Call Me JB Hyung - Chapter 1 

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Because of the heavy snow and ice that from the weather, school closed for a few days after the cafe incident.

I spent most of these free days at Yugyeom's house complaining. I didn't like that we had to miss school only to get so much more work when we returned.

So I somehow encouraged Yugyeom to study with me. Even though we're not in the same class or the same grade, it's actually fun to study with Yugyeom.

Even so, Yugyeom doesn't really like it.

After an hour he gets bored and I get bored because he's bored. 

 I usually try to convince him with something like buying food, or doing anything for him for a day. 

So I promised to be his slave for a day if he would study with me.

When school eventually opened again, I was ready for anything my teacher announced. And because teacher Kim knows his students so well, he surprised the class with a quiz.

I chuckled at the glares and groans from my classmates, mentally thanking Yugyeom for helping me study.

As serious as any of the club and night life people in my class are, I'm even more serious about school. I always have the thought that I have to graduate. I need to find a good job for my parents to be proud of me.

I've already planned a university, and it requires a lot of prep work to get accepted.

It took a while for the rest of my classmates to submit their quizzes. 

I listened to the loud groaning as teacher Kim collected the quizzes. It was just a little funny that the whole class was in synch groaning as teacher Kim bit back a laugh.

"The grades will be out after lunch. This is why I tell you to study. Even if we don't have school. I already don't give a lot of work kids so I only ask for you to study." he said, still smiling widely.

Louder groaning circulated the room.

I mentally groaned as well. 

In reality, if I wasn't such an overachiever, I wouldn't have studied either.

A few days of no school. If I was a popular kid I would go out to enjoy the night life too.

But I'm not so popular. Well not as much as the good looking people in my school. Instead I'm only popular for being smart.

I sighed loudly as teacher Kim began the new lesson.

Not even a full minute passed before the classroom door suddenly opened.

Teacher Kim quickly bowed respectively.

It was the school principal. 

Class president quickly instructed everyone to get up and bow before sitting back down.

I was curious as to what was going on, but I also suddenly remebered what happened the day at the cafe with that cafe guy just because I was curious. So I stared down at my notebook. 

"We have a university student teacher that will be assisting me and looking in on our class." teacher Kim began talking.

I listened closely, being too curious. 

When I heard a different voice than teacher Kims, I lifted my head.

Instantly I felt like an idiot. A confused idiot.

Cafe guy. 

The memory instantly came back to me. Dressed in black slacks and a blue button down shirt, cafe guy bowed and introduced himself. He looked slightly awkward.

I watched in shock as I stood up with everyone, bowing once again before sitting down. After this the principal left the class. I coudn't stop staring at cafe guy. 

So much that our eyes caught for two seconds before I quickly looked away.

Why am I so scared? It's not like I cursed at me. How old is he exactly? He doesn't look that old to be a teacher. His name is Im Jaebum? So I have to call this cafe guy teacher Im?

There was a tasteless feeling in my mouth. Unanswerable questions roamed my mind and I focused too hard on them that I didn't realize that I was being called. After a tap on my shoulder I quickly lifted my head to focus on teacher Kim.

"We're introducing ourselves. It's your turn Mr. Choi. Please pay attention." he said.

"Ah..." I quickly stood up, trying harder than needed to avoid eye contact with cafe guy. 

"My name is Choi Youngjae. Nice to meet you umm...teacher Im." I said, bowing quickly before sitting back down.

I didn't look cafe guy in the face. With my head lowered I just sat back down, though definitely not missing the snickers from a few people sitting on my left. 

I sighed and focused once again on my notebook, doodling as the introductions proceeded and ended. Soon after teacher Kim quickly continued on with his lesson.

I didn't lift my head for the remainder of the class, and quickly left during lunch time to meet Yugyeom. 

Yugyeom looked tired and I instantly knew it was due to playing video games all night.

"Did you really think school was going to be closed forever?" I laughed, watching as he practically fell asleep on his food.

"If you don't want your kimchi, hand it over here-"

"No!"

He quickly straightened up and began eating. When it comes to food, Yugyeom doesn't mess around. 

After he finished eating he got only 3 minutes of a nap before I woke him up for class, watching as he rubbed his red eyes.

"Only a few more hours to go Yugyeom-ah!" I yelled at him, patting his back as I walked him to his classroom.

Walking back to my own class I couldn't stop chuckling, thinking Yugyeom is really cute when he's sleepy.

I almost made it to my classroom, only a few more steps unil I reached the door. This was until I bumped into something - rather - someone.

We bumped into each other really only just a few steps away from the classroom. At first I didn't know who I bumped into, so I quickly bowed more than enough times and apologized.

But it was when the sound of the stranger's voice passed through my ears, and the tasteless feeling in my mouth appeared that I mentally groaned and lifted my head. 

We caught eyes properly for the first time since we met almost four days ago.

The dramalike first meeting at a cafe.

To my complete horror I watched as cafe guy scanned my whole body, from top to bottom, just staring at me before teacher Kim suddenly yelled at the both of us to come into the classroom.

After sitting down and keeping my head lowered, a picture reminder of the two twin moles above a left eye played like a movie in my head.

The two twin moles on cafe guy.

To my horror I was unable to get any notes from the days class. Those two moles and hawk eyes staring me down the whole day without so much as one single word.

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I went exactly a week without having another face to face confrontation with cafe guy.

When he finally approached me one day, I was just a little scared.He called out my name just as class ended. School ended. Half of the class already left. Even teacher Kim left early. 

I could only wonder why I was being called.

I mentally groaned, thinking of a few excuses to leave, but having none that were not lies.

So with the class empty besides the two of us, I quickly sent a message to Yugyeom, begging him to wait for me. Then I stood a few steps away from cafe guy, waiting for whatever he had to say.

Silence filled the classroom. 

I kept my head lowered. I feared whether cafe guy wanted to confront me about the message that I saw or not. Many scenarios that involved my punishment invaded my thoughts and I clenched my fist in nervousness.

"Choi Youngjae." cafe guy suddenly said my name. My full name. 

What a stupid voice. Why did I have to block the entrance to the cafe anyway?  

Out of fear I could only badmouth cafe guy in my mind.

Soon I felt stupid for mentally badmouthing him, and even more stupid for letting our awkward meeting mess with my mind. But the same dumb cafe guy who blocked the cafe doors with his stupid abnormally large shoulders was now my teacher and it scared me just a little.

"Yes teacher?" I finally replied, lifting my head. 

Although afraid, I stared straight at him. In response he glanced away for a second before looking back at me, returning the stare.

It was as if he was burning holes through me. At least that's what I could think. I could feel it. It made me feel just a little uncomfortable.

Cafe guy looked like he was burning holes through me, with no readable expression on his face. 

Still a little scared, I wondered what kind of punishment was headed my way, so I quickly spoke up.

"I'm sorry but I had to meet a frien-"

"You can go."

If I could punch cafe guy, I would. But I can't fight to save my life. 

Instead I mumbled a reply and quickly walked away, mumbling to myself about why cafe guy called me to stay back for nothing.

Hoping Yugyeom really waited for me. 

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Exactly two weeks passed after that incident. Cafe teacher didn't call me to stay back again. I occasionally caught him staring, but he made no move to talk to me.

Maybe because our first meeting was a embarrassing circumstance. I wondered if he knew that I saw the message.

I guessed that it was the reason why I was being stared at so hard every day.

So every day in class, right after I caught a certain someone staring so hard at me, I had the same thoughts. 

What is his problem anyway? Lots of people get dumped. I haven't experienced it myself but it's not love or anything if she didn't even consider coming to the cafe to say it. What guts his ex girlfriend has.

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As school is for me usually, an upcoming test was coming, and I could think of nothing else but studying and passing. 

When this happens, I becomes distant, meeting Yugyeom less, and staying in my room more.

As Yugyeom always says - 'if a test is involved in anthing, Choi Youngjae completely changes.'

There have been multiple times Yugyeom has said this phrase, including the fact that I even become cranky and easily tired. It's only when the test is over that I becomes the Choi Youngjae I usually am and play games with him. 

The fact is that Yugyeom is too nice me. This is what I believe. He has many other friends. He's actually really popular for my age group even though he's younger. 

Even so, he chooses to be friends with me.

It's not like I'm oblivious. I know that the way I act around testing time must annoy Yugyeom. It would annoy me.

But I can't help it. The closer the test comes, the more I becomes distant.

A few days before the test I knew I needed something to calm me down.

So I grabbed my jacket and made my way to a certain cafe.

And as if deja vu followed me, I walked to the same cafe only to be greeted to what looked like the same image from before, but wasn't really.

Cafe guy - standing in front of the cafe.

"Teacher Im? You smoke?" the question came out even before I could think to avoid him.

Cafe guy looked surprised as he turned to look at me. A cough escaped him and I shook my head and turned away.

"C-Choi Youngjae. What are you doing here?" he asked.

"You didn't reply to my question." I said, walking past him.

This time he wasn't blocking the doorway. So I walked into the cafe easily and ordered a drink before sitting down.

It surprised me when he walked in about a minute later, ordered the same drink as me, and sat in front of me.

I instantly thought that he looked different from what he always looks like in class. Even on the first day I met him. He dressed in very casual clothes this time with fake glasses on, and even a reversed hat. He looked extremely different. Not like a teacher at all.

"You know..." I mumbled.

He looked at me.

"I told everyone not to call me teacher. I'm not your teacher." he said.

I stared.

"I can't call you by your name either. It feels strange." I mumbled.

"Why?" he asked.

I shrugged and tried to change the topic. A few minutes passed in silence though when I couldn't think of anything to talk about.

I could only watch cafe guy staring at his phone. 

It was quickly becoming awkward.

So I unconsciously called him cafe teacher to get his attention. He looked up at me with an expression of annoyance.

"JB." he said.

"What?" I stared at him confused.

"Call me JB then." he said.

I stared at him. JB seemed a little bit more easier for me, so I nodded wondering why he didn't want me to call him hyung or something more appropriate.

"Say it." he suddenly said, staring at me.

"Are you really an adult?" I asked.

"I'm only 21 years old. I told you already. This is required training for my course in university so I'm not a teacher." he said.

I nodded in understanding. 

He doesn't look like the teacher type anyway.

Cafe guy stared at me for a little longer.

I could only wonder if we were finally going to talk about what I saw.

I lowered my head and stared at my coffee, thinking hard.

Why is he making me feel awkward when he's the one that sat with me?

"I-"

"Why do you always drink coffee?"

His sudden question made me lift my head. He stared at me, taking some sips of his drink.

"This is the second time you've seen me here." I finally replied. 

"But for your age should you be drinking coffee?" he asked.

"Are you an idiot?" the insult escaped my mouth before I could think.

"Hey! I'm your hyung." he said, instantly glaring.

"Sorry! I didn't mean that." I quickly aplogized, staring down at my drink for a few moments, hoping I wouldn't be scolded - or worse.

When he didn't say anything else I slowly lifted my head.

"So...you want me to call you hyung?" I asked.

"JB hyung." he replied. 

I nodded, looking down at my drink.

This is so awkward.

"Is it okay for you to be drinking coffee so much?" he suddenly asked once again.

I stared at him once again. This time thinking before opening my mouth with an insult.

Maybe he is an idiot. I can smoke but I can't drink coffee? Coffee isn't smoking.

"Youngjae-yah." he said my name.

"Well...it's not as bad as smoking...teacher..." I mumbled.

I was being stared at. The usual cafe guy stare down.

"I told you not to call me teach-"

"I don't call anyone who smokes hyung." I quickly interrupted him. Then apologized and diverted my eyes when I caught eyes with him.

Out of all the things he does he has to smoke. Mabe he's really going to beat me up...the smoke smell is terrible how can he stand it? Are all bullies like this? 

"I don't smoke." he answered after a long time. 

I lifted my head.

It surprised me when he suddenly threw his full box of cigarettes staright towards me. I stared at the box, then at the guy sitting in front of me.

"I don't smoke." I said.

"I know. You better not it's bad for you...I don't either. I was trying to find something to...calm me down. I heard smoking helps but it didn't and that was my first time." he said.

I stared at him. I was so shocked that he was admitting his reasons - admitting that he didn't smoke when he was at the age to smoke if he wanted to.

"Why did you throw this at me?" I asked, picking up the box. 

It was completely full, except one.

He's telling the truth.

"I think I accidently bought the expensive kind..." he suddenly said. 

I stared at him. 

"...without it I won't do it again. Trust me. I won't spend the money to go buy another box." he continued.

"So?" I asked, still staring at him. 

"I don't know." he answered, diverting his eyes. I slanted my head just a little when the familar twin moles caught my attention, making me smile slightly.

"I'll throw them away." I said. 

He didn't reply. 

"Just don't go buying another box hyung." I smiled wide.

He lifted his head, and when he suddenly smiled it was like the weather had finally changed. 

"What the...what's with that smile?" I instantly asked, getting up.

He frowned. 

"Hey. You're really disrespectful to your hyung." he said, a small smile still on his face. 

I chuckled a little and went to throw the cigarettes away. I couldn't help but stare in return as cafe guy watched me. We caught eyes for a few minutes and I signaled I was throwing the box away.

He responded with a nod. 

When I returned to my seat I couldn't help but ask.

"So what are you so worried about?"

For a few seconds he didn't reply. 

"You want to be my life consultant?" he suddenly asked. 

I laughed. 

"If I can." I replied in all seriousness.

He stared at me, a look of seriousness on his face now. It was like he was looking past me - through me even.

I'm usually not very social. It takes me a long time to get to know people and before I get to know them, I'm not usually concerned with their problems.

But with cafe guy, it's probably the way we met. It's probably because I saw into a side of his life I shouldn't have. But if I could, I wanted to help cafe guy. 

I believed that cafe guy, or Jaebum hyung, needed to quickly find a new girlfriend. One that could make him happy.

That day I admitted to Jaebum that I saw the message.

Starting from that day our relationship began.

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a/n hello. so this is new. a new pairing and new group for me, yes. i've been paying a lot of attention to got7 since last year and began to love the roommate couple. We're cute together are We not? haha :) it's hard to find some 2jae fics around so i decided to write one myself. hope you like chapter one.

-zzutto