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“Hobi! Hobi! Is she going to stay with us?” Jimin asked, practically bouncing in his seat, making it harder for Hoseok to unbuckle him.
“At least for the night, baby,” Hoseok confirmed, not wanting to make too many promises to the little. He knew that he would love to keep you around if you would have them. Afterall, you were an adorable little, but it would be your choice once you were big again. And they’d have to make sure that there wasn’t anybody looking for you.
“She’s so cute! And I’m no longer the baby!” Jimin squealed as Hoseok pulled the last buckle apart. He glanced over at you, and somehow you were still sleeping through Jimin’s antics.
“Alright, honey. Can you go inside by yourself and ask one of the hyungs to get a bath started for the baby?” Hoseok asked, hoping that by giving some direction, Jimin would calm down slightly. He knew you would be overwhelmed when you woke up, especially in a house you’d never been to with seven men you didn’t know, but he didn’t want to add on to it with a hyper Jimin.
“Okay!” Jimin barely got out before he was racing toward the door. It slammed shut behind him and Hoseok shook his head, letting out a small laugh.
Hoseok made his way around to the other side of the car and started the same process of unbuckling you. He’d just about gotten you completely out when your eyes started to flutter open. You let out a small whine at being woken up. It’d been a long time since you’d been this comfortable sleeping, which was saying a lot since you were in a car seat.
“Hi, pretty baby,” Hoseok cooed quietly. “We’re home. Are you ready to go inside and get all clean and warm? And we can’t forget about that bottle I promised you!”
You woke up a bit more at the mention of the bottle, you tummy letting out a small growl. Reaching up to rub at your eyes, Hoseok started to carefully lift you out of the seat, placing you on his hip. You hid your face in his neck again, nervous about going inside. From what Jimin and Hobi had told you, it sounded like there would be more people, and you didn’t know if you were prepared or not.
“Alright, baby, here we go. I know you might be scared, but we just want to help you. Nobody here is going to hurt you,” Hoseok reassured. You didn’t know how he knew you were scared. He must be a superhero or something to know how you were feeling! Your last Mommy and Daddy never knew how you were feeling, or at least they didn’t care if they did.
Hoseok locked the car and carried you inside.
“Well who do we have here?” a voice asked. You got scared and tried to bury yourself further into Hobi’s chest.
“It’s okay, baby,” Hoseok soothed quietly in your ear before speaking to the other person. “This is Y/N and she needs a little loving, so we’re going to get her in a bath, and once she’s squeaky clean, into some fuzzy pajamas, and then get her a warm bottle before bedtime.”
“Hi, angel,” the voice sounded closer, but you didn’t want to look up. New people were scary (not including Hobi because his smile was really big and he made you feel really warm inside).
“Honey, do you want to meet Jinnie? He’s really nice, I promise!” Hoseok said.
Hobi was a nice man and you trusted him, so this Jinnie must be nice, too.
You lifted your head, barely taking a peek at the man standing in front of you. He gave you a big smile, so you shyly lifted your hand to wave at him before your thumb made its way into your mouth. It had always helped soothe you before, and you were really nervous meeting new people.
“I’m going to go get her into a bath,” Hoseok said to Jin. “Are the others home yet?”
“Only Namjoon,” Jin said, shaking his head. “I’ll come help you since he’s watching Jimin, and dinner’s in the oven and won’t be ready for a bit.”
“Can Jinnie help give you a bath, honey?” Hoseok turned to you and asked. It took you a second to realize he was talking to you. No one had ever given you a choice when it came to doing things like that, so you were shocked. You nodded your head after looking back to Jinnie and seeing his soft smile. As long as Hobi trusted him, you would trust him.
“Alright, let’s go get you squeaky clean!” Hoseok said, tickling your side. You let out a small laugh, your thumb falling out of your mouth. The two men cooed at your smile.
Hoseok carried you carefully up the stairs and into a large bathroom, where he sat with you while Jin started the warm water. A few moments later, the room was warm and filled with steam.
“Bath’s ready!” Jin called, where he was bent over the tub swirling bubble bath into the water.
“Baby, is it okay if I take your clothes off so we can get you clean?” Hoseok asked. You were again shocked. You had never been given choices like that when you were small. You knew you were little and sometimes had a hard time making decisions, but that didn’t mean you wouldn’t understand or have liked to make the decision in the past.
You nodded quickly after getting over your shock. Hoseok sets you on the ground, stripping you of your ratty clothes before lifting you and setting you into the tub.
The second you’re fully seated into the tub, your eyes go wide. Bubbles are everywhere! You let out a small laugh, lifting a hand to poke at them.
“You like the bubbles, baby?” Jin asks. You nod, letting out a small hum. “Well how about we get you some toys to play with, too?”
Your head snaps up. You never got to play with toys in the bathtub before! This was going to be the best bath ever!
Jin walks over to the counter and rustles around in the cabinets under the sink. He pulls out a small mesh bag, which he brings back over, opening the zipper and dumping the contents into the tub with you. Each toy gives a small splash, some water hitting you in the face, which you find funny.
It’s not a lot of toys, maybe ten total, but to you, it’s a ton! There’s a few rubber duckies, one or two ships, and even a few sea animals, like a whale and a shark! You reach out to grab a rubber ducky, squeezing it to hear the small squeak. You giggle, squeezing it over and over again. Jin and Hoseok look at you fondly, giving you a minute to play before they start to get you clean.
You don’t pay any attention to the men in the room, too busy playing with your new bathtub friends. Not even noticing that you did it, your thumb made its way back to your mouth, but you quickly spit it back out at the nasty taste of soap that had covered it.
“Oh, did that taste yucky?” Hoseok cooed. Turning to Jin, he asked, “Can you grab her a pacifier? I’m pretty sure we have a brand new package with Jimin’s baby things.”
Jin nodded and ran out of the room, returning only a moment later with a small package in his hands. He ripped it open and held out his hands in front of you.
“Which pacifier would you like, baby?” Jin asked.
A pacifier? You were getting a real pacifier? You’d never had a real pacifier before! Your previous mommy and daddy never bothered to get you one, so you always stuck with your thumb. They didn’t seem to mind.
You turned to Hoseok, eyes wide.
“Go on, honey. Pick whichever one you like the most. There’s not a wrong answer,” Hoseok soothed. “And, if you decide you want to stay here, we can go to the store so you can pick out a pacifier for yourself!”
You turned back to Jin, thinking hard. He was holding a purple and a blue pacifier. They were plain, but both colors were so pretty! It was a hard decision, but you finally decided on the purple one, liking the color slightly more than the pretty blue one. You pointed at the purple one, and Jin leaned forward and stuck it in your mouth. You gave it a hesitant suck, not knowing how it would feel, but once you started sucking, you couldn’t stop. Your whole body started to relax from having the soother in your mouth.
Now happy with the pacifier in your mouth, you turned back to your toys, wanting to get back to the story you were playing out! You paid no mind to Jin and Hoseok who were talking to each other as they grabbed for the soap and started to lather you up in bubbles.
“Are you going to tell me what happened or am I just going to have to figure it out on my own?” Jin asked once he realized you were sufficiently distracted with the toys. A fond smile made its way to his face when you squeezed the whale toy and it splashed water into your face and you jumped, letting out a small giggle.
Hoseok went on to tell Jin how he and Jimin had found you.
“She looks like she was either abandoned or kicked out. And there may be signs of abuse. Though I don’t know how anybody could hurt someone as adorable as her,” Hoseok went on. “It definitely doesn’t seem like she ran away, but I think it’d be a good idea to call Little Services tomorrow and see if anybody is looking for her. And then I guess we go from there and wait to see if she gets big and we can have a proper conversation.”
“Do you know how old her headspace is?” Jin continued his questions.
“I haven’t asked her, but from the looks of it, she’s probably around one to two. Jimin did say she couldn’t count as high as he could,” Hoseok let out a small chuckle. “And I have no idea how often she goes into her headspace. If she was abused, she might stay in her headspace longer than she normally might.”
Jin nodded, thinking over what Hoseok had said. He continued scrubbing down your body, happy to see the dirt and grime washing away.
You had now moved on to making what Jin assumed to be boat noises while moving the toy boats back and forth.
“I’m glad to see she’s opening up a little more,” Hoseok said. He scooped more water up with the cup he had in his hand and poured it over your head one last time to get the last of the bubbles out. “She was so scared of me when I found her, and I was afraid that she wasn’t even going to come with me, that I’d have to call social services or something, which probably wouldn’t have ended well. And she really seems to like Jimin, and he definitely likes her, too.”
Jin hummed in agreement. Even in the short span of time that he’d spent with you, you’d come out of your shell just a tad more. And from the way that Jimin had run into the house practically yelling about “my new baby!”, he definitely didn’t have any problems with her.
“How would you feel if we…” Jin trailed off, unsure if he should actually ask the question. Afterall, he loved all six of his boyfriends, and he didn’t want them to think they weren’t enough, which definitely wasn’t the case.
“If we asked her to stay?” Hoseok finished the question after a moment’s pause. Jin nodded, refusing to look at Hoseok, staring very intently at the last few bubbles left on your skin that he was washing off. “I think… I think that one, it’s something that we need to discuss as a group. But, I don’t think it’s a bad idea. She’s really adorable, and Jimin already seems to like her. We have plenty of room, money, caregivers, and love to give her. And in the end, it’s her decision, but I do think it’s something worth discussing.”
Jin nodded in agreement.
“Alright honey, time to get you dried off!” Hoseok caught your attention. You pouted at the thought of having to leave the fun toys in the tub, but then Hoseok reminded you of what you were looking forward to. “I bet that while I get you dressed in some super cozy pjs that Jinnie here will go make a nice warm bottle for you!”
The rubber ducky that was in your hand plopped down into the water as you reached your arms up, begging to now be picked up. The two men chuckled at your excitement.
Before Jin left the bathroom, Hoseok whispered to him, “Add a meal replacement to it, okay? I don’t know when the last time she ate was.” Jin nodded and left, leaving Hoseok to dry you off and get you dressed.
Hoseok picked you up out of the tub, placing you on the fuzzy mat. You wiggled your toes at how soft and squishy it was while he grabbed a towel. He then patted you down before wrapping the towel around you to keep you warm while he found you clothes. The towel even had a hood on it! Which Hobi pulled over your head and said, “A bunny towel for an adorable little bun bun.”
Hoseok then picked you up and carried you out of the bathroom and into what looked like a nursery. It was so pretty and had so much stuff that you didn’t know where to look first. The whole room was painted in pretty pastels and had a crib in one corner, what looked like a changing table on one wall, and toys scattered all over the room.
“Let’s find you some clothes, honey bun,” Hobi said, stopping in front of the closet. A few moments later, you were clothed in a onesie with footies that had little forest animals all over it. It was so soft and warm and you loved it. You were too busy looking at all the pretty animals on your new outfit to notice that Hoseok had picked you back up and carried you downstairs where Jin was waiting for you in the living room.
“Look what I’ve got for you,” Jin called for you, causing you to look up. He was standing in front of the couch, shaking a bottle back and forth. You reached forward, almost falling out of Hoseok’s hold, but he caught you before you could go anywhere. You noticed the pacifier falling out of your mouth, but you didn’t really care since you were about to get a bottle. It had been too long since you’d had a bottle, your last mommy and daddy never giving you one and you were too young in your headspace to make one yourself.
“Hold on, baby. Let’s get you all wrapped up first,” Hoseok soothed, placing you down on a blanket on the floor that you hadn’t noticed before. With practiced hands, Hoseok swaddled you up in the blanket in just a few seconds and had you back in his arms. You tried to move your arms and legs, but it was near impossible. You didn’t know why, but it made you feel really safe to be wrapped up like that in Hobi’s arms.
The two men cooed at you before Jin handed Hoseok the bottle. Hoseok laid you across his lap and stuck the bottle into your mouth. You didn’t hesitate to start sucking. The second the warm milk hit your tongue, you gave a happy little wiggle and started sucking faster. This milk was the best tasting milk you’d ever had.
It wasn’t long before your eyes started to slip shut, the events of the night catching up to you. When you reached the end of the bottle and started sucking out air, Hoseok pulled the bottle out of your mouth, causing you to let out a small whine. He gave you a small shush before the pacifier was put back into your mouth. You began to suckle happily.
With a full tummy, being wrapped in warm clothes and a blanket, and held in strong arms, you were the most content you’d been in a long time. As you started to finally drift off to sleep, you heard Hoseok say, “Sweet dreams, honey.”