BANGTAN21

Chapter 6

Published: April 14, 2019
Rewritten: September 7, 2022

Hoseok and Jin looked at the new drawings littering the front of the fridge, examining each one.

"Ah, look it's me and Mang!" Hoseok laughed.
"RJ drew himself eating a churro. I'm not even surprised." Jin sighed.
"What's going on?" Yoongi stuck his head in the room, wondering what all the giggling was about.
"It seems we have some new additions to the fridge." Jin gestured.
"Oh. Look at that." He grinned softly, looking at the childlike doodles plastered to the refrigerator.
"Did you see what Chimmy drew me?" Jimin asked, walking into the room cradling the dog in his arms.
"Yes, but did you see what Mang drew for me? Look." Hoseok pointed to the drawing.
"But did he give it to you personally?"
"No."
"There you have it. Mine is more special." Jimin grinned.

While Taehyung cleaned up the kitchen table, he heard the boys arguing over drawings on the fridge, bickering about who was more special. He couldn't help but laugh a little and shake his head at the absurdity. After gathering the crayons he borrowed from Jungkook, he went to return them.
"Here's your precious crayons back. Don't worry they're not broken."
"Thanks." The youngest mumbled, clearly focused on editing a video.

When Taehyung returned to the living room, a knock on the door surprised him, causing him to jump and let out a small yelp. Tata was there in an instant, latched onto Taehyung's waist.
"Ah. Don't worry, I was just a little startled." He assured the heart-shaped alien, giving him a couple pats on the head.
"Who's at the door?" Jin stuck his head out from the kitchen doorway along with Yoongi, Hoseok and Jimin.
"I haven't looked yet." Taehyung stated, walking over to the door.
"Hello?" A muffled voice came from the other side before he could look through the peephole.
He let out a gasp, his eyes wide as he turned to the guys. "It's Y/n."

Jungkook burst into the room, Namjoon following behind looking a little confused. He had Koya in his arms, who appeared to be sleeping peacefully. The two almost got knocked over when Cooky and Shooky came barreling through, RJ was running after them.
"No no no no no we have to hide them." Jungkook muttered urgently.
"I don't think Tata wants to hide." Taehyung mentioned, the alien's long arms wrapped securely around his waist.
"Well, Tata is gonna have to suck it up. We can't have her seeing them so soon."
Taehyung huffed and somehow managed to pry the alien off his waist. Hoseok and Jin rushed to put all the characters in one room, apologizing for doing so, making sure to lock the door just in case. When everything was safe, Jungkook composed himself and answered the door.

"Y/n! We didn't expect you to show up." He greeted.
"I wanted to surprise you guys." You smiled. "What are you up to?"
"Just cleaning up the dorm a little." Taehyung answered.
Technically, it wasn't a lie.
"Oh, I'm sorry for distracting you. I can stop by some other time if you'd like."
"Okay." Jungkook responded at the same time Taehyung said. "No, it's fine."
The two shared a look.
"It's fine." Taehyung repeated. His eyes went wide just a couple second later. "Ooh! Wait til you hear what happened!"
"Taehyung. Shut up." Yoongi hissed and knee'd Taehyung in the leg, causing him to grunt.
"Sorry."
"What happened?" You questioned.
"Just some shenanigans." Jin waved his hand dismissively, brushing it off.
"Oh. So, nothing new." You chuckled.
There was scattered (forced) laughter in response to your light teasing.
"Come on inside. You want something to drink?" Namjoon asked.
"That'd be great. Thanks."

You followed him into the kitchen where you noticed a bunch of drawings hung on the fridge.
"Where did those come from?" You asked with a chuckle.
"Oh!" Namjoon said in a surprised tone. "Uh." His eyes desperately searched the room until he saw Yoongi and Jungkook waving frantically at him from the living room. He furrowed his brows as he tried to read their lips and figure out their hand signals.
"We drew them!" Jungkook mouthed frantically as Yoongi pointed to himself.
"Jungkook and Yoongi drew them." Namjoon responded and handed a drink to you.
He noticed that Jungkook and Yoongi continued waving hurriedly, shaking their heads. Jungkook made a circle around the group mouthing "All of us!"
"Oh! U-uh I mean we all drew them." Namjoon quickly spoke up, attempting to cover up his error.

"I swear, for a guy who has an IQ of 148 he sure is dumb." Yoongi mumbled to Jungkook.

"Oh. That's cute." You chuckled, glancing at the drawings. "I thought Jungkook and Jimin were better at art."
"They weren't trying." Namjoon responded rather quickly, ushering you out of the kitchen.
The both of you walked back to the living room and took a seat on the couch.
"So Hoseok did that wish of yours come true?" You asked jokingly, trying to make conversation.
"Ahahahaha no of course not." Hoseok laughed awkwardly and turned away with a nervous look on his face.
"Bummer. It would have been super cool though, right?"
"Yeah, totally." Hoseok nodded.
"What's up with you guys? You're all acting weird today." You commented, looking around at the group. "Is something wrong? Did I come at a bad time?"
"No, of course not." Jin waved you off.

You'd known the guys for about three years, so at this point you knew when they were lying. You were about to question them further when you heard a noise down the hall, like a clicking sound followed by a door being opened.
Your thoughts immediately started going a hundred miles an hour, one after another popping into your head.

Oh no. Do they have someone over here?
Is it a girl? Could that be what Taehyung was going to tell me?
That would explain why Yoongi was so quick to cut him off.
One of them is probably secretly dating someone.
What if it's Jimin?

You were horrified, wondering what you had just walked in on. You stood abruptly, ready to leave, not wanting to be in the middle of a situation like this. Just as you started to move towards the front door, a familiar pink bunny came running into the living room.
Your eyes went wide at the sight.
"I... wha—" You couldn't formulate a coherent thought, let alone a sentence.
Was this real?

"You were supposed to stay in the room!" Jungkook whispered, harshly.
Cooky ran up to you, latching himself to your leg.
"Oh my." You gasped, looking down at him.
RJ ran into the living room shortly after and went straight to you, hugging the other leg.
Carefully, you reached down and began to pet RJ's fluffy head, feeling the softness of his wool under your fingers.
"He's so soft." You whispered in a high pitch voice, trying not to freak out too much.
As if your brain finally decided to work, you snapped your head towards Hoseok.
"Your wish!" You gaped, finally realizing. "Why didn't you say anything?"
"See? She didn't freak out. This is obviously not weird to her." Namjoon nudged Jungkook.
"Yeah. You didn't have to be a drama queen about it." Taehyung added.

As if on cue, the other five characters came running out, all of them latching onto you, hugging you as tightly as their little bodies could. You immediately sat down on the floor so they could all hug you at the same time.
"Why were you trying to hide them?" You asked Jungkook, unable to comprehend why he would do something like that, especially since you're so close with them.
"I thought it would weird you out." He murmured quietly.
"Are you kidding me? This is amazing, why would I be weirded out?"
"I don't know."
"How did they get out in the first place?" Jin questioned.
"I bet it was Tata. You know he can shape shift." Taehyung pointed out, a smug grin on his face.
"Right."
"Why are they all hugging you? They don't know you." Yoongi pointed out.
"Y/n!" Chimmy and Cooky called out your name.
This caused the group to share a look.
"They probably know her because we created them. Think about it. We made them based on ourselves. They kinda look like us and they have bits of our personality." Namjoon stated.
"I didn't consider that." Jungkook hummed with his hand on his chin.

Chimmy snuggled close to you and made a cute noise. RJ was currently rubbing his fluffy face against your cheek, his actions reminding you of a cat.
"You guys, they're so cute." You gushed, already in love with all of the little characters. "What are you gonna do with them?"
"Keep them. Duh." Jin answered in an obvious tone.
"They'll be like new pets! Except they can do a lot more... and they can kinda talk." Taehyung added. At that moment, he turned around and saw Yeontan staring at him angrily. His expression fell immediately.
"No, Tannie I love you. I'd never replace you."
Yeontan scurried out of the living room.
"Come back!" He ran after the small fluff ball. As he got down the hall you all heard a faint,
"Wait, how did you even get out of you cage?"