Jungkook was rolling around the open area towards the kitchen. Prince in his lap giggling as he screamed he was flying. Jimin walked out of the kitchen, drying his hands with a rag to see the action. He chuckled.

"You still manage to keep him entertained even when you're in a wheelchair."

"Just because my legs don't work, doesn't mean I can stop my fatherly duties." Jungkook smiles as he rolls around some more.

Jimin smiles sadly as he watches before clapping his hands and grabbing the handles on Jungkook's wheelchair, wheeling him to the dining table.

"Well then, I can stop your fatherly duties to make sure you eat." Jimin smiles as he pushes Jungkook towards the table before picking Prince up, holding him on his hip.

"Sigh, but it has stopped me from doing my boyfriend duties."

Jimin screamed through his tightly closed lips, punching Jungkook's arm who chuckles.

Jimin sets Prince down in the chair next to Jungkook before setting all the food on the table. They ate and talked. Prince talked about how his schoolwork was going and how he'd been keeping up with his friends. He also asked about when he could see his grandparents again and Jimin said he'd give his parents a call.

The afternoon rolled around and Prince usually takes a nap to keep him from getting cranky and Jimin didn't plan to break that. He laid Prince down for his nap then went back to his and Jungkook's shared room where Jungkook was looking down with his eyes closed, sitting in front of the bed in his wheelchair.

Jimin slowly approached Jungkook and gently touched his neck, bending down and pecking his cheek.

"You ready?" He whispered and Jungkook nodded after releasing a breath.

Jimin stood in front of Jungkook, his back to the bed before locking his arms under Jungkook's armpits, lifting him up quickly, Jungkook's hand shooting to the bedside table to stabilize himself as Jimin sat him on the bed. Jungkook let his torso fall back with an oomph. Jimin rolled the wheelchair to the corner of the room. He walked back over to Jungkook and lifted his legs, Jungkook pushing his body and crawling backward to lay on the pillow.

He exhaled loudly when he rested his head on the pillow.

"You did your exercises today, correct?" Jimin asks as he rubs Jungkook's right calf before moving to his left.

"Yeah." He exhaled as if he felt in pain.

Jimin noticed this and looked up at him.

"What's wrong?"

Jungkook's quiet before speaking again.

"I feel useless." Jungkook whispered.

"Jung—"

"Jimin, I'm a defenceless little bitch." He chuckled as he looked up at the ceiling before a tear fell from his eye, his lip beginning to quiver.

"The son of a great mafia leader yet now I can't even defend my own family." His voice started shrinking as he took in a shaky breath.

"Hell, I can't even go to the bathroom on my own." His voice watered down as he covered his wet eyes with his hand as his body shook.

Jimin quickly crawled up the bed and hugged his sobbing lover, burying his sobs in his chest.

It finally hit him. After weeks upon weeks, his birthday, just around the corner, it finally sunk in that he's paralyzed. Sure, he's been working his ass off to get walking again and the burning sensation in his arms was real. The slight aching in his legs was real. But just now, as his omega threw his body onto their bed, he understood he was a weight on Jimin's back.

"I'm so sorry, Jimin. I apologize to our son. All of our friends." Jungkook's voice continued to crack as he hugged Jimin tighter, Jimin's heart contorting with pain.

"Baby, it's okay."

Jimin pulled Jungkook's face back.

"You didn't know that would happen. You were doing what you thought was right. I am mad at you for getting hurt as bad as you did but you're alive and you're getting stronger. I'm sure your parents would smack you around but be proud of who you are today." Jimin smiled, kissing Jungkook's eyes before leaning back.

"You're getting stronger, my love. Don't let all your progress be in vain, okay?" Jimin smiled as Jungkook looked up at him with glossy eyes.

"I'm going to marry you." Jungkook says with a straight face.

Jimin laughs, his head falling backward before coming back to look at Jungkook with a huge smile.

"Is that right?"

Jungkook nods quickly as he buries his face into Jimin's chest.

"Gonna get you a big diamond and purpose then give the wedding you want." He answers.

"You're so cute." Jimin giggles.

"I thought I was the younger of us two?" Jimin teases.

"Shut up." Jungkook mumbles.

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"I remember you mentioning your mother isn't the first or only person who has an alliance with you know, hospitals and police." Jungkook nods as he turns his head to look at Jimin whose head was perched in his arm.

"Yeah, she was inspired by the most infamous and powerful mafia."

"That isn't yours?"

Jungkook shakes his head.

"I guess it seems that way since it's been on hiatus for a long time. The other mafia that is."

"Ooh, who is this mystery mafia?" Jimin giggles.

Jungkook laughs but answers.

"Deadly Fires run by the mafia legend R."

Jimin was quiet as he listened.

"He was the first to come up with the idea. For years mafias had to run under the police but now we can be right under their nose IF we make the alliance. My mother was always inspired by him so she tried for an alliance and succeeded." Jungkook smiled at the thought of his mother.

"R." Jimin says quietly.

"Ah! Back when... uhm back when I was a kid and friends with Aleah and Jesibelle, we loved R. Aspired to be just like him. My mother always wanted to combine our two mafias as well."

"In what? An arranged marriage?" Jimin giggled while Jungkook rolled his eyes.

"As the most and second most powerful mafia, if you were to combine your powers, ugh, unstoppable."

"I'm glad you aren't some evil motherfucker then."

Jungkook just smiled at Jimin before continuing.

"Everyone knows of R. His parents were bloodthirsty and violent. Anyone that betrayed them was murdered immediately. They say R started training at five then killed for the first time at seven. He was and is a genius both in business and organized crime. He was on his way to take over his parents' work when he was sixteen. Also, one day, he was seen with a golden band on his left ring finger. He somehow managed to get married without a single soul knowing until he had the ring on." Jungkook chuckles.

"They also say he had a child but no one knows for sure. But a lot of people think that's the case because after a while his mafia activities died down. Him basically disappearing. Ever since no one's heard from him." Jungkook sighs as he thinks back to the stories his mother told him.

"He did, however, appear at a few mafia meetings to create peace in our area. Only mafia's outside caused problems. But no one knows what he looks like because he wears an all black full face mask. All that peeks out of the mask is a cut out chunk to uncover his left eye which is always judging you and reading you. He also has a bold 'R' tattoo in the middle of his back. A medium sized one." Jungkook shivers. "Nothing like the huge dove on my back."

"I've always wanted to meet him."

Jimin smiles as he rubs Jungkook's hair.

"Other kids want to be firefighters and astronauts, but you wanted to be a cold blooded killer just like your childhood hero." Jimin says with a teasing grin.

Jungkook rolls his eyes with a snort.

"Yeah well, I'm not exactly normal." Jungkook grins cheekily.

"You're adorable."

Jimin laughs.

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