Jimin's mind still failed to process everything.

He couldn't be seeing his father, right? Alive and breathing? Right in front of him?

What just happened? Did X really kill himself? Is this all real?

To Jimin, it all seemed real, but he couldn't help thinking that it also was not. Probably he's still in the van right now and sleeping. All of this couldn't be real.

Taehyung turning out to be the spy and almost killing him.

Jungkook almost dying.

His dad, oh damn his dad, suddenly appearing in front of him when he himself had watch him get buried years ago with red swollen eyes.

It's all too much.

"Don't waste your energy, young lad. I've got this covered. Nobody would escape," he heard the familiar voice that he had always kept in his heart. Jimin looked up at the man that perfectly resembled his dad. He watched as Yoongi slowly turned, his eyes meeting the older man's with so much wonder.

Jimin felt himself stop breathing.

"I already asked the agents that I know can be trusted to take care of the rest. These 'pawns', as you call them Agent S, are not worth your time."

"Uh..."

"Damn it, Z. Don't pretend to be so cool in front of my child. You're scaring him," his Uncle Tadashi said, but Jimin barely heard him say anything because his attention was focused on the man that resembled his father.

Jimin frowned. He definitely looked and sounded like his Appa, only that he had a scar on his face.

He watched the said man roll his eyes the same way his father would in the days he felt silly. "Don't ruin my act, Y. You always do that. I need to be in control here, especially in front of the kid who's supposed to marry my son."

That statement snapped Jimin off his trance.

Wait, this really was his father right...?

"A-appa..." Jimin tried again with a quivering voice. He swallowed hard, feeling like his mouth was as dry as a desert.

This made the said man turn, and the frown on his face that was meant for his co-agent changed into a huge and bright smile. Jimin blinked as tears started falling down from his eyes. There was no doubting it. Jimin knew that smile all too well. That smile only belonged to one man, the man who raised him and taught him how to live in this world.

He didn't even see the scar, or the fact that his dad looked a little older now. All he could see is that same smile that was directed to him.

Not a second passed and he was enveloped into a tight hug, the familiar scent of his dad's perfume invading his senses and making him wonder if this was all a dream.

Maybe it was.

"My Chimmy... Sorry that we had to meet again like this. Appa has a lot to explain."

"Oh yes, you do," a voice from afar commented which sounded suspiciously like Y.

Jimin blinked away the tears as he tried to concentrate on his dad's face. "Is this...a dream, Appa?"

The man shook his head rapidly, his hand cupping Jimin's head the way he always used to. "It's not, Chimmy. Appa is here and I'm not leaving you anymore. I'm...so sorry that you had to go through all of this. I needed to do what I had to do, Chimmy. But I'll make sure that nothing will separate you from me again." 

There was so much sadness and regret in his father's face. The depth of sincerity was drowning Jimin. His mind was wrapped up with that voice he held on so dear, even though it was filled with sadness and pain as his father spoke.

Jimin felt more tears roll down his face. He couldn't even see clearly anymore. There were moments in his life when he'd imagined how it would feel if ever his dad would miraculously come back to life, or turned out to be alive after all. He had always told himself that it was not possible, but he still couldn't help trying to picture out that scenario, only to end up crying because he had thought that he had lost him forever.

But now it's like the world was listening to his pleas.

"I'll make it up to you, Jimin. I'm really sorry for causing you so much sadness..."

And all Jimin could do is close his eyes, just letting his tears fall. He leaned into the warmth of dad and inhaled deeply.

This was real. His dad was alive and he's right here with Jimin now.

Jimin couldn't have been happier.

•••|SG|•♥•|JM|•••

They said that when you're in love with someone, you get to have an emotional connection to them. Yoongi had never known how true that statement was until now.

Watching Jimin break into tears thinking about the loss of his father hurt him so much. It seriously crashed Yoongi's heart looking at Jimin at that time, the boy wrapped around his arms as they were standing in the middle of Jimin's room.

Now, as he gazed at Jimin and his dad, he couldn't help but feel the same thing. Only that instead of sadness, his heart was filled with happiness for the person that he loved. Jimin deserved the world and all the happiness it could give. He wanted to reach out and tell Jimin that everything was alright now, that none of this was a dream and that his father was indeed alive. But he knew that this was a solemn moment for the father and son, and in no way was he gonna intervene with that.

Yoongi felt so happy and content at that very moment.

"Mmm, never saw that kind of smile on your face before. You're whipped, son," a voice behind him said, and Yoongi did not need to look to know who it was.

It was hard, but Yoongi managed to tear his eyes away from the heart-warming scene. "And I've never seen you disappear like that. What the heck Y, I almost thought you were hiding from me."

The man smiled as he tapped Yoongi's shoulders lightly. "It's because I really was hiding from you, Suga. You're damn good with your gut feel so I made sure that you wouldn't have the slightest idea of what we were doing."

Yoongi narrowed his eyes, but it was hard to keep a stern face when Tadashi was smiling a silly smile like that. Nothing much really changed since the last time he saw the man, his sun tattoo that symbolized the place where he was born still intact and yellow as ever.

"And what were you doing exactly?" he asked with an equally stern voice.

Tadashi only replied with a laugh, patting his head fondly as he did so. "Oh my, my Suga is now a grown-up man. I still remember when you were such a snobbish little brat back when I first met you. Look at you now, so busy with having smoochy smoochy with his boyfriend-"

"Yah! You're changing the topic!"

Yoongi was not at all blushing. No. Not. At. ALL.

"I'm not, I just can't help but point that out. Well anyway, all of you deserve an explanation." Tadashi looked around with a sigh. "I guess this is not really the right place to talk about that. Should we head to that cool van H owns?"

A gasp was heard from Hoseok. "Wow. Y just complimented my van. You heard it Sehee? Y. Just. Complimented. My. Van." 

The sight was a little funny. Hoseok was smiling so brightly from the remark and yet he was holding a scowling T, preventing the agent to escape.

"Okay, calm down Hope," Jin said, sounding serious and responsible even though it was pretty obvious that he was stunned with the presence of Y and Z. Yoongi almost wanted to roll his eyes because really, why were his friends acting like this just because of Y?

He finally understood them though, when his eyes landed on Z and Jimin again. Yoongi failed to realize it but it finally sunk in.

His boyfriend's dad was here.

With them.

And wait, didn't he mention awhile ago about him and Jimin hooking up? Oh shit, he did.

He's in a lot of trouble.

•••|SG|•♥•|JM|•••

"So this is what it looks like in the inside," Y commented once they have gotten inside Hope's van.

Everyone settled down, with Yoongi sitting beside Hoseok and Sehee and feeling like he was the greatest third-wheeler of all time. He did not really have a choice. Jimin was sitting beside his father and Yoongi did not honestly want to sit anywhere within a meter's range from his boyfriend's dad.

He still wanted to see tomorrow, thank you very much.

"Mmm, very impressive," Z commented, looking around as well.

Hoseok was evidently blushing at all the compliments he was receiving. "Uh, thank you. But um, just to let you know, I'm not comfortable letting T and W go. Is it really fine to do that?"

The frown on Hoseok's face loosened up a bit when Y and Z only smiled at him fondly. Yoongi noticed Sehee rolling her eyes.

"Everything is already taken cared of. Just like Z said, no one would escape. Don't worry so much," Y explained.

This time it was Yoongi who frowned. Everything is already taken cared of? Oh, really? Well that's nice to know.

It's nice to know that they have spent sleepless nights trying to come up with every possible situation that might take place and plan something for each only to know that 'everything has already been taken cared of'.

What was that supposed to mean?

"What's that supposed to mean?" Yoongi asked Y with a slightly annoyed tone.

Z raised one scrutinizing eyebrow.

Oh shit, he forgot about his father-in-law.

"Uh..." Yoongi stuttered, now regretting his bratty tone that he always used on Y when he had something to complain. "I mean-"

"I knew you would react like this," Y said, not letting him finish in his supposed explanation. The man laughed, shaking his head fondly as if he found Yoongi cute. "You never changed, my son."

Yoongi pursed his lips, not even the words 'my son' calming him down. "Don't change the topic."

Y laughed again. "Oh, not that 'where's my lamb skewers' face again. No worries, we'll get to the explanation part, but Z will be the one who'll explain everything."

"Why me?" Z asked, seemingly stunned that he should be the one to explain. Jimin, who had his arms wrapped around his dad and his eyes staring with so much wonder, giggled at this.

Yoongi blinked. His boyfriend was so cute.

Y rolled his eyes at the other man. "This was all your plan. Man up and explain all the shit you've done."

With a heavy sigh, Z pinched Jimin's cheek and proceeded to face them all. 

"Okay. So this is what really happened..."

========
There you go. More secrets will be revealed...

Btw, I just want to congratulate our lovely fandom and Bangtan for winning the Best Fan Award and Best Boyband. WE DID IT!!!

Please be reminded you crazy ym shippers that Yoongi fed Jimin in the latest Run AND LICKED THE SHIT OUT OF THE HONEY THAT DRIPPED FROM JIMIN'S MOUTH. thehoneyfelltoyoongi'shandandthenhelickedit. No, he did not lick it from Jimin's mouth.

But that will do.

P.S. I will finally have time to answer my DMs this weekend. Really sorry for those that did not receive a reply. Please forgive me.

Thank you everyone and God bless ya'll!