1 week later

Y/n PoV

At last my grounding is over. And that means one thing and one thing only.

FREEDOM!

Despite myself almost breaking my foot after skipping the last 8 steps of the stairs, I race to the front door which rings again just before I open it.

"JUNGKOOKIEEEEE!" I scream and leap into my beautiful best friends arms, the impact causing him to stumble backwards.

"Guessing you're ready for school?" He grunts out a laugh.

I look at him as he puts me back down. "I've missed you so much!!"

APoV

"Missed you too." He smiles, and the two walks towards the males car parked on the street.

"God I've missed your car." The girl says whilst fastening her belt. "Even these squeaky seats and dodgy seatbelts that get stuck."

"Yeah well I'm hoping I can get new car before college. No way will this old tin can survive a drive longer than 5 miles."

"Well if you break down I'll push you."

Chuckling the boy drives away from my street. "I don't doubt that for a minute."

Jungkook PoV

Normally when I drive us to school, Y/n does most of the talking, but I'm actually the one bombarding her with questions this time. She hasn't had her phone for an entire week and it's been so weird not hearing from her.

Plus I'm worried about that Minju chick and whether she's been messaging Y/n, or worse if she's spoken to her in school. I still haven't told her she even contacted me.

"So how's it been at school? No drama or anything?" I ask cautiously.

"No not really. Yoongi got another detention for dribbling his basket ball but luckily Tae and I weren't dragged into this one."

"So no one has bothered you?"

"No why?"

Hesitating for a moment, Jungkook braces himself. "Well...I got a text not long ago from this girl."

"Her name is Minju. And she said you two used to be friends."

"That you met at one of your therapy groups."

The sudden silence brings a nervous feeling to Jungkooks stomach. Glancing to his right he sees how sunken Y/n had become, her eyes now focused on her hands as she messes with her skirt. Clearly Minju wasn't someone Y/n was gonna be excited about seeing again.

"I've been worried about her coming up to you in school. From what I've read in her texts she doesn't seem like a nice person."

Sighing, Y/n covers her face in frustration. "I didn't even know she'd transferred to our school." She says with such sadness, that it makes Jungkook regret mentioning the girls name.

"Okay well let's just forget about her. I mean if she was gonna try and talk to you, she would have done it by now so she's probably gonna keep to herself."

"She won't. Trust me. Minju isn't the type of girl to keep under the radar. What else did she say to you? Did she flirt?"

"She tried."

Nodding her head Y/n turns to look out the window, biting her nails as she thinks of multiple ways to beat the shit out of Minju.

But then Jungkook says something to make her almost break her neck when turning back.

"Don't worry though, I told her I'm seeing how things go with you."

"H-how things go with me what does that mean??"

The girls sudden eagerness is a shock to Jungkook, and he actually becomes a little nervous.

"Well...I mean I know we aren't dating or anything. But recently I've felt like—."

"Like what?? You wanna be my boyfriend??"

"Well I was thinking we could start slow. Maybe go on a date first."

"YOU WANNA TAKE ME OUT ONNA DATE!?"

"Well I did but now I'm not so sure—."

"JEON JUNGKOOK DON'T PLAY WITH ME RIGHT NOW!"

Lunch

Jungkook PoV

"So where you gonna take her?? What you gonna wear? Have you got enough money to pay for everything because I can lend you some—."

"Jesus Jin let the boy eat his sandwich." Namjoon tuts, and Jungkook smiles before swallowing his mouthful of food. "I know he seems more excited than me."

"Well it's your first date of course I'm excited!"

Furrowing his brows Yoongi makes a hand gesture towards the younger male. "Wait so does this mean you two are gonna become a couple?"

"I don't know, maybe."

"Damn."

"What?"

"Nothing it's just I can't imagine you in a relationship."

"Erm..okay. Thanks?"

"No not in a bad way. It's just you've been single forever."

"Wow just keep the compliments coming Hyung."

Trying a different approach, Taehyung puts an arm around the younger male. "I think what Yoongi's tryna say is that this first date came out of no where. Whenever we've asked you about
Y/n in a romantic way, you've always changed the subject."

"Exactly." Yoongi points.

"Jungkook."

That unfamiliar female voice stirs everyone to turn around. Standing before them all was a girl no one recognised, but judging by her confident stance, Jungkook could only assume that it was Minju.

"Can we talk for a second?" She asks, and all heads turn back to Jungkook.

"I'll be back in a sec guys." The boy says, and irritated expression on his face as he gets up to follow Minju.

They find a quiet spot away from the canteen.

"So I couldn't help but over hear. You're taking Y/n on a date."

"You were eavesdropping then." The boy fires back annoyed.

"Wow you really don't like me do you." She smirks whilst crossing her arms. In Jungkooks mind he couldn't understand how Y/n and this girl were ever friends. Minju not only acts, but looks completely different to Y/n. Her style is almost punk where as Y/n's is more cutesy. Her attitude is cocky where as Y/n's is bubbly.

"Look I just wanna warn you one more time about Y/n."

"You and your warnings can piss off. What I do with Y/n has nothing to do with you—."

"I know why she wanted to commit suicide."

At those words Jungkook turns silent through shock.

"It's because she had no friends. No one liked her, and she couldn't handle the feeling of loneliness."

"Why are you telling me this??" The boy questions.

"Because you shouldn't take on such a burden. I mean if you and Y/n date, that's fine. But what if you break up? What if she goes off the rails again? That's a lot for someone to take on. She's a lot to take on."

Suddenly the boys mind begins to spiral. Minju had actually gotten into his head.

"Look Jungkook I get if you don't wanna be my friend. But I'm not a bad person. I actually cared for Y/n once but she started to drag me into her problems which took an effect on my own mental health. If I can stop her from doing the same to someone else then I will."

Without even realising it, Minju had gotten Jungkook a little worried. It shouldn't be a surprise that a boy who takes anxiety medication suffers with mental health.

"Is she still avoiding help from her parents?" The girl asks with a half smile, and Jungkooks lack of response is a clear yes. "They used to beg my mother to try and fix her. But how can you help someone when they won't even help them selves."

"Well she did try. I mean she went to the therapy groups." Jungkook says, but Minjus response just disappoints him.

"Only for a few weeks and then she stopped."

"Why?"

The girl shrugs. "It's just the way she is."

When feeling his phone vibrate, Jungkook pulls it out to see a text from Y/n.

"I'll leave you to enjoy the rest of your lunch." Minju says, and when Jungkook looks at her, she flashes him a light smile. "I hope you now understand where I'm coming from."