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Jimin was watching the waves crashing softly on the shore, the little cabin Yoongi had designed and rebuilt on the cliff standing proudly, behind his back. He was letting his mind float, letting his worries and sins be washed by the waves that touch his toes.
His thoughts would always turn to the cabin, where his family was sleeping soundlessly. After all, it was the middle of the night. Smiling, he looked up at the sky.
Jimin always had a troubled mind. But since he accepted Taehyung into his life, that life had become a better one, a bigger one. A life full of love and trust.
Of course, they had their bumps in the road, they may have them in the future, but right now, at this moment, he was happy. He was content. He was loved and in love.
When he started working for Durumi, way back in his teens, he never thought he would get to live another day, let alone a life full of love and safety . The mafia world will never leave you alone, but you can subdue and maybe, if you're lucky to know the right people, to mute it.
And he and Taehyung were lucky. Because they were brothers with Min Yoongi and Jung Hoseok, the heads of Durumi, even though they were hiding and living their daily life in happily married bliss.
Jimin thinks they are lucky. All of them. Yoongi and Hoseok with Sakie and their 5 cats and 3 dogs, Namjoon and Jin with the twins and their share of pets, Jungkookie with Mia, both of them enjoying themselves being single, but still living together and enjoying their presence, and him and Taehyungie.
They may have been playing around each other for a long time before they accepted that the life they have can end in a second, but he would never go back in time to change a thing.
A soft blanket dropped on his shoulders, startling the male out of his reminiscing thoughts.
“What are you thinking about so deeply, my love?” a deep voice asked from behind him, arms hugging him close t o a hard chest. A yip and bark, made Jimin look at their dog, who was happily chasing the waves, even though it was the middle of the night.
“How we got here. Three years ago, we were in love, but in a chasing our own tails kind of a relationship. Hooking up, then fighting over little things, then again hooking up after a dangerous mission…” he whispered, looking at the stars, letting his head fall on the others shoulder.
Soft lips pressed on the side of his head, staying there and humming a response.
“Daddy?” a girl’s voice said behind their backs, making them look at the 10 year old girl they saved two years ago from a trafficking blackmarket place.
She is also the reason, he and Tae are together, married and traveling the world.
“Why are you awake, sweetheart?! A bad dream again?” Jimin asked, unlatching a hand from where it was intertwined with his husband’s, offering it to his daughter.
A nod came shyly from her, moving slowly towards the couple.
It was hard to watch this sweet, sweet child being so shy and closed off. It was hard to watch her beautiful face scrunch unpleasantly when she had a nightmare, or how her golden eyes would fill with crystal clear tears when she woke up and she realised it was a dream. Or how much time they needed to help their child heal and open up again.
“Yeah.. I did…” she whispered, cuddling close to Jimin’s chest.
Like a little koala, she tangled her limbs around Jimin’s torso, her hands clasping around Jimin’s neck, but with Taehyung’s shirt between her fingers. Connecting them all, like she always had done since the day she came in their lives.
“Want to tell us about it, baby girl?” Taehyung asked, his free hand moving the blonde strands out of her face.
Silence that was at the same time comforting and heavy, covered them. Even their dog, Cookie, came and settled at their feet, all wet and tangled fur.
“I was in this dark alley. It was close to the time when my late parents came home, but they were late. So I got out of the flat and walked into the alley...” she started, her little body starting to tremble. Both the adults scooped her closer, giving her the protection she unconsciously sought.
“Go on, love. We are here with you.” Jimin said, kissing her head, encouraging her.
“A tall man, clothed in all black, came to me. He started to ask me questions about my age, my parents, where I lived, how I got there. And when I didn't answer him, he started slapping me and…and…” she broke her sentence, heavy tears running down on her face.
Jimin kept quiet, even though inside he was burning with rage. Because he knew, he definitely knew this wasn’t just a nightmare, this was a reviving memory.
“But you came, you and appa, both came before it was too late.” she said sobbing into his shoulder.
“We will always come and get you, our little butterfly.” Taehyung uttered, voice breaking too.
After a few moments of just waves crashing on the nearby shore filled the silence, Taehyung spoke.
“Butterfly, do you remember when we first met?” he questioned the little girl, her nickname always bringing a soft smile on Jimin’s face. “Nari, my love, look at me please.”
Nodding, Nari looked up and watched Taehyung.
“Daddy and I had a huge fight. Because we were both dumb and thought we weren’t good for each other, that we would destroy ourselves if we even think about letting the other in here” he said, tapping his heart. “I was so so mad at daddy because he had the power to enter my heart just with a smile and a look and I didn't like that. I loved how lonely and alone I was, especially after my brother married the love of his life, your uncle Joonie. But, I stopped in my tracks, even though I was fuming. Do you know why?” he questioned, looking deep in his daughter’s eyes.
“No, appa, why?”
“Because I had seen the most beautiful and amazing little girl in my life. Her hair was blonde like the sunrays, her eyes such a beautiful shade of gold that could melt the iciest heart, the most incredible smile that could break multitude of souls and the tiniest body that I could definitely cradle in my big hands.” Taehyung continued, his voice soft and deep, soothing the aches of the heart.
“We stopped fighting and we joined forces to get you out of there, butterfly. You became our freedom as we become yours.” jimin joined in.
“I love you so much, daddy, appa. Thank you for saving me,” she mumbled, the late hour and the session of crying making the girl feel tired, slowly falling asleep.
The silence covered them again, the child finally having a restful sleep, the two adults lost in their thoughts and a dog that seemed to have fallen asleep too.
"Jiminie…My love…I hope we can give our little butterfly the love she needs..” Tae whispered into his hair, chin prompted on his blonde locks.
"I think we already have, my Tae. I think her life became better the moment we saved her. The moment we chose her,” he sighed, letting his weight rest on his lover's chest. "And I also think our lives became better because she chose us back too.”
"I miss Yoongi hyung and Hoseok hyung. Both of them always knew what to say in a moment like this." Taehyung said, closing his eyes and basking in the warmth his Jimin and his Nari gave him.
"Yeah, they always know. Maybe because they went through so much together? I mean, Yoongi hyung almost died and Hoseokie hyung almost went crazy." Jimin responded, craning his head to see his love.
"Maybe… but who actually knows? We also had our share of bad moments. We also had that moment where we were so close to ending things because it was that hard. And we’ll continue to have them, considering the fact we are in hiding, for the moment." Taehyung continued. "Also, we need to move soon, Joonie hyung texted me earlier that some of the rebels found our whereabouts." He muttered, kissing Jimin's cold cheek. "Where do you want to go next, my love?" He asked cheekily, blowing a raspberry on the others neck, a giggle escaping the others throat.
"Hmm, I always wanted to go to Santo Domingo. I’ve wanted to see the history of that place…also, close to there is the MonkeyLand in Punta Cana," he whispered his answer, looking deeply in the others eyes, losing himself a little in the endless pool of love he was seeing.
"The Dominican Republic it is, then."
Taehyung pressed a soft kiss on Jimins lips, pouring all his love in it, smiling a little when the other shuddered under his ministration.
"I love you endlessly, Kim Jimin. Thank you for being in my life and saving me from boredom." Taehyung whispered, his lips still glued to the others.
"I love you endlessly , Kim Taehyung. Thank you for giving me the precious gift of life and our little butterfly."
And Park Jimin, known now as Kim Jimin, knows he would find endless happiness in the embrace of these two, the most beloved of his heart.