(I stole the name of the girl in this chapter from one of my friends but she's totally not like how I wrote her ily becks xx)

With some difficulty, Jungkook finally makes a friend.

4 – JK focus

It was the morning of Jungkook's second day of high school and he was tired as all hell. He had gotten four hours of sleep. That was definitely not enough. He would have to get used to it, though; life wasn't going to get easier by magic.

Jungkook had made a few friends. Not any that he could actually hang out with on a regular basis, but he didn't have any time or energy for that anyway. He had gotten to know some of the people he sat next to in lessons and been friendly with a confidence that surprised himself. People laughed at his jokes and didn't seem to mind his presence, which was really all Jungkook wanted.

Life had brightened up, however, when he discovered the cross-country club that was on Tuesday lunch. A little bit of extra digging and he found that hardly anyone went. Perfect. Jungkook loved running. It cleared his head to be outside, exercising in the open air and he definitely preferred it by himself. This was something he could do to take some of the edge off the mountainous workload that was quickly stacking up.

That lunchtime, he got changed and started to run. It was cold outside, but Jungkook warmed up quickly. His mind relaxed and he just took in his surroundings as they flowed past him. The school was better equipped than he realised: it had basketball and tennis courts, both of which were occupied, a football pitch and something that Jungkook vaguely recognised as a lacrosse pitch. His old school never had these kinds of facilities.

As he ran next to the basketball courts, he was suddenly knocked sideways. Jungkook landed on the floor with a sharp pain in his head, wondering if he could ever go a full day in this school without falling over. He sat up and saw a basketball slowly rolling away from him. Rubbing his head, he saw an older boy – 3rd grade? – leave one of the courts. The student looked at Jungkook but retrieved the ball first.

"Kid, you alright?" he asked without offering to help Jungkook up. Jungkook stumbled to his feet and stood awkwardly, looking at the floor.

"Yeah, I think so. I'm sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going and- " he got major de ja vu from the day before when he had muttered those same exact words. Wow, he really needed to start looking where he was going. The other boy smiled.

"You're a first grader, right?" Jungkook nodded. "You've got a lot to learn. I'm Min Yoongi." He held out his hand and Jungkook shook it.

"Jeon Jungkook." He looked over the boy for the first time. He had pretty, brown hair and matching eyes. He was shorter than Jungkook, but he had an air of maturity and sobriety around him that showed on his naturally handsome face. He was wearing a sports kit and a worn hoodie at least two sizes too big for him. Not as hot as Taehyung, chided Jungkook's mind and he mentally punched himself.

"Tell you what, Jungkook, there's a pretty high chance you're going to get killed by someone here sooner or later and I'd rather that happened when we're more than two days in to the year, so how about I show you the ropes so you don't piss anyone off immediately?"

Jungkook felt strangely honoured at this offer and obviously took it. There were some sketchy types in this school and he really didn't want to get on their nerves.

"Sure, that sounds great!"

"Cool. Get changed, I'll meet you outside," and Yoongi walked back to collect his things. Jungkook jogged back to the main building, wondering how he was able to get along with almost anyone that wasn't actually in his year. He got changed hastily and felt excited that someone was willing to teach him about this place, even if it was someone a little bit brooding. Yoongi was the type Jungkook's mother would label as a 'bad influence'. Jungkook thought he seemed nice enough.

As he waited in the oddly-shaped courtyard around the back of the school, Jungkook heard a familiar voice and lowered his head immediately. He pretended to be fiddling with his sleeves and inspecting his nails until Taehyung and Jimin passed him by. He wasn't entirely sure why he felt so flushed, but he thought it was best not to make eye contact with either of them. Even though he wanted Taehyung to notice him. Badly.

"Rule one," Jungkook looked round as Yoongi entered the courtyard, now wearing a uniform that had definitely seen better days, "the third grade is in charge. We run this place, so don't get the way of any of us, especially if you're new." Jungkook nodded to show he understood and followed Yoongi who was speaking quietly and bluntly and had continued walking through the entrance on the other side of the courtyard.

Jungkook listened eagerly as he learned about people, teachers, etiquette – things he would never have known about otherwise. As they walked randomly through the corridors, they passed a girl who smiled sweetly and waved at Yoongi, who had ceased his sentence very abruptly. Jungkook was about to ask when he got the answer anyway.

"Lee Seohyun. Your basic high school cheerleader. Smart, sexy, popular, and will literally sleep with anyone if she knows it will start drama. She…" Yoongi paused as he tried to phrase the next sentence, "has taken a bit of a shine to me the past year. I've declined her offer, but what can I say, the girl's persistent."

Jungkook turned around to watch the girl walk away. She did seem basic. Long black hair, tall, slim frame, alluring gait. If she was the head cheerleader, it seemed odd that she wouldn't be able to get anyone she wanted, especially the shooting guard of the basketball team.

"If you don't mind me asking," Jungkook objected, knowing full well he was going to ask anyway, "why aren't you going out with her?" Yoongi smiled almost to himself and just said,

"Not my type."

Turning to walk up the library stairs, they passed two others walking the other way. Jungkook accidentally made eye contact with one and was met with the familiar, intense gaze of Kim Taehyung. His dark eyes seemed to perforate Jungkook's spirit, invading every corner of his soul. The moment ended far too quickly and Jungkook resisted the call to turn back. He suddenly became paranoid that he had missed some valuable piece of information until he noticed that Yoongi had fallen silent again. As casually as humanly possible, Jungkook asked,

"What about those two? Do you know anything about them?" Yoongi took a deep breath before answering.

"Park Jimin and Kim Taehyung. 2nd grade. Everyone thinks they're dating but they aren't; they're just friends."

Just friends, Jungkook thought, thank God for that.