A "Little" Surprise

If This World Was Make Believe

As soon as the last fan had been reluctantly escorted out, the members rushed to the back room.

"Where are Namjoon and Jungkook?" Jin demanded upon finding Sejin.

"They're resting in Namjoon's dressing room." His manager responded. "Jungkook wasn't feeling well, so Namjoon took him to his dressing room to sleep after getting his arm checked out by the staff doctor. He asked us not to disturb them, but to tell you to come when the fansign ended."

"Thank you, Sejin nim." Jin bowed before hobbling off to his dongsaeng's dressing room as fast as his injured ankle could carry him, his boyfriends following close behind.

They knocked on the door lightly, in case Jungkook was asleep. "Namjoon, can we come in?" Yoongi called softly.

Footsteps could be heard, and then the door opened to reveal a shirtless Namjoon with a dark purple bruise on his left arm.

"Oh my god-" Hoseok's face paled at the sight of his boyfriend's injury. "She did that to you?"

Namjoon said nothing, ushering them into the room and locking the door behind them.

"Appa?" A small, wavering voice drew everyone's attention to the couch in the corner where Jungkook was curled up into a ball. His makeup had been removed, so they could clearly see his red eyes and flushed cheeks.

"Kookie~" Taehyung soothed, rushing over to wrap the younger in a tight hug. "What happened out there, honey bun?"

"Kookie was feelin' funny but he didn' think dat he was wittle." Jungkook sniffled, wiping his nose on Taehyung's abnormally long sleeve. "And he wanted ta keep talking wif the nice boy, but then the mean scary lady comed and takes him away!" The little's voice rose with anxiety. "And she hits him even though he is a good boy! And Kookie wants to help but he can't move! And Minnie gets up and she-" Jungkook took a deep, ragged breath. "She calls Minnie a mean name and Kookie is so angry he wants to hurt her! But Kookie was scared because hurting people is bad and he doesn't want to be a bad boy! And the mean lady says a lot of bad words to hyungies that Big Jungkook doesn't like!! And then she- she hits Joonie appa!!!" Tears were now streaming down the maknae's face and his breath was coming in haggard gasps as he tried to speak through his sobs. "Kookie couldn't do anything!! He just sat there and hyungies got hurt and the nice boy got hurt and Kookie wanted ta help but he couldn't!"

"Oh sweetheart, you poor thing." Jimin sat down on the couch next to Jungkook and joined in on the hug, rubbing the younger's back soothingly. "It's okay, angel. Namjoonie is fine. I'm fine. Hyungies are fine.

"Everything's going to be okay, sugar plum." Hoseok sat down on the shaggy blue carpet and motioned for Jimin and Taehyung to move Jungkook to the floor. "Take some deep breaths for me, okay?" He asked, reaching out to grasp his lover's hand.

Jungkook took a shuddery inhale and slowly let it out, squeezing Hoseok's hand tightly and leaning back in Taehyung's lap to feel his hyung's steady heartbeat.

"Good job Kookie!" Hoseok beamed at his lover, reaching out to wipe the tears off his cheeks. "Can you do it again for hyungie?"

Jungkook took another deep breath. And then another. And then another. Finally, his breathing slowed to a more normal pace. "Kookie was so scared." He said quietly.

"And that's okay." Namjoon smiled warmly at his boyfriend, sitting on the carpet and pulling Jin and Yoongi down with him. "It's okay to be scared, bun. I was scared, too. I hated the way that mean lady talked to us, and I hated the way to treated her son."

"That woman was a bad person." Yoongi added. "The things she said are disgusting and untrue. And Kookie, I'm proud of you."

Jungkook's watery eyes enlarged to the size of watermelons. "Yoonie is proud of Kookie?"