It's been two days since Leo dropped by and there were ten days left until the mission. You could say Samiah was ecstatic but that word does no justice to how happy the young alpha was. She was bouncing on her knees as Ryan was showing her a defense move.

"You have to bring your hands like this to their neck. That way, you can wind them long enough to either get away or get your weapon." Ryan explains as he looks at her with his left leg behind him and right leg in front, wrist connected and crossed over as his hands were in fists.

She nods before standing up and coping the pose. Thrusting her fists forward as Ryan does. Ryan smiles as she does it a few more times than smiles to herself.

"You're doing great." Ryan nods at her to which she thanks him.

Samiah sighed before falling on her butt.

"I finally get to work with you and my brother." She smiles up to Ryan who squats in front of her.

"You're pretty excited, huh?" Ryan gives her a small smile.

She nods as she crosses her legs.

"I always had to stay home and wait until Yoongi came home. Watching the clock tick down terrified. But now! I get to be with him." She nods, taking the bandages around her hands off.

Ryan nods before grabbing her face with both of his hands, making her stare into his eyes as he held her face.

"You have to promise you'll be safe while we're there."

"Of course."

"Always stay by someone."

"I'm not five."

"Samiah, I'm serious."

Samiah grabs his hands on her face.

"I'm not leaving you, Ryan."

"You don't understand, Sam. We all have had near death experiences on these missions." Ryan frowned as he held her face.

She sighed.

"Everyone is speaking as if I'm dead. Or going to die."

"It's just our fear."

Samiah was about to speak before Yoongi walked out into the backyard, hand-in-hand with Brenda.

"Come on, we have to go home. Everyone's going to one of King's clubs." He says nodding to them.

Samiah quickly pulls Ryan's hands from her face and looks at Yoongi and her grandma.

"Will Jimin be singing? Everyone keeps saying how great he is, even Prince, but I've never heard him!"

Yoongi smiles at her and nods, holding his hand out for her to take.

"Yeah, he'll be singing." She happily takes his hand as her and Brenda walk inside.

Ryan was on his knees looking down before he heard Yoongi call him.

"Ryan."

He looked up to see Yoongi holding his hand out for him, smiling.

"Come on."

Ryan slowly stood up and walked to Yoongi, taking his hand as the omega dragged him into the house.

—

Jimin sat at his vanity as held his eye shadow brush in his hand and he stared at himself. Setting the brush down and bringing his hand to his heart. Feeling the subtle beats under his palm as he shuts his eyes tightly. Lighting tapping his chest before sighing out, feeling himself close to tears. He grips the fabric of the robe he was wearing before a single tear left his eye.

He quickly wiped it as he heard someone knock on his door.

"Come in." He says, his voice sounding watered down.

Jungkook slowly opened the door. He was wearing a black button up shirt but it wasn't buttoned yet. Black pants that were tight on his legs and a black, silver buckled, belt. He had on black socks along with black shoes.

"You okay?" Jungkook asks, his eyebrows furrowed as he watched Jimin open different palettes quickly.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Jimin nods as he doesn't make eye contact with the alpha standing in the doorway.

Jungkook hums but eyes Jimin before walking into his room.

"So, who sacrificed going to a club to watch Prince?" Jimin asks, trying to mask that he had just been crying.

"Yong-sun and Byul-yi." Jungkook answers sitting on the blonde's bed.

"You know, you should expand your wardrobe when it comes to colors." Jimin says, looking at Jungkook through the mirror.

"I can't sneak in bright red." Jungkook smiles as his head falls to the side, looking at Jimin.

"You don't need to be sneaking. We're going to your club. Seems pointless." Jimin shrugs as he finally starts his makeup.

Jungkook scoffs as he turns away before Jimin turns to look at him.

"I'm taking you shopping."

"You're what?" The alpha turns to him with a raised eyebrow.

"You need more clothes that aren't suits and black. You look good in them but you need colors." The omega nods before turning back to the mirror, finishing his makeup.

Jungkook smiled to himself as he looked down. He listened as Jimin sat his brush down and began clicking a few palettes closed and few others opened.

"Come here." He called, waving Jungkook over who stood up and walked over to Jimin.

Jimin pulled a bench near his vanity and had Jungkook sit down. He brought a palette in his hand and a brush in his other. He told Jungkook to close his eyes which he did, reluctantly even so. He felt Jimin's soft hand rest on his shoulder as his other began to spread the colored product on his eyelid.

Once Jimin finished he moved back slightly and Jungkook opened his eyes to see Jimin closing the palette and setting the brush down. He stared at the beautiful omega who didn't seem to notice how the alpha watched him. Jungkook took in Jimin's soft pink eye makeup and light blush along with a sparkly lip gloss. His neck was exposed through his robe and it was tied tightly around his waist. Jimin's legs were crossed, showing off his thighs. Once Jungkook got there, he immediately shut his eyes and sighed.

You're beautiful. Jungkook wanted to say. But he kept it in his mind.

"Okay, get out, I need to change." Jimin claps as he stands up.

Jungkook rolls his eyes while checking what Jimin did in the mirror while saying, "It's not like I haven't seen it before."

Jimin turned pink before kicking Jungkook's butt and pushing him out of the room. Jungkook chuckled as he leaned against the door, biting his lip.

Purple eyeshadow. It was subtle but there.

Jimin opened the door a little later to see Jungkook sitting on the floor with Prince in his lap, he wore a short sleeve yellow shirt and blue shorts with white socks. Jungkook looked up and saw Jimin standing there with his hand on the opened door.

He was wearing a dark purple off the shoulder dress. It went all the way down to the floor and had a cut all the way up his left thigh. He wore black see through stockings and black heels. There were white sparkles all over the dress and a curved line design at the bottom of his dress. He wore purple gloves that went up his arms that had the same design. He paired the outfit with purple earrings with a purple jewel at the end. The last part of the outfit was a neck piece. It had a similar design as the dress and gloves and covered his chest. It was purple and silver.

Prince turned around to see Jimin and smiled before clapping.

"Minmin is so pretty!" He giggled before standing up and running to Jimin who bent down and picked him up, placing the pup on his right hip.

"Thank you, Bear." He smiled rubbing his nose against Prince's cheek.

Jungkook stood up slowly, a certain glint in his eyes.

"Wow." Is all Jungkook says.

Jimin bows his head to Jungkook giggling.

"Thanks."

—

Jimin and Jungkook arrived at the club together after leaving Prince with Yong-sun and Byul-yi. Whee-in deciding to stay as well.

The duo saw everyone at the bar talking with each other. Everyone saw Jimin and Jungkook and released sounds of astonishment at how well the pair look individually and together.

"Jimin-ah! You look hot!" Chung-ha yells as she stands up, wearing a pink dress that had thick straps and was sleeveless. It was a little higher than her mid thigh and was tight to her body. Her brown hair was tied into a ponytail that rested on the top of her head. Sparkly eye makeup and bright red lips. Her heels looked to be a pink plastic, they were shiny.

Jimin laughed as he hugged her.

"So do you!"

Liz stood up and smiled at his brother.

"Ugh, you always call me ugly." Liz groans as he hugs Jimin.

He was wearing a black skirt that had a cut on the side and fishnets stockings along with a white button up shirt. He paired the outfit with black boots. His makeup being just a smokey eye.

"Oh hush, you're beautiful."

"What's up with her?" Jimin nods to Mani who was sitting next to Jennie, head on her hand as she listened intently.

"I think after that kiss, Mani fell more in love with Jennie." Hye-jin snorts as she leans against Jimin.

Hye-jin was wearing a black heart top dress that went a little past her knees and was sleeveless. Her makeup being a simple cat eyeliner and black lip liner.

Jennie laughed about something and Mani nodded before Jennie looked up and saw Jungkook who was talking with Yoongi and Samiah. Jennie stood up and pecked her cheek before rushing off to Jungkook. Mani touched her cheek and all of her friend group awed before crowding her.

"So, you and Jennie." Chung-ha grins.

Hye-jin crosses her arms and sighs.

"You and Jennie, Jinnie and Namjoon, Liz and Taehyung, Jimin and Jungkook. You guys are just leaving me, Chu, and Rosie in the dust."

"Hey! What do you mean me and Jungkook?" Jimin barked at Hye-jin.

"What do you mean me and Namjoon?!" Seokjin whispered across the bartending station.

Hye-jin laughed.

"We all saw how you drowned in Namjoon's kiss at the pool." Hye-jin shrugged to which Seokjin blushed.

"You and Jungkook? Do we even have to say anything? You two are literally so domestic." Chung-ha looks at Jimin as she crosses her arms.

"That's not true-"

Jungkook approached Jimin and held his shoulders.

"Everyone and I are going to go talk for a second, okay?" He whispers to Jimin who nods.

Jungkook smiled before walking off, the mafia following behind him. Jimin watched as the group walked off.

"You were saying?" Liz raises an eyebrow at him.

Jimin rolls his eyes before Namjoon comes towards the bartender station and winks at Seokjin before walking off.

"I guess I'm not the only one." Jimin crosses his arms and smirks at Seokjin who puffs out his cheeks and continues wiping down the counter.

Everyone sat at the bar and talked before Mr. Lee got on stage a lot later.

"Welcome, everyone." He smiled.

"Another night here, which means another night with our beautiful singers." Everyone whistled and clapped.

Jimin sighed before sliding off the leather swivel chair.

"Show time."

He walks to the stage as Mr. Lee announces him.

"Welcome, Flower." He smiles as everyone cheers.

He helped Jimin up the stairs, it was loud with cheers as Jimin reached the mix, his gloved fingers wrapping around the mic as the music slowly began.

"Why do I feel like your puppet? You pull my strings while you play me. Why do I move with your movement? Up on your stage I'm performing, left you but I'm back here on your sofa. Thought I needed space, I want you closer. So, why do I move with your movement, under your strings like a puppet?" Jimin sang in a tenor.

"I'm too up front to turn my back on this. Swear you did a number on me like some raffle tickets. Lucky you, you stuck with me, might as well tattoo th- Be like that sometimes, you show up I'll be acting different." He sang as he looked around at everyone, seeing the mafia slowly reach the tables that sat in front of the stage.

He saw Samiah run quickly to a front table, closer to the stage, pulling Ryan with her. A huge smile on her face. He smiled and continued singing.

"Maybe I'm crazy but if I lose you, oh, I don't know if I'll survive. You drive me crazy for your amusement and I'm along-long for the ride. Got me talking to myself, saying to myself, "Oh no."

Sweet nightmare not a beautiful dream. Should move it to the left, move it to the left. Oh I, know I know better, know I know better." Jimin looks up to see Jungkook standing in the back, against a wall, watching him with a small smile.

He sings through the chorus once more as the music starts to go more upbeat before slowing, bringing the song to an end.

"So, why do I feel like your puppet? You pull my strings while you play me. Why do I move with your movements? Up on your stage I'm performing, left you but I'm back here on your sofa. Thought I needed space, I want you closer. So, why do I move with your movement, under your strings like a puppet? Maybe I'm crazy but if I lose you, oh, I don't know if I'll survive. You drive me crazy for your amusement and I'm along-long for the ride." Jimin carried the last note as the music was brought to a soft stop.

He looked around at everyone and bowed, they all cheered and whistled and clapped.

Jimin stepped down the stairs, lifting his dress to avoid stepping on it. Samiah immediately ran to him, pulling Ryan with her, like normal. She was wearing black pants and a black button up crop top. Fishnet gloves and her makeup was simple as a wing liner. Ryan was wearing a white button shirt that was slightly unbuttoned and blue jeans.

She smiles up to him as he smiles at her.

"You have a beautiful voice."

"Thank you." He laughs.

"Yeah, great as always." Ryan smiles with his lips together.

Jimin pats his face with the same grin before Liz runs over to Jimin frantically, close to tears.

"Jimin!" He shouts as he starts hyperventilating.

"What's wrong?" His eyebrows come together as his lips pucker.

"Pa just called! Dad's in the emergency room."

Liz sobbed as he shook. Jimin hugged his brother, holding him tightly as his eyes were wide and blank. He didn't know what to feel. What to think. He was drawing a blank as he felt his brother's tears soak into his dress.

Taehyung ran up to Liz.

"Come on, let's go." He pulled Liz away he hestitanly staggered away from Jimin.

"You're going to come right?" He released broken sobs as he tried to speak.

Jimin nods as he rubs his forehead in confusion and astonishment.

That stubborn alpha father of his is in the hospital. How? How can that be? He said his goodbyes to everyone and grabbed his jacket as he and Jungkook walked to Jungkook's car and drove to the hospital Liz mentioned.

"What happened?" Jungkook asked, not taking his eyes from the road.

"M-my dad is in the emergency room." Jimin whispered as he held his hands tightly together.

Jungkook turned away from the road quickly to look at Jimin before placing his hand on his thigh, squeezing it tightly.

"He's going to be okay."

Jimin said nothing as his hand hesitantly inched towards Jungkook's before going back to clasp with his own.

—

Jimin walked through the hospital's automatic doors, Jungkook next to him as they saw Taehyung holding Liz and rubbing his head as he cuddled into Taehyung. Jimin goes and sits in front of them, Jungkook sitting next to him.

Jungkook looks up and watches Taehyung and Liz before leaning over and checking on Jimin.

"You okay?"

Jimin nods as he messes with his gloves.

"You sure?"

Jimin turns to look at Jungkook who's pupils were dilated. He smiled and held Jungkook's hand.

"I'm okay. I promise."

Jungkook nods before sitting back.

"Did you tell Yong-sun that we won't be home until later?"

"Yeah. She said Prince is in bed."

Jimin hummed.

Jungkook turned to Liz and Taehyung seeing how Taehyung would constantly check on Liz and Liz would hesitantly accept.

"Hey."

"Hmm?"

"What's up with them?"

"Taehyung and Liz?" He asked, turning to Jungkook.

Jungkook nodded as he looked back at Jimin.

"Oh. He and my brother used to date."

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