5) help him or her on something

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jungkook went to school happier, a skip evident in his steps. he actually felt better when tae gave him a pep talk about his feelings for yoongi, and he couldnt explain of how thankful he is to have tae beside him.

"jungkook-ah, whether hyung likes someone or not, why does it matter anyway? you should be happy that he's gay. and if he does like someone, how come news hasnt spread yet? you know how famous he is, if he's dating someone already, we wouldve known a long time ago..."

with a smile on his face, he entered his chemistry class, which he forgot he now shares with yoongi so when he sees the pale boy slumped on his desk, he was taken aback but gained composure and sat on his chair.

deciding that it would take long before class starts (he was fifteen minutes early), he took out his sketchpad and went to a clean page. he also grabbed his mechanical pencil and hair clip from his bag.

he put the pencil in between his lips as he clip up his bangs, brushing it off of his forehead.

jungkook then started sketching yoongi, something he had grown out of habit. he was about to draw his eyes when he realized what he was doing and quickly stopped, flipping the page into another clean one. he could feel his cheeks flaming, and he tried turning around to check if yoongi had seen what he was doing.

trying to be as discreet as he can, he 'accidentally' dropped his eraser and bent down to pick it up, even twisting his body around to be able to see yoongi. he was about to pick up the eraser when instead of feeling the rubber material, he felt something cold and veiny touch his skin. he looked up and met yoongi's eyes, who were looking at him for a few seconds already.

his eyes widened and out of reflex, he squealed and flinched back, hitting his back against the table in the process.

jungkook hissed as sharp pain sent a shock throughout his whole body, and for a second, he felt dizzy. he tried standing up and pulling himself up when suddenly, he felt two cold hands on his waist.

"here..." a hot minty breath fanned against his exposed neck. "let me help you."

even if his cheeks are uncontrollably flaming, he just nodded and let yoongi help him up. he bit his lip so he wouldn't hiss anymore, not wanting yoongi to worry.

however, it's like worrying is yoongi's second nature.

the pale boy stood in front of him. "a-are you okay? are you hurt?"

jungkook looked down, trying to form a sentence that would make sense to yoongi. "n-ne... gwaenchana. thank you..." he stuttered out as he bowed his head down a bit.

yoongi raised a brow. "you sure? i saw you bump your back against the table corner, im sure that'll bruise."

the younger kept an embarrassed look on his face, but inside, he was celebrating, cheering for himself for making a progress, the biggest, so far. "i'll just go ask my friend to get some ice..."

"araso. im min yoongi, but i figured you know that already." yoongi said with a bow, extending his hand out.

'oh you bet i know who you are already. i also know your favorite color, what brand of deodorant do you prefer, maybe even how big your dic-'

"i-im jeon jungkook, nice to meet you, h-hyung..." he said as he shakily reached and clasped the other's hand.

yoongi frowned at their hands. "are you sure you're okay? you're shaking."

"i-im perfectly fine! it still hurts, but im okay." jungkook covered up, plasterig a small smile on his face.

"okay then."

yoongi sat back on his chair and popped in his earphones, blocking out everyone else. once jungkook was sure yoongi couldnt hear him anymore, he hissed a small 'yes!' and grinned wide before he messaged taehyung to get him some ice from the clinic.

ten minutes after and the class started. taehyung came in late but he was safe from getting a late pass so he was all smiles when he sat beside jungkook.

jungkook sighed and expectantly looked at his bestfriend, who just raised a brow at him. "what?"

the younger sighed. "you forgot, dont you?"

tae looked up and tried remembering anything, and when he did, he sheepishly looked at his bestfriend and smiled. "sorry... i was in a hurry, i forgot."

"that's okay. i'll just have to endure the pain til later." jungkook took a deep sigh and lowered his head on his arms on the desk.

"okay everyone, listen up!" everyone sat up straight at their teacher's stern and strong voice, well, except for jungkook because of his swollen back. he bit his lip to prevent himself from cringing because of the pain as he tried sitting with a straight body.

"im giving you all a pair work that will be passed by the end of the week. i will personally pick out the pairs, to be fair." the students groaned and frowned, wanting to do the work with their friends but since it wont be their choice, they lost interest in doing so.

"dont slack off, this activity is worth fifty points." mr. yoo smirked and picked up his class record.

he started calling out the pairs, and unfortunately, taehyung was paired with someone else. jungkook was pouting while waiting for his name to be called.

"jeon jungkook and... min yoongi."

jungkook's head snapped up. "huh?"

he was about to ask if he heard it right but then mr. yoo was already blabbering away, telling how to work on the activity. he felt a hand on his shoulder, and he need not to look just to know who it was.

"guess you're stuck with a science loser like me, kook." yoongi said with a smile as he patted jungkook's shoulder.

they were then given time to talk to their own partners about the work, and before tae sauntered away to his partner, he gave his bestfriend a knowing look and a smirk. no matter how much jungkook wants to deny it, he feels giddy and excited to be paired with yoongi.

"so, what is it about?" he asked when the older returned back to their table, the handouts in his hand.

yoongi sighed and gave the papers. "fucking genetics. i suck at everything science, most especially genetics."

jungkook made a clicking sound using his tongue and read the papers. "well, i guess i can do all these on my own. you ca-"

"im not going to let you do that on your own, jungkook. have you seen how many items are there?" yoongi said.

he flipped to the last page and saw that it was two hundred items all in all. jungkook gulped. yoongi's right, he cant do it on his own.

"how about you just teach me genetics? make me understand." yoongi suggested, wanting to help in the activity.

"well yeah, i could. i can try..."

yoongi looked at his watch. "it's still thursday. our deadline is on sunday, right?"

"then i guess i'll tutor and teach you." jungkook agreed, writing a reminder on his sketchpad.

"is saturday afternoon okay with you?" the older asked, planning the study sesh.

jungkook nodded. "i think im free."

"great. saturday it is then." yoongi said with a smile.

the bell rang, signalling the end of the class. almost everyone rushed out of the room, along with jungkook, but then when he was about to go out, yoongi called him.

"ne?" he asked. yoongi handed him his phone.

"put in your number so i can contact you."

jungkook blushed but lowered down his head to hide his flaming face as he quickly typed in his number.

"see you on sat, jungkookie."

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oml this is so long lmao