Taehyung felt the younger beside him move, and this time he was especially awake, because he wanted to know how silently the younger left his side at night when he was sleeping *which he had been noticing the past few days*,and so he remained to fake his asleep self, however, he could see through his squinted eyes that Jungkook was staring at him.

He saw how Jungkook kept looking at his face for a few seconds before the younger himself pecked his lips, and Tae had to mentally control himself to squeeze out Koo right there and then.

Jungkook then slowly wiggled out of his grip and made him hug the Tata plushie, moving on to step down the bed and look here and there with a pout.

The boy walked over slowly, with his padded feet for he was wearing socks, and went over to the couch where all the other plushies were kept, he went near them and sat down, and that's when Tae noticed it, the younger was yawning in between but he didn't sleep, rather he settled by the room's window, looking outside, surrounded by plushies.

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It had been the case for the past 1 week, Tae waking up in the middle of the night just to see Jungkook yawning while sitting near the window. The younger usually slept during the day, for 3 to 4 hours, but it worried the elder.

And so, right now, they were out, on the way to the doctor to get it checked, but Jungkook didn't know where they were going, he was simply eating ice cream that Tae had bought him in between.

Soon enough, they reached the hospital, and Jungkook frowned looking at it and then looking back at Tae.

JUNGKOOK- Hyungie, why are we here? Wait! Are chu hurt hyungie?!

Tae smiled at the boy's worried face but shook his head.

TAE- First come on in, bub.

Together, they walked inside, Jungkook's hand being held in the elder's grasp, and at the same time, Tae looking out for anyone who is staring at his boy.

They reached Jungkook's doctor's cabin and Tae knocked,

'Come in.'

And they walked inside.

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DOCTOR- Alright, Hey Jungkook! How are you?

Jungkook slightly smiled and nodded, being the shy and introverted bunny he is.

DOCTOR- Alright, Mr. Kim. Tell me what you wanted to discuss.- he said, patiently looking at Taehyung who sighed, and looked at Jungkook who was looking back at him puppy-eyed.

TAE- Well, I've been noticing this for the past week or so, Jungkook keeps waking up in the middle of the night, sometime in the early hours of the morning, and sometimes at midnight. He does seem to be sleepy, and keeps yawning, but doesn't sleep the rest of the night, instead takes naps during the day for around 3 to 4 hours. I'm worried you know because ofcourse, sleeping at night is important, I hope you understand.

To his surprise, the doctor sighed and nodded, with an unexplainable expression on his face.

DOCTOR- This happens, Mr. Kim. It's one of the signs of Post-traumatic stress disorder. I'd say you can term it insomnia, and it's quite normal, especially in a case like Jungkook. Believe me or not, I've been thinking that this could happen. Well, if you allow, I'd like to ask a few questions to Jungkook.

Tae nodded and held Jungkook's slightly shaking hand, for the boy was looking down at his feet,

DOC- Jungkook, can you tell us, what happens, like how you usually wake up at night? Do you feel anything odd or just normal?

Jungkook gulped and spoke in a low tone,

JUNGKOOK- Sometimes I wake up by myself and can't go back to s-sleep, even if I try to...and sometimes I get flashes of something or the other, which takes my sleep away.

DOCTOR- And since when it has been happening?

JUNGKOOK- Maybe like f-from two weeks or so, first I remained trying to figure out to sleep but then I started moving around for nothing helped.

The doctor nodded and wrote something down. All this while Taehyung kept looking at Jungkook with an expression one could not define, meanwhile the younger didn't dare look up at him, scared and nervous that he'd been caught and that he didn't know what Tae was thinking.

DOCTOR- Mr. Kim, it's as I told you, Insomnia, a sleeping disorder, which is completely understandable in Jungkook's case, since often even though everything is alright, a few symptoms surface later. I've written down sleeping tablets, to be taken only once a day, before going to sleep, but...

TAE- But, what?

DOCTOR- Well, sleeping tablets can usually become an addiction, and in case you take a lot of them at a time, one can end up in a state of coma too, so I'd suggest a change of surroundings, or maybe, try and make Jungkook relax, and do a bit of exercise before going to sleep so that his thoughts remain clear.

Tae nodded.

DOCTOR- Good then, Jungkook, from now onwards, you need to keep a notice of the times you wake up, and also, don't eat the tablets without anyone looking over you, hm?

Jungkook nodded.

Tae stood up, and thanked the doctor, taking the prescription, and held Jungkook's hand, going out.

The younger simply followed silently.

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They were in the car, Jungkook had been looking at his lap all the time, fearing to look into Tae's eyes, and mentally scolding himself, why did he even hide all of it from Tae, but then...

He came out of his thoughts when the car stopped but didn't dare lookup. He noticed from the corner of his vision, that Tae removed his own seatbelt, got his wallet, and the gun from the car's deck, and opened the door, getting out.

'Is hyungie going to kill me...? No!'

Jungkook innocently thought to himself, closing his eyes tightly, not knowing that the very male, whom he'd been thinking about all this time, was standing on his side of the door, trying to control his smile and seeing the boy's expressions and him clutching the belt.

Taehyung put on his poker face and opened the door, to which Jungkook squirmed in his seat, and began to shake his head when he felt Tae touch him.

Tae sighed and cocooned the boy up, which made the younger instead latch on to the blonde in a koala hug, but he didn't dare open his eyes, and just kept his face pressed against Tae's chest.

Soon enough, Tae stopped walking and Jungkook heard a ding, which made me peer over the elder's shoulders, only to end up gasping.

They were in a huge cafe, which had cartoons up on the walls, pictures of cute characters, and a few dogs here and there, that's when he realized, it was a dog cafe. But his realization didn't last much, for Tae was talking to the woman standing behind the counter who was smiling, more like gawking at his Taehyungie hyungie Hyung. The bunny couldn't handle this! No! This wasn't allowed!

He didn't know from where he got the confidence, but he pulled back enough to see Tae's face, turned towards the waitress or whoever she was, and then looking back at Tae, he pecked the older's lips and glared at the woman who smiled nervously.

Taehyung meanwhile kept staring at the bunny, who looked so bold, hot, and cute at the same time. When Jungkook felt the stare, he realized what he did, turned into a fresh tomato there, and then, hiding his face back into Tae's chest.

Tae simply controlled himself from biting the younger's cheeks and looked at the woman who nodded and began to move him ahead.

They walked up a flite of stairs and arrived on the second floor, which was currently empty and perfect as Tae wanted, for he needed to have quite a talk with the boy.

Tae put down the boy on one of the chairs and saw that he was pouting. He sat in front of him, making Jungkook pout bigger.

TAE- Order what you want to, Jungkook. - he said while frowning at his phone, but oh, only if he noticed that the boy had his big doe eyes looking at him, as the younger began to well up but look down, pressing his face into his hands, trying his best not to make noise.

Taehyung just called him by his full name, unlike when he called him by nicknames. Jungkook was hurt!

Taehyung looked up from his phone when he heard a whimper and say Jungkook...crying!?

He threw his phone on the table, not caring if it broke, and stood up, sitting beside Jungkook, and hugging the sobbing boy.

TAE- Kook why are you crying, baby? What happened? Does it hurt somewhere? Are you not feeling well, hmm?

JUNGKOOK- Chu don't love Koo anymore!

TAE- Baby, what are you saying, Taetae loves his Kookie a lot!

Jungkook looked up, with his big doe eyes, leaking tears, and his red button nose, crossing his arms over his chest,

JUNGKOOK- Chu called Koo by his name!- He said in a baby voice, even though, he wasn't in little space.

Tae bit back a smile at his cute wrath,

TAE- Aww my bunny, my adorable baby, Taetae is sorry, I was busy in my phone, that's why~

Jungkook shook his head and skipped off the chair, towards the fluffy dog that was playing with a ball. Jungkook picked up the ball and so the dog came running onto him, making him lie down, as the dog played over his stomach.

Jungkook giggled cutely but didn't notice Tae who was sulking, looking at his cute baby playing with someone who was not him.

He was jealous of a dog. A mere dog.

Well.

As soon as the dog pecked on Jungkook's lips, Tae stood up and walked towards them, making Jungkook look up at him with shiny big eyes and a bunny smile,

TAE- Kookie...baby, come on, I want to talk to you about something...

Jungkook pouted and nodded, hugging the dog, while Tae made a mental note that the younger loved animals.

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The waitress took the dog to the ground floor, leaving Tae and Jungkook alone on the second landing.

TAE- Alright baby bun, tell me why did you never share your sleep problems with me, hm? -he asked softly, to the boy sitting beside him, fiddling nervously with his fingers.

JUNGKOOK- I didn't wanna disturb you Taetae...you get so tired at the o-office too, and then you sometimes go for missions...that's w-why...

Tae smiled at his bunny, and ruffled his hair,

TAE- You can never disturb me, baby, you know that right? *Jungkook nodded* Okay, it's alright, but next time onwards promise you'll wake me up.

Jungkook immediately put his pinky finger up and Tae chuckled and they did a pinky promise.

They had drinks, Tae having tea, and Jungkook having a soft drink.

Talking and laughing around while stopping by at a park, they headed to home.

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Jungkook whined when he felt something wet on his face, he thought maybe Taehyung was simply near him, with his wet hair,

But...

Jungkook woke up immediately when he heard a bark and a laugh.

And that's when he saw it...

A dog.

A fluffy pomeranian dog.

He looked to his side to see Tae smiling at him, and that's when he spoke,

TAE- Do you like the surprise, my love?

Jungkook nodded fastly as he cuddled the dog, but gasped when the dog jumped off the bed and walked towards Tae. Jungkook squealed.

Tae laughed.

TAE- It's okay, baby. It'll take some time, and he'll get attached to you.

JUNGKOOK- What is his name, Taetae?

TAE- Yeontan.

Jungkook smiled wide, but then yawned,

TAE- Aww my baby, are you still sleepy, hm?

JUNGKOOK- I don't know hyungie, maybe it's because of the sleeping tablet...

Tae sighed and nodded, letting Yeontan roam around the room, as he picked Jungkook up, in a koala hug and moved towards the washroom.

The younger washed up and came out, wearing a black turtleneck and black skinny jeggings.

It had gotten colder since last week, and so, Tae immediately blow-dried the younger's hair, and then made him change his turtleneck to a fuzzy dark blue sweater, which could alone keep the younger warm enough.

Jungkook played with his sweater paws, as Tae wore his own dark blue blazer, and passed over hightops to the younger.

Jungkook wore socks and his blue hightops, add a black beanie on his head by none other than Tae, and together they walked out, with Yeontan running ahead, going down the stairs.

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Yeontan was left with the trainer, while Jungkook joined Tae at his company, as the elder made his way through the works and the younger played games on the I-pad.

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It was lunchtime when Jungkook with Taehyung stepped out of the car and walked to Jin's restaurant, knowing the others might already be there. However, as Jungkook was walking, he felt something poke him around his waist, and he stopped, looking behind, to see a small crowd.

Tae stopped too as he felt Jungkook stop walking.

TAE- Koo?

Jungkook turned to him, and,

JUNGKOOK- I felt something pok--

He was about to say something pointing at his waist, when Tae pulled him to a corner, his fingers touching Jungkook's waist's cold skin, making the younger shudder and look down, just to see a big cut to the side of his thick sweater. He wasn't given time to think about it as Tae hugged him tight,

TAE- Thank god you were wearing a thick sweater, otherwise, it might have cut through your skin.

JUNGKOOK- What was it though, Hyungie?

Tae smiled a fake smile, and spoke,

TAE- Maybe something sharp sticking out of someone's bag, hm? Don't worry, let's go.

Jungkook nodded and began to walk ahead, Tae's arm around his waist, not noticing that the elder was holding a small pointed needle in his hand all this time, at the same place where Jungkook's sweater had a cut.

There was a crowd ahead, and as they passed through it, they heard whispers as a man shouted,

Jungkook was about to turn,

TAE- Let's go, baby, someone just fell down. -however Jungkook failed to notice the smirk that had stuck on Tae's face.

Jungkook nodded innocently, not noticing Tae texting someone, the needle in his hand no longer there, a man behind them in the crowd, crying due to pain and not being able to feel his legs, and two guards coming towards him.

'Harming my baby, huh? Let's see if you get your man back, alive.' -He smirked in his thoughts as Jungkook swirled spaghetti around his chopsticks.

TAE- Here baby, let me help you.