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“Did anyone see Jin-hyung after practice?” Namjoon asks suddenly when he realizes that he hasn’t seen Jin anywhere after their dance practice.
“No. He probably has vocal lesson, I guess?” Jimin shrugs. “No. The managers would’ve known. None of them knows where he is and I can’t get through his phone.” Namjoon replies. The members started contacting Jin’s family and friends but none have the answer they wanted. And in the midst of panicking, the doorbell rang. Jungkook offers to get the door open and in front of him, is a little boy with big doe eyes and thick lips who is probably not older than eight.
“Who is it, Jungkook-ah. Is it Jin-hyung?” Jimin asks as he approaches Jungkook. “Uhh, he might be.” Jungkook replies.
The other members are weirded out by his answer and decided to see who the person is. “Is this our hyung?” Jungkook says as he points at the little kid. Hoseok gapes at the sight of the kid. He looks exactly like Jin, but younger and smaller. “Wow. Jin-hyung never says that he has a kid.” Namjoon mutters.
The kid’s thick lips started trembling as tears threaten to fall; he is obviously overwhelmed that six big grown-ups are staring at him in a weird way. “You guys are scaring the kid. Jungkook, stop pointing at him.” Taehyung says as he kneels down in front of the little boy. “Hi, it’s okay. We are not bad guys. What brings you here? Do you know Jin-hyung?” Taehyung says. The little boy shakes his head. “It’s okay. What is your name?” Taehyung asks. Again, the little boy shakes his head. “I don’t know.” He replies as tears started rolling down his cheeks. “Hey, don’t cry.” Jimin coos as he wipes the tears off. “Hurts.” The kid sobs. “What? Where does it hurt?” Taehyung asks.
“Hey, hey. His knees.” Yoongi pointed out. The kid scraped both his knees badly. They are all to focused on the fact that the kid looks so alike to their hyung that they didn’t realize the kid is hurt. “Are you hurt anywhere else?” Now all of the maknae line are kneeling to match the kid’s height. The little boy slowly show them his arm, which is badly bruised and both his palms are scraped too. “What happened? Did someone hurt you?” Jungkook asks, wide-eyed. The little boy shakes his head. “I fell.”
“He might had hurt his head too.” Namjoon sighs.
“We should probably take him to the hospital.” Hoseok comments.
The kid immediately hides behind Taehyung who is closest to him, bawling even harder as he insists on not going to the hospital. “He’s scared.” Jimin says. “Hyung will go with you okay?” Taehyung tries to persuade him. The kid shakes his head again. “No.” the kid whimpers. Namjoon sighs. “I’ll talk to the managers first.” He says as he excuses himself into his room. “We can let him in right?” Taehyung shows his boxy smile, he has always loved children, not to mention that this kid looks exactly like Jin which makes him even more adorable. “We need to clean the wounds.” Yoongi says, meaning the kid can come in. Both Jungkook and Jimin grab the first aid box while Taehyung carries the little kid in. “Be gentle, hyung.” Jungkook tells Yoongi as he sits down next to the kid to tend his wounds. “I know.” Yoongi replies.
“Are you going to tell us your name?” Yoongi asks as he gently takes the kid’s hand. The kid remains quiet. “It’s okay if you don’t want to tell us. It’s just that you look like our brother.” Yoongi mutters, still worried that Jin hasn’t been home yet. “It’s J-Jinnie.” The kid replies. “Yes, that’s our hyung’s name.” Hoseok smiles. “No, my name is Jinnie. My friends call me Jinnie.”
“Are you sure he’s not our hyung? Maybe he’s drugged by some dark organizations, like the manga Detective Conan. Either that, or this kid is Jin-hyung’s son.” Jungkook frowns. “No way, don’t be silly.” Hoseok says. “This is going to sting a little.” Yoongi warns the kid as he pours the alcohol onto the wounds. The kid whimpers a little while biting his own lip. “Hyung! Your hurting him!” Taehyung protests.
“I’m not! It’s the alcohol!”
“Does it hurt a lot?” Jimin asks, worried. “Just a little.” The kid replies with tears in his eyes. Yoongi smiles a little while Jungkook ruffles his hair cutely, “Aigoo, a tough kid, aren’t you?”
“How do you come here anyway, kiddo?” Hoseok asks. “I was playing with my friends but then I lost my way and fell. A nice chubby lady with a big mole on her face brought me here. She says my superstar daddy is here even though I told her my daddy isn’t a superstar.” Jinnie replies. “God, Mrs.Choi must have speculated that you’re Jin-hyung’s child. I hope she doesn’t tell anyone or else there will be rumors everywhere. Jin-hyung will be so frustrated.” Jimin says.
“Yeah, if he actually comes back.” Yoongi mutters.
“What are you talking about? Of course he will.” Taehyung says.
“Where did your brother go?” Jinnie asks. “We don’t know either, Jinnie-ah. But he’s all grown up. He should be okay. At least we hope so.” Taehyung replies. “I wonder if my friends are worried about me too.”
“Of course they are. You see, Jin-hyung is one of our most precious friends. None of us would’ve come this far without him. You’re a brave kid, holding back tears even though you’re in pain, just like our hyung who rarely cries in front of us. So I’m pretty sure you must be very important to your friends too. They must be very worried, just like us.” Jimin says. Jinnie nods and smiles. “I hope you’ll find him soon. I would like to see him too.” He says. “I hope so too, kiddo. Jin-hyung will be pretty shocked if he sees you.” Jungkook ruffles his hair.
“What did they say?” Yoongi asks as Namjoon steps out of his room. “They’re busy looking for Jin-hyung. They’ll take the kid to the police once they find Jin-hyung.” Namjoon replies, feeling bad for the kid. “The police will help take me back to my family and friends, right?” Jinnie says suddenly. They expected the kid to be scared, but turns out that his love for his family and friends is so huge that it gives him courage. “Yes, they will. And we’ll accompany you, so don’t worry, okay?” Hoseok smiles and the little boy nods.
Hours passed but there’s still no news about Jin. The six members of BTS are gathered around in the living room, but all of them are quiet. Their minds are all full of what if-s, a thousand worst scenarios haunting them. The little kid that resembles Jin is quietly sitting in the corner, playing with Jin’s sugar gliders while glancing at the hyungs once a while. The six hyungs look a little like his friends, but he doesn’t tell them that, because they’re all busy worrying about their hyung so he decides to tell them when their hyung comes back. Taehyung comes over to his side with papers and crayons with him. “Do you like to draw?” Taehyung asks him. Jinnie nods. “Me too.” Taehyung replies as he puts the papers down and passes some of the crayons to Jinnie. The two of them doodle quietly. Taehyung is worried about Jin, but he feels bad leaving the kid alone. So Taehyung doodles next to him, drawing the part in Euphoria where the seven of them are on the rooftop. Jinnie points at the word “EUPHORIA” and tilts his head a little. “What does this mean?” he asks. “Euphoria? It means intense happiness. We sing, you know? We have this line ‘You are the cause of my euphoria’ which means you are the cause of my happiness.” Taehyung explains.
“Like your Jin-hyung?”
“Yes, he’s one of the causes of my happiness.”
Jinnie smiles. “I think all of you are his causes of happiness too.”
“You think so?’ Taehyung smiles and Jinnie nods surely. “Thank you, Jinnie-ah. Aigoo… Now I wish to keep you by my side forever.” Taehyung says as he wraps the little boy with his arms. Jinnie lets out a giggle. “Me too. But my friends are the causes of my euphoria too.”
Namjoon’s phone rings all of a sudden and all of them turn to their leader. “I’ll draw with you later okay?” Taehyung says to Jinnie as he gathers with his members again. “You’ve found him?” Namjoon says to his phone. “Where is he?” Yoongi asks while Jungkook and Taehyung are listening with his mouth opens. Hoseok mutters out a thanks god and Jimin lets out a relieved sigh. “Where is he? Is he okay?” Namjoon asks. “Hospital?” The other members frown at the word and panic rises. “We’re going.” Namjoon says. Just when they’re all standing up, Jinnie comes over, tugging Namjoon’s shirt. “Hyung, I don’t feel so good.” He mutters just before he collapses onto the floor.
They drive as fast as they can to the hospital. They figure that they probably should’ve taken the kid to the hospital from the start because he might have really hurt his head, which explains why he fainted. Once they reach the hospital, one of their managers offer to take care of the kid while they see Jin. When they go into Jin’s ward, Jin looks quite okay, just a few small scratches on his elbows. “Is he okay? What happened?” Jimin asks one of their managers. “Someone found him passed out. The doctor couldn’t find anything wrong about him. He’s not badly hurt, just a few scratches here and there. They said he’s just asleep.” He replies. They’re relieved at the news. “Guys?” Jin says suddenly. “Jin-hyung! You’re awake!” Namjoon immediately goes to his side. “What happened? Do you feel okay?” Hoseok asks. Jin lets out a small chuckle. “I fell. But I think I’m okay.”
“Where have you been? We’re worried sick!” their manager scolds.
“Got a little lost after I fell. Then extremely dizzy, and now I’m here.” Jin explains. “How did I end up here anyway? Where are the kids?” Jin asks. “The person who brought you in left without a word. What kids? The maknae line? They’re here.” His manager replies, frowning. “No, real kids. Look a lot like the six of you.” Jin insists.
“Maybe we need another check-up. The doctor says no damage to your head but why are you saying weird stuffs?”
“Speaking about kids… I think we should go see Jinnie.” Taehyung says.
“Me? You forgot to add –hyung.” Jin says.
“No, not you. A kid who looks exactly like you. He fainted and we brought he in.” Jimin explains.
Just when they are about to go see the little kid, their other manager comes in. “Hyung, why aren’t you taking care of the kid?” Jungkook complains. “Someone came to pick him up. With a bunch of other kids who looks extremely alike to-“
“Us.” Jin finishes his sentence.
“Yes!” his manager replies.
“Whoa. This is a whole new level of weird.” Yoongi mumbles. “And the kid told me to give this to you.” The manager passes Jin a paper. Jin opens it and reads the letter written in crayons.
To Jin-hyung who is the cause of euphoria for these kind hyungs
You have a lot of nice friends, just like mine. They say a lot of things about you and you sound like a very cool person. I hope I will grow up just like you. I want to be a cool and fun hyung to my friends just like you. They say you’re the cause of their euphoria so I want to be the cause of euphoria for everyone. They got really upset when you’re gone so I hope you know how precious you are to them. Let’s meet again someday. I think you’ll like my friends too. Let’s stay with our friends for a long long time.
With flying kisses,
Jinnie
“What is it?” Hoseok asks.
Jin smiles as he folds the paper neatly. “It’s a secret between two Jinnies.” Jin says.
“Yahhh, it’s not fair. We are the ones taking care of him, but why are you the one who gets something from Jinnie?” Taehyung pouts.
Jin chuckles and then looks at his members one by one. “I’m sorry for making you guys worried and thank you for being the causes of my euphoria.”
“Okay, call the doctor. Because he has definitely hurt his head.” Yoongi says.