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The call comes during practice. Jin’s phone beeps once, twice, three times before falling silent.“That’s Jungkook’s school.” Jin says, breaking formation to answer the call.The others watch him leave, aware he is Jungkook’s emergency contact and often has to take these calls. The instructor makes them resume. The members follow his lead and cast the matter from their mind. Even when Jin comes in the room and talks to a manager. Especially when Jin leaves with the keys and eventually returns with a surprised Jungkook.“The school day got cut in half, so I had to go pick him up.” Jin hands Jungkook his wallet and winks.The boy takes off with a grin and word of thanks. Jimin and Taehyung try to follow, but a look from the manager and Jin stop them. Everyone looks from one to the other as the silence drags on. Eventually, the manager gestures to Jin.“One of Jungkook’s teachers has died.” Jin explains.“Why is that so important?” Jimin asks, recalling a few teachers who had heart attacks when he was in high school. “Even if he died in the school, you guys look upset.”“He killed himself by jumping off the roof this morning.” Jin says, voice steady. “They found evidence in his desk of child porn. Even photos of students.”The members had mixed reactions. Jimin and Taehyung gasped and paled, grabbing onto each other’s hands as the words washed over them. Hoseok growled, surprise and anger warring on his face and fists clenched. Namjoon and Yoongi simply glared at Jin, knowing there was more and already ready to throw hands.“The school knew.” Manager-hyung steps in this time, seeing Jin’s refusal to say more. “He had been bribing the school to allow him to stay and to threaten the kids into keeping it quiet.”“Jungkook doesn’t know and he never will.” Jin growls, staring the members down. “He never had the teacher and only knows him from the rumors. It is going to stay that way. His family is paying of the police into leaving it be. Any mention of him will simply be that of a teacher who couldn’t handle the stress.”Jin turns and plants his hand into the mirror behind him. Glass rained down and the members saw tears dripping. They stepped forward, comforting the man as he held in sobs.“What if he got Jungkook?” Jin gasps, hands shaking and not paying attention to the blood. “We wouldn’t have been able to do anything for him.”The others start crying as well, realizing what Jin has had running through his head the whole time. The man’s class had been one Jungkook had shown interest in, but decided not to take last minute. Now, they are grateful for Jungkook’s decision to take an art class instead of a writing class.The staff clear out and only return to clean the room. Jin’s hand is patched up once the glass is cleared away, everyone thankful he only managed to scratch it up instead of breaking it. Jungkook returns from his store run to see everyone waiting for him by the car.Jungkook transfers to a new school a week later. BangPD-nim says he struck a good deal with the head of the school to allow Jungkook to have more free time. The members watch as Jin is always busy with phone calls and meetings. They know he is their hyung and will always do whatever he can to protect them.They also know Jin sometimes comes home late at night, doing his best to keep quiet. Each person in that school had been Jin tested and approved. They also quickly learn not to ask questions when someone leaves once Jin has reached them. Their hyung will always protect them, in any way he can.