His Pet

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"Jimin grew up way too fast. His father is an alcoholic, and has been since Jimin was seven. He didn't have any friends growing up, so he stayed inside with his mom. He can cook, clean, sew-just a bunch of girly things. He can't throw a football or do a push up, though. Ha ha. Jiminie completely lost his childhood when he was thirteen. His father made him work doing janitorial services-every penny he earned was taken by his father. I met him the year before. A couple years later, I started working with you-meaning I wasn't there all the time. I wish I could have been because of all his cuts and bruises. Someone needed to be there for him. When I was around, I would have him spend the night at my place. I realized that when he is tired, he drops his tough act. It's heartbreaking. He only lets himself be himself when he doesn't know how to stop it, which is only when he is sleepy. He acts childish and clingy. He whines for love and attention. I tried getting him to act like that during the day, and he didn't talk to me for a week. He was angry-more at himself than he was at me, though, because he didn't want anyone knowing he is 'weak'. Anyways, bruises became a normal thing for him in high school. His father punished him when there wasn't enough money. His mother and I were his only light. Jimin's world slowly grew darker near the end of the school year. Mrs. Park had finally had enough, and killed herself on the bridge near his home. She hadn't realized that he had gotten off of work, and watched the whole thing. He became terrified of bridges. His father would punish him on the same bridge when he was drunk. When his mom died, he only talked to me once a week. He worked from open to close most nights. I never knew what he did because he refused to tell me since I didn't let him know what I did. I was never allowed over because his father. He is a sweet kid, but a broken one." Taehyung revealed, tears threatening to roll down his face.

"So, if I took him to the Toys R Us at the Lotte Mart during the day he would would be upset?" Yoongi asked, clenching and unclenching his fists.

Taehyung shook his head, "I found ways to bring out his childish side without making him tired. It is difficult, but worth it. I once was able to bring out his childish side for an entire weekend on accident."

"How?"

"I had given Jimin a hoodie of mine to wear since he was cold, and it ended up being too big. He started flapping around, and dumped out an old box of my cousin's stuffed toys and pacifiers. He looked like he was going to cry. I had felt so bad for him. I had only seen him act childish a few times beforehand, so I wasn't an expert. I quickly grabbed him and told him it was okay. I started picking up the toys when I noticed him crying while holding a pink bunny. It was cute and the first thing I thought to do was pop a pacifier in his mouth. I finished cleaning up and noticed him asleep with the pacifier in his mouth and bunny in his arms on my floor. When he woke up he was still acting childish. He stayed like that all weekend, and I gave him the box of toys and pacifiers. I don't know where he put them. When he switched back into acting how he usually does, he was mad at me for making that side of him come out." Taehyung answered.

"Is he a little?"

Tae shook his head, "I don't know if he could be classified as that. He doesn't go into a childish mindset when he is stressed because then he would always act childish. He was constantly stressed. He only does it when he is sleepy, and if you plop him in a pile of little kid things. I'm not sure what to classify it as."

"Do you have any idea as to where he would have kept that box?" Yoongi asked, standing up.

"Work, maybe? He only was there and home when he wasn't at my place. If you couldn't find it at his place than that would be the only place." Tae suggested, standing up.

"Ugh. I was trying to avoid that place." Yoongi groaned, walking Taehyung to the front door. 

"Give me a second and I can make his childlike mindset appear. I have some things for him in my car. I don't like seeing him stressed out, and I will force him into the mindset sometimes. Sometimes he just wants to be in the mindset." Tae smiled.

Yoongi nodded his head, "Will he be able to tell me where he put the box?"

"He will tell you anything you want to know. He's an open book if he slips into his mindset far enough. When he is just tired, he is more stubborn. Put a pacifier between his lips and it is a lot easier to get him to be childish." Tae answered before running to his car.  

He came back in with a fuzzy, blue hippo and a polka dotted pacifier. 

"Let's get to business." Tae smiled.