8. Old gentleman ghost
Once Taehyung was touched by him, all the strange things around him disappeared.
Kim Taehyung
*Rolled his eyes and, striving his hardest to speak in a relaxed tone, replied* "Just saying good morning. What's up?"
Jeon Jungkook
*Smiled.* "Nothing. Are you done with your greetings?"
Kim Taehyung
*He quickly nodded.* "I'm done."
Jungkook's eyes swept over the sink and he grabbed Tae's cup that had floated to the corner. He washed the cup carefully under the faucet before handing it to him who had toothpaste foam leaking from the corners of his lips.
Jeon Jungkook
"Go rinse your mouth," *he commanded.*
Taehyung felt apprehensive about using the cup that had been tainted by the water ghost so when he returned to his spot at the sink, he dropped the cup into his washbasin and used his hands to scoop water to rinse his mouth instead.
Kim Taehyung
*He gargled, he remembered an important detail that he saw while his Yin Yang eyes were active.*
The last three times that his Yin Yang eyes were active, he was so scared that he would go touch Jungkook immediately. He was basically mad from fear, so there was a subtle detail he had continuously overlooked. He realized just now: when his Yin Yang eyes were activated, not only could Taehyung see ghosts, but he could also see the aura that living humans emit.
[Aura - surrounded or come from someone or something. ]
The auras weren't very pronounced; they looked like silhouettes traced by a glowing pen, only emitting a fine light around each person's body. Some were brighter and some dimmer, some were whitish and some greenish, but the aura on Jungkook's body was light gold. When he walked over,
Kim Taehyung
*Could see clearly that the four female ghosts around him were giving off smoke from their eight ghostly hands that were stroking his body: the skin on their hands looked as though it was being corroded by acid, exposing the dark red muscle beneath. Despite this, the ghost girls didn't seem to be in any pain...*
Kim Taehyung
(Still, who knew if it was because there truly was no pain, or if the pain was worth it so long as they could touch their Adonis!)
As for Taehyung, when he was touching the seven male students just now, he had observed his own hand and arm. A dark grey aura coiled around him, just like the toxic fumes that billow out from chemical plants... Yet, the moment Jungkook grabbed his wrist, he felt as if a warm current had flowed into his body, suppressing the chill that made him see ghosts. This feeling wasn't very obvious, so had Taehyung not been constantly paying attention to the little changes in his body he wouldn't have noticed it.
Kim Taehyung
(The feeling was like Yang energy ahh!. Yang energy must have a negative effect on ghosts. Some people must also have stronger Yang energy while others have weaker Yang energy.)
Taehyung guessed as he spat out the water in his mouth and wiped his face with a towel. He couldn't help but think to himself, What a pain in the ass.
[Yang energy - A positive energy]
Kim Taehyung
(I was wondering why I am emitting a black aura... No wonder I'm seeing ghosts. Damn it, my Yang energy must be critically low...)
After he finished rinsing his mouth, he looked at the water room's door and saw that Jungkook was leaning on the door frame, waiting. With one hand in his pocket and the other holding his washbasin, his black eyes were calmly following him. It looked specifically like he was waiting for him.
Kim Taehyung
"I'm done washing." *Taehyung walked over and awkwardly asked*
Kim Taehyung
"Let's go to the canteen?"
At this time, Jungkook's deskmate Hoseok energetically arrived while holding his washbasin.
Jung Hoseok
*He patted him on the back and said* "Hey Kook, wait five minutes for me, let's go to the canteen together."
Jeon Jungkook
*Valued time like gold and shot him down.* "No, we're almost late."
Jung Hoseok
*Hastily squeezed out some toothpaste as he shouted to him from the back of the water room.*
Jung Hoseok
"Then help me by bringing a fruit crepe to class!"
Jeon Jungkook
*With his back turned to him, Jungkook waved his hand to acknowledge that he heard him. As he was lowering his hand, it conveniently grazed over Taehyung's hair, smoothing down some tufts that were sticking up.*
Jung Hoseok
*Who seemed to have fallen out of favor.*
Jung Hoseok
(Two days ago Jungkook still called Taehyung a little idiot, why are they suddenly so sticky today?)
The two people reached the canteen, hurriedly demolished their breakfasts as though going to war, and went to the classroom for self-study class.
All throughout, Taehyung kept deliberately touching him while pretending not to so he could keep himself from seeing ghosts, but as soon as he entered the classroom, Taehyung was dumbfounded.
Jungkook sat in the last row while he sat in the third to last row. Even though the two people were only separated diagonally by an aisle, during class he would be unable to touch Jungkook.
Kim Taehyung
*He walked nervously to his seat. Just as he sat down, he couldn't resist turning to look at his human-shaped protective talisman.*
Kim Taehyung
(Even if I can't touch it, maybe just by looking I can still feel less worried ah!)
Jeon Jungkook
*Who was in the middle of memorizing vocabulary, seemed to sense Taehyung's gaze. While he was looking back, Jungkook lifted his head and their eyes met. The two people's gazes locked for an instant and the corner of his lips raised a little.*
Kim Taehyung
(Fuck, Jungkook's smile was so, so...)
Kim Taehyung
*Just like a startled rabbit*
Taehyung quickly turned his head around. He was searching for an appropriate adjective in his head, but because his literary skills were lacking, he couldn't find one.
Taehyung restlessly opened his math workbook. However, after solving only two problems, a familiar thread of chilly air suddenly surged from his feet straight to his eyes. He quivered. Keeping his head lowered, he struggled to prepare himself psychologically while keeping a careful watch on the state of the classroom from the corner of his eyes.
At first, Taehyung thought that he might be a little lucky. Because there were so many people in the classroom, there could be a strong enough presence of yang energy that the ghosts wouldn't dare to come. However, he soon discovered that he was too naive.
Kim Taehyung
(There were definitely less ghosts in the classroom than there were in the dormitory building, but that didn't mean there weren't any...)
Kim Taehyung
(Not to mention that they! were! scarier!)
The ghost that held his attention was an elderly gentleman. This old ghost wore a neat and trim Zhongshan suit. Half of his face looked calm and gentle. One corner of his mouth held a refined smile. Half of his head sported well-coiffed silver hair of which no strand was out of place, sleek and shiny from pomade. The thing is... all of these features are only 'half' because the old gentlemanly ghost was only left with half of his head.
[Zhongshan suit - A modern Chinese tunic suit, worn by teachers or official etc.]
Kim Taehyung
(What a way to economize on pomade!)
Kim Taehyung
*He quickly lowered his head after seeing the old gentlemanly ghost. He was so afraid that the rims of his eyes turned red and cold sweat ran down his back.*
Kim Taehyung
*He disturbingly felt that the half of the ghost's face that was in good condition looked very familiar. After thinking for a while, he recalled: this person was the founder of this boarding school, a well-known scholar.*
He only knew this much. The reason he could recognize the ghost was because the old gentleman's photo hung in the main hall on the first floor of the school. As for how the gentleman died, Taehyung had no knowledge.
The old gentlemanly ghost walked slowly down the aisle with his hands clasped behind his back as he delightedly watched over the budding flowers of our nation. He paused his strides when he stood beside the desk of the best student in the class. With a bowed head, he observed with admiration the outstanding manner in which this student answered questions. After watching for a while, the old gentleman finally raised his head. With his half face full of praise, he gave a thumbs-up.
The best student, who wasn't aware of this at all, continued to write passionately!
Kim Taehyung
*Almost fell over. He really didn't want to see any more so he supported his forehead with his hand, closed his eyes, and pretended to sleep.*
What he didn't know was that as soon as he adopted this posture, the half-headed old gentleman's expression became severe and he strode over to him.
Within seconds of having closed his eyes, an old voice rang beside Taehyung's ear. Dignified and full of anger, it intoned.
Old gentleman ghost
"This student, wake up. Is this school a place for you to sleep?"
Kim Taehyung
(I'm fuuuuucked! Looks like I've crossed the school founder's bottom line!)
However, as he felt that the horror of listening to ghosts speak was comparatively easier to bear than having to see them, he ground his teeth and endured. He kept his eyes shut tightly, determined not to look!
The old gentleman didn't seem to care about whether or not Taehyung could hear him. Full of righteous indignation, he continued to thoroughly criticize him for neglecting his studies and for his "wicked" ways in failing to attend school diligently. Finally, with his half face full of anger, the old gentleman profoundly resentful of Taehyung's lack of discipline stretched out his arm to push his body. His ghostly arm went straight through his back and out his chest.
Originally, Taehyung naively thought that the ghosts were limited to influencing only his visual and auditory senses, but unexpectedly they could touch him as well! It wasn't like the firm feeling of flesh touching flesh, of a living person touching another living person: the feeling of being touched by a ghost was like being penetrated by a strand of ice-cold energy. In an instant, he felt as though all the warmth in his upper body was sucked away by the ghost.
Kim Taehyung
*His whole body felt like it had suddenly fallen into an icy abyss, causing his veins and arteries to frost over and constrict. His heart froze from the cold and momentarily lost its ability to beat.*
Dense goosebumps spread all the way from his back to his forearms. Taehyung bit his lip and let out a small groan; besides his deskmate who looked at him strangely, nobody else seemed to have heard it.
This feeling was too strong, so he suspected that it must also be one of the Yin Yang eyes' side-effects. This morning in the water room, several ghostly fangirls were touching Jungkook quite a lot. If normal people could experience this same chill from being touched by ghosts, then Jungkook would've shown some reaction.
Kim Taehyung
*He didn't want to feel the ghost touch him a second time so he had no choice but to fearfully open his eyes. With his head lowered, he returned his attention to his workbook with tearful eyes. He couldn't write well because his hand was trembling too much.*
However, the old gentleman continued to stand beside him, looking dignified even with half a face!
It's pretty clear that this "naughty" student had become an important target for him to keep an eye on...
Kim Taehyung
*Complained endlessly in his heart as cold sweat covered his forehead.*
He wanted to run to Jungkook but that old gentleman was standing in the aisle to his right, blocking the way. To his left was his deskmate, and to the left of his deskmate was the wall. So, if he wanted to leave his seat, he either had to go through the old gentlemanly ghost's body or jump onto the desk behind him. But the latter option might make the old gentleman go berserk with anger...
Kim Taehyung
*He hesitated for a moment then endured. He clenched his teeth and looked straight at the workbook on the desk in front of him.*
One man and one ghost remained still for a while until the English teacher walked into the classroom to announce the start of class. The old gentleman left him and walked back to the best student.
Old gentleman ghost
*Stood beside the best student with his half face full of praise as he watched that student take notes.*
Kim Taehyung
*Wiped away his tears and raised his hand, requesting* "Teacher, I want to stand at the back of the class for a while."
This was one of the rules of the class. When there is a lot of schoolwork, students would often stay up very late to do homework and review lessons. As a result, they sometimes had very little energy during the day. So, if somebody felt like they were too sleepy, they could tell the teacher and move to the back of the class to stand and listen, preventing them from falling asleep.
The English teacher nodded. Taehyung grabbed his book and pen and went to the back where he could stand next to Jungkook. While the teacher was facing the board to write, He desperately reached out and touched Jungkook's shoulder as though it was his last hope
Jeon Jungkook
*Easily caught his hand.*
Kim Taehyung
*Said in a small voice* "Don't mess around."
Jeon Jungkook
*Squeezed his fair and slender fingers and replied softly* "You started it first."
Kim Taehyung
*Blushed and pulled back his hand*
Kim Taehyung
(There's something wrong with this atmosphere!....)
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Moonlight
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Joy D
You'll realize that soon ~ /Chuckle//Proud/
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Moonlight
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