Baby Mate [Taekook] ✓

Chapter 14

Taehyung smiled for the nth times today. He's busy playing with sleeping Jungkook's hair and surprisingly, the boy didn't wake up from his sleep.  Maybe because of Taehyung's calming scent, the little beauty who's hugging Taehyung's waist was still in deep dreamland.

"Hmm..." Jungkook whined when Taehyung pinched his nose.

Taehyung chuckled at his cute reaction. He pinched Jungkook's nose again, earning a louder whine from the boy.

Jungkook pouted. He doesn't like getting disturb when he's deep in sleep. He forcefully opened his eyes, blinking them for clearer eyesight.

He looked left and right, then raised his head up, face screaming confused.

Taehyung just watched the boy with a smile never leaving his face. Finally, Jungkook realized he's cuddling the scary king.

The frightened bunny quickly let go off the king, only get dragged back by Taehyung, "Where are you going hmm? Don't be so frightened, pup. I won't bite you."

Jungkook blinked his doe eyes, cheeks slightly puffed up, tainted with slight blush, "T-Taetae..."

"Hmm?" Taehyung hummed, tilting his head.

"Taetae, are you the Ahjussi who gives me pretty rings?" Jungkook asked.

"Yes I am, pup." Taehyung ruffled Jungkook's messy hair, making them messier, "Why did you ask?"

"Y-You..." Jungkook's eyes getting slightly teary, which makes Taehyung went panicked, "Y-You're a meanie!"

"Wait why? Why am I a meanie? I promise you I won't hurt you and kill you right?" Taehyung cupped Jungkook's cheeks. He felt someone stabbed his heart once when tears slowly slipped out of Jungkook's shining eyes.

"Y-You said you'll give me shiny rings so I stay with you... You didn't even come and visit in the orphanage! Y-You let the meanie madam Lim bully me-" "What do you mean, pup? She bullied you?" Taehyung asked, grabbing Jungkook's wrist softly.

This time he learned his lesson. He'll not react too much in front of Jungkook as he is afraid of scaring his cute pup away.

Jungkook didn't say anything, just pursing his lips, sniffling.

"Come on, pup. You have to tell me how she bullied you so that I can help you." Taehyung said with the most gentle voice he had possessed.

"R-Really? You'll help me?" Jungkook asked, hope glistened in his doe eyes.

"Yes, I will baby." Taehyung said.

"O-Okay..." Jungkook muttered, "M-Madam Lim will always prick my skin with sewing needles. She said she can't leave scars on my body, so this way will not leave scars. But it's really really really painful, Taetae..." Jungkook's eyes turned glassy again. He lifted up the hem of his sleeves, "She always prick here." He pointed his forearm.

Taehyung grabbed the boy's wrist, examined his forearm carefully. There's some small holes, red dots that still got slight dried blood and the surface of the skin is swollen.

If Jungkook didn't tell him what Mrs Lim did to him, Taehyung wouldn't even realise these small scars on Jungkook's forearm.

"That woman sure got guts hurts what's mine huh?" Taehyung mumbled, not audible for Jungkook, "What else did she do to you?"

Jungkook pouted, eyes getting shiny with his tears, "In orphanage, I'm not allowed to sit on chair or anything... She always make me kneel on the floor or sometimes stones ground for the whole night if I didn't follow her words."

"Kneeling down? That's why you got so many bruises?"

Jungkook nodded his head, "S-Some bruises are cause by other people in orphanage." He sobbed, "N-No one plays with me in there, they always said I'm weird... I can't even touch my pretty flowers there... I-I can only t-talk to the ring you gave me..."

Taehyung quickly bring the crying boy to his chest, hugging him tightly. His heart clenched painfully at what Jungkook experienced in the orphanage. Now he's regretting not to visit Jungkook by himself in the past 12 years.

"It's okay now, pup..." Taehyung pat the trembling boy's back, "It's all okay now. You can have new friends, have tons of flowers and love here. You don't have to worry about getting hurt by anyone. I'll be here to protect you with all cost."

"R-Really?" Jungkook asked, sniffling as a cute hiccup escaped from his mouth.

"Yes." Taehyung said, eyes lit up when he suddenly remembered something, "Right! Did you receive the jewelry I sent to you every month?"

Jungkook shook his head, "N-No..."

"That woman sure searching for death..." Taehyung mumbled, soon he smiled, "Okay, Taetae is sorry for leaving you in the orphanage. Can you forgive Taetae?"

"Yes!" Jungkook exclaimed cutely, "Can Taetae be my friend?"

"Friend?" Taehyung smirked, wrapping his arms around Jungkook's waist, "Our relationship is more than friends, baby."

Jungkook just tilted his head confusingly. Taehyung laughed, throwing his head back, "It's okay if you don't understand me."

"Then can we go and play?" Jungkook asked, bouncing on his seat.

"Maybe after you recovered, baby. Right now you can't walk much so no playing first." Taehyung said and Jungkook immediately pouted.

"But we can do something else now..." Taehyung stated.

"What is it?"

"Let's get something to eat, pup."