HERMAPHRODITE

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Taehyung scaled the stairs two at a time and headed for the nursery, muttering under his breath as he walked. "How hard can it be to fit a baby seat? Obviously they're doing it all wrong," he growled softly. "I don't believe that the three of them couldn't figure out how to get it into the car properly," he continued to rant to himself under his breath.

Taehyung entered the nursery and spotted the seat sitting innocently in the corner, with four strides he was across the room and standing in front of it. He reached out and pulled it to the center of the room, studying the intricate set up of the many straps and buckles. He scratched his head and looked again.

Damn! Where had he put those instructions?

He quickly checked the box; nothing. He checked the chest of drawers, the shelves, the closet... Nothing. He went through to his and Jungkook's room to check in the filing cabinet just in case Kook had missed them in there.

Nothing.

Shit! Walking back out of their bedroom, Tae glanced at the carpet, he frowned and looked again. The carpet appeared cleaner? Or was it damp in a couple of places?

Dismissing the thought for the moment, but filing it away to ask Jungkook about later, Tae went back to the nursery and the waiting baby seat. He picked the thing up, fiddled with the straps for a moment and then decided that once he'd gotten it to the car it shouldn't be that hard to figure out where each strap went.

Carefully folding the hanging straps across the main body of the seat, Taehyung exited the nursery and carried the baby seat along the hall towards the stairs and the waiting car.

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The other four were in the garage when Tae entered with the car seat.

"Are you going to try and get that thing in now?" asked Jin as he began to back up a little.

"That was the whole purpose for bringing the thing down here hyung."

"Okay, I'll just wait over here then," said Jin as he backed away towards the door.

"I'm not standing here in the line of fire," stated Namjoon and quickly joined his husband by the door.

"Think I'll stand with you hyungs," said Jungkook and followed.

Minutes passed and the three by the door began to inch back slowly, their curiosity getting the better of them. Had Taehyung managed to do what the three of them had failed to?

"Has it gotten him yet?"

"It's awfully quiet over there."

As they drew closer so they could hear the sounds of Tae's voice as he muttered away to himself.

"Tch, three grown men, one the golden maknae 'good at everything' Jeon Jungkook, another with an IQ 148, and they can't fit a baby seat without getting injured....Arggghhhh! OW! FUCK THAT HURT!"

There were the sounds of something flying around and connecting with another object... repeatedly. Taehyung's cursing followed, along with a couple of thumps and then a blood curdling half scream half moan of agony; then everything went quiet.

"Taehyung!" screamed Jungkook as he took off to the car and his lover. "It got him!"

Yoongi was also there in an instant, the scene of carnage before him causing his breath to catch. The baby seat sat innocently in the center of the back seat, however... The seat belt, straps, bolt and spanner were all mixed up together in a tangle.

Caught in the center of it and looking completely helpless was Tae.

"Are you all right?"

Before he could respond, Jungkook was there, "Hyungie...Tae, can you move? What did it do to you?" asked Kookie as he tried to get to his lover, elbowing Yoongi out of the way.