AGAINST THE ODDS | KV ✓

Chapter 24 - Defence

His nerves jitter as they walk towards the committee hall, Taehyung clutches tight over Namjoon's hand, absolutely terrified.

He just... he doesn't want to live without Jungkook.

"Tae-ah," Namjoon calls out, leaving the omega's hand to wrap his arm around his shoulder instead, "it's all gonna go well."

Taehyung sighs. "I really wish it does." He looked at Jungkook's back, the head alpha was walking forward without even glancing back once. "I told Jungkook I'd handle it but I really don't know." He whispers.

"Don't worry," Namjoon leans forward his voice so Taehyung almost misses what he says, "if nothing works just cry."

"Huh?" Taehyung frowns. "Cry?" He asks in a voice just as low pitched as Namjoon's. "Seriously, hyung?"

The advisor shrugs. "The committee doesn't really work on opinions and views of the ministers, Sir's words and decisions are considered final." He supplies the peace of information. "If in an absolute case none of your defence works, just cry, your mate would shut up the ministers."

"Then why isn't Jungkook doing it already?" Taehyung wants to stomp his feet on the ground with how frustrated he feels.

If he could he would have slapped people around and just screamed until his vocal cord burst. "Why do I need to even defend my relationship with my mate to the people having nothing to do with it?" He almost cries out.

"Why don't you understand? If Sir shuts them up they would lose their faith in him." Namjoon answers, squeezing Taehyung's shoulder. "If even Sir loses one of the ministers' faith the committee would crumble. It's really complicated."

Taehyung hums remembering that Jungkook had given him an answer already and it did sound familiar, his brother just explained it in more brief terms.

Tugging over his blazer Namjoon glances at Jungkook. "If you defend your relationship first before Sir interrupting then it would create an impression that you genuinely don't want to part ways and your alpha is just making sure your wishes are followed." He breathes out, wetting his lips. "This would make the committee believe that Sir cares about you and the committee's faith would also be intact." He shakes his head.

"But," his eyes narrow and Taehyung flinches at the deep tone of his brother's voice, "I didn't raise a quitter, right?"

"Right." Taehyung gives Namjoon a firm nod. "You've raised an omega to be prideful and strong enough not to bow down to anyone until someone actually deserves it." He receits his brother's words that the older had told him years ago and till this day it stuck to him.

"Good, very good," Namjoon looks proud and Taehyung keens under the look of pride he sees on his elder brother's face, "so, try your best, argue if you want to, yell if you want to, don't give two fucks if someone says something rude and downright insulting answer them with sagacity." He instructs his brother, keeping it to the point. "Only if the committee still doesn't agree only then cave in."

"Also, if they say something bad about me don't react." Jungkook also pips in, stopping in the hallway. "They'll talk shit on my name and character, don't let it get into your head." He looks back at Taehyung. "I'm really honoured that you're trying to fight for us but don't cry like Namjoon's telling you to." He briefly glares at Namjoon while the advisor seems to be more interested in the lights.

After all, it's the advisor's top notch defence mechanism to just look away from the person to avoid a potential disagreement or fight when he is the wrong one.

In Namjoon's defence, lights are exotic to look at, so bright and dazzling is definitely something worth staring at.

The head alpha just kisses his teeth. "Don't show them your side that they would consider as weak," he says, "you're an omega of your own will, you don't need to cry to attain something from anyone."