Hoseok's tears rolled.. but it was different this time... he was smiling...

He had been cradling his son for awhile now... scooping him up to sit on his thighs and having a hand over to support Daehyun's back as Daehyun relaxed and slowly leaned backward to his father's arm as he gave in to his hold

he looked down at Daehyun seeing as he calmed down aswell

he gently wiped Daehyun's tears away with his thumb, drawing him closer

"Will I ever see Youngjae again, dad?" Daehyun asked softly.. he just needed to know.. well at least have someone tell him that he really was going to see him again

"Yes.. Dad will do everything it takes to get you two together again.." Hoseok answered back as he stared assuringly at Daehyun.. He hasn't the slightest idea how to get Youngjae to meet his son again.. for all he knows, the boy could dead by now.. but.. he just really needed to try.. to at least give his son what he wanted for once.. also he dearly needed to thank the boy.. if it hadn't been for Youngjae, Daehyun would have still ignored him.. and he would have not recieve a chance of forgiveness... he owes Youngjae a lot, a whole lot..

" Daehyun.. I have a question for you...How much do you love Youngjae?" he curiously waited for a truthful answer

meanwhile, Daehyun stared into space again

how much did he love Youngjae?

how much did he love the boy who pulled him out of his misery?.. how much did he love the boy who taught him how to love?.. how much did he love the boy who's smile would make all the flowers cry?.. How much did he love Youngjae?

well... he loved him a lot..

Hearing this, Hoseok gaped in surprised.. Daehyun cried because boys couldn't give birth?.. he was about to question it, but got cut off by Daehyun's melodious voice as he proceeded

Hoseok visibly frowns upon hearing this.. it's sad that Daehyun couldn't have a proper family to begin with, that he even went as far as crying at the fact that they couldn't have children

Daehyun looked so love struck that even his smile from just thinking about this Youngjae could light up a whole planet.. and Hoseok intends to keep it that way.. to have that smile always there..

He asks

"He's my hyung.. along with his husband Yongguk hyung.. Youngjae and I met them in the forest.. along with some other people we met there.." Daehyun's gaze flew to his side.. avoiding Hoseok's amazed look

Hoseok's voice melts into fits of chuckles as Daehyun softly smiled and showed him the golden ring that had been an implication of his unofficial marriage with Youngjae

"It looks pretty.. I'm glad you found Youngjae.. It makes me happy to see you happy.." Hoseok added

"I didn't find Youngjae... Youngjae found me.." Daehyun corrected with a tired tone..

now that he finally had someone to talk about Youngjae to, he didn't feel that bad anymore...well at least it lessened the pain a little bit.. it did make his dad happy.. he hadn't thought about it before.. but now that he finally get to be up close with his father, he realized that he hadn't been the only one who had been suffering the past 18 years.. his father was just as miserable as he was... he also deserved to be happy too.. after all.. he did say he never wanted any of this to happen in the first place..

should he trust him though? Youngjae did talk to him about giving his father a chance..

maybe he should...

yeah.. he'll try to consider his father's happiness too.. it's kind of refreshing to get that hatred off of his chest for once...

seeing his dad smile because he smiled is kind of

....nice....

he tiredly let out a yawn... guess he finally had the mood to sleep without facing pain

Hoseok smiled softly at the adorable sight 

"I guess you're tired.. I'll let you rest.." Hoseok stated as he gently placed Daehyun back on the bed and layed him there

he tucked him under the blanket, making sure he was comfortable before patting Daehyun's head softly and giving him a tender kiss on his forehead

Hoseok uttered quietly before taking his leave..

before he made it out the door, he froze on his spot as he heard the same melodious voice from before...

"Dad I-" Daehyun stopped his tracks..

it was still too early..So

instead, he gave his father a soft peaceful smile

Hoseok smiled back watery before nodding and exiting the room after turning out the lights and one last goodnight..

closing the door quietly, Hoseok left his son to rest..

he started walking down the hallway with a smile still plastered on his face .. he surely will remember today..

Jumping in surprise as a hand made it's way to his shoulder, he sighed as he saw the person that had triggered his brief panic attack

"I saw what you did in there.." The man gestured to Daehyun's room

Hoseok knitted his eyebrows together

Hoseok's eyes widened in shock as his mouth hunged open from his cut out statement

Hoseok stared at Yoongi disbelievingly

"I'm glad you consoled him... I'm glad you did what you did.. that you finally mustered up enough courage, not even caring if I'd get mad or not.. because all you care about is his happiness...it made me realize the wrong that I did from being too blind, that I had no idea I was tearing apart such a beautiful relationship between a father and a son.." Yoongi looked down.. the guilt was crawling up to his skin.. eating him up like termites..

he stared at the floor, like it was the most interesting thing in the world

"I-I'm sorry... it's-I.. what I've done.. is something unforgivable"

He bowed a full ninety degrees, expecting to get a hard kick on the shin.. well he deserved it anyway..

but his expectations were quickly down to the drain the moment he felt a comforting hand, pat his back softly

Hoseok straighten Yoongi up from his bow

Hoseok nodded softly before bringing out a smile

Yoongi smiled back before getting pulled into a very tight hug

"Thank you.." he breathed

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Morning eventually came.. Youngjae had been awake for awhile now but he didn't have the courage to open his eyes.. he didn't have the courage to once again face the day without Daehyun ... he was afraid to wake up, not seeing the very mesmerising boy sleeping by his side.. it was better this way..

having his field of vision run over by a field of darkness, rather than having light to which he may see how his lover was not by his side..

"Youngjae..open your eyes... I know you're awake..." Himchan had began.. he was telling the truth..though.. He woke to Youngjae's disgruntled face..

he was awake for sure, if he wasn't then he wouldn't have frequently scrunched up his face

"I don't want to." He argued

Youngjae growled

Himchan crossed his arms and pouted

Youngjae visibly stiffened upon hearing the name

"Is Yongguk hyung awake yet?" Youngjae asked, mentally debating whether he should consider Himchan's offer

scanning his brain for ideas, Youngjae hummed in debation

Himchan audibly let out a disappointed sigh before rubbing his temple

Youngjae bit his lip

Youngjae sighed defeated as he slowly lifted his eyelids, covering his eyes with his hands in reflex as soon as the sunbeams touched them

he slowly moved his hand away, giving his eyes a chance to adjust to the sudden change of environment

Youngjae blinked emotionlessly

Himchan visually grimaces upon hearing the suggestion

Himchan sighs again. great. it's only like seven in the morning and he's probably won the award for the most sighs.. Fantastic. Just fantastic..

But apart from all that, a part of him felt sad... Youngjae probably has a reason for this sudden change of behavior and Himchan is sure it's not pretty.. either that or he's just being a spoiled brat so early in the morning

"Daehyun used to carry me.." Youngjae mindlessly spilled.. he hadn't mean to, honest.. the words just came flying

Himchan releases a sad forced chuckle

He looked at Himchan tiredly

The elder then proceeds to inhale and exhale.. what is this? Trauma or something? this is ridiculous! Of course this isn't something as serious as trauma.. Youngjae just.. lost it..

Sighing, yet again, Himchan got off the bed and went to stand in front of Youngjae before extending his arms out

Youngjae took this as permission and made his way to Himchan's hold as he wrapped his hands around Himchan's neck and rested his head on his shoulder

Himchan in the other hand found it quite difficult, but he complied, regardless

he clasped Youngjae's inner knees and reluctantly got up.. they almost ran out of balance, but they pulled through

Himchan waltz his way to the open front door

Himchan shrugged a bit

Youngjae nodded softly before resting his head back.. as they went out, he was quite surprised to see Yongguk sitting quietly on a log, locking his gaze on the open door

to be honest.. he had been expecting him to burst into anger considering they took too long... but Yongguk, for all he knew was very unpredictable.. it wasn't a surprise how Yongguk casually made his way to them while smiling upon seeing their figure and position

Youngjae blinked... he still had it in him to ask how he was feeling... where as, Youngjae had totally payed his expectations on complete wrath and anger.. wow.. he should really learn a thing or two from that hyung..

"I'm feeling alright hyung.. thanks for asking.." He payed Yongguk a gentle smile before eyeing the man again.. this time, surprise was the one that took over him upon the realization that Yongguk had been holding the same basket from yesterday the whole entire time..

Youngjae gently nodded..

before anything else, they kept the cube first and securely placed it in the same place as usual, Youngjae's jacket pocket..

They ended up with Himchan walking as he carried Youngjae, while Yongguk walked right behind his husband's back as he fed Youngjae pieces of the pancake

Youngjae chewed happily while staring at Yongguk in front of him, making funny faces whilst he fed him

"Yongguk hyung.. what are you doi-" a pancake piece was shoved in his mouth

"Tryin to cheer ya up while you eat.. " Yongguk showed a big gummy smile

Youngjae smiled back warmly... how often does he think back to how lucky he is to have met these two hyungs.. how lucky was he and Daehyun to have been saved

by two big hearted people.. it's not so often, but he'll take note to remember more frequently and be grateful for what he has

thoughts aside, he looked around his surroundings..

it seems so familiar..

well of course it would seem familiar.. afterall, he and Daehyun practically ventured the whole place...

but still.. he feels like there was something special, here specifically..

he flinched when realization started to kick in

'Jungkook. Junhong. Jongup.'

once it came he immediately lifted his head up

Himchan did as told and watched curiously as the younger began to scurry all over the place, scanning it with hawk-like eyes

Youngjae's eyes lit up when seeing the 5 houses still there... who knows.. they could still be here! he has to warn them if that's the case...

Himchan and Yongguk nodded in sync as they let the younger lead the way

They carefully slid down the pile of white and made their way to the closest house with extreme caution

before Youngjae could even knock, the door loosely swang open.. guess it was already open but got swung by the strong wind

No response...

coming to a conclusion of it being already abandoned, they made their way further into the house

it was oddly messy... strange...

They tiptoed their way to the kitchen..

and at the moment they saw it,.. it felt like their innards gone inside out... they suddenly wanted to puke

Youngjae was going to release a shriek but got cut off my Himchan's hand covering his mouth 'don't scream', the elder had mouthed

Blood...

Everywhere...

They tried with every ounce of will power not to make a sound as they observed the room, eyeing it in fear and curiosity....

In the blood bath layed a man with incomplete parts... and a woman who lost half herself..

it was terrible... horrifying.. to say it was gross was an understatement.. it's like every nasty word out there combined... it's just plain indescribable...

Youngjae couldn't take it anymore...

so he grabbed both his hyung's wrists and ran the out of there...

That was a sight he never wanted to see again..EVER.

when they got out, he tightly clasped his stomach... seems as though his breakfast wanted to go loose

"A-Are you okay?" Himchan put a free hand on Youngjae's shoulder, mainly because his other hand covered his own mouth with much concern.. he wasn't feeling all too good himself

"Y-Yeah.. I'm fine..We have to keep looking for people! There were children here!" he desperately half yelled

he couldn't imagine those three innocent little boys smeared with thick red liquid, laying lifelessly on the cold hard floor... or more like he didn't want to imagine that...

He dragged his hyungs and courageously marched into the next house... it was the same.. this one was worse.. there was a baby included in the blood bath.. Youngjae so badly wanted to hold the unmoving infant tightly, hoping his body warmth could bring it back to life... but he knew they were too late..

Without a word said, though a thousand thoughts thought, they made it out the house

"Guys... I dont think we should check the houses anymore... I don't want to see anymore corpses.." Himchan shivered and rubbed his arm

"No hyung... we have to keep looking for survivors.. I-I know three children that live here... I won't stop until I rest my uneasiness... until we find them.." He chocked down a sob.. now might not be the right time to break down.. not at least until he knows whether they're alive or not

and so they entered the third house

then the fourth

it was all the same... the last two houses did have much more damage though, on the building particularly.. scratches on the wall paper, blood stained furniture, broken ceramics.. so far.. apart from the corpses, these houses did have something else in common.. There were massive holes on some part of the interior's walls...

Now, that they've ventured into all four houses...all that was left now was the fifth house...

Youngjae hoped with all his heart for the boys to be safe within this last house.. they have to be here... they just have to be...

They slowly entered the house, walking down the hallway quietly... observing the scratches that pierced through the alluring pattern on the wall..

They froze on their spot... it's still the same... corpses layed pale on the floor, blood seeping everywhere.. knocked down furniture, broken glasses... it was all the same

"They're not here.. Why aren't they here?!" He yelled loudly

no traces of the three little boys..

"Youngjae, this is a huge place.. they could have gotten to the forest, who knows what happened?" Himchan tried to knock in some sense into the distress lad

"You want them to be here in this blood bath?! are you even hearing yourself? calm down and don't jump to conclusions.. get your mind together.." He shook the younger by his shoulders

While Himchan tried to lecture Youngjae, Yongguk took the time to observe the place

where can the three little kids possibly be?

he walked around the room, carefully trying to avoid any disturbing things

clearly this incident happened not that a long time ago.. seeing as the blood hasn't completely dried..

A pretty woman layed motionless next to what Yongguk assumed was her husband..

she had lost her right arm..

scanning it carefully, he wondered off.. where could the right arm be?

his eyes flew to the disconnected part almost underneath the living room couch..

why was it there?

Sure there were limitless reasons.. for all he knows, the beast could have used it's weapon to cut it off, then feed off the body.. not exactly caring where the body part would go to..

but still.. there were a lot of possibilities

his thoughts were interrupted by a sudden thud..

he looked up, seeing the two not noticing it at all as they continue to argue..

he crouched down, to where the arm pointed

this time he heard a whimper

He asked the two, now surprisingly paying heed to him all of the sudden, putting their bickering at halt

"Hear what?" Himchan asked

another whimper

"That.."

The two quickly went to Yongguk's side..

Yongguk crouched down even more and viewed the underside of the living room couch

His eyes widened

The two's ears perked up upon hearing this and they hurriedly helped Yongguk lift the couch away..

this time, the sounds were more audible

Youngjae nodded and gently pulled the cover open

his eyes softened

Three little angels curled up around each other... faces lighting up upon seeing him

"Jongup... Junhong...Jungkook.. You're..okay.." He softly said, eyes teary as he reached down to pinch each of their cheeks to see if they were real or if his imagination was just playing games with him

They were real.. and they were safe.. they were unharmed

these thoughts made Youngjae's whole being feel at ease

Youngjae cooed at the maknae's cuteness

"Hide and seek?" Youngjae questioned

Heartbreak all over again.

It's unbelievably tragic.. they don't know all their parents are gone... they just think they're playing a game...how cruel life can be..

Their innocence are as pure as gold, and Youngjae is determined to keep it that way... he doesn't want to let them experience any type of trauma.. especially in this situation

The trio's eyes darted to the two men behind Youngjae

"Youngjae hyung.. who are those?" Jungkook pointed from Himchan to Yongguk

Youngjae happily introduced his hyungs as he masked his desparity with a smiling face

Jongup politely smiled as Himchan and Yongguk smiled back.. it was awful how these beautiful children were unknowing of their parent's brutal deaths..

The maknae tilted his head

Youngjae visibly stiffened as Himchan sighed

'not again..'

"H-He's umm... in a big ship... " he uneasily said

"Really?!" they yelled in unison

"Yes!.. Himchan, Yongguk and I will be going to the big ship too.. do you wanna come?" He asked with a fake smile, hoping it would convince them

"Yes! Yes! Yes! " It's astonishing how they can all say things in unison.. like they have one mind

Jungkook stated with a stern responsible tone

The three stood stiff, wordless at what the child had uttered

they waited for an answer enthusiastically

"W-Well.. Why? because.. because.." Youngjae hurriedly started thinking for a reason as he sent his gaze everywhere but the three children..

"Because... ugh...Himchan hyung a little help here.." He whispered

Himchan shifted closer to eye the trio more clearly

Their grins already expanded but Youngjae looked over to Himchan in question

Himchan swiflty shunned him

Youngjae hesitantly nodded

Himchan instructed with a sense of leadership and protectiveness.. he really doesn't want innocent little children to view the brutality of the tokiverox and to see their parent's dead bodies with blood all over the place

Instead of what Himchan expected would be a stubborn argument about why they should close their eyes, The three kids nodded quite too quick and eager

as they close shut all their eyes..

hmmnnn... maybe it's because of how stern and strict Himchan sounded... well whatever the cause, it doesn't matter.. as long as they complied, then there was no use questioning it

They seem too compliant.. that's not something you see everyday when it comes to Himchan's request.. usually people just ignore him or flat out reject him...

seeming as though they're kids, that might be a factor why they're so passive and obedient..

if that's the case.. then, he should at least lighten up and give him a choice.. to not be too strict.. but then again.. there's a possibility that they might like him, probably leading them to be so obedient.. but either way, like or not.. he needs to give them a taste of sugar, just so he won't seem too hungry for respect.. after all, respect is earned, not given..

Whithout hesitation at all..

"Youngjae hyung!!" The three again said in unison..

Himchan sighed.. of course.. what was he thinking? They barely even know him.. how much more would they like a person they just met?

Yup.. his first thought was right.. they only complied because he was older.. nothing more, nothing less.. they didn't like him...and here he was, thinking that somebody actually agreed with him because they're attracted to him... Aish..

The three kids started bickering

and fighting over Youngjae... Himchan sighed again... just how hard was it to get a kid to like you?

"You know kids.. I'm always open..." He said confidently, breaking their arguement

"Fine! You guys can have Youngjae hyung... I want Yongguk hyung to carry me instead..." Jongup huffed, despite having his eyes closed, he promply lifted his two hands as a signal for Yongguk to take him, which Yongguk did, with no hesitation.. He placed an arm beneath Jongup's bottom so Jongup could sit on it and a hand on Jongup's back just so he wouldn't fall.. Jongup was quick to comply as well when he wrapped his arms around Yogguk's defined neck and rested his head on his shoulder, still having his eyes closed

Now Himchan was kind of disappointed... How come Yongguk was picked first over him? Sure his husband was hella hot.. but c'mon he has a few golden points of his own too! Why can't kids see that?

Yongguk asked his husband for permission before he and Jongup went outside to wait for the rest.. there's no way he'd take the risk of having the kid to accidentally view the scene in there... might as well take the safe zone, right?

Going back..

The two kids started to argue over Youngjae again..

"I want Youngjae hyung to carry me! " The maknae started again

"But I want Youngjae hyung to carry me too!!" there was no wayJungkook was going down without a fight

Just when Himchan was about to complain about why no one would pick him, Youngjae finally had the courtesy to in

The two huffed

Youngjae soften his eyes at the name's mention..but he wasn't all too happy about what he said..

'Finally!', 

Himchan internally screamed...

'someone actually remembers my presence!'

"Ehhh... but we don't like rabbit hyung... he's scary.." Jungkook had stated

Himchan's eye visibly twitched

Youngjae tried holding back a laugh

'Himchan really is a rabbit' He mentally added

Jungkook looked over to Himchan, absentmindedly opening his eyes and shaking his head in disapproval

"Yah! didn't I tell you not to open your eyes unless I say so?" He said in a stern voice again.. why did the kid suddenly disobey him?!

Startled, Jungkook hurriedly closed his eyes shut in a flash

"S-See y-you're doing it again!" Jungkook yelled, facing away from Himchan to protect his pride

This startled the youngsters even more as they trembled vigurously

"Yah.. Himchan hyung... learn to control your tone when speaking... You're scaring them.." Youngjae had told Himchsn as he rubbed each kid's shoulders in comfort

"Y-Yeah... Why can't you be like Youngjae hyung... he's gentle and caring.. " Jungkook purred on Youngjae's touch.. he really doesn't like that rabbit man...

'The prick actually apologized instead of trying to protect his pride..'  Himchan narrowed his eyes

"I can also be not scary..." He sighed

His eye twitched..

'what a kid with no manners... he's not even bothering to call me hyung..'

Jungkook only crossed his arms

This sentence caught Himchan off guard.. didn't he just think that awhile ago? where did the thought suddenly go? had he been so blinded by pride that he literally forget the whole saying?

well... it doesn't matter now..

because he was determined to earn this kid's respect

"Alright.. I'll prove it.. stretch your arms and don't open your eyes..Youngjae, you take Junhong.." He confidently said

Jungkook's lips parted as he heard Junhong yell in victory when he felt the latter no longer by his side, but with his Youngjae hyung.

He heard footsteps going outside.. Junhong won.. Youngjae carried him instead of Jungkook himself.. great.. now he wanted to cry..

Himchan grabbed him and carried him without warning

this caused him to fight against the older's hold

 

 

He accidentally opened his eyes.

 

 

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