Chapter 7: Teasing Jimin (Gone Wrong)

The car was completely silent except for the heavy breathing of three exhausted people and the slight scratching of the radio as the driver tried to find the music channel.

Eventually, "bad guy" by Billie Eilish was played through the surround sound speakers. As the song played, two of the three were enveloped in their thoughts. The other (Jimin) was still trying to catch his breath from all the screaming he had been doing, and he sounded terribly asthmatic as the wheezing left his throat.

Jungkook turned around in the driver's seat and glared at him. "Can you shut tf up, I'm trying to think." Alex just giggled.

Jimin just glared back and tried to breathe through his nose instead, but that made it worse.

As the breaths escaped him, he sounded like he was snorting crack. Alex couldn't help it and burst into a fit of laughter, and Jungkook's cold exterior was broken as he cracked a grin.

Two hours later, and they were still on the road heading back to Seoul. The first half hour had been amicable as the passengers cracked jokes and sang along to the music.

That was a stark contrast to what was now taking place. Now, the car was filled with the sounds of arguing by the two men, as Ariana Grande tried to make herself heard through the radio.

The same argument had been going on for the past hour and a half, and Alex was about to go crazy. It was about the STUPIDEST thing she had ever heard; Jimin was calling JK a copycat for being born in Busan after him, so Jungkook retaliated by calling him short.

That wasn't received well.

Immediately after the retort exited the younger's lips, Jimin had tried to attack him from the passenger seat, causing him to swerve and almost crash three times. Alex had to single-handedly pull Jimin back and force his seatbelt on, as JK tried to focus on the road as he swore at his hyung.

That happened in the first hour, and less than 30 minutes later, it happened again. Quiet had once again overtaken the atmosphere in the car, but it was an awkward and tense silence. Which is when Jungkook ruined it.

Breaking the silence, he casually remarked "Who knew short people had that much of a temper." And as expected, Jimin saw red.

Reaching across Alex, who was seated right behind Jungkook, he proceeded to both squash the woman he was leaned on, and manage to get his hands close enough to wrap his small fingers round the drivers' neck.

It happened so fast Alex didn't see it coming. JK yelped in pain as Jimin yanked his head back to the headrest so he could strangle him to the brink of death. This struggle continued for what seemed like ages, but in reality was only a few minutes.

The struggle had the car almost veering off the road several times, but Jimin didn't seem to notice as he held the driver back from fully controlling the car. "Jimin, stop!!" Alex yelled, as she tried to pry his fingers from Jungkook's neck, to no avail.

Jungkook managed to haphazardly park on a sidewalk. As he pulled the break up, the car stopped suddenly, which was enough to propel Jimin back to his seat. Jungkook almost smashed his head on the steering wheel and Alex banged her head against the back of his headrest. Dazed, she could only watch as Jimin once again attacked JK from behind (almost squeezing the life out of her), slapping him about the head and calling him all sorts of names under the sun.

"You son of a b**ch! You think you can just disrespect your hyung like that, stupid motherf**ker?! You're supposed to respect me! I'm two years older than you! Eaten 2130 more bowls of rice! JEON JUNGKOOK!!"

Finishing his tirade, Jimin slapped him one more time at the back of his head before making his way back to his seat. Alex stared at him. Who knew he could get this angry?!

Jungkook didn't respond, instead rubbing his neck and grimacing as he checked his neck in the driver mirror. That bruise would last for days. He had forgotten how his hyung got pissed when insulted, especially about his height. He'd for sure never make that mistake again.

They sat in the car for a few minutes, the men breathing heavily once again, as Alex looked between them uneasily, silently begging Jimin to stay in his seat, and praying for the younger to not provoke his elder.

"Sorry, hyung." It was comparable to a whisper, but it was heard and received by the still-angry Jimin.

"You should be." Jimin huffed back, which was slightly hypocritical in Alex's mind- he was the once who had started the argument in the first place! Oh well, she wouldn't correct him; she didn't want to be the next one to almost encounter death!

Alex was broken out of her thoughts, as the front car door opened and Jungkook started getting out. "Come, we'll get some snacks," he said as he started to cross the road, where there sat a convenience store. What luck! Alex and Jimin followed.

Upon entering the store, all three found what they wanted,payed and left. The amount of food they had gotten would be enough to last a bear for hibernation; it would be a long drive the rest of the way to Seoul.