A/N: This is for the maknae line version.

- Playmate: a friend with whom a child plays.

* The ages of the maknae lines are of toddlers. *

*Imagine travelling back in time and you were just a little girl/boy who just started learning the small bits of the huge world.*

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Your eyes wondered about as you sat in the huge office that your dad had brought you to. You swung your legs as you remained seated on the tall stool.

You didn't really understand what your dad and that handsome man with cute dimples were saying. They were talking adult matters and you were getting bored.

You just stared outside the window and something caught your attention. There was a small head swaying unstably.

You rubbed your eyes with your balled fists and looked at the window again. You saw two hands holding onto the window sill and the top of the head became still.

You waited for what to happen. Then, you saw the person pushed himself up.

Your eyes met with the boy's with ethereal facial features. His eyes sparkled and his lips curved up into a huge grin. He lifted his palm up and waved at you.

You waved back at him with a smile.

However, he shouldn't have done that as he lost his balance and fell down with a loud yelp followed by two other voices.

Your dad and that handsome man stood up. The man went to open the door with you and your dad following behind him.

You saw, out in the hallway, three boys, around your age, rubbing their own backs after a great fall.

"Jimin, Taehyung and Jungkook. What kind of prank are you three planning now?"

The three stood up and shook their head in denial.

"We weren't doing anything, Joonie," they replied in sync.

The person scrunched his face.

"It's Namjoon hyung. You shouldn't be calling me Joonie. I'm way older than the three of you."

They exchanged gazes with each other and looked at Namjoon.

"Joonie~!" They sang and that was the last straw for Namjoon. The three noticed that so they scrambled before Namjoon could follow.

Namjoon sighed and turned to the two of you, "They are a bit naughty but they are kind kids. I'm sure our cutie here will get along with them."

You dad nodded in agreement. He knelt down before you and patted your head.

"I'm sorry for not being able with you all the time," your dad explained with guilt in his eyes.

You shook your head and grinned at him, "It's okay, papa. Just make sure you don't overwork yourself."

Namjoon was amazed by your response and your dad was proud. He brought you into a tight hug and didn't want to leave but you made sure he did as he would be late for work.

"Shall we go and greet your new friends, cutie?" Namjoon asked with a fond smile.

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Namjoon requested all the other kids in the playroom to gather. You recognised the three boys you saw back then. Those three were the first to rush to the front and plopped themselves down with their eyes lit up as they looked at you with huge interest.

You fidgeted as all the attention was on you.

Namjoon held your hand tighter and rubbed the back of your small hand with his thumb to ease your nerves. He gave you an assuring smile and you nodded your head.

You introduced yourself with a little bit of stutter but thankfully, no one judged you. The three boys gave you a round of applause to welcome you. The other kids joined to clap as well.

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It was free time and you had no idea what you should do. You remained in the seat alone as the other kids played among themselves. You wished someone would play with you as well.

Just then, your prayers were answered as not only one... not only two... but three of them approached you. It was the same three boys you saw at the hallway.

"Hello, I'm Taehyung!" He said with a toothy grin.

It was the boy who was looking at you through the window.

"I'm Jimin!" Another boy chirped. He gave you a really pretty smile which you returned immediately.

And the last boy with big round eyes who looked like a bunny introduced, "I'm Jungkook!"

Your expression became brighter and you were about to introduce yourself when Taehyung placed his forefinger on your lips.

"We know your name, angel."

You blushed at the name, 'angel'.

"I'm not an angel," you mumbled softly but the three of them heard.

"We know but you are really pretty like an angel!" Jimin complimented.

"So, it's nice to meet you, angel!" Jungkook added and the three of them beamed at you brightly.

You told them it was nice to meet them as well and they were really elated to know that.

"So, angel, are you into pranks?" Jimin brought up the topic they were itching to ask.

"Prank?" You questioned back and the three nodded.

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The four of you peeked through Namjoon's office door that was left ajar. Namjoon was trying to fix something that was broken. It looked like a toy car that was from the playroom. His forehead had creases as he concentrated on glueing the cracks of the toy.

Jimin shut the door back quietly and faced the three of you.

"Let's start the plan."

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You worked hard on the project and were really serious in making sure the prank was perfect.

The plan was to have a cardboard box placed near Namjoon's office. Once Namjoon come out, Jimin will jump out to scare the caregiver. After that, there will be ropes tied to the door knobs of the two rooms in the middle of the hallway. Then, there will be a bucket of water and bucket of flour that should be situated on top of the doors respectively. That meant that, when the roles are pulled, the water will be poured all over him along with the flour.

The plan was set and the four of you had prepared everything. You and Jungkook were in charge of putting the buckets on the door. Jungkook had securely placed the bucket of flour while you were still struggling as you couldn't reach.

Jungkook watched you nervously and asked if you were okay. He told you he could take over but you shook your head and continued.

Jimin was already at his place and Taehyung had also tied the ropes. The two noticed Namjoon coming out of the room and shouted across to alert you two.

You perfectly placed your bucket and looked at Jungkook who gave you thumbs up. You were about to step down when you lost your footing. You gasped and fell backwards.

Thankfully, Jungkook caught you on time. However you sprained your ankle and it hurt so much that tears were swelling up in your eyes. Jungkook didn't know how to react.

Jimin and Taehyung were shocked as well that they threw their pranking plan away. The two rushed towards you two and ended up tripping over the ropes. This caused the contents of buckets to fall on them.

Namjoon stood outside and stared at the mess the four of you had made. All of you looked at him with guilty eyes.

He let out a sigh and asked all of you to come into his office.

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The four of you stood awkwardly in a straight line as Namjoon had an unamused look on his face. Your foot felt painful as you stood and Jungkook noticed it.

"Umm... Namjoon-hyung?" Jungkook spoke up.

Namjoon raised his eyebrow as he beckoned the boy to continue.

"Angel has sprained her ankle so please let her take a seat."

Namjoon's eyes widened.

"She sprained her ankle?!"

All of you kept your mouth shut as Namjoon's voice thundered inside. He didn't mean to raise his voice so he apologised and asked for one of the boys to get a chair for you to sit.

Jimin hurriedly grabbed a chair and helped you sit down. You hanged your head down in guilt and you felt really bad for those three. Your eyes were tearing up and you hated the fact that you just had to sniff in the quiet room.

Now, all of them knew that you were crying.

Taehyung held your hand which caused you to look up at him. He wasn't looking at you but at Namjoon with a determined look on his face.

"It wasn't Angel's fault! It was mine! I was the one who planned the prank!" Taehyung squeezed your hand and you knew he was mustering up his courage to do so.

Just then, Jimin held your other hand and took a step forward.

"It was me! I was the one who asked Angel to join! She didn't do anything wrong!"

And lastly, Jungkook took his stand as well.

"It was actually mine! If I didn't let angel stand on that stool, she wouldn't have gotten hurt. Everything is my fault!"

The three then started arguing who's fault it was and your bottom lip started to tremble. You let out a loud cry and all of them stopped immediately.

"I-it was m-my fault..," you tired to convince Namjoon in between your tears.

They felt so guilty to see you crying and they started tearing up as well. They hugged you and pampered you to stop crying and repeating that it wasn't your fault.

Namjoon was actually surprised to see the boys actually admitting their faults. He couldn't help but chuckle, causing the four of you to stop
crying.

"Well, it was bad that you tried to pull a prank on someone. Look what happened. Our cutie got hurt. So, you do know that what you've done is wrong and all of you are at fault."

All of you nodded in agreement.

"But since you tried to protect each other, I'll forgive all of you this time. And for cutie, I'll treat your ankle so the three of you should help me."

"Yes, sir!" The three shouted together and you couldn't help but giggle while Namjoon just rolled his eyes.

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Namjoon checked your ankle and thankfully it was only slightly wounded. He treated it and also wrapped a bandage so that it could lessen the pain when you placed pressure on your foot to walk.

Your dad arrived to pick you up after walk and broke down when he saw your poor ankle. You patted your dad's back and told him to stop overreacting.

He stood up and carried you in your arms.

Namjoon apologised for not taking care of you properly and so did the three boys.

"It's not their fault, papa," you told your dad who smiled.

"It's alright," he told them, "Things like this happen when they are kids. At least, my sweetie had fun."

Taehyung tugged Namjoon's sleeve to get his attention. Namjoon turned to face the boy who gave him the toy car that he was having a hard time fixing as well as a box.

Namjoon raised his eyebrow and took it.

He opened the box and a frog jumped out, causing Namjoon to scream as he was scared.

The three laughed heartily and gave each other high fives as their prank was a success.

"For real?!"

Namjoon wanted to pull his hair as he chased them down. They ran inside the daycare center to escape.

As the did, they waved at you with endearing smiles.

"See you tomorrow, angel!"

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This one ended up being too long!! 😭

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