The Gift ; seungjin

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1 month

Chaos.

The only word capable of describing the first month of pregnancy is 'chaos'.

"What." Was the only thing Jeongin was able to utter. But what could he say, when the young university student could expect anything but such news when he reached his friends' apartment.

It happened a couple of weeks later, when he decided, without any warning, to break into his friends' shared apartment. At that time there were already dozens of cardboard boxes scattered throughout the different rooms of the place, so Jeongin had to dodge them until he found his friends, who were too busy collecting their belongings to notice the presence of the boy.  Jeongin cleared his throat and Seungmin was already prepared with a frying pan in hand, ready to jump into action if necessary. Apparently, the youngest of the four had finished all of his exams and classes, so he had decided to go and visit the boys to invite them to celebrate, claiming the drinks would be on him. Jisung, of course, was quick to enthusiastically accept the offer, but was soon nudged by Felix. Understanding the situation, Jisung ended up declining with a somewhat downcast expression on his face.

"Yah, the fact that I can't drink doesn't mean you can't either." Seungmin said, earning a strange look from Jeongin, who was obviously clueless at what was going on.

"Wait, why is it that can't you drink?"

The three boys exchanged glances. "You better sit down." Seungmin suggested as he led Jeongin to one of the sofas.

"Ok... You're freaking me. What's wrong?" He looked at his hyung and his eyes went wide. "You're not dying, aren't you?!"

"What– No!" He rolled his eyes and put his hand right over his belly. "Do you know what I have here?" Jeongin frowned, confused at that absurd question.

"Huh? The belly button?"

Seungmin denied. "I mean, yeah, you're not wrong but– Let's say it can't be seen yet, but in a few months you will be able to."

"What." Realizashun.

"You're going to be–"

Screaming. The three Virgos thought they would be deaf due to the decibels of the younger's voice. "It can't be, it can't be, it can't be. Since when did you know? Why didn't you tell me? Oh my God. Have you come up with names? I don't believe it. I can't believe it. I'm going to be an uncle. Why were you picking things up?! How did you let Seungmin-hyung make efforts while he's in this state?! Are you insane? Sit here, hyung. Take a rest. I will help them with the rest of the things, don't worry. If something ever happens to this baby I will take charge of each and everyone in this room dying in between terrible suffering."

You could hear Felix and Jisung gulping. "Jeongin-ah… Don't overreact. I was just picking up not heavy stuff–"

"I. Do. Not. Care."

And that's how little Jeongin reacted to the news. He was incredibly happy. So happy that he didn't even notice the details, such as the father of the baby or why Seungmin decided to have it. The thing is that he only wanted the best for the older, but... at the same time, a strange feeling invaded him. A somewhat sad, nostalgic feeling. A feeling that he didn't want to let Seungmin know he was feeling. He didn't know if it was because time was passing too fast or just because he didn't want to grow up. He didn't know if it was because, in a way, he would miss the older one. And why, you may wonder, if Seungmin wasn't going anywhere. But the truth is that not even Jeongin himself knew for sure what it was about. It was a somewhat selfish feeling, he knew it, but he couldn't help feeling it, either way. He couldn't help but feel that in one way or another, he was going to lose a part of his hyung. He felt like a little boy. A whimsical little boy who just wanted attention. And maybe he was, but he didn't want to admit it. Not at all. Perhaps he was simply afraid to admit that the older one mattered to him more than he could have ever imagined.