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An Anxious Interlude

Jungkook was getting annoyed. It was Sunday, his Appa's last day before he went to work for the week and he hadn't gotten any Appa and Kookie time at all this weekend. The intrigue he'd felt at having two new littles in the house had worn off. At first, it had been kinda fun. Jimin didn't always play nice with him so he'd enjoyed having two others who were being nice to him but now he just wanted Appa.

Taehyung was just so loud. He was a nice little but nothing was ever calm. He was always dumping something, running around, or screaming. It was so much. He was even worse than Jimin. And then there was Namjoon. At first, he'd liked the little, he was much calmer and seemed sweet but now he was trying to take Appa all to himself. He was his Appa first and Jungkook wasn't about to let some strange little come in and steal him!

He understood Namjoon was adjusting to being little, his Appa had sat him down and explained that, but he still didn't like how much time he was taking. Even Yoongi was spending the majority of his time trying to care for Namjoon and the baby didn't even like him.

It wasn't like Appa was ignoring him though. When he'd come and tug on his pant leg he'd pick him up and still sat him on his lap and cuddled with him but Jungkook wasn't used to sharing him. Sure Jimin got some of Appa's time but Jimin was so attached to Hobi it didn't take too much attention from him. Hell, Appa had even let Namjoon sleep with them in his bed last night when the baby wouldn't stop crying.

Jungkook knew this was to save Taehyung some sleep now that they moved Yoongi into the storage room but it still wasn't fair. This was HIS Appa. He waited all week to spend time with him and this new baby was taking him away!

The baby stomped his way to the kitchen, ready to tell his Appa off for so unfairly making Namjoon food when he asked for some when Jungkook was right there (though he hadn't even asked Seokjin for any food). He was here first so he should get his food first! However when he made it to the kitchen Jungkook's bravery dwindled. Seeing Namjoon on his Appa's hip hurt him in a way it didn't with Jimin. Seeing his Appa chucking the baby under his chin the way he did with Jungkook when he was sad made him feel self-conscious. Maybe the way Appa cared for him wasn't special. Wasn't just for the two of them. Maybe this was just the way Appa cared for all littles. Maybe now he found a new little and he didn't need Jungkook anymore.

Jungkook knew he wasn't good. His parents hadn't wanted him when he presented as a little and Hobi made sure he knew how bad of a boy he always was. Maybe Appa had finally seen what everyone else did. Seeing him act so happy with Namjoon made him feel sad. Appa always looked so tired with him. Did he make Appa tired? Was he too exhausting? Was he burdening Appa the way he did Hobi?

Jungkook had been standing in the doorway long enough, fingers stuffed in his mouth and clinging tightly to his stuffed rabbit, that he'd caught Jin's eye. Jin didn't like how sad his baby looked. The baby had been relatively okay until last night. Jungkook had always had a hard time adapting to change and Jin had been pleasantly surprised yesterday that he was happily playing with the new littles. But when he'd brought Namjoon into the bedroom last night he knew his youngest baby was upset. He'd been very pouty and kicked his feet when Namjoon had clung to him. Jin had let Jungkook have his miniature tantrum, knowing the baby was just letting his frustration out. And he'd tried his best to accommodate both boys, scolding Namjoon when he'd tried to hog him and push Jungkook away. A threat to have him go back in the other room to sleep had settled the newest little but he knew Jungkook had not been happy. It had taken much longer to soothe the baby to sleep than normal.

Jungkook was not a good sleeper, he never had been. Jin sometimes wondered if something had happened to the baby while he was sleeping before they'd met but Jungkook had never come forward with anything. Getting the baby to sleep at night or to nap was always a precise process with a routine. Jin felt bad that he'd disrupted that routine last night but there was no way anyone was getting any sleep with the way Namjoon was screeching when he was left in the bedroom with Taehyung.