Baby~ [MinJoon AU]

▫ Forty - Two ▫

미안해...

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Its normally during the weekends that Namjoon regresses.

Which shouldn't be worrying, except-

Except that this time no one would be around.

Jimin would be attending another course back in his hometown. Yoongi would be with his family to work on the new café being built. Jungkook also has a course work to go for a month somewhere far.

Which means...

Which basically means that there would be no one to take care of his baby Joonie-

He poked around his food, mind wandering far and beyond to figure out a way to help him.

Sure he could trust the man to fend for himself, but what happens if he unconsciously fell into little space. It has happened before. It could definitely happen again.

Shall I send him home...? His eyebrows pinched at the suggestion. His parents don't know about his little side. Not a good idea.

His lips pursed as he absentmindedly pinched a small piece of meat to bring it up to his mouth, chewing I slowly as he tried figuring out ideas on how to settle this problem.

"Jimin-ah."

He looked up upon hearing his name being called. Taehyung was there with an unamused face, a cup of smoothie in front of him.

"Oh, Tae. What's up? Not eating?"

Tae kept his gaze on his friend a little longer before he replied. "I ate already. In front of you."

"Oh-" Jimin flushed, looking back at his packed food.

"What's wrong? What's gotten you stressed?"

The man sighed, slumping a bit before feeding himself rice.

"It's just... well... a small problem back home..."

"Oh?" Tae took a tentative sip of his pink coloured smoothie, "Do you wanna talk about it?"

"It's nothing..."

He went quiet after that, and Taehyung said nothing either as he drank more of his smoothie.

"It's just... you know about Namjoon-hyung right?"

A look of confusion crossed the other's face and he nodded.

"So... well- I was just worrying that- you know that I'll be gone during the weekend for a course... I'm just worried about him."

"... What's there to worry about?"

"No one would be around. If he fell into little space, here- there would be no one around to watch him. Both his friends will be very busy and I- I would be kilometres away..."

"Hmm..." the man mixed his drink with his straw, "But he can control it right? like when and where he would like to fall..."

Jimin pouted and shook his head at the question, the action enough to get a sigh from his friend.

"He unconsciously falls into little space. It usually happens after a nap... or some other trigger. He never thought of controlling it, mainly because he has us most of the time. But this time... this time there won't be anyone. So I- I don't know..."

Taehyung hummed again, sipping more of his drink.

"Namjoon-hyung is aware of it, right? Surely his mindset would change and at least he would be able o recognise signs and stop himself."

"But what if it became too much of a habit that he doesn't know?"

"Ah... that's possible..."

The two were silent again, and Jimin continued eating slowly. They have another... give or take- 10 minutes left.

"How about this-"

Jimin looked up at his friend, mind perking at the idea that could possibly work.

"You go to that course, and of course hyung will stay here, and if he does end up regressing, have him call you to let you know. Or you call him. And if he did, you get me!"

"... Huh?"

"Yea! I mean, I will be here, I know your house, hyung knows me very well, and little Joonie and I have met- so yea. This time, I'll babysit him."

Jimin blinked at his friend, then raised an eyebrow.

"Are you... sure?"

"Yea, why not?"

"I mean- it's nice of you to offer... isn't it troubling you?"

Tae gave him a really? look.

"And... I'm not sure about hyung..."

"You can ask him of course. If he doesn't want... then that's fine. But see, in the end, there won't be anyone to be there him right?"

Jimin's eyes drifted back to his lunch. What Taehyung said... he was right.

"You're... actually right... ah... I would have to properly explain it to him."

"You do that. I'll be waiting for a reply. Now finish your food."

The teacher smiled softly, feeling a bit lighter as he quickly ate his food.

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