Ribbons

“Today is the school festival, everyone. Remember to not only work hard but to also have fun. You’re dismissed.” The teacher shuffled her people and walked out the door, leaving the class in mayhem. People were making the sign, preparing all the equipment, handing out fliers and taking pictures. And in the midst of all the chaos, orchestrating it stood the school president, Kim Seokjin, or Jin as he liked to be called.

“Yah! Don’t splatter the paint. Stop taking pictures and actually get to work. Aishhhh!!!” Annoyed was an understatement and so was furious in the list of words to describe Jin’s feelings towards the student’s lackluster working styles. “Yah Suga! What the hell do you think you’re doing trying to take a nap in that corner??” His scream was aimed at the boy with brown hair that was carelessly trying to get some shut eye.

“Hyung, calm down.” Suga muttered behind his cap that was on his face as he was strewn recklessly next to a bookshelf.

“The work will be done so try and lighten up hyung.” Jimin spoke as his head was laid on Suga’s chest.

“Stop trying to encourage Suga just because you guys are in love.” Jin scoffed and stormed out of the classroom too fed up to deal with all that chaos. The cap Suga had on his face couldn’t hide the redness in his face and Jimin only buried his face into the older male’s chest.

As Jin roamed the busy hallways, his eyes caught on a specific male that was leading his class fearlessly. Jin was caught in awe as he peered into the class. Sure Jin was the class and school president, but he still never had enough control of his class like none other than Kim Namjoon. They’d only spoken once before but that was all it took to get Jin captivated in the being that was Namjoon. Jin felt like he was vicariously living through Namjoon when he spoke to him. His love for music and rapping was truly inspiring in Jin’s eyes and he was charmed by his endurance to keep doing what he wanted. And with that, Jin could no longer laugh at Namjoon for being called Rap Monster.

“Yes, school president?” Jin broke out of his gaze and was met by brown eyes that belonged to none other than Rap Mon. “Did you need anything?” He smirked and Jin felt his heart skip a beat.

Stepping back and look directly at Rap Mon Jin replied just as confidently. “I was just checking on if the other classes were doing well. Now if you excuse me, I’ll be going now.” Turning around to walk away, Jin was stopped Rap Mon grabbing his hand and turning him around.

“You don’t have to be so stiff Jinnie~” Rap Mon smirked that accursed smirk of his again and kept held of Jin’s hand. Jin, of course, was too buys acknowledging the fact that his hand was captured by Rap Mon.

“NAMJOON! COME GET A HOLD OF JUNGKOOK AND V!! THEY WONT STOP KISSING!!!” Jin heard J-Hope screaming from the inside of the classroom. Rap Mon reluctantly let go of Jin’s hand, but Jin wasn’t sure if that was reluctance or not. He was hoping it wasn’t, because he didn’t want his heart to be broken once again.

“Well, I have to go.” Rap Mon disappeared from Jin’s grasp and started scolding V and Jungkook which were both chuckling, not at all scared that they were caught. Because after all, Rap Mon was in charge of them. Even if he was a firm leader, he always let them have a little fun. Jin always envied that in him because it was something he never thought he could grasp; being cold was the best he thought would get his message through.

Jin then walked back into his classroom, surprised to see that Suga and Jimin were no longer on the ground but leading the class into getting their own work done. Maybe he just needed a little teamwork, and maybe next time he shouldn’t be so severe to his own peers is what Jin learned that afternoon. Sooner than later, his class’s work was finally done and they all collapsed on the ground in exhaustion. Everyone was giggling and high fiving each other while Suga, Jimin, and Jin were all sighing in relief that they were finally done. Leading a class of 18 people was a difficult and Jin often wondered how Rap Mon could do it so effortlessly. Their class had decided to bake treats that they all knew from around the world so the classroom had been turned into a make shift bakery. Jin had been the main baker since he was experience in cooking and wasn’t as insane as the other 17 boys that were in the room. Their class had a good idea though, because the room was filled with 18 different from pastries and goods that were made by 18 different people. Their class quickly sold out so they cleaned up which proved to be more difficult because of the heightened amount of sugar in everyone’s blood. Jimin was definitely no help because he was jumping up and down across the whole room singing loudly and twirling Suga around who was just giggling at his boyfriend’s stamina. Jin rolled his eyes as he watched the two love birds prance around the empty classroom.

“Hyung, I love you.” Jimin stopped and looked at Suga sternly trying to pour his emotion into the three words that Suga wanted to hear most in the world. Suga laid a soft kiss as he held his boyfriend in his arms as he repeated the same three words. Jin made a fake throwing up motion, threw his hands in the air in defeat, and walked out of the classroom to look at other parts of the festival since they were the first to sell out. The teacher had mentioned if they sold out first they would be able to go out to eat so the class had tried their best but Jin, despite being a respected part of the school’s council, would do anything for a day off. And it was even better because they could invite a couple of people. Jin didn’t know if he would be able to bring himself up to do it, but he figured if he invited V, Jungkook and J-Hope, Rap Mon would invite himself. Jin bounded over to Rap Mon’s class and stopped dead in his tracks as he looked at how much they transformed the classroom. Their class had decided to do a café and the students were dressed in the uniforms. The class was lined in red silky ribbons and so were the tables. The class strongly smelled like coffee and muffins and Jin’s mouth watered since he couldn’t eat any of the pastries in his own class (they had sold out way too quickly).

“Ah, hello hyung! What’s up?” Jungkook bounded over to Jin who was seemingly blocking the entryway to some girls who looked like they were hungry to steal a look at V, Jungkook, Rap Mon, and J-Hope in their café outfits. They rudely pushed passed and ambushed the surprised Jungkook. Watching all of this unfold, Rap Mon quickly grabbed Jin before he ‘gracefully’ toppled over. Rap Mon and Jin were positioned in a way that Rap Mon’s arms were draped around Jin’s small waist while Jin was holding onto Rap Mon. The group of girls scoffed while Jungkook and V were smiling to each other as if they knew everything. Jin blushed furiously and broke from Rap Mon’s gaze and muttering a thank you. Although Jin couldn’t see it, there was a flash of sadness in Rap Mon’s eyes as Jin suddenly gave way, but it was sooner than later covered with a chuckle.

Jin sat at one of the tables and ordered all the pink treats they had to which Rap Mon replied to with, “anything for you princess.” Jimin and Suga giggled at the whole scene that was unraveling in front of them, V and Jungkook were too busy lost in each other’s eyes and J-Hope was too busy with a plastic horse he found and naming it ‘J-Horse.’ Rap Mon finally served Jin and sat down with him much to the latter’s surprise and the girl’s envy. Rap Mon didn’t say anything though, and just toyed with the red ribbon that was circling the pink table. Jin finally finished his food, paid and thanked Rap Mon and without a word, he walked through the doors that were laced with ribbon, slightly tracing his slender fingers with them before disappearing through the door. Rap Mon sighed and laid his head on the very table that Jin sat at moments ago.

I don’t know this odd feeling. Have I always felt this way for him? Rap Mon curiously thought and tried to figure out how the brown haired male had been able to capture his own heart.

Jin ventured through the busy hallways yet again trying to calm his beating heart because of the earlier incidents. But how could he calm down?! He was called princess by Namjoon, he got to see him in a café uniform, and he was practically carried by him too. There was no way he could slow down his speeding heart because every time he closed his eyes, he saw Namjoon’s eyes staring back at him and his lips just inches from his, waiting to be kissed. Shaking his head and trying to regain his sanity, Jin found a quiet place on the school roof and just thought about everything, from school life to family life and even back to his more-than-a-crush crush on Rap Mon. Soon, the school day was over and Jin’s friends came to visit him on the roof to talk.

“So what you’re saying is that you have a definite crush on Kim Namjoon?” Suga asked as he munched on his chips. Jimin tried stealing a couple of chips but Suga resorted to feeding him instead. Jin simply nodded, answering Suga’s question about his feelings towards the blonde haired male.

“Aw, hyung that’s super cute.” Jungkook cooed as he laid his on V’s shoulder as the latter was trying to steal J-Horse away from J-Hope.

Jin rubbed his eyes in frustration as his heart fluttered just by slightly thinking of the younger male with bright blonde hair.

“Hyung, don’t worry. I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out really well.” J-Hope grinned his dazzling smile, and Jin felt a little bit at ease for once after a stressful day topped off with Namjoon.

 In a way, Jin thought, the whole day was pretty exciting and fun. He looked over at his friends who were either snuggling close to their boyfriend, trying to steal a plastic horse, or attempting to run away with said plastic horse. How he became friends with all these crazy people, Jin didn’t know to be quite honest. Soon, everyone began to leave one by one, catching the bus home or biking home. Jin was then left alone because he still had school president duties he had to accommodate to. Jin his music and started tending to the papers he had to sort, sign, and fill out in the now empty classroom. Light spilled into the large windows as Jin sang along and finished with the large pile of paperwork. He walked to the school office and dropped of his papers when something peculiar struck his interest, although not knowing why. There was a long line of red ribbon that looked like it led somewhere. Grabbing his school bag, Jin followed the ribbon, twisting and turning until it stopped at a familiar classroom. Frowning at the sudden halt in his adventure, Jin looked up to the shut door. His instincts were telling him to just go home, because, it was in fact getting darker as time ticked on and Jin had a long ways to go home. Regretting not asking J-Hope to stay with him as he usually would, Jin still stared at the wooden door that was in front of him. Curiosity killed the cat, Jin thought as he felt the cool medal on his hand and turned it ever so slowly. What he saw then was a little baffling and amusing at the same time. There, in the middle room, was Rap Mon tangled in red ribbon and evidently squirming and trying to get out. The sight made Jin want to burst out in laughter and he couldn’t hold it in longer, filling the room with his boisterous and unique laughter. Rap Mon didn’t respond and resorted to blushing a bright shade of red instead. After Jin calmed down from his laughing, he looked at Rap Mon’s state of dismay and realized that they were both in a room alone, together.

“Do you um… need any help?” Jin said, referring to the tangled silky ribbons that covered Rap Mon’s body. Rap Mon nodded and let Jin take the silky red strands that were constricting his body. As Jin was taking apart the ribbons, he couldn’t help but get some stuck on his hands too but he didn’t mind since freeing the now rigid Rap Mon was the only thing on his mind. Jin finally started taking off the ribbons that were covering Rap Mon’s soft blonde hair and his tense neck. Realizing that they were way too close, Jin quickly worked until every ribbon was off on Rap Mon and either littering the ground or stuck on Jin’s hands. Jin giggled as he realized his own predicament and shook his head, letting the brown fluffy hair bounce. As Rap Mon was watching this, he couldn’t believe how cute his little princess was.

“Jin hyung?” Rap Mon said quietly, looking straight at the older male.

“Yes?” Jin said, confused that Rap Mon called him ‘hyung’. Rap Mon swallowed nervously and leaned forward so that his lips barely brushed Jin’s. Jin softly gasped at the sudden contact. His heart was beating too fast and he was feeling a bit fizzy, but nevertheless he kissed Rap Mon back just as sweetly. Letting go of each other’s lips and breathing a little heavily, they stared at each other’s eyes trying to figure out each other’s emotions.

“Did we just…” Rap Mon barely made out.

“I should be asking you. You’re the one who kissed me.” Jin scoffed.

“And you’re the one who kissed me back.” Rap Mon smirked.

Jin suddenly looked at his watch and freaked out. It was way too late for him to be out and he had classwork to do. Without a word, Jin ripped off the silky ribbons that encased his hands and rushed out of the classroom without a word, leaving Rap Mon in the empty classroom, shocked.

Rap Mon let out a shaky breath and looked down at the ribbons that covered the floor. He couldn’t help but feel a little bit hurt. Guess he really is a princess. Rap Mon chuckled sourly and left the classroom when he was sure that Jin already left, picking up a small strand of red ribbon in his hand. After all, he didn’t want the person he loved to feel even more upset.

-The Next Day-

“So what you’re saying is that NamJoon kissed you and then you rushed off making silly excuses about getting home even though your parents are on a business trip?” Suga couldn’t help but laugh at his elder’s misfortune.

“Well, when you put it that way…” Jin mumbled out, not being to meet any of his friend’s eyes as they sat on the rooftop once again.

“You should talk to him, hyung.” J-Hope said seriously as he fed J-Horse some of his chips. Jin was baffled at his friends as they all agreed to J-Hope’s proposition.

“You see him every day and hiding behind us won’t help since you’re taller and the only person who’s taller than you is…” V trailed off, trying to annoy Jin.

“NamJoon.” Jimin whispered directly into Jin’s ear, in sync with V. They both laughed as Jin turned a crimson red. The bell annoyingly rang, signaling the end of their lunch period. Jungkook ran up to them last minute since he had dance practice.

“Ugh, did I miss all the fun?” Jungkook whined as V and Jimin laughed and nodded their heads. Jin was too busy in his thoughts to pay attention to his friends acting all lovey-dovey in front of him.

The day quickly went past with Jin’s head in the clouds, and he had decided to stay after yet another day since he had more classwork to do. He didn’t notice a shadow looming over him as he quickly wrote.

“Um… You wrote ‘advantageous’ wrong.” Jin stiffened as he heard that familiar voice. As he slowly turned around, he was met by a heart shattering smile. And his heart did indeed shatter.

“I-I…” Jin couldn’t form any words.

“I just wanted to say that I’m sorry for what happened yesterday.” Rap Mon said, looking down at the floor regretfully. “I didn’t consider your feelings and I only had mine in thought. I just wanted you to know that I love you ever since we first spoke and I saw the true you. Not the one who runs around doing school work, but the person who really appreciated everyone. You were one of the few people who understood my passion for my music and for that I was really grateful. Anyways, thanks for everything, class president.” Rap Mon tried to keep the tears away as he spoke these words and he couldn’t bring himself to look at Jin in the eyes. Jin hadn’t spoken and was baffled, but he knew he had to say something or do something so that Rap Mon wouldn’t misunderstand his feelings. Swiftly, he enveloped Rap Mon in a sweet embrace and kissed him on the cheek softly.

“Dummy, I love you too. I was just acting like an idiot and I don’t know why I ran away. I was also grateful to be able to see the true you and all the passion that you put into your music. I really, really, really, love you Kim Namjoon.” Jin whispered all this in Rap Mon’s ear, trying to emphasize his feeling for the latter. Jin let go of Rap Mon and laid a soft kiss on his lips that sent electricity down their spines.

“Then, Seokjin, will you be my boyfriend?”

“Of course, pabo.” He softly hit Rap Mon on the head but then kissed him again. They walked out of the school doors, hand in hand, as Jin’s friends all waited for him at the gate, smirking.

“I told you it would work, hyung!” Jungkook laughed and jumped up and down. Jin opened his eyes as he realized that Jimin, Jungkook, and V were the ones who had tied Rap Mon up in the silky red ribbons.

“I wonder when he’s going to touch Jin’s princess parts.” Jimin and Suga laughed as both Rap Mon and Jin blushed. They all split up afterwards. Jin and Rap Mon together, V and Jungkook together, Suga and Jimin together, and J-Hope and J-Horse.

Rap Mon stopped Jin as they were walking home and tied a little ribbon onto Jin’s hair. A ribbon that looked a lot like the one Rap Mon was trapped in.

“You’re mine forever.” Rap Mon said as he pushed his lips on Jin’s, feeling his warm breath and his lips that tasted like strawberry lollies.

-Fin-

A/N

I worked so hard on this. ;~; Anyways, hope you liked it! NamJin 5EVER. Upvote if u cri everytim. Much love, loves~