Running with the wolves [j.jk ff.]

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Jungkook barged into Nari's and Jimin's room without knocking, startling the girl who was reading on the bed so badly, that her book slipped from her fingertips and fell shut on the floor. Nari cursed lowly before she calmly picked it up and faced the distressed boy by the door. "Can I help you, Jungkook?" she asked calmly, trying not to worry by the look on his face. "Is Jisoo okay?" she asked just to be safe and Jungkook nodded sharply. "She is, but I have a question actually, Noona" he stated, his voice calm again. "Well, shoot" Nari just answered, searching the page she stopped reading on.  

"Why is Jisoo taking Elise-noona's pills?" he asked worriedly, his voice shaking a little again. "You don't think she is..." he trailed off, not finishing his sentence. Nari's heart slammed against her ribcage in a very fast pace. She was afraid the younger could hear it. "Oh, don't worry about that. We just didn't have the right meds at home and they also do the trick so..." She tried to seem unbothered and flicked through the pages casually while lying through her teeth. Jungkook visibly relaxed. "Oh, okay" he sighed, before retreating to his room, where he found a very distressed Jisoo, who hugged herself and was close to tears. 

"What's so bad about those meds? Am I dying?" she croaked out, tears swimming in her eyes and Jungkook immediately threw himself next to her on the bed, hugging her impossible close to him. "Ow!" she whined, trying to free herself from his vice grip. "Not so hard, Kookie!" He let go of her the same second, looking at her with a dumbfounded expression. "You squished me" she clarified, pouting slightly. "What's up with your mood swings all of a sudden" he mused, laughing slightly. "You were close to tears a second ago and now you are mad at me!" Jisoo looked at him as if he just grew three heads and only one of them was human. "I am not mad! But would you please explain your panic from before?" 

Jungkook sighed, rubbing the bridge of his nose. "I was just freaked out because I saw Elise's meds on our nightstand. It's nothing, baby. You don't have to worry about and Nari confirmed this just now" Jisoo visibly relaxed. "So I am not going to die" she sighed in relief, making Jungkook chuckle at her cuteness. "Of course not, like I'd ever let you slip away from my grasp." Jungkook slipped under the covers with her now as well, gently pulling her against his chest and circling his arms around her waist. "Good night, baby" he whispered into her ear and placed a kiss on the shell of her ear. "I love you, Jungkook."

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A few days later Jisoo was hanging over the toilet, heaving her breakfast into the ceramic bowl. Sweat was running down her forehead and she felt sick like she never had before. "Where is Jungkook when you need him?" she whispered, resting her flaming forehead against the cold ceramic bowl. Jungkook was currently patrolling through the woods, unaware of Jisoo's second trip to the bathroom this morning. She was just wiping her mouth with some toilet paper when the door opened and a worried Iseul poked her head through. "Everything okay in here?" she whispered with a sympathetic little smile. "No, I feel like shit" Jisoo groaned, closing her eyes and slumping against the wall. "I want Jungkook."

"He will be home soon, honey" Iseul comforted the sick girl, sitting down next to her on the floor. "What is happening to me?" Jisoo cried weakly, she felt so lost and her stomach hurt. "I have an idea, but we will need Nari to confirm or deny this" Iseul sighed, stroking Jisoo's wet hair out of her eyes. "Then get her, please" the girl whimpered, one hand over her eyes. She heard Iseul stand up and leave the bathroom. When the door opened again, it was not Nari, however. Hoseok, Taehyung, and Jin stood there, staring at the girl next to the toilet with a mix of pity and a little disgust. 

Hoseok was the first to move towards her, sitting down next to her and pulling her head comfortingly in his lap. "How are you, Ji?" he asked her worriedly, acting every bit the protective brother he wanted to be for her. "I feel like complete shit that was eaten and then shat out again" Jisoo mumbled, closing her eyes in exhaustion. "You smell weird" Tae suddenly commented, making Jisoo glare at him. "Yeah, as if you would smell of roses after heaving your soul into the toilet bowl!" Tae shook his head. "No, not that. You smell different." He came closer, sniffing the air around her loudly, making Jisoo recoil from his weirdness. 

"She totally smells different! Right, Hobi-hyung?" Hoseok sniffed the air now as well. "You are right, she smells like..." Hoseok took a second to think about his answer. "She smells like Elise did" was his final answer. Jisoo and Jin froze. "Doesn't she, Jin-hyung?" he now asked the oldest, who nodded with a sad smile, but a smile nonetheless. "She does." Jisoo sat up, fixing Jin with a stare. "You have to explain who that is to me now, please. I am so sick of hearing how much I am like Elise but having no idea who she was" she said to him. 

Jin sighed, gesturing to the others to leave the room. Hoseok and Taehyung left reluctantly, leaving Jisoo and Jin in silence. A minute passed. Two. "Elise was a member of our pack. Her mother was french her father Korean. We knew each other since we were little pups and we also knew that we were mates, destined to be together for life. She was absolutely gorgeous, I miss her every day" Jin started, fighting against the tears from his very first word. Jisoo realized how hard talking about her must be for him. "Two years ago, she and I-" he cut himself off, a sob leaving instead of the words. "She was just out getting groceries, when I felt it. It was a sharp pain and then nothing. I could not feel her presence anymore" he was crying now. "I ran as fast as I could but it was too late. They shot her and she died... and my daughter that was not even born yet died as well." Jin didn't say anything else, he didn't have to. 

Jisoo cried with him over the loss of his family, she didn't even think about what this story meant for her now. But that was how Jungkook found her later, next to Jin and the toilet, dried tear tracks on her cheeks and holding his hand comfortingly. The first thing he noticed, however, was the scent that surrounded her suddenly. A scent he hadn't noticed earlier, but his wolf could place immediately. The characteristic smell that only puppies had or their mothers when they were not yet born. He remembered the smell from his own mother. Jungkook ran to her immediately and fell to his knees, laughing breathlessly. He kissed all over her face, so overjoyed with the prospect of starting a family with his mate. He was not worried about how young they both were, he knew they would do just fine with the help of his hyungs and noonas. 

Jisoo laughed and hugged Jungkook close to her. "I am pregnant, aren't I?" she then asked the two boys in the room. Jin smiled sadly and nodded, leaving the room to give them some privacy. "I am so happy, Bambi, I promise I will be the best father for this baby. I will protect my little family with my life."

Look who is back?!?! It me!!! I updated again. ❤️ Sorry for the long delay, you can scold me in the comments if you like.