Hwayoung (Yoonmin mafia)

ch.39 - nothing going as planned...

Jimin hadn't expect Hwayoung to be this fussy today of all days. No matter what Taehyun said or did, the little girl refused to stay with him. She clung to Jimin's leg with surprising strength, eyes already glassy with tears and her lips in a stubborn pout.
"I'm so sorry Tae..." Jimin sighed, gently stroking her hair.
"Come on Chim, dont apologize" Taehyung waved it off "Let's just go to the manor together. I'll hang out with her until you're with the meeting"
Jimin narrowed his eyes at him, a knowing smile tugging at his lips "Hmmmmm~ You're hoping to see Juyeon there, arent you~~"
Taehyung flinched slightly at the name and looked away. "Haha...yeaaa, you're right" he muttered, a little to quickly.
"No making out in front of Hwa okay!"
Taehyung laughed "Yeah Yeah, I'll keep my hands to myself. No worries"
Hwayoung was still glued to Jimin's leg. Tae crouched down to her level "So Hwa, what do you think? We go with Jimin, wait for him to finish what he has to do, and then we go eat ice cream. And we might even kidnap Yoongi hyung to come with us"
The moment she heard the name, her eyes lit up
"Yoonie too?!"
She nodded firecly, finally letting go of Jimin's leg and running to the door to put her shoes on by herself.
Jimin chuckled as he watched her "She's really getting attached to Yoongi"
"Right" Taehyung said, leaning againts the wall. "Wouldn't be surprised if she calls him daddy soon"
Jimin's eyes widened "Hey shush! Dont put ideas in her head"
"Whaaaaat? With how things are going between you and hyung, you'll basically be her parents at some point, you kinda already are. Hwa's got two dads"
"What? No! Tae stop that. I'm not her father." Jimin's voice softened. He loved Hwayoung more than anything, and even on the hard days he never regretted taking care of her. Stiiiiiill, he didn't dare let himself think that far... Mina would come back someday. She had to. And then he would just go back to being the cool uncle again. "And who knows how things will go with Yoongi, you never know, okay?"
Taehyung gave him a look. "Hmhm. And he's introducing you to his members for what, huh? Sometimes Chimmy can be pretty dense."
Jimin swatted his shoulder with a pout. "Shut up."

After a short pause, he turned in front of the mirror adjusting the sleeves of his beige V-neck knit sweater. It was paired with black trousers and a simple black belt. "How do I look though? Is my outfit alright? What the hell do you even wear at this kind of meetings?"
Taehyung tilted his head, looking him up and down with a teasing qmile. "Hmmm, not slutty enough"
"What? Really?! Should I change?"
"Im joking~" Taehyung laughed "You look fabulous as always. But these pants dont flatter your ass, if I may add"
Jimin scoffed "not sure I want them looking at my ass"
"Hey! Its a piece of art everyone should be able to look at it! Nono admire it!"
"Hmmm, not sure Yoongi would agree"
"Oh he cant talk. Bro has the privilege of touching it and more. You know you're not supposed to touch art... He's lucky!"
Jimin burst out laughing. Taehyung smiled along, but there was something slightly off about him today.

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Once they reached the manor gates, Hoseok was already waiting. He looked surprised when he saw not only Jimin, but also Taehyung and Hwayoung, but the moment his eyes landed on the little girl, a bright smile spread across his face.
"Hwaa~ How are you?? You came all the way here with Jimin hm?"
Hwayoung bounced on her feet, her teddy beat Holly swinging in one jand as she made big excited gestures with the other.
"Yes! Hwa and Chimmy and Yoonie and TaeTae ice cream time!"
Hoseok blinked, clearly trying not to laugh. He wasn't sure if Yoongi would be in the mood for ice cream later, but then agaiiiin the boss had been surprisingly weak to this little girl's demands lately, even if he would never admit it out loud.
"Ohoo sounds fun!" Hoseok said warmly "Bit first, Yoonie and Jimin have to care of something reaaally important"
They walked together through the quiet halls of the manor until they finally stopped in front of the meeting room door.
Jimin crouched down to Hwayoung's level, gently placing his hands on her small shoulders. "Hwa, you go with TaeTae for a little biy, and I'll be right back, okay?"
Her face immediately fell. She clutched Holly tighter against her chest, lower lip already trembling. "Chimchim leaving? Nooooo we eat ice cream now!"
"Wd will eat ice cream once I'm done here, I promise. Go play with TaeTae for a while"
"Nooooooo!" Hwayoung's voice rose, her tiny hands curling into fists "Hwa wants ice cream now!"