Author's POV 

"W-we are friends now?" Taehyung asks, his voice filled with a sense of disbelief and hope that he haven't felt for a long time. "Yes! Yes.. we are friends" Yn assured him, he still can't believe he got a friend after being alone for years. He can't get enough of showing off his gratitude towards her. 

"But why do you want to be friends with someone like me?" He asked in a low tone, looking down at his desk. Yn looked at him, with a frown. "What do you mean by someone like you?" She asked, her brows narrowed. 

"I..I mean, are you doing this out of pity? or..or just pranking with me like others" as he asked, his voice flickered with uncertainty and insecurities.

 Yn couldn't help but stare at him with an unreadable look, "No, I'm not being friends with you out of pity! Neither I'm pranking! Don't overthink!" She assured him, he still had a doubtful look, "i.. I want to trust you, but.. will you promise me, it's not fake.. you won't ditch me like others, they first talk to me sweetly and when I melt later they humiliate me.." he said remembering some past incidents, his eyes were still locked onto the desk. 

Yn sighed, resting her hand on his shoulder, which made him slightly taken aback but he composed himself. He slowly looked at her waiting for her response, "I promise, I'm not pranking, and I won't ditch you.. you have my words" as she said those words, Taehyung had a flicker of hope in his eyes. 

"Thank you! I think I can trust you?" He said his lips curved up forming into a boxy smile, Yn nodded, "ofcourse, you can trust me!" 

"Let's go.. give me a tour of this college.." she said standing up and gesturing him to come with her, He also stood up , but his eyes widened slightly once she interwhined both their hands and started walking. 

He looked really shocked by this little gesture, his eyes stared at the grip on his wrist, it made him unconsciously smile. The other students looked at them with slightly parted mouth. They were all surprised to see the new girl, with the nerd guy whom no one Approaches unless they want something from him. 

As they were walking by the corridor, some of the other students noticed the unlikely pair  together and started to gossip. 

A group of boys walked over, smirking and looking at Yn with interest. They were the same boys who were bullying Taehyung before the class. They stood infront of them, blocking their way.

They ignored Taehyung and spoke directly to her. "Hey new girl, what are you doing with this loser?" One of them said, gesturing towards Taehyung.

For Taehyung it's a normal thing now, as he is used to hear such words. He just looked down towards his feet without any defence. Whereas Yn didn't like the way they referred him . 

Yn looked at them with a non-pleasent expression, not impressed by their words or attitude. "And why do you care?," she replied, her voice cool and steady. The boys chuckled sarcastically, finding her reaction amusing.

The boy who spoke earlier stepped closer to her, trying to intimidate her. "You know, you shouldn't be hanging out with people like him. I can show you a good time though, if you come with me instead." He smirked, looking her up and down.

Yn raised an eyebrow at his suggestive words, not liking his tone or the way he was speaking to her. "No thanks, I prefer to spend my time with people who actually have something to offer, unlike you," she retorted, keeping her composure.

The boy's smirk turned into a sneer, his ego hurt by her rejection. "Who do you think you are, talking down to us like that?" He said, taking another step closer to her. His friends also started to surround her, clearly not happy with her attitude. 

Yn didn't show any signs of fear or intimidation. She looked at them with a defiant glare, her chin raised. "I'm just telling you the truth. You're all a bunch of pathetic bullies who get pleasure out of humiliating someone weaker than you. It's pathetic."

The boy's expression darkened, his anger growing. "You have quite a mouth on you, new girl. Maybe we should teach you a lesson for talking back to us like that." His friends nodded in agreement, looking eager to cause trouble.

Taehyung, who was watching silently, tried to interrupt, "h-hey! Please- " 

but he was quickly cut off by the leader of the group. "Shut up, nerd. No one asked for your opinion." The bully shoved him aside, making Taehyung stumble back. His heart sank, feeling helpless and powerless once again in front of the group that always bullied him.

Yn caught sight of Taehyung being pushed and her expression darkened. She had had enough of their behavior, and she wasn't going to just stand there and watch him being bullied. She took a step forward and spoke up again, her voice firm and unwavering. "That's enough. Leave him alone."

The bullies turned to look at her, surprised by her audacity. The leader grinned, finding her bravado amusing. "Or what? What are you gonna do, princess?" He taunted, taking a step closer to her.

Yn's eyes narrowed, her expressions becoming more determined . "I'll make you regret it if you don't leave him alone," she warned, her voice low and serious. The bullies laughed derisively, not taking her threat seriously at all. 

Taehyung grabbed Yn's wrist, firmly. "Yn, let's don't involve in fight! Please let's go.. w-we can't win against them" he said in a low tone, but Yn wasn't going to back off so easily. 

She was going to say something that's when one of the other boys piped up, "Yeah right. What can you do to us? You're just a girl."

Yn smirked, her eyes glinting with firmness. She removed her wrist from Taehyung's grip "You'd be surprised at what I can do," she said taking a few step towards them. 

The bully leader chuckled, clearly underestimating her. "Oh yeah? I'd love to see you try." He stepped closer to her, his friends eagerly watching and waiting for her to make a move.

Yn crossed her arms and looked the bully leader straight in the eye. "First, Let me tell you something. I wasn't transferred here because I flunked, but because I got rid of a creep who tried to mess with me. I broke his leg , he was in hospital for three days. Now do you really want to push your luck and see if I do the same to you?"

The bullies' confident expressions turned to disbelief. They had never expected to hear something like that from the new girl, especially since she looked so petite and fragile. They glanced at each other, clearly unnerved by her threat. Otherside, Taehyung had a gasp on his face hearing her. 

The leader of the group swallowed a little, trying to regain his composure. "T-That's just bullshit. I don't believe you." He said, his bravado faltering for a moment.

Yn shrugged, unbothered by his disbelief. "I don't care what you believe. I'm just telling you the truth. I'm not someone you want to mess with." She took a step closer to him, closing the distance between them.

The bully leader instinctively took a step back, his eyes widening as he realized that she was serious. A hint of fear flickered across his face. The rest of his friends were also starting to look uneasy, shifting anxiously on their feet.

Yn noticed their nervous reactions and knew she had them right where she wanted them. She continued, her voice firm and steady. "So unless you want to end up like the last guy, I suggest you leave us alone and find someone else to bully."

The bully leader swallowed hard again, his initial confidence now completely deflated. He and his friends exchanged glances, silently communicating with each other. They knew they had underestimated her, and they didn't want to find out firsthand what she was capable of.

After a moment of hesitation, the leader of the group finally spoke up. "F-Fine. We'll leave you alone. Just don't do anything stupid." His friends nodded in agreement, not wanting to push their luck any further.

Yn gave them a satisfied smirk, feeling a sense of victory that she had managed to scare them off. "Good choice. Now get lost."

The bullies didn't need to be told twice. They quickly turned around and walked away, their shoulders slumped in defeat. They didn't forget to give Taehyung a glare before leaving. 

Taehyung, who had been watching the entire scene in awe, looked at Yn still with a shocked reaction. 

He couldn't believe what he had just seen. Not only had she talked back to the bullies, but she had also made them run away with their tails between their legs. Nobody had ever stood up for him like that, let alone a girl as gorgeous as her.

He looked at Yn, his eyes wide and filled with wonder. "W-Wow...I can't believe you did that. You are so cool Yn." He said, his voice filled with genuine awe.

Yn glanced at him and shrugged, not thinking much of her actions. "It was nothing. I couldn't just stand there and let them treat you like that."

Taehyung stared at her, amazed by her nonchalance. "But...You weren't even afraid of them. You just stood up to them like it was no big deal."

Yn smiled faintly at his reaction. "What's there to be afraid of? They were just some weak pathetic bullies who thought they could just pick on someone weaker than them. It's not that big of a deal. You should also take your stand against them" she said, Taehyung felt a bit pathetic and self conscious that he can't even fight back for himself. 

"You are right.. but.. they are so many, and I'm all alone.. if I ever try to fight back, they won't spare me" he spoke looking down, Yn can sense the upset tone of his words.. 

"It's okay! Let's not talk about them." She said and again interwhined both their hands and started walking. 

On the way, as they walked around, Taehyung gave her a little tour of the college. They were now walking through the corridor towards the cafeteria . He was still curious over a matter. He couldn't control himself as he asked in a bit hesitant tone, "can I ask you something?" 

As he asked, Yn nodded, "yes.. go ahead!" Taehyung took a moment of silence before speaking further, "the reason, you told about you being transferred here. Uh.. was it actually true.. or.. it was just to scare them?" 

As Yn heard his question, and chuckled a bit, "what do you think?" She asked taking a little glance of him as they were walking. "Uh.. i-i.. to be honest, you look so skinny. I'm not saying that you are weak, but still how can you just break someone's leg?" He asked, finally letting out his curiosity. Yn let out a chuckle again. 

"So what if I look skinny.. but actually I'm not weak. At my previous college, no one ever tried to mess with me, but that crap! Uh let's not talk about him" she spoke with a scoff, "so you really broke his leg!" Taehyung asks still with a hint of disbelief. "Yes! Ofcourse I did" 

"Wow! I can just imagine the scene of you beating someone! How did you even did that!" He asked not being unable to suppress his amusement. "How did I did that? You wanna see it live..? Right now huh" she asks looking towards him with a teasing glint. 

"What! What! Are you planning to beat me now!" He spoke with a slight gasp.. Yn laugh a little , "no! Why would I beat you! Idiot" 

Taehyung just stared at her face, it was like her laugh was the most beautiful thing to look at, at that moment for him. He got carried away in that moment until Yn waved her hand infront of his face. "What happened?" She asked seeing him lost somewhere. Taehyung came to his senses. 

"Huh- n-nothing." He shuttered a little, Yn frowned a bit, but let it go. She nodded in response. Soon they entered inside the cafe. Taehyung was still cursing himself for reacting that way. 

Now they both were sitting at a table in the cafe, facing each other. As they chatted, Just than Yn got a call from principal office, for some admission related procedures as it was her first day. "Wait here for me, I'll be back" She said to Taehyung and left the cafeteria. 

Taehyung sat at the table alone. He rarely comes to cafe. He usually spends his whole day at library, reading books, and attending classes, but today he came here only for her. 

He didn't looked around as he already knew some of the students were laughing and gossiping about him. He looked down at his lap, that's the reason he rarely spends time at cafe or any other crowded place. The other students always insult and messes with him. 

"Hey! Loser! What's up!" 

Taehyung frozed at his place after hearing the voice, he didn't dared to look up. The guy who said that, walked over to him with his minions behind him. Seeing him entering inside the cafe, all eyes were on him, after all he is the heartthrob of the whole college. 

His right arm covered with tattoos. He had a small silver stud in his left eyebrow, some silver hoops in his right ear, and a lip piercing that added to his edgy charm.

"Oppa!! Finally your suspension period ended" girls cheered for him. He had been suspended for the last few days due to bullying some newbies . But now his suspension ended, he came to college after two weeks. 

He ignored the girls and take seat infront of Taehyung. His minions stood behind him.

"Nerdie, I heard, you made a friend? that too a gorgeous smart girl?" The guy said, while taking the Untouched coffee cup which was placed on the table. Taehyung noticed it slightly looking up at him.

"D-don't take this, it's my friend's" Taehyung said in a low hesitant tone. The front guy let out a smug chuckle, "aw! Is it your friend's? Who.. that new girl" 

Taehyung nodded still lowering his gaze, the guy smirked and extended the coffee cup to one of his minions and gestured him to do the next move. 

The guy did as he was told, he took the coffee cup and poured it on Taehyung's head. Everyone laughed at the sight. Taehyung sat still , his head down and eyes closed as he tried to prevent his tears not wanting to look more weak. 

To be continued
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