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"I can't believe that you're going to homecoming with Kim Taehyung!" Yeri squealed, applying a bit too much blush to Jungkook's face.

"Yeah! I'm really excited!" Jungkook squealed back, giggling when Yeri tossed him a lipstick.

"I do feel a little bad for Hyuna-noona, though," he mumbled, looking down at the lipstick in his hands. Yeri frowned above him and put her hands on her hips, glaring down at him.

"Don't feel bad for her. She can be a real bitch sometimes," Yeri mumbled, causing Jungkook's head to snap up. She looked a little shocked by the words herself, but covered it up quickly. Was it guilt that Jungkook saw?

"I know she can, I just hope she's not mad at me," Jungkook said, glancing past Yeri into the mirror and applying his lipstick.

"Don't worry, even if she is I'll... console her," Yeri mumbled, moving out of Jungkook's way and glancing down at his phone. "Hey, someone keeps texting you—"

"Ignore it," he said sharply, wiping off the excess lipstick from his lips. Yeri looked at him, a little concerned, but didn't bother saying anything.

"Is Taehyung taking you out to dinner?" she asked, glancing at the time. If Taehyung was taking him out, they'd be picking up fast food or something. There was less than an hour until the actual dance started.

"No," Jungkook replied, "Should he have?"

"Well... not necessarily," Yeri said quickly, trying not to make Jungkook feel bad, "I... I mean not everyone goes out to eat before homecoming." She grimaced at the blatant lie.

Jungkook stared at her for a minute before smiling. "Yeah, I guess you're right," he put the lipstick back on the counter, "Let me see your dress!"

The two of them were currently hidden away in Jungkook's bathroom. Jungkook's brother was away in college and his parents were "out." His countertop was covered in a colorful array of eyeshadows and lipstick, and powder was making its way down his sink.

"Tada!" Yeri said, stumbling out of Jungkook's closet. She had on a light pink dress with ruffles. That was it. It was very simple, Jungkook noticed, but he didn't say anything about it. Yeri, however, seemed to catch on.

"Don't worry, I'll go all out when prom rolls around," she said, not so gracefully walking over to a chair and putting her heels on. Jungkook rolled his eyes with a smile and nudged her, giggling when she almost fell off of the chair.

"You should get ready, Taehyung will probably get here soon," she said, standing up and losing her balance with her tall heels. Jungkook nodded and grabbed his clothes before hurrying into the closet to put it on.

He walked out in a white turtleneck and a black suit jacket, along with black slacks and... light pink socks. Yeri snorted.

"I love the look but the socks are hideous," she said, laughing even harder when she saw yellow ducks patterned on the socks.

"H-Hey! Don't judge my socks," Jungkook mumbled, pushing her off her chair with his socks. Yeri proceeded to die on the floor and Jungkook only rolled his eyes.

The two of them jumped when the doorbell rang. Jungkook stared at Yeri with the stupidest smile on his face and Yeri only rolled her eyes.

"Can you give me a ride?"

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The ride to the dance was... awkward. Jungkook forced Yeri to sit in the backseat and watched as Taehyung glanced back at her through the rear view mirror.

When Taehyung pulled into the school's parking lot, Yeri bolted out of the car door immediately, yelling out a "see you" to Jungkook and running into the school. Jungkook watched her but turned to Taehyung and smiled.

"S-Should we go in?" Jungkook asked. Taehyung nodded and the two got out of the car.

Jungkook walked into the lobby of the gym with Taehyung and glanced around. He saw a bunch of couples... holding hands.

Taking in a deep breath, Jungkook reached out and linked his arm in Taehyung's. He felt Taehyung flinch beside him and felt a twinge of pain in his heart, but Taehyung settled and stood in line as they waited to get checked in.

"Hey, Jungkook!"

Jungkook jumped at the voice and turned around, forcing a pleasant smile on his face when he saw Hyuna... with Suho?

"Hey, noona!" Jungkook chirped, still keeping the forced smile on his face. He watched as Hyuna's eyes darted between him and Taehyung, and hoped that she couldn't hear his pounding heart.

"Taehyung! I was wondering who you decided to go with," she began, pulling Suho a little closer to herself. "I asked him out," she said, turning to Jungkook.

Jungkook froze for a split second, but threw a look of shock onto his face. "Oh no, I didn't know!" he lied, noticing the twitch in Taehyung's eyebrows as the words tumbled out of his mouth.

"Oh well, it's not that big of a deal," Hyuna mumbled,
pressing her chest against Suho. "You guys are coming to the party later, right?"

Taehyung kissed his teeth but Jungkook nodded eagerly, squeezing Taehyung's arm the slightest bit. Hyuna smiled and brushed passed them, pulling along an uninterested Suho.

"What's wrong?" Jungkook asked, looking up at Taehyung. They had finally made their way into the dance. Even though music was blaring, Taehyung's silence was louder.

"Nothing," Taehyung responded with a cold look on his face. Jungkook pouted.

"You know you can be yourself around me," Jungkook whined, leaning up against Taehyung. Taehyung stared down at him and something twitched in his face but he didn't say anything.

"I'm trying," he whispered after what seemed like an eternity. Jungkook smiled and hugged Taehyung tightly but froze when he saw someone behind him.

"Hey, Kooks!" Hoseok called out. He waved at Jungkook and scurried over, pulling along a very bothered and pouty Jimin.

"H-Hey! Since when did you guys come to homecoming?" Jungkook asked nervously, putting some distance between him and Taehyung. He couldn't help but notice the stare that came from Jimin.

"Well, it's Jin-hyung and Joon's date night and Yoongi-hyung is sleeping," Hoseok said, pulling Jimin a little closer. He wrapped his arms around Jimin and Jimin whined, trying to get out of Hoseok's grip and making a scene.

Jungkook laughed nervously and glanced up at Taehyung. This was going to be an interesting night.

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i want to go to the bts concert but i don't think they realize that i'm poor