I dish another portion of breakfast before facing the dining table where Hoseok, Jimin and Winter are eating.

"Where's Jungkook?" I ask Winter.

"Went out this morning. I don't know." She shrugs.

"I'll leave his here then. Taehyung! Food!"

I turn back towards the counter when I soon feel arms lock around my waist and a chin on my shoulder, rocking slowly with deep morning hums. A wide grin creeps onto my face.

"Awww, isn't that just adorable." Hoseok teases.

I raise my arm to stroke Taehyung's neck and twist to kiss him.

"You made breakfast?" He asks surprised.

"Gosh— Yes Taehyung I made breakfast! Geez you guys act like I've never held a pan."

"We've just never seen you cook." He chuckles, "What did you make?"

"Well my attempt of a British breakfast."

"Keyword: attempt." Jimin adds.

"Oh cut me some slack, I tried. Here." I hand Taehyung his dish and he sits beside Jimin. "Teddy! Breakfast is ready!" I call out.

Not long after, she skips in happily.

"Goood morning family! You guys'll NEVER believe what I found this morning—!"

"OH MY GOD!"

"Whoa whoa hey!"

"Teddy put that down!" Taehyung immediately pushes down her arm that was pointing the pistol.

"Watch where you're pointing that thing!" I get back up from behind the counter.

"Yeah where did you get that?" Jimin asks.

"This? I found tons of 'em! Wait..... Are they real?"

"YES!" We shout in unison.

Taehyung takes the gun off of her and sighs. "Don't go waving these things around. It's dangerous."

"Sorry."

"Hey guys." Followed by the front door shutting, Jungkook steps through the doorway alongside a buff, bearded man who's drenched in tattoos from neck to fingers. We all stare awkwardly in silence, though Jungkook seems oblivious and holds a smile.

"Uh... Who's your friend?" I point.

"Oh right. This is... What did you say your name was again?"

"Hector."

"Hector."

Dumbfounded by the randomness, Hoseok just returns to his food.

"Okay... So who is Hector?"

"Hectorrr..." Jungkook slaps the man's shoulder, "Is a tattoo artist I found."

"I'm sorry—," Jimin stops him with furrowed brows, "You found a tattoo artist?"

"Yep. And guess what babe? He agreed to give us those matching tattoos!"

"Like hell he is."

"Oh come on. You said you'd do this..."

"Jungkook, I'm not getting a tattoo from some sketchy guy you found on the street."

"And are you crazy dude?" Taehyung hisses, "You're just letting some random guy into our house? After we've already had a break in? Are you forgetting that Lilo is a wanted criminal??"

"Relax guys he's harmless. Hector barely knows English."

"If he barely knows English then how do you expect— You know what, nope. Not even gonna care." Winter sighs in frustration.

Teddy then raises her arm. "Ooo I want one! Jimin, let's get matching tattoos too!"

Jimin chokes on his food.

"What??"

"Yeah! It would be so cute don'tya think??"

"I don't know..."

Winter tunes out by returning to her food. Jungkook approaches her chair and gets on his knees, taking her hand which she tries desperately to pull back. "Please Win...? Not even for me? Don't make me beg."

She ignores him and stands up to wash her dish when Jungkook suddenly wraps his arms around her waist and hugs her tight.

"Jungkook—!"

"I'm not letting go until you agree to this. Please? I love you Win." His innocent voice paired with Winter's blush lets me know that he's hit a weak spot.

"Ugh, Okay fine!"

"Yes!" He stands up.

"But here are the rules. I get to choose the tattoo and you get to choose where it goes."

"Perfect!"

"Oh shit. Wait I said that backwards—"

"Nope too late! You said it! That means I get to choose where it goes, yeehee!" He does a girl-like laugh and hurries out the room, pulling Hector to the backyard.

We all look at Winter who exhales hopelessly. "Don't. I can already feel the regret."

*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ ☀️

The sun is beaming like crazy this afternoon. Hoseok swims laps in the pool with Taehyung while I lay on the hammock and watch. Jungkook waits patiently next to Hector and his small tattoo set up while Jimin relaxes on one of the sunbeds.

"We're readyyy! Let's get some tattoos!" Teddy skips out in a yellow two-piece bikini that fits her now-brunette hair. Winter follows behind in a wine one. Jungkook's eyes immediately become glued as she sits on the tattoo bed.

Hoseok and Taehyung rest their arms and chin on the edge of the pool with smiles of intrigue. "This should be interesting."

"What'll you be having?"

"I want a bunny." She says in Jungkook's direction, as if creating a boundary. "I wanna make that clear. Just a small, dainty bunny. Nothing crazy."

"Got it. And where do I put it?"

Winter turns to Jungkook and he smirks.

"On her ass."

"No."

"You said the deal was—"

"And now I'm saying no."

"You did make a deal..." Jimin teases.

Hoseok sighs and adds, "Yeah, let him have this one thing. He hasn't shut up about it."

"Eh... I'm with them on this one." I shrug.

"A bunny would be SO cute! I love bunnies, oooo get it get it get it!"

Winter groans quietly and lays on her stomach. "You're all annoying."

The tattoos artist pulls his cart of inks closer meanwhile Jungkook can't keep his hands off of Winter, fondling her skin. "You're gonna look so hot, I promise."

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A while later, Hector retracts the needle from Jungkook's torso. "All done."

"Let me see you two!" I peddle over, wanting a closer look. Winter turns around to reveal a cute, blue-inked bunny on her right ass cheek.

"Wow. That actually looks really good."

"Right? See babe I told you. Check out mine." Jungkook lifts his tank top. Going down his side are a trail of dainty blue snowflakes.

"Awww!" Teddy gasps.

"That's actually..." Winter's shocked expression accidentally thaws into a touched smile. "...Cool."

"That's not all."

"Huh?"

"While none of you were looking I got something tatted on my—" He pulls the hem of his shorts but we all stop him. "Ahhh ah ah, we don't need to see all of that!" I announce.

"You didn't really..." Winter looks down his pants but freezes with an open mouth. "Oh my God."

"Did that hurt?" Hoseok asks.

"Only a little. Taehyung you should try it. Fill up those 12 inches of space—"

"Oh my God dude shut up."

"Who is next?" Hector asks.

"I am. I think I'll get a tattoo on my side too..." Jimin sits on the table.

"What were you thinking?"

"How about..... Nevermind?"

"Nevermind? Why that?" Hoseok asks.

"I don't know it just sounds cool."

"Then I'll get nevermind too! Ooo I can't wait!" Teddy shakes his arm and nods excitedly.

Taehyung leans against the pool edge when I turn and whisper, "Are you sure we should be letting her get a tattoo? I mean, she's only 16..."

"Let her get it. We're all basically enemies of the law right now. Breaking one more won't hurt."

*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ ☀️

Sometimes later I returned to the hammock with a jar of Nutella and a spoon. I can see Jimin getting his tattoo done in yellow ink. It's pretty cool that we've all got matching tattoos, Taehyung and I's being red, Winkook's being blue and Tedmin's being yellow.

Taehyung runs a towel down his wet body after getting out of the pool, it's not long after that I sense his presence.

"Nutella in this heat? Do I get some?"

I pull the spoon from my lips with a smack. "Yes and no."

I scoop another spoonful before suddenly Taehyung's fluffy hair overtakes my face and he stretches his mouth teasingly wide, stealing my serving.

Before I can curse him out, he scoops some chocolate and points it to my lips, giving me deep narrowed, rather flirtatious eyes.

"I-I can't eat when you're looking at me like that."

"Like what?" His innocence is poorly acted before he licks the chocolate from the spoon slowly, his tongue drawing swirls. My cheeks suddenly get red.

"Only teasing you." He chuckles and puts the jar aside before lazily falling onto the hammock beside me with a deep exhale, making the fabric rock. "I thought you didn't like Nutella?"

"There's nothing much else to do here for me. Might aswell eat."

"True." His arm crosses over my side.

The sun beams more than ever but the shade of palm tree leaves shield our eyes. The air leaving Taehyung's nose blows gently against my ear.

"This is nice." He mumbles. I hum and cocoon myself in him deeper.

Aside from the others' faint chatter, we let silence engulf us. My eyelids get heavy, the both of us on our way to a light nap.

"Sometimes it's nice to just lie down like this... Just... Cuddling with you. I'm sorry that we haven't been able to do this more often. I've been stressed but moments like this, they make me feel better."

I could bring up things and finally air out my past questions... But I don't want to ruin this moment. If he's been feeling stressed then this is what he needs.

"Don't apologize. You're already doing enough for me."

"Mmm..." His hum grumbles so deep as the hammock rocks under the sun.

Then he yawns. "There's something... I've been thinking a lot about lately..."

"What's that?"

"My mom." I hear him swallow, then scoff a smile. "She would've loved you... She would've baked you the tastiest cakes, and thanked you every day for sticking with me. Gosh I can hear her now... How's that Lilo girl of yours doing? Tell 'er to visit soon, I didn't prepared these tarts for nothing!"

I laugh at his impression of his mother's voice and he chuckles too. "I'm sure I would've loved her too. At least I have your baking to fill her role."

"Yeah." His lips leave a series of pecks on my cheek.

"And I know your dad and I got off on the wrong foot when we met, I mean I don't have the best relationships with dad's but... I've matured. I promise when this whole thing is over I'll prove to him somehow that I am the man for his daughter."

His words make me frown and gulp. I detached myself from my parents completely, without explaining to them the situation. Taehyung probably feels that with his parents out of the picture, he's obligated to build a good bond with mine. But I don't know if that's possible now.

"You don't need to prove him anything. I love you, so his opinion doesn't matter."

"Surely it's better to get dad's approval though?" He chuckles. I rotate to finally face him. His skin looks extra golden under the sun, his slightly discolored bangs blowing in the breeze.

I place a finger on his lips, "Let's not worry about my parents, okay? Let's just... Nap. They don't matter anymore."

*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ ☀️

"Yay! I'm really getting tattooed!"

"Teddy you've gotta hold still or he'll mess it up." Jimin says as the needle casts yellow ink along her side.

"Eek s-sorry I'm just so excited!!"

I rub my eyes awake and show a fuzzy smile. Taehyung fell asleep beside me, so I carefully unhook his arm from my waist and head inside to the kitchen for something to drink.

I end up searching through the cupboards messily. "Where are those damn straws..."

I tip toe to reach the cabinet, when I see a tub with a blue lid sitting behind the set of cups.

With furrowed brows, I take it out and scan the label. "What's this?"

I brush off the weird white dust that glitters the lid and read the label.

'Natural biomedical's anti anxiety and stress relief sleeping pills. For depression induced panic disorders.'

My brows remain furrowed as I hold the near empty tub in my hand. My eyes trace over the label repeatedly.

"What the fuck... Who...?"

I suddenly hear faint cheers coming from the backyard, making me lean to the side and spot the others through the window, cheering Teddy and Jimin who share a sweet kiss.

The sight makes me smile, but my smile fades when I see that Taehyung is no longer on the hammock—

"Li?"

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"Thanks for the tattoos man." Jungkook hands Hector $50 and gives him a bro hug before the man leaves with his suitcase.

He props himself on the sunbed beside Winter's but she only furrows her brows. "You only paid 50 bucks for our tattoos?"

"Told you he was good. You never know what you can find on the street."

"I can't believe I let you tattoo my ass. It's still sore."

"Want me to kiss it better? Hm?" He pulls her sunbed closer to double the size. She rolls her eyes behind her sunglasses before he scoops her by the waist and forces her body to cuddle his.

"Wh—!"

"Shh shh, don't fight it." He kisses her forehead. "Love you Win."

A blush tops her cheeks which she keeps hidden behind Jungkook's arm, but he somehow notices it and whispers with a smirk.

"You can say I love you back you know."

"Do me a favour?"

"What?"

"Shut up."

Meanwhile, Jimin approaches Teddy who soaks her feet in the pool and hums.

"Hey, Ted. Can I talk to you?"

She gives an innocent nod and follows him to the hammock.

"What's up?"

"You know... You could have told me about your new job. I wouldn't have thought anything less of you."

"Yeah... I know. I just didn't want you to think I was something I wasn't. But I couldn't let my brothers down. Sorry I didn't tell you..."

"It's okay. I'm not mad." He smiles. "There was... Something else I actually wanted to tell you."

"What is it?"

"That I haven't forgotten our bond before everyone split. I really like you, you know? Ever since you've joined this house I feel like the sun is shining more than ever. I don't know how we stayed here so long without you. You're fun... Adorable..." Jimin stops as he gets lost in his words but Teddy just beams at his compliments.

"Sorry. What I'm leading to is... I mean, if you feel the same way—"

His sentence is cut when Teddy plants a peck to his cheek.

"I'd love to be your girlfriend."

Jimin can't help his growing smile, eyes squinting into little lines. Teddy replicates the same face and holds his hand.

"You have a nice smile." She admits accidentally.

"And you..." His gaze lowers to her lips to return the compliment, but instead his smile fades as he slowly leans in and brushes his lips with Teddy's.

Small, innocent smacks leave their lips as the kiss goes on, Jimin's right hand cupping her cheek. Teddy's face is canvased with shock once they separate but her smile immediately comes back.

"Okay, let's not tell the others just yet—"

"GUYS LOOK! JIMIN AND I ARE A COUPLE! MY FIRST BOYFRIEND!" Teddy waves his arm up high and he completely freezes.

"Way to go Chim!" Jungkook howls which leads Hoseok to copy and Winter to chuckle. Jimin yells and throws a beach ball at the younger out of embarrassment before chasing him. "Yah! Jeon Jungkook!"

Hoseok sighs, "Guess that makes me the only single one in this house."

Winter shakes her head while the boys chase play fight loudly in the background. "No sweat. You'll get your girl before you know it."