Jungkook's P.O.V

As me and my hyungs walked to our classes, I didn't miss the sweet smiles that were directed to me.

Soon, a student approached me with a bright smile. "Jungkookie hyung! It's nice to see you smiling again~" he said enthusiastically.

I smiled, confused as I tilted my head. "What do you mean?"

"All of us were really worried when you stopped being cheerful.. we thought that it was because of those mean bullies." He said with a pout.

I giggled and shook my head. "What's your name?"

"Soobin." He introduced. I smiled warmly and ruffled his hair. "Well, nice to meet you~ as much as I want to talk to you more, we need to go to our class."

He giggled and nodded with a smile.

"I'll see you around!" I said, waving at him goodbye as me and my hyungs continued walking.

"Shouldn't we report them to the principal already?" Taehyung asked.

"What? No! Those boys are dangerous..! Who knows what they'll do to you if you rot them out to the principal." Jimin retaliated.

I sighed and shook my head. "We shouldn't do that... if you still want to be in one piece, it's best to keep your mouth shut.."

"Are the both of you really gonna just, sit back and do nothing?" Taehyung asked, in disbelief.

I closed my eyes for a second and soon opened them, focusing on our path as Jimin hyung hummed.

"Yes, especially if it means that it'll keep you from what they'll do to you. I can see it, they are capable of killing someone."

"All we can do is just wait until a teacher sees what they are up to, alot of students have witnessed everything, yet they are afraid to report it due to the fact that they're scared of what those boys would do to them." I said.

"That's why, it's better for you to stay out of it.. because I don't want to see you hurt." I admitted as I took a glance at Taehyung.

He sighed and nodded, looking down. I looked away with a frown as we continued to walk.

"Don't act like that.. I or rather me and Jimin hyung just want to keep you away from danger especially after what they did to us."

He shot his head up, suddenly curious. "What did they do?"

Jimin hyung raised his shirt for Taehyung to see dark purple bruises.

"They kept doing this even until now." Jimin hyung said, looking down in shame.

Taehyung then turned to me. I raised up my sleeves, revealing all the scars.

"They're sick. And yet you don't do anything about it?!" Taehyung yelled.

We stopped walking, as I turned to him with sad eyes.

"Listen to me, hyung. It doesn't matter.. if we did do something, they'll come after us, and the treatment that they'll do is far more worse."

"Promise me.. that you'll stay far away from them, don't get involved.. please.." I begged.

He looked away, clenching his fists tightly. "I.. can't promise you that.. not when I see the people that I care about get hurt almost all the time, i'm sorry.."

As he finished, he walked pass us, heading to class on his own. I gulped as Jimin hyung pulled me into a hug.

"A protector is someone who would protect the person they love or care deeply about."

I closed my eyes tightly as I hugged Jimin back.

'But there are limits as a protector... you can't protect your loved ones all the time, and you know that too, don't you, Taehyung..?'