jungkook floated between unawareness and consciousness for hours.

it really wasn't his doing; his body was just too beaten up it didn't allow him to overwork more.

at some time he felt a person gently talking to him, felt water and a capsule running down his throat and a cold cloth on his forehead. he must be running a fever he thinks, for he could feel the gentle tremors and the uncomfortable sweat settling all over his body.

half a day and a lot of sleepy blabberings and shouts later, jungkook found enough strength to sit straight on the couch on which he was resting.

"are you feeling better, young master jeon?" a pair of wide eyes whisper too close to him and jungkook swatted at insu when his head ringed.

"just call me 'hyung' will you" jungkook chastised the kid, then groaned when his muscles ached.

insu however was unfaced and brought a glass of water for the alpha which he gulped down quickly.

"pup?" jungkook enquires and insu grabs his hand and drags him to a room where he saw his baby sleeping soundly surrounded in blankets.

jungkook wobbled closer, settling on the edge of the bed before bending down closer to the baby, gently nuzzling to scent the pup.

the baby squirmed in sleep, face scrunching around a cute yawn with spit bubbles on lips before going back to napping.

jungkook couldn't help but smile at it.

the alpha excused himself to the bathroom adjacent then locking the door and slumbing on the counter.

he opened the tap and splashed water all over his face, it even wetting his hair and the hoodie.

when he looked at his own face in the mirror, he couldn't help but scoff for he positively looked homeless with the added bonus of purple bruises and cuts dotting all over.

just basking in the silence and controlling his breathing for a few more seconds, he came out to face the others.

it didn't took much long for insu's guardians to round him up with questions.

"what had happened to you, jungkook-ssi?"

so jungkook told an elaborate yet partial lie on about how he took a huge loan from a mafia which he failed to pay and is now hunted down by them.

insu's grandpa sympathized with him and the grandma shed tears when jungkook told that the gang members kidnapped his omega and one of the twins.

"how can people be so cruel" the old omega had dried her eyes with a napkin.

"you know they tried to rope insu into their business last year. bloody bastards!" the grandpa seethed and jungkook nodded with the fakest smile he can muster while insu slyly giggled into his palm quickly stopping when jungkook glared at him.

just as their conversation ended, jungkooks phone which he put on charging mode was switching on with a ding.

the alpha was quick to retrieve the device and dial hoseoks number.

it only took a couple rings before the line was picked up,

"sir?" hoseoks voice was airy and hurried.

"hoseok." jungkook acknowledges and he heard the alpha on the other end exaggeratedly sigh.

"oh thank god! you're alive!" hoseok had exclaimed to which jungkook scoffed out an "of course"

"are you safe? how's yoongi and jimin?" jungkook enquires.

"they are ok--" hoseok started, then suddenly stops and panics,

" jimin? who's that? n-never heard of him? haha". that really wasn't convincing.

"hobi, you really thought i wouldn't check into it, when you say there is a strange omega with my closest associates?" jungkook asks stern and hoseok started stuttering again from the other end.

"but-- but jimin is just tiny-- he wouldn't hurt a fly! there was no use in killing him a-and yoongi fell in love and i too uhh then--" if hoseok was there now, he would've clinged to jungkooks leg for mercy.

"relax. if i wanted that omega killed, i would've done that a long time ago"

to this hoseok blabbered out "thank you, sir! he is no harm. i promise"

"so-- can you get us out of here or not?"

in an hour, jungkook had the omega pup in his arms again and was standing by the curb after thanking the grandparents and ruffling insu's hair.

it only took a minute for hoseoks car to pull up.

"you look like shit" was hoseoks first statement followed by a gasp of wonder when he saw the bundle in his boss's arm.

"taehyung gave birth?? where is he?? the other pup??" jungkook shushed hoseoks rapid question with one hand held up.

"i will explain once we're somewhere safe" jungkook said calmly. hoseok swallowed and nodded in understanding.

they drove discreetly and blended in with the daily traffic of seoul until it moved off the city to more greenery.

the road was bumpy, mud sloshing around the car and everytime the car jostle, the pup would blink up and make a displeased noise.

soon a cabin came into view in the distance among the trees- "we bought this cabin to spend our vacation a few years back-- came to good use now".

there was no place to hide among the concretes, and this little cabin in the woods was a true blessing for hoseok when he had yoongi bleeding with a gun wound and a distressed omega to protect.

the pup was fussing in his arm by the time the car came to a stop and jungkook shushed the baby with a nuzzle as he trekked the mud towards the front door.

there were a pair of round eyes peeking through the window on the right side which widened followed by hurried footsteps that can be even heard from outside before the door slammed open.

jimin there stood in all his short glory, eyes glistening as he gazed at the pink fluff in jungkooks arms with unabated breath.

jungkook did rumble in warning which went unheard as the omega dived in to take the baby into his own arms.

"oh hello puppy~" jimin breathed in awe as he swayed in place with the pup and dropped a kiss on the babys forehead.

when the pup didn't fuss, instead the small hands only fisted into jimins shirt then gurgling, jungkook relaxed.

jungkooks eyes then flitted past jimin to see yoongi with his left hand and shoulder in a cast who was smiling as if on drugs as he watched jimin fussing over the pup.

he quickly straightened up though, bowing at jungkook and hoseok assured everyone in.

"the kims have taehyung and the other pup" jungkook had broke the answer to everyones enquiring stares.

no one reacted much except for jimin who hugged the pup closer and sniffled.

"you got any gears here, hobi?" jungkook then asked to which hoseok nodded with a smirk motioning jungkook to follow after him as they dissappeared further into the wood cabin.

"dont worry, chim. they'll get them back before you know it" yoongi scooted closer to his omega, rubbing away one stray tear from jimins cheeks.

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taehyung practically feels like he's dying.

he felt so weak, his hands shook and his vision sometimes abruptly turns black- maybe its because of the one meal he eats or just the exhaustion.

but unless he completes his chores, he wont even get that one meal. so taehyung pushes through.

still he would manage to escape from everyones eyes and see his pup.

it was his third day here. the four day old pup looks like it have had enough.

afterall the little thing might be aching being separated from his twin brother, now in unfamiliar surroundings with his mother always smelling of distress.

all his little hungry cries goes unheard inside the closed room until taehyung manages to escape everyones eyes and get to him.

so the pup was fussing too much, not at all getting calm as he wailed with pouty lips and squeaky cries, fist a death grip on taehyungs sweater as if telling him to not go again.

"shh its okay. eomma is here--" taehyung tries to hum and scent the pup, but nothing works. honestly, taehyung himself felt on the verge of a breakdown.

as if things aren't worse at it is; having not seen taehyung around so long mrs.kim herself slammed inside the room, stinking up the place with angry pheromones.

"why aren't you down in the kitchen, omega" she seethes.

"just give me a few minutes--" taehyung tries, brows furrowed in tension but the other only got more irritated.

"give that thing to me." mrs.kim saunters forwards trying to forcefully take the pup away from taehyung,

but the omega backs away, hissing in warning.

when the other didn't back down, taehyung physically pushed the older away before she can touch his pup.

mrs.kim seethes in anger at the retaliation, then she smirks.

when she started screaming "Yeobo!!!" with crocodile tears running down her face, both taehyung and the pup startled at the voice.

she was clutching at his hand as if taehyung drilled a hole through it, screaming and fake crying until kyungjae and even a few guards came running.

at the sight of her husband, mrs.kims tears only intensified- "he attacked me, yeobo! i told you he is fucking crazy-" the woman started screaming and the pup in taehyungs arms starts whimpering again in distress.

kyungjae's eyes turned cold then.

"what got you acting up, huh?" the kim leader asks, "why? you think that alpha will come for you?".

"let me tell you then. that arrogant bastard and that useless pup is probably be dead in a ditch now"

"as if he's going to survive a night in seoul streets" kyungjae scoffed, smirking when taehyungs form visibly started tremoring.

"if you keep up that attitude, i'm sure you will meet them up there soon enough" the harsh words had taehyung hiccuping no matter how hard he tried to act strong and unbothered.

then kyungjae turned around with mrs.kim sniffling at his side as they exited, with the lock falling shut from outside.

and there goes the last bit of peace and the one meal he had.

anyway, he doesnt believe them.

no, jungkook and the pup is alive somewhere.

life wouldn't be that cruel to him, right?

for now taehyung can do nothing but curl on the bed with his pup and gaze at the little light getting inside through the barbed wires.

back then, just three weeks before he gave birth, taehyung was screaming out through one of his practice contractions.

"i hate you for doing this to me!" he gritted out as jungkook just sat on the bed useless as ever.

"what did i even do?" the alpha asks and taehyung growls. there was something about the last stages of pregnancy that got taehyung braver.

"traumatized my life, probably?" he spits out before groaning, clutching his bump again.

"i cant wait to get these two little shits out of me!" taehyung sympathizes for himself.

"hey! dont talk about my pups like that" jungkook growls and the omega kicks out his legs.

"say alpha. if you have a choice to save me or the pups during labor, who would you choose?" the omegas mood swings weren't really merciful.

"of course i would choose the pups!" jungkook rolls his eyes.

"oh i hate you" taehyung promptly breaks into tears.

"what? you dont think thats the best option?" the alpha exasperates, really stupid enough to debate with a hormonal omega.

"atleast cant you say it in a more nicer way?" taehyung hollers, rubbing his tired eyes.

"there is no nice way for this" the alpha deadpans.

taehyungs lips wobbles as he glares- "uh i really hate you!"

"here we go again" jungkook sighs looking up, then taking the tissue box and placing it in taehyungs reach.

"I hope you end up dead in a ditch, stupid alpha" taehyung cries out before blowing his nose and wincing through another contraction.

presently, the pup nuzzles to him breaking taehyung out of his thoughts and he sighs, murmuring a "we'll survive", repeating his mothers words that kept him going.

so he closes his eyes and instead dreams about warmth; of sandy beaches, tides and giggles.

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