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Kelly packed her books as slowly as possible, waiting for all her classmates to leave the room before her so she could speak to Jungkook in private. She jogged over before he walked out and smiled at him. Jungkook saw her questioning eyes and paused.

“Kelly,” he said, giving her a small nod.

Kelly looked at his pale face and tired eyes over severe dark circles…was it because of Taehyung? She swallowed nervously.

“Hi Jungkook. I just wanted to ask how Taehyung was doing. I hope he’s better…”

Jungkook tilted his head to the side and looked intently at Kelly. He did not know her and Tae were close.

“He’s better,” Jungkook replied, after a pause.

Kelly sighed, relieved. “That’s good. Last time I heard, he was still in a bad shape.”

“Yeah, his brother has been taking really good care of him. Baekhyun, I don’t know if you know him?

Kelly blushed, remembering the unfortunate pool incident. “No I don’t, not really.”

Jungkook nodded. “Well, I guess I better get going to my next class.”

“Oh yes, of course. Sorry to keep you waiting…”

“It’s not a problem," Jungkook replied softly, "I’ll see you around I guess.”

At that very moment a tall guy with bright blue hair rapped on the doorframe. Jungkook and Kelly looked up at Seunghyun, who was grinning widely at them.

“Seunghyun, this is Jungkook. Jungkook, this is my older brother.”

Seunghyun walked to them and shook Jungkook’s hands warmly. “Nice to meet you man. You should come see my band perform tonight at the Patterson Pub.”

“I wished you wouldn’t advertise your performance all the damn time Seunghyun,” Kelly said, shaking her head. “You just met him!”

Seunghyun laughed loudly. “I’ve waited five years to be able to perform there. I want as many people as possible to come. Tell Jungkook the details, I have to run. I just came to tell you that I’ll be home late today because of rehearsal. Don’t wait up for me.”

With that, Seunghyun jogged away. Kelly sighed and looked back at Jungkook, her cheeks pink with embarrassment.

“Don’t mind him, he’s kinda crazy.”

Jungkook chuckled. “That’s alright. He seems friendly.”

“Yeah well, in case you wanna see him perform, it’s tomorrow at 7 at the Patterson Pub, only four blocks over from school.”

"Maybe I'll come... If I do will I see you there?"

Kelly nodded. "Yep. I hope to see you Jungkook!" With a smile, she turned and walked out of the room. And for the first time in almost two weeks, Jungkook smiled genuinely.