"Yay!" Jimin and Taehyung both cheered as they looked at Hoseok and Jin finally resolving their issue.

Their argument brought a gloomy atmosphere in their group, just made worse by the fact that they were cranked up in this small space and basically inhaled each other's breaths. Jimin had been waiting for the two to reconcile, and honestly felt uncomfortable with the whole situation. His Suga-hyung told him not to worry though. He seemed to be very confident that everything would be alright soon between his two friends.

And indeed was he right.

Jimin watched as Jin happily stood up and went to the small counter that was made into a mini-kitchen. Hoseok followed as well, as he was always the one to help Jin when it came to cooking duties.

His Suga-hyung, who had been pestering him awhile ago, was already sleeping soundly so Jimin was with Taehyung and Jungkook now.

"Who's hungry?" Jin sing-songed as he opened the small fridge.

Jungkook raised his hand slowly. "I'm not really sure if my stomach is growling because of the injury or because of lack of delicious food, but yes, I am, hyung."

Jimin and Taehyung were sitting on either side of Jungkook, and their eyes met the moment Jin asked who was hungry. Without the need for cue, they both shouted, "Us, too!" and everyone except for the sleeping Suga chuckled at this. Jimin couldn't help but laugh too because he and Taehyung had always been in sync like that.

The two older hyungs continued on cooking, and now that the show was over, Jimin focused his attention back on Jungkook who had been complaining about being fussed over before Jimin started on unashamedly watching Jin and Hoseok talk and reconcile.

"So Kookie, are you sure you're feeling alright? Is it improving? Are you-"

"Hyung..." Jungkook whined again, while Taehyung only snickered at his reaction. Why couldn't the younger just let Jimin mother him? What's the worst that could happen? "I'm okay. Yes, I do have an injury and it's pretty bad so no, it's not really gonna improve or heal that fast. But hyung, I'm feeling okay and my intestines would not be coming out of my stomach any soon. So really, there's no need to worry."

Taehyung smiled his usual box smile and pulled Jungkook, wrapping the younger boy with his arms from the side. With their cheeks pressed together, Taehyung started talking as if he was talking to a baby. "Oh come on, little Kookie~ Just let your Chim-eomma take care of you. We're just worried about your booboo."

And instead of pushing Taehyung away like what he would've done if Jimin was the one who did that, he just sighed and leaned closer to Taehyung. "Yeah well, sometimes I feel like Jimin-hyung is my mom and Suga-hyung is my dad. They wouldn't stop fussing over me."

Tae's body shook as he laughed again, now turning his head to the side so that his nose bumped against Jungkook's cheeks.

Wow, Jimin was definitely not third-wheeling right now.

He doubted that they still remembered he existed.

"So what, if Jin always claimed that he is Jimin's biological mother because they're both cute, then that means Jin-hyung is your grandma-"

"STOP RIGHT THERE KIM TAEHYUNG!" Seokjin suddenly interrupted and the three of them turned towards where he was currently cooking burger patties. The older boy pointed his spatula at them, eyes narrowed dangerously. "Don't even try to continue what you were just about to say or you'll be eating crumbs!"

Jimin was not even surprised when Taehyung eyes went wide as saucers. He was genuinely scared at the thought. Taehyung was such a whore for food. Jimin as well, actually. Okay, everybody's a whore for food.

"N-no worries! I will never say that you will be technically Jungkook's grandma if Jimin is his mom. Never! I-I promise, hyung!" Taehyung said the words in quick succession and Jimin wanted to facepalm. Because really.

Jin pursed his lips. "That's it. You'll be eating crumbs."

"What?!" Taehyung cried out. With a pout, he turned to Jungkook and choked a sob that sounded suspiciously real. "Kookie, I'll be eating crumbs..."

Jungkook, despite the awkward angle caused by his injury, hugged Taehyung. "It's alright, Tae. I'll just give you my share," he said in a very soft and caring voice and Jimin was now having a hard time not to coo at them.

The pout on Taehyung's lips quickly turned into a huge smile. "Thank you! B-but! You need to eat properly to gain strength fast. Don't worry, I'll just steal Jiminie's share. I'm sure that once Suga-hyung finds out that Jimin has no patties to eat, he'll give it to Jimin. I don't really care if Suga-hyung has nothing to eat as long as I will have my patties. He sleeps all the time, anyway. That meant he had stored all of his food somewhere in his body. I've read about something like that!"

"Umm..." Jungkook looked unsure. Jimin would understand if the younger had no idea how to repsond to this because he himself felt the same way. The younger boy looked at him and silently pleaded for help with his eyes.

Jimin smiled at Taehyung, who returned it easily. "That's a nice idea, Tae. But I'm sure Jin-hyung was not serious when he said that you'll only be getting-"

"Oh yes, I am, Jiminie," came Jin's voice, which made Taehyung pout again.

To erase the pout from his best friend's face, Jimin opted to turn the conversation to a different topic. Which was fairly easy seeing us they're currently facing Jeon Jungkook.

"But seriously Kookie, back to the topic. Are you sure you're okay? Does it still hurt?"

Jungkook looked down at the part where his shirt was covering the bandage that was placed around his waist. "It hurts a bit sometimes, but it's definitely getting better. And also, Jin-hyung is giving me pain meds that are very effective, so I'm all good."

Still, Jimin was not convinced. He bit his lower lip as he stared at the same part where Jungkook was looking at. His best friend just got shot. In the stomach. He almost died.

And it's because of him.

To think of it, why were Jungkook and Taehyung here in the first place? They were not a part of this. They were not supposed to be here, their lives were not supposed to be in danger, Jungkook was not supposed to get shot. But they were here.

Oh, yes.

Jimin remembered now.

They were kidnapped because of him. And since the enemies now knew that they were important to Jimin, they couldn't just go back to their lives and live normally. They have to be with them until everything was over.

And now Jungkook got shot.

And to think, Jimin was very happy the whole time they were here with him. He was enjoying their company too much that he forgot the cause of it. He's such a selfish idiot.

"I'm... I'm so sorry," he began to say, not noticing Tae and Jungkook's confused expression. "This is all my fault," he said in a whisper, the words hurt too much that he himself didn't want to hear it.

He felt a hand on his shoulder. When he looked up, it was Jungkook, and the boy had a hard expression on his face. "Hyung, not this again, please. Don't blame yourself. None of this is your fault."

"B-but... If you don't know me, if I wasn't your friend, you would have not been in this situation. Now you're in danger and you can't even have a normal life as long as none of this is resolved. I basically pulled you into this mess and now-"

"Jimin."

Jimin looked up, the voice was deep and stern, as if reprimanding him. There were only a very few occasions when Taehyung used that voice, or the expression that he was having right now. These were one of those few moments.

"Jimin. You are our friend and being here with you and knowing that you're safe means so much to me, to us. Do you have any idea how worried sick Jungkook was when you suddenly disappeared? We searched every single part of Seoul just to look for you. Jiminie, even if I would be given the option to live safely and normally but in return I will never meet you, I'd rather face all types of near-death crap if that meant you are my friend. Not just friend, but my bested best friend."

Least to say, Jimin was speechless.

He had no idea what to say. Taehyung had always been outspoken and openly caring towards him but...but these words... They're different. Jimin had never heard the other boy say something as deep as this, since Taehyung was usually the type to express in the simplest, and sometimes weirdest, manner.

This time though...

At that moment, Jimin felt a single fat tear fall down from his eye. He was so lucky to have such good friends. Jimin didn't even know how he could express how much he was grateful for them. He was blessed with the most wonderful friends one could ever dream to have.

Taehyung reached out to wipe the tear away as he clicked his tongue. "Aish, you're being dramatic again. Seriously Jiminie, you should just have majored in acting, not dancing."

They all chuckled at that, including Jimin who now finally have a smile on his face.

"And besides," Jungkook spoke, a fond smile on his lips. "All of this agent thingy is so cool. I'm seriously enjoying my time here. Just how many of the students in our university ever held a gun? Or wore an awesome mask that sticks to the skin?"

Jimin snorted, feeling his cheeks hurt at how much he was smiling. "Kook, it does not stick to the skin. Hobi-hyung will get frustrated if he hears you."

It turned out that Hoseok really did hear him and the three spent their breakfast eating at the same time being lectured by Agent H about how the mask worked. Jimin couldn't really say that the three of them were listening, since their attention was more focused on Jin and Agent R who seemed like they had been married for years.

Jimin wondered who R was and what was his relationship with Jin.

He voiced out his thoughts, unable to stop himself and his curiosity. "Umm, Jin-hyung?"

Jin, who was busy putting a lot of rice on R's plate, looked up and blinked at him. "Yes, Jiminie?"

"Uh... I'm just wondering if...you and R know each other? B-because it, uh, just seems like, ummm, you two are close. B-but! I'm just curious. T-That's all..."

Jin was about to speak but Suga interrupted him with a loud sigh. "Chim, there's really no reason for you to stutter. Because of that, I'll be punishing you. For every stutter you did, and you will be doing, I will kiss you."

Jimin felt himself blush at this. What the heck was his hyung saying?!

Everybody at the table groaned.

"I would've said 'get a room' except that there are no rooms in this van. Ugh, why am I stuck here with you two?" came the suffering complaint of Hoseok.

Suga smirked. "There's always the bathroom. It might be small but well, it will have to do for now. Right, Chim Chim?"

He would have denied it if he was asked, but yes, Jimin's mouth was hanging in disbelief. He was not quite sure how to answer since he would most probably end up stuttering and well...

Good thing, Jin saved his ass.

"Okay, okay. Let's forget about how disgusting these two are first, and focus on the more important thing. I did forget to introduce you to R. And well, everybody's too busy with flirting and watching others flirt to really care and ask. Good thing we have Jiminie here who's smart enough to ask. R, or Rapmon—and please don't ask why that's his codename—is an agent I knew even before I met H and S. He's...uh, he can be trusted. He's also very smart and knows a lot about the enemy's plan so we should start discussing about that one. Or you can ask him right now if you have any questions in mind," Jin said.

Everyone only blinked at him.

Then Taehyung spoke.

"I'm really curious about this one R-ssi..."

R nodded, looking at him seriously but at the same time smiling politely.

"You're smart, so you probably know about this one," Taehyung added.

"Sure, I'll try my best."

"Umm... Do storks really bring babies?"

Taehyung did indeed end up begging for food because he was only given crumbs by Jin.

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To those who are curious, Hope's van looks like an RV, only that it's smaller and less of a home. It has a whole corner dedicated to controls and other cool agent stuff that you can imagine. Lol.

Also, please be reminded that Jimin had gone to Daegu with Yoongi and probably met the Min family, had dinner with them, showered Yoongi's mom with his eyesmile, and cuddled Holly to sleep. We will never know. BUT IT'S A POSSIBILITY THAT THESE ARE NOT AU'S ANYMORE.

God bless everyone!