Tae joined me in the morning walk to my school.
"Jin-ah!", I've heard Namjoon shouting from a distance.
"Oh hi Joon!", I smiled at him.
"Who is this little one?", he asked me pointing Tae.
"Him? He is Taehyung, my little brother", I've introduced him to Namjoon and he bowed. I'm so proud of my little brother's manners.
"Really? So you transferred to this school with your hyung?", he smiled at him.
"No hyung. I joined last year", he spoke.
"What? Then why didn't you join with him here?", he asked me.
"Don't ask hyung. He is so stubborn not to join this school. Dad tried and tried to convince him to join here but he never listened. Dad got frustrated and forced him here", Tae answered for me. I take back my 'my little brother has manners' dialogue.
Namjoon laughed at his dialogue. "Your little brother is so cute", he cooed.
"Jimin!", Tae waved his hand to his friend who is walking with Jikyo near the school.
"Bye hyung!", he walked away to his friend and they walked together away.
Namjoon and I walked to the class while being followed by Jikyo.
After the first period, Mr. Yoo called me and Namjoon again to his cabin.
"I've heard about what happened yesterday. Don't repeat it", he spoke. But we didn't do anything wrong!
"I've heard that Mr. Jung came to your rescue? He is a bad influence. Don't get along with him. You must improve your scores too Jin. Namjoon, I already told you, but I'll repeat that. Tutor him. Go now", he sent us away with that.
My brain is uneasy now, hearing his words. Hobi? A bad influence?
"Don't worry about Mr. Yoo's words. He is delusional. That's all", Namjoon spoke, understanding my silence while walking back to the class, "When and where should I tutor you?"
I scoffed. "No thanks. I don't need tutorial. I can manage myself".
"You clearly don't. You keep that confused look through out every class", he laughed.
"I don't!", I shouted and walked with a faster pace, tapping my feet harder on the ground.
He laughed and increased his speed to reach me.
"Aww come on! Let me help you!", he followed me.
We walked to the class and suddenly class went silent. I turned back to see if the teacher is following me. But there is no one behind me.
They are looking at me in horror, disgust and hatred. What's wrong now?
Who cares?
I took my seat beside Namjoon and he signalled me with his eyes asking what's wrong with everyone. I shrugged and he copied me.
The class went usually. I usually can't understand a thing. Maybe I should take Namjoon's offer.
The classes were done and I walked to cafeteria with Namjoon.
"Look! Jikyo is sitting there alone. We should join her", he spoke enthusiastically and dragged me with him.
I took a seat beside him and across Jikyo. She looked up at us.
"It would have been nicer if you have asked me," May we join you? "", she spoke.
"Oh.. Sorry! May we join you?", Namjoon smiled at her. Boy! Are you flirting with her? If that's the case, it is working. She is smiling at him.
"There is no point in asking now. I think you figured that already", she spoke and he giggled.
"Is the cafeteria always this chatty?", I asked Namjoon.
"Usually it gets louder than this..", we looked around to see all are stealing glances at us while whispering to each other.
"Are they gossiping about us?", he asked me.
"Should we be bothered by that?", I asked him.
"No", we spoke at once and started eating.
She laughed at our conversation.
"Jin hyung! Jin hyung!", Tae walked towards us with his friend Jimin.
"What's wrong Tae?"
"You are the hot topic in the school now", he spoke.
"What? Why?"
"Everyone is saying that you are a bully and you got kicked out of your last school because you bullied someone there too. And you were supported by Mr. Jung, because he is sucking upto you. You are close to Jikyo noona apparently from the rumours", he then observed Jikyo who is sitting across me.
"Oh hi noona!", he waved at her.
"Do you know her?", I asked him.
"Yes. I went to her home a couple of times", he spoke. WHAT?
"She is sister of my best friend Park Jimin", he spoke.
Oh..
Ohhh...
"Students of our school are so creative. They created rumours very well", she spoke.
"This is the reason students must study instead of watching K-dramas", Namjoon added.
"Do you know Jimin?", I asked Namjoon.
"Of course! They are the infamous 'Park siblings', famous for their boxing skills. He will join the boxing class when he enter high school, won't you Jimin?", he asked him.
Jimin nodded shyly.
"Yes hyung! Our dad likes boxing a lot and wanted us to learn that",he spoke.
"Why don't you guys join us for lunch?", I asked them.
"No hyung... We wanted to speak to you as soon as we heard the rumours. They don't know that I'm your little brother", Tae spoke.
"Now they know", Namjoon pointed out.
"Who cares hyung? We left our plates with Jungkook to speak to you. Bye hyung a, bye noona!", they ran to their table.
We finished our lunch and we were back to our classes.
"Welcome back!", Hobi shouted with a huge smile to us.
"Looks like you friend is here again! Are you interested in boxing?", he smiled at him.
"What? No no no.. I am just interested in seeing that", he spoke.
"What if anyone try to bully you like they did yesterday? Don't you want to defend yourself?", he asked him.
"I.. I can't. I can't waste my time on practicing this. I have many things to do", he is panicking while speaking.
"Oh wow! Calm down kid. I am not forcing you. Well then, I'll give you small tricks to defend yourself. It will not help when there are more people to fight, but they will help you to hit one person who downs his defence mode, so that you will scare others while defending from one", he taught some tricks to Namjoon.