyed too. Everyone had bright colors while Jungkook was tamer and Seokjin's was just jet black. The boys talked about the hair colors they've done and Jimin admitted to being interested in dying his blonde. They also teased Jungkook for trying out the color red. It made you curious to see photos of them with their old hair styles.
The conversation lasted for a little longer before a teacher was yelling at everyone in the halls to hurry up. One more minute until class! Taehyung quickly said goodbye and started running towards his class with his boxy grin. He was laughing at the top of his lungs, pushing past people with no manners. You shook your head at that boy and said goodbye to Jungkook. He squeezed your shoulder and walked to his next classroom. Jimin grabbed your wrist before you could see Jungkook disappear into the crowd. He started tugging you at full speed to make it to class. It's not like Ms. Lee cared, but it was fun none the less.
"We're gonna be late!" He shouted.
"I think we already are!" You giggled, trying your best to keep up with him. As the two of you ran outside the school, you saw many students eyeing you a certain way. The way they looked at you was different from how they typically stared at you. It made you feel off. The both of you were a panting mess when you arrived in the so-called line. Ms. Lee wasn't even paying attention when the two of you showed up.
"We're in the clear." He grinned at you.
"Sure." You smiled in return. You didn't say anything more after that. Should you tell him? It wouldn't hurt. "Hey Jimin...have you noticed that a lot of people have been staring at me lately?" You whispered, already seeing some classmates glancing your way. Jimin saw it too and sighed heavily.
"Don't mind them. They're probably just staring at you since you're starting to hang out with us." Jimin frowned with an apologetic face. "You used to just talk to three of us, but now you sit with all of us at lunch too."
"That's stupid. They should mind their own business." You scoffed, glaring at the people who made eye contact with you. They had no shame until they were caught. They instantly looked away as if they were innocent.
"That's what happens when you hang out with the Bullet Boys." Jimin sighed and you had to smack his arm lightly.
"Don't encourage Taehyung's names." You laughed and eventually he burst out laughing too.
"I wanted to see if it would stick." He reasoned as you pinched the bridge of your nose.
"Trust me, it won't."
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Lunch today was easier to handle since Yoongi didn't make it his priority to bother you. Instead he minded his own business and only spoke when the members talked to him. He never once glanced at you until the end. You were laughing with the second years and he scoffed. Hoseok and Namjoon were second years meanwhile Seokjin and Yoongi were third years. That meant they were going to graduate which was interesting. What were they gonna do once they get out? Continue living as gangsters? It made you want to ask, but you also didn't want to pry. It's also not likely for Yoongi to tell you all about his plans for the future.
When school ended, you met up with all the first years at the gates of the school. Students would completely circle around the three members that were with you. It was sometimes entertaining how much they would go out of their way to avoid them. It's not like Taehyung, Jungkook, or Jimin were at all intimidating. Maybe the older members could be frightening if you pushed them far enough. Then Yoongi always seemed to have a scary exterior. Taehyung found it funny and even encouraged their frightened behavior. One female student walked around, and Taehyung stepped towards her with a mean look.
'Can't look me in the eyes?' He taunted her and even proceeded with 'are you scared of me and my friends?'. You covered your face in embarrassment as he messed around with the students. Jimin and Jungkook pretended to not be associated with him for the time being. The girl went off running with Taehyung screaming 'you better run' at her. This did not help their reputation whatsoever. It's not like they were bullies at school. They just didn't care for school. You did hope that would change soon though. If you could help them lead a better life then that would be nice. You just didn't want them getting hurt or falling into a bunch of problems from what they were doing.
"We should get ice cream," Jungkook suggested, staring at you with a small smile.
"I'd love that!" You bounced happily. Taehyung raised a brow and lightly smacked Jungkook to get his attention.
"We can't. We got a deal today." Taehyung reminded him. "You need to break bones tonight, not go on a date."
"It's not a date!" Jungkook looked away with a flushed face.
"We just wanted to hang out." You pouted.
"Yeah, like friends." Jimin crossed his arms with a huff. Taehyung was a bit taken back by Jimin's sassy attitude. He didn't expect his friend to get upset at the mention of a 'date'.
"I was just joking, don't shoot me." Taehyung raised his hands in defeat.
"You can show up at the warehouse at night." Jungkook stepped closer to you. He was hoping this would be a good solution to the small problem. You were about to agree until you realized an even bigger problem. Before you could open your mouth, someone spoke for you.
"She can't. She doesn't even know where it is." Yoongi stepped in. "Do you (F/n)?"
"Oh...no. Not exactly." You didn't make eye contact with him.
"I can write it down for you." Jungkook started tapping on Taehyung's shoulder to get a piece of paper out.
"Great." Yoongi bended down to your eye level, forcing you to look at him. "So are you gonna show up? To hang out with the same guys who knocked you unconscious against your will? What does that say about you? Do you not have any respect for yourself?"
"Yoongi," Jimin said his name in a dark tone, warning him to back off. You were at a loss of words. How can someone say that to someone's face? It made you want to run in the opposite direction. It would be better for you. His words were so cruel and harsh. Sometimes you wanted to just run into a bathroom and cry. You might have been desperate for friends, but you still believed you had respect for yourself. Yoongi did make you question everything though. He played with your thoughts and the other members could only do so much to defend you.
"She's our friend." Jungkook pushed Yoongi back with a lot of force. Taehyung was surprised by the youngest one's actions.
"Okay. Since two days ago." Yoongi smacked Jungkook's hands off him. "We have a deal tonight so don't let a girl distract you."
Everyone remained silent as Yoongi walked off by himself. He was going to the warehouse early. It felt like he lived there from what the other members have said. Come to think of it, you only know them when they're at school. You don't know any of their home lives. Two days. You shook your head, trying not to let Yoongi's words get the best of you. Two friends walking in front of Yoongi split like the red sea just to let the terrifying male walk through. Jimin went to give you a small hovering side hug to comfort you a little. Jungkook wrote down the address and handed it to you. Right when he placed it in your hand, he hugged you lightly.
"Don't let him bother you," Jungkook quietly said only to have Jimin pull him away.
"She's not your girlfriend. Don't touch her like that." Jimin held Jungkook back.
"When did you get so comfortable around girls?" Taehyung teased. It felt like Jungkook couldn't get a break. You didn't really mind the hug, but you knew they were only trying to be respectful towards you. It was kind and thoughtful.
Luckily, the rest of the members showed up before another fight could break out. You didn't want Jungkook to get upset with his hyungs for just trying to comfort you. Namjoon came around with Hoseok and Seokjin following. The oldest was whistling, spinning his keys on one finger. The truck was like Seokjin's second prized possession. The first being his looks, of course. The older ones liked to ride in the car to the warehouse while the first years liked taking their time walking and talking on the way there. Yoongi appeared to enjoy the silent walk there too.
"C'mon guys! We have homework tonight. We're gonna be real busy," Seokjin loudly claimed. "Sorry that we can't hang out with you, (F/n). I adore you."
"She knows we have a deal tonight," Taehyung admitted.
"Aish, you can't keep your mouth shut." Seokjin stopped twirling his keys.
"Aren't they great delinquents?" Namjoon joked.
"Just wait until the cops ask them questions." Hoseok eyed the young members.
"We won't say anything." Jungkook wrapped his arms around his fellow first years. They stuck together and clearly didn't appreciate their hyungs teasing them like this. Ever since you found out, they told you stories when something funny happened during deals or whenever problems occurred. They just never mentioned anything about themselves personally. To be fair though, you haven't either. Like most things, it will take time to develop that level of trust with them.
"Sure. Anyway, we need everyone at the warehouse now," Namjoon stated. "We need hands to help open the crates and organize for tonight."
"Can (F/n) come?" Jungkook asked like an excited little kid. Namjoon sighed, thinking on what to do with them now that they've found a new friend.
"Jungkook-a..." Namjoon started only to be interrupted by Seokjin.
"As long as she doesn't come to the deal." He smiled as he took your hand. "I wouldn't like seeing you get hurt, my sweet." Seokjin gave you a flying kiss. He had a lot of temerity and was very flirtatious with you. Namjoon rolled his eyes while Hoseok ripped Seokjin's hand away from you and roughly put it down. "Ow!"
"We all don't want her getting hurt, but we're not weird about it," Hoseok replied to have all the members crack up.
"Alright, let's get going into the truck now." Namjoon laughed, shoving his hands into his pockets.
"All of you can walk." Seokjin crossed his arms.
It didn't take long for Namjoon to make Seokjin get the car. All Namjoon had to do was threaten Seokjin with Jungkook. The last thing Seokjin wanted was a blackeye on his face. Students were already gone from the school and Namjoon wanted to get to the warehouse already. Yoongi left without them so they were just going to meet up with him there. The eldest ones entered the truck while Taehyung jumped into the back. He told all the first years to come in the back, so they could have fun. One thing you noticed was Taehyung was crouched on the ground for a while before getting into the bed of the truck. What was he up to? His pockets were fuller, but you couldn't identify what he had put in them.
By the time the car had started, the four of you continued talking with each other. You had forgotten all about Taehyung's secret plan. That's when he shoved his hand in his pocket and tossed something at cars driving near the truck or parked cars. Jungkook got a kick out of it right away and held his hand out in front of Taehyung. The silver haired boy dumped all the rocks he contained in his pockets and told everyone to go wild. You didn't pick up a single rock and tried to shrink yourself. Though you were friends with them, you didn't see the appeal in doing bad things. You wouldn't abet them in any of their deals, you made that promise to yourself. The most you would do is let them continue. You didn't want to condone it, but they were having too much fun.
Jungkook hit a parked car and managed to break the glass with his force. All the boys got excited and tried throwing even harder. Jimin grabbed handfuls and threw them with no clear direction. Taehyung wanted to get running cars, enjoying the anger he got from the driver's. When the copious supply of rocks finally went away, you felt like you could breathe. No cops were called on you guys which was lucky. Namjoon scolded the young ones when the ride was over since Seokjin could get in trouble because it was his car they were in. They all were forced to apologize to the oldest member while Namjoon praised you for not partaking in their childish behavior.
Yoongi was already laying on the couch by the time everyone was coming in. He stared at everyone with a calm face and for a second, you thought he was going to smile. It changed right when he made eye contact with you. The rancor he had for you was too much. It made you want to step out of the warehouse, but Jungkook made sure to block the exit. Jimin stayed by your side and Taehyung gave you a reassuring look. They were going to take care of you as much as they could. They told you Yoongi would warm up to you and that he wasn't always like that it. You had the feeling he wouldn't warm up, but you thanked them for their words anyway.
"The crates are in the back. Go there and I'll bring the crowbars." Namjoon demanded, already walking towards a closet in the warehouse.
No one fought his orders and went right to the back. You went with everyone just to watch, but not participate. It probably didn't make a difference though. They were still continuing in their illegal activities. Namjoon came in with crowbars, tossing one to each member. He left the room with Seokjin who was going to pull the truck around. While the leader and eldest were gone, Yoongi didn't hesitate to take charge. He assigned teams to open crates and told them to start taking the supplies out and to place them in piles of five.
"Set them over there." Yoongi pointed to the corner.
Hoseok and Jungkook popped open the crate as Taehyung and Jimin slowly lifted the lid off. They made the lids lean against the wall before coming to take a look inside the crate. You were sitting on a counter, so it let you see everything in the two opened crates. The one Jungkook and Hoseok opened contained what appeared to be thousands of tiny bottles and pills. Jimin and Taehyung's was filled with white powdery bags and green leafy products. Yoongi looked up to you with a serious look.
"You're gonna have to learn to keep your mouth shut." His voice was in a low tone.
"I-I know." You nodded as he just turned around to walk over to Taehyung and Jimin's crate. He picked up a green bag and shoved it into his pocket.
"I'm keeping one." He went to lean against the wall. Your eyes widened to know he had just taken a bag. Do they all do drugs? You didn't want to assume things and destroy your friendship with them. Assuming is a b*tch.
Hoseok left the room to catch up with Namjoon and Seokjin. Yoongi closed his eyes and didn't do anything else. While Jimin and Taehyung organized their crate, Jungkook was staring at the pills in front of him. You jumped off the counter and went over to him right away.
"What are you doing?" You kept your hands behind your back. Unlike the rest of the boys, you didn't have gloves on that would hide your finger prints so you kept them to yourself.
"Just staring." Jungkook picked up a bag of pills. "This whole crate if full of steroids. I heard they make you really buff. It makes me kind of curious."
"Jeon Jungkook." You gave him a sharp glare.
"I'm just saying." He shrugged, not dropping the bag back into the crate.
"They do a lot more than just make you buff." Namjoon came in, taking the bag and four others to set aside in the corner. "I wouldn't recommend it."
Stepping away from the crate again, you watched them continue to organize the products. In the inside, you hoped that Jungkook was going to listen to Namjoon. It's not like Namjoon told him 'no', but you didn't want Jungkook taking drugs. It would be hurting both him and you. His members too. Unfortunately, Jungkook kept eyeing the supply the whole time. He had a good head on his shoulders, so you wished that he would lose interest in the drug. You followed Jimin out of the warehouse and rested against the truck with him.
"Do you do drugs?" You asked, and he laughed at your question.
"No, I don't." He smiled, shaking his head. "Yoongi smokes cigarettes and has the occasional joint. He's the only one though. I'm not interested."
"That's good." You patted his shoulder. "Don't destroy your athletic career."
"Career?" He furrowed his brows. "No, I don't have that. I like to dance but...I don't call that a career. It's just for fun."
"Ugh, you'd be really good." You pouted before giggling. Jimin shook his head, remaining modest. You went back inside as the older ones left. Taehyung and Jungkook were left in the back room, hitting the crates as hard as they could with their crowbars. Silly boys. They messed around for a little while longer until Namjoon opened the door.
"It's time." He called out for them. Jungkook and Taehyung tossed their crowbars aside and quickly said their goodbyes to you. They rushed out of the warehouse with excitement for the deal, screaming for 'shotgun' only to groan when they saw Jimin had already stolen the spot.
"These kids." Namjoon laughed. "You can wait here for us if you want. We'll be back two hours the longest."
"Okay. Thank you." You bowed as Namjoon left. So...looks like you have this place to yourself.