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"Dad, don't....It can be a prank." Taegguk stopped his father who unlocked his seatbelt and was about to go out of the car.

"What if it isn't just a prank, Gguk.....that man may need our help." Jungkook asked his son who shook his head in disbelief.

How can his father be so naive.

"Look around you, Dad.....there is only forest, and its evening. Night will envelope this area in its darkness soon. Thugs often lay their traps in such areas." Taegguk said emphasising on his words making Jungkook think for a moment.

Taegguk may be right.

Jungkook once again looked in front of him. A person was lying on his stomach on the road in front of them. He wasn't showing any movement making the ravenette a little worried.

What if that man was hit by some vehicle and needed help?

"Gguk.....You stay here. I'll go and check." Jungkook said when his heart didn't listen to his mind.

He can't just leave a person to die like that. He may have done that if he was the Jungkook from seventeen years ago but now, he knew what it feel to lose someone close to you.

The man who was lying in front of them lifeless, his family may be waiting for him at home, his kids maybe looking for his father's arrival, his wife may be getting worried.

Jungkook didn't listen to his son and went out leaving Taegguk to hit his head but he still looked ahead where his father was walking towards the lifeless man cautiously looking around. Jungkook sat on his toes and turned the man.

He checked his pulse and sighed in relief.

''Hey.....Can you hear me?'' He asked patting the man's cheek lightly. He became worried when the man didn't show any moment. He forgot about his surrounding and again called the man.

''DAD!!'' Taegguk shouted from the car when he saw a few people with their faces covered with a black mask and having revolvers in their hands approached his clueless father who was trying to wake up the unconscious man but his voice couldn't reach is father as the glasses were up.

''Hands up!'' One of the man called grabbing Jungkook's attention and his blood immediately ran cold when he found four man surrounding him and pointing the guns towards him. He looked at the unconscious man only to get the surprise of his lifetime.

That man also sat up and smirked.

''Don't try to act smart.'' The other warned when he saw Jungkook thinking about something.

''Stand up.'' The other ordered and Jungkook immediately followed. He looked at his son who was about to come out of the car.

''Gguk No....stay inside and lock the car.'' He instructed stopping his son from coming out.

''But Dad, H-''

''Gguk....listen to what I said. I can handle them.'' He said making the brunette think for a moment before closing the door and locking the car from inside. He forgot that he has a phone and can call police as worry took over his mind.

''What do you want?'' Jungkook asked once he made sure his son was safe. The five men laughed in unison while ravenette looked around to think of something from the corner of his eyes.

''Nothing much...just your wallet, phone, watch and all the money you have with you.'' One of the robbers replied making Jungkook smirk mentally.

Of course he will give them....not the money, but a nice lesson they will never forget.

''Hand everything over to us.'' The other said sternly as if his hoarse voice can scare Jungkook. The ravenette nodded slowly, his eyes squinting just a little when he saw a stone lying towards the end of the road.

''Why should I believe that you will let us go after I gave you everything?'' He asked trying to divert the robber's mind as he slowly stepped towards the stone.

''We are not killers....don't worry. Just give us the money and we will let you go.'' On of the thug replied chuckling. Jungkook smirked before looking at the stone once he reached close to it and then to the person who was standing in front of him.

Without any warning, he kicked the stone that directly hit the man in his balls making him fall on his knees. His other partners looked at their man with shock giving time to Jungkook to take his next step.

He moved forward and elbowed one of them in ribs before punching the other straight in the face which made him see the stars. Their guns fell down while the other two with guns looked at Jungkook in horror.

They were just some local robbers, not some mafias to know how to fight. They only used to scare the people with guns which didn't even have bullets in them and rob the passerby but now, when they were standing in front of Jungkook whose one punch was enough to make one of them black out, they didn't know what should they do.

The ravenette balanced all of his weight on one leg and hit the other on one man's face making him fall back onto the ground with a thud while the other got a neck breaking elbow directly over the joint of his Atlas and Axis.

Jungkook walked over to the first one who was still clutching his crotch in pain but the other came and clutched the ravenette's neck from behind. Just when Jungkook was about to elbow him in ribs to defend himself, the other two came and held his arms tightly making the ravenette unable to move.

When Taegguk saw his father struggling in robber's hold, he couldn't stop himself and came out of the car. Jungkook took a breathe of anger before yelling as he mustered all of his strength to get free. The boy was almost free when he heard a warning.

''Don't move...or else I'll shoot him.'' The ravenette looked into the direction from which the sound came and he went cold when he saw Taegguk standing in the man's grasp with the gun pointed at his head. He stilled in his actions but he didn't know what came to him suddenly and he became angry at his son.

''Gguk.....I told you to stay inside the car. Can't you listen to me once?'' He asked annoyed.

''But you were in danger, Dad!''

''At least you were safe.'' He replied looking at his son in irritation.

''Why are you scolding me, Dad? I came out to help you.'' The boy replied offended. The robbers looked from father to son and back to the father puzzled. Jungkook and Taegguk were fighting like small kids.

''Help me? How? By getting yourself in danger?'' The ravenette asked unimpressed.

''I didn't plan this. I thought I could punch a few of them.'' The boy replied in his defence and the thug who was standing pointing his bulletless gun to Taegguk's head looked at the boy wide eyed.

''Punched? Wow!'' Jungkook said sarcastically offending his son.

''Why are you being angry at me, Dad? I told you not to go out in the first place.'' Taegguk asked glaring at his father cutely.

''I thought I can save humanity.''

''Learn to save yourself first.'' The brunette mumbled rolling his eyes.

''What did you say, Gguk?'' The ravenette asked getting offended for the hundredth time now.

''Nothing.''

''You said something.''

''I didn't Dad....''

''Don't lie to me, Gguk.''

''I am not lying.''

''Then what you just mumbled?''

''I said learn to save yourself first.''

''Wasn't that what I was doing?''

''Yeah right......By letting them almost break your arms.''

''Excuse me!''

''You are excused.''

''Gguk?''

''What's it Dad?''

''Look at me.''

''I wi-''

''SHUT UP!! JUST SHUT UP!!" The man who was standing beside Taegguk yelled at the top of his lungs. He felt like his head will burst open hearing the father-son bickering like kids. It was getting dark and it was not safe for thugs to keep waiting for someone to come and inform the police.

''Wait a minute, Mr Robber, I w-''

''SHUTTTT UPPP!!'' The man screamed at the top of his lungs silencing Jungkook. The man took deep breathes to control his anger and looked at Jungkook.

''None of you will speak now, or else I'll shoot him.'' He warned and Jungkook immediately shook his head in horror.

''No....You can take everything, but please don't hurt him.'' The pleading in the ravenette's voice made the robbers smirk, They nodded. They didn't want any drama anyways.

Taking all the money, watches from both father and son, their phones, wallets, all of them started back stepping slowly, guns still pointing towards them. The head of the thugs looked at the black Mercedez and licked his lips making Jungkook look at him in horror.

''N-No....No shit sherlock, I ain't letting you take my car!'' The boy whined still standing in his place making Taegguk look at his father in disbelief. Jungkook looked at him and made a face.

''What? Don't look at me like that. Thats my car....MY CAR!!'' He emphasized.

''When did I deny?'' The brunette asked boredly making Jungkook silent. The father son duo left standing in their place and the robbers left them with nothing.

Both of them looked around. The sun was setting and there was not a single breathing human or animal in sight. Taegguk sighed and sat on the road crossing his legs making Jungkook look at him.

''What are you doing?''

''Repenting why I called you instead of Mumma!'' The boy replied leaning back to put his weight on his palms.

Jungkook also sat in front of his son and looked at him offended.

''He would have scolded you whole night.''

''That was better than sitting on an empty road.''

''But I could have handled them....why did you came out?'' The ravenette asked playing with a twig.

''Oh...so now its my fault?''

''I didn't say that.''

''Whatever..'' The brunette rolled his eyes again.

''Wha-...did you just roll your eyes on me?''

''Let's go...we will have to walk until we get a phone to call Mumma!'' Taegguk stood up ignoring his father who immediately followed his son.

''You just did not rolled you eyes on me...right?''

''Walk faster or else it will be dark.'' The brunette ignored his offended father again.

''Gguk...I said stop.''

''Come faster old man!'' Taegguk said chuckling.

''You are gone, boy...'' The ravenette ran towards his son who ran to save himself from his father, laughter echoing in the silent forest and Jungkook felt like he will never be able to live a day as beautiful as this.

It was dark when they reached a small cottage cum restaurant. Jungkook sighed in relief while Taegguk ran inside. An old couple run that small café who smiled looking at the bunny boy hopping inside their small restaurant.

Taegguk asked them if he could use the phone to which the lady nodded with a smile. The brunette thanked her making her ruffle Taegguk's hair that brought a bunny smile to the boy's face.

As he shared the location with his mother, Jungkook went to take a seat on a table. He gulped down water and looked at his son who was coming towards him with a tray of food. Jungkook looked at him wide eyed making the brunette raise his eyebrow.

''We don't have money...how you gonna pay for it?'' He asked bewildered.

''Don't worry.....Mom is coming.'' He replied smiling. Jungkook nodded and looked at his son with his mouth watering as the brunette ate the burger. Taegguk looked at his father when he felt Jungkook's eyes on him.

The ravenette immediately looked away and gulped his saliva.

''You want some?'' Taegguk asked with his face stuffed. Jungkook looked at the delicious burger but shook his head. Taegguk chuckled and extended it towards his father.

''Here.....eat this. You must be hungry. I'll buy another.'' The ravenette looked at his son for a moment before taking the burger excitedly. Taegguk chuckled and went to take another one for himself.

It took around an hour for Taehyung to reach there. The boy walked inside the small café and looked for his son and husband and he immediately spotted both of them laughing over something. He shook his head in disbelief.

How can that father son duo chill after giving tension to Taehyung?

Taegguk's eyes lit us as soon as he saw his mother walking towards them making Jungkook also look in the same direction.

''Thank God, Mom you are here.'' The boy said standing up and hugging his mother who became surprised.

''Woah...you missed me that much, baby?'' He asked pulling back but his smile vanished as soon as his eyes fell on Taegguk's busted lip.

''What happened to your lip, Gguk?'' He asked looking at his son worriedly. Jungkook coughed out at the sudden question grabbing the blonde's attention. Taehyung watched the ravenette coughing hysterically as he tried to think of some excuse.

Taegguk looked at his father horrified. Taehyung will caught them lying if the ravenette kept behaving like that.

''Its nothing, Mom.'' Taegguk replied taking his mother's attention away from Jungkook.

''Nothing? How can-....wait, your shirt is also ripped? What are you hiding, Gguk?'' He asked suspiciously making Jungkook stand up in his son's defence.

''We were trapped by thugs. When we tried to s-save ourselves, he got punched in his face and that shirt also teared.'' Jungkook spoke within a breathe making Taehyung's eyes widen.

''And you let Taegguk fight with those thugs?'' he asked looking at his husband in disbelief.

''I.....I-I w-''

''No Mom....In fact he told me to stay inside the car but when those robbers attack Dad, I couldn't just sit back and see him getting beaten.'' Taegguk defended his father who stuttered to come up with a reply but his words offended the ravenette.

He took it as his insult for being called weak in front of his husband.

''Beaten? I was getting beaten? Didn't you saw how I kicked their asses?'' He asked. Taegguk rolled his eyes while Taehyung looked at the ravenette dumbfounded.

''Tae, I really punched them. If Taegguk hadn't come outside, I would have taught them a good lesson.'' Jungkook said defending himself but he immediately licked his lips nervously when the blonde kept glaring at him.

''What did I d-do?'' He asked mumbling.

''You are forgetting how to speak in front of a kid!'' Taehyung replied making Jungkook realise his mistake but he looked at his son who chuckled secretly remembering how father and son duo have cursed that Jin Su together.

''Sorry!'' Jungkook mumbled looking down but he immediately looked up when he realised what he just said. The blonde also looked at him with unknown emotions.

The ravenette scolded himself for saying sorry again after knowing how much Taehyung hate that word.

''I w-''

''What are you guys doing here, By the way? So far from the city?'' The blue eyed male didn't let Jungkook finish and asked his son who smiled sheepishly to mask his nervousness.

''Nothing....Dad took me on a long drive.'' Taehyung rolled his eyes and sighed in defeat.

''Now let's go......its already dark and we have to go a long way.'' He said to no one but Taegguk and Jungkook nodded in Unison. After paying for the food, the family went out.

Taehyung went to driving seat and Jungkook on passenger with Taegguk in the backseat.

Everything was fine. The drive was also not awkward with the music filling the car as Taehyung drove towards the city. Stars have came out and Sun was showering some other part of the world with its blessings.

Jungkook was sitting leaning back onto his seat while Gguk was talking something about getting a new phone. The bright lights of the city were visible and they were about to enter the crowded city when Taehyung applied abrupt brakes causing the tyres to make a screeching sound.

Jungkook and Taegguk, both of them gasped at the same time. The brunette hit his head in the headrest of the driving seat while Jungkook would have been out of the rear glass if he wasn't wearing a seatbelt.

The ravenette's hand immediately went to protect Taehyung from hitting his head on steering wheel by extending his arm in front of Taehyung's chest but the boy was so naïve. Captain always keep his guards up when he sail a ship in stormy nights.

Taehyung looked at Jungkook and raised his eyebrow in amusement making the ravenette pull pack his arm hesitantly while Taegguk rubbed his forehead.

''What are you doing, Mom?'' He asked hissing.

''Aww....sorry baby.'' He said and went out excitedly unlocking his seatbelt. Taegguk looked at his father confused only to get a shrug in response. Both of them also went out only to see the blonde jumping in excitement as he was handed two pink cotton candy by the vendor.

Taegguk also ran to his mother excitedly leaving Jungkook looking at both of them in disbelief.

Was he dealing with some kids here?

Of course.

I mean one of them was actually a kid and other his kid's mother so he just sighed and waited for both of them to come back.

Taegguk walked towards his father showing him the pink sweet candy making him smile. Taehyung also followed him, eyeing the cute cotton candies in his hands happily but he immediately made a straight face when he saw the ravenette staring at him with an eyebrow raised in amusement.

''I won't be driving now.....'' He informed and turned to take the passenger seat sassily. Jungkook's eyes widen but he chuckled later and took control of the steering wheel.

Once inside, Jungkook looked at Taehyung whose mouth was watering looking at the treat in his hands. The blue eyed male looked at his husband when he felt his intense gaze on him.

''What? I am not sharing. You can buy your own.'' He replied making Jungkook chuckle.

''I don't want that.''

''Then?'' He asked but immediately became nervous when he noticed the ravenette's eyes on his pink lips. Jungkook smiled and shook his head.

''Your seatbelt....'' he pointed towards it making Taehyung look at the seatbelt helplessly. Both of his hands were occupied making him pout.

The ravenette shook his head to get the image away from his mind of him kissing that pout away and bent towards the blonde whose breathe hitched as Jungkook hovered over him to get to the seatbelt.

Jungkook was about to pull back when his eyes met the blonde's and his own heart picked up the pace when he realised their proximity.

There faces were mere inches afar, hot breathe fanning each other's lips and heartbeat dancing in sync with Taehyung's eyes holding utter innocence while Jungkook's brown orbs held an ocean of love.

Blonde hairs on white beauty, blue eyes decorated with long eyelashes, breathe stuck in his throat and lips parted slightly in shock, both hands holding the soft candies to his sides made Taehyung look unbelievably beautiful.

Ethereal.

His eyes flickered from Taehyung's beautiful eyes to his lips making a whole zoo of butterflies erupt in Taehyung's belly. He didn't try to move and kept sitting there with his back pressed against the seat.