"Mommy, can me and Jiminie go see Nemo?" Kookie asked, pointing at the aquarium display up ahead of us.

"Just stick together and don't go further than that." I smiled. Kookie grabbed Jiminie by the hand and ran with him over to the large glass wall.

"Goodness, these two are gonna be the death of me." Yoongi chuckled, smiling at them.

"You and me both. I am so glad that they all have each other though. I know he wasn't completely happy before, because of circumstances, but he is constantly talking about Jiminie and Taetae and Jinnie. He always tells me stories about them, and he thinks of things to tell them or to do with them and gets all excited." I replied.

"Jiminie talks a lot about Kookie too. I think sometimes he forgets that Kookie is happy and he gets overcome with worry. He will get a little weepy and tell me we have to go Kookie's house so he can be ok and not be sad or cry. But then I remind him that you are there and he is happy, and he usually looks relieved. Sometimes I think it's an excuse because he misses him." He responded as we walked closer to the giggling boys, who were pointing at something.

"They really do have a special bond, don't they? Like, Kookie killed me the other day. We were having a picnic lunch in the back yard, and he found a little flower growing near the blanket we were sitting on. He got so enamored with this flower, and kept talking about how it was Jin's favorite color, and he how much Jin would love it. He first had me take a picture of it with my phone so we could send it to him, then he picked and and carefully set it aside to dry in his room so he can give it to Jin. They are so incredibly caring and sweet toward one another." I added, as we almost reached them.

"I think that is something that drew me in to Jimin so much. He was so caring and kind to everyone, in littlespace or not. He is always trying to make everyone happy, and never wants to disappoint anyone, or see them sad. Case and point, he didn't wake up in headspace this morning. He felt bad cause he wanted to make Kookie as happy as possible so he made sure to find his way into headspace for him." Yoongi said, never once taking his eyes off of Jimin.

"Mommy!! We finded him! Come see!" Kookie said, rushing over the rest of the way and grabbing my hand.

"Daddy, we finded Dory too!" Jiminie added, taking hold of Yoongi as well. Thankfully the aquarium wasn't crowded today, making it easier for them to be able to be carefree without worry of scrutiny from others.

"See? Over there!" he giggled, pointing at the little orange and white clownfish swimming among the coral.

"I see him! Good job, baby!" I chuckled as he took my hand again. As we started to walk to the next display, I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket, and fished it out with my free hand.

"Everything good?" Yoongi asked, giving me a knowing look.

"Yep, we are good." I replied, slipping my phone back in my pocket. We finished our way through the aquarium, the boys running excitedly between each display.

"Mommy, I no wanna go yet." Kookie pouted as we got to the last one.

"I know baby. But, if we stay here, how are you going to get a special reward when we get home?" I coaxed in his ear. He shivered and looked at me with pink flushing his cheeks.

"I gets a prize?" he asked, looking at me wide eyed, a grin working its way on his face.

"Mhm, if you are a good boy, you get a reward. So are you going to be good for me?" I asked softly.

"Yes, I be a very good boy." he nodded, making me giggle. I took his hand and we joined Yoongi and Jiminie on their way out of the gift shop.

"Kookie, I gotted us all stickers!" Jiminie shouted, waving the packs of stickers around in the air. Yoongi chuckled and shook his head as we all walked out of the aquarium together. Jimin and Kookie chatted excitedly in the back seat all the way back to our house, as Yoongi and I listened to their silliness in silence, smiles not leaving our faces. When we pulled in, we both got out of the car and got Jiminie and Kookie out, leading them up to the front door.

"Mommy, can Uncle Yoongi and Jiminie stay for lunch?" he asked, gripping my hand as we made it to the front door.

"Of course. You are the birthday boy, after all." I replied, unlocking the door. As I pushed it open, Kookie and Jiminie's eyes got very large, mouths shaped in a perfect little "o". There were streamers all over the ceiling, as well as balloons in every corner. The floor was filled with balloons as well, so many you couldn't even see the floor.

"Happy birthday Kookie!" everyone shouted as he ventured in the living room, making him jump. A big smile came across his face before he covered it with his hands. Yoongi, Jimin and I walked in behind him as he turned to look at me. His eyes were glazed over with unshed tears as he sucked in some deep breaths.

"Baby, what's wrong?" I asked, walking over to him and putting my hands on his cheeks.

"I just so happy." he barely said above a whisper. That was met with a round of awes by everyone, making my heart almost hurt at his cuteness.

"Awww baby boy! I'm glad you are happy. Come here." I said, pulling him into a big hug. I felt him shuddering a bit as I pulled away, kissing his cheeks and wiping the couple of tears that fell. He smiled big and giggled as he wiped his face again, looking around at everyone.

"Thank you." he said shyly, his cheeks all flushed.

"The party was your mommy's idea." Namjoon said, ruffling his hair.

"Mommy throwed me the party?" he asked, turning back to look at me.

"Not alone though. See how pretty this place is? Everyone made it so pretty for you." I replied. He grinned looking up at the ceiling at the streamers and balloons hanging around.

"It so pretty." he giggled, looking around. I loved seeing him like this, happy and carefree.

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"Do it again, Daddy!" Jiminie squeaked out, looking up at Yoongi from the floor. Everyone was laughing so much that all that you could hear at this point were wheezes and squeaks, followed by gasps of air. All four littles were on the floor, red faced with big fat tears rolling down their cheeks. Yoongi grinned and shook his head before lifting up the balloon and putting it to his mouth, sucking in a good amout of helium. As his normally deep voice came out in a high pitch, they all erupted in laughter again, clutching at their stomachs and wiping at their eyes.

"I'm glad I can be today's entertainment." he chuckled, as his voice returned to normal.

"Ohhhh my tummy hurts." Kookie groaned, still giggling as he crawled up beside me on the couch and leaned into me.

"I think all of our tummies hurt. Uncle Yoongi is funny." I smiled, rubbing his head. He grinned and climbed into my lap, straddling me and nuzzling into his favorite position As the laughs died down and adult coverstation started, the littles started one by one dozing off in their caregivers laps or arms.

"Are you sleepy baby?" I asked, rubbing his back as I felt him get a little heavier.

"Mmmm mnnnn, I not sleepy. No nap." he mumbled, clearly exhausted.

"Ok, birthday boy. You can stay right here and cuddle with me." I chuckled, continuing to rub circles on his back.

"I'm so glad everything turned out so well. He had a really great time." Hoseok said, kissing Tae's head. Tae was curled in Hobi's lap, sitting sideways. His head was rested on Hoseok's shoulder, as he sucked on a paci that we provided, sleeping peacefully.

"They all did." Namjoon said, running his hand over Jin's sleeping head.

"Thank you all so much. This really couldn't have been any better." I sighed, leaning my head against Kookie's. We all sat there for a while, quietly talking and enjoying the coziness of our current situation, but Kookie started getting whinier as time went on.

"Baby, you are so sleepy. You will feel better after your nap." I said, running my hand over his hair.

"I no wanna!" he whined, shaking his head back and forth as he buried it in my shoulder.

"I know, but you need a little rest. I won't even put you in your bed. Just cuddle here with Mommy, and lay your head on my shoulder." I said, gently urging his head back down on my shoulder. Even though he resisted as first, eventually he laid his head more into my shoulder and let out a soft breath against my neck.

"Oh, I wanted to run something by you guys; I have a meeting next week out of town. I will be gone for one night, and just wanted to make sure you guys would be ok being back ups." Yoongi said, running the back of his finger up Jimin's cheek as he slept.

"Backups?" I asked, hearing Kookie mumble something incoherant at me.

"Yeah. Jimin should be fine for one night by himself. I won't leave him while he's in headspace, but he will have all of you on standby in case something causes him to slip into headspace when I'm not here." Yoongi replied.

"Of course, hyung. You know we always got your back." Hosoek smiled. Kookie let out a little soft puff of breath as I felt him get heavy against me. Poor thing really was probably exhausted from his exciting day. I was thankful that I had finally gotten him to sleep, hoping he would be refreshed when he woke.

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