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Chapter 1:
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After landing in Seoul, Jungkook took a two hour taxi ride to Seoul Academy Boarding School. He was almost there and he was getting nervous. It didn't matter how many times someone had done this before, you still can't help but feel uneasy at the beginning of a new school year. Or at least that’s what Jungkook felt. Let alone he was in a new city, attending a new school and the fact that he had been bullied by his fellow classmates all his life. Jungkook could literally feel the stress kicking in.
His nervousness was brought to a halt when the driver spoke up, “We’ve arrived in front of your school Mister.” Jungkook turned around to look at the school's edifice through the car's window and found himself gawking at the sight. He was genuinely stunned to see the magnificent building before him, well actually three buildings not one, with a few other smaller ones scattered around the campus ground.
Proudly standing in the middle was the tallest of the three. It was painted in white and sky blue colors just like the other two, but you could tell by the sheer mass of it that it was the main building. The other ones were smaller in size when compared to the main construction, but held their stance nonetheless. This academy was clearly built for rich students, that's why he was starting to feel a bit out of place since he was orphaned from a young age and was nowhere near as privileged as the other pupils of this new school. Yet it still managed to look welcoming after seeing so many students hanging out here and there, either studying or spending time with their friends.
Again, Jungkook was brought out of his reverie by the sound of someone clearing their throat. The driver sheepishly looked at him and gave Jungkook a slight smile. “Don’t worry child, a nice boy like you will surely find their place in this school.” Jungkook didn't bother voicing his doubts, instead thanked the man and handed him the cab fare whilst jumping out of the car. After the driver handed him his luggage, Jungkook, with his backpack on his shoulder and suitcase in his hand, began walking towards one of the smaller buildings that had ‘OFFICE’ written on it. He still had a few things to take care of if he wanted to survive in this place.
Once safely inside the office foyer he was blinded by the strong neon lights littered across the ceiling and he had to take a moment to allow the white spots in his vision to fade away. Jungkook blinked a few times, probably looking like he had a nervous tick or something, but when he deemed his sight was back to normal again he looked around him and saw what seemed to be the receptionist, name tag reading "Mrs.Jones", sitting at her glass desk. So he walked towars her, greeted her politely and gave her his name along with other required information and documents she demanded.
Mrs.Jones raised an eyebrow after hearing his name, "Are you the boy on the scholarship?" She asked while wrinkling her nose in distaste, as if the thought of not paying for his tuition with his own money was a concept she couldn't comprehend.
After confirming that yes, he was indeed the boy on the scholarship, he then proceeded to ask for his class schedule, dorm room number and a campus map since it was a given he would get lost at one point or another, this place was huge! She brazenly handed over some sheets of paper, told him that he would be staying in room nr.216 and to leave his luggage here because the staff will be bringing his belongings to his place. Jungkook just looked at her dumbly when she said that, he knew this school was for the rich but he would have never guessed they would have some sort of Hotel etiquette either, he could almost taste the pretense in her voice. As Jungkook was leaving after he took his stuff, he saw her moving the top of her dress to expose a little more cleavage and flirt with the guy that was standing in the place he was in a few seconds ago. He scoffed at the sight, if the way she smiled indicated anything, it meant that he was happily flirting back with her.
“Gross.” Jungkook muttered under his breath and turned around, intending to find his way to the dorms but instead bumped into a boy.
“Oh my god! I'm so sorry!” The guy profusely apologized. Jungkook just looked at him, assessing the person that almost knocked him over and he had to say he was really good looking, with cute chubby cheeks, a mop of fluffy looking reddish hair on his head and luring hazel eyes, nicely contrasting with the sweet features he had going on.
“No," Jungkook reasoned, it's not like he bumped into him on purpose after all, "I wasn’t looking while walking so I should be the one to apologize.”
“It’s alright," The boy smiled reassuringly, he was looking at Jungkook as if trying to recall something, but when he couldn't seem to come up with anything he asked, "Hey, I don’t think I've seen you around before and you look kind of lost...” He trailed off, hoping Jungkook would offer to explain by himself and not having to ask any further.
Jungkook almost rolled his eyes but held it in, this guy was adorable, it was so rare to meet such polite people these days, “Yes, that's because I'm new." He started and then paused, not sure how much he should share, but decided to just go for it and continued, "I'm on a scholarship actually.”
The boy's eyes widened comically at that, it so was hilarious Jungkook had to stifle his laughter at the sight, “Wow that must mean you're a genius! I'm not good at studying at all."The boy chuckled softly, "And don’t worry, I’ll show you around. We've been attending Seoul Academy since middle school!”
“We?” Jungkook asked, he wondered who this guy was talking about when he said we.
“Wait," The guy just rambled on, "I didn’t even introduce myself! Silly me,"He scratched the back of his head sheepishly, either ignoring Jungkook's question or not processing it, "Hello, my name is Jimin, Park Jimin.” He introduced himself, a friendly smile lighting up his entire features.
“Hi,-" Jungkook greeted back and couldn't help but give back a tiny smile at Jimin's enthusiasm, it was quite catching, "-I'm Jungkook, Jeon Jungkook.”
Jimin just nodded sagely at that, determination written all over his face and continued, “Okay then Jungkook, shall I show you around?”
Jungkook looked at him, surprised that someone would offer to help him out without even having to ask for it, “Sure,” He agreed, after all it couldn't hurt could it? He would get to familiarize himself with the place and maybe end up with a friend by the end of the day.
As they walked outside of the office building, Jimin started to act like his own personal tour guide. All the places were impressive to say the least. He showed him the athletics area with outdoor tennis grounds, football fields, basketball courts and among other things, the huge gym complete with an endless row of bleachers, a multi functional field that could be used for various types of sports and on the other end of platform was a huge double door leading to another section housing the Olympic-sized swimming pool. They passed a big park sporting picnic tables, neatly trimmed grass with pretty flower beds along the sidewalks and big old trees providing the students with much required shade on sunny days. Next was the library, which Jungkook fell in love with on first sight. He could already tell he would be spending an insane amount of time in there and school hasn't even started yet. After that, they saw the various Academy Halls where all the classes will be held in and he will attend to frequently for the remaining academic years.
After they were past the Halls, Jimin came to halt and looked like he was considering what would be best to do next, “Let’s go to the dorms area and get us settled in." He decided, "I can show you the other places later okay?”
“Sure.” Jungkook agreed and followed behind him, he was actually curious how the place he would be sleeping in looked like.
After passing by some other mini resting areas and what looked like the Academy Canteen, all nice and sleek with floor-to-ceiling windows, they were standing in front of a tall, sturdy looking complex which he assumed were the dorms.
“Do you know what room you were assigned to?" Jungkook asked, trying to seem as inconspicuous as possible when he looked to the side so he could gauge Jimin's reaction as they were making their way to the chrome elevator doors, "I'm in room nr.216, what about you?”
“I was in nr.405 last year." Jimin said whilst he was searching for his keys to check the number tag, "Let me see which room I'm in this year.” He said as he was fumbling in his pocket and Jungkook was silently praying that they would be in the same room. Jimin was probably the first person that had the potential of being a proper friend to Jungkook in eight years.
“Oh my god! I'm in nr.216 as well! We're going to be sharing the same room!" Jimin squealed as they got into the elevator and pushed button number two on the console, "Heck yeah, man!”
“That’s great!” Jungkook chirped and then sighed in relief, he was so glad he couldn't even begin explain how much and maybe, just maybe he will actually get the friend he wanted after all.
The elevator pinged, indicating that they reached second floor and stepped out into a nicely lit hallway. They found room nr. 216 all the way at the end of the corridor, hastily twisted the key into the lock and opened the door to see baby blue walls, dark espresso furniture and ash grey wooden flooring. It was a large square shaped room with a big window in the middle of the opposite wall to the entrance and a hallway to the right, next to the door, that led to an all white clean bathroom. Two beds were on either side of the room, facing the entrance, with their respective nightstands and a big double desk between them and under the window. On either side wall were a couple of shelves ready to be filled in and on the remaining surface at the entrance was a huge in-wall closet that had mirrors on their doors, giving the illusion that the room was bigger than it actually was and was divided in two sections, one for each student.
Both of them were just standing there, looking at their temporary home where they will be living in for the next few months. Jungkook let out a sigh, feeling content with how things turned out, closed the door behind him and thought to himself, 'Maybe this year will be different from all of the others.' Which reminded Jungkook to call Chanyeol and thank him.
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