the sky danced a mirth of black traversed by the milkiness of the moon, unbothered by the ups and downs of mortal realm below.

still on his run from pharmacy, jungkooks breath came out in smokes of white kissing the same chilly night, exhilaration weighing each of the breath to be be shorter than the last.

the bag in his hand had took the brunt of the long run, it now crinkled but the contents inside intact as possible.

"oh thank god! we were waiting for you" the beta that had found them was by the corridor, with anxious hands that clutched onto jungkooks hoodie and pulled him along with her.

jungkooks vision swimmed for a second, the exhaustion of the dreaded day catching upto him, which he cleared by shaking his head and running a hand through the sweaty mess of hair.

his nose wrinkled, swallowing a fit of coughs when the alpha was sprayed head to toe in scent blockers and was pushed into an infirmary.

jungkooks steps staggered considering how much his scent diminished; it felt like losing one of his senses, but he had no choice but to push through.

"he wont calm down. we really aren't equipped so much here- so if he dont cooperate, this wont go smoothly" the only doctor here jungkook supposes warned him.

jungkook blinked his eyes to adjust to the sudden bright lights as his instincts guided him towards taehyungs scent, where he found the omega on a bed hooked to an iv in an epitome of distress.

taehyungs tired wet eyes found jungkooks just as the alpha entered and that was all it took for more tears to cascade down those cheeks, lips wobbling, inching to the beginning of another breakdown.

"i-i cant do this-- just please. i cant--" taehyung hiccuped, the souring scents settling like a thundering cloud around the room, hands impatiently wringing the blue bed cover to stop himself from extending it towards the alpha.

jungkook however took his steps towards the bed, now close taehyung couldn't help but grab onto the ends of jungkooks hoodie sleeve.

"you have to do this" the alpha growled as if the omega just said the most absurd of the things, but taehyung shakes his head before glancing at the cracked ceiling, taking too shallow breaths to be healthy.

his mouth falls open in a silent scream when another contaction hits, body automatically trying to close in on itself and hand leaving jungkook in favor of clutching onto his bump.

"breathe taehyung- take deep breaths" jungkook couldn't help but to feel concerned considering the odd situation they found themselves in. after all the preparations he had took to make sure this goes safely, how ironic they ended up in the worst case imaginable.

the omega was greedily heaving for breaths, eyes red rimmed and skin feverishly hot,

the alphas fingers moved the hair sticking on the omegas forehead, gently running his fingers through them in the only comforting gesture he knows.

"i know you want to meet them badly--" jungkooks voice says hoarse,

"so lets do this hm?" he asks meeting taehyungs eyes while trying to appear confident as he usually is,

because jungkook might have lost a great deal of things that day, but the thought of losing taehyung or his pups scares him the most.

seeing that taehyung isn't hyperventilating anymore, the doctor and a few assistants whom jungkook prays are qualified enough to handle this, flurry around them.

a cloth partition was placed covering taehyungs lower half and taehyung writhed through a series of contractions in the mean time through which jungkook reminded the other to breathe, fingers a death grip on jungkooks wrist as if he is afraid to lose the last bit of support.

"he is about eight cms dialated now-- you'll need to start pushing soon" the doctor reminded from where she's between the omegas legs.

taehyung barely heard anything, too far gone to comprehend it all, writhing in pain; as if everything has came to one tunnel vision that is to somehow get the babies out of him.

at one point everything felt so intensified, taehyung started blabbering in incoherent sentences, "just- just pull 'em out! hurts too much--" he heaved, the holter monitor picking up the beeping in tune to taehyungs panicking heartbeat.

the voice of the ecg all but sounded like an impending doom in tune to taehyungs hiccuping cries, to which jungkook pushed himself close to the omegas face, murmuring things to which taehyung paid no mind.

and consumed in his own whirpool of panic, jungkook then did the last comforting thing he can think of,

he hummed.

considering the nights jungkook himself slept to the the familiar tune of winter bear, the short melody was etched in his brain which jungkook tried his damndest to repeat while being in his out of breath state.

taehyung immediately looked up at jungkook, as if he cant believe his own eyes and ears and watched the highs of the alphas chest alongwith each hum he did, strangely finding his own breath leveling with the same.

"you need to push, taehyung-ssi. just 5 strong pushes and you can see your pups" the doctor encouraged.

jungkook nodded his head and taehyung braced himself pushing, muscles straining with the effort and broken cries and whimpers falling from him.

the light bulb above dimmed and glowed, a window rattled alongwith the midnight breeze and the omegas cry of pain echoed through the lonely corridors and overfilled dorms of the organization, in tandem to the slowly settling destruction the day brought.

taehyung is damn sure it took more than five pushes, his insides pulling and twisting until he nearly saw the brink of heaven and hell, until the first cry pierced the dingy room.

"an alpha boy!" he heard someone say and jungkooks hand tightened where taehyung was gripping onto him.

its not any simple warmth, rather felt like the first raindrop on a barren land or rather the first breath after sinking so deep, an yearning to get a glimpse of their first child as jungkook craned his form until he felt taehyungs arm jerk in his hold.

"give me one more push, taehyung" the doctor instructed and taehyung gave his all, no more energy left to even sob, slumbing heavy onto the bed as the second cry resonated,

"an omega pup! congratulations!" taehyung heard and let out one last cry, this time lips stretched in a tired smile.

the assistants did a quick work of cleaning the babies and soon taehyungs nostrils filled with the loveliest of the milky baby scents as the pups were brought to his chest for bonding.

both the pups were tiny little things, pink all over and eyes still closed as they instinctively nuzzled upto their mothers scent, fuzzy hairs tickling taehyungs neck as they turned towards the protective warmth,

his two phoenixs; made to born to take the jeon empire to heights greater than the sky, now instead birthed from the ashes of the same.

"six toes" it was jungkooks voice that broke the lovely moment.

everyone close to them turned to the alpha who was looking at one of the pups with worried eyes.

jungkook doesn't know why, but his first instinct was to make sure all little limbs where intact, until he found one tiniest sixth toe on the omega pups right leg.

the doctor who was getting rid of the gloves rounded the bed to look closer, then give a reassuring smile towards the alpha, "its happens commonly. nothing to worry about" she assured, and jungkooks tense shoulders visibly relaxed.

taehyungs eyes were slowly closing weighed down by the exhaustion as he fruitlessly tried to take in the features of his pups; but his body protested and soon the omega was slumped unmoving on the bed.

the doctor was still closely observing, until the smile on her face slowly turned to a frown.

"pup is having retractions" the doctor immediately asked to take the omega pup away for observation, seeing the tiny nostrils flaring between breaths and the lungs that is moving out of rhythm.

"what's wrong?" jungkook nearly roared, seeing one of his pups being taken away from his field of vision.

"stay here. they'll need you" the doctor instructed instead, directing jungkook towards taehyung as she hurried to look at the pup.

jungkook had to hawl all of his instincts down inside him to not stalk after them when taehyung too was wheeled away to get cleaned and patched up; he instead took a deep breath focusing on the alpha pup left behind with him.

as jungkook dragged himself close to the the bed, the assistant holding the pup perked up,

"would you like to hold him?" she asked.

jungkook straightened his posture looking suddenly alert.

as the assistant slowly inched the little pup bundled in white sheets closer to him, jungkook looked down at his own hands.

red still streaked his quivering hands in dried crusts, a painful reminder of all the events that led to this and is waiting for them.

"no, its okay" jungkook then replied to the assistant and she looked momentarily perplexed giving an uneasy smile, then gathered the pup closer before laying the little bundle carefully on the other only available bed in the room.

"we dont have any cribs here" the assistant said sympathetically, as she placed pillows all around to support the baby.

"call us if there is anything unusual" with that the assistant left the room.

now finally, the alpha slid down on the floor, not caring for any dust or the uncomfortable coldness, every fiber of him urging him to get a moment of rest before he collapse.

its not like he could bare to do that right now, not when taehyung is unconsious, a pup unguarded infront of his eyes and another one probably fighting for its life in the adjacent room.

the room still smelled of their agitated scents and blood, it all traversed by the baby scents which settled like a warm blanket over him while simultaneously making his senses go override.

jungkook leaned his head on the bed, then teared a long piece of cloth from the white shirt he's wearing below the hoodie. his leg wound below the knee really wasn't cooperating and he tied the cloth above it before blood start oozing onto the floor.

he winced, but still hid it like he is trained as to show no weakness eventhough there is no one watching him,

except that he was being watched,

by an adorable pair of curious eyes.

jungkook met the pups gaze from where he leaned his head on the bed.

clueless to everything happened around him, the pup held so much wonder in his sparkling pupils as they glanced around the old room before meeting his fathers eyes again.

"hey there" jungkook murmured and the little eyes turned rounder, lips a carbon copy of taehyungs as it smiled gummy, chubby cheeks bunched.

"you think six-toes is okay?" the alpha asked the pup or the question is more to himself or maybe it is to the emptiness of the room.

then one chubby arm extended uncoordinatedly towards jungkook, flailing, patting the alphas head in the process,

and for sure jungkook could really use some head pats now,

a little bit of sympathy for all the things he lost and endured, and for all that are still waiting for him ahead.

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