Jiho had been introduced to the class, made to say a few things about himself - which he awkwardly stuttered out because all eyes were on him, and then Namjoon led him along through his new homeroom. Namjoon stopped at Seokjin's desk and smiled down at Jin. He was one of his best students and very sociable, might help the kid ease up a little.
"Seokjin-ah, can you watch after Jiho for his first week? Just show him where the gym and music room are, where we have lunch." Jiho looked down at his shoes as Namjoon spoke. "Say hello to Jin, Jiho."
Jiho bowed politely to Jin and kept on studying his shoes. "Hello."
"Of course, Namjoon-seonsing." Jin smiled happily and pulled the chair next to him out so Jiho could sit down. He could sense that he was shy, it was kind of obvious. Jin was a nice kid though, so he immediately decided that he'd have to take good care of him. "It's nice to meet you! Sit down."
He made sure the desk was clear for Jiho, then turned to look at him. "I'll show you everything. Do you like gym? Or music?" He was curious, so maybe he could get to know him a little. "Namjoon-seonsing really likes to be in the music room."
"Me and Yoongi-ssi are good friends." Namjoon dismissed, giving Jin a look - damn, did he know? He hoped he didn't know. "The music room is our best asset. We teach a lot of music lessons there but I'm sure Jin will explain it all to you." Namjoon walked away to get his lessons prepped and Jiho looked up, smiling a little.
Woah. He was pretty. Pretty boy. "I like gym. And music. I play piano and flute." His father always said that he had to focus on culturing himself and given he was too dumb to read a book, maybe he could learn an instrument. "Do you -- Do you do ... stuff?" Oh God, he sucked at talking to people.
"You should take piano lessons! The piano teacher is really talented and so many girls like him. Boys too." Jin laughed, smiling and nodding. "I do a lot of stuff! I like cooking and sometimes I sing. I'm in the theatre group too."
His parents also thought it was important to do extra-curricular activities, they were just less mean about it. "Do you want to go see the gym and the music room? I can show you where everything is."
Some girls were watching them and giggling, so Jin paused to blow them a kiss.
"If you could, yes. Maybe ... Maybe I'll do piano lessons." If he could do good at one thing here, maybe they'd be nicer to him than his last school. He didn't want to stay behind after school every day again, it made it harder to pick up TaeTae. "I can't do a lot of stuff after school, I have to pick up my little brother from kindergarten."
Jiho turned his head, watching all the girls giggle and push each other, calling out to Jin and waving.
Oh boy. He was with a popular boy. That was bound not to work in his favour. "You have a lot of friends, huh?"
"Everyone is nice!" That was how Jin thought about it anyway. He made a heart sign for the girls and got up, holding a hand out to help Jiho out of his seat. "I have a brother in kindergarten too, my little Jiminie. He is adorable, but he knows it, the little brat."
Such a bother. "We can pick them up together! Maybe your brother will want to join the dance group they do, then you could do piano lessons on those days. That's how I do it with the theatre group."
It all worked out very well. "This school has a lot of extra stuff, because the teachers are very good. That's why my parents chose it."
"Yeah, my dad chose it for the same reason." Though he had to invest a lot into the school to get Jiho in, he was not the kid of student that they wanted at this school but he had money. Money mattered more. Getting up, he walked along beside Jin with his hands in his pockets, feeling pretty awkward and unsure.
Jin seemed very loved, everyone was nice to him - were people all nice here or were they just nice because Jin was pretty and popular? He was never sure.
"I can't remember my way back to kindergarten so if you could help me, that'd be great. I don't want to be late on his first day." Tae would be waiting for him. "I'll see what he feels about joining classes. I don't want to push him for my sake, you know?"
"I understand. You are a good brother! We will get along." Jin liked that, he wouldn't have wanted to show around some jerk. As it was, he happily walked with Jiho, explaining things to him as they passed them, which so far mostly meant pointing out the bathrooms. Hey, still important.
"The dance classes are taught by the kindergarten teachers though, so the little ones love them. Jiminie begged to be part of them and now he's apparently one of the best!" He was very proud of his little brother, bratty as he could be. "Does your brother like dancing, do you know?"
"Yeah in his own weird way, he does." Tae's dancing was very ... modern interpretative. He found it cute. He encouraged Tae to try out anything he liked and it always went to interesting places. Sometimes he was great something, like art, and sometimes it just made a mess and got him hurt, like when he wanted to try out baking. Brownie mix got everywhere. Including in Tae's eye.
"I think he'd like it. I'll ask him after school today." He hoped he was going to be okay and make some friends. He really wanted him to get some good friends. "Your brother sounds very talented. Do you take care of him a lot?"
"Yes. My parents are very busy, so usually I am in charge. We do have a nanny for when I'm too busy, but he's very fickle with... Everything and everyone." What a chore his brother was. "He likes having my attention." And then he was a brat about it half the time, but whatever. Jin loved him anyway.
"What about you? It sounds like you take care of your brother a lot too." He really could appreciate that. It was nice meeting someone who understood what that was like.
"My dad works non stop and my eomma died a few years back so it's mostly just me and TaeTae." They had a nanny but she was kind of useless and mostly just came over these days to fuck with Kangwoo. They had a fling type thing since they started hitting it off so she just straight up didn't do her job. He had tutors and they had chefs but Jiho didn't really have anyone looking after him.
At least TaeTae had him. "He's an easy kid, he plays by himself a lot and he's good like that but ... he can be needy." What kid wasn't? "I promised eomma I'd take care of him."
"I'm sorry about your eomma." Jin took Jiho's hand and gave it a squeeze. "I'm sure you take great care of your brother. He's lucky he has you." What a cool guy. He smiled and nodded his head. "I'm glad we are friends."
Because, yes, he had just decided that they were friends. "We are almost at the music room! You have to be quiet, because usually Yoongi-ssi is playing or teaching. He's so cool. My little brother thinks he's a prince."
"He's a piano teacher? My eomma was a piano teacher." She wanted to play professionally but she married appa and it kind of fell apart from there. She taught Jiho how to play, hours on end they played, they even did it sometimes to lull Tae back to sleep. He sometimes used to bounce in his high chair when Jiho played. "Does he look like a prince?"
Also he had a friend? Already? Woah. This was easy. He hoped Tae already had a lot of friends too. As they approached the music room, he stood on his tiptoes and tried to peer in.
"I don't hear piano." Then he heard some very ugly playing from Yoongi's student. "Oh. Now I do. Oh no."
"...I think he is teaching." Because that did not sound like Yoongi playing, oh, at all. Jin carefully opened the door, peeking inside. There was a whole group of girls gathered by the piano, only one of them currently sitting next to Yoongi. Yoongi had talented students of all ages and genders. Unfortunately there were also less talented ones. He had managed to group a lot of the fangirls into one lesson at least, which was what the boys just walked in on.
Yoongi's expression was mostly blank, but he turned his head at the welcome interruption, nodding at Jin. "Seokjin-ah, what's the matter?"
Jin put an arm around Jiho and pulled him inside. "Yoongi-ssi, our teacher told me to show the new student around. He's Jiho and he's really cool! He wants to play piano."
"Yeah?" Yoongi smiled a little, looking at Jiho. "That true?"
"Uhhh." He didn't expect to be put on the spot so quickly but there was Jin, confident and unafraid of anything. He looked down at his shoes, wishing they were cool and blinked like Tae's but they were just black, formal shoes. He didn't know how to dress today so he dressed as smart as he could. He looked like such a little preppy. "Yes, if I may?"
He bowed to the teacher politely and then looked over at Jin, blushing lightly.
"I'm not very good though." His eomma said he was good but his eomma had to say that. His current piano teacher said he was useless but then, he also mispronounced the names of most of the pianists they studied and didn't seem to pay attention during lessons.
"Sure. On this piano, there's room for everyone." Evidently. Yoongi gestured to the girl next to him with a smile, then waved the boy over. "Sit down, yeah? We just wrapped up our lesson anyway."
Might as well end early. The girls all bowed to him and said goodbye and thank you in unison, which was admittedly kind of cute. Yoongi waved to them and then once the door closed behind them, it was only Jin, Jiho and Yoongi in the room.
"Do you know any piece by memory, Jiho? Or can you read music? I can also play something and you repeat, I just need to gauge what level you are on."
"I bet he's really talented!" Jin was already his cheerleader.
"I know a piece... I'm out of practise." He hadn't played it for a long time, his teacher told him it was soft and girly. Women played songs like that, men stirred the audience with powerful ballads... which seemed dumb to him but Kangwoo said he was a good friend from school so he was probably well educated and stuff.
He climbed onto the piano bench and tried some of the keys curiously, just to warm up, to get a sense of the piano. "I might make mistakes." Jiho warned because he hated when he did.
Nothing was worse than a perfect piece of music ruined by a dumb mistake.
Carefully, he went over the song in his head before he started to play it, being incredibly careful not to mess it up. It wasn't the easiest of pieces but for an elementary school student, he played it exceptionally well. He thought of eomma as he played, smiling a little.
Jin whooped once and Yoongi had to gesture to quiet him down. He stayed silent until Jiho finished, but then he applauded and Jin joined in excitedly, finally cheering out loud.
"You are like Mozart, Jiho!" Jin just said the first music name that came to mind. Yoongi laughed, but he nodded.
"You are clearly very advanced, Jiho, very talented. We will arrange for solo lessons, I will talk to your teachers so we can find the best times." Clearly one of this better students, he could tell by that one piece already. "Would you be interested in taking part in competitions? You don't have to tell me now, it's something to think about. You should be proud of your talent and practise a lot."
"I don't know if I have time. I have to study, I'm not doing so well at... at everything, actually. And then there's my brother. Maybe? I don't know. I know I have to be good at something or I'm good at nothing." And if he wasn't good at this, he was a failure. Still, if he had class and competitions, Tae would be at home alone. With their father. Nope, didn't seem possible.
"I'll get back to you." Jiho idly played a scale as he turned to Jin, smiling and wishing he could play a piece just for Jin -- which was weird, he knew, on hindsight but Jin was special. He could already tell.
He wanted to play more for him already. "I do practise a lot though. I have a piano at home."
"I dunno, my last school was nice to. I'm the problem. I can't help being stupid." He was okay with it, he didn't even seem all that sad as he stated it. It was something he had been told as a fact almost all his life - by now, it was just words. He was stupid. He failed every subject. He probably flunked kindergarten!
Still, he could play and maybe that was his way to being good at school. He played a little bit again, smiling as he did so. "Eomma said music was forever too."
She said it was the best language in the world. So even if he struggled with Korean, he would always have music.
"You can't be stupid if you understand music this well. Might just mean you are smart in a different way." Yoongi shrugged, playing a little bit to make his point. "I never cared about anything but music and it worked out for me too."
"Yoongi-ssi is a real musician! There are CDs you can buy, I will show you." Jin was excited that his new friend got such praise. "I bet you could be on CDs too, like an idol. You are so good, Jiho!"
"You are famous?" Was he all famous and special because he could play piano? That was so cool. He looked at Yoongi like he was the best thing to ever happy, his eyes wide with excitement. "Yoongi-nim, you're so impressive. I didn't know. My abeoji said there was a good music program here but I wasn't sure cause he doesn't get music."
Some people didn't get music. He did. TaeTae did too. He looked at Jin, climbing off the bench. "You can show me the CDs."
"I wouldn't say famous. But I do some stuff." It had kind of fallen into place. Yoongi had been ready to give up on his dreams and on life, really, when he had met Namjoon. Somehow that had led to him getting the teaching job here and around the same time he finally got the recording deal he'd been waiting for, which meant that the school now paid him more, since it meant they could boast about being especially prestigious. They did have a good music program, even if he had to put up with a lot of unqualified brats.
"I look forward to teaching you, Jiho." Yoongi bowed a little, smiling when he saw Jin taking Jiho's hand again. Cute. "You'll have a good time here, when your friend is the school's tiny idol."
Jin beamed and pulled a red heart out of his pocket. Made of paper. He kissed it and then handed it to Jiho. "I'll come to all your concerts, Jiho!"
Jiho took the heart, blushing furiously as he looked at Jin with awe. So much awe that he walked into the door, not out of the door. He was in love. There was nothing he could do about it, it was all too late. He was in love. All was lost.
He had to tell someone. He could tell Tae tonight.
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"Seokjin-ah, can you watch after Jiho for his first week? Just show him where the gym and music room are, where we have lunch." Jiho looked down at his shoes as Namjoon spoke. "Say hello to Jin, Jiho."
Jiho bowed politely to Jin and kept on studying his shoes. "Hello."
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He made sure the desk was clear for Jiho, then turned to look at him. "I'll show you everything. Do you like gym? Or music?" He was curious, so maybe he could get to know him a little. "Namjoon-seonsing really likes to be in the music room."
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Woah. He was pretty. Pretty boy. "I like gym. And music. I play piano and flute." His father always said that he had to focus on culturing himself and given he was too dumb to read a book, maybe he could learn an instrument. "Do you -- Do you do ... stuff?" Oh God, he sucked at talking to people.
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His parents also thought it was important to do extra-curricular activities, they were just less mean about it. "Do you want to go see the gym and the music room? I can show you where everything is."
Some girls were watching them and giggling, so Jin paused to blow them a kiss.
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Jiho turned his head, watching all the girls giggle and push each other, calling out to Jin and waving.
Oh boy. He was with a popular boy. That was bound not to work in his favour. "You have a lot of friends, huh?"
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Such a bother. "We can pick them up together! Maybe your brother will want to join the dance group they do, then you could do piano lessons on those days. That's how I do it with the theatre group."
It all worked out very well. "This school has a lot of extra stuff, because the teachers are very good. That's why my parents chose it."
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Jin seemed very loved, everyone was nice to him - were people all nice here or were they just nice because Jin was pretty and popular? He was never sure.
"I can't remember my way back to kindergarten so if you could help me, that'd be great. I don't want to be late on his first day." Tae would be waiting for him. "I'll see what he feels about joining classes. I don't want to push him for my sake, you know?"
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"The dance classes are taught by the kindergarten teachers though, so the little ones love them. Jiminie begged to be part of them and now he's apparently one of the best!" He was very proud of his little brother, bratty as he could be. "Does your brother like dancing, do you know?"
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"I think he'd like it. I'll ask him after school today." He hoped he was going to be okay and make some friends. He really wanted him to get some good friends. "Your brother sounds very talented. Do you take care of him a lot?"
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"What about you? It sounds like you take care of your brother a lot too." He really could appreciate that. It was nice meeting someone who understood what that was like.
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At least TaeTae had him. "He's an easy kid, he plays by himself a lot and he's good like that but ... he can be needy." What kid wasn't? "I promised eomma I'd take care of him."
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Because, yes, he had just decided that they were friends. "We are almost at the music room! You have to be quiet, because usually Yoongi-ssi is playing or teaching. He's so cool. My little brother thinks he's a prince."
For... some reason.
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Also he had a friend? Already? Woah. This was easy. He hoped Tae already had a lot of friends too. As they approached the music room, he stood on his tiptoes and tried to peer in.
"I don't hear piano." Then he heard some very ugly playing from Yoongi's student. "Oh. Now I do. Oh no."
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Yoongi's expression was mostly blank, but he turned his head at the welcome interruption, nodding at Jin. "Seokjin-ah, what's the matter?"
Jin put an arm around Jiho and pulled him inside. "Yoongi-ssi, our teacher told me to show the new student around. He's Jiho and he's really cool! He wants to play piano."
"Yeah?" Yoongi smiled a little, looking at Jiho. "That true?"
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He bowed to the teacher politely and then looked over at Jin, blushing lightly.
"I'm not very good though." His eomma said he was good but his eomma had to say that. His current piano teacher said he was useless but then, he also mispronounced the names of most of the pianists they studied and didn't seem to pay attention during lessons.
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Might as well end early. The girls all bowed to him and said goodbye and thank you in unison, which was admittedly kind of cute. Yoongi waved to them and then once the door closed behind them, it was only Jin, Jiho and Yoongi in the room.
"Do you know any piece by memory, Jiho? Or can you read music? I can also play something and you repeat, I just need to gauge what level you are on."
"I bet he's really talented!" Jin was already his cheerleader.
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He climbed onto the piano bench and tried some of the keys curiously, just to warm up, to get a sense of the piano. "I might make mistakes." Jiho warned because he hated when he did.
Nothing was worse than a perfect piece of music ruined by a dumb mistake.
Carefully, he went over the song in his head before he started to play it, being incredibly careful not to mess it up. It wasn't the easiest of pieces but for an elementary school student, he played it exceptionally well. He thought of eomma as he played, smiling a little.
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"You are like Mozart, Jiho!" Jin just said the first music name that came to mind. Yoongi laughed, but he nodded.
"You are clearly very advanced, Jiho, very talented. We will arrange for solo lessons, I will talk to your teachers so we can find the best times." Clearly one of this better students, he could tell by that one piece already. "Would you be interested in taking part in competitions? You don't have to tell me now, it's something to think about. You should be proud of your talent and practise a lot."
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"I'll get back to you." Jiho idly played a scale as he turned to Jin, smiling and wishing he could play a piece just for Jin -- which was weird, he knew, on hindsight but Jin was special. He could already tell.
He wanted to play more for him already. "I do practise a lot though. I have a piano at home."
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Maybe not what a teacher should say, it certainly made Jin laugh, shaking his head. "Namjoon-ssi will be mad if he hears that, Yoongi-ssi!"
"Then you just don't tell him, huh?" Yoongi reached out to ruffle Jiho's hair. "You might have a better time here than your old school. It's nice."
Cost a lot, but at least it tended to be worth it.
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Still, he could play and maybe that was his way to being good at school. He played a little bit again, smiling as he did so. "Eomma said music was forever too."
She said it was the best language in the world. So even if he struggled with Korean, he would always have music.
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"Yoongi-ssi is a real musician! There are CDs you can buy, I will show you." Jin was excited that his new friend got such praise. "I bet you could be on CDs too, like an idol. You are so good, Jiho!"
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Some people didn't get music. He did. TaeTae did too. He looked at Jin, climbing off the bench. "You can show me the CDs."
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"I look forward to teaching you, Jiho." Yoongi bowed a little, smiling when he saw Jin taking Jiho's hand again. Cute. "You'll have a good time here, when your friend is the school's tiny idol."
Jin beamed and pulled a red heart out of his pocket. Made of paper. He kissed it and then handed it to Jiho. "I'll come to all your concerts, Jiho!"
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He had to tell someone. He could tell Tae tonight.