Little Troubles

Part 9-Tension

After leaving Tae, Jimin headed back the suite mad as hell. How dare that asswipe put his hands him. He knew there was only one person who could. And Tae, as big Jungkook's best friend, other than himself, knew that little Gukie would not take it kindly to have to share his attention with anyone but is bigger self. This was turning into a giant clusterfuck, and Jimin didn't like it one bit. When he reached the suite he quietly opened the door, and quietly closed it again. He didn't want his hyungs to see him, they had an uncanny way of knowing when he was pissed off beyond his capabilities to control and they would want to calm him down. as he turned back to the room he noticed that there was someone waiting. It was Jin Hyung. He immediately thought to say something funny, but he couldn't. His voice stuck in his throat, and he finally just looked down.

"So, Jiminie, want to tell me what is going on?" he said softly.

"It's nothing Hyungie. I just need some time to calm down from everything." he lied, hoping it was convincingly.

Jin raised his head tried to look Jimin in the eyes. But, stubbornly Jimin kept his head down. He knew that if his hyung saw his eyes he would know that something big had happened.

"Minnie. Look, I really don't want to pry, but, I know you well. Your posture and voice are telling me a different story. Yes, it is obvious that you're upset. It is also obvious that you are disgusted. So, why not let me help you." Jin reasonably. He was speaking softly, without his normal blistering demands. He was truly the nurturing figure in the group, would say he was the mom of group, he like living, but he was a close runner up.

"Jinnie hyung, I will work it out. Right now, I'm going to go check on Gukie and rest. I will feel better about everything in the morning.
I promise." Jimin pleaded. Just when he thought he would be able to get away, Tae entered the suite. Jimin all but growled at his entrance.

"Sooooo, Taehyung pissed you off. What did he do?" He asked as he looked straight at Tae. Tae had the good grace to lower his head as his face filled with color. Jin blinked and stood up and went to his room, returning a moment later with a disgruntled Namjoon.

"Someone want tell me why Jin is upset and dragging me here?" He asked, clearly annoyed. Just then, Hoseok and Yoongi entered the room and Jimin rolled his eyes. Tae just seemed to shrink inside himself, as all eyes turned to him.

"Look." Namjoon said in a voice sharp enough to cut glass,"We have an appearance in 6 hours. Whatever you did to screw up, Taehyung fix it." He ordered the younger man. After which he looked at Yoongi and gave a small nod, before going back to his room, while dragging Jin behind him.

"Taehyung, I have a pretty good idea of what's happened, but I want you to tell me. We can't have this kinda shit before a concert." Yoongi said softly, with enough menace to shock everyone

"Yoongs, stop threatening him. He's as stubborn as you are.  Tae, did you pick a fight with Minnie?" Hoseok asked while he enveloped Jimin in his arms as he patted the other man's.shoildergopi g to calm him down. Out of the 7 men, Jimin was the scariest when upset.

"Ok listen he said something I didn't.like and I have been mad about it since we got back. It's not him it's me. So can we put this issue to bed, and me and Tae will talk about it tomorrow, and forgive each other. Ok? We don't need ALL the parents all up in our quarrel." Jimin looked at Tae and gave hi. A soft smile, that didn't reach his eyes as there were cold as ice.

Tae took the hint and sighed. He nodded before he offered his apology. "Jimin we don't have to talk about it, anymore. You have made yourself perfectly clear, crystal even. We can leave here." He said softly, in a low husky voice. He turned to go to his room, when they all cringed as the door to Jungkook's room began to open. Everyone quickly turned to see Jungkook standing in the doorway, but they couldn't immediately tell whether it was Jungkook or Gukie. But quickly enough the younger man's face clouded over with an angry scowl as he quickly moved toward Tae. Before he could reach the other man, Jimin quickly stepped into his path, blocking him from reaching his intended target.

"Kookie, are you ok, what's the matter?" Jimin asked his young friend quietly as he raised his eyes to Jungkook.

Jungkook's angry glaze immediately centered on his oldest friend and seemed to scan his face, before his eyes darkened and his face flushed even more with anger. He raised his eyes to stared down Taehyung before he snarled at him.

"You ever touch him again, I'll  rip your fuckin head off with my bare hands and use it as a bowling ball." He seethed at his other friend. There was a collective gasped from everyone, even softly from the other room. "What? Are you all stupid? The only thing that could make Jimin this hurt, and Taehyung this apologetic, is that he touched Jimin in a way that was uninvited...besides my room's balcony is adjacent to the viewing balcony. I happen to wake up, to Taehyung's confession. I would suggest if you don't want me to embarrass the group you give me a few days to calm down, or I'm libel to kick his ass in front a few million viewers." He snapped out of his tightly gritted teeth. "Jimin sleeps in my room. I will protect him. If Taehyung enters he dies."

Jimin blinked before he sighed softly as he wrapped his arms around the younger man. He actively rubbed the tension out of his best friends back in an effort to calm him down. "Kookie? Look at me...just me." He waited until the other man finally turned his eyes toward him. "I'm fine, sweetie. I'm not scared or hurt, I'm not even mad, ok? So just calm down. Taehyung wasn't hurting me, he was practice for a drama, he is going to audition for. But he didn't want anyone to know because he wants to get it on his own power, not the power of our fans or company. Do you understand?" He asked softly never breaking eye contact.

There was a long pregnant silence before all the tension drained out of the youngest in the room, and he suddenly burst into tears. "Gukie was scared, so me be big Gukie so me protects you. It was scary!!!" He wailed. At that declaration, Jin came out without a word to anyone. He made a bottle for the little, picked him up and sat down on the couch and administered the bottle to their baby. He glared at Taehyung, while RM hustled everyone else to their rooms. He pulled Jimin aside and asked the most important question...

"How did you know?" He whispered.

"I have always been able to tell when Gukie, tries to be Kookie. He always uses lines from movies we have watched." He said with a soft chuckle.

"I see. You are so much smarter than you let on." RM complimented.

"I've had to be. Gukie is as smart as his older self and as mischievous." He said softly before chuckling.

"So I'm going to hazard a guess and say our resident alien kissed you and little Gukie saw it and saw how upset it made you, and reacted because he couldn't switch with his older self." Jimin just stared at his older friend with awe. "What? I'm pretty smart too, you know." Jimin laughed softly, and move to where Jin and the baby was. Pass fumbled, disaster averted, little almost back to sleep. He quietly moved to Jungkook's room and waited as Jin brought the young man in and laid him down. He needed rest, only the heavens knew what would happen tomorrow, but he was sure an impromptu confession wasn't in his near future. Besides, he would only accept it from the one person who would never give it. He cuddled his large baby boy, and drift off to sleep, with the hopes for a regular day tomorrow.