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I curled my tail around my body. I wanted to protect it from all the people here. People with long white coats and fancy names I couldn’t remember. They loved to pull and sting my tail and ears so I have to protect them.
I looked around and noticed the long coats leaving. I sigh happily because that means I can sleep safe. But before I can fall asleep the bars of the cage I am in start buzzing. That means that there is electricity on the bars. I have to be careful not to move. Or I will be in a lot of pain. I have some experience.
They put me here when I was six. I had some space back then but now I am full grown and I am almost too big for this cage. So every move I make is a change to be in pain.
I am a lot smaller than the long coats. Maybe they put something in me that makes that I can’t grow taller.
I wasn’t born the way I am now. They did some experiments on me. There is a lot I don’t remember anymore but I know that I am the only hybrid in this world. One of the long coats told me that.
I carefully fall asleep. In the middle of the night I wake up from a horrible pain. I must have touched the bars of the cage. I shrink into a ball and start crying from the pain. I carefully pick up my tail where the burn started and I see that a lot of hair singed away. The skin underneath is red and blisters start to form.
I try to sleep again but it is not working. I am in too much pain. I almost touch the bars again but I pull my leg away just in time.
By the time the long coats come back I am a sobbing mess. I really want to stay strong but I just can’t.
“Put the electricity out. He is going out.”
I embrace myself for the pain I am going to feel today. I feel some relief when the buzzing ends. But the cage isn’t opening like normal. I hear someone doing something with my cage and out of nothing my cage starts to lift. I shriek and start falling to one corner of my cage.
They lift my cage up and put it down on a thing with wheels. I am in a dark space and at once we start moving. I shiver in the cold and hold my tail close.
When we arrive the thing I am in stops moving. I think I am in a van but I’ve never been in one before. They get me out with cage and all. And move me into a shop. Inside are a lot of animals. I think it is a pet store. Why am I here? Are they going to sell me?
They put my cage in the end of the store with some cats and dogs. The other animals smell at me and back away. I don’t want their attention.
The long coats leave and I am being left behind. It isn’t quit in the store. All kinds of animal noises are heard. Some costumes come in and leave again. At the end of the day I am exhausted because I couldn’t sleep. A man closes the door and the animals start backing away in their cages.
“Look what we have here. New toys came in today. With a special cage. I heard there can be electricity set on these bars. Let’s test it.”
I back away from the bars. And the buzzing starts again. The owner picks up a stick and starts poking me with it. He uses so much power I feel my back against the bars. I am not prepared for the pain and cry out.
The owner picks up some baby kittens and puts them in my cage. “I think you can make sure they are tamed before tomorrow morning.” He tells me and walks away. I pick up the three kittens and hold them close to me. They fall asleep easily but I am in too much pain to sleep. I cry softly without starting to wake the kittens up.
The owner is now beating up some dogs and I hear them howl. A ringing noise starts and the owner walks away. The lights go out and we are alone.

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Days go by like this. The shop is open and the customers walk in and out. At the end of the day the owner closes the store and starts abusing the animals and me. Every night the buzzing starts and I have been electrified a lot of times.
The kittens are sold really fast and new kittens come and go. The owner keeps putting them in my cage and I take care of them.

One day when the owner is beating up some dogs loud noises come from the door. I peek up and see some people in uniforms coming in and grabbing the owner. “We have the owner of the store. There are a lot of abused animals here. We need back up from animal care.” A man says into a device on his shoulder.
The owner is pulled away from us and the people in uniforms are carefully picking up the animals and putting them in benches.
“Namjoon?”
“Yes I am here.”
“O this is bad. I think there are at least 30 cats here and 10 dogs. I haven’t even gone to the back of the store.”
“Let’s get them out of here and check them out.”
The voices are coming closer to my cage. The electricity is on so I can’t back away in the cage. I grab the kittens close. Some of them already have blisters on their paws and tails when they came too close to the bars.
“Namjoon come here.” I hear a voice say close to my cage. “There is a human here.”
“What!?”
The buzzing stops and I let go of the kittens. As soon as the door of my cage is open the kittens escape.
“Don’t let those kittens go outside. They are hurt.” I hear someone yell.
I back away in the corner in my cage. I haven’t been out of here in months so I don’t even remember how it is to stand.
“Call an ambulance.” I hear another voice yell.
Someone squats down in front of me. He has a small smile on his face that doesn’t reach his eyes. Little dimples on his cheeks and strange purple hair.
“Hey there little one. I am Namjoon. Do you want to get out of here?” He asks.
I have learned not to talk so I nod slightly and crawl toward him. Finally after all this time I am out of the cage. But I can’t stretch my arms or legs. They are not used to it anymore and it hurts when I try. Namjoon notices my tail and ears but doesn’t cower away. I carefully sit down in front of my cage and look at him.
“What is your name?” He asks me.
I shrug, I have no name.
Someone carefully approaches us. “Namjoon?”
“Thank god it is you Seokjin. I found this little guy here in the cage. He is alone and abused.”
Seokjin sits down next to Namjoon and looks at me.
“Do you mind if I check for injuries?” he asks.
I nod slightly for him to start.
He only looks at my skin and tail. When he wanted to touch my tail I back away.
“Okay not the tail. Do you have pain?”
I nod short.
I am a nervous wreck. What are they going to do with me?
Namjoon I want to get him checked out in the hospital. Can you send Jimin there?
“Of course I’ll be at the hospital as soon as it is clear here.”

“Do you know how long you have been in that cage?” Seokjin asks me.
I put up 4 fingers.
“Four hours?” I shake no.
“Four days?” I shake no.
“Four months?” he says in disbelief. I nod yes.
“I have a man here that can’t talk and has been in a cage for 4 months. I am not going to put him on the brancard that is going to hurt his arms and legs.” He talks in a device.
“Is it okay if I pull you up?” He asks.
I look at him with a questioned look. Carefully without stretching my arms and legs he lifts me up.
I cry out when he touches my back.
“Namjoon, can you ask Jungkook to get the wheelchair out of the ambulance?”
We get to the door and I blink at the light that is outside. I haven’t been in this much light in a long time. “Let’s get you out of here.” Seokjin says.
“Seokjin, Hoseok and I are behind you.”
“Thank you Namjoon.”
Seokjin places me in a chair with wheels and I curl myself up in it. I haven’t done anything else for most of my life so I don’t know anything else.
Seokjin and another man help me inside the van and carefully tie me up. “You can drive now Jungkook?” Seokjin says.
Seokjin holds my hand while the van moves. I remember this from before but it is less cold and dark. I look around me and see a lot of gear.
The van stops and the doors open. Seokjin calls Jungkook and together they get me out of the van. “Our shift is over so you can stay here. I bring the ambulance back and get the car here.” Jungkook says and he leaves.

Seokjin walks in a large and busy place. I put my hands over my ears. I am not used to so much noise. “Taehyung do you have a room with less noise?” I hear Seokjin yell at someone.
“Yeah come here.”
We come into a white and quiet room. Seokjin carefully picks me up and puts me on the bed. I feel the sheets and pillow. I look at Seokjin with a questionable look. “I’m staying here. Jimin, Joon and Hobi are coming. Jungkook is parking the ambulance and coming too. I want Jimin to examine him.” I hear Seokjin say before I fall asleep.
Someone is shaking me awake. I yawn a little before I see Namjoon’s face again. I smile and grab his hand. This time his smile reaches his eyes.
“Can someone tell me what is happening here?”
“We got a call that there were abused animals in a pet store. As soon as we broke into the pet store we saw the owner beating some animals up. So we arrested him and when we were securing the location we found him.”
“He is a man with a tail and some cat ears and whiskers.” Seokjin says. I recognise his voice.
“He was caged for at least 4 months but hasn’t seen the outside for a long time. He can’t tell me his name or anything else. He has burning marks on his arms, legs, back and tail.”
“Thank you Jin.” a new man says.
He looks at me now directly. “Hi, I am Jimin and I am a doctor. Can I look at your skin?”
I nod slightly but grab Namjoon’s hand. He saved me back then so I hope he will save me now if it gets scary.
Jimin is very careful and just looks at my back, legs and arms. “Taehyung can you get some ointment gauze, normal gauze and absorbent dressing. O and get some adhesive bandage.” Jimin says and another male leaves the room.
“Namjoon what is going to happen to him?”
“I wanted to talk to all of you about it. But first Jungkook had to get back here.” Namjoon says next to me. I squeeze his hand. He runs his thumb over the back of my hand as reassurance.
Two males return into the room. Jimin starts patching up my back. Tears appear in my eyes from the pain but the soft touches and my hand in namjoons make it manageable.
When my back, arms and legs are all white from all the bandages Jimin asks me; “Is it okay if I look at your tail and ears?” He had been so gentle with me that I trusted him not to hurt those.
My ears are not really damaged so there is no work for those. My tail on the other hand is damaged a lot. Patches of hair are gone and a ugly red skin has appeared. Jimin carefully threats the wounds and lets go of my tail as soon as he has finished.

“Can I ask you some things?” Jimin asks me. He sits down next to Namjoon so he can look me in the eyes. “You can just nod or shake your head.”
I nod.
“Were you born with the tail, ears and whiskers?” Jimin asks me.
I shake my head no.
“Okay how old were you when you got those?”
I put up six fingers.
“Did they make you there in the pet store?”
I shake my head no.
“How long have you been in that store?”
I put up four fingers.
“Four months?
I nod.
“Can you tell me your age?”
I think about it but shrug. I have no idea how long I was with the long coats.
“Can you talk? I want to know your name?”
“Yoongi.” I say softly.
“Okay Yoongi thank you.” Jimin says with a soft smile.

“I want to keep him.” Namjoon says.
“We have the space. Jimin, Taehyung and Seokjin can treat his wounds. Hoseok and I can investigate the case. It is perfect. We can make him feel safe.”
I look at Namjoons face and he looks at the other boys in the room but mostly to Seokjin.
“He has me wrapped around my finger so I say yes.” Seokjin says. I smile at him.
The other boys agree.
“Can we already take him home, Jimin?” Seokjin asks. Jimin hums. “We can take him home. But be careful with his wound and don’t stretch his legs and arms yet. I am going to report him at the station. Taehyung can you come with me?”

The two men leave and Seokjin carefully picks me up. “I will get you to our home Yoongi.” Seokjin says.
“Namjoon, they found a Yoongi in our records. He was kidnapped in 1997.”
“Can you find his contacts?” I want to find out more about this?”
Seokjin takes me back through the busy room and walks outside. I carefully look at my surroundings. Way too fast we arrive at the car and Seokjin helps me inside.
“Let’s take you home.”

When we arrive at a beautiful house Seokjin helps me inside. “Jungkook can you get some comfortable clothes from Jimin. We need to put something better on him than bandages and blankets.”
Seokjin helps me into a room with a lot of tiles. “Is it okay if I wash you a bit. I can’t give you a shower or a bath now because of the bandages but I can clean you up.”
I nod and let Seokjin help me wash up.
I feel a lot better afterwards. Jungkook comes into the room with a bunch of clothes. I haven’t had clothes on since I was kidnapped so I backed away. Seokjin notices my discomfort and grabs only the underwear. “Jungkook can you get some clean blankets from the closet?”
Seokjin helps me get some underwear on. It feels really uncomfortable but I keep it on to keep Seokjin happy. Jungkook returns with two blankets. The softest Seokjin wraps around my shoulders and then he picks me up.
“Would you like to go outside to the garden Yoongi?”
I have no idea what a garden is but it is probably outside which is perfect.
Seokjin takes me outside to the garden and wraps me in the blankets and puts me on a chair. I just look around me and take everything in. I haven’t felt this peaceful in years.

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I fell asleep in the garden. It felt so good to lay on Seokjin’s lap. I really feel repentant about the time they are going to put me back in the cage. But I am going to enjoy it as long as it lasts. Someone is stroking my hair really carefully. I start purring from enjoyment.
“Wake up little Yoongi.” I hear Namjoon say softly.
My eyes flutter open and I see his face in front of me. His iconic dimple smile plastered on his face. I stick my finger out and poke his cheek. “That is called a dimple sweetheart.” Seokjin says behind me.
“Do you want something to eat?”
I shrug. I ate yesterday so I shouldn’t have food today. Namjoon carefully picks me up and brings me inside. They are definitely going to put me in a cage. I hope it isn’t smaller than my last cage. I didn’t fit in that one anymore. I already accepted that they are going to put me back in that cage when Namjoon puts me on a chair in the kitchen. Seokjin starts cooking and some other guys from before come inside.
“Maybe it is a good idea to tell you who everyone is. I am Namjoon and the one that is cooking is Seokjin, my boyfriend.”
“I am Jimin but you already knew that. That is Hoseok, Taehyung and Jungkook.”
Jungkook waves a little and I smile at him.
“Can I look at your ears?” Jimin asks.
“Let the man alone.” Namjoon comments. “He is not a test object anymore. He needs a lot of love and care.”
Jimin prouts and lets it go.
“Here you go.” Seokjin says and puts a plate full of food in front of me with some chopsticks. I look at him with questions in my eyes. “Can I eat?” I ask softly.
I get a lot of different looks from the boys, from anger to sadness. “Yes you can eat Yoongi.” I carefully pick up one chopstick. I haven’t eaten with one of those for more than 23 years so I don’t really know how to use it anymore. I carefully poke into the food and use the chopstick like a kind of fork. Namjoon sees what I am doing. “Seokjin honey, can you grab a fork for Yoongi.”
Seokjin gives me a fork thing and now I really don’t know what I am doing anymore. Taehyung sits down next to me and picks the fork from my hands. He puts some food on it and lets me eat it. I have never eaten anything this good. The flavors are havenly and I start crying because I had to miss so many things like this in my life. Taehyung wipes the tears away with his thumb. “Are you okay Yoongi?” I nod. “It is so good.” Seokjin smiles just like the rest of the boys while I eat what Taehyung gives me. After a few bites I am already full. I didn’t get much food lately and I had some yesterday so I can’t have anymore.
“It is okay Yoongi. Your stomach isn’t used to this anymore.” Jimin says reassuringly.
Namjoon carefully picks me up and brings me to another part of the house. He lays me down on a bed and I start to freak out. I remember a time I was in a house like this and they told me I can never get on a bed.
“Shh you are okay. We are not going to put you back in that cage anymore.” Namjoon says softly to me while he pats my head. I still can’t be on the bed and I slide off the bed. “I can’t be on the bed.” I explain. “Who told you that?” Namjoon asks. “Master.”
Seokjin leaves the room in tears and Jungkook follows him. “There is no master anymore Yoongi. You can lay on the bed. In fact you can lay down anywhere you want.” I nod.
“Let’s get you some sleep. You have had a long day.” Namjoon says and puts me on the bed again. He tucks me in and they all leave.

I keep turning around in the large bed. It is so soft I can’t lay on it anymore. I carefully pick up the blanket and I slide off the bed again. The ground is more like what I am used to. Still the carpet is a lot softer than the cage floor but I can get used to this.
I wrap myself in the blanket and I am fast asleep. I haven’t felt this peaceful in a long time. I have no worries about getting hurt or the pain I got when I touched the bars.

Namjoon’s POV
When we left Yoongi alone to readjust to the new situation for him I went looking for my boyfriend. He looked very upset when he left the room. I finally found him outside in the same place Yoongi was an hour ago.
I sit down behind him and put my arms around him. Jungkook appears from the kitchen with a cup of tea. Jungkook knows Seokjin very well and really knows what Seokjin needs in these situations. He smiles down at us and gives the tea to Seokjin.
“He is going to be okay here Jinnie.” Jungkook says. “Jimin is here to take care of him. He already trusts you and Namjoon and starts to trust Jimin and Tae. He will be okay.”
I let Seokjin cry until he is done and tired. I carefully take him to our room that is next to Yoongi’s room. I place Seokjin on our bed and he is fast asleep.
I peek around the corner of Yoongi’s room and see a little bump in front of the bed. His cat ears and tail peak around the blanket. I smile at the sight. I really hope he finds his peace here.

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A few weeks later Yoongi is really adjusting to his new environment. He is still really careful with what he says and does. He eats every time the boys give him food but he still eats a little bit every time. Jimin is getting really curious on how the boy got his ears and tail but Yoongi doesn’t really let anything go of the time he was captured. Namjoon and Hoseok aren’t really getting that far in the investigation. It really upsets Namjoon so he stays out of the way of Yoongi.
Yoongi had some time to bond over with the boys. He felt really good in the presence of Hoseok and Jimin. He doesn’t know why but those boys make him feel safe. He won’t say it to them but they felt that Yoongi trusts them.

Seokjin feels really protective over Yoongi. He really wants Yoongi to eat better. Deep in his heart he doesn’t trust that Yoongi is doing fine. He has been through so much and there is now way that Yoongi is okay.

Taehyung and Jungkook stayed away from Yoongi. Not because they wanted to, but Seokjin got really scary to them when they wanted to stay close to Yoongi. They think it is because they became a couple just a day after Yoongi arrived.
They don’t know that Seokjin was just in a really bad mood. The mood began when Seokjin realised that Yoongi is getting closer to Jimin and Hoseok instead of him. He felt betrayed in a way and took it out on Taehyung and Jungkook.
Jungkook has been especially sad about the way his hyung threatened them. He really thought Seokjin would be happy for them but he yelled at them instead.

Namjoon is so deep in the investigation that he doesn’t realise what is happening in their household.

Seokjin’s pov

Yoongi is lying on the couch with Jimin and Hoseok. Jimin is petting his head and carefully looking at his ears out of curiosity. “Your ears are really something special Yoongi.” Jimin says. “Don’t talk that loud around my cat ears, they are really sensitive.” Yoongi just answers.
“Burn.” Hoseok comments.
“Why are you like this Hobi?” Jimin asks.
“Someone has to have some character here?” He answers.

Seokjin is listening from the kitchen when two familiar arms are appearing around his waist. “We need to have a chat.” Namjoon says from behind him.
“Why, is everything okay with you?” I ask him.
“I am okay but I have a feeling you are not okay.”
Namjoon takes my hand and helps me on one of the barstools in the kitchen. Then he starts making tea. “I know I haven’t been around much lately but I do notice some things. Like that you don’t talk to anyone except Yoongi and me. What happened to my love?” Namjoon asks.
“I-I did nothing. I just keep my distance.”
“But that is not the case. Because you are really bad at keeping distance from the ones you love.”
Namjoon knows me too well.
“I snapped at Jungkook and Taehyung when they told me about their relationship. I am just stressed about everything that happened to Yoongi and I wanted to keep Yoongi safe. Now Jungkook and Taehyung keep their distance from me and Yoongi just stays around Jimin and Hoseok.” Namjoon sighs and puts a mug of tea in front of me.

“We need some talking in this house.” Namjoon says. “Jinnie, would you go to the living room. I am going to get Jungkook and Taehyung. And don’t run away. I will find you.”
I shuffle to the living room and sit down on one of the seats around the room.

Namjoon gets inside with Jungkook and Taehyung behind him. “Sit down we need to discuss something.”
“I notice some changes in this household. Seokjin isn’t talking to any of you. Jungkook and Taehyung are always in their room. I just worked too much.” Namjoon says with his hands in his hair.
To everyone's surprise Yoongi gets up from the couch and carefully pulls himself on Namjoon’s lap. Namjoon looks up and pulls Yoongi in a hug.
“I have to say sorry to Jungkook and Taehyung.” I say.
“I was really stressed and took it out on you. I am really happy you guys finally confessed your love to each other.” I say with a smile. “Finally?” Jungkook asks.
“It was very obvious you guys liked each other for a long time.” Jungkook looks at me with questions in his eyes. “You guys really didn’t know how much you were together?” I ask them. Jungkook shakes no with a red head.

Jungkook gets up from Taehyung's lap and walks to me. He picks up my hand and pulls me up and starts hugging me. “Thank you kookie. I needed that.”

“Is everything good now?” Namjoon asks me. I nod.

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POV Yoongi

A few weeks later and I am becoming part of their household. Every day someone is at home to take care of me and to make sure the house is clean and there is some food in the evening for everyone.
Every night I wake up from nightmares. The boys say that I am screaming in my sleep and it wakes them up. They say they don’t mind and they help me sleep but I feel very guilty. But when I wake up they are always there for me.
I still sleep beside the bed. I tried sleeping on it but it feels too soft for me. They boys don’t understand but they just want me happy so they don’t argue with it.

POV Jimin
We are slowly getting used to having Yoongi in our home. He is very silent so you could forget he existed. Except at night, he can scream terrifying hard because of his nightmares. He doesn’t come out of it alone and has a full panic attack. Every night someone else goes to his room when he screams and wakes him up. He is a crying mess after and he feels really guilty.
It is evening and we sit in the living room. Yoongi fell asleep in Hobi’s arms. For some reason I feel jealous but I don’t know if it is Hobi or Yoongi I am jealous about.
“I’ll take Yoongi to his bedroom.” Hobi announces. That is the start of us all going to bed at once. It is a little busy in the bathroom but we can manage.

I wake up the next morning from myself. I am surprised I didn’t wake up by Yoongi’s screaming. So I change quickly and go to Yoongi’s room. No other soul is visible yet so I might be the first one awake. I open the door of Yoongi’s room and enter silently. I see no yoongi on the floor. His blanket is still there but he is nowhere to be found. I checked the wardrobe and under the bed but no Yoongi. I go out the room and check the rooms of the other boys. He is not in Hobi’s room or Jungkook’s room. Taehyung wakes up from me searching and starts helping me. I really don’t want to check Namjoon and Jin's shared room but he is not there. Taehyung and I walk down the stairs and check all the rooms. Hobi wakes up from the sounds of us searching and starts helping us. Eventually Hobi and I end outside where Yoongi lays on one of the chairs. He seems asleep but he is not alone. Around Yoongi there are a lot of kittens. I shake Hobi’s shoulder as I point to Yoongi. “He is so adorable. Just like you Jiminie.” Hobi says softly. “I’ll grab a blanket. Just stay with him.” Hobi says and leaves. I carefully sit down on a chair beside Yoongi. The kittens sleep through it and so does Yoongi.
When Hobi returns with a few blankets he carefully puts one over Yoongi. He gets even cuter when he starts mumbling and talking in his sleep. “You are safe here kitty.” He says softly. One of the kittens crawls up to his chest and lays down.
Jin and Namjoon come out of the house and start cooing when they see Yoongi laying down with the kittens surrounding him. “Come Joon, We will make some breakfast.” Jin says leaving us alone. Hobi and I sit down on a seat next to Yoongi. “I know you like him Jimin.” Hoseok says out of nowhere. “Wha… uhmm no?” I say.
“I can see it in your eyes. The way they shine when you see Yoongi. It makes me jealous.” Hoseok confesses.
“What?”
“I can see that Yoongi really like you. And you two should be happy together.”
Hoseok starts to walk away.
“Wait!” I almost shouted. I look at Yoongi but he doesn’t wake up.
“I have to confess something.” I say. “The way I look at Yoongi is not only at Yoongi. It is both of you. You cuddle a lot and I find that adorable. I just want to cuddle you both and I really like you both Hoseok.”
“You really like me too?”
“Since two years I’ve watched you from the sideline but you didn’t see me.”
“I like you too Jimin. But I don’t want to rush anything with Yoongi.”
“Hoseok, I want you both as boyfriend in the future. But it is too fast for Yoongi now. He isn’t even used to wearing clothes let alone a relationship with the both of us. But I want to start dating you.”
“I would like that too.”

Yoongi slowly wakes up. The kitten on his chest is purring from the warmth underneath it. “What happened?” Yoongi asks.
“We found you here surrounded by kittens. We were actually going to ask that to you.”
“I think I went outside when I had another nightmare. But the kittens came later. I actually know this little one.” He says pointing to the kitten on his chest. “He was in the cage with me for a little while.”
“Breakfast is ready!” Jin shouts from the kitchen. “Are you coming for breakfast?” Hoseok asks.
Yoongi nods and walks inside with his blanket on his shoulders.
Hoseok grabs my hand and pulls me closer. “I really like you Jimin. Can I try something?” I nod. Slowly Hoseok’s lips touch mine lips. They are really soft and I love the way they fit like puzzle pieces.
“I like you too Hoseok.”

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Chapter 6

In the middle of the night Yoongi woke up screaming again. Jungkook rushed to his room just like Jimin who woke up from Yoongi’s screaming. Jungkook barged in and held Yoongi close to his chest. “Shh Yoongi, it’s just Jimin and Jungkook here. No one else is here.” He softly says. Yoongi started sobbing and Jimin softly petted Yoongi’s head.
A bright flash of light soon followed by a loud thunder made Yoongi yelp in fear. His whole body started shaking against Jungkook and Jimin immediately started hugging Yoongi from the other side. Another bright light and thunder made Yoongi shiver and he started crying. “Yoongi.” Jungkook says but Yoongi didn’t hear him anymore. “Jungkook take him downstairs. The thunders are less loud there.” Jimin says. “I’ll get the others.”

Jungkook picked Yoongi up and carefully took him downstairs. Jimin rushed to the other bedrooms. Namjoon and Jin had their free night and were fast asleep. Jimin didn’t want to wake them but he also knew they were the most likely to calm Yoongi down. He carefully tugged at Jin’s shoulder as he was the closest. “Jin we need your help.” Jimin said. “What’s happening?” Jimin heard someone say from the doorway. Jimin looked up and saw Taehyung and Hoseok standing in the hallway. “Go downstairs and try to help Yoongi. He is having a breakdown. Jungkook is downstairs.” Jimin said while Jin was opening his eyes. “Jimin what are you doing here?”
“I am really sorry but Yoongi is having a mental breakdown because of the thunderstorm.” Jin nodded and shook Namjoon awake. “Joon wake up we have to help the boys.” Namjoon was quick to wake up and shoved Jin out of their bed. “Let’s go then.” Jimin walked downstairs with Namjoon and Jin behind him to see Jungkook with his hands in his hair and the shocked faces of Hoseok and Taehyung. “What happened here?” Namjoon asks.
“And where is Yoongi.” Jin followed up.
“And what the f*ck just happened?” Hoseok says.
“H-He j-just t-turned.” Taehyung says with a stutter.
“There he is.” Jungkook says out of nowhere and starts running towards the kitchen. The rest followed Jungkook who ended up in the kitchen with a kitten in his arms. “Okay guys. You probably think I am crazy right now but I think this is Yoongi.”
“Wait what!” Jimin exclaims.
“I’ve seen him turn and Jungkook speaks the truth.” Taehyung says.
“H-He is the cat?” Namjoon exclaims.
A loud thunder busted right through their conversation. Yoongi’s kitten started to shudder. “Shhh Yoongi. We are here.” Jungkook started to hold Yoongi’s little body close and patted his head. Another thunder made Yoongi jump out of Jungkook’s arms and run away inside the living room. Jimin runs after him but losses him immediately. The others are right behind him but Yoongi is nowhere to be found. Carefully they start searching with the thunders interrupting their words as they try to get Yoongi out there himself. Hoseok is searching inside a closet full of blankets when he sees a shivering pile inside. The thunders are slowly going away so Hoseok is thinking the storm has passed. He carefully puts the blankets away revealing a shivering Yoongi in kitten form. Hoseok wraps Yoongi inside the blanket and takes him to the couch. Slowly the shivering stops and Yoongi’s heartbeat slows down. Jin steps into the living room when Yoongi turns back into his human form. Jin crouches down in front of Yoongi who is still on Hoseok's lap. “Are you okay Yoongi?” Jin softly asks.
Yoongi only nods. “Can we do anything for you?”
“Can you help me in the bath?” Yoongi asks Jin.
“Of Course sweetie. Hoseok can you tell the others they don’t have to search anymore.”

If Yoongi had been in a stressed situation like the thunderstorm or a nightmare he wants to feel safe. The safest he ever felt was when Jin bathed him for the first time so that is what he wants if he is scared. Jin carefully picks Yoongi up with the blanket around him.
Jin takes Yoongi to the bathroom and carefully helps him sit down on the toilet seat. He warms up the water for the bath and makes the hard decision on which bath bomb to use. Jin prepares the bath towels and picks clean underwear and a bathrobe from the closet.
“Are you ready Yoongi?” He asks. He helps Yoongi out the blanket and carefully puts him in the warm bath. Yoongi starts to purr from happiness and relaxes into the water. Jin just smiles down and starts washing Yoongi softly with a washcloth.
“Yoongi, can I wash you hair?”
“Yes, but not the ears.”
Jin spread the soap in Yoongi’s hair without washing his ears and cleans the soap out of his hair. Jin looks at Yoongi’s face and sees his gummy smile appear from the happiness he is experiencing. He looks happy in the bath Jin created.
Someone knocks on the door but Yoongi doesn’t even notice it. He is completely lost in his own world.
When the water starts to grow cold Jin wakes Yoongi up from his daydream. “Yoongi, the bath turned cold. Shall I get you out of here?” Yoongi just nods and reaches his arms for Jin. “You are adorable.” Jin says.
Jin empties the bath and picks Yoongi out of the tub. Yoongi gets wrapped in towels and Jin starts to dry his hair. In the meantime Yoongi is looking at himself in the mirror. “Jin?”
“Yes Yoongi.”
“Do you guys like me?”
“Of Course we like you Yoongi. Why do you say that?”
“I-I think I really like you all.”
“Yoongi, what are you not telling me?”
“I really like Jimin and Hobi. But I don’t know what to do with that.”
“You don’t have to be shy about that sweetie. The way they look at you says to me they like you too. But you don’t have to go for it now. If they really like you, you can wait to say it to them. They will wait for you to be ready.”
“Thank you Jin.”
“We are all here for you. Let’s get something on you.”
Jin helps Yoongi in his underwear. He is still not liking the feel of clothes around him. So Jin puts a bathrobe around him so he has something on him and to make him used to the feeling of clothes. They don’t want to push Yoongi too much but getting used to it is not wrong.
They get downstairs where the rest of the boys are. Jin looks at Hoseok and Jimin and the look on their faces says that they really like Yoongi both. “I just hope it doesn’t end in a fight.” Jin mutters to himself as he puts Yoongi down on the couch. Not knowing that Hoseok and Jimin are already liking each other and agreed to let Yoongi alone for now.

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POV Yoongi
“Yoongi? Do you want to go to the park with us?” Jin asks me. I live with them now for a year and I started to wear clothes so they decided it was time for me to go outside. I have been in the backyard almost everyday but I have never been beyond that. I didn’t think I needed to. I have my best friends living in this house and together we are happy. I really like all of them. Seokjin is the Eomma of our group. He is always taking care of the others instead of himself. Always cooking and cleaning. Namjoon has to make him sit down sometimes so he is relaxing. Namjoon is kind of the leader. It comes natural to him. He is chief officer of his police station with Hoseok as sidekick. Taehyung is really easy going. He is really understanding and I go to him if I want to talk to someone. But if he is together with Jungkook and Jimin they always make a mess. A really big mess. Jungkook taught me how to read and write. He has the most time on his hands. Namjoon really wanted to help me but Jin said that Namjoon worked too much and had to relax after work. Jungkook and Taehyung are in a relationship just like Namjoon and Jin. I think they are really cute together. I am just a little bit lonely after I found out my favorite members of this family are together as well. I really like Hoseok and Jimin. I see them as my best friends or even brothers. But I really want with them what the others have together. It is just not going to happen soon I think. I am way too shy to say anything about it and they are happy together.

“I am coming!” I yell back to Jin as I put on some pants. I still think it is weird that people wear clothes but they are warm and that is amazing. So I wear them but I rather live in blankets.
I wiggle my tail straight when Hoseok enters my room. “Hey Yoongi.” He says with his sunshine smile. “I have something for you. This is a hat. It hides your ears.” Hoseok says and I see a black thing in his hand. Hoseok carefully puts it on my head. “We all love you little ears but other people won’t get it that they are special. In this way we protect your precious ears.” Hoseok says and my cheeks turn into a tomato red color.
“You look adorable.” Hoseok giggles and calls Jimin. “Chimchim look how adorable Yoongi is in his hat.” Hoseok says as soon as Jimin enters the room. “I just want to keep in my arms the whole day.” Jimin says. “But Jin insisted we have to go to the park.”
“Well let's go!” Hoseok says enthusiastically.

I changed into my cat shape sometimes when I got scared. Jin wanted to prevent it from happening on the street so he started practising with the boys so I wouldn’t be overwhelmed. I have no idea if it worked. They crowded me in the living room so I had nowhere to go. And everytime I felt safe because it was the boys and I knew they wouldn’t hurt me. I still have no idea how I would do it on the street.

I walked downstairs with Hoseok and Jimin. And the boys surrounded me before Jin opened the front door. We started walking down the street and I just kept looking around me. Everywhere there were people and things to see. I had seen buildings before but not like this. I had seen trees before but not this many. Everything was everywhere and I didn’t know where to look anymore. Jimin tugged my clothes to take me somewhere. I was just looking around and not paying attention to where we were going. But the boys kept me close and Jimin held my hand so I couldn’t get lost. Jin told me that a park is a place with a lot of trees and space to go with your family. But the park Jin described wasn’t as quiet as they described. I started to get scared from all the people around us. I squeezed Jimin’s hand and he squeezed back as reassurance. He pulled me closer to him as we walked around the park. Until a group of children ran right through our little group. I lost the hand and wanted to reach someone else but a man ran over me. I got scared and the only way I could think about not getting me into a panic attack was to turn into my cat form. It happened so quickly knowone saw me turn. I ran to a bush to hide from all the people and started to look around for someone familiar. I was looking around and not paying attention to what happened behind me. Someone picked me up and looked at me. “You look lost little one. You look just like the kitten I saw a missing poster of. Let me take care of you.” He took me in his arms and walked away from the park. I tried to squirm out of his arms when I saw Namjoon walking past us but he didn’t see me. Was I not important to them. Didn’t he recognize me. Deep in my thoughts the man walked on with me. I tried to escape him again and succeeded. I ran back to where we came from and started looking for the boys. But they were nowhere to be found.
I tried to walk back to the house but I lost my way and just walked around until I saw something familiar. In the night I ended under a bridge and just fell asleep there.

Days went by with me searching for something but nothing familiar came in sight. I ended up in a fight with some stray dogs that didn’t want me in their spot. I got hurt by some cats that seem to think I was strange. I was walking across a street when a car came and hit me. I didn’t see the car coming from the corner and I limped to an alleyway and the car drove on. I felt my ribs being broken and my tail wasn't moving anymore. My back hurted a lot and I just passed out in the alleyway. I fell asleep and only woke up from someone picking me up. I passed out again just from all the pain I was experiencing.

I woke up in a cage. Not again was all I thought.

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I woke up still in the cage. But my pain was almost gone. I tried to stand on my paws and it worked. I tried to swing my tail but that seemed impossible. The cage was all blue except one side where bars were in front of it. I couldn’t see anything because it was too dark outside the cage. I couldn’t turn into my human form so I lay down and rested.
Hours after I woke up the light switched on and I could finally look around. I was in a place that reminded me of the place Jin Hyung brought me when I was found first. And where I met the whole group. Thinking about them made me sad. Would they miss me?

A woman came to me and opened the cage. She picked me out of the cage and checked me out. “You finally woke up. Let’s get you in a bigger place.” She kept me close as she walked through the building. We ended up in a spot with a lot of cages that reminded me of my old cage in the pet store and with the white coats. I was put in one and I immediately lay down in the middle. Reminding the way the bars hurt me the last time I was in a cage like this. The woman put some food and water in my cage and closed it. I drank the water but the food was for cats. I hated cat food. Taehyung thought it was funny to try it with me but we ended up puking everything out so I have no good reason to eat it. I lay down in the cage and closed my eyes. But I kept my ears open so I could hear everything.

“So are you doing something this weekend?” a male voice asked.
“Yes but not with you.” a female answered.
Another male entered the room. “Do you guys remember Jimin from our school?” He said. My eyes immediately opened and I listened carefully.
“He changed his education right to become a doctor?” the female asks.
“Yes that Jimin. He called me that he has a special case he wanted to talk about with us.”
“Let him come over. We can talk about it.” The other male said as the three walked out the room. I tried to keep listening but they disappeared.

I let my head fall on my paws again and closed my eyes. It could never be my Jimin they were talking about. I miss Jimin and Hoseok mostly. I don’t know why but I feel like my heart is shattered. I feel lonely in this cage. Back to where I belong. It was too good to be true. They were too good to be true.

I fell asleep and woke up when a male changed the bowls in my cage. “Rose, can you come here?”
“What’s wrong Jackson?”
“He hasn’t eaten anything.”
Rose picked me up and I squirmed in her grip. “Hey little suga. Why don’t you want to eat?” She walked away with me in her arms. “He is really malnourished.” she says to the Jackson guy and another male that came in the room. “Jackson can you make some soft cat food for this little guy.” Jackson started preparing some food in the little kitchen they were in. “What time is Jimin coming over?”
“He can be here any time now.”
“Here Rose your cat food.”
Rose put me on her desk on a pillow and started petting me. She put the food in front of me but I still didn’t want to eat it. She kept petting me and tried to make me eat.
She gave up after a bit and put the food away. My belly was starving but I can’t seem to eat anything that I know makes me throw up immediately after I ate it.

Rose put me on her lap and kept petting me. “You are safe here little suga.”
A bell rang and it startled me. “I will get it.” Jackson says.
Jackson came in with a man behind him. I never thought it could be true but it was really Jimin that was walking behind him. I jumped off the lap of Rose and into Jimin’s arms. “Hey little one.” He says a little startled. And then his eyes grow big and say “Yoongi?” I rub my head against his arm. “Shh little Yoongi. I am here.” He pats my head softly. “You know Suga?” Rose asks.
“You called him Suga? That’s cute. This is Yoongi, he lives with me and my friends. He was saved from a petstore where he was mistreated. Namjoon, my friend, found him and took him home.”

“I am worried about him. He doesn’t want to eat anything.” Rose says.
“What did you give him?”
“Normal cat food and cat food that is easier to digest.”
“I think that I know why he doesn’t want to eat. I have food for him at home. Can I take him home?”
“If you can take care of him, yeah. Why did you want to talk anyway.”
“Because of him. He has been missing for a month and then I thought of my old school friend and I thought I should give it a shot.”
“Good shot then.” Jackson laughs.

“Let’s get you home little Yoongi. Thank you for everything Rose and Jackson.”
“Keep him safe Jimin.”
“I will.” Jimin says before he walks out of the place with me in his arms.
“We are going home Yoongi. You can change there.” Jimin says softly to me.

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“Guys I am home!” Jimin yells as he walks in with me in his arms. “And I have someone you need to see.” Namjoon comes out of his room and stands at the top of the stairs. “Jimin who did you bring over this time.” He says before he sees me and almost jumps off the stairs. “YOONGI!!” He yells loud through the house. Immediately Taehyung and Hoseok appear. “Is it really Yoongi?” Hoseok says happily. Jungkook comes off the toilet just as Jin appears at the top of the stairs.
“Yoongi shall we give you some space to change?” Jimin asks me.
Jimin keeps petting me while walking up the stairs. “You guys should wait in the living room. We will come to you once Yoongi is changed and feel okay.”
“Come on guys. You heard what Jimin said.” Namjoon says as he pushes everyone into the living room. With me in his arms Jimin walks to his room.
He lays me down on his bed and pulls a blanket over my body. “Here you go. Do you want to be alone for a second?” I nod and he disappears into the hallway.

I start to focus on my human body. I smell the blanket and remember how safe I felt in here. I change into my human and when I smell the blanket it makes me sleepy. I am almost asleep when Jimin enters the room again with Hoseok behind him. “It is really Yoongi.” Hoseok squeeks. He sits down beside me and Jimin lays down on the other side. “How do you feel Yoongi?” Jimin asks me. “I feel so safe with you two.” I say.
“We have a confession for you Yoongi.” Hoseok says. “We both like you a lot and after you went missing we realised we never wanted to lose you. Do you want to be our boyfriend?”
“Y-Yes.” I stutter and feel Jimin and Hoseok hugging me. I lean into the hug when Hoseok pulls me off the bed with the blanket and carries me out of the room. Jimin walks right behind us with another blanket.
We reach the living room and I am immediately surrounded with my friends. Jin and Namjoon stand on one side and at the other side Taehyung and Jungkook stand. Jimin puts another blanket around me and I snuggle in it. “I missed you guys.” I say softly.
“We missed you too, Yoongi.” Jungkook says.
“Where did you go?” Jin asks me as we sit down. I crawl against Jimin and Hoseok and start to tell my story from my side. When I finish my story they seem to be in their thoughts until my stomach starts to rumble. “Sorry.” I say.
“No we should give you some food.” Jimin says. “Jin, do you want to make something for Yoongi?” Jimin asks. Jimin and Hoseok carry me to the dining room and make sure that I eat enough. After we ate they brought me to their shared room and put me in the middle of their bed. Jimin and Hoseok lay down beside me and in their arms I fall asleep in peace.