"Mr. Kim!" soobin joyfully jogged to taehyung's direction who was walking on the corridor. it was break time and he already finished his lunch ten minutes before the bell rung just because he was a fast eater, no wonder he grew so fast because of those huge amount of food he consumed every day.

kim taehyung, the fairy omega teacher with his finest face, grinned back to the student, and for a while soobin felt his heart swoon with how sweet that smile was. after all, mr. kim always had a place in his heart (even though he was the president of Jeon Jeongguk Fan Club).

"hey, soobin," taehyung said. soobin was quite well known because of his position in student council so they met pretty often. "have you had your lunch?" again with his sweetness, it was a shame for soobin that this teacher was said to be taken.

"I have, what about you Mr. Kim?" with his long legs, soobin easily caught up and walked side by side with taehyung.

"I have, too," the art teacher replied, smiling.

it was honestly such a blessing to talk with taehyung just the two of them, but soobin was a man in mission. "oh, it's rare now to see you alone. you usually go with Mr. Jeon, Mr. Kim, but I don't see him anywhere." soobin could see a pinkish colour blooming softly on taehyung's cheeks. well, what was with this reaction?

"ah, really? I didn't realise," taehyung sheepishly put a strand of hair behind his ear. "jeongguk said he had some business to take care of with his homeroom class."

"ah, alright," soobin nodded understandingly. "where are you going, Mr. Kim?"

taehyung seemed less tense for the changing of topic, soobin noticed as the redness slowly dissipated. "I'm going to the art studio. the school has received the canvas stocks for finals, I'm going to bring it to the art class."

"I'm gonna help you, then!" soobin excitedly offered. right, they were in the peak of final week, and constant studying schedules had gradually becoming a pain in the ass for most students now. the third years would come at school with huge eyebags, they were the most 'zombie'-like, soobin felt fortunate that he was still in his second year as he saw how tired yeonjun recently.

"ah, it's fine!" taehyung giggled, once again soobin was brought to the heaven. "the break is almost over, you should go back to your class soon, soobin-ah~"

much to his reluctance, soobin really just wanted to ditch class and spend a while just hanging with the teacher, but he got math after this with the resident evil Mrs. Shon Wendy so he couldn't just slack off. "...ugh, you're right. I'll just accompany you, then, my next class is the same way you go," soobin said, slumping his shoulders in devastation.

"sure," taehyung smiled cutely. the walk to the art studio felt so short for soobin even when they both talked passionately about soobin's plan for university.

"oh! Jeongguk and I were from SNU!" taehyung excitedly exclaimed.

soobin was surprised. his club did some stalking in social media or things that had been uploaded to the internet, but they never went as far to search for classified information that was saved in the school so it pretty much surprising with how private jeongguk and taehyung's social media were.

"really? are you guys in the same year? are you guys close friends?" soobin asked fiercely. his fanboy blood was pumping hard in his veins.

"we are in the same year. and... you could say that we're close. we go way back since high school," taehyung said, oblivious to soobin who paled because of all the information he was suddenly told.

"yes," taehyung said. "but don't worry. even if he already knows me and the headmaster, he is a good teacher and he really works hard to get this job. our knowing each other is completely irrelevant to the fact that we are able to work here together."

"o-of course!" soobin said, very enthusiastically. "even if Mr. Jeon works us so hard, I know that it's for our sakes! he's just too good and out of league for all of us..." soobin whined, shuddering as he remembered how breathless he became the last time he had PE.

then he heard taehyung laughed, like the sound of an angel (he had never met an angel, though). soobin would be lying if he didn't see a glimpse of an expression like proudness painting taehyung's face for a split second. "good luck, soobin-ah~ I'm cheering for you~ if you really want to pursue engineering in SNU, passing jeongguk's class is one of the things you've gotta achieve!"

soobin pouted cutely, "anyway, what majors were you and Mr. Jeon?"

"oh, I got my bachelor degree in Fine Arts and continued my masters degree in Social Welfare. jeongguk had his bachelor's in Physical Education and Physics, then he continued his master's in Physics. surprising, right?"

soobin was shocked. "I didn't know Mr. Jeon had double degree! oh, wow, and physics?!"

"he's amazing, isn't he?" taehyung laughed. "he has always loved physics. since he's so smart he enrolled Physical Education just 'cause he's good at sports. he actually wants to teach physics but since this school doesn't really need a physics teacher, he applied for PE instead. that degree isn't such a waste in the end as it landed him scholarships and stuff. he won bunch of volleyball tournaments back in uni."

"...wow," soobin needed to process his thoughts. he didn't know Mr. Jeon was this awesome, if there was one thing he had truly accomplished in this life, it would be founding a Jeon Jeongguk Fan Club. "is he still interested in teaching physics after Mr. Choi retire?"

taehyung laughed. "hush, soobin-ah, don't talk about that so loudly~ I don't know, he said he planned to continue studying, so he might and might not take the job."

"ugh, can Mr. Jeon be more awesome?!" soobin whined cutely. "eh, even if Mr. Jeon took the job, I would've already graduated by then. it's better if he continue study so that way it's easier for me to follow his path! I'm his fan!" soobin exclaimed so spiritedly, if he were to spill all the truth about his fan club and snooping job, all be damned.

a boxy grin was present on taehyung's face, "jeongguk would be thrilled to have a fan like you," taehyung said, proudly. soobin had no clue whether the proudness was directed to him or Mr. Jeon (he wished the latter). "oh, the bell has rung. you should go, soobin. thanks for accompanying me~ good luck with your studies!"

and so soobin's precious time with Mr. Kim had ended, much to his disappointment. the bell rang right when they arrived at the art studio, soobin still had to walk a few meters for his class. with back slumped in sadness, soobin waved back at taehyung before going to his destination. though, before he could walk far, a familiar voice was heard from behind.

"here, lemme help," it was none other than the famous Mr. Jeon Jeongguk!

soobin let out a silent gasp and hid his body on the nearest poll, not caring if it was too small to hide his lanky body. there was not many great opportunities like this came! he saw how Mr. Kim struggled in carrying a stack of huge canvas, exiting the art studio with Mr. Jeon trailing behind him.

"it's fine~ I have to work out once in a while," the fairy teacher giggled. he was so sweet, soobin didn't know such a person could existed in this cruel world...

Mr. Jeon laughed (oh, wow, soobin had never ever heard the teacher laughed! and he was so disappointed that he missed the chance to record it!). "what could you even do with that noodle arms, babe."

WHAT!!!

BABE???

"humph!" taehyung pouted, puffing his cheeks in annoyance. soobin felt like combusting because of Mr. Kim's cuteness and t-that b-babe c-calling. wait, perhaps soobin could have misheard it, couldn't he?

"I hate it when you show off in public," taehyung continued pouting but gave a few canvas for jeongguk to take.

"yeah? then, I'll just do that in front of you~" jeongguk cheekily said, intentionally flexing his biceps, making taehyung puffed his cheeks bigger. "hey, I saw this new spicy fried chicken restaurant near the school, wanna check out the place after work?"

oh wow, they had a date tonight! wait, they were close friends so they went out to eat out often, right? soobin felt dizzy.

"but you know I don't like spicy food, guk," taehyung whined. and oh, wow, nicknames, soobin thought in daze. 

"you can still order the lowest level, or you can give me the skins, you know," jeongguk convinced, looking so determined.

"hmm, if you say so," taehyung nodded in agreement. both the teachers walked away from where soobin was hiding, completely oblivious with his desperate stares. before soobin could contemplate his plan to follow, a cough was heard from behind him and he flinched in fear because he knew very well who stood behind him.

"Mr. Kim Soobin, I hope you can tell me a good reason as to why you're standing here instead of studying in my class, hm?" wendy menacingly smirked at the scared student, perhaps if soobin didn't forget his glasses in his locker he could clearly see the devil horns sported on top of the teacher's head.

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just like how strong his resolve to uncover the secret between taekook closeness these past few weeks (jimin came up with the name when yoongi spilled all his sneaking plans to him last night), he had successfully encountered some clear proves about the younger teachers' interaction with each other. yoongi was one that always focused in his goal until he achieved it.

today was the same, as he had observed, taehyung and jeongguk went to and got off work together almost everyday. jeongguk would accompany taehyung from the car to the teacher room, then they went together to their respective class, ate lunch together, occasionally meeting up in a secluded corridor when they both had breaks together, and last, went home together. God, yoongi felt like a professional stalker, he couldn't feel worse if he didn't confront taehyung or jeongguk sooner.

and that's what he planned to do today. seeing those brats were like having diabetes or being poisoned, he couldn't bear it anymore. and that was why he had been standing in the parking lot behind jeongguk's car for at least five minutes in this freezing weather, wondering where on earth those two could have been doing.

"eh? yoongi-ssi?" yoongi jumped in surprise, clutching his heart as he shouted, "aigoooo" like an old grandpa he was. after catching his breath, he looked up to glare at the intruder who had almost given him heart attack.

"what are you doing here?" hoseok asked, clueless. "sorry to surprise you, by the way."

"it's fine, give warnings before you do next time please," yoongi said, straightening his back. "I was waiting for someone. what about you, hoseok-ssi?"

hoseok rubbed the back of his neck. "ah, I'm waiting for someone, too."

yoongi felt perplexed. "uh huh, you're gonna wait here?" he raised an eyebrow, confused as to why hoseok had to be here of all place.

"ah, yes," hoseok stubbornly said, not looking at yoongi's eyes. well, whatever, then, yoongi didn't care, as soon as he saw taehyung he would drag him to a more secluded place to ask about his relationship with jeongguk then go home.

"let's wait together, then," yoongi nonchalantly said, folding his arms to store heat. hoseok silently stood beside him, making yoongi wonder if they really had the reason and the same person to wait for.

a few minutes of uncomfortable silence, both the teachers could hear the sound of chattering and footsteps nearing. and true to their guess, taehyung and jeongguk were seen walking side by side closely as they talked with each other. jeongguk were the one to notice yoongi and hoseok first as he stared at the older teachers with wide eyes, obviously confused.

looking at taehyung and jeongguk's innocent expression that totally told yoongi that they really had no clue as to why the elder alpha was standing before them had made yoongi rethink thoroughly about his plan. did they really have no clue? yoongi felt embarrassed, what if all these times he had been wrong? oh nope, it was clear they both were fond with each other, asking for confirmation was the right thing. the problem was, how to say it.

yoongi had always been good with words, but now it felt like his tongue had stuck frozen.

"hey, hyung," taehyung smiled at yoongi, he seemed to be in a great mood. oh great, yoongi hated to ruin it. "it's still winter, what are you doing here? and hoseok-ssi, too?"

both the addressed men still tried to form words how to reply back. yoongi looked at hoseok who seemed frozen, looked like he wasn't the only one who noticed taekook development.

"uh, hey," yoongi sheepishly said. "I-I was waiting for Jimin... anyway, you and jeongguk going somewhere? you two been geetin' closer lately, haven't you?" yoongi tried to play it cool, tone light and nonthreatening.

taehyung and jeongguk looked at each other. jeongguk nodded, "yeah, we're gonna eat out."

"and yeah, we're... close," taehyung unsurely said, looking at jeongguk who bit his lips. "we are from the same high school and uni." now that was news to yoongi. guess it was normal to close friends to eat dinner together... but close friends didn't kiss each other right?

"taehyung-ssi, is it really alright for your mate if you become this close with jeongguk-ssi?" hoseok said, his fists were clenched in determination. yoongi applauded the man inwardly for his bravery and frontality. yoongi turned his gaze from taehyung to jeongguk, waiting for their answer.

he was surprised to see jeongguk suppressing his tremble, holding his laugh. taehyung looked red, gaping his mouth with the loss of words.

"and aren't you mated too, jeongguk-ssi?" yoongi asked, pushing the two younger teachers.

jeongguk took a few seconds to normalize his breath and stop his laugh before answering calmly, "my mate wouldn't mind," jeongguk said, chuckling. "he already knew about this." the alpha put his elbow on top of taehyung's shoulder, taking advantage of his height and ignoring the omega's reluctant whine.

as jeongguk refused to budge from his position, taehyung gave up. rolling his eyes, taehyung said, "my mate is fine with me going with jeonggukie, too," taehyung elbowed jeongguk. the familiarity and playful banter between the alpha and omega were apparent in the eyes of the two elder teachers who became speechless. what could they say back to that?

and so, even when taehyung and jeongguk had bid their goodbyes and driven off, there was only growing headache and confusion for yoongi and hoseok to get.

to be continued...

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