4 Chapter 4: Competition
**Time skip (at home eating in the living room) **
Jasmen and I made some Ramen with sliced sausage and vegetables. I sat down next to her on the couch and we ate as if everything was normal, after I finished I got up and went to the kitchen. I grabbed three knives that was in the knife holder slowly I turn around throwing the knife into the couch where she was sitting, the knife went straight through... She wasn't there. Jasmen and I know each other all too well so either she wasn't gonna be there or she was gonna have something in front of her protecting herself and I knew that all too well that's why I grabbed three knives. We've done this a couple of times before, you know almost kill each other.
"JASMEN!" I shout through the apartment as I start walking down the hallway eliminating places I know she wouldn't be; not her bedroom that's too cliché, not the bathroom too small to escape, not the closet at the end of the hallway cause nothing can fit in that, leaving only my room. I open the door and there she is under my covers thinking I wouldn't see her.
"Explain bitch" I told her. She flips the cover overlooking helpless.
"If I tell you, I'm dead, and if I don't tell you I'm still dead so idk what to do here" she contemplates with herself, I quickly got tired of waiting so I throw the second knife, it lands perfectly above her head in my wall.
"I'm not missing the last one" I twirl the knife around.
"FINE! damn. When Yoongi stole your phone he added the only other line ID you have which is me, we got in touch and he asked me to help get you two together, so I told him everything that you like so he could impress you, I also took the truck to pick up the food and grab the drink" jasmen puts her head down.
"And that's how I knew, you always forget organic mango tea, not organic green tea" jasmen facepalms.
"Well now you know everything can I go?" she asked.
"Fine let me think about this for a second" I wave her out. Jasmen gets up and walks toward the door right behind me, as she passes she slaps the life out the back of my head, I could've sworn I saw my past, present, and future with that hit. I catch my life and turn around throwing the knife hoping it would get her ass but it lands into the door instead.
"ONE DAY ONE OF US WILL DIE FROM ALL THESE FIGHTS!" she yells down the hallway.
"IM TAKING YO ASS OUT BEFORE YOU CAN GET ME!" I shout back.
"BITCH WE'LL SEE!" jasmen shouted before slamming her door and an evil laugh could be heard then Yoongi found the perfect time to text me.
Yoongi: what happened today?
Jordan: What are you talking about?
Yoongi: the head soap with Namjoon and Jungkook
Jordan: idk maybe something stupid 🤷🏽♂️
Yoongi: mhm well clear your schedule for Monday we're going out
Jordan: I think you're supposed to ask me out first.
Jordan: and school is on Monday.
Yoongi: teacher training day so no class
Yoongi: and why would I ask you out when you already belong to me?
Jordan: don't get fought little Meow Meow 😑
Yoongi: say that one more time 😑
Jordan: LITTLE MEOW MEOW!
Yoongi: you'll change that time soon enough
Jordan: go to sleep and maybe my tone will be softer in your dreams
Yoongi: I'll be sleeping in 10 ✌🏼
His dominance gets on my nerves but I love it so much, I hope he doesn't think he's gonna win me over with that attitude though, but you know at least I was able to sleep without a single annoying ass argument. Until...
"Jordan was invited to a group chat" the message read. I accepted it and entered not knowing what was to come.
Jordan entered Bangtan Gang group chat.
Hoseok: JORDAN'S HERE 🥳🥳
Jordan: wtf is this?
Namjoon: the best place on the planet and your first group chat with the gang.
Jin: do we have to go with the name " Gang" it sounds violent.
Jungkook: yay he's here 😒
V: Gang sounds like a friendship so yup we're a Gang.
Jordan: okay okay so I'm in a "Gang" with an old man, genius, Angry bastard, living rainbow, the supermodel, Yoongi, and someone who can't get the difference between C and D
Hoseok: I prefer sunshine of hope 🙄
Jungkook: Yoongi Hyung got his name instead of a description... how fucking cute 😒
Yoongi: Do you want to die 😡
Jungkook: 😶 I didn't know u was here
Yoongi: well now you know
Jordan: can we not fight here?
Hoseok: fighting is scary
V: only if there isn't a controller
Jin: where's Jiminshi
Jimin: just waiting for Jordan to notice me
Yoongi JIMIN 😡
Jin: 👀
Namjoon: 👀
Jimin: what you to aren't together and I know Jordan wants me, I mean he can't keep his eyes off me
Jordan: no I don't, Jimin stop it
Yoongi: okay Jimin I'll be in your dorm in 6 minutes
Jimin: WAIT I WAS JOKING!
V: 😂 Jimin's gonna die.
Hoseok: he asked for it, hope he lives tho 😇
Jordan: okay everyone goes to sleep how about that
Jin: what about Saturday.
Jordan: what about it
Namjoon: we're coming over
Jordan: Are you asking me or telling me?
Jungkook: telling you
V: both 🤷🏻♂️
Jimin: so what are going to do? Hopefully a little time alone you know just me and you 😏
Yoongi: Jimin I'm outside open the door
Jimin: FUCK!!
Jordan: eww everyone just come hungry, I'll cook. I have games, drinks, soju, anything, and everything so you don't have to worry about anything
Jin: well goodnight on that 🙏🏻
Conversation ended.
**time skip (begging of class)**
The next day came and sadly I came to class late cause Jasmen and I argued at the light missing it twice. When I walked in class I noticed a very visible hand stained on Jimin's face, Yoongi was stretched out in his chair looking very accomplished and calm, I chuckle at the idea of little meow meow beating someone up even though his appearance gives you that "I'll kill you" feel. Nevertheless, I take my seat, and like normal Jin talked to me.
"Why were you so late, we almost forgot our parking spot?" he makes a fake sad face.
"How could you forget where to park it's right in front of the school" I chuckle.
"Because we park our truck next to the sexy all purple drop-top Camero and that's all I remember" Jin laughs.
"That's honestly quite sad but thank you for the compliment" I laugh it off. Jungkook scuffed at his desk getting our attention and we stop. Then Mr.A decided to take a very different approach to class today.
"Well today will be a beginners course triathlon, we will have a math competition, dance competition, and the principal is letting us use the teachers' cafeteria for a cooking competition," Mr. A said excitedly, the class clapped in excitement.
"Now this will be the last time I pick your partners for any group exercise from here on out, it'll be up to you to bond with the rest of your classmates" he instructed.
"GOT IT!" we respond in unison.
"Great now team A, Jordan, Yoongi, Jungkook, and Jimin" my mouth drops, this is the worst possible team set up ever, jimin got beat up yesterday by Yoongi, jimin flirts with me, and Jungkook hates me with Yoongi, and Yoongi wants to be with me... #WORSTTEAMEVER.
"Team B, Hoseok, Jin, Namjoon, and V" they all make silent victory gestures cause they think they have the game in the bag. Mr. A went over the next two groups which are no problem for me so I failed to pay attention to it.
"Now is the time for you to get together and pick team captains" he waves us up. I stand up and walk to the middle of the room ignoring everyone else, Yoongi stood up and walked next to me, I nod at jimin and yoongi nodded at Jungkook and we lift into action, I walk over to jimin and put my hands on his cheeks.
"Awe look at you all sulky and stuff, come on I promise he won't touch you," I said in a sweet tone of voice.
"You promise?" he asked looking up at me with the sweetest eyes possible.
"Pinky promise" I give him my pinky, he smiles pinky promises me then gets up, we walk over to Yoongi who finished whispering something to Jungkook. He stands up and looks away from me.
"He's good" Yoongi sends an abnormally scary gaze at Jungkook.
"Alright has everyone picked the team leader?" Mr. A asked. Yes, emerging from all across the room like a wave at sea. Yoongi and Jimin look at me so I guess that stands for "You're the leader"
"Yes," I respond like the class.
"Great now 2 minutes to come up with team names," Mr. A said.
"Kim Seokjin" Yoongi said.
"Why he's not even on our team," I asked.
"You idio-... it's an inside joke" Jungkook said.
"Fine by me, what do you think jimin" I asked.
"Whatever makes Yoongi happy" he holds his face in resemblance to a traumatic experience.
"Kim Seokjin it is" I agree on it.
"1 minute 20 seconds left," Mr. A said.
"Look we are at a huge disadvantage," Jungkook said still not facing me but his hands seemed to be folded in whatever direction he's looking.
"What do you mean?" Yoongi asked.
"Hoseok is Jimin's rival dancer, depending on what type of dance we get asked to perform, he might win, Jin is an experienced cook he even owns a restaurant so cooking immediately destroys us, and Namjoon has an IQ of 148 and loves math, so that competition is kinda weighed as well" Jungkook explained.
"If we get asked ballet or some kind of formative music then Jimin wins, Jordan has never gotten less than a 98 on his math report card and even participated in a math competition" Yoongi explained.
"Wait how do you know that?" I asked confused as all living life.
"I told you I know everything about you" he whispered in my ear with a soft and raspy voice.
"You better watch out tonight Jasmen cause I'm not missing this time" I whisper to myself.
"And that's time," Mr. A said clapped getting our attention.
"Team names?" He asked pointing right at us.
"Team Seokjin" I answered.
" WHAT IM NOT EVEN ON YOUR TEAM!" Jin shouted in confusion.
"Exactly what I said" I threw my hands up. Mr. A points at the next team which is Jin's team.
"Team BaBa," Jin said. The other teams say their names but we don't even care.
"Great now let's begin we're going to start with math, I'll be giving you problems that will be focused toward the lifelike math portion of your department this year, you may not know the answer to some of the questions but that's fine. Now there are three competitions and four members so I member will be the tag out member in case anything gets too hard for you, but only the tag out can be picked on during each challenge" he explained and we nodded in agreement.
"Perfect now I'll be displaying your problem on the board now please whoever will be participating please stand forward" Mr. A instructed. Namjoon and I stood forward. Mr. A put a projection of a problem on the board. The air got thick as the face-off between Namjoon and I started. It was almost like we had an aura around us that fought for dominance, we weren't worried for the other 2 competitors because we knew that no matter what we would finish in a fraction of the time they would. Then the room all of a sudden became dark, a fire can almost be seen igniting in our eyes, the game was on.
"A meal at Chochkies costs $30 How much is a 15% tip?" Mr. A asked. Namjoon looked over to me, I look at him and we both raise our hand at the same time.
"Namjoon goes ahead," Mr.A said.
"4 dollars and 49 cents?" he asked. Mr. A nodded in a way where you couldn't tell if he was right our wrong.
"Jordan?" He asked.
" 4 dollars and 50 cents" I answered. Mr. A took a dramatic pause then announced that I answered correctly. He asked 6 more questions Namjoon answered four correctly and I answered three leaving us in a tie.
"The last question, Rent costs $1200 per month. To move in, first and last month's rent must be paid, as well as a security deposit of 1.5 months. How much money do I need to rent the apartment?" Mr. A asked. At this point, the other two competitors quit trying to work the problem out. But Namjoon and I was on fire, it took us a minute to but we got we raised our hands together, the anticipation from the others where high, Jin was practically biting his nails off.
" Jordan?" Mr. A asked.
" 4,200 dollars" I answered.
"Namjoon you look as if that's not right," Mr. A asked.
"I think 4,201 dollars" Namjoon answered.
"Well, it looks like Team Seokjin won," Mr. A said. We rejoice in our little first-round victory, Namjoon turns around looking like I just hit his girlfriend or something, he walks right up to me to about one pencil distance between us.
"Nice win but you got two left" his voices deepens and it almost sends chills down my spine, he pulls his hand upon my chin pulling my face slightly up to see him. At this point, we look like a complete couple about to kiss.
"Don't worry my Yoongi got his round in the bag" I push him away lightly.
"I like a smart ass you know" he winks before turning around. I turn around and started victory dancing with the rest of the group, but then it hit me.
"Wait did I just have a flirtatious moment with him, I don't even like him, well Yoongi didn't see so I'm okay, Wait I shouldn't care if he did or not we're not together, GOT DAMNIT all this feeling stuff is getting to my head."
Yoongi looks at me and it was almost like he almost read my mind.
"Get your head in the game babe we still got 3 games left" he whispered to me. His voice spoke volumes to my nerves cause all of a sudden I was extremely calm.
