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It was raining... of course! Yoongi looked up the sky from the window of the car that was about to leave him in front of his base. His home for the next almost two years. The alpha sighed and closed his eyes for a moment. It was an obligatory service. He and his fellow alpha and beta members had to do their service. It was something that was not possible to escape. His service was yet to be discussed though, because of his shoulder injury.

Yoongi rested his head backwards when the car slowed down and stopped in front of the gates. Then he turned around and stared at the back window, only to see another of their company cars following his one. He knew who was there. The remaining three members outside. The last three of their idol group... and one of them was an alpha. Yet, he was still busy with his schedule, but JK was going to join the army the next month. Now, he was here along with Jimin and Tae to send him off.

The car moved once more and passed the security sector. The second car did the same. Yoongi sighed with relief when he noticed that there were no cameras and fans around the base. He didn't know how he'd react. He could only admire Seokjin's behavior on the day of his entering. Yoongi took a deep breath then and pushed the door open as soon as the car managed to slow down and stop fully. He didn't want to prolong the torture... it was about to happen and he was going to do it as fast as he could. Then he noticed how the second car slowed down as well and stopped right next to his one. The alpha took a shaky breath and reached out for his bag.

"Don't worry, Yoongi-ssi," his manager stopped him with a smile. "I'll take care of this. You can say your goodbyes now."

Yoongi only managed to nod curtly and then he simply stood back, shoving his hands into his pockets. It had stopped raining but the weather was still unusually cool for this time of the year. The alpha's eyes narrowed towards the other car. JK was the first to get out of it. He was followed by Taehyung and... Jimin. The omega's face looked pale and his eyes were sore red. Yoongi clenched his jaw tight. He knew that Jimin had been crying the whole night before. Yoongi knew, because he was holding him in his arms.

Jimin was unconcealable. It was strange really, because the omega was always looking like the stronger between them two. He would be the one, who would smile bravely even if he was sad for some reason. But now... now Jimin looked broken. There was something strange in his scent... Yoongi was sure it had changed somehow, but he couldn't exactly tell how, because the amount of the distress that the omega was emitting in the air was disturbing. His fists clenched in the pockets of his pants when the trio moved towards him. He noticed how Taehyung had to basically support his best friend, while Jimin was walking between him and JK. The younger's alpha eyes were clouded with confusion though. Yoongi couldn't read anything there.

Yoongi couldn't say what Taehyung was whispering to Jimin, because the younger omega was apparently careful with his words. His eyes were constantly looking around for possible cameras, obviously. JK hurried in front of the best friends.

"Well... hyungie... wait for me, yeah?" JK tried to smile, although he looked far from a person who was in good mood. Yoongi couldn't tell what was in his dongsaeng's mind but accepted his hug.

To him, JK was always going to remain the lost puppy with doe eyes, who was forced to grow far too quickly. He could only be proud of the man, the alpha that JK had grown up to be. When he pulled back, he patted the alpha's shoulder few times.

"And you make sure that you... take care of everything while you were outside, yeah?" Yoongi's eyes darted briefly towards the two omegas, who were now standing behind JK's back.

The younger nodded curtly. "I will," he said and then he took a step away to make a room for Taehyung. Yoongi tried to smile.

Taehyung was the late bloomer in their small group. He had presented just when he had turned 21. Until then, everyone thought that he was a beta. Yoongi was still holding soft spot for the gentle soul that was Taehyung. He still remembered the moments when the younger had spent in his studio only talking and Yoongi was there to listen to his worries.

He wasn't like Namjoon - the one with the good advices, or JK - the other alpha in their group. He wasn't like Hoseok or Seokjin with their kind hearts and the ability to lighten the mood in every situation. Yoongi was there to listen. Sometimes, a person needed only that. And he was there... because when Taehyung was in a crossroad in his life, he would always go to Yoongi. He knew that the alpha would always give him his shoulder to cry on if he needed, or only listen to his worries. Yoongi was happy when he was able to do this, no matter how small it was for all of them. Now, Taehyung was standing there, trying to give him one of his brave smiles. Yoongi could tell how fake it was though, but at least the omega was trying.

"Hyung will be only in call away Taehyung-ah," Yoongi opened his arms and the omega was fast to snuggle in the alpha. "Everything will be okay," Yoongi rubbed his back calmly. "Everything will be good..."

When Taehyung pulled away from him and turned around into JK's open arms, it was finally the time for the hardest goodbye of them all. Yoongi tried really hard to contain the tears in his eyes. He had to be strong, for the both of them.

"Come here," he spread his arms open again and his voice lowered. He had noticed that Jimin had started to cry again. His shoulders were shaking and one of his hands was covering his mouth. The omega was fast to hide in his arms.

Yoongi closed his eyes tight. His arms wrapped tightly around the omega's delicate frame, who was now shaking uncontrollably. He tried to use his alpha pheromones to soothe his inner turmoil, but there was nothing that seemed to work these days when it came to Jimin. BT5's sweetheart... the most gentle soul in the world... South Korea's angel... their sweet Mochi... and his secret lover. Yoongi took a deep breath, trying to find that inner strength to pull Jimin away from him. It was hard.

It was especially hard, when he had to see Jimin's teary face in front of himself. The alpha took a deep breath and cupped the small frame, his thumbs trying to brush off the tears that kept on coming over the omega's face.

"Jimin-ah... please baby, calm down, yeah?" The alpha tried to use his calming low voice over him, but the omega simply kept crying. His hiccups kept on coming and he got really worried. "I'll call as soon as I can, okay?"

"No... no..." the omega sniffed, trying to take a deep breath. "No... hyung... hyung..."

"It's going to be okay baby, you'll see... once I call you--"

Jimin suddenly threw himself at him. His head rested on top of the alpha's shoulder. "Hyung," the omega cried while hugging the alpha goodbye. "Hyung, I'm pregnant..."

Then it was over. He was pulled forcefully away from Jimin by his manager. He had to enter the base, because the people were only waiting for him. Yoongi only had time for a brief look over his shoulder. He was only able to see how Jimin fell back into Taehyung's arms before the closing gate was able to hide the view from his eyes. The pang in his chest appeared all of a sudden and he gasped in the moment somebody decided to grab his shoulder and drag him further into the base.

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Taehyung and Jungkook decided to join Jimin at his home. The omega was feeling utterly distraught and weak right after Yoongi had pushed inside into the base. He had fallen back into Taehyung's arms and the younger didn't know what else to do but to try and console him, knowing full well that he wasn't the one that Jimin needed the most right now. But Jimin was also his soulmate and also his family. Taehyung had to be there for him no matter what. He looked up to meet Jungkook's eyes.

The alpha wasn't looking good as well. They both knew what was wrong with Jimin. The omega having confessed to him while their car was following Yoongi's one to the base. Yet, Jimin refused to tell his alpha the news, afraid of what might happen. But when he finally did, both Taehyung and Jungkook saw the moment when Jimin had basically fallen apart in front of them. His feelings overwhelmed him completely and his emotions taking over his small frame.

The omega had retired to his and Yoongi's room in their apartment. The both living together ever since the group had decided that they should finally have their own apartments. Of course, that was something that the world shouldn't have to know. Both Taehyung and Jungkook shared the same problem. They were also living in the same place. They also shared a home of their own, but still unknown to the world. It was better in this way. It was their private life and they owed nobody any explanation.

"Maybe we should spend the night here," Taehyung suggested quietly. "I'm afraid to leave him alone now."

"Yeah," JK nodded his head. He pulled the omega in his arms and Taehyung nuzzled his neck. "We'll stay here for Jimin-hyung."

Taehyung simply nodded and planted a kiss over his lover's neck. Then he got up and went to check on his best friend.

He found Jimin lying in his bed with his arms wrapped around one of Yoongi's pillows. The alpha's scent was probably still strong there, because Jimin's nose was deeply shoved into the fabric. Jimin's shoulders were still shaking, which was a clear indication that the omega was still crying. Taehyung carefully sat by the edge of the bed, but closer to his soulmate. He sighed and reached out to rub his shoulder.

"He... is gone," Jimin sniffled in the pillow.

"He'll call you as soon as he can, Chim," Taehyung rested on his elbow and reached out to stroke his best friend's hair. "Try to calm down, yeah? It's not good for you to be in such distress."

"I know... I know..." the elder sniffled. "I just... I feel so empty Tae-yah... I feel so empty... how-how I'm gonna do this all alone, hm? W-what if t-the company m-makes me t-to let go of the puppy?"

Taehyung halted his ministrations over Jimin's hair just for a moment. His heart clenched for the poor omega, but only for a second.

"I don't think they are that stupid, Chim-ah... and I'll be here... with you. Don't worry! We'll make sure that--"

"I-I need him," the omega sniffled though and, in this moment, Taehyung wanted to have the power to do everything that Jimin wished possible.

He was the most delicate, kindest soul in the world. He deserved to be happy! Stupid laws! Fvcking government! He tried to contain his anger and gather his thoughts. Then he used another moment in silence before he was able to open his mouth.

"Maybe... maybe we'll think of something, yeah?" He said, hoping that his voice was normal. "You know, there is a special laws for alphas, whose mates are expecting, yeah?"

"W-we are not mated," Jimin's voice came out small. "I-it hurts Tae-yah... I m-miss him already..." the omega sniffled again and Taehyung really, really hoped that there was something more that he could do...

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Jimin never thought that he would end up in such situation. Everything was good. His life seemed to be perfect. His relationship seemed to be perfect, even if he had to hide it from the world. But then everything started to happen one thing after another. He still remembered vividly the day of his last heat. It happened just a month ago. He remembered how he had taken his birth control pills. Both he and Yoongi were really careful when it comes to having pups at this stage of their life.

They were always too busy, too many obstacles that were standing on their way for that happiness. The pups were their dream in their future that seemed to be too far away. It wasn't like they didn't want to have pups; it was just... their life. It would often sadden the omega and he would try to hide that from Yoongi as best as he could. His biology clock was ticking and he was able to hear it loud and clear. It wasn't like he could do anything about that though. He had to wait. Both of them had to wait.

Their dream of having a pup was just as distant as their dream to finally mating to each other. But there was a contract they had signed. It was a contract that they had to keep in mind every time a mating talk was approached. Jimin curled up in his bed, his arms still wrapped around the alpha's pillow just as tight as the night before. But the scent was going away and it was soon going to vanish completely. His eyes teared up again, but he refused to close them. If he did, he was going to go back to the nightmares that were chasing him ever since the night he had found out that he was pregnant. He hadn't told Yoongi back then of course. He thought that he could manage everything on his own. Jimin was strong, everybody around him kept telling him this. He was a strong and independent omega. There was nothing that could stand in his way of achieving his dreams... but! What dreams? His ones, the ones of their small group, or their fans? Or maybe the dreams of his family, or the ones of their company? But never Jimin's dreams. No.

Ever since he was younger, Jimin dreamed to dance. He had put all of his strength and efforts in it until he had succeeded. When he got accepted in BT5, Jimin dreamed to be able to sing... and he had put all of his will to do it. The moment when he wanted to give up, because he thought that wasn't good enough, was also the one when he had fallen in love with Yoongi - completely, irrevocably, and forever.

Jimin still remembered the night when he thought that nobody could hear his crying because of Namjoon's loud snoring. But somehow, Yoongi heard him. The alpha jumped down from his bed, crouched in front of him and told him with a soft smile on his face how good Jimin is. He told him that he really wanted him to be in BT5 because the group needed a talent like his one. The alpha's voice was soft and soothing, so far away from his cold looking persona. These words had touched Jimin's heart. This, and the comforting scent of sandalwood, which somehow weirdly reminded him of his hometown. He had told this to Yoongi so many times, told him how much the alpha resembled his home. He told him how much Yoongi felt like a home to him. But now... now his home was gone and Jimin wasn't sure when he was going to see him again.

He squeezed his eyes shut when he heard the door of the bedroom was pushed open and only opened his eyes when the door got back closed again. The omega let out a heavy breath. It was so difficult when he had to hide. So difficult, when nobody seemed to understand what he felt. He just wanted to be left alone, because that feeling of pain was slowly taking over his powers... Sleep, maybe dreams would be better this time. Maybe this time, he would sleep calmly with nothing to bother his dreams... and maybe... he would be left alone.

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Yoongi was pacing back and forth in his small accommodated room. Jimin's words still echoing loudly in his head. He was pregnant... His omega was pregnant! Outside! And Yoongi, Yoongi was here... in a place where he couldn't even see him, help him, be with him! The alpha growled in frustration and smashed his fist on the wall in the same moment when the door of his room was pushed open.

"Whoa!" Seokjin halted on his steps. "I come with peace, Yoongi-yah!"

"I want to go out," the alpha was sure that his eyes were slowly going amber. He was so close to his animalistic side, but he was too pissed off to try and control it. "Jimin needs me!”

"You can't go out," the beta stared at his former roommate.

"He is pregnant, Jin-hyung! Pregnant!" Yoongi smashed the wall once more. He didn't even fell the pain from his bruised knuckles.

"I'm sorry, Yoongi-yah, but there is nothing that I can do," Seokjin frowned. "You can't call him also. There're certain rules here."

“Fuck this!" Yoongi's hands clenched in fists. "I can't stay here, when my omega is--"

"He is not your mate, Yoongi-yah!" The beta snapped and Yoongi was on his way to forget who that man was. "You should try and calm down now. I'm sure that Jimin is going to be just fine."

"Fine?" Yoongi stared at him with disbelief. "Fine! Like you fucking betas know anything about this!"

"Yoongi!" Seokjin's voice became sharp, but honestly the alpha was far too gone to care about ranks and anything concerning military right now.

“Just got out of here, ok?" Yoongi's vision was slowly tunneling and coloring in red. His alpha was about to explode. "If you can't help me and keep talking bullshit... with all due respect... hyung! Just get the fuck off!"

It almost looked like Seokjin had something else to say, but the beta apparently changed his mind and turned around, leaving Yoongi's room in a hurry.

When the morning came, Yoongi was called to fulfill his duty in the training grounds. But his mind was simply not there. His thoughts were with Jimin and what his omega was doing at this moment. Maybe he was still upset, or maybe he was all alone in their apartment with no one to take care of him... Yoongi wanted to howl in pain, but he couldn't do a thing. He knew that, even if he had used his harsh words with Seokjin the night before. Even if he was well-aware that he had to serve his time before he was able to see Jimin again... but that thought was killing him. It was slowly eating up all of his powers until the moment Yoongi failed to hear an order given to him by his officer and ended up wounded on the cold and muddy ground. He didn't even try to get up when the other new recruits gathered around him. He simply closed his eyes shut and let the medics do their job. When he went to train again on the next day, the situation repeated itself. The alpha wasn't even pretending that he was paying some kind of attention to what was going around him. When he ended up back in the infirmary, this time he got himself a new visitor.

"Yoongi-hyung?" When Namjoon walked inside, the nurse who was attending his wounds rushed out in a hurry. Yoongi barely suppressed the urge to roll his eyes.

"What? Did they call you here to scold me now, Joon-ah?" The elder alpha mocked him.

The younger pressed his lips in a thin line. "Hyung, I only came here to hear you and maybe try to solve the problem you have... You know how--"

"Jimin is pregnant," Yoongi interrupted his friend and jumped down from the medical table he was seating before.

His movement jostled the stitches he had received in his left shoulder and the alpha frowned from the momentary pain there. It was his injured shoulder... again. But he suppressed his painful moan and reached out for his uniform to put it back on.

"You are not mates," it was the only thing that Namjoon said as an answer to Yoongi's words and the alpha laughed bitterly.

"Yeah... that helps a lot, thanks," he simply rolled his eyes and turned his back to his longtime friend.

"You know that there is nothing the company could do now hyung," the younger words angered him even more if that was possible. They were supposed to be a team. Namjoon was supposed to be on his side. He knew Yoongi maybe the most out of all the other five guys.

"Look," he managed to say and turned around to face the younger alpha when he was ready with buttoning up his uniform. "You came and saw me, then scolded me just as they asked you to... now can you please leave me alone?"

"You have to start fulfilling your duties, hyung!" Namjoon's words pierced through his mind.

"My duties... sure, I will," Yoongi tilted his head to the side. "How about my duties as a father, hm? Do you know what the chances of survival of that pup are if I'm not around them?"

"Hyung--"

"Come on, use your big brain genius," Yoongi was realizing that his words could hurt his friend, but now he felt too hurt to care. "Use that 148 IQ of yours, hm? What are the chances of survival of that pup if their alpha parent is not around?"              

"You are not mates!" Namjoon only snapped.

"Tell me!" The elder snarled then. "Tell me, Namjoon-ah! What are the chances?"

"Not that big," his friend finally said. "Only 39 to 40% of the unborn pups survive without their alpha parent present around their omega."

"And... can you tell me why?" Yoongi knew the answer, of course he knew. But he wanted to make sure that Namjoon was also aware of the danger that Jimin was now in too.

"Depression," Namjoon said through gritted teeth. "The lack of alpha parent pheromones around the omega parent could cause depression and... distress... which could lead to common complications and even miscarriage."

"Good boy," Yoongi clicked his tongue. "Now, what were you saying about /my/ duty, hm?"

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Taehyung refused to go back home, while Jimin was suffering like that. The pregnant omega was refusing to leave his bedroom second day in a row. It wasn't only that, but Jimin was also refusing to take any food. He would always say that he wasn't hungry, but Taehyung couldn't stop the thought of how much he actually needed some food in his system now. If it was not for him, for the pup that he was carrying. But Jimin looked so closed inside his own world that his best friend had almost given up hope.

He had tried everything to convince him to go out and put something in his mouth. It wasn't only that, but he could also hear Jimin's morning sickness as well. The bathroom was positioned right next to the bedroom and Taehyung could hear his friend leaving his nest only to rush there and empty his stomach. But he wondered, what even had left in there in the moment. When Taehyung tried to knock on the door, or even enter the room, Jimin would always pretend that he was asleep.

"Chim please," he decided to beg his friend as a last resort. "Please, try to get up and eat something, yeah? Just say whatever it is, either me or Kookie would rush to get it for you!"

"I'm not feeling hungry," was the only answer that was coming from the bed. The omega there was staring blankly to the wall, hugging his lover's pillow right next to his chest. "Please, just leave me alone."

"Yoongi-hyung would never forgive me if I even think about it, Chim..." the younger let out a painful sigh. "How about we get you some warm chicken soup, hm? I'm sure that--"

"Just go, Tae... just go..." Jimin didn't even let him finish.

It wasn't like Taehyung had any other choice, but to leave Jimin's room once again. Jungkook was still waiting for him in the living room when he entered back there. The alpha stared at him with hope, but Tae simply shook his head.

"Well, I think... we should call his doctor at this stage," Jungkook said slowly. "I'm not sure how long Jimin-hyung could be in this condition... and maybe... we should call the company as well."

"The company?" Taehyung frowned. "Why? It's not like they could do a thing to help in this situation."

"They should still know, right?" The alpha gritted his teeth. "I'd never forgive myself if something happens with my brother and I've done nothing to help him!"

"Kook-ah..."

"He needs Yoongi-hyung, Tae... him and nobody else around him right now," Jungkook pulled his phone out of his pocket. "Let's at least try and help them, hm?"

Taehyung barely nodded.

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Yoongi got pulled out for the actual training on the next day. The alpha wasn't in good shape anyhow. He knew damn well that he couldn't do anything regarding Jimin at the moment, but even though they weren't mates, it was strange how he could feel how the omega missed him. It was raining... in August and the rain was warm maybe. There wasn't a storm, not even a shower, just a simple rain. Yoongi was sitting on the window cell of his room and his index finger was tracing the raindrops from the inside of the glass. His eyes were barely open.

Strange fatigue had caught all of his body. It wasn't something unusual for him to fall into such abyss, but now the alpha could feel that it wasn't only him there. He didn't know how that was possible even. A tired sigh escaped his lips and he rested his head over the window. The need to be there with his omega was so strong that it felt almost painful to his bones. He was doing everything in him not to lose his clear thoughts and not to fall under that sad spell. He had to be strong and try to do something... anything possible for Jimin.

The omega was constantly in his mind. There wasn't any moment that Yoongi would think of something else than him. Jimin looked broken the few days prior his enlistment. Yoongi should've noticed sooner that there was something wrong with him, with his scent. He was trying really hard not to get angry with himself. But then... what could he possibly do? Even if he was a part of probably the most influential group of people in the world maybe, he was still nobody when it came to the law. The alpha gritted his teeth in silent anger. Oh how he wished that he could do something to change that! If only that was possible...

"Hyung?" Hoseok's voice pulled him out of his thought and Yoongi only looked at the door without moving his body. He felt too tired for that.

"What is it, Hoba?" He sighed.

"I came to see how are you doing," the beta looked around in the corridor and then walked in, closing the door behind his back. "Unofficially of course."

Yoongi rolled his eyes. "Of course," his eyes gazed the raindrops again. "You can tell them I'm good.”

"Jungkookie called me," Hoseok walked closer to him. "He contacted the company and... he wanted me to tell you that they took Jimin to the hospital."

"What?" The alpha suddenly snapped. His lethargy was over. "Jimin is... where?"

"Nothing happened," Hoseok put his hands up. "He and Taehyungie decided to take that measure, because Jimin-ah refused to eat two days in the row. They got worried and... this is why they took him there."

"This doesn't make me feel any better," the alpha hissed.

"I know hyung, I know... just," Hoseok let out a heavy breath. "You have to know that our company is doing everything possible to make sure to fix that problem."

"Jimin being pregnant is not the real problem here, Hoba..." Yoongi trailed off. "You know what the real problem is."

"I know," the beta paused. "I've talked to Joonie and Seokjin-hyung. They looked... confused to say the least," he sighed. "They also told me about your conversation with each one of them and... I think they feel sorry."

"I didn't want to snap at them," Yoongi rubbed the back of his neck. "I think they also didn't know what to say or do in this situation, but... their words hurt, Hoba. They should know me better than anybody, you know? They should know what my relationship with Jimin is and how much we struggled at the beginning."

Hoseok frowned a little. "I know hyung, I was there also, remember?"

Yoongi remembered, of course he did. He remembered the time when Yoongi and Jimin were afraid to confess their feelings to each other. He was also there to tease them when they shared the news that they finally confessed to each other that faithful day. After all, Hoseok was Jimin's roommate for so many years. Jimin had confessed to him how much he cared about Hoseok and how much the beta had helped him to improve himself, in every aspect of his life.

Even if Taehyung was his best friend, Hoseok was also holding a special place in the omega's heart. Yoongi knew that well enough. There was even a time when he felt jealous of how close to the two friends were. He was so immature then, so insecure in his feelings towards Jimin. There was that moment when he even doubted that they were ever going to be together... or if Jimin liked him at all. But eventually, everything had settled into the rightful place... only to be pulled apart again now. Yoongi's hands slowly clenched in fists and he returned his look to the window. It was still raining outside, just like inside his soul and he wasn't sure when the sun would rise again.

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If he wasn't pregnant with his pup, Jimin felt completely sure that he would want to disappear. There was so quiet around him that he could even hear the dropping of the liquid inside his IV. Or maybe it was the rain outside. It was raining second day in a row. Maybe even a third one, but he had simply lost the count of the days he had spent inside this hospital room. His only focus was the white wall opposite his bed. That, or the window with the raindrops outside the glass. Jimin wanted to touch them, but he felt too dethatched and disinterested with the world around him to do so. He was well aware of what was going around him. He knew that his friends got so worried about him that they simply decided to get him to the hospital. Jimin couldn't blame them. He knew that both Tae and Kook wished his best. He knew how much they loved him and cared about him and maybe this is why, the omega had let them to get him into that car and drove him to the hospital. He let the doctors to attach an IV to his arm, only because of them... and the pup.

He wasn't a fool after all. Jimin was one of the best students both in the middle and high school. He knew everything about the omegas biology and how their body worked in case of pregnancy. When he had grown up enough, he had learned about the possible complications if he happened to decide if he'd want to be a single parent. He knew the chances of his pup's survival.

Jimin had tried to fight it. He tried to fight that weakness inside him and the emptiness he felt when he saw Yoongi's face slowly disappearing behind his base's wall. It was useless... and he couldn't get it at first. How could he feel so attached to his alpha when they weren't even mated? How could they share such bond to each other, even if they were so far away from each other? He didn't know.

"You know," Seokjin had once jokingly told him, "you and Tae both claim to be soulmates, but I really think that your actual soulmate is our Yoongi-yah."

"Yeah, sure..." Jimin had rolled his eyes with a smile. "We're so different, hyung."

"Hmm... you'd be surprised how far away that is from the truth Jimin-ah," his hyung had winked at him back then.

It was weird how Jimin remembered this conversation now. But maybe his hyung was right...

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Taehyung's leg was bouncing nervously while he was sitting on the bench outside Jimin's hospital room. The omega felt close to start biting his nails even. Their company had called Jungkook, as the only remaining alpha from their group outside the military service. Usually, there should be something serious for them to call him in particular. It wasn't like Jungkook wasn't actively participating along with the others with their group activities, but he was usually the more laid back one. The maknae... and as such, he was usually left alone.

But... that maknae was about to enlist soon as well. Less than a month even and Taehyung was trying not to think of the moment when that was about to happen. He hoped that he would be stronger than Jimin. Well... that and the fact that he wasn't pregnant. It wasn't like he could blame his best friend of getting pregnant right before Yoongi's enlistment. In fact, Taehyung knew how careful the both of them were when it comes to this. Both of them were very responsible and the omega wasn't sure how that pregnancy even happened.

But it did... and now Jimin was suffering alone inside his hospital bedroom. He would talk if Taehyung asked him something, but he was really careful with his words. Jimin didn't feel like he could hold a whole conversation. It tired him easily. And it wasn't only because of his lack of appetite, Taehyung knew that. It was also because of his pregnancy depression, caused by the absence of the alpha in his life right now.

After Jungkook's call to their company, the alpha looked hopeful though. And now, a week after that call, they called Jungkook. Taehyung could only pray that could mean good news for them and Jimin. Especially for Jimin. The younger omega couldn't stand to simply watch how his best friend was suffering like that. That wasn't his Jimin. That wasn't their Jimin.

He looked more and more like a shell to his previous self. His eyes were sunken deep into their orbits. His skin was paler than before. His whole body looked more fragile ever since the moment Yoongi walked inside his training base. It almost felt like the alpha had taken Jimin's soul with him that day. Taehyung had really began to worry. What if things would keep going like this in the future? His friend couldn't live like this for the next 18 months while Yoongi was inside the military. He simply wouldn't survive even by the end of the month.

Not to mention the pup that he was carrying.

Taehyung sighed tiredly and rested his head back on the cold wall. His eyes closed for a moment and he hoped that Jungkook would return soon with some good news. He needed some good news for a change!

"Taehyungie? Hey," Jungkook's scent reached him before the alpha's voice and the omega snapped his eyes open. He watched how the alpha was walking towards him in big steps and halted when he stopped in front of him.

“Well?" The omega stared at him expectantly. "What is the news? Please tell me that we have some home, Kookie..."

The alpha's lips stretched into a small smile. "We have," he crouched in front of Taehyung and took his hands. "They are going to try and pull Yoongi-hyung out..."

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What Yoongi didn't expect on that day was for Hoseok to rush into his room with his phone to his ear. Yoongi was sitting by the window and staring outside once again. It kept raining for a second day already. As soon as his door was pushed open with no knocking though the alpha turned his head around, ready to snap at his intruder, but as soon as he noticed who it actually was, the words died on his lips. Hoseok was talking to somebody on his phone and put his index finger up at Yoongi's questioning gaze.

"Do you think you can make it happen, Taehyung-ah?" The beta asked and waited for the response from the other side of the line. Then he hummed. "Ok, I'll hang up now and then you can try video call, yeah? Ok."

"What is going on?" Yoongi managed to ask as soon as Hoseok had finished talking.

"The company's lawyers are trying something right now, but nobody knows if they will have some result, but meanwhile--" The beta got interrupted by an incoming call.  He picked up right away and Yoongi managed to hear Tae's voice.

"Chim-ah? Are you with me bubba?" Yoongi barely managed to take grab Hoseok's phone with his shaking hand. He turned it around, only to see how Jimin was lying in a hospital bed. His heart clenched. "Look, who's on the line, Chim... come on, open your eyes for me. I know you're not sleeping, bub, " Taehyung kept talking while the camera was facing Jimin's face.

"Jimin-ah," Yoongi spoke next. His voice was trembling. He heard how Hoseok left his room to give him some privacy. "Can you open your eyes for me, baby?"

The reaction was instant. Jimin's eyes flew open and Yoongi squeezed the phone painfully. The omega looked like he was crying.

"H-hyung," he sniffled and reached out to take the phone from Taehyung's hands. "Is that you?"

"It's me baby," the alpha's voice softened. "How are you doing?"

"I... not good," Jimin didn't get up though. He kept lying on his bed, turned on his left side. "I-it hurts to-to stay awake."

"Baby please, don't do this," Yoongi was fighting really hard with his own tears now. "You are strong. I know you are. You can--"

"I'm tired, hyungie..." Jimin interrupted him with a sigh. "I feel so tired and-and you don't know how empty I feel."

"You're not alone, Jimin-ah," the alpha managed to smile, although he wasn't sure that he was going to convince Jimin in his honesty. The omega could see right through him. "Taehyungie is with you, right? And-and the pup..."

Jimin squeezed his eyes shut. "I don't know," he finally said. "They don't have that much chance of survival anyhow, hyung... not without you."

"I know, I... I know damn it!" The alpha finally cursed, letting go of his calm façade. "I wish there's something that I can do!"

"No one can do anything right now, hyungie..." Jimin's voice wavered. The tears gathered again in his eyes. "It's better I get used to that feeling of emptiness, don't you think?"

"Jimin-ah..."

"I feel tired hyung," he smiled faintly. "I should go now... Love you..."

"Jimin--" the line went dead even before Yoongi's response and the alpha cried out in pain.

He dropped Hoseok's phone onto his bed and stormed to the wall. He started punching the hard concrete without feeling the pain. He could see only the blood that started drippling through his fingers. When he got tired of his anger, he slid down onto his knees. His bloody palms left traces over the white wall, but the alpha didn't care. His shoulders shook when he started crying... not able to feel anything else in the world, only pain.

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Finding his best friend, sitting on the floor with his back pressed to a bloody wall was the last thing that Hoseok expected to see in his life. He thought the call would lessen the alpha's pain, but now... now he wasn't so sure. Yoongi's head was hanging between his slouched shoulders. His arms were resting over his folded legs and his whole body was shaking. Then Hoseok realized that his best friend was crying... silently. The blood was still drippling over the floor, but the alpha seemed not to notice.

"Hyung?" Hoseok knelt on the floor close to him. He didn't reach out to touch the alpha though. He knew that Yoongi didn't like to be touched when he was in such vulnerable condition, unless he was the one to initiate the contact. "Hyung, what happened?"

"He gave up, Hoba," the alpha sniffed. "He-he already gave up!"

"What?" Hoseok was actually shocked to hear that. "What are you talking about? Jimin would never-"

"He did it now, ok?" The alpha glared at him angrily, still with tears in his eyes.  

"Yoongi-hyung you... you should... stay strong, yeah?" Hoseok said the words, but they sounded so fake even in his own ears. The alpha laughed at them emptily and rested his head back on the wall.

"Strong, yeah... ok," he sighed tiredly. "Ok... if you're saying."

Hoseok clenched his teeth. He hadn't seen his hyung in such a bad shape ever since... ever since 2015 to be honest. It was the toughest year for Yoongi since Hoseok knew him... since everybody from their group knew him. But they managed to pull him out back then.

Jimin was the main reason for it to happen though. Now... Jimin wasn't here and if he believed the alpha's word, the omega was even in worse condition than him. The beta sighed then.

"Come on," he tried to use his soothing voice. "Let's get you to the infirmary."

"Why?" Yoongi stared at him with surprise, as if he couldn't feel the pain in his hands.

"Hyung your... your hands," the beta nodded at Yoongi's bloody fingers and just then the alpha took a look at them. "Come on," Hoseok touched his best friend then.

Yoongi didn't flinch. "Fine, whatever..." the alpha trailed off and let himself be pulled up by his best friend. Then Hoseok gathered his phone into his pocket and made sure that Yoongi was safely walked to the infirmary. 

The alpha's hands were bandaged, but it didn't look that he was present at the whole situation. He was only physically there and acting more like a robot, rather than a living person.

"Is he doing ok?" The doctor, who was there asked Hoseok when he was done with the bandages.

"No," the smile that Hoseok gave the male was sad and he helped Yoongi to get down from the medical table, "he is in pain doctor, but I'm afraid nobody can help him."

Hoseok made sure that Yoongi would reach his room safely after that. He watched how the alpha went back to the window, staring at the rain outside. The beta clenched his fists, wanting nothing more but to be able to help him somehow. He knew he couldn't though, so... he closed the door leaving his best friend alone... once again.

+++

The Government was a heavy rock to try and shatter it down. The law was a law and it had to be fulfilled for every male alpha or beta out there. The officials insisted that there was no exception that could be made. The couple had to be mated. There was nothing that could be done if the parents were unmated pair.

Jungkook felt incredibly frustrated that day when he received the news. The news that he knew that he had to tell Taehyung. The omega was still with his best friend at the hospital, refusing to leave his side.

When the alpha finally got there, he received another news. Jimin was rushed to the ER, because he felt pains in his abdomen. He was now back to his room and resting after this frightening episode. Taehyung was in tears, because they had barely managed to save the pup's life this time. The omega was currently crying in Jungkook's arms and the alpha couldn't do anything else but to hold him tight. He kept rubbing Taehyung's back and his scent was trying to soothe the distressed omega.

When Taehyung was finally back to himself, the both sat down outside Jimin's room. Their eyes were focused over the closed door, but Taehyung was still in his alpha's arms. Jungkook was scenting him softly.

"Fucking pricks!" The omega sniffled. "This is a human's life they are dealing with! How can then not see that?"

"I know baby bear, I know..." the alpha sighed tiredly. "I wish there's something else we can do."

"Maybe not we," the omega sat up in his lap and looked at him, "maybe our fans can?"

"Taehyung-ah..."

"No, listen! We've tried every legal way, right? What if... what if our fans do some pushing for us?"

"We don't know how our fans would react if they find out that Yoongi and Jimin were together all this time," the alpha tried to reason with his omega. "We don't even know if Yoongi or Jimin want this to be known."

Taehyung's shoulders slouched then. "Then... I don't know what else we can do."

"We have to figure it out and fast though," the alpha threw another look at the closed hospital door. "Two lives are dependent on this."

"Three," Taehyung sighed. "Yoongi-hyung also."

"Yes," Jungkook frowned, "Yoongi-hyung also..."

The alpha wasn't sure what the future held for them but he was sure in one thing. BT5 had been through a lot together and they had never backed out from a fight. They weren't going to do it now also.

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Jimin could hear people whispering around him, as if he couldn't hear him or simply wasn't in the room. He could hear them talking and trying to figure out who was the mystery missing alpha from his life, who would cause a pain like this. After his trip to the ER, the omega had simply decided to detach himself from the world around him. He wasn't ready to face the reality and most of all, the one where he was going to live his life like this.

He was aware that without Yoongi, his chances weren't big. He was also aware that the Government would never allow an unmated alpha to skip his military enlistment, just because their partner was with a pup. So, what was the point of being strong then? The omega just wanted to go back home and get over with. Whatever was going to happen with him was irrelevant at this point. It was useless to keep staying in the hospital and for people here to try and keep that pup in him. His heart was heavy, but he knew there was no point.

When he had seen Yoongi through his phone, it only made his pain grow stronger. He only realized how much he missed the alpha, how much he needed him. This was the reason for him to cut the conversation short. There was no point. No reason to prolong this suffering. His eyes closed when another person entered his room. It was probably the nurse to check on his IV. When her task was done, Jimin heard the door open and close again. Then his eyes flew open. Oh, how much he wished to be left alone...

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Yoongi got called in the base center once more. They wanted to check if he was ready to go back to training. His mind wasn't there, but he still managed to answer the questions of his superior with only one word. Then he was released and went back to his place. He wasn't sure if he was going to be called once more, or not. Frankly, he didn't care that much. It wasn't like he had imagined his service for the country. But this was the real life after all and sadly, there was nothing that could be changed.

He got wounded once more and sent to the medical center at the base. His look was far off and his answers to the medical staff were again based on only one word. 

Yoongi got asked to wait there and soon another doctor arrived at the place. A psychiatrist. The alpha would laugh. Oh, that was great... now they wanted to know what was wrong with him, given the fact that they all knew. But he indulged the beta sent there to evaluate his problem. Of course, he was going to tell the man the truth, even if he probably didn't want to hear it.

So when the doctor asked him about his problem, Yoongi chuckled, sounding almost maniacally even to his own ears.

"You really wanna know? Ok then," he looked straight at the man. "Me being here is the problem... Are you confused, doctor?" The alpha tilted his head. "Why don't you ask your superiors? But you won't do that, will you?" Yoongi smirked. "Here's the real problem then - my omega is pregnant with my pup but I'm stuck here."

Yoongi noticed how the beta's look jumped to his neck. "You're not mated."

"I'm also not sterile," the alpha answered mockingly. "What? Is this the first time you hear of conception outside of mating? Tsk, tsk... and I thought you are the doctor here, not me."

"This is not funny Private Min," the beta frowned.

"I agree doctor," the alpha nodded, "it's not, but you know what? I don't know how to react anymore. See, this... the law says that I have to stay here and basically let my pup die, while putting my omega's life in danger too. At the same time, the country tells me that I am obliged to fulfill my duty here, but what about my pup then? Hm?" Yoongi sighed. "What about the duty I have towards my omega and the fact that he is carrying my child?"

"I..." the doctor trailed off, obviously lost for words.

"See, you don't know it either," Yoongi smirked sadly. "Tell me then, how should I know what to do?" He sighed and jumped down from his place, frowning from the short pain in his legs. "Now, if you excuse me, I want to go back to my room." Then he simply nodded and walked away.

+++

The news about Jungkook's postponed enlistment came like a shock for everybody, the alpha included. His company issued a statement in their official page, noting that the date for Jungkook's entering ceremony was postponed indefinitely. Jungkook got called to the company, leaving Taehyung alone once again. The omega was sitting outside Jimin's hospital room with a strange sense of deja-vu. He never felt how the time passed by and how close his alpha's enlistment actually was.

When they read the message from their company this morning the both of them were stunned. Their boss hadn't called two weeks in a row, but the both members knew that he was really busy with the company's lawyers, working over Yoongi's case. The omega didn't know what to think when Jungkook left him and told him that he was going to come back as soon as he could. The alpha still had some errands to do also. He was about to visit his parents in Busan for the last time before the army.

Now, Taehyung didn't know what to think. Everything got so confused so fast that it almost overwhelming. Jimin had closed in himself and refused to have more contacts with the outside world more than necessary. All the attempts from Tae and Kook to cheer him up failed miserable. But the omega hadn't given up from his friend yet. He would never do such stupid thing. Jimin was right next to him, supporting him through thick and thin and now, Taehyung was willing to do the same. Even if he had to fight Jimin himself in that matter.

He watched how a nurse walked in to change his friend's IV and then walked out just few minutes later. She gave him a small smile and walked down the corridor.

Few hours later, Jungkook came back and sat down, right next to him. Taehyung looked up at him with hope.

"Yoongi-hyung failed again and they called a specialist to evaluate his mental condition," Jungkook shared the news with him. "He... apparently shared the news about his pregnant omega, without mentioning names of course, but the doctor recommended his immediate retirement from the army."

"What?" Taehyung looked confused. "But... he's been there only few weeks. How..?"

Jungkook shrugged. "I don't know, but as far as I'm aware of, our company wants to use that doctor's words to pull Yoongi-hyung out of there."

"And what about you?" Taehyung stared at him intently. "Why was your enlistment postponed?"

"Well... there was this article in the law apparently," the alpha's eyes were still filled with confusion. "We weren't supposed to enlist at all.”

"What?" Taehyung gasped, but his voice was apparently too loud, because few nurses turned their heads towards him, while passing by. The omega blushed and lowered his voice. "What are you saying?"

"We have diplomatic passports and apparently should be allowed to take our own free will if we want to go there, or not. Well, we were never given that chance... and our company lawyers were thinking of suing the country now."

"I... don't know what to say," the omega rested his back onto the bench. His eyes were huge.

"If our lawyers manage to win the case somehow... everything is going to change," he heard Jungkook saying right beside of him. "This would be a huge scandal!"

"All this time... why?" The omega looked up at the alpha again. "Why nobody told us?"

Jungkook shrugged. "I don't know, Tae... I don't know..."

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When Hoseok knocked on his door few days later, the last thing Yoongi expected was for the beta to hold the letter for his retirement.

"Hyung, hyung!" It looked like his friend was barely waiting for him to open the door. "Hyung, I have some news."

"What's wrong, Hoba?" Yoongi asked tiredly, staring at the excited beta. "What happened now?"

"Here," the beta handed him the letter with a huge grin over his face. "Take this, hyung! You are free to go!"

"Huh?" The alpha blinked with confusion.

Hoseok nodded furiously. "Our lawyers finally convinced the Government to let you go, hyung. You are free as of this morning!"

"What?" Yoongi gasped, opening the letter in a hurry. His eyes scanned through the paper and then looked up once more. "Is this true?"

"Yes, hyung!" Hoseok smiled once more. "Hurry up! The car is already waiting for you outside."

"I... okay," Yoongi looked around himself in panic.

"Here," the beta grinned, "let me help you!"

Thanks to the beta, Yoongi managed to gather his small belongings for about 15 minutes. Ten more minutes later, he was already saying his goodbyes with his best friend and getting in the company's car.

"The Seoul Central," he said right after he got in.

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When Yoongi reached to the hospital it was already noon. He barely managed to put his mask on and made sure that his baseball cap was covering his eyes. There were vans of the media outside the hospital though, which was something he preferred not to think as of this moment. He could only hope that he wouldn't be recognized and that the message of his retirement from the army wasn't yet published. Or... if it was, the media wouldn't be smart enough to look for him at the hospital where Jimin was.

He got lucky this time, because nobody paid attention to him when he arrived. No media even tried to stop him on his way to the hospital entrance. Yoongi used that opportunity to rush to the reception desk and ask for Park Jimin.

"Are you a relative?" The person there squinted their eyes at him and Yoongi sighed, pushing his cap up and pulling his mask down. His face was completely different. The person apparently recognized him and was fast to inform him for the omega's room number.

Yoongi didn't waste another second. Every moment was precious and he rushed to the elevators, impatiently pushing the button with the correct floor number. His eyes were focused over the changing floor numbers and his heart beat fast. The quite ding when the doors finally opened was like a signal for him to start running down the corridor. He only stopped when he noticed the two figures sitting on the bench opposite Jimin's room.

Jungkook was the first to get up. He wasn't looking surprised.

"Hyung!" The maknae wrapped his arms around him tightly and Yoongi felt how emotional Jungkook was. He returned the gesture and pulled back, only to be met with another hug, this time from Taehyung. "We've just received the call."

"How's he?" Yoongi asked quietly and his eyes looked between the two youngest people from their group.

"He's... the situation is serious," Taehyung spoke. "They are doing everything that they can to save him and the pup, but... he closed in himself."

"He's barely here hyungie," Jungkook sighed. "We've been trying to get him back, to-to talk to him, but... we doubt that even a word we're saying would reach to his mind."

"Is he awake now?" The alpha looked nervously at the door.

"Yes," Taehyung nodded. "You can enter."

"Okay," Yoongi didn't waste another second and turned around. He tried to gather his strength and pushed the door open.

Jimin's distressed scent was all over the room. The omega was lying on his left side, curled up in two and staring to the window. Yoongi saw the moment when his nose twitched, but the omega didn't even make a move to turn around and register his presence in the room. The alpha sighed and walked to the bed, as careful as he could. He didn't want to startle his omega, more than he already was.

"Jimin-ah?" He tried calling him carefully. "Jimin-ah.., Hyung's here, baby. Why don't you turn around and look at me, hm?"

"I'm dreaming," the omega sighed, not moving. "Maybe I'm finally where I want to be..."

If that were the old times and Yoongi was a shifter, he was sure that he would start to hallow in the air. The omega was barely there. His friends were right. It was going to take some time before Jimin was going to be able to return fully to them. Yoongi tried to calm himself.

"I'm not a dream baby," he rounded the bed and dragged the only chair in the room, closer to his omega. "Can you please look at me now? I'm here, for you."

Jimin's eyes closed instead. His breath halted for a moment. "Is this the final torture I have to endure? It's not fair..."

Yoongi wasn't sure how he was able to feel the omega's pain, because they weren't mated and therefore never shared a bond, but he was able to feel it fully now. He reached out to touch Jimin's hand.

"I'm real baby, I swear!" His lips pressed to the omega's hand. "Look at me!"            

Jimin's breath halted for a short moment, but he didn't even try to pull his hand away. Then his eyes opened and he looked at the alpha sitting close to his bed. He was fast to tear up.

"I miss you," he barely mumbled, "so much! I want to be strong, I swear... but I can't!"

"It's ok baby," Yoongi mumbled close to the omega's fingers. "Alpha is here now... Hyung is here and you don't have to be strong all the time, yeah? Just... just come back to me, please!"

Jimin barely nodded and his eyes closed again, but this time, he fell asleep.

Yoongi waited few more minutes to make sure that his omega was finally asleep, then he placed his hand back on the bed and walked out of the room. If he wanted to help Jimin as best as he could, he had to know more of his condition and how far it had progressed. Both Jungkook and Taehyung got up from their places when Yoongi walked out. Their faces were filled with worry and Yoongi was able to understand them fully. He walked back to them.

"Ok," he sighed, "what I have to know? What did I miss?"

Taehyung and Jungkook filled him in then. They told him everything for how long Jimin was still in that hospital room and what was happening around their enlistment. Yoongi tried to contain his anger, but he was honestly not surprised. Ever since their group early days they were meant to be looked down. They were still looked like a threat for the society. They were put against obstacles that other groups wouldn't even have on their way to the top. But BT5 managed to overcome every obstacle, no matter what.

What he hadn't expected was for their country to try and betray them like this. It wasn't like they weren't going to want to serve, but it was good if they were given at least an option. And the situation now with Yoongi and Jimin was probably another example that their country wanted to give to the world, that there would be no exception to anyone. The alpha wasn't sure how their lawyers managed to deal with this situation, but he was happy that he was going to be standing right beside Jimin now and support him the best he could.

"We're still waiting to see what they're going to decide," Jungkook was just saying, "but for now, I'm staying outside."

"This is bullshit!" Yoongi cursed. "Why they keep doing this to us?"

"You don't sound surprised though," Taehyung stared at him.

"No," Yoongi shook his head. "I just thought that this time we'd be dealt like normal people, not sacrificed like lambs."

"I know what you mean," Jungkook frowned as well. "Let's hope that our lawyers would find a good compromise for the both sides."

"Yeah," Yoongi sighed. "You can go back home."           

"Are you sure?" Taehyung asked anxiously. "Maybe you should go home and take a shower or something? We can wait here until you come back."

"No," Yoongi shook his head. "I'll stay here and you can go and get some rest. I want to talk  to Jimin's doctor as well."

"He'll be here for the afternoon rounds around four," Jungkook said. "You can ask him then. Will you tell him that you are the father?"

"Yes," Yoongi didn't even hesitate. "I will. There is no point to hide anymore, don't you think?"

The question was more rhetorical and soon after that Yoongi bid his goodbyes with the two youngest members of his group. He watched them walking down the corridor and then entering the elevator.

After that, the alpha went back inside Jimin's room and sat right next to him.

He took his small hand between his bigger ones and stared at his face with love in his eyes. "You can rest now, Jimin-ah," he mumbled quietly with tears in his eyes. "Hyung is here now and I promise you that I'll do everything to make sure that you'll get better."

Yoongi could only hope that he wasn't too late and his omega was going to restore his powers fast enough to get better. He needed it, Yoongi needed it... and their pup needed that also.

His eyes stared at the omega's still flat stomach and then a small smile appeared on his face. He was going to become a father! A father!

Yoongi remembered that time when they filmed their second trip to the woods. Jimin was driving the car and shared his dream about Yoongi having a pup of his own. Later on, the omega admitted that his dream was actually about their own pup, although he couldn't say it in front of the cameras. Now, Jimin's dream was about to come true. Yoongi's smile died down. Only if he wasn't too late.

"Fight with us puppy," the alpha whispered in the quiet room. "Fight with us, ok? We want you here and I know that you probably felt how your amma suffered the last few weeks, but I promise you that everything will be better now, yeah. Appa is here to make sure of that!"

Strange how his words to his unborn pups made him feel a tad bit better. Yoongi placed another kiss over the back of Jimin's fingers. The omega didn't even stir in his sleep and Yoongi smiled. The scent in the room wasn't as sour as before. There was still hope.

+++

They tried to take him out of the room, but Yoongi wasn't having it. When Jimin's doctor finally came for the visitation, he tried to get the alpha out of the room.

Yoongi only gave the man a brief look and took a step away but didn't leave.

"I'm afraid that I have to ask you to leave the room, please," the beta started calmly. "Your friends--"

"No," the alpha simply interrupted the man. If they tried to get him out of there even for a second, they've had another thing coming.

The doctor frowned. "Mr. Min! I know that your group is basically like a family, but the hospital policy--"

"Is allowing only the father to be in the same room?" Yoongi wiggled his eyebrows. He had spent hours reading about it in his room back at the base.

"Yes, but you are... not... the..." the beta's eyes went big with realization. "Oh!"

"If this information leaves this room, I'll hold you responsible, Doctor..." he narrowed his eyes to check the name. "Ah, Doctor Choi. So... you can proceed now. I can wait."

"S-sure," the man cleared his throat awkwardly. Yoongi noticed how his hands trembled, but he kept watching him.

The alpha was standing tall in the small room with his arms crossed in front of his chest. His eyes never leaving his omega's figure over the bed. When the doctor was done with the checkup, Yoongi barely waited for him to turn around. "So?" He asked sternly. "What I have to know about him... and the pup?"

The beta swallowed hard. "T-there is no change since yesterday," he shoved his hands into his overall's pockets.

Yoongi barely resisted the urge to roll his eyes. "How was he yesterday? And what can I do to help him improve?"

"Um," it was obvious that the good doctor was still shocked by the news of Jimin's pup father. "He is still weak and still refusing to eat real food."

"And the pup?" Yoongi tilted his head. "How are they?"

"The heartbeats were slower than normal yesterday," the doctor finally found his voice. "But this is only because his amma's current state. If Jimin-ssi approves, then the pup will as well."

"I'll stay with him," Yoongi's voice was firm. His decision was out of any possible negotiation.

"Of course," the beta nodded. "It's even highly recommended for the alpha parent to be around."

"I think we have some understanding then," Yoongi nodded briefly.         

He watched how the doctor left soon after that and his eyes focused over Jimin's small figure once again. The alpha sighed tiredly and walked back to his previous place. His omega had to wake up soon though. He was sleeping for few hours already. At least his scent was back to normal and Yoongi could let out a sigh of relief. The alpha sat back down. He reached out for his omega's small hand and took it in his own.

"Everything will be alright, Jimin-ah," he whispered into the quiet room. "Hyung'll make sure of that."

+++

"What the fuck is this shit?" Namjoon stormed into Seokjin's room back in their base. He was holding his phone. "Did you know about this, hyung?"

"Know about what?" Seokjin put the book he was reading down on his lap.

"They basically guilt tripped us into enlisting!"

"What?" Seokjin frowned and grabbed the phone from Namjoon. He started reading the page that was currently open. "I can't believe... what?"

"Our lawyers just called me!" Namjoon scoffed and sat down on the only other chair in the sparse room.

"But... but why?" Seokjin looked up. "I thought it's our duty to--"

"It is indeed!" Namjoon was furious and maybe this was the reason why he interrupted his hyung. "It is our duty to serve... if we choose to do so. Because guess what, hyung? We have diplomatic passports. And instead of serving here, we could've chosen to work something else in the name of the country. But no! They simply decided to use us once more! Fuck this shit! And come to think of... I talked about duty to Yoongi-hyung, while his omega was suffering in the hospital because of what? The country who doesn't even care for us!" Namjoon jumped up from his place and started pacing around the room. "How can I look him in the eyes now, huh?"

"Me too," Seokjin added although a bit more quietly. "Me too, Namjoon-ah..."

+++

Sandalwood...

Jimin sighed in his sleep.

The scent was slowly wrapping around him like a nice and warm cocoon, making him relax. Making him feel like home. The omega slowly opened his eyes then and he thought that he was still dreaming.

"Hey... jagi," Yoongi smiled softly with that beautiful, crooked smile of his. "Did you sleep well?"

"Hm... am I dreaming?" The omega blinked furiously to stop the tears. "Because if I am... I want to stay here."

"No," the alpha shook his head. He reached out for him and slid the back of his fingers over Jimin's side. "I am here Jimin-ah," he sighed and smiled once again, "hyung is here and will stay as long as you let me."

"I'd never let you go," Jimin hiccupped. "You-you know that."

"Yes baby I know," Yoongi pulled back then and Jimin missed his touch immediately. "Hyung knows you well and this is why I will stay with you, ok? Do you think you can try and eat tonight, or maybe for breakfast?"

"I-I don't know," the omega felt undecisive.

"How about we start from tomorrow then, hm?" Yoongi took his hand and Jimin was thankful to feel that touch once more. "You can rest more tonight and try to eat something tomorrow."

"Will you stay the night?" Jimin asked with trembling voice.       

He was afraid to close his eyes again actually, because he was sure that once he does that, Yoongi would disappear again. But the alpha was real, felt real for him. The touch to his hand was real and Jimin tried to relax his senses.

"Hyung will stay," Yoongi was fast to assure him. "I won't get out from here, as long as you want me."

"I do want you," Jimin squeezed his alpha's hand tight, well as long as his limited strength was allowing him to do it. "Hyung, I missed you so much!"

"Shh," Yoongi's soothing pheromones flew to him once more. "Just calm down baby. I'm here and I won't go away. They have to fight me for it."

A ghost of a smile appeared over Jimin's lips. "Yeah?"

"Yeah," Yoongi mirrored his smile. "And you know I can fight, right?"

Jimin nodded with a smile. "Yes," he remembered, of course he did.

He remembered how Yoongi had fought even with the company to even keep him in their group at first. Then how much he had fought with himself before he was able to finally confess his feelings to Jimin. And Jimin was sure that now, Yoongi would fight with the world if he had to, only to stay beside Jimin. Yes, the omega was completely sure of how strong Yoongi actually was. And it was almost unbelievable that a man like him was in love with a man like Jimin.

It wasn't a secret that the omega didn't have the best possible opinion about himself. He kept fighting with his inner daemons even up until today. But Yoongi had stayed with him through thick and thin. He never left his side and always saying how proud he was of Jimin. When the omega would say how much he wasn't deserved such words, the alpha was fast to prove it to him how wrong he actually was. And Jimin loved him so much because of it and not only.

Yoongi was the strongest person he knew... and he would be proud to call that man his mate.

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It was 2015. Japan. The very last time Yoongi allowed his weakness to rule over him. He still remembered the smell in the bathrooms, outside their stage. The darkness that surrounded him, although the lights were shining all over around him. He still remembered the voices in his head, telling him how he wasn't good enough to even get out on that stage. The faces of the people turned into ugly monsters in his head and everything he wanted to do was to shut them up.

Yoongi wasn't sure how he had ended up locked in that bathroom. He couldn't remember the moment when Jimin had suddenly appeared right in front of him, or when the omega had wrapped his arms around him. It felt strange how their roles suddenly reversed back then. Because Jimin was strong, so strong that he had become Yoongi's rock when the alpha had needed him the most. The omega giving him his power, when Yoongi felt like he was slowly losing his own one. Now, when the alpha was looking at the sleeping omega, he could probably feel the same thing that Jimin had felt back then. The same urge to make him feel better and out of his nightmare.

Jimin had stayed all this time, even when Yoongi had tried to push him away. The omega stood his ground firmly refusing to leave him. Yes, Jimin wasn't probably defined by his sub-gender. Maybe it was because of the life he was forced to live. The omega once told him how he craved to simply let go one day, to submit and be pampered just like his nature dictated. But he couldn't allow himself that.

His life, his career wouldn't allow something like that. It would be looked upon as a weakness, while looking as something so normal for the common people. But the omega wasn't complaining. He wouldn't do that. It wasn't in his nature. Maybe that was why he was now lying helplessly in the hospital bed. Yoongi was yet to know what had happened and why Jimin wasn't brave enough to tell him about his pregnancy sooner than his enlistment day. But now it wasn't the right time for such conversation. The omega had to get better first.

He had to get out of danger and just then, Yoongi was going to try and talk to him. He wasn't going to blame him for anything, of course. But he still needed the answers. When the morning came, the alpha was able to witness Jimin's struggling with his simple breakfast. The omega couldn't eat it all, but when his doctor came to check on him, he looked satisfied with the result.

"That's his first real meal since weeks," the beta said.

Yoongi allowed himself to let out a sigh of relief then. If that man thought that it was a good sign, then it was. The omega was still weak though, but the beta felt hopeful that Jimin could try and get up on his feet on the next day.

"Do you think it's a good idea?" Yoongi asked the man. He was afraid that they were pushing things too fast.

"Yes," the man nodded. "With you here, I think we can try and be more brave than before. The prognosis is also looking better."

Jimin stayed quiet the whole time while the two other men were talking. His eyes were only focused over Yoongi though, as if afraid that the alpha could disappear if he only blinked even. But Yoongi could feel his distress. He just reached out and took the omega's hand. It still felt too fragile in his hand, but he hoped that the omega would get better soon enough to get back home. He missed the scent of their home. Their mixed scents there, although he wasn't sure how it would feel now.

Yoongi hadn't visited the place since a month. His scent was probably long gone, but the same could be said for the omega's one as well. It could easily be fixed though, he calmed himself. As soon as they would go back home, they would get back to normal. But looking at Jimin now though, he suddenly wondered how normal that normal would be. Maybe they had to get ready for the arrival of their pup already. They could surely turn one of their guest rooms into a nursery.

"What are you thinking?" Jimin's quiet voice got him out of his thoughts and when Yoongi looked around, he noticed that they were alone in the room.

"Home," the alpha simply said. "And... our pup."

Jimin's smiled dimmed over his face. "Let's not get ahead of ourselves with the pup, yeah? I know the chances for their safe arrival are higher now, but... I'd like to stay realist."

Yoongi really hated to see Jimin, his Jimin so down. The brightest sunshine in his life. His only source of happiness looking like that. The alpha's heart clenched. He squeezed his omega's hand gently.

"Hyung will make sure that everything's alright," he mumbled. "Don't worry."

When Yoongi checked his phone later that day and when Jimin was taking his afternoon nap, he noticed missed calls from Namjoon and Seokjin. The alpha frowned, remembering the conversations he had with his just a month ago.

He wondered why are they even calling him now. But decided that it wasn't the right time to talk to them. His main goal was to see Jimin getting out of the hospital and in good spirits. The omega was still feeling down and Yoongi was sure it was because of the place he was in.

“He is talking already?" Taehyung asked him when he and Jungkook came to visit the omega a bit later. "This is something good, hyung!"

"He even ate something for breakfast and lunch," the elder alpha smiled carefully. "His doctor looks hopeful." 

"Whoa!" Jungkook grinned. "You are a miracle worker, hyungie!"

Yoongi shook his head with a sad smile. "I wish, but no... it's simple biology, Kook-ah..."

"I know," the younger hummed with serious look in his eyes. "But it's still good to see Jimin hyung getting better."

Yoongi couldn't argue with that. He took few moments away from Jimin's room to take something to eat and when he was back there again, he could notice Jimin's smile. It touched his heart in a way that he never thought it would. His brave omega was getting back slowly, but surely. Yoongi liked the view of that. He made sure to be there for his omega for the rest of the evening and the night as well.

When the morning came, Jimin was sent to the ultrasound. It made Yoongi feel strangely ecstatic. The person, who was providing the cares for Jimin ever since his entrance to the hospital, was also there. The same doctor was going to be responsible for the ultrasound as well.

"It's not in the hospital's policy, but," he looked at Yoongi, "it's also not allowed for another person aside from the pup's father to be present in here. And... that would mean that you had to reveal yourself for yet another person here. I wasn't sure how comfortable about it you'd be Yoongi-ssi."

"That's very thoughtful of you," the alpha smiled, taking Jimin's hand in his own as soon as the omega was ready for the exam.

"We've yet to discuss it with our company," Jimin said, although Yoongi knew that the omega himself wasn't ready to reveal it to the open world.

Their company was usually having their backs and even now, Yoongi was sure that they already knew his whereabouts and the reason why he was there. The alpha squeezed his omega's hand gently and they both looked at the monitor.

There, he was able to see his pup for the first time. "We're lucky today," the doctor sounded hopeful, "they seem to cooperate with us and we can see their clear image there, you see?" He pointed at the screen and Yoongi's world suddenly halted to a stop.

He never felt when he started crying, but in the next moment he felt how his tears rolled over his face. The alpha didn't reach to brush them away. He only pressed soft kiss to the back of Jimin's fingers, wondering how his small heart would gather so much love now.

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Yoongi's presence had done miracles with Jimin's recovery. The alpha being there constantly and his cares for the omega had finally given their fruit. Jimin was released from the hospital a week later. They somehow managed to sneak out from the back exit of the hospital. The car was already waiting for them to take them back home. Taehyung and Jungkook were already waiting for them when the couple walked through the front door. Taehyung was immediately right beside Jimin and supported the omega to his bedroom.

Yoongi stood behind and it took a moment to look around his place. He hadn't been there more than a month.

"Does it feel different?" Jungkook had noticed his hesitation apparently. Yoongi hummed and looked at the alpha. Now, the maknae was sporting his short hair.

They still didn't know if or when Jungkook was going to enlist, but the young alpha wanted to be prepared just in case. Yoongi sighed and finally walked towards the maknae, patting his shoulder on his way inside the apartment.

"It's weird," Yoongi shrugged, "that's all."

"I put Chim to sleep," Taehyung walked out of the bedroom in the next moment and closed the door behind his back. "He said he feels tired."

"Good," the elder rubbed the back of his neck. "Let him. He needs all the rest in the world."

"Hyung," Jungkook turned to him and Yoongi wiggled his eyebrows questioningly. "What happened? I mean... if you don't mind me asking. I thought you and Jimin-hyung were careful."

Yoongi took a moment. Jungkook didn't specify what he was asking about, but somehow the alpha knew.

"We were careful indeed," the alpha hummed, "way too careful even. After Jimin's heat, and when we were back to our clear heads, we even counted the pills. He had taken them all, just how it was required. I guess... somethings are just meant to be Jungkook-ah."

"People could badmouth you though," Taehyung said carefully. "I mean when they find out about... about you two and Jimin's pregnancy. They could say that you only done it because you don't want to enlist."

"I could honestly care less now," the alpha shrugged.

"Seriously?" Jungkook looked surprised.

"Mhm," the elder alpha nodded. "There are exactly six people in this world, whose opinion matter to me. Everybody outside that group... could go to hell. This is how much I care."

"I wish I was that strong, hyungie," Taehyung sighed.

Yoongi chuckled bitterly. "Oh, you think I'm strong, Tae-yah? I thought you know me well enough."

"This is exactly why, hyungie," the omega nodded. "I know almost everything that happened to you in your life. Only person that strong could still have such vision for the world."

"Oh," Yoongi shrugged. "I guess so, but tell something to hyung," he looked at the omega carefully. "Why do you care what people think? Why do you care so much Tae-yah? Are they living your life, or it's you who have to do it?"

Taehyung's eyes were immediately drawn to Jungkook and then back to the elder alpha. "I guess you are right hyung, but this is just me."

Jungkook wrapped his arm around the omega and pulled him closer in an attempt to comfort him. Yoongi could only smile at that silent sign of support coming from the alpha. Jungkook wasn't big with words, just like Yoongi himself, but his gestures were sometimes enough to show what he actually thinks.

"Go get some rest now as well," Yoongi urged the couple. "You need it too."

"I'm thinking of doing live this evening," the maknae said when they were saying their goodbyes by the door. "It would block the news of Jimin's discharging from the hospital."

"We can do it together," Taehyung squeezed the alpha's hand.          

"Thank you so much, guys," Yoongi hugged Taehyung first and then Jungkook. When he pulled back, there was a small smile over his lips. "And maybe you can simply ignore the comments in your chat section?"

"Oh trust me," Taehyung grinned. "Kookie is a pro!"

Yoongi watched the two youngest members of their group leave his place and then closed the door after them. The apartment sunk in silence after that, but it wasn't uncomfortable or tense. It was good for once.

The alpha sighed tiredly and walked to the bedroom. When he entered in there, he tried to be as quiet as he could possibly be. Jimin was sleeping on his side of the bed, facing Yoongi's side, although the alpha still wasn't there.

Yoongi wanted to coo, but he pulled out his phone instead and snapped a picture. This one, he wouldn't share it with the world. One of Jimin's hands were resting over his still flat belly and the other one was clenched in loose fist close to his face. His plump lips were half open and he was snoring lightly. If there is something more precious in this world, rather this view, Yoongi didn't know. At least, not for him.

The alpha sat by the edge of the bed then and kept staring at his omega. Jimin's face looked far more healthier than the moment he had first laid his eyes on him a week ago. The omega was now fully capable of eating on his own and his appetite was slowly coming back. He was still unable to eat spicy foods, but Yoongi wasn't even sure if the omega could afford that while he was pregnant.

The alpha sighed and decided that it was probably time to prepare something for their dinner. He hoped that the two youngest members had thought to load his fridge also. Yoongi had talked to Jungkook the day before and the alpha had promised that he'd take care of everything. And when Yoongi checked the fridge, he found out with delight that Jungkook had indeed kept his word. A small smile kept dancing on his lips, while he was preparing the food.

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It took the media few weeks since Jimin's discharge from the hospital to start talking. There were all kinds of different speculations about the possible reason of Jimin being there in the first place. So far, the company decided not to say a thing. Along with that, the scandal of BT5's way of enlistment were also going with full force. There wasn't an official issue from the company also. But they never said anything being a lie either. Their lawyers kept doing their best to try and make sure that the members of the group wouldn't feel bad, neglected of misunderstood. Yoongi was also in the company most of the time lately. He and Jungkook could be seen there on daily basis. But nobody was saying a word and the speculation was left as only speculation.

The times were quiet, but Yoongi knew that this silence wouldn't last that long. He was right. One day, almost a month since Jimin's arrival back home there was a leak of his scan. Someone from the hospital decided to win money like that. Their company promised to find the culprit and sue them for leaking personal info of one of the members. But the trouble was already done. Jimin got really worried of how people, their fans were going to accept the fact that he was pregnant. He decided to do a live few days after the breach.

The omega tried really hard not to look at the comments from the chat, which were passing too fast in front of his eyes, but he could still catch some of them. There were people there, who were calling him names and although the omega knew that such people couldn't be their actual fans, it still hurt him in a way.

"I just came to tell you the truth guys," the omega tried to smile. "I've read some of the titles in the social media and," he took a deep breath, "they are true. The scan was taken when I was 12 pregnant, but I never allowed it to be shown to the public," Jimin bowed his head for a moment. "I guess I cannot live my life in the way I want it, hm?" He tried to smile when he looked back at the camera. "And no, please don't ask me about the pup's father. His identity will stay hidden for now."

Then he thanked his fans and turned off the video. Yoongi was still at the company and the apartment felt suddenly all too quiet for Jimin's taste. The omega sighed and got up from his gaming chair. He and Yoongi had a special gaming room in their home. They both loved it to let out some steam from time to time. Jimin rubbed his neck tiredly on his way out there. He couldn't wait for Yoongi to be back home. Maybe the news would be good this time. Maybe the alpha could finally have closer should he, or shouldn't he come back to the army.

As far as Jimin knew, they were trying to negotiate some kind of a deal between the members of the group and their country. Jimin still didn't know what Seokjin, Namjoon and Hobi were thinking about that. He didn't know if Jungkook would enlist at all.

"He wanted to enlist," Taehyung had shared the news with Jimin one evening. "But now he is conflicted. He doesn't want to serve for a country that is able to backstab him when it feels right."

It was strange how Jimin could completely understand what the young alpha's feelings were. When he was laying on that hospital bed, Jimin kept thinking how unfair the law was. He wondered how people would put duty in front of a human's life.

Sure, they got lucky, but how many others didn't have the same luck? How many pups' lives were sacrificed just because their parents weren't mates yet. The law was filled with flaws, but there was nothing the omega could do though. He wasn't a politician. He was just an idol and an omega. He didn't have anything useful to give to his country, but right now, Jimin wasn't sure if he wanted to give something truly. His country had turned its back to him. Maybe Jimin was going to do the same.

The door opened and closed in the early afternoon and pulled the omega out of his nap. It happened as soon as his nose detected his alpha's scent. Yoongi walked into their room in the next moment. Jimin was able to see how tired Yoongi looked like. Usually, Namjoon would be the one to go there and negotiate the members' wishes with the company. Now, it was only up to Yoongi and Jungkook to do it. But Jungkook was still very young, although he was already an experienced alpha.

And Yoongi couldn't feel the urge to sit around a table and discuss problems that couldn't be fixed by them. Jimin knew what the alpha thought of them. They were empty words, filled with nothing. This was the sole reason for him to leave every possible discussion for the group in Namjoon's hands. Even Hoseok was more patient than him. Yoongi was a bit soft spoken, but he was also a hot-headed alpha. Jimin had lived with him enough time to know that. He thought that Yoongi was simply a cold person at first. But then he had quickly changed his mind. Yoongi had opened up for him with time. It wasn't that long actually before Jimin could feel that he was falling in love with him. The omega never regretted his decision, even after all this time.

"Hey," Yoongi gave him a lazy smile. "Let me take a shower and then we can eat. How's that plan sounds Jimin-ah?" The alpha asked softly.

"Ok," the omega agreed quickly. "I'll wait here."

He watched how Yoongi disappeared inside of the bathroom. When the alpha came back from it, his hair was still moist and he was sporting his usual casual wear when he was at home. He still reminded Jimin as a cat and the omega giggled quietly. They spent the evening quietly, enjoying to their time together. Everything looked almost perfect at how the company was handling their problem. But almost was the key word here.

Jimin started receiving threatening messages from unknown numbers. They were asking of him to basically let go of his dream to have that baby, but to remove it from his life. Jimin felt so down that he broke in tears in a moment when Yoongi wasn't at home.

Then he read another message urging him to confess about the father of his pup. Few other fans insisted of him to admit about his relationship with Jungkook and that the pup was his also. Basically, his e-mail was flooded with such vile messages.

Jimin wondered was it even worth it to admit that Yoongi was the actual father of his pup. The omega was scared of how the people would react on that fact. He and Yoongi weren't the most popular fan ship in their fandom, but Jimin noticed that their fans were definitely having a soft spot when it came to him and Yoongi.

Well, at least the ones who were shipping him with Yoongi. Now Jimin was even more scared to confess about the pup's father identity. He didn't want for Yoongi to be badmouthed. He loved the alpha way too much to cause him a pain like this. The omega could only hope that the rumors were eventually going to go down with time, but apparently, he wasn't so lucky. Some of his fans had basically ambushed Yoongi's car on his way out of the company, asking him to stay away from Jimin especially now.

Suddenly Jimin got angry...

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Angry Jimin was someone you wouldn't want to deal about. He was cute and charming most of the time. He was the bestest of friend for the people he loved the most in his life. But he could be really scary if there was something that he thought wrong happened around him. Yoongi wanted him for them to ignore what had happened in front of the company with Jimin's fans. It wasn't something that they could change. People's opinion wasn't easy to be swayed, especially the so-called solo stans and shippers.

People would do what they think right and that was that. The ambush happened to have a huge uproar in the social media. Some of the people, who were there had the decency to brag what they had done. It became so serious that all of sudden it looked like a civil war inside of their fandom. Jimin didn't like it and Yoongi didn't like it either. But still, while Jimin could understand from where the alpha was coming from when he asked of him not to react, he still felt angry. He couldn't believe that such people could exist.

One evening Jungkook invited him with Yoongi for a small dinner gathering at his and Taehyung's place. The alpha had decided to cook and spent some time with the only other three people outside of the army.

The evening started really good and relaxing. They ate and laughed.

Jimin couldn't remember when was the last time he felt so happy. It was good to spend some good quality time with his friends for a change. The topic that was left at the door was about Jungkook's possible enlistment and should he or shouldn't he do it after all. Then at one point, the young alpha decided to go on-line and show their fans how they are spending his free time together. It had been a while since BT5 live as a group. It was a good idea, Jimin thought at first but as soon as the comments started flooding the chat his smile went down.

"𝓙𝓲𝓴00𝓴 𝓯𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓵𝓵𝔂!"

"𝓘𝓼 𝓙𝓲𝓶𝓲𝓷-𝓼𝓼𝓲 𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓹𝓻𝓮𝓰𝓷𝓪𝓷𝓽?"

"P𝓹𝓾𝓽 𝓣𝓪𝓮𝓱𝔂𝓾𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓨𝓸𝓸𝓷𝓰𝓲 𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓻𝓸𝓸𝓶! 𝓣𝓱𝓮𝔂 𝓭𝓸𝓷'𝓽 𝓫𝓮𝓵𝓸𝓷𝓰 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓹𝓵𝓮!"

"𝓛𝓮𝓽'𝓼 𝓿𝓸𝓽𝓮 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓷𝓸 pup!"

He could feel Yoongi's hand covering his one under the table and away from the camera. The alpha could probably detect his changing scent in the air. Jimin tried to calm down but it was obvious that he was angry.

"How could you be like this guys?" Jungkook was also barely hanging there. "You know what? I wanted to show you how happy we are here - all the four of us, but what you're doing right now is unacceptable."

"𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘺 𝘒𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘦? 𝘞𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶!"

"𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦?"

"𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘱 𝘱𝘭𝘴!"

"𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘑𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘱!"

"Ok that's it!" Jimin had finally seen it all. His eyes narrowed towards the screen. "Who told you I'm unhappy, hm?"

"Jimin-ah..." Yoongi uttered warningly.

"Who told you to have decisions for my life? MY life?" Jimin glared at the screen and the comments there.

"I think we should probably--"

"I didn't want to tell you who the father of my pup is, but gonna tell you something small here just to end the speculations!" The omega hissed. "It is NOT Jungkookie here! He is my friend! FRIEND? Got it? Nothing else!"

"Chim?" Taehyung tried to gather his best friend's attention, but Jimin was way beyond pissed off.

"As for the pup... I do NOT care what YOU think, but I want it and I WILL keep it! You can keep either supporting me and us as a group or get lost!" Then the omega got up and stormed out of the room to try and cool down his anger.

The only thing that kept him from saying the pup's father identity was that he and Yoongi hadn't discussed it beforehand. Jimin wanted to make sure that the alpha would feel comfortable first. The steps that followed him soon after weren't a surprise for him. Neither were the arms that wrapped around his waist from behind, nor the chin that rested over his shoulder. His alpha's scent became soothing around him and helped him a lot to calm his heartbeat.

"You shouldn't have let these comments to influence you that much, baby," Yoongi hummed close to his scent gland and Jimin shivered.

"I hate this," the omega's eyes teared up. He was highly emotional, especially now during his pregnancy.

"I know Jimin-ah," Yoongi planted a kiss over his neck. His hands rested over the small baby bump that Jimin was sporting ever since recently. "Don't worry about it too much though, this is all that I'm asking. These comments don't bother me at all... it shouldn't bother you too."

Maybe now it was the moment to ask his alpha if he wanted his fatherhood to be known for the world, but he felt all too exhausted all of a sudden. These were enough emotions to last him for a whole week. The omega rested his head backwards over Yoongi's shoulder. He took another deep breath and tried to calm down his heartbeat. It was still too high and he could feel it in his ears. It surely wasn't good for his baby, but he still couldn't help it.

"I wanna go home," he said. "I'm tired."

The alpha agreed to take him there. The two returned to Tae and Kook, only to see how the live had ended and Taehyung was currently sitting in the young's alpha lap, trying to calm his anger as well. Yoongi and Jimin went back home soon after. Jimin felt drained and he couldn't wait for the moment when his relationship with Yoongi and the fatherhood of the alpha over his pup was known for the world. The omega had basically tired of keeping more secrets in his life.

When the morning came, it was time for the couple to visit the hospital for Jimin's monthly check-up. The omega was half through his fourth month and surprisingly his obstetrician asked him if they wanted to know their baby's gender. The couple agreed right away.

"Congratulations!" The doctor smiled. "You're having a..."

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"Congratulations!" The doctor smiled. "You're having a girl," he chuckled and clicked few photos of the blurry image on the screen.

Jimin gasped then and he threw a brief look at Yoongi. The alpha looked stunned. His eyes were teary though.

"Is... is everything ok with her?" The alpha finally asked when the doctor finished with the ultrasound and passed few napkins to Jimin to brush his stomach.

"Yes," the beta nodded. "Everything looks completely normal. Aside from the fact that Jimin-ssi has to gain more weight."

"We're taking it slow," Jimin answered this time and sat up on the table with Yoongi's help. The alpha smiled when their eyes met once more. "I actually feel like my appetite is growing every day."

"And he has cravings," the alpha added on.

The doctor chuckled then. "This is actually good," he said and soon after that he welcomed the couple in his cabinet for further talks about how Jimin's pregnancy was going to progress from then on. Soon after that, the couple left the hospital with already scheduled next meeting for the next month.

Jimin had been warned of the increasing activity of his pup. He should feel the small ticklish movements first on and then they should progress into more vivid ones. This was the time when Yoongi was going to be able to feel them too.

"I know we never planned it to be that soon but," the alpha confessed to him when they got back home, "I actually feel excited for our pup now, Jimin-ah."

The omega's heart filled with love with the alpha's confession. "I know what you mean pabo, I feel the same," he smiled.

They cuddled to sleep that night only to be surprised by very unexpected visitors on the next morning. Maybe they should've seen that coming, but their minds were completely occupied by the sudden changes in their lives.

Yoongi's parents arrived just in the middle of their breakfast. Jimin didn't know what to do, or how to feel. While his pregnancy was out in the open, Yoongi's fatherhood of his pup wasn't. Scratch that! Even their relationship wasn't out there.

"Don't worry," Yoongi had probably caught his distressed scent. He threw a fast look at his parents standing awkwardly in their kitchen. "They know about us."

"T-they know?" The omega stammered, pressing himself closer to the alpha.

"Don't worry my sweet Jiminie," Yoongi's eomma tried to calm him. "We know and fully support you two. Actually, I would've been surprised if it was someone else and not you."

"Eomma!" Yoongi whined not so alpha like and Jimin started to relax.

"Do you remember the first time you visited us in Daegu?" Jimin's alpha parent asked him and Jimin nodded briefly. Of course he remembered. It was around the time Yoongi asked him to become serious. It wasn't like they weren't exclusive before, but meeting his parents was a huge deal for the both of them. "Our Yoonie simply called us on the phone after you two left and told us that by the way, we just met his future mate," the elder alpha chuckled.

"Really?" Jimin blinked with curiosity.

"I really thought you knew that, Jimin-ah," Yoongi tried to brush it off with his face all red with embracement. "I mean, you kept sleeping in my room every time we used to spend some time with my parents. We held hands in front of them..."

"I should've thought about that..."

"Don't worry my dear," the female omega smiled warmly. "We actually came to see how are you two doing. With Yoongi's enlistment and now your pregnancy, do you need any help?"

"I told her that we could simply call you guys on the phone, but she insisted to come," the elder sighed.

"Oh?" Jimin looked between Yoongi and his parents. "I guess... we haven't thought to call you... and! Oh damn!" The omega suddenly cupped his mouth. "I haven't called my eomma either! She'll be so mad at me..."

"I doubt it," the elder omega chuckled. "May is always so nice."

"You-you talked to my mother?" Jimin blinked furiously.

"Duh," Yoongi's mother rolled his eyes. "We have so much planning to do. After all, we're gonna share a grandchild now too..."

"A girl," Yoongi confessed shily, which prompted another amount of cooing from his mother.

The elders left in the evening and caused a really tired Jimin another distress. He facetimed his mother, who already knew about his pregnancy. She didn't look angry at all, only wanted to know if her Jiminie was doing alright.  She calmed soon though, when Yoongi came to the camera. For some reason Park May had always found Yoongi more responsible than the both of them. It was kind of the truth, but Jimin would never admit that openly to his mother. His father only showed up briefly but enough to calm Jimin's nerves as well.

The omega's eyes were filled with tears when he had to bid goodbye to his parents. He had become extremely emotional these days, because his pregnancy hormones were going highwire. That... and he suddenly became horny, way too horny for his own good. Yoongi was afraid to touch him first, but after some reassurance, companied by Jimin's natural flirting talent and his lusting eyes, the alpha was a goner.

Luckily for the both of them, Yoongi had enough stamina to be able to satisfy his needs completely. Jimin found his nights filled with pleasure and happy emotions from then on, but of course nothing good could last forever. There was always something to stand in the way of his pure bliss. And that was something was the impending problem with Yoongi's military service. The alpha got a call from his previous base, which put Jimin in another panic mode. That on the other hand resulted in an angry alpha Yoongi, which was something that was pretty rare to see. "I don't know what they want from me anymore," the alpha had tried to calm him down though, "but this is not a note to go back on duty, Jimin-ah. They just want to talk to me about something."

"Don't go alone!" The omega frowned though. "Call the company!"

Yoongi did just that and he was accompanied by some of their lawyers. The people from his base didn't expect that obviously, because the atmosphere turned out to be more tense than the alpha's liking. He left his lawyers to do their job though and only talked when he had to.

"To conclude everything now," the alpha spoke when the meeting was seemingly over, "you want me to come back here and issue a statement for the press that I'm going to do that willingly?"

The official there nodded curtly, although his eyes were looking between Yoongi's lawyers.

"I'm sorry but our client won't do that," one of his lawyers spoke then. "We've been informed of the contract that you want him to sign and that goes beyond any law. So no, Mr. Min will stay outside the military service. If you keep insisting that, I'm afraid that we have to meet at the court!"

"Every male alpha and beta citizen of this country must--"

"Even people with diplomatic passports?" Another lawyer interrupted him. "Even people, with specific roles for our country? No! I don't think so! You simply wanted to use the fact that our clients no matter how famous they are, and how many things they've done for our country, couldn't be above the army here! Am I right? But this is not about power here, dear sir! It's about another life in stake and I think we all know that!"

"Mr. Min is not even mated!" The army official gritted his teeth. He could feel that he was losing that battle already.

"It could be easily fixed, no?" The lawyer said almost politely. Then he got up, prompting the other men in the room to get up as well. "We'll be leaving now."

When they were out of the office, the same lawyer stopped Yoongi, before the alpha was able to walk to his car.

"What?" Yoongi asked him in a hurry. He wanted to go back home to Jimin already.

"I think you and your partner should consider the mating, Yoongi-ssi," the man said politely. "I know we're in the right here, but this could become a huge issue later."

Yoongi frowned. "I don't like that."

"You don't want to mate your omega?" The man looked confused.

"No," Yoongi shook his head. "I love my omega and I want to mate him. We were going to do it eventually. I just... I never thought we're gonna be forced to do it like this."

"I understand," the beta smiled. "But maybe you should not think of it as something that's been forced upon you, rather as something good that's going to happen sooner than you thought."

"I still have to talk to him," Yoongi sighed.

Then he bid the beta lawyer goodbye and drove off home. He had decided not to use a company's car this time, but his own one for a change. He had to clear his thoughts first before he could go back home and talk to Jimin.

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He came back home later that day, but he still felt way too conflicted in his head. His eyes rested over Jimin's figure, curled up on the sofa and watching some TV show. There was a half empty bowl with popcorn on the coffee table and a glass of water. The omega yawned and his eyes finally rested over Yoongi, still standing by the door. Jimin gifted his sleepy smile to the alpha and stretched out as a kitten before his nose would be able to catch the tension in the alpha's scent. Then his eyes narrowed.

"What happened?"

"Nothing to worry about," Yoongi wondered how to propose the news to his omega. How to tell him that they have to mate in order for him to be there for Jimin and their pup. He sighed and walked to the omega. "Well, I lied. There's something..."

"Well, can you tell me before I'm going to freak out then?" The omega turned around on the sofa to look at him. "Was it that bad?"

"Jimin-ah, listen," the alpha licked his lips nervously and reached out to hold his omega's hands. "I wanted us to do it in the right time and, I had it everything planned in my head," Yoongi rubbed his thumbs over Jimin's small knuckles. "I wanted to court you properly and then ask you to be my mate when... when the time is right."

Jimin's fingers trembled in his hands. "We have to mate then?" His voice wavered but Yoongi was actually scared to look at his face. "Yoon?" The alpha hummed. "Please, can you look at me?"

Yoongi had been through enough shit in his life to be scared of something like this. But here he was, sitting in front of the only person who could crush him fully if he wanted to. An omega, who was holding his heart in his small hands. And Yoongi was scared. When he finally dared to look up though and noticed the same fear in the omega's eyes, Yoongi wished that he had looked up at him sooner.

"Do you want to be my mate, Jimin-ah?" The alpha asked quietly. "We haven't planned this and I know... it'd be way too--"

"I want to do it," the omega interrupted him. "Hyung I... I know it's far from being ideal, but I'm tired of constantly wondering if, or when I'm going to lose you to the army..."

"Jimin-ah," Yoongi trailed off. "I wanted it to be different, pup!"

"I know hyung," the omega smiled bravely though. "Maybe I wanted it too... or maybe we were waiting too much..." He pressed one of the alpha's palms to his small bump. "Maybe our little miracle also happened for a reason to tell us that we were waiting enough."

Yoongi felt as if he was going to burst in tears soon. He didn't know what he had done in his previous life to deserve an omega like Jimin in his life now. Maybe he had saved a country or something, but whatever it was, he felt so thankful to have that omega beside him.

"When do you want to mate then, Jimin-ah?" Yoongi cupped a side of his omega's face then. Jimin rested it on his palm with a sigh.

"Wherever you say hyungie," his eyes opened up and found Yoongi's ones in a heartbeat. "I'm ready."

It was a different kind of lovemaking that they did that same night. There was a time when the both of them called it only sex. It was that time, when they were both afraid to admit their real feelings, but now... now it felt different than anything else they've done before.

Because of his pregnancy, Jimin couldn't lay on his back for too long. But it was okay, because Yoongi was strong enough to support his omega when he presented for him. The scent of slick had never been so arousing for the alpha. His hands travelled up and down the omega's soft curves until he finally grasped Jimin's waist and slid into him with one swift move. The omega grasped the sheets under him in a pleasurable moan and even managed to pull up to stand on his knees.

His hands found Yoongi's ones on his waist and he managed to slide his fingers between the alpha's ones and hold onto them for dear life, while Yoongi was pounding into him, forcing more pleasurable moans out of his mouth. Jimin came in the moment when he felt the alpha's knot finally locking them together. Yoongi could feel how tight the omega suddenly became and he groaned feeling how his orgasm was getting closer as well.

He bit the omega when he felt how millions of stars burst behind his closed eyes. He could feel the bond start forming with the first taste of Jimin's bl00d over his tongue. It was so hard to let go, but the alpha managed to do that.

"Pup..." he gasped, hearing Jimin's soft moans. "Pup... you have to bite me too, yeah? Can you bite your alpha now?"

It almost felt like Jimin was acting on his instincts, because as soon as Yoongi had uttered the words, the omega had already turned his head towards him and was nosing his scent gland. When Jimin finally bit him in return, the alpha felt how his world stopped all of a sudden... and then started again. But this time, this time he wasn't alone in it. This time, he had someone, who was going to hold his hand forever.

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Jimin felt like he couldn't stand being away from his mate for too long for the next few days. It was normal, he knew that. But the feeling of having to share his alpha's attention felt all to painful and even if he knew that he was acting way to selfish, he suddenly didn't care.

"We have to call the company lawyers," Yoongi told him few days later, while the two were sitting on the sofa. "Also... we should probably tell our friends and families..."

"We should," the omega was happily snuggling by Yoongi's side though. "Maybe one of the next days."

He heard Yoongi chuckling beside of him. "Jimin-ah..."

"What?" The omega pouted. "They can surely wait, right?"

"Pup, you know we have to deal with our military problem as fast as we can, right?" Yoongi's voice was gentle.

"I know," Jimin sighed and rested his chin over the alpha's shoulder. "I just... I wanted to stay in this happy bubble a little while longer."

"We have to face the world at some point though, you know that," Yoongi was the realist between them two.

"I know, I know... fine," Jimin reached out for his phone. "Who should we call first?"

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Nobody from their members, or the company people were surprised by the news of their mating. Yoongi let Jimin to call everyone, because he wasn't in the right shape of mind to talk to Seokjin and Namjoon yet. He only called Hobi, because the beta was the only one, who saw him at his worst that time back in the base and showed more interest in his well-being, without mentioning fulfilling his duty to their country.

Maybe Yoongi felt selfish right now, but he still couldn't bring himself to talk to his two other friends. Jungkook and Taehyung found out about the mating firsthand when Jimin invited them both for dinner. Taehyung burst into tears and hugged them both, while Jungkook didn't know how to react at first. But the maknae slowly relaxed with the time and also wished them the best.

"You know," Jungkook had used one of the rare moments when Taehyung and Jimin were out of the room to talk to Yoongi, "I want to mate Taehyung as well, but... in never seems the right time," the younger had smiled sadly.

"Why?" It wasn't like Yoongi didn't know about Jungkook's wish to mate his long-time omega lover. He was really interested at why Jungkook was thinking like that.

"I don't know," the younger had shrugged shily. "I guess I'm afraid of the answer?"

"You think that Tae would say no to you?" The elder poured himself another glass of whiskey.

"I know he wants to be with me, but... a serious relationship?" Jungkook sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. "He told me he'd never had such."

"And you are worried, because mating is a commitment for life?" Yoongi clarified before taking a sip. Jungkook nodded. "I think you shouldn't be afraid to ask him, Koo."

"The thing is hyung... now everything is so hectic around us," the younger sighed heavily. "All the mess and confusion around our enlistment, you two coming out as a mating couple soon, plus Jimin's pregnancy.... I'm not sure what my own future holds even. I don't know what to do."

"I understand," Yoongi paused for a second. "But I really think you two should talk."

"We live together," Jungkook smiled bitterly. "That's enough for now, right? It should be enough."

"You don't seem to think that kiddo," the elder stared at him. "You're not even sure what Taehyung things, so talk to him. Miscommunication is the worst possible thing! Trust me!"

Yoongi was sure that the young alpha would understand his words well. Jungkook was there when Yoongi and Jimin had almost broke up all these years ago, just because they were too proud to open their mouths and talk to each other.

2017 was a tough year for the both of them, filled with scandals, tears, and mistrust. It took them months to open up to each other once more and talk again. Namjoon had to play the mediator that time and help them to get through this. Yoongi still remembered the bitter taste in his mouth back then when he thought that Jimin was going out with other man. An alpha, who wasn't him and worse, that same alpha used to be his friend. But Yoongi was wrong, so wrong to blame him without knowing the truth first.

The situation got almost out of control around the award season when their group was separated in two teams - one was pro-Yoongi and the other pro-Jimin. It was around that time when Namjoon suggested they should took a break to spend more time together and decide how they wanted to move on.

It was around the same time Yoongi had written their infamous song TEAR and that song turned out to be the turning point for them as a group and for Yoongi and Jimin as a couple.

The alpha still remembered the teary nights he and Jimin spent in each other's arms. The endless talks until the sunrise. The anger management lessons Yoongi had to take, unknown from the public of course. Jimin's self-esteem issues and his therapy about it.

The whole 2018 they both visited couple's therapy, in secret again of course. But they learned how to talk to each other and trust each other again.

Yoongi was still jealous when another would even dare and look at Jimin's direction. But he wasn't acting on his instincts anymore. He would simply took his time and think first. If he thought that Jimin's flirty nature would take too much of his sanity, the alpha would simply turn around and leave the room. He didn't want to change his mate into another person. He didn't want to mold him into someone convenient for him to have, because that wouldn't be the person Yoongi had fallen in love with.

But Jimin would always find him soon after Yoongi had left the place. The two would talk and clear the air just then and there.

"Earth to hyung?" He heard Taehyung's quiet giggle and looked up to see how the younger omega wave waving his hand in front of the alpha. "Oh, grandpa is back!"

"Leave him be TaeTae," Jimin was just taking his place back to him. "You know hyung's tends to zone out."

"Just like my bun," Taehyung teased the maknae and tickled him under his chin. Yoongi smiled on the way Jungkook rolled his eyes but didn't pull back. "I was just asking what are your plans from now on?"

"We have to visit the hospital tomorrow," Jimin answered instead.

"You know we don't like making long term plans," the elder alpha shrugged, placing his palm over his mate's thigh, and rubbing it lightly.

"I thought the company would ask some schedule for you?" Jungkook looked between the couple.

"Bang PD called me this morning," Yoongi simply shrugged. "He told me not to worry about schedules at least for the near future. Nothing is clear yet, aside from the fact that Jimin and I have to announce our mating soon."

"We're going to do it wherever we feel ready," Jimin grasped his mate's hand resting over his thigh. "I just... I want to get through the days now... and weeks maybe?"

"Yeah," Taehyung chuckled and the tension in the room was over. "It's like you are living in weeks now."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Jimin pouted.

"It's like... " Taehyung coughed and tried to imitate his best friend's voice. "Oh Tae! Now I'm in week 25! You know I kind of feel different than week 24, because--"

He got interrupted by a napkin thrown at his face from Jimin. The two then started bickering and both alphas started laughing at their antics. Yoongi was really curious for the new scan, because their doctor had told him that they would probably be able to see their pup moving more actively than before.

Jimin had started feeling some light movements, but Yoongi was yet to feel them too. So, when they finally reached to the hospital and Jimin was led to the ultrasound, Yoongi's heartbeat picked up. The alpha took his mate's hand in his own and squeezed it tightly.

"Someone is impatient, I see?" The nice beta chuckled, while prepping the affix for the check-up.

"He's been like this whole morning," Jimin said softly with a smile on his face. "I guess we're both curious to see our little girl again."

"In that case," the beta pressed the affix to the slight protuberance of Jimin's belly. "Let's begin the exam now..."

Their little pup had grown up a lot in Jimin's womb since the last time they had seen her. And just when the alpha thought that it couldn't get any better...

"Oh! Look at who's waving at you!" Their doctor chuckled and Yoongi suddenly teared up seeing his small puppy's hand.

+++

Jungkook couldn't stop thinking about Yoongi's words. He couldn't stop imagining Taehyung as his mate. In matter of fact, the young alpha had started thinking more seriously about that ever since he had turned 25 the year before. But he was afraid of what people would think. Ever since the members had gathered around the dinner table one evening and they all had taken the mutual decision to move on with their plans for the future, Jungkook couldn't stop the thought of how happy he would feel like if Taehyung would agree to be his mate.

The two were living under the same roof, just like Yoongi and Jimin. It was something that was well hidden from the society. The two couples had learned how to live under the radar. They knew how to lay low and keep the image of having different living places.

Just like Yoongi and Jimin. But Yoongi and Jimin's situation was different than theirs. The two were together longer time than Tae and Kook. Their relationship was also far more intense than the one Kookie had with his omega. But honestly, knowing both Yoongi and Jimin, living with them almost ten years under the same roof, Jungkook wasn't surprised. What surprised him was the news of them dating few years back in time. They were completely different people with completely different charisma, but still.

It wasn't a secret that Jimin was fascinated by the rapper ever since their trainee days. Taehyung stayed mum for the things that the young omega had shared with him, but Jungkook wasn't that blind either. He started noticing that something was happening with them when Jimin suddenly started acting way more relaxed and flirty than before. Sometimes, even Jungkook would find it too much, especially when that flirty attitude was pointed at him. He loved his Jimin-hyung, he really did, but he didn't know what to do with him when the omega would become all to cuddly to him. But he learned with time that Jimin's character was just as adorable as it was. He was a very touchy person, just as Taehyung was. Jungkook started to relax around him and the two started to bond. It was around the time they went to Tokyo.

Jungkook wanted to gift something to his hyung that was different than any other presents. He knew how much Jimin wanted to visit Tokyo without the presence of the cameras. Taehyung had to come with them, but he was busy around that time. Jungkook decided that it was no biggie if only he and Jimin went to that trip. They were both excited to spend some time together and even to jokingly talk to their Busan dialect all the time. Jungkook had even filmed one of his projects with Jimin as a model. But everything suddenly fell apart for Jimin as soon as they landed back on Seoul's soil.

Jimin was eager to go and share his excitement with Yoongi. The two were together since two years back then, officially that meant. But not everything happened in the way Jimin wanted it to be. While they were both gone, Yoongi had moved his things back to Jin's room and Hoseok moved back to his old room with Jimin. That had acted as cold shower for the omega.

"What the fuck is that supposed to mean?" Jungkook had heard the yelling through the door.

"Can you please lower your voice," the maknae had heard Yoongi's low voice through the door. "My hearing is just perfect. I just thought we need some break."

"We? We!" Jimin had yelled again. "Did you even ask me what I want?"

"Well, you were gone before I'm able to ask you so, I think it's obvious what you think of me!" Yoongi's tone had hardened.

"You're fucking stupid, you know that? I told you about that trip few months ago!"

"No!" The elder's voice could obviously be heard closer to the door. "You told everybody but me, Jimin! Everybody knew but me! But who am I?" Yoongi chuckled bitterly. "Only your secret boyfriend, who you couldn't even call once, while I was in Daegu, right?"

A pause. Jungkook's eyes widened. Had Jimin really forgotten to tell Yoongi about his trip? Then...

"Hyung... hyung, I--"

"No, you know what?" Yoongi apparently tried to open the door, because Jungkook saw the holder moving. "I think I should--"

"No, hyung!" Jimin's voice was coming closer and suddenly the holder rattled as if somebody had released it abruptly. "Hyung, please... please! I... I'm sorry! I didn't want to hurt you, please just... don't go!"

"Jimin-ah..." Yoongi's voice sounded broken, but the holder stayed immovable and Jungkook finally forced himself to leave the corridor.

The next morning, the couple announced that they are starting couple's therapy.

It's been a lot since that time and it wasn't the last time Jungkook had witnessed a fall down between the alpha and the omega. But they somehow managed to stay together. It had taken a lot of work from the both sides for that to happen, but they loved each other. Everybody could notice that, especially the people around them. So, maybe it wasn't that big of a surprise where Jimin and Yoongi were now. They were brave enough to pass through their obstacles to get to where they are now. Maybe Jungkook had to be brave enough to face his own.

"Hey," he heard a velvety deep voice, coming from his back and looked over his shoulder. Taehyung was walking towards him, rubbing his eyes sleepily. "Why are you up so early?" The omega wrapped his arms around Jungkook's waist from behind and rested his chin over his shoulder.

"I couldn't sleep at all," Jungkook shrugged and rested a side of his head over Taehyung's one. The omega hummed. "You know," the alpha looked at the window once more, "I like watching the sunrise from here."

"It's why we bought the place," Taehyung hummed again.

"Taehyungie?" Jungkook whispered then and the omega purred as a response. "Do you know how much I love you?"

"I know bun," he felt the kiss pressed to his neck, right over his scent gland and closed his eyes. This felt good. Right. "I love you too..."

Jimin woke up early that day, earlier than Yoongi even. The alpha was still deep asleep when the pregnant omega slipped out of their bed and padded out to their small kitchen. He turned on the small electrical kettle, humming the nice melody in his head. While waiting for the tea get ready, he prepared himself something light for breakfast. When he sat there, watching to the window and enjoying the sunrise over Seoul's skyscrapers, he felt his pup move for the first time.

He first thought that it was probably something from the meal wasn't sitting well with his stomach, but when it repeated itself and he felt no pain, the omega suddenly realized what that was. The meal was forgotten over the table and the kettle's whistling was the only thing that brought him back to reality. That, and the rushing steps of a very worried alpha, coming towards him.

"Jimin!" Yoongi's voice boomed over his head and the next thing he knew was how the kettle got turned off and the alpha was kneeling in front of him. "Jimin-ah, what--"

"Sh-she moved?" Jimin chuckled then. "Hyungie... she moved!"

"What?" The alpha stared at him as if he had grown second head. "Of course she's moving. Your doctor told us that she is moving already and we saw her even wave at us. What are you--"

"No, hyungie!" The omega interrupted him. "I felt her... I. Felt. Her."

"You... oh?" Yoongi's eyes suddenly grew big. "Do you think I can feel her too?"

"I think it's too early for you, hyungie..." the omega chuckled. "Our little love is still too small for you to feel her."

"Ok, but..." the alpha still cupped the omega's belly with his big hands and planted a soft kiss over there. "Hello from appa too, little one. Your amma shouldn't be the only one to have your attention, right?"

Jimin burst into laugh with his mate's antics and shook his head when the alpha grinned when their eyes met again. "You are something, hyungie... for sure," Jimin teased him.

"Well, I must be Jimin-ah, but..." he clicked his tongue. "You should see my mate though."

"Damn!" Jimin decided to play his hyung's teasing game. "You must really love him then, huh?"

"Oh I do," Yoongi's face suddenly became serious. "More than he knows..."

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It had been two weeks since Jimin's last scan and the baby became pretty active in his womb. So active in fact that it would even keep him up at night. His doctor explained to him that it would happen eventually. But he felt so tired already, too tired to even be on his feet a whole day. It was strange how a person, who used to be pretty active before, now could barely make few steps before he needed another rest.

But he was pregnant... and a male. His pregnancy wasn't going to be like any other female omega. The risk factor was pretty high still. Like for example, his birth canal could be deformed and the pup could have problems during the labor. Or, his placenta couldn't deliver enough oxygen for the little one. Jimin had taken his time and read about the risks, all of them.

Some of them had scared him to death. But it didn't stop his dream of having his pup with Yoongi beside himself. The alpha had suddenly found another inspiration to write music and Jimin actually felt really happy for his mate. Yoongi needed the music, like he needed breathing. Jimin remembered the time when he had finally accepted his love for the alpha. It was around time when he had found himself staying longer in their small rehearsal room after the others, not because he wanted to dance, but because he could listen and watch Yoongi at work.

This incredible man, who didn't know how to talk about feelings had stolen his heart with the beautiful words he had laid down on paper and the music that was coming out of his talented hands.

Jimin vividly remembered one night, a little before their big breakthrough. There were few final touches that must be made over the album. Yoongi had stayed back in the studio, as always and Jimin felt the need to just stay back for the alpha. He pretended that he had few more stuff to do and waited for everybody else to leave.

Then he snuck inside the small then studio and sat down over the black leather sofa, looking at Yoongi, who was too busy with his headphones over his ears to notice the omega's presence.

Jimin kept looking at the alpha and the way his beautiful eyes closed for a moment. Then his look fell over the alpha's long fingers, pushing the buttons here and there over the melody and the next thing he knew was how he was straddling Yoongi's lap.

That startled the alpha, but only for a short while. His eyes flicked to the closed door.

"Everybody left," Jimin had wrapped his arms around the alpha's neck. "It's only you and me here..."

"The door can't lock, Jimin-ah," but the alpha was already gripping his waist. "What--"

Jimin had kissed him back then and that had led them to a heated make out session, and eventually Yoongi had fucked him over the leather sofa. It was the first time Jimin felt the rush of the possibility of being found. But... the point was, he really loved when Yoongi was in his element. The alpha felt even more attractive to him.

Jimin sighed and sipped his juice from his place on the sofa. He had tried to rest his legs move that day. His ankles were swollen and Yoongi was too busy in his home studio to massage them. Jimin didn't want to bother the alpha more than it was necessary. He was alone when his phone rang and he saw Taehyung's name written over the screen.

"Tae?" Jimin picked up. "What--"

"Chim, can I... come to you?" The omega sounded bad.

"Of course Tae," Jimin didn't bother to ask his best friend what it was the problem. He was sure that the younger omega was going to tell him when they see each other.

Taehyung arrived soon after that. It took some time for Jimin to go and open the door, but when he did he faced very distraught Taehyung. That scared him a bit and he pulled the omega inside of his apartment.

"I'm sorry to bother you Chim," the omega finally spoke when they sat on the sofa. "I just... didn't know who else to call."

"Ok, calm down now and tell me," Jimin threw a look at the closed door of the alpha's studio. "What happened?"

"Jungkookie and I talked last night," the younger bit his lower lip. "He-he asked me if I want to be his mate."

"Ok... and?" Jimin tried to understand what went wrong then. He knew how much Tae and Kook loved each other. Mating seemed to be the natural progress to their relationship, but then suddenly Jimin remembered something and Taehyung's next words only confirmed it.

"This is too big of commitment, Chim," the younger's voice wavered. "What if things don't work out between us two? Koo is my best friend also... if something doesn't work good between us then what? What am I going to do? I don't want him to be stuck in a mating bond with me."

Jimin knew his best friend, his soulmate all too well to know that fear wasn't only because of the reason Taehyung had stated in front of him. Taehyung had another reason to be afraid of commitment like mating.

"Is it because of your parents, Tae-yah?" Jimin asked quietly.

Taehyung flinched and looked away. Yes, Jimin thought, he was right. What had happened with his parents few years ago had deeply scared the young omega, maybe even for life.

Taehyung's parents had problems in their marriage and mating apparently, but they had somehow managed to hide that from the young omega for a long time. One day through, when Taehyung had decided to go back home and surprise them with his visit, he had found his mother crying on a doorstep and his father leaving their house with a cab.

The two had hit the rock bottom of their relationship without their son even knowing. His parents had spent the next two years away from each other, but eventually they had found their way back to each other again. It had taken them a lot to do that, but they were still happily mated to this day. Their relationship wasn't rainbows and sunshine, but Taehyung was sure that the two were closer to each other than before.

Still, what had happened with his parents, had scared him for life. Ever since then, he was afraid to do anything like completely surrendering himself to his lover. Jimin knew for sure that Tae was still keeping his guard up around Jungkook, even though the maknae loved him beyond himself. Taehyung was simply afraid to believe that things could be different than they were for his parents.

"Did you talk to Jungkook?" Jimin asked him, but he knew the answer even before Taehyung could open his mouth.

"I asked him for some time and left the apartment," the younger sniffled. "Oh, Chim! What can I do? What to do now?"

The elder omega sighed and pulled Taehyung for a hug. "I don't know Tae... only you can find that answer in your heart. But I know how much Koo loves you! Maybe you should give him a chance, hm? Really think about it?"

The younger omega sniffled and pulled back enough, so Jimin could cup his face and brush the tears from his face. "I'm so scared, Chim," Taehyung hiccupped. "But I love him so much!"

"Hey, I've heard--" Yoongi opened the door of his studio then and noticed Taehyung. "Oh?"

"Do you mind if Tae-Tae sleeps here tonight hyungie?" Jimin looked at his mate over the younger's head. "He needs time to clear his head."

"Of course," the alpha looked confused, but decided not to question his mate. "Do you want me to fix the guest room?"

Jimin smiled. "Sure thing love," he said and watched how Yoongi walked down the corridor.

"I really want what you two have," Taehyung sighed beside of him and Jimin looked at his soulmate with a smile.

"Maybe you'll have it with Koo, hm? Who knows..."

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Spending some time with Jimin and Yoongi wasn't something that Taehyung was going to do for the first time that night. He had sleepovers with his friends before, usually when Jungkook was out of town during some of his scheduled engagements. But he had yet to spend some time with the pair after their mating. It felt almost like he was intruding with his presence, although both Jimin and Yoongi looked like they wanted him there. Jimin had probably told his mate the reason why Taehyung decided to spend the night at their home. The alpha looked like he knew at least, but Taehyung hadn't heard any words of judgment coming from him, although Yoongi couldn't probably understand the fear that was bubbling inside Taehyung. His fear of commitment on the bare surface of it.

Just like Jungkook, Taehyung was also a witness of every obstacle that the mated pair had been through. Even their temporary break, that only lasted two or three months, because Jimin couldn't stop crying apparently. Taehyung was there, trying to console him as best as he could. It happened around the end of 2018 when the couple had hit yet another rough patch on its way. Taehyung didn't know what actually happened, only that the alpha's jealousy had taken its toll on him and he had asked Jimin for a break. The next thing he knew was, Jimin coming back home after one of their scheduled appointments, but he was alone. Yoongi had left to Daegu, asking the agency for a brief moment of a break in his schedule.

Jimin acted as if nothing happened at first, but when Taehyung heard him crying that night, the elder omega had basically broken in small pieces in front of him. He kept crying and blaming himself for Yoongi's insecurity, although as far as Jimin was able to explain to him, the alpha had never really blamed the omega. He only asked for a breather.

"I'm suffocating him, Tae!" Jimin had cried inconsolably in the younger's arms. His tears soaking Taehyung's expensive pair of pants. "Why else he'd say he wanted few moments to himself, hm? He told me that's better for the both of us..."

"But you don't think so?" Tae asked.

"People would say that I'm probably too depended on him, on our relationship," Jimin had hiccupped. "They'd say that I'm just another stupid omega, but... I didn't want a break from him Tae... He is... he is THE it for me!"

"The it?" Taehyung got confused.

"The one I want to spend the rest of my life with?" The elder omega sniffled. "The one to be my mate," he had sighed heavily then. "I just miss his scent now, miss his smile, his eyes... his voice, everything! I... I don't know what to do without him..."

When Yoongi had returned from Daegu back then, he didn't act coldly towards Jimin, but Taehyung could notice the difference. The alpha was simply staying away. He wasn't avoiding Jimin, just making sure that they are not alone together in the same room. It had taken few months, more talks between the two and another therapy to get through that period in their lives. But Taehyung was there the whole time. He was holding Jimin in his arms when the omega kept crying night after night, missing his alpha.

And even if the two had gotten back to each other at the end, that moment had scared the omega completely. That, the other fighting moments they had and what happened with his parents. Everything had shaped his firm belief against the long-term relationships. Jungkook wasn't something that Taehyung had planned then... He didn't actually believe that the occasional hook-ups he had with the maknae would turn into something more serious. Even after they started living together, his mind wasn't there.

Of course, seeing the longing in Jungkook's eyes every time they would meet Jimin and Yoongi and the way the alpha would sneak a look at Jimin's pregnant belly, should have acted as a sign to Taehyung that his alpha was planning on proposing him something like mating. But they started fooling around that time, exactly because Jungkook had stated that he wasn't going for something serious. He had even stated it in front of the cameras that mating and marriage wasn't for him. But people change and Taehyung should've thought of that sooner.

His alpha was two years younger than him, but mentally Jungkook was far more grown up than him. So it wasn't of a surprise his wish to settle down at the young age of 25. Even if they still didn't know if he was going to enlist or not. Their agency promised to clear that issue for them as soon as possible. Still, Jungkook had proposed to him. He wanted Taehyung to be his mate and he had promised to wait for his answer. The omega could take all the time in the world to think, but he still wasn't sure if he wants it or not.

Yoongi suggested that they should watch a movie after their dinner. Jimin looked happy with that prospect and both he and Taehyung prepared the living room for their movie night. Taehyung took the smaller armchair and left the sofa for the couple. Later that night, he felt happy of his decision.

It happened sometime during the movie when the omega turned his look to the couple, who was occupying the sofa. Jimin was sitting between Yoongi's legs. His back was resting over the alpha's chest and both his and Yoongi's hands were resting over his pregnant belly. The alpha's chin was propped over Jimin's shoulder and he would occasionally scent his mate, without even noticing probably.

Something inside Taehyung's chest clenched. He wanted this. He wanted such moments with Jungkook. He almost imagined himself in Jimin's place and Jungkook being there instead of Yoongi. The omega forced his eyes away from the couple somehow and turned around towards the TV, but he stopped paying attention of what he was watching. His heart was still aching when he cuddled under the covers that night. But he forced himself to shut his eyes close and try to get some sleep. He tried not to think of how he missed his alpha and the soothing scent around him.

His thoughts went back to Jimin and Yoongi... He started wondering how strong the both of them actually were to get through every obstacle to be where they were today... and their obstacles were far from over even. The world had yet to know that the pup Jimin was expecting was Yoongi's. Taehyung wasn't a fool. He knew that would force some pressure over all of them, but he only hoped that Yoongi and Jimin would be strong enough to get through this as well.

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Taehyung went back home on the next day. He looked a bit better than the day before and that was a clear sign, at least for Jimin that his soulmate had taken his decision and he was ready to move forward. Meanwhile, Jimin and Yoongi had to go for their regular check-up in the hospital. Their doctor told them that they were going to see their puppy in 4D now. Jimin was really excited.

Yoongi was still keeping his emotions in check, but Jimin could already feel the impatience in his eyes, while the omega was prepared for the scan. Everything felt all too emotional for the alpha during that pregnancy. Ever since the moment he had found out about it.

"Everything looks good so far," the beta was telling them while applying the gel onto Jimin's belly. "Your blood results came also good. There're some signs for anemia, but nothing too concerning. Now," he smiled, " are you ready to see your daughter?"

Jimin felt the light tremble of Yoongi's hand in his own one. The alpha was already emotional.

"We are," Jimin answers, feeling how his own eyes glowed with tears."

"Ok then," the doctor turned on the machinery and applied slight pressure over the omega's belly with the affix he was holding. The room was filled with the heartbeats of the small puppy inside Jimin's belly. "Here she is..." the beta said quietly.

"She is sleeping," Yoongi chuckled wetly.

"Already taking after her appa, I see," Jimin couldn't stop his own smile.

After that, they had to listen to the beta's words about the pup's development. Apparently, she and her amma were doing a good job so far.

"I want the world to know, Yoon..." Jimin said while snuggling in his mate's arms that night. "I want the world to know that you are my mate and the father of my pup."

"Are you completely sure, baby?" Yoongi kissed his neck.

"I'm just... tired of hiding," the omega closed his eyes for a moment. "I am ready."

"Ok then, we can do a live tomorrow?" Yoongi whispered. "Together..."

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Jimin didn't know when Yoongi had taken this photo but he had decided to use it as a thumbnail for their live. He knew it was going to bring the attention he and Yoongi needed it. The omega waited a bit longer until finally he took a deep breath and turned on the live. He refused to look at the comment section at first and instead decided to look up and over the camera where his mate was sitting.

Yoongi smiled reassuringly and Jimin tried to take a deep breath to calm his beating heart. Then he looked at the camera with a small smile over his lips.

"Hello, my dear lovelies, I hope you are having a good day. I missed you and wanted to share something really important with you," Jimin could notice how the comments in the chat section hurried up but ignored them. "My puppy and I are doing ok," the omega sighed and rubbed his obvious belly. "Thank you for all of your good wishes," he paused for a second. "Please, don't send me toys, because I don't know where to put them all, lovelies." Jimin's breath hitched. He took another moment and tried to smile, but it came out as a nervous laughter. "I'm sorry, I know I look nervous and I really am, because I feel scared of-of what I'm about to tell you." Jimin reached out his hand and Yoong took it, but he was still out of the camera's reach. "I wanted you to know, who my mate is... and also the father of my pup and, the one I love the most," Jimin pulled the alpha gently to himself.

"Hello, guys," Yoong waved at the camera and sat beside his mate. "I'm sorry, I know some of you are probably really disappointed, but yeah... Jimin and I are already mated and we're going to have our first pup in less than three months."

Jimin was holding onto his mate's hand tightly while the alpha kept talking about their mating bond and their relationship as subtle as it could be. The omega knew how much Yoongi hated to out his private life to the world, but now he was doing it for him. The omega felt the small kicks of his puppy inside his belly and rubbed the place with a smile. Strangely how that was able to calm his nerves. That, and his mate's scent and deep voice. Jimin could listen to that voice for hours. He even rested his head over Yoongi's shoulder almost falling asleep. Then the alpha stopped talking and Jimin looked him up with confusion only to meet the alpha's teasing eyes.

"Is my little Jerry feeling tired already?" Yoongi chuckled.

"Don't be so smart Tom!" Jimin pouted cutely and the two kept going back and forth with their banter a little while longer.

No questions from the chat were answered. But Jimin simply didn't care. He did what he wanted to do. He was happy at least for now...

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They made love that night. The sweetest possible vanilla like love. Jimin's needs had been satisfied completely with Yoongi knotting him two times and making sure that he wasn't harming him or their pup in any way. The omega fell asleep in the early hours of the morning, while Yoongi made sure to clean him up and put some underwear on him. Jimin snuggled in him as soon as the alpha returned back to their bed. The omega's nose nuzzled his scent gland and he hummed in his sleep. Yoongi smiled, touching his mate's face briefly and then fell asleep.

He woke up by a text on his phone, coming from no one else but Hoseok. The beta informed him that he had watched the live, along with Seokjin and Namjoon.  He was saying something along the lines that all three of them were very proud of the couple finally coming clean. Yoongi had to frown for a moment. He hadn't spoken to Seokjin and Namjoon ever since he had left the military base few months ago. Yoongi wasn't someone who could hold grudge for so long, but at the same time it still hurt him how his people, his members, his... brothers hadn't taken his side at all. He couldn't understand how both Seokjin and Namjoon couldn't understand back then in what impossible situation Yoongi had found himself and chose only to remind him how he and Jimin weren't mated.

Only Hoseok left standing firmly beside of him, but maybe that could be explained with the fact that Hoseok was also Jimin's former roommate. He deeply cared about the omega as well and he was probably the one who knew the most about Yoongi and Jimin's relationship outside of the couple themselves. Not even Jin knew the half of the stuff that Hoseok did back then. The beta was constantly beside Jimin when the omega would fall into one of his depressive episodes. Hoseok would always be the one to text Yoongi when Jimin needed him and felt too proud to reach out for the phone and ask him to come and help him with something. Hoseok was also the one, who had witnessed Yoongi's breakdown back in 2017 after that musical show. The show where Jimin simply acted as himself and Yoongi felt left out for some reason.

The alpha was famous amongst the members with his self-loathing and critical vision of himself. But Yoongi knew that everything it's in his head. The jealousy he felt towards Jimin was also painful back then, although he trusted him completely. He had tried to suppress that feeling, not wanting to be a burden in his lover's life. But suppressing it only caused something far more serious to his own self. He was hurting inside and hurting so bad that once he thought that he was alone in his room, the alpha had broken down that night. He had cried and drank a lot, borderline poisoning himself with all the whiskey they had in the dorm. Hoseok was the one to find him and call for help. After that, Yoongi decided to ignore Jimin's presence for a long time.

Even if it hurt him to stay away from the omega. Even if he could see that Jimin was hurting just like him. But the alpha simply couldn't do it. He couldn't look him in the eye and pretend that everything was ok, because it wasn't. Not for him. Hoseok was just there, by accident when Yoongi decided to drink his pain away for one last night. The alpha had blurted the reason of his drinking, probably because he wasn't thinking. Hoseok was just there. Sitting and listening.

"And I'm not blaming him," the alpha kept talking staring at the glass in his hands. "I don't want him to change. Not because of me, or because of anyone... Jimin is... just Jimin. But it hurts me and I-I am so tired Hoba... I just want a break."

"Then take that break hyung," the beta had rubbed his back calmingly. "Take that break if you think you need it that much. I am sure that Jimini will understand."

Yoongi took the break... and wrote a song with the name "Seesaw". It was called "Flower" first, but the alpha decided against it. He didn't think such a beautiful name had to be placed over such a heartbreaking song. That same song had also turned to be the breaking point not only for his and Jimin's relationship, but also for the group.

The tension in the group was already too much by the time Yoongi and Jimin's break happened. Nobody was sure if they wanted to move on together or take their separate ways.

Namjoon managed to convince everybody to leave the city after their January's schedule. There were no cameras, no managers... nothing. The company had hired a really nice villa outside Seoul. There was nothing else around them but the nature. The members took the time to try and heal themselves.

It wasn't easy... It wasn't something that every one of them wanted to remember, because there were also fights. There were scandals and tears, but after a week there, the members came back to Seoul ready to move forward together, as a team. It was the main reason why Yoongi was hurting the most after facing Namjoon and Seokjin's opinions back in their military base. They had promised to each other to always have each other's backs. But his friends had chosen something else, not him and not Jimin.

Yoongi had received few calls from Namjoon and one from Seokjin. He still refused to pick up. The alpha wasn't sure what they wanted to tell him, and maybe he acted a bit too petty, but right now he didn't want to know.

Yoongi texted back to Hoseok thanking him for his support and giving him his and Jimin's best wishes. He said nothing for Namjoon and Seokjin. Then he put his phone down and went to prepare breakfast, or maybe lunch, for him and Jimin. While he was waiting for his mate to wake up, Yoongi managed to scroll down and check the fans' messages on his phone. As he was expecting they were mixed between all good and all bad. Some of them were outright scary.

The alpha wished he was able to answer to some of them, but he knew that it would only get him into more troubles. Everybody was allowed to have their own opinion and that was ok. But if he felt that there was some danger for Jimin, he would take some actions. He heard his mate's loud yawn and smiled when he saw Jimin waddling into their kitchen. The omega looked all cute with his oversized pajama pants and sweater paws. His hair was still messy from sleep and his eyes were half opened.

"Something smells delicious," Jimin's nose twitched and Yoongi got up to pull his mate's chair and help him to sit down.

"I made us something for lunch," the alpha confessed with huge grin over his face. "We kind of skipped breakfast."

"Pabo," Jimin rolled his eyes and took the chopsticks from his mate, "you know I always wake up around lunch anyhow."

"And I never have breakfast anyway," the alpha agreed playfully. "I agree it's a waste of food."

He heard Jimin's chuckle and sat back down, taking his previous place. He was delighted to simply watch how his mate was eating his lunch, remembering another time when such view was hard to see. The alpha shook his head to try and punish the memories away.

"I saw I have a message from Hobi-hyung," Jimin informed him when he was finished with his lunch and rested his back on the chair.

"He texted me as well," Yoongi nodded.

"And… I received another one from Jin-hyung," Jimin said after some time.

Yoongi clenched his jaw but tried to control his emotions. "Yeah?" He even tried to smile. "Good for you."

"Are you still mad at him?" The omega tilted his head, as if trying to decipher Yoongi's mood. "And Namjoon-hyung too?"

"I don't want to talk about it, ok?" Yoongi didn't want to snap at his mate. Jimin was the innocent one in the whole situation, but the alpha was still hurting and he couldn't help it. Still, he tried to control himself more when he noticed how his mate flinched.

"I'm sorry," Jimin lowered his voice noticeably and bit his lower lip. It was a clear indication that he was feeling very nervous.

"No, I'm the one who's sorry," Yoongi sighed and reached out to take his small hand. "I'll talk to them soon, I promise. It's just... not now."

Jimin only nodded. The omega knew what had happened back in the base, because Yoongi found no reason to hide anything from his mate. He didn't want he and Jimin to have secrets from each other. It was what had caused their falling apart in the past.

"I understand," Jimin told him simply.

"Ok," Yoongi tried to smile, "now, how do you feel about taking a shower, while I'm cleaning the table, hm?"

"Sounds good," the omega said and Yoongi helped him to get up on his feet.

He was just in the middle of putting the last empty plates in the washing machinery when someone buzzed on the door. Yoongi frowned and went to check who it was. As far as he knew, Jungkook and Taehyung were busy with Taehyung's heat. He wasn't expecting anyone else. But when he opened the door, he found nobody there. Yoongi was just about to close the door when he found a small yellow envelope on the ground. The alpha frowned and picked it up.

He decided to open it on his way to their living room. The alpha sat down on the sofa and opened it slowly. There was only a small piece of paper inside and his heart skipped a beat when he read it. It was addressed to him.

"𝑀𝒾𝓃 𝒴𝑜𝑜𝓃𝑔𝒾 𝓁𝑒𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝒫𝒶𝓇𝓀 𝒥𝒾𝓂𝒾𝓃 𝒶𝓁𝑜𝓃𝑒! 𝒪𝓇 𝑒𝓁𝓈𝑒..."

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Of course Yoongi didn't tell Jimin about the note. Giving the fact that the omega was too far along in his pregnancy and that he didn't need more stress in his life right now, the alpha decided to spare him. He sent the note to their company instead. It was safe to say that their lawyers were pissed off and ready to take action if it was needed. Yoongi was usually known for his calm and steady demeanor. But when his omega's safety was in danger, the alpha's look was completely different.

"Jimin doesn't know about this note," the alpha warned the members of his company, responsible for their safety. "Can you do something about it without creating too much fuss? He just calmed down after everything..."

"We'll do our best Yoongi-ssi," they assured him. "We're also going to check the cameras and see who left the note in front of your door."

"That would be good, thank you," the alpha simply nodded and left the office. He wasn't feeling calmer though. It was far from it.

But he wasn't also looking around himself in fear, nor he had any plans of leaving his mate. If anything, Jimin needed him more now than ever. The alpha sighed and got into his car. He was just about to start it, when he found another note on the seat right next to him.

"𝒲𝑒 𝓌𝒶𝓇𝓃𝑒𝒹 𝓎𝑜𝓊. 𝒩𝑜𝓌 𝓌𝒶𝓉𝒸𝒽 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑔𝑜 𝒷𝑜𝑜𝓂."

The alpha's blood ran cold.

He suddenly looked around himself. The parking lot was empty. Yoongi didn't know what made him do this, but he decided to get out of the vehicle. He had just taken few steps away when the car exploded behind his back, sending him flat onto the floor. 

Everything happened too fast then. He couldn't hear anything, because his ears were ringing from the noise. He felt his back on fire and then all of a sudden, he felt how the world blackened in front of his eyes. When he woke up again, it was to a sterile hospital atmosphere and a worried Jungkook pacing back and forth around the hospital room. The alpha cleared his throat then and that took the younger's attention.

"Hyung!" The maknae rushed to him.

"Hey," the elder was still disoriented. "Where am I? Wh... what happened?"

"Your car exploded hyung," Jungkook frowned. "They found you a few meters away from it. Don't worry though. You have minor burns over your back. I think I piece of metal hit your head though."

Just then Yoongi registered that he was laying over his right side and he felt throbbing pain on the left side of his head. The alpha groaned and tried to move, but he was somehow restricted by the position of his bed.

"J-Jimin?" The alpha mumbled.

"Don't worry hyung," Jungkook was fast to calm him. "Tae and I took care of him. He insisted to stay the night, but Tae somehow managed to convince him to go back home."

"Night?" Yoongi licked his lips. The meeting he had with the members of his company was early in the morning. "What time is it?"

"Around ten in the evening, hyung," Jungkook answered. "Your doc should be here any minute now."

The maknae wasn't lying. The man, who had accepted him in the hospital and took care of him came for the nightly visitation. Yoongi patiently waited to be examined and even asked few questions. They were answered calmly and he was assured that there was no serious injury happened over his body. He had to spend the next few days under observation though. It was mainly because of his head injury. The burns on his back weren't that serious. They looked scary but they would eventually heal.

Jungkook's presence wasn't needed there, but the alpha still managed to convince the staff to let him stay.

"They found out the note in your hand, hyung," the maknae shared with him a bit later. "Why didn't you tell us?"

"I didn't want to worry you," the alpha sighed tiredly, feeling his eyes getting heavier by a second. "Especially Jimin."

"I'd argue with you, but I can see that you need your sleep now, so sleep hyungie," Jungkook sat on the chair near the bed. "I'll watch over you."

A light smile touched the elder's lips a little before the sleep could consume him. He remembered another times where Jungkook was afraid to fall asleep away from his parents. Then Yoongi was the one to watch over his sleep. Jungkook was only a pup back then.

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Jimin felt restless the whole night. He knew that Taehyung was sleeping outside his room. The omega refused to leave him alone, while Jungkook decided to spend the night in the hospital with Yoongi. Jimin wanted to take his place, but he knew that it was not possible now. People from their company had contacted him a little after the accident. Taehyung and Jungkook came to pick him up soon after the call. Their manager was waiting for them at the hospital and when he started asking questions, Jimin found out about the notes.

He was angry at Yoongi at first, but then he remembered who the alpha was. He knew how much Yoongi actually loved him and wanted him to be happy and healthy. His mate probably worried about him stressing over the notes and wanted to spare him from all that stress. When they had pushed the stretcher with Yoongi out of the ER, the anger had suddenly turned into worry and fear for the alpha's life. His pup, probably feeling his distress started to kick him harder than before and Jimin was sent back home.

Jungkook had called Taehyung around midnight though, just to tell them that Yoongi had awakened briefly and then fallen back asleep. That at least made Jimin breathe a lot easier, although he wouldn't be completely calm before he was able to see the alpha with his own eyes. Jimin could barely close his eyes during that night, but he forced himself to do so. His pup needed that rest, if not him. He reached out for his phone as soon as the morning came and logged into his account.

Do you think I’m happy now? I’m angry! To whomever did this to my mate – you are not a fine of mine!

Then he logged off and went to wash his face. He had to get ready for the hospital. If Taehyung wanted to stop him, he had another thing coming.

But the omega actually didn't mind at all. He personally drove Jimin there. They somehow managed to get through the back door. Jimin was able to see the press lurking in front of the hospital and right now, he didn't have any need of facing or even talking to the media.

"How's he?" The omega asked in a rush once he saw Jungkook walking outside of the alpha's room.

"Awake," the maknae even smiled. "They are changing his bandages now. His doctor was here an hour ago. Everything looks good so far, Jimin-hyung. Don't worry about it."

"It's him," the omega mumbled. "I always worry."

He could barely wait until the last nurse was out of the room. Then he rushed inside eager to see his mate. As soon as the musky sandalwood scent touched his nose, Jimin was finally able to relax.

"Hey," he heard Yoongi's raspy voice coming from the bed. "Come here, Jimin-ah," the alpha reached out his hand.

"How could you do this to me, huh?" The omega hiccupped. "How could you not tell me about it?"

"Shh," even from his hospital bed Yoongi was eager to calm him down. Jimin could already feel the alpha's soothing pheromones wrapping around him when he touched his hand. "Everything's ok now, see? I'm ok."

"I hate this," Jimin sobbed though. He couldn't calm down right away.

"I know pup, I know..." Yoongi's thumb skimmed back and forth over his hand. "But they'll find out about what happened. Don't worry, ok?"

"I want them punished!" The omega hissed. "All of them!"

"Just calm down yeah," the alpha insisted. "Everything will be ok, I'm sure of it."

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Yoongi came back home few days later. The security around his and Jimin's house tightened. After reviewing the cameras around the area the police spotted a silhouette of a young woman, leaving the note in front of the apartment door. Nobody knew how she had snuck through the security that night. But the people, who were guarding the building were fired right away. A new ones were appointed as a whole new security team, along with Jimin and Yoongi's personal one from their company. Their label didn't want to leave them doing with everything all alone. So now, both Jimin and Yoongi had to live their lives in that way, at least until the people responsible for the attack over Yoongi were found and punished.

Along with that fact, their company finally managed to strike a deal with the government. While the officials insisted that the groups still had to fulfill their mandatory duty, even if they weren't obliged to do it, a lot of voices were raised as BT5 support.

Still, it was decided that the last remaining alpha outside the group would serve only three months, instead of the acquired 18. But prior to that news to be served to the media, something else happened. A major news for the ones, who still didn't know about Jungkook and Taehyung's relationship.

The two posted a joint picture of their necks with their mating marks.

The news took over the social media and it pushed away the attention from Yoongi and Jimin's story. Also, the news that Jungkook still had to serve the country.

The other three members, who were still in the military decided to serve at least a year. It was something that the group decided in one of their rare joint gatherings lately. It had to happen while Hoseok, Seokjin and Namjoon were online, while Jungkook and Taehyung were guests at Yoongi and Jimin's apartment.

Jimin was heavily pregnant already, by the end of his seventh month and it was hard for him to move around. Not to mention Yoongi's injuries and the alpha's refusal to let Jimin out of his arms even for a second.

"Jimin-ah!" Hoseok's cheery voice was the first thing the two couples heard when he showed his face on camera along with Namjoon and Seokjin. "You are huge!"

"Hyungie!" The omega whined.

"We're healthy so please calm down, Hoba?" Yoongi was fast to intervene.

"Such a caring alpha you have," Hobi teased him once again. "I'm just teasing you Jimin-ah, you know that right?"

"I know," Jimin still pouted though.

"Hello guys," Namjoon cleared his throat.

"I hope you are doing well," Seokjin said next.

"We are," Jungkook answered, while throwing a brief look at Yoongi. The elder was still focusing over his mate though. "Kind of."

"The company contacted us," Namjoon sighed, deciding to continue the conversation. "We are informed with your decision, Jungkook-ah."

"Yes," the younger nodded briefly. "I'll enlist after our Yoonmin's baby is born," he even grinned. "Wanna be here to welcome her!"

"I... hope everything is going well with you, Jimin-ah?" Seokjin asked.

"Oh look at this?" It was Yoongi who answered. His voice was borderline cold. "Now you're interested?"

"Yoongi-yah, please... I... I tried calling you, you know?" Seokjin frowned. "I wanted to apologize."

The elder alpha rolled his eyes and answered only after his mate squeezed his hand lightly. "Whatever," he uttered.

Jimin was resting between Yoongi's legs on their sofa. His back was resting over the alpha's chest. It was his most comfortable position these days.

"Just give him some time hyungs?" Jimin smiled softly. "I guess the wound is still fresh."

"So fucking fresh indeed," Yoongi muttered.

"We understand," Namjoon finally said but with hope in his voice.

The septet moved on with their conversation and everything after that went normal. The members even made some plans for the future, as soon as they were all out of the army.

When the line went dead, the atmosphere was a bit lighter. Taehyung helped Jimin to get up and the two walked to the kitchen to grab some snack. The two alphas were left alone in the living room.

"You're not going to enlist, are you?" Jungkook asked his elder hyung.

"Why are you asking, Koo?" Yoongi rubbed his neck with a frown over his face.

It wasn't enough that his shoulder was still giving him painful episodes from time to time, but now it was the added injury from his car explosion. He was still nursing a headache, which was going to disappear eventually, but the impact was too strong.

While they were alone with his doctor, Yoongi had asked about the reality of what had happened to him and what he should expect. The beta had explained to him that although his concussion was minor and it shouldn't give him that much of a trouble, Yoongi still had to be careful from now on. If that piece of metal had hit him a bit to the left, Yoongi wouldn't have survived at all. The alpha was also lucky that the said piece somehow managed to hit him with its blunt side and not with its sharper one.

He had gotten out of his car just on time. When the police had asked him questions about who else could somehow broke into his car, Yoongi couldn't answer. It was locked when he had gotten in. The cameras in the company had still to be checked. It was also weird, because no outside people could enter the company. Yoongi's manager had assured him that there was already an internal investigation that was going on... but it was still going to take some time.

"Hyung, hey?" Kookie waved his hand in front of his eyes.

"I'm sorry what did you say?" The elder blinked tiredly, somehow managing to come back to the reality. "I just zoned out."

"I saw and it's ok hyungie," the younger smiled. "I was just asking if you're really not going to enlist at all."

"I don't know," the alpha shrugged. "I mean... I haven't decided yet and now with the new injury, I really don't know, Kook-ah," he looked at the way to the kitchen. "My reality is going to be different very soon also."

"Jimin-hyung?" The younger nodded.

"Him and our baby girl," the elder smiled softly. "I'm not sure I want to leave them alone even for a second. And yes, I know what you're going to tell me. That you're all going to be here for them, but it's different Koo."

"Yeah," Jungkook followed his hyung's look towards the kitchen, watching how the two omegas emerged from there. "This is why I want to do it now, while Tae and I are still not planning pups, or... thinking about having pups at all."

"Good idea," Yoongi mumbled under his nose, hoping that his younger friend heard him. "Very good idea indeed, Koo..."

He smiled when noticed how his mate was walking towards him. Yes, he was pretty sure that he wouldn't want to leave his omega alone at all.

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After a long night of small contractions, Yoongi managed to convince his mate to head to the hospital. Jimin didn't think it was the right time yet, because the contractions weren't that painful even, but Yoongi looked like he would freak out soon.

The omega's room was one of the most expensive ones in the hospital. Once he got changed into his hospital attire, Jimin was advised to do walks from time to time. Just to make sure that the pup would arrive sooner. It was around noon and the omega was even able to eat his lunch before his contractions would get closer to each other. Yoongi was sitting right beside of him, watching over him like a hawk. His alpha's overprotective mode was full on and Jimin wondered how he would be able to survive the moment when he had to allow their chosen medical team to help Jimin deliver their pup. The omega was trying to make sure that his mate's human side is more dominant than his wolf's one. If Yoongi would somehow feel his mate's life in danger, Jimin wasn't sure of how the alpha's instincts would work.

Jimin could only hope that when the time comes, Yoongi was going to be there to help him and not the other way around. Jimin wasn't sure how sane he would be during the labor. He had heard that it was quite painful for the male omegas. With the whole stretching and all. They kept walking back and forth in the corridor the whole afternoon as well. It was around seven in the evening when Jimin felt like the contractions were getting more serious and he asked his mate to get back to his room.

"We'll give you the epidural soon," Jimin's doctor assured him the last time he had checked on his vitals. The omega was only able to smile bravely.

"They better give you something for the pain," Yoongi growled staring after the retreating figure of the doctor.

Jimin would smile to his mate's overprotective attitude if it wasn't for the contraction he had to fight at the moment. "Relax," he managed to say after it, which only prompted Yoongi's wry smile.

"It should be me to tell you this, don't you think?"

Jimin let out a small chuckle. "I do, but I think you are more scared than I am. Just," the omega squeezed his mate's hand lightly, "be there for me. Don't leave my side and I will be fine."

"If you think so," the alpha rumbled.

They gave him an epidural twenty minutes later and after that it was more of a waiting game. The team came to check on him few more times and when his doctor noticed that he had started dilating, he sent him to the special room to proceed with the labor. There, he was hooked to multiple machinery. It was because he was a male omega and his pregnancy was deemed risky, Jimin was also assigned a special medical support. The birthing process with the male omega was a bit different than with the female ones. He had to be monitored constantly. The levels of his oxygen and his heartbeats were watched closely. There was also a special machinery attached to his belly, measuring the pup's heartbeats as well.

The epidural helped him to a certain moment though. After that, it was only him.

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Yoongi couldn't do anything else, but to be there just like his mate had asked of him. He was holding the omega's hand tightly the whole time. Jimin kept squeezing it as hard as he could with every passing contraction. When the alpha noticed how the epidural that they had given to his mate wasn't helping him anymore, his alpha wolf panicked to the point where Yoongi felt the need to pick up his mate and take him away from here. Here, where he felt all the pain. But he tried to fight his instincts. They wouldn't help him, nor his mate right now. Jimin had to be here. He needed his medical team to help him get through this.

A piercing scream brought him back to the present, only to realize that it was Jimin who had screamed that bad.

"His water just broke," Yoongi heard his mate's doctor. Then he met the man's eyes over Jimin's folded knees. "We have a little more time before Jimin-ssi has to start with the pushes."

"What are you saying?" Yoongi couldn't stop his growl. "Why we have to wait?"

"Yoon..." the alpha could hear his mate's whimper and looked at him. "Remember... what I told you, hm?" He even tried to smile. Damn! Jimin was so strong and if that didn't make Yoongi even love him more.

"I do... I... yes," the alpha stuttered and suppressed his instincts.

"Impressive," Yoongi heard the beta doctor's voice and looked back at him. "I've never witnessed such control over alpha instincts."

"We... we talked," Jimin managed few words. "And my mate is so strong and... agh!" The omega screamed in pain next.

"How's the heartbeats?" The doctor looked at the nurses then and Yoongi suddenly started paying attention to him altogether. His eyes focused only over his mate.

Soon after that it was finally time for the omega to push. It proved to be difficult and looked even more painful to Jimin than before. Yoongi tried to suppress his fear for his mate. He wanted to be present for Jimin, because now the omega needed him the most.

"You're doing such a good job, Jimin-ssi," the doctor praised him after another push. "Relax now."

It was obviously taking a lot of effort for Jimin to keep going. The doctor decided to help him a bit with rising the level of oxygen supplies for the omega. That and he asked Yoongi to scent his mate. The alpha didn't know how that could help his mate, but he was willing to do everything to support and easy Jimin's whole experience. Once he scented his mate, it looked like everything started happening all at once.

"I can't! I can't!" Jimin screamed in panic when the doctor told him to push once more. "I can't... not anymore..."

"Yoongi-ssi, please sit behind your mate and let him rest his body on you," the beta doctor was talking in a rush waiting for Yoongi to do it.

"It hurts... so much..." Jimin sobbed during the contractions, but Yoongi clenched his jaw and sat behind him.

"When I ask him to push, move forward with him," the doctor instructed. "It will help him a lot and it would speed the process... now, Jimin-ssi!" His voice boomed louder. "Push!"

Jimin screamed in pain and his body arched, but the alpha pushed him forward, forcing him to bend in two. He kept doing it until the doctor screamed that he could see the head of their pup. Then he asked Jimin to push one last time and Yoongi supported his mate's body once more.

Jimin's scream ended when a loud cry echoed in the medical room.

"She is here! She is here!" The doctor said in a rush, finishing the afterbirth process with the tired omega.

Yoongi could feel how Jimin basically fell back onto his body. His attention focused over his mate and his eyes settling over him with panic.

"Jimin-ah!"

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Jimin's nose twitched right before his eyes could open again. He felt so tired like he never had been in his life. Not even in his training years, or when he was nursed back to help from his eating disorder relapse that one time. His body felt sore but he forced his eyes to open and try to access the place he was right now. The omega's heightened senses were calmed gradually by his mate's scent premeeting the room. Jimin licked his lips and tried to move his head and look around himself.

Then his eyes stopped on the window, only to notice that it was already dark outside. How long had he been asleep? Jimin frowned. Since when he was actually asleep? The last thing he remembered was how the doctor shouted the arrival of his pup. The pup! His pup! The omega's eyes grew big on his face, but before he was able to panic, the door of his room was pushed open. Yoongi's scent intensified and the omega saw how his mate was walking inside his room, holding a small bundle in his arms.

"Yoon," Jimin whined, suddenly realizing how raspy his voice sounded at that moment. It must have been from all the screaming he did while giving birth.

"Jimin-ah?" Yoongi's eyes glowed in the moment he met the omega's ones. "You're finally awake!"

"My pup!" Jimin's instincts screamed at that moment and he reached out towards the small bundle in Yoongi's arms. The alpha smiled and walked to the hospital bed.

"Easy now," he waited until Jimin managed to sit up somehow. Then he placed the pup in the omega's waiting arms.

"Hey," Jimin cooed and stared at the pup's cute small face. He could see right away that it was a nice mix between his and Yoongi's face features. The dominant ones were the alpha's though. "She is perfect!" The omega exclaimed once the pup yawned.

"She is also hungry," the alpha chuckled and sat by the end of the bed. His hand rested over Jimin's stretched legs. "They asked me to scent her before bringing her here to you. Maybe that's why she's so quiet."

As if understanding that they were talking about her, the little pup finally opened her big feline like eyes and stared at her amma. Her little mouth opened then and she gave out an angry cry.

"What should I do now?" The omega looked at his mate in panic. "Help, Yoon!"

The alpha shook his head chuckling lightly. "Just remember what they taught us how to nurse the pup at that course we had to take. Trust your instincts, Jiminie."

Instincts... yes, ok! He's gotten this, Jimin thought and used one of his hands to unclasp his hospital gown. The pup's cry slowly died down, because she could probably feel that her source of food was near.

The omega listened to his mate then, trusting his instincts and also remembering all the on-line prenatal classes that he decided to take along with Yoongi. Now, he only flinched lightly when the little pup latched onto his nipple and started suckling the milk.

"Ugh, I guess we're really hungry?" The omega shifted to make sure that his pup was in the best possible position and then relaxed his back onto the pillows. "Did they ask you about her name?" Jimin asked curiously.

"Yes," the alpha was watching over their daughter's first meal while he was answering his mate. "Min Yun," Yoongi looked up to meet his eyes with a smile. "I know how much you loved that name, while we were discussing them."

"Thank you," Jimin was really touched by his mate's choice.

Yoongi was always listening to what Jimin was saying though, so it wasn't such big surprise that the alpha had decided to respect his mate's choice of a name.

"Why are you thanking me?" Yoongi shook his head. "You did all of the job here, so I thought you deserve every right to choose her name."

"The next pup will have a name of your choosing though," Jimin said and noticed the warm feeling that showed up in the alpha's eyes.

"Ok then," the alpha agreed and a soft smile appeared over his lips. "The next name would be on me."

As soon as the picture was uploaded in the media, Jimin was well-aware that with their private, or probably an attempt of a private life would be over. Still, he had already decided that he was done hiding and thus, sharing the birth of his daughter to the world was something that he needed to do. He was happy that Yoongi was there to support him.

"Finally," the omega groaned when he was able to rest in his own bed just few days later. "I missed our home."

He looked at his mate, who was currently placing their pup in her new bassinet. After that, Yoongi joined his omega in the bed. If he had to be honest, Jimin had missed his alpha's arms and the feeling of having them wrapped around him.

"My wolf is finally calm," the alpha mumbled, scenting his hair. "You can't imagine how worried I felt right before you'd wake up, Jimin-ah," he even shuddered lightly.

"Shh," Jimin closed his eyes for a moment, remembering his mate's scream right before he could pass out.

He had tried to talk to Yoongi about it back in the hospital, but the alpha felt too restless and Jimin decided to leave the subject for when they were back home.

"You really scared me!" Yoongi mumbled in his hair.

"I'm sorry," the omega could only whisper. "I just felt so tired..."

"You don't need to apologize, Jimin-ah," the alpha sighed. "I'm just being honest with you, because we promised to always tell the truth to each other."

"Thank you," Jimin smiled and snuggled in his mate, closing his eyes tiredly. "And now, how about some sleep? I feel like I could sleep the whole week..." The omega trailed off but his thoughts were cut off by a loud cry. "On the other hand... sleep is overrated..." he sighed.

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After returning back home, Yoongi felt a lot more at ease with himself. Even if he still had to look around every time, he or his mate would take a step out of their home. But Min Yun needed to be walked outside and the weather was good enough for that. So, Yoongi decided to join his family on a nice walk to Jungkook and Taehyung's place. The couple's apartment wasn't that far away from Yoongi and Jimin's and that was a nice excuse for a walk.

The alpha posted a short tweet about Yun's picture outside of her home in Jimin's arms as soon as they reached to the maknaes' place. Taehyung was already eager to meet his niece and started cooing the moment he saw the little pup.

"Your security is impressive, hyungie," Jungkook checked outside the front door and nodded at the bodyguards there. "How was your walk?"

"I wish I can say it was calm, but... we can't keep Yunie as a prisoner," the elder frowned. "It's not fair to her."

"It's not," the young alpha nodded curtly and followed the two omegas inside the apartment. He was now sporting his short hair in preparation for the enlistment.

"When are you planning your entering, Koo?" Yoongi asked while the two alphas walked towards the living room.

"In seven days," Jungkook shrugged feeling his short hair with his palm and making a face. "I just hope I'll get over it quickly."

Yoongi chuckled. "Oh really? And why? I thought it was your choice after all."

"We both know I'm not good at following orders, so... I worry," the maknae pouted slightly. "But I really wanna do it. It's only three months and all..."

"Yeah," Yoongi's eyes stopped over the sofa, where Jimin was sitting and carefully helping to Tae to hold the pup.

"You haven't changed your mind still?" The younger nudged him lightly.

Yoongi shook his head. "No," he simply shrugged. "Also, my medical record just came in. I can't hold nor shoot with a gun without damaging my shoulder further more... even if I wanted to do it."

"I thought you've fixed it?" Jungkook frowned when they sat down on the sofa, a bit away from the two omegas. "What happened?"

"The explosion happened," Yoongi reached out to rub the painful place in his shoulder. "Jimin and our pup also happened... I told you."

"Did the... the other guys know about your decision?" The younger asked quietly. "With the medical record and all?"

"Hobi knows and I'm pretty sure that he told the rest of the guys," the elder smiled a bit. "It's ok, Koo. Really..."

"Oh my Gosh!" They heard Taehyung exclaiming quietly at that moment and looked at the younger omega. He was staring at the pup in his arms with awe in his eyes. "She fell asleep," the omega uttered. "Oh, she's so precious..."

"She must trust you a lot to do that," Yoongi said with a smile, looking at his mate next. He saw the same expression over Jimin's face. "It's really hard to make her fall asleep in a new place, or outside my or her amma's arms."

"She liked his scent," Jimin chuckled quietly, fixing the small cap over the baby's head. "Her nose twitched so cutely Yoon."

"I'm sure," the alpha smiled again. "How about you try to get her to--"

"I dare you to take her out or my arms you big alpha!" Taehyung hissed then, basically glaring at Yoongi. "Our little Yunie can sleep wherever she wants, isn't that right my precious girl? Isn't that right?" He started cooing again and Yoongi rolled his eyes.

They stayed with Jungkook and Taehyung until Yun decided that it was time for her to wake up and demand for her food. Jimin blushed lightly and asked to be excused and Taehyung led him to his and Jungkook's bedroom for the omega to nurse his daughter in peace. After that, the two parents and their pup headed back home. There, Jimin successfully placed his sleeping pup in her basinet without waking her up. It was the late afternoon still and it was just in time for her afternoon nap. The parents still had an hour or two of silence.

Just then though, Yoongi's phone rang and the alpha frowned when he noticed the name of his manager. He exchanged looks with Jimin before picking up.

"Hello?"

"Hello, Yoongi-ssi," the man greeted politely. "Can you probably attend a meeting in the company's building tomorrow?"

"A meeting... tomorrow?" The alpha sounded unsure. He hadn't visited the company's building ever since the explosion happened. But he shook his head. "Sure. Can I ask what this is about?"

"Of course," the man paused. "I think we found who's standing behind your car accident."

"You... you found the person?" The alpha stammered and felt how Jimin placed his hand over his thigh at the same moment. The omega mimicked taking a deep breath and Yoongi followed his example. He calmed down a bit. "Ok then, see you tomorrow."

"This is great, Yoongi-ssi!" The manager answered. "The meeting is scheduled for around 9 AM. See you then!" The beta then closed the phone and Yoongi did the same.

"What happened?" Jimin's eyes stared at him.

"They found out who's the attacker," Yoongi took a deep breath. "The meeting is called for tomorrow at 9am."

"You should go then and get your closer, right?" Jimin tried to smile. "Do you want me to come with you?"

"No," the alpha shook his head immediately. "You're still recovering and... I think this is something that I can do on my own. I have to do it on my own..."

"Ok," the omega planted a kiss over his lips. "I love you!"

"Love you too," Yoongi mumbled with a smile.

When he finally arrived at the company on the next morning, Yoongi found out that he wasn't the only member of BT5 present there. Hoseok, Seokjin, and Namjoon were also there, dressed in their military uniforms. Jungkook arrived a bit after him.

"I called all of you, because this is a matter that concerns the group as a whole," their manager started. "It's not only something that happened to Yoongi-ssi alone. It could've happened to any one of you, so I wanted you all here."

"Ok," Yoongi took a look around the table. The guys, who were sitting at the other side of the table, were looking at him with interest and worry in their eyes. He could feel Jungkook's supportive presence right beside him also. "You can tell us everything then."

"As you all know, we run deep background check for every future employee of our company. This is why I'm not sure how this one's slipped out of our attention," the beta sighed and clicked a button on his laptop.

A picture of a female showed over the giant monitor in the room.

"Who's that?" It was Jungkook who asked. "I don't think I've seen her face before."

"Damn it!" Namjoon cursed quietly and everyone looked at him. "She looks familiar to me... Hoba?" He turned to the beta, who was sitting next to him. "You're better with faces than I am?"

Hobi rubbed his chin. "Manager Cho, can you tell us her name? That face also looks familiar to me, but I just... can't put my finger on it."

"Lee Sunhee," their manager answered. "Also known as--"

"Jimin's visual?" Hoseok gasped and Yoongi stared at him.

"One of Jimin's fans! One of the most famous ones and also... she was running a pretty good fancam community for him back in the day!" Namjoon exclaimed.

"She changed her hair, but..." Jungkook trailed off.

"She's working with us second year in a row," manager Cho continued. "She's also been very careful with her other activities... but, once we checked the cameras, I mean after they allowed us to do so, we found out that she somehow broke into Yoongi's car and... you know the rest."

"Where is she now?" Yoongi asked almost coolly.

"Under arrest," manager Cho looked at him. "She's there ever since yesterday. She tried to pledge mental instability, but the tests came negative."

"That bitch's been obsessed over Jimin ever since the beginning," Seokjin hissed. "She knew very well what she was doing, I bet!"

"This is why we're going to sue her for attempted murder and we'll not hold back until we win that case!" Their manager nodded curtly.

They kept talking some more after that, until it was time for everyone to go back home. Yoongi and the other members stayed behind...

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"Yoongi-hyung listen," Namjoon stopped the alpha from turning around and walk away. "I know it doesn't matter how many times I'm going to say this but... I really am sorry for the way I reacted back then," the younger alpha sighed. "I was so blinded by my pride and--"

"Namjoon-ah!" Yoongi tried to interrupt him, but the younger put up his hand.

"You know how I always think about the group first and all... Like, I was so blinded by how your early retirement would look in the eyes of our fans. I haven't even thought how your absence would reflect on Jimin. I know that no matter what I say now would look as something that was coming to late... and it would always look like a betrayal from by side, because hyung... you and I know each other longest than the others! I should've taken your side! But I've failed you!"

"We both did," Seokjin added quietly and Yoongi looked at his former roommate. "We both failed you Yoongi-yah. You and Jimin-ah... and now, I don't even know how to look you both in the eye."

Yoongi took a moment. Then he sighed and looked between his friends. "It's going to take some time, for me at least. You know Jimin-ah," the alpha smiled. "He's not able to hold grudges to anyone. But... let's just meet again when you have your next break, yeah?"

"Ok," Namjoon nodded then. "Let's see each other then and maybe have some dinner or something."

"Let's do that," the elder alpha nodded in return and watched how Namjoon and Seokjin left the conference room soon after.

"How are you holding up now, hyung?" Hoseok patted his shoulder. "I saw few pictures of your little puppy. Is she giving you troubles or not?"

"Jimin-ssi told us that she looks like her dad," Jungkook answered in a teasing manner.

"Jungkook!" The elder alpha growled, but the maknae burst into laugh.

"What?" Hoseok looked between the two.

"She sleeps a lot," Yoongi finally said. "And she's the most precious little thing in the world." The alpha said with some pride in his voice.

"Oh so that's why she's taken after you, hm?" Hoseok chuckled. "I can't wait to see her!"

"Next time we see each other," Yoongi promised and bid his friend goodbye. He and Jungkook also left the place soon after.

Jungkook enlisted the next week and all of the members were there to send him off. Jimin and Yoongi and Jimin had left their puppy with her new nanny, assigned by their company. The weather was a bit chilly and they didn't want to risk coming with her. It was a tearful goodbye, at least from Taehyung's side. He couldn't let the maknae go, although they were going to be separated only three months. Still, Yoongi could probably understand how the two mates were feeling at this moment. He remembered the time when he had to say goodbye to Jimin... and they weren't even mated yet.

When Jungkook walked inside the military base and the door closed behind him, and when the rest of the members returned to their cars that were going to drive them to their bases as well, Yoongi and Jimin wrapped their arms around the weeping Taehyung and tried to calm him down. They eventually succeeded and drove him to his and Jungkook's place.

They also released the nanny when they went back home, eager to be with their pup. Yun was awake and ready to play with her parents.

"I can't believe we get to бе here..." Yoongi sighed watching how Yun was laying on her belly over his own chest. The pup was looking around with curiosity in her eyes. "Hey! What are you doing?" He chuckled, when he heard the click of Jimin's phone.

"Memorizing this moment appa..." the omega chuckled and joined them on the floor.

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two years later

Yoongi was patiently waiting for the make-up artists to fix his hair and make-up. It was going to be their first big concert - the opening show of their first album after the member's service in the army. He threw a hidden look at his mate, who was sitting on the chair next to him.

Jimin was dressed in his stage costume. The omega was also holding their two years old daughter in his lap. The little one seemed mesmerized by one of the omega's bracelets, because now she was playing with it, sticking her tongue out. If a heart was able to melt, Yoongi was sure that his one was about to do it right in this moment. He could barely suppress his smile and looked back at the mirror.

"I look so bad," Taehyung groaned as soon as he entered the backstage as well.

"My poor baby bear," Jungkook was following close behind his mate, with his hand resting over the omega's waist. "Hajoon kept us up all night," the younger said with a sigh. "I'm sure that the make up noonas can fix you up."

"You look just fine Taehyung-ssi," one of the beta girls there smiled at the omega warmly. "I'm sure we're going to be able to fix these dark circles in no time."

"That would be great," Taehyung groaned and sat on his chair. "Hey, Yun-ie!" He cooed at the two years old.

"Tete samchon!" Yun squealed, but then her attention was back over her amma's bracelet.

"How could she be so quiet and my boy almost never behaves?" Taehyung rested his back on his chair, staring at Jimin through the mirror.

"He's barely one, Tae," Jimin chuckled. "Give him some time to settle, yeah?"

"With these two as his parents, I doubt the peace in that household," Yoongi teased the young couple.

"Yoongi-hyung!" The maknae groaned.

"Where's my favorite niece?" Hobi's voice echoed in the small room and Yun wiggled in her place. Jimin barely managed to put her down and she was already running towards the young beta. "Here she is!" The beta exclaimed and took her in his arms.

He started throwing her up in the air and laughing when she would squeal happily.

"How are you guys?" Namjoon and Seokjin appeared next. "Is everyone ready?"

"Almost," Taehyung put up his hand.

"Ok," Namjoon nodded and looked around the room.

Yoongi noticed the look of pride and also a bit nervousness there. It was normal, the alpha thought. Namjoon had been their leader for so long, he would always want for them to present themselves well and put on a good show. It was something all of them felt born to do. When the last make-up artist was out of the room and Yun was in the safe arms of her nanny, Namjoon gathered all of the members around, forming their usual circle.

Smiles were dancing over everyone's lips, while looking at their leader.

"Ok guys, this is it," Namjoon began. "This is our come back and it's been hell of a long time since the last time we were able to do it together. So... let's make tonight count as one of the many more to come, ok?"

The members nodded one by one and then screamed their sign.

Yoongi found himself close to his mate and felt how Jimin reached out to hold his hand. The alpha clasped it tightly and looked ahead of himself, waiting for the stage to be lifted up. They were going to do an amazing show! He was sure!

When the stage was lifted up and the lights pointed at them, the screams of their fans echoed around the full stadium. The first beats of the music started and Yoongi found himself lost in the show.

"Hello we are.... BT5!" Namjoon screamed in the microphone after their first few songs. The fans went frenzy. "It's been hell of a long time since we last saw each other! Now please scream loud, sing with us and let's have some fun!"

Yoongi chuckled when the screams echoed again. Their show lasted exactly 2,5 hours, but after that the members felt even more energized than before.

They decided to gather together and went out for dinner in their favorite restaurant. Yoongi and Jimin were seated together. Taehyung was sitting in Jungkook's lap, but it didn't look like the alpha had something in mind. Hoseok, Namjoon, and Seokjin were sitting at the other side of the table. The seven of them were talking comfortable between themselves, eager to do more shows than the one they had that night.

"Guys!" Namjoon's voice suddenly boomed over everybody else's." Bang PD just PMed me!"

"What now?" Jimin asked with curiosity in his voice.

"Um... We're topping Billboard!" Their leader looked happy. "After only one day!"

"Our fans are doing an amazing job, I can see," Yoongi chuckled. "We should reward them somehow."

"How about we do a live together? It's going to be the first one after our reunion after all," Seokjin suggested.

"Nice idea, where?" Hobi looked around.

"I vote Yoongi and Jimin-hyung's place," Jungkook grinned. "It's the most presentable than any of ours..."

By the end of the night it was decided where the live should be and when the time was the most appropriate for it to happen. Yoongi and Jimin were the first one to retire for the night. They were eager to go back home and check how's Yun doing. Once they got there, they released her nanny and stood by the toddler's door, just to watch her sleep. Yoongi wrapped his arms around his mate from behind and rested his chin over his shoulder. Jimin rested backwards on his mate.

"You know," Jimin hummed, "I was so afraid when I found out that I'm pregnant with her... I thought she wasn't going to make it, because I was sure that they'd never leave you to come to us. But now... I'm so happy Yoon."

"Me too, jagiya..." Yoongi kissed his mate's mating mark, feeling how Jimin shivered nicely. "But everything is good now... Everything is in the way that it's supposed to be, you know?"

Jimin sighed and turned around in his mate's arms. He wrapped his arms around Yoongi's neck and touched his forehead to the alpha's one.

"I know," he mumbled right before his lips were able to touch Yoongi's ones as well. "I know..."

THE END