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6 months later
Taehyung had eventually settled into his new life, with not being able to hear. He even started to learn sign language along with the rest of the family. Jimin out of all the family had taken to Taehyung the most. The other little toddler did everything possible to make him comfortable, he almost always knew what Taehyung wanted. Jimin was even the best at communicating with Taehyung.
Just as everything is settling down, Seokjin and his company comes across an illegal brothel ring of hybrids. So here he is now in the largest conference room in his building. Cops, and his own group of security around him looking at a blueprint of an old ranch property. “Here is where we go in, everyone needs to be on their toes.”
He looks up to fix each of the men with a serious look, “We know there are twenty men around this area however once they know they’ve been caught they might try to hurt the hybrids.”
Jackson leans against the table and points to a huge building in the center of the property, “This is where they hold the hybrids. The quicker and quieter we can get to this point the better off we will be.”
Everyone nods their agreement before they all get their equipment together, leaving the building. Seokjin turns to Namjoon and gives him a smiles, “You’ll stay here with the boys? Or are you guys going home?”
Namjoon pulls Seokjin into his arms and kisses behind his ear, “We will stay here and listen in, they are all anxious about this. They’ll want to see you as soon as you’re safe.”
Seokjin nods and kisses Namjoon lightly on the lips, “This isn’t the first raid I’ve done, bub, I’ll stay safe.”
Namjoon starts scenting him like a mad man making Seokjin chuckle. “Okay, okay baby shark, hyung gets it. I’ll come home as soon as possible, now you gotta let go you silly beast.”
Namjoon begrudgingly let’s go only after nipping lightly where Seokjin’s scent gland would be. Not hard enough to draw blood with his pointed teeth but hard enough for the skin to become red and cause Seokjin to hiss in surprise. “Joon-ah, it’s okay, I’ll be safe, no one is going to take me from you,” Seokjin soothes Namjoon.
He knows full well Namjoon only does this when he is in distress and wants badly to mark Seokjin as his own. Namjoon pouts up at Seokjin but nods obediently as he steps away. He can see a few tears hiding in the corner of Namjoon’s eyes. So he lets out a small sigh and he wipes the tears away, “Angel, please trust hyungie.”
Namjoon sniffs and nods his head. He grabs Seokjin’s hand and kisses it before letting it go. “Go save the day, hyungie, I got the kids,” he whispers before heading out of the room, leaving Seokjin alone.
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Seokjin stands in the middle of a warehouse filled with chaos, his men have already gathered up all the men running the brothel. Now there just cage upon cage of hybrids, all breeds, genders, and ages. All looking terrified and miserable, some beaten near death, even more dead in their cages. There were pregnant hybrids, hybrids with starving litters in their cages, some with litters that even have young dead in their wailing mother’s arms. Seokjin’s heart is breaking, this is definitely the worst brothel Seokjin has shut down so far.
The living conditions are terrible, the hybrid’s conditions are even worse and the amount a death around him is outrageous. The group somehow found out thirty minutes earlier and started a mass genocide. Out of 200 plus hybrids and over 400 children only 15 adult hybrids, 30 infant hybrids and 3 adolescent hybrids, still live. Seokjin watches as his people slowly guides the adult hybrid that can walk out of the warehouse, some carrying their young, others cowering in the blankets that have been provided to them.
His attention shifts to the cages in the farthest corner of the warehouse, where he can hear screaming. Seokjin runs to the corner to see one of his newest employees trying to manhandle one of the adolescent hybrids out of his cage. The poor child is pressed as far back in the corner of his cage as he can go, he is completely naked just like the rest of the hybrids have been. So Seokjin can see his light grey tail and a dark grey, almost black streak down the middle that travels up his back into his light grey hair. Perched on top of the youngsters head, almost pressed into his hair were medium grey small pointed ears.
The man has a bruising hold on the boys upper arm as the boy yanks back trying to free himself screaming as he does so. Tears rolling down his cheeks, the boy looks absolutely terrified, as the man hells curses at the hybrid. Seokjin just reacts, he rips his employee away from the boy and hisses, “Go help with the infants, and do everyone a favor and be. More. gentle.”
The man scurries away with his head ducked in shame. Seokjin rolls his eyes before kneeling a few feet away from the younger boy’s cage. He grabs the blanket that lays forgotten beside the cage and holds it out towards the boy, “I’m sorry for my employee’s rudeness. You’re safe now, will you come out now?”
The boy just presses himself further into the metal mesh of his cage shaking violently. Seokjin sighs as he moves to sit on the floor. He leans forward and places the blanket just inside the cage before leaning back again. He sits there and just waits patiently for the hybrid to calm. He watches as, a few minutes later, the boy reaches out with just the tips of his fingers and pulls the blanket over to his corner. However he only covers his feet and tail with the blanket.
Seokjin smiles, “You must be cold, little one, why don’t you cover yourself rest of the way.”
The boy frowns and hesitantly pulls the blanket up further up his legs, watching Seokjin carefully the whole time. As is he will reprimand him at anytime. Seokjin just smiles encouragingly at the small boy until he has the blanket over his lap. “That’s better, little one, now shall we get you something warm to wear and to eat? I’m sure you are hungry.”
The boy looks owlishly at Seokjin, his ears perking up just slightly at the mention of food This gives Seokjin more confidence, making him smile. “Yes bub, food, will you come here? I promise you are safe? I only want to take you to get food and rest,” Seokjin says carefully.
The small hybrid pulls the blanket further up his body and shakes his head frantically. This causes Seokjin to let out a frustrated sigh and takes out his phone. He sends a quick text to Mark to bring him some clothes for a child and a warm bowl of ramen. Then he turns back to the hybrid and makes a bold decision. He crawls into the cramped cage with the hybrid and sits on the opposite side. The hybrid let’s out a whine and curls into himself more trying to get as far away from Seokjin as possible, which actually takes him closer to the door of the cage. This being exactly what Seokjin wants, he sighs out as he settles against the wall of the cage. “I’m not going to hurt you, little one, I only want to see how you have been forced to live.”
He pauses as he looks around, “Life in this cage seems cozy, safer kinda. I guess, it could make the outside world look really scary. Especially when the outside world always brings pain and the scary people…” Seokjin trails off as he looks out the cage sadly.
It’s a four by two metal cage, with meshing so tight you can barely see out of it. There is filth everywhere, no source of food or water anywhere in sight. However to a hybrid which only comes out to please sick adults, it’s probably a safe haven. He then turns back to the child, “What if we eat, then you can sleep? When you wake up you will be in a brand new place?A place, I promise, will never cause you this kind of pain ever again?”
He searches the young hybrid’s terrified expression the entire time he speaks, trying to find any sign that the child will agree to what he offers. However the poor hybrid just curls even further into the blanket. Seokjin thinks he will have to become creative when the little hybrid surprises him. Giving a tiny nod towards the floor, making Seokjin smile triumphantly. Gently he reaches out and leaves his hand just a few inches from the boy’s closest hand, making sure the boy won’t retaliate. All the boy does is watch his hand suspiciously, never taking his piercing brown eyes off his outstretched hand. After a minute of the boy sitting still, Seokjin smirks lightly and reaches the rest of the way to gently rubs the boys arm and whispers, “Good boy!”
It’s not long after that, Mark comes walking towards them with a cup of Ram-yun in one hand, a hybrid child about the same age as Jinyoung perched on his hip. “Whose this little guy, Mark-ah?”
He notices how the hybrid in the cage, shies into himself hiding from the newcomer. Mark stops and holds the bowl out towards Seokjin who takes it with a smile. Mark straightens up and coos at the young hybrid who Seokjin can now see is a dog hybrid, “This is Jae-bum, he’s going to come live with us. Isn’t that right sweet baby?”
The hybrid’s tail sways back and forth as he nods his head shyly. Seokjin smiles brightly, “I bet Jinyoungie will be so excited to have a new brother.”
Mark smiles, “He’s actually getting two new brothers, Youngjae, Jaebum’s cagemate is with Jackson.”
Seokjin gasps dramatically, “Wow! Isn’t that exciting, I’m sure Jinyoungie will love that! And guess what Jaebummie, when you get to my place you get to visit our hybrid closet. Inside is all sorts of fun stuff waiting for you to pick out and take home with you!”
Jaebum perks up even more, “Ra-really?”
Seokjin nods, smiling, from the corner of his eye he can see the little hybrid who he has been trying to coax out. Shrinking further and further into himself, he knows what he is doing might seem cruel but since the moment his eyes found the boy he had made the decision the boy would be his family. However he has to gain the boy’s trust first, and he believes by showing he can be kind to this other hybrid then maybe the little hybrid will learn he can trust him as well. “Yes Jaebummie, you’ll get to pick out clothes, a blanket, and even a toy to take with you,” Seokjin explains.
Jaebum smiles brightly as he hugs Mark tightly, “Ca-can we go see Jae, wanna tell him too?”
Mark chuckles and nods, “First give Seokjin-hyung the clothes you are holding for me.”
The little pup hybrid’s mouth forms a small oh, and then he pulls out a bundle of clothes and holds them out to Seokjin. Seokjin takes it gently and says a small thank you and watches as Mark walks off bouncing a giggling Jaebum on his hip every few strides. Seokjin turns his attention back to the small hybrid in the cage with him, he startles when he realizes the poor angel is crying. “Hey, bubbie, please don’t cry. That isn’t what I wanted at all. You see I have some babies too who would love to have a new sibling…” he trails off as he reaches out for the hybrid.
When the boy doesn’t shy away, only watches him cautiously, Seokjin gathers the hybrid into his arms. He pulls him into his lap and rocks him back and forth gently. His heartbreaking as he can’t stand the tears coming from the boys eyes. He rocks the boy until he is done crying, ignoring the fact that he is completely bare against him. Once the boy is completely out of tears, Seokjin grabs the clothes and gently dresses the boy. Murmuring words of praises and encouragements as he goes. After the hybrid is fully clothed, Seokjin blundles him back in the blanket and starts to feed him small bites of Ram-yun. He knows full well that the boy won’t be able to eat much from his experiences with Namjoon and his sons.
Just as he expects the boy only gets a quarter way through the Ram-yun before he is turning his nose into Seokjin’s chest and huffing. That’s something else Seokjin noticed early on, the poor hybrid hasn’t spoken a word since Seokjin has met him. Seokjin would actually be worried something may be wrong with his voice if it wasn’t for the screams earlier. He places the cup of noodles down beside him and cradles the boy into his chest, “You did so well, little on, now just like I promised, go to sleep. When you wake up you will be in a new place, safe from all this for good.”
The hybrid looks up at him with hopeful eyes, making Seokjin chuckle, “Yes bubs, I promise you’ll get to pick out all sorts of goodies, and have a room all to yourself, a family of your own. However for now, sleep you’ll wake up safe and sound.”
Tears build in the little hybrids eye making Seokjin smile sadly as he leans down and kisses his nose. He then starts to rock him back and forth gently, humming a lullaby which makes Taehyung and Jimin falls asleep easily. It only takes a few minutes before the hybrid’s eyes drift shut and his breathing evens out, the hybrid out like a light.
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“There isn’t anything wrong with his vocal chord, hyung. All his tests came back completely fine, I believe his muteness is psychological.”
Seokjin sits at his desk with the young hybrid in his lap, they had sedated the hybrid for the test, so he is completely out in Seokjin’s lap. Seokjin sighs tiredly, “That’s a positive, were you able to tell his species, Jackson-ah?”
Jackson nods as he places a paper on Seokjin’s desk and slides it across to him, “He’s rather rare, he’s a sugar glider hybrid. How you are such a magnet for such unique species is beyond me.”
Seokjin scuffs as Jackson places more papers on his desk, “Here’s papers on his diet and care, especially if he shifts.”
Jackson pauses as he stands and makes his way towards the door, “Youngjae says the boy’s name is Jung Hoseok and that he would shift a lot. So much so that they started threatening his cagemate to get him to work.”
He goes silent again for a moment before muttering, “Youngjae said his cagemate disappeared from Hoseok’s cage not to long ago. I looked at the records that we could salvage.The boy they used to control Hoseok died during sexual encounters about a month ago, he was 14. Hoseok is 11 now, I believe the boy’s disappearance is why Hoseok is mute.”
After saying his piece Jackson leaves the room. Leaving Seokjin with a broken heart, and tears in his eyes. He looks down and freezes, when he sees two wide, sad eyes looking back up at him. It’s then that he realizes that the little hybrid boy has been awake this entire time, and probably heard all of what Jackson has just told him. Seokjin smiles softly and tries to be gentle with the boy, however, the boy is having none of it. Just like that, there is a pop, and all that is left of the boy is a pile of clothes. “H-hoseok? Sweetheart? Where did you go?” Seokjin stutters out as he gently combs through the clothes searching for the sugar glider among the clothes in his lap.
When his hand finally comes upon the little creature, he feels a hard pinch on his finger, making him jerk his hand out of the clothes. He looks at his index finger and sees two small beads of blood forming where the pinch had been. “Ow, Seokie that isn’t very nice. Bub, I won’t hurt you won’t you come out please?” he mumbles, as he sucks absentmindedly at his finger.
He feels the little sugar glider shift around and then he darts out from under his clothes. Before Seokjin even realizes what’s happening the hybrid shoots out and glides his way to the top of Seokjin’s highest bookshelf. “Fuck,” Seokjin mutters.
Just then there’s a knock on the door and a tired looking Yoongi is poking his head into the room, a pout heavy on his lips. “Appa, Tae and Minmin are getting fussy, are you ready to go?”
“Come in and shut the door!” Seokjin shouts as he jumps from his seat, keeping his eyes on the bookshelf.
Yoongi yelps, but does as he told watching as a small sugar glider just narrowly misses escaping the room. The poor hybrid collides with the door and almost falls to the floor. If it wasn’t for Yoongi’s lion-like reflexes catching the poor younger hybrid in the palm of his hands. Hoseok could have been seriously injured. “Appa?!” he questions, as he holds the squirming hybrid in his hands.
“Good boy, Yoonie, bring him here and I’ll explain. The poor angel is terrified and upset. “ Seokjin coaxes as he quickly gathers one of the toddler’s fleece blankets.
Yoongi runs a thumb gently down the hybrid’s back as he walks over to Seokjin. Seokjin takes the little sugar glider from the lion hybrid and gently wraps him in the fleece blanket. “Appa why do you have a sugar glider hybrid?” Yoongi asks sounding slightly panicked and very curious. As he tries to get a peek at the hybrid now cowering in the fleece blanket.
Seokjin smiles out Yoongi and beckons him over to him, allowing him to look into the blanket, “Well Kim-Min Yoongi, I would like you to meet Jung Hoseok. Your new little brother, your Appa and I already discussed it over text a little earlier.”
Yoongi whips his head towards Seokjin his eyes owlish, “Ra-really, Appa?”
Seokjin chuckles and kisses Yoongi’s forehead, “Would you like that?”
Yoongi smiles and looks back down at the blanket and reaches a finger gingerly into it, “Ho-Hoseokie? Will you let me be your hyung?”
Seokjin watches in amazement as the sugar glider hybrid crawls out of the fleece blanket and wraps himself around Yoongi’s finger. This of course causes Seokjin to coo at the cuteness, “Look at that, he already likes his Yoongi-hyung more than his Appa. Story of my life huh?”
Yoongi smiles dopily at Seokjin and mumbles, “I like you Appa.”
He watches the two younger hybrids for a moment, “Now who wants to go home? It’s getting late and I am sure we have several little babies who need sleep.”
Yoongi nods his head, taking the little sugar glider further into his hands, bringing him to his chest. Allowing him to cling to his inner t-shirt. The lion hybrid takes the fleece blanket from Seokjin, covering him with it first and then his jacket. They then make their way towards the nursery/playroom Seokjin has in his office for the employee's family member. Knowing this is where the rest of their family will be, “Yoongi-yah, will you have a seat out here with Hoseok, your brother’s can be quite rambunctious when they first see me after a mission. I think Hoseokie has had enough excitement for one day.”
Yoongi nods as he takes a seat at a random desk, Seokjin making his way into the nursery. As soon as he makes it into the room, he hears squeals and pitter patters of little hybrid feet before he is plowed over by two little hybrids. “Appa Appa Appa!” Jimin squeals, scenting him furiously on one cheek
Taehyung chuffing and scenting his over cheek. This is one thing that has changed as Taehyung has grown up. He is now very self conscious about his speech. After being teased at preschool for his slur, he no longer likes to speak. He can, and will, with coaxing, such as candy, or toys. Only with people he trusts and definitely only when asked to speak.
Although Jimin has taken it upon himself to be Taehyung’s voice, “Appa, Taetae missed you so so much, so did Minnie!”
Seokjin chuckles as he spins the two around once before walking over to Namjoon, who is waiting patiently for him off to the side. Although Seokjin can see his anxiousness with the way he fiddles with his finger, “I have missed all my boys so much! Were you good for Appa Joonie?”
Jimin nods his head diligently, signing what Seokjin has just asked to Taehyung earning a nod from Taehyung as well. Just as Seokjin is about to say something Taehyung lets out a big yawn, followed closely behind Jimin. Both of them placing their head on Seokjin’s chest. Seokjin smiles up at Namjoon, “Well it looks like we have a whole family of sleepy angels, ready to go home Joon-ah?”
Namjoon gives him a curious look but doesn’t voice his question, although Seokjin knows exactly on his mind, “Yoongi has him, he got a little stressed and shifted. He’s a sugar glider hybrid.”
Namjoon’s eyes glisten in amazement and his mouth open in awe before smiling softly, “Well let’s get our babies home. I went ahead and had your assistant set up a bed in Yoongi’s room for now until we can get the study converted to his room.”
Seokjin smiles proudly and leans forward, being careful not to jostle the now sleeping toddlers in his arms. He gently pecks Namjoon’s lips. “Go on, Yoongi has him, his name is Hoseok, go meet him while I get these two into the car.”
Smiling Namjoon quickly leaves the room, most certainly looking for his new son.