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He had woken up early that morning after only 4 hours of sleep. Jin was jumping up and down beside him "Daddy Baekie sick Baekie sick!" he chanted.

Namjoon sat up immediately "where is he?" he asked the pup who pulled him to the bathroom. Little Baek was curled up next to the toilet with a trickle of vomit on his chin.

"Oh, baby" Joon gasped crouching next to the small pup and cradling him against his chest. He placed a palm to his head thankfully he didn't have a fever.

Baekhyun whined softly "don't feel good," he cried dampening Joon's shirt.

"I know baby, I know. Can you tell daddy where it hurts?" He asked calmly as Jin leaned against his shoulder watching his brother.

The pup pointed to his tummy and head before crying out "everything hurt," which broke Joon's heart. His babies have never been sick before he was always so careful.

Namjoon stood up with the pup in an infant position. He held his head proactively against his warm chest and walked out of the bathroom to their family room. Jin ran and sat on a pillow putting on a VHS tape that Joon's mother gave him when he was a small pup himself years ago. He didn't have enough money for a DVD player or even a smart tv. Theirs had a freaking block attached to the back.

"Jinnie can you go get dressed and bring me Baek's socks?" Namjoon asked the pup who ran off like a good brother. Namjoon swayed his hips humming even though he wasn't a good singer he knew that his voice was comforting him.

"Daddy is gonna make you feel better," he promised kissing the smaller pup on his temple. He rocked him back and forth while he got the baby sling around him. Jin ran back in on his short chubby legs. Namjoon smiled at his son's cute little toddler run. He gave Namjoon two different colored socks, but Joon rolled with it.

After sliding the sick pup in the sling and wrapping them up with Joons coat he made Jin wash his hands. He zipped up Jin's tiny puffy coat making him look like a small marshmallow. He needed medicine for the pup.

"Can you walk and hold my hand like a big boy?" he asked. Jin whined and pouted out his bottom lip shaking his head. "Santa will be watching," Joon said and Jin narrowed his eyes, but took his dad's hand in his small one.

Namjoon started walking to the pharmacy a few blocks away. His nose was already pink so he knew little Jin was probably colder. He didn't want them to be next to each other just in case Baek got Jin sick, but seeing how they all shared a bed they probably were all bound to get it.

His little toddler stumbled in the deep snow and Namjoon scooped him up into his arms trying to avoid suffocating the sick pup. Jin pressed his little cold nose against his neck nuzzling in for warmth; his little puffs of breath fanning across his face.

Namjoon opened up his coat shivering as he slid Jin into the baby wrap beside Baek. They were small boys so there was room for them to cuddle. He zipped his long coat back up and hurried to the pharmacy; careful of slipping because he had precious cargo.

The sliding doors opened and he stepped through. His shoes squeaking as the snow slush hit the tiled floors. He wandered around the store to the pharmacist. He tapped on the glass and a little balding man in a lab coat walked over.

"Do you have a prescription?"

"No I was wondering what I should buy for my sick pup...he threw up and his head and tummy hurt and he said everything hurts," Namjoon told the man. He nodded. "It may just be a cold, but if you want a full check up I can recommend you to a doctor,"

"No no no that's fine thank you. What medicine would you recommend?" Namjoon asked trying to avoid pesky hospital bills that would probably kill him. Even if he used all of the money he earned the previous night he would still have a sick pup.

"See that baby medicine section. There is some with a red and pink wrapping. It reduces fever and is a pain reliever. Make sure to give em plenty of liquids," the pharmacist said reading a paper not paying much attention to him.

Namjoon nodded his head grabbing the expensive medicine and paying before stumbling back up the hill to his house.

"Daddy?" Jin said tapping on his chest from within his coat. "Hmmm?" he replied holding them by their bottoms against his chest. "Hungwy," he said and Namjoon nodded mentally beating himself up. He had forgotten to feed them breakfast in his rush to the pharmacy. "When we get home ill get you something," he solemnly said feeling like a failure.

"Me help?" Jin asked.

Namjoon patted his bottom "you want to be daddy's little helper?" He asked.

Jin wiggled around before forcing his head out of the same hole Joon's head was in "I'm good at hewlping," He nodded his head against Joon's.

"Okay then you can help me make soup for Baek," Namjoon said rubbing the sick pup's back.

"Good bwother," he told his dad. "Yes you're a good brother," Namjoon kissed Seokjin's pink cheek smiling at the sweet pups. Both of them were big sweethearts, they were his, of course, he wouldn't raise them to be anything but.

He unlocked their house door and kicked it shut behind him. After the jacket and pups were shed of his body he relaxed. The sick pup was curled up on the couch while Jin got him his sippy cup from their room.

Namjoon pulled two cans of tomato soup from their pantry. "Jinnie do you want to help me cook?" he asked when he saw the toddler come in excitedly. Joon opened the cans and poured the liquid into the pot over the stove. He picked Jin up so he could see "okay you have to stir it and make sure it doesn't burn... Oh and don't touch the stove or it'll hurt you," he added as an afterthought.

Minutes passed as Jin happily stirred the contents of the soup supervised "done, daddy?"

Joon felt the soup's temperature by tasting it and nodded smiling "it is. Good job Jin!" He exclaimed.

Jin giggled when Joon sat him down and pulled out three red plastic bowls and pour the soup in. "Can you carry your bowl in using two hands?" he asked which responded his a nod as he gave Jin his bowl and walked into the living room.

Namjoon followed with his and Baek's. He set his down on the table and sat the sleepy and sick pup up against him on the couch. "You have to eat, baby or you won't get better," he put the spoon and bowl in his small hands. He started eating and Namjoon smiled as he began eating.

"Daddy still hungry," Jin said showing Namjoon his bowl. Namjoon sighed knowing they didn't have any more soup. "Here daddy will share," he poured most of what was left into his pups bowl. Jin thanked him and put on another tape in. Namjoon would be fine until dinner they were more important.

After Baek was finished Joon poured the liquid medicine into the little cup provided~ Cherry (the worst flavor ever).

Jin handed the cup to his brother and watched in curiosity as Namjoon helped the baby up and drink the medicine. He gagged and coughed somehow managing to keep the nasty liquid down and draining the apple juice he got from the food bank.

"Good boy," he patted his head and pulled him closer against him to watch tv. A few moments later Jin came and sat beside his brother resting his head on his lap. They had all managed to fall asleep before the movie finished.