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"Dada.” Jongin smiled as he saw the twins running towards him from the kindergarten.
“How was your day sweethearts?” Jongin asked as he buckled them up in the car and his daughter just giggled and started telling him about everything that she did and his son just pouted as he played with his safety belt.
“I made a heart.” Eunhee giggled as she showed the paper heart she made in art class. Soyeon looks like her mother, the smile, her almond eyes, she reminds him of him.
“What did you do?” He asked as Eunho glared at him and stuck his tongue out at him.
“I will show it to uncle Kyungsoo first.” Eunho says as Jongin rolled his eyes and tucked him in the backseat and climbed into the driver seat and drove back home.
Kyungsoo, he was his best friend during university days. He tried to contact him after their graduation but Kyungsoo always shot him down. After the twins were born, their little family got into a major accident and his mate was rushed to the hospital. He saw Kyungsoo there again, when he heard that his mate was no more, it was Kyungsoo who stayed behind for him. It was two years ago and his twins still ask him about their mama but Kyungsoo just distracts them from the topic. Kyungsoo took care of the twins when he couldn't and he took care of Jongin too. Kyungsoo was there for him more than he was there for him.
The twins call him papa sometimes and Kyungsoo just looks at them fondly, he never corrects them and neither does he.
Kyungsoo knows he doesn't have a place in Jongin's heart. He fell in love with Jongin when he saw him for the first time. He found out that he was in many similar classes as he is. Jongin was an alpha and he was a beta. He found out from Baekhyun that Jongin had a boyfriend, an omega. Kyungsoo knew right then and there that he wouldn't have a chance with Jongin. The feeling only cemented when he saw Park Chanyeol, their senior and an omega. He was tall, beautiful and was perfect in every way. Everyone loved the omega, his family was rich and he was the only heir also engaged to Jongin.
When he saw Jongin smile as he hugged his omega, Kyungsoo could feel his heart breaking. Later, they became friends. They stayed best friends until they graduated and Kyungsoo chose to walk away after that.
Then he had heard from Baekhyun that the two got married after they graduated. He later heard that Chanyeol was pregnant and the next thing he knew was that Jongin was in the hospital.
Kyungsoo ran there, despite the rain and everything. He feared the worst as he entered the hospital. He asked for him and ran up the stairs to find Jongin pacing in front of the ICU as his two year olds were crying as the nurse did first aid on them.
“Soo, it was all my fault. I did this to him.” Jongin mumbled as he hugged him tight and sobbed. He knew who was in there, Chanyeol.
Kyungsoo convinced him to let the doctors treat him as they waited for him. The twins were glued to Kyungsoo because they were scared. Jongin was scared out of his wits, he was blaming himself for everything. Kyungsoo prayed that Chanyeol would be alright. If anything happens to him, Jongin would have to live with that for the rest of his life.
When he saw the light go off. Kyungsoo hoped that it wasn't bad news. But looking at the way Jongin collapsed, it probably was. The kids, seeing their father collapse, ran to him. Jongin hugged them tightly and sobbed. Kyungsoo wanted to cry looking at Jongin like that.
“I'm sorry for your loss.” The doctor says Kyungsoo's stomach dropped, but that can't be true.
Kyungsoo ran over to Jongin and pulled him up so he could sit and got him a glass of water. He was about to take the kids but Jongin growled, his twins whined, probably because of Jongin's scent, Kyungsoo can't feel it because he was a beta but the kids weren't.
“You're hurting them.” Kyungsoo whispered as he hugged them and Jongin's grip on them loosened.
“Jongin!” Kyungsoo looked to find Chanyeol's parents and Jongin's mother running over and the twins ran over to them.
“Stay here, okay?” Kyungsoo crouched down and whispered but Jongin was still sobbing.
“Mama!” The boy pointed to the door which was still closed and Chanyeol's parents rushed into the room as Jongin's mother tried to calm the twins down.
“Honey!” Kyungsoo heard Chanyeol's father scream and Jongin rushed in to aid but he couldn't bear to look at Chanyeol.
Kyungsoo doesn't remember anything else from the day except for looking at Jongin's lifeless eyes after he saw Chanyeol.
“That's uncle soo.” Eunhee showed him a drawing of her and him, he praised her for it and hugged her and pinned it on the fridge.
“I miss mama.” Eunho says as he shows him a picture where he was holding hands with him and Chanyeol.
“Mama is looking out for us from the sky.” Eunhee says as she puffed up and stood proudly on the stool.
Eunhee looked exactly like Chanyeol and Eunho looked a little like his mother and father. It has been three years since the accident and things are finally settling down. Jongin fell into a depression after the accident and Kyungsoo stayed to help him. No matter what happens, he couldn't see Jongin like that. The picture of the omega wearing Jongin's jersey smiling as he held the twins hung heavily in the hall. Jongin always looks at the picture before he leaves the house. Sometimes he'd wake up in the middle of the night to find Jongin talking to it. He'd make it his mission to sit there beside him and lend his shoulder to lean on.
“It's okay, go ahead and let it out.” Kyungsoo said as he ran his hands through Jongin's hair.
“He never got to see this.” Jongin mumbled as he laid his head on Kyungsoo's shoulder.
“I know.” Kyungsoo whispered as he handed him a box of tissues and Jongin smiled after a long sigh.
“Thank you for staying.” Kyungsoo was shocked as Jongin hugged him tight.
“Anytime.” Kyungsoo whispered as Jongin hugged him tighter. Kyungsoo felt relieved, he felt happy.
Jongin remembers this dream very vividly. The same park where he proposed to his mate. The same park where he held the wedding and marked him in front of everyone, his mate, the mother of his pups. This was also the same park where he saw Chanyeol for the very first time.
Finally, this was the park where he saw his mate for the last time.
“Come on, please.” Jongin turned around to find Chanyeol pouting as he asked for more ice cream and Jongin refused.
The twins giggled as they hugged their mother and Chanyeol lifted them up and hugged them.
“You look good in my clothes.” Jongin says as he looks at the perky breasts as his shirt has a bigger shoulder length.
“I hate you.” Chanyeol pouts as he pulls his shirt up and lays down on the grass with the twins and both of them squealing in joy.
“Come let me take a picture of you all.” Jongin says as Chanyeol grabs the twins and looks up at the camera with a wide grin on his face.
“Jongin.” Jongin turns around to find Kyungsoo approaching him and Chanyeol looking up at him with confusion on his face.
Jongin did develop feelings for him somewhere along now and he shouldn't be. His omega died two years ago, all because of him and here he was trying to get with his best friend. He doesn't even know if Kyungsoo had feelings for him.
“Is he your boyfriend?” Chanyeol asked as his smile fell from his face. He wanted to deny it, it was not what it looked like.
For some reason he couldn't utter anything, he couldn't open his mouth at all.
“I see. You don't need me anymore right?” Chanyeol got up and wiped the dirt off his dress. Jongin wanted to say no, he wanted him. He wanted to say something but he couldn't, he just stared helplessly as he handed him the twins and his shirt back.
“Take care of them for me, please.” Jongin saw Chanyeol walk away from him into the horizon and disappear.
Jongin shot up from the bed, he ran out to find the picture in the hall still intact. It wasn't real, he was dreaming. He collapsed in front of the picture, it was meant to be their anniversary present. Jongin saw Kyungsoo walk out of the guest room and headed over to him with a water bottle and a box of tissues. Jongin knew it was wrong, Kyungsoo was his best friend, he couldn't ruin their friendship just because of that. He had to pull himself together.
“That's weird.” Kyungsoo said as Jongin groaned and the twins cackled at their little victory.
“Traitors, all of you.” Jongin dramatically clutched his heart and mumbled. Kyungsoo hit him with the spatula he had in his hand and Jongin caught it before that and smirked at him.
“Eunhee, don't help dada. He's evil.” Eunho cackled and Jongin ran after him. Eunho screamed and tried to escape. Eunhee stood there giggling and laughing.
“Jongin, they're babies.” Kyungsoo deadpanned as Jongin shrugged as he made a face at him.
“I'm a baby.” Eunho glared at his father as he hid behind Kyungsoo and made faces at him.
“Uncle Soo, let's go to the amusement park today.” Eunho asked as Jongin tied Eunhee’s shoelaces.
Jongin remembers the sirens and his twins crying very clearly. Chanyeol smiled as he told Jongin to take the twins to safety. Jongin was driving to Chanyeol's parents house when the accident happened, he turned to avoid a car and ran into a ramp. They crashed, the car was flipped and his mate shielded the twins and he was badly injured. The other driver was drunk and he went the wrong way.
“Nini, please don't abandon them.” Jongin held his hand and placed a kiss on the back of his hand.
“You'll be fine.” Jongin says in between tears and sobs, it makes Chanyeol laugh.
“You look ugly when you cry Nini.” Chanyeol laughed as he looked at his pups.
“Take care of them for me. Hmm?” Chanyeol's voice was reduced to a whisper and Jongin shook his head, he wanted Chanyeol to stay with him.
“Don't say that, I can't do this alone.” Jongin hears Chanyeol whimper in pain.
“You will have to Jongin. Tell them I love them the most.” Chanyeol groans in pain as he forces a smile and he squeezes Jongin's hand tightly.
“No! No!” Jongin wakes up as he wipes the sweat on his forehead with the back of his hand.
Kyungsoo opens the door as he rushes over to him to make sure Jongin was alright. He sits beside him on the bed offering him tissues and consoling him. Neither Kyungsoo nor Jongin know how they ended up kissing or in the bed. Maybe it isn't that important anyway