"Hey babe, have you seen my blue shirt?" Jungkook called from the closet.

"Yeah, it's in the dryer, but it's not done yet." I yelled back to him. He came back out, pulling a white t-shirt over his head, smiling at me.

"So where were we going today?" he asked, buttoning his pants.

"The mall. We both need a few things, plus I figured that would be something nice to do together." I replied, walking up to him and giving him a kiss on the cheek.

"That sounds like a nice idea to me." he replied, coming his hand through his hair before reaching for his shoes. We both finished getting ready and started heading to the mall. Before we could get there, my phone went off.

"Jungkook, could you get that?" I asked, not wanting to take my hands off the wheel. He grinned and slid his hand down into my pocked, leaning his face almost against my neck. He breathed out a loud breath, tickling my skin, making me shiver. He chuckled as his hand reached my phone, pulling it out of my pocket.

"Oh! It's Yoongi hyung." Jungkook said, answering the phone and putting in on speaker.

"Yoongi?" I asked, hearing a bunch of noise in the background.

"Hey! I can't talk long because my flight is about to board, but can you PLEASE go check on Jimin?? Joon can't get there for a few hours, and Hoseok is at the doctor with Tae. I called to check on him a few minutes ago and he already slipped into headspace, I don't know why. I am sure he would be ok until Joon gets there, but I would feel much more comfortable if I knew someone was there."

"Of course, Yoongi hyung! We are already out, so we can be there in a few minutes." Jungkook answered as I was already turning down the next road.

"You don't worry about a thing. Jimin will be taken care of. Have a safe flight and a good business meeting." I answered.

"Oh I owe you guys a big one. Thank you so much! I gotta go catch my flight but tell Jiminie I love him. See you guys later."

"I wonder what made Jimin slip into headspace." Jungkook thought aloud.

"There is no telling, but thankfully we are close by." I replied, speeding up a little bit. In reality, there wasn't too much to worry about, but Jimin was every bit as tender hearted as Kookie, and I can't imagine leaving Jungkook alone when he was little. In a matter of minutes, we were pulling up outside Yoongi's house. There was no answer as we knocked on the door, making me worry a little bit more.

"Just use your key." Jungkook said, eying the set of keys dangling from my hand.

"Ok, I just didn't want to scare him." I said, selecting the appropriate key from the ring. As I turned the knob and opened the door slowly, we heard whimpering immediately.

"Jiminie?? It's Jungook!" he called. We heard a little bang followed by the sound of a door opening. Jimin came shuffling out of his room, a blanket wrapped around him and up over his head.

"Jiminie, there you are!" I said, trying to sound cheerful. He rushed down the stairs, dropping the blanket as he went. As he reached the bottom of the stairs, he dove in and wrapped his arms around Jungkook, whimpering. You could tell he had been crying from his red rimmed eyes, as well as swollen lips and pink nose.

"Awww, what is the matter, Jiminie?" Jungkook asked softly, rubbing his hand over Jimin's hair.

"Daddy leaved me. I knowed he had to leave me but I got scared." he cried softly, burying his face in Jungkook's chest. Jungkook looked as though he could cry from hearing Jimin's broken little sobs. He looked up at me with almost a pleading look. I walked over and we hugged Jimin between us, as he continued to let out little sobs. I could see the pain and conflict on Jungkook's face, making me worry a little bit too. I know he wanted to comfort his friend, but I could see him struggling not to slip into headspace himself at the sight of Jimin's tears.

"Jiminie, sweetie, I have an idea you might like. Your daddy will be home tomorrow, but so you don't have to be afraid or worry, why don't you come home with Jungkook and I and have a sleep over? How about that?" I asked, rubbing his back softly in circles. He lifted his head from Jungkook's chest and wiped his eyes, sniffing hard.

"Y-you mean it? I can come with you?" he asked, his eyes all puffy.

"Of course, sweetie. Now let's dry those tears, huh?" I asked, wiping his damp cheeks. He turned and hugged me tight, letting out a little shuddering breath.

"Thank you Noona." he said, nuzzling me a little bit. I could see Jungkook's resolve slipping further and futher away from him as he started to regress. He started to pout slightly, before coming beside Jimin and resting his forehead against my shoulder.

"Mommy...I sad." he sighed.

"Why are you sad, baby boy?" I asked him, taking my free hand and rubbing it over his head. I kissed the side of his head as he nuzzled into the other side of my neck.

"Cause Jiminie sad...and I being a bad friend...I gets jealous." he said, softly.

"It's ok, my sweet baby boy. I love you." I replied, rubbing his back with my other hand.

"I sorry if I maked you jealous, Kookie." Jimin said, biting his lip, looking like he could cry again.

"Is ok Jiminie. I share Mommy today, cause I don't want you to be sad." Kookie replied, getting a soft smile on his face.

"Thank you, Kookie." Jimin replied, getting a soft smile of his own. My heart truly melted being between these two insanely cute littles.

"Alright boys, why don't we all go upstairs and pack Jiminie a bag for the night, and then we can go, ok?" I asked, patting both of their backs.

"Does we still get to go to the mall?" Kookie asked, lifting his head.

"Hmmm...I guess we could. Maybe get some ice cream?" I shrugged. Both littles gasped, looks of joy spreading across their faces.

"OHHHHH NOONA'S THE BESTEST!!" Jimin squealed, squeezing the air out of me.

"Thank you, Mommy!!!" Kookie said, planting a wet kiss on my cheek.

"And if you boys are really really good for me, I will treat you to something even more special after we are finished." I grinned, thinking about their reaction to where I wanted to take them.

"We be the bestest ever!" Kookie replied, grinning and kissing my cheek. I followed them up the stairs to Jimin's room and couldn't help but feel a tug at my heart when I saw what was waiting in there. Jimin had a framed picture of Yoongi in his bed, along with one of Yoongi's shirts. He really did miss him a lot already. We gathered some clothes and he picked out a stuffie to bring with him, along with his favorite blanket and paci. I texted Yoongi to let him know what was going on, so he could feel more at ease. The boys both grinned as we drove to the mall, Kookie sitting in the back seat with Jimin so they could talk. They were both really well behaved as we made our way to the multiple stores. Thankfully, it was the middle of the day on a weekday, so there weren't that many people around When we were about halfway done with our shopping, Jiminie tugged at my sleeve slightly, while we were headed to the ice cream parlor.

"Noona.....I has to potty." he mumbled, his cheeks turning bright pink.

"It's ok Jiminie. Kookie can go in with you. Come on." I said, offering both boys my hands. I got some weird looks from people as they walked by, seeing me holding hands with not one but two men. I didn't care, let them look. As we reached the restroom, they both grabbed hands with each other before walking in together, making me grin. I checked my phone while I was waiting, to see a response from Yoongi.

I stood around for a few minutes, starting to wonder what was taking so long. Who knows maybe they both had to go and were taking turns. I let another couple of minutes go by before I started pacing. My concern was immediately met with panic and worry when I heard a scream come from the bathroom. I ran around the corner and into the restroom right away, not caring that it was a men's room. My stomach churned in blind rage at what I was greeted with when I entered the bathroom. There was my sweet baby and his smiley and adorable best friend, hunkered down on the floor, whimpering and clutching at each other. And there standing above them was man, looking to be in his mid forties, his hand clenched into fists.

"M-Mommy!!" Kookie screamed when he saw me, but didn't move. The man jumped at his scream, making him growl in anger as he kicked Jungkook, making him squeal and Jimin cry. I saw red. I don't remember lunging for the man, and I don't remember having reached for the taser I kept in my purse for this exact kind of thing. I found myself with my arm wrapped around the stranger's neck, holding the tazer to his skin and pressing down on the trigger until he dropped to his knees and slumped to the ground, twitching. I continued to hold it to his skin, until he seemingly passed out, laying there unmoving. I let go of him and stumbled next to the boys on shaky legs, dropping to my knees.

"Oh sweet babies." I said, wiping the tears from my face. Kookie looked up at me with puffy eyes, still clutching at his side. Jimin had a little cut in the corner of his lip, his eyes wet and red.

"N-n-noona..."Jimin stuttered, looking at me with frightened eyes.

"It's ok babies. You are safe, I won't let him hurt you again. Come here." I said softly sitting between them. Jimin clutched onto me like his life depended on it as Kookie whimpered and sat up, curling into my other side. Another man came into the bathroom, looking at us wide eyed as he saw the scene before him.

"Sir, can you please call mall security?" I asked, trying not to cry. He nodded, and pulled out his cell phone without a word. I held my breath and did my best not to cry and be strong for these two wounded littles beside me.

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