Different (Jihope, Namjin, Taegikook)

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Hoseok POV

"You ready to go?" Seokjin asks. I nod slightly, slowly making my way out the door.

"I'm r-really gonna miss you!" Yoongi sobs into Jungkook's chest. Taehyung has his arms wrapped around Kook from behind, his face buried into the slightly shorter boy's hair.

"I'll miss you too, baby. But hey, we'll see each other again. Right? No need to cry." Jungkook kisses the top of Yoongi's head. "And Tae, I know you're crying. I can feel the tears."

"N-No I'm not. I'm....I'm not crying." Taehyung sniffles.

"TaeTae, it'll be okay." Jungkook says. "I promise, we'll all see each other soon. I love you. I love both of you."

"We love you too, Kookie." Yoongi sniffles. Jungkook leans down and presses his lips to Yoongi's briefly, before being dragged up for a kiss from Taehyung.

"I wish I could've kissed Jimin like that, before we left." I sniffle.

"Hobi, we'll all see each other again. We're not abandoning each other." Namjoon says. A small flame appears in the palm of my hand.

"Sorry. I....just got emotional" I sigh, allowing the flame to burn out.

"That's okay." Seokjin smiles slightly. "Let's head to the car."

*Time Skip*

"Wow. Gwangju is really pretty." I say.

"It is. I was actually born here." Jungkook's father says. "Is this the right address."

"Yeah, it is. Thank you." Seokjin nods. Taehyung sniffles, stepping out of the car while carrying a sleeping Yoongi. The poor boy cried himself to sleep.

I hesitantly walk up to the door and ring the doorbell. A frail looking woman opens the door. "Yes? I wasn't expecting any company today."

"Eomma." I start to cry.

"Do I know you?" She asks.

"It's me, Eomma. It's Hoseok." I say. She snaps her head up at me, looking like a wounded animal.

"M-My Hoseokie was taken away years ago. Who are you and what do you want?" She starts to cry.

"It's really me, Eomma." I sob. "I promise, I'm not lying to you!"

She stares at me for a moment before embracing me. "It's really you! Oh my god, it's really my baby!"

We hold each other as we cry. The boys stand back, trying to give us some space as we reunite. "How did you get out of there?!"

"We came up with a plan to leave." I sniffle. "I-Is Appa here?"

Eomma suddenly frowns, looking even sadder than before. "Hoseokie....he passed away years ago. The pain of losing you was too much, so he...."

I close my eyes, trying to push away any image of my father harming himself. "H-He.....he killed himself?"

"I'm sorry, Hoseok." She hugs me again. "If he were here, he'd be as happy as I am."

"O-Oh, I almost forgot." I try to change the subject. "These are my friends. Namjoon, Seokjin, Yoongi, and Taehyung."

"Come in, boys. You must be cold." She ushers us inside. "Are you hungry?"

We all shake our heads. We had just eaten about 2 hours ago. Yoongi whimpers and shifts in his sleep, clinging onto Taehyung. "W-Want K-Kookie."He mumbles in his sleep. Taehyung buries his face into Yoongi's shoulder to cry.

"Tae, it's okay." Seokjin, Namjoon, and I all hug him. "We'll see him again soon."

"I just....I miss him, hyungs." He sobs. "A-And Yoongi clearly misses him too, I hate to see him so upset!"

"Taehyung, Yoongi is going to be extremely upset when he sees you crying like this." I ruffle his hair. "Be strong for him. I know how you feel. I miss Jimin just as much as you miss Jungkook. But we'll be okay. We'll all see each other again, eventually."

"Th-Thanks, Hobi." He sniffles. "I'm sorry for getting so upset."

"Don't apologize, Tae." Seokjin says. "It's alright."

"Oh, there was more of you?" My Eomma asks.

"Yeah, there was 7 of us that formed a group. But in all, there's thousands of us." I say.

"Oh my." Her eyes widen. "I'm glad you boys are safe and doing well. And I'm happy to have my son back."