p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Ever since the day of the concert, things had become a little different for Hoseok. Every day he and Yoongi had to submit a report to Public Safety to ensure that nothing was going wrong or seemed suspicious. Hoseok had to speak with his father every day to check in, and it was obviously very stressful for him to be constantly looking out for himself. Thankfully, with exams out of the way the winter break had finally started, and all of them would be leaving far away from school for vacation in just a couple of days. Yoongi had discussed the idea of having Christmas with his housemates back home in California, and it seemed like everyone liked the idea when he mentioned it a month ago. However, there were a few things that still needed to get done before their trip…/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 138%;"span style="font-variant: normal;""/spanspan style="font-variant: normal;"Everyone's contacted their parents and let them know of their plans, right?" Jin asked Namjoon, though his eyes remained fixated on the TV. All of the housemates were gathered together either on or in front of the sofa as they watched an episode of NCIS; apparently DiNozzo had just released a biological agent into the air by just blowing on a letter…br /spanspan style="font-variant: normal;""/spanspan style="font-variant: normal;"That can't be good…" Jimin remarked, his back rested against Yoongi's legs since he sat on the floor with Taehyung and Jungkook. The older housemates claimed most of the couch this morning…/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanNever open a letter with lip markings on it-it's bad luck." Namjoon shook his head, obviously not paying any attention whatsoever to Jin at the moment./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanYeah, you would know, right hyung?" Jimin teased, to which all the housemates roared with laughter- that is except Jin, who was too busy waiting for a response from Namjoon to be in on the conversation./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanSeriously though, who opens a letter like that? I've never seen anyone blow on a letter they received in the mail." Hoseok commented with a shake of his head as he took a sip of water from his cup./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanIt doesn't matter, just watch the show." Yoongi muttered as he strained to hear what the characters were saying over the housemates' conversation./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanGuys, I'm trying-" Jin tried to speak up, but he was once again interrupted because everyone was too absorbed by the show!/span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanMaybe he was blowing on it as a way of rubbing it in their faces, you know? Only HE would receive a letter in the mail with a lip mark on it." Taehyung remarked thoughtfully, uncertain as to whether or not that was the case./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanWhoever sent it couldn't have known that he was going to blow on it to release that biological agent, though, right?" Jungkook asked. Sure, he thought DiNozzo was full of himself, but to that extent? Over a letter? He hadn't seen enough episodes to feel certain about it…/span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Even though Yoongi and Namjoon were about to say something in return, Jin raised his voice enough to be heard and turned to face all of his housemates, since he sat on the end of the couch on the right side, "I'LL RELEASE A BIOLOGICAL AGENT ON ALL OF YOU IF YOU DON'T LET ME SPEAK."/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"All of the housemates immediately turned their heads to give their hyung all of the attention they could offer so he wouldn't release some kind of punishment upon them, which of course signaled for him to continue, "I was trying to ask Namjoon something but since I've gotten all of your attention, have you guys all called your families and told them about your plans for Christmas? We started planning a while back, so I assume you have, right?"/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"While most of the housemates nodded, Jimin averted his eyes to the ground, Namjoon said 'nope,' and Yoongi merely shrugged and said "I informed 'the zoo', if that's what you mean." Only some of them got the joke…/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Jin looked puzzled in response to Yoongi's statement, "... wait, you did inform your family we were coming right? I thought you said it was okay! We can't just make plans and-"/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanHyung, 'the zoo' I'm referring to is my family. They're very aware that we're all coming." Yoongi smirked as he reached over and picked up Sagwa from Taehyung's lap./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanHey, she was comfortable alr-" Taehyung began to complain./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanShh. Hyung's talking." Yoongi shut him up as his eyes returned to the TV screen to continue watching the show. A couple of the others kept shifting their attention from Jin to the TV to do the same thing since they were missing out on what was going on in the episode…/span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 138%;"span style="font-variant: normal;"Jin sighed in relief before moving on to question Jimin, "You haven't spoken with your family yet? It's been a while, hasn't it? If we're going to be in California, then-"br /Taehyung's phone began playing the Pokemon healthcare center tune, indicating that someone was calling him, and he quickly stood to his feet and hurried to the hallway before answering. He definitely didn't want to bother Jin with anymore distractions…/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanAhem… If we're going to be in California, then it's possible your parents could see you too since they live in Texas." Jin suggested. To him, family was extremely important- particularly the bond with parents. He understood that differences and disputes cause difficulties in people's relationships, but he fully believed things like this should be rectified as soon as possible./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI don't want to see them for Christmas, hyung. Not this year… I think in some cases, you can't just sit down and talk to fix things. Sometimes time is the factor that makes a difference. I've tried a lot of things with them, and none of it's worked. I have to change something in order to get different results." Jimin replied, as though he had contemplated the matter so much that his mind could not be changed./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Jin kept eye contact with him for a moment before averting his eyes to Namjoon. He knew he had always had family troubles since he met him, and there was definitely no changing his mind on any of it. "... Alright, I guess things are arranged then… Has everyone started packing?"/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspan... We've got two more days." Taehyung and Yoongi replied simultaneously. Why pack now when there's always later?/span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI've already started." Hoseok grinned, rather proud of himself actually. Though perhaps his definition of packed was different from what Jin thought./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanYou have not! You literally just took your clothes from the dryer and stuffed them into your duffelbag. That's not packing, that's stuffing." Namjoon called his roommate out with a roll of his eyes. "Plus you have removed two outfits out of that big since you put your clothes in it. You should at least count to make sure you have enough clothes to last a week."/span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanWait, do Gibbs and McGee not have to be quarantined with DiNozzo and Kate?" Jungkook asked aloud as he tried to catch up on what was going on since the discussion started./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanNo, they weren't really around DiNozzo, so they're separated. But they're still quarantined from everyone else in the office." Yoongi replied back lazily, wishing they could just continue watching the show at this point. He was rather grumpy this morning because SOMEBODY accidentally let Keopi out into the hallway last night and left him out of the room. Needless to say, Keopi wanted to join Sagwa in Yoongi's bed, and since the bedroom door was left open, he did just that. Yoongi could only remember being restricted to one position the rest of the night! That puppy demanded space to sleep…/span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Taehyung released a heavy sigh as he walked back into the living room, scratching the back of his head as he tried to think of what to say, or more… how to say it. He cleared his throat and spoke up as he picked up the remote to the TV and turned the volume down for the moment. "Hey guys, I know you're already talking about vacation and all, but… I've got to tell you something. Someone… Someone called about Keopi and Sagwa just now. They said they spotted one of the fliers, and they're certain it's them they've been looking for… I'm gonna take them to meet up with their owners in 30 minutes, so uh… yeah. Sorry, I know we've had them for a while, and this is really late notice, but-"/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspan... wait, what? You're seriously saying we have to give them away in just half an hour? Couldn't they meet tomorrow or something?" Jimin asked worriedly as his arms tightened around Keopi, who was now struggling to get out of his arms in response to the constriction./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Yoongi stared at Taehyung skeptically, hoping to spot some kind of sign that this was a joke. But when he found nothing suspicious, he immediately stood up from the couch and hurried back to his room with Sagwa in hand, "Couldn't you have told them it was too late or something? How many weeks has it taken them to realize they were missing?! At least we would have found them within the first couple of days. They belong with us now." he insisted just before closing his door shut at the end of the hallway./span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Yoongi's retaliation snapped Jungkook out of his daze, and he spoke up immediately after Yoongi's piece was finished, "H-He's right. It's been over a month! How could they not have said anything? We've had fliers up everywhere. Well… sort of…"/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI'll admit, I think we got a little defiant about the fliers after a week or two… but still that should have been more than enough time for someone to see them and call us sooner." Hoseok agreed as he slid onto the floor to sit next to Jimin and pet Keopi now that this was possibly his last chance. Many of the housemates had actually begun removing some of the fliers as time went by. Sagwa and Keopi had become integrated into their lives, and as time passed, they didn't want them to be found. Unfortunately they still had to face the fact that these animals were technically not theirs…/span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspan... You don't suppose we could get visitation rights, do you?" Namjoon spoke up with a sigh, only spouting this question rhetorically with a mere glance towards Taehyung. None of them were really taking this well…/span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanEven that wouldn't really be enough… I assume you tried to reason with them, right?" Jin asked Taehyung, a frown tugging at his lips as he tried to think of what they could possibly do in half an hour that could make up for the time they would be losing in the future with them./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanYeah, I did… Nothing's gonna change it. I tried…" Taehyung sniffled as he joined Jimin and Hoseok on the floor to give all his attention to Keopi, "I'll drop them off by myself… They said they're in a hurry to get back to Lexington, so I think you guys should say your goodbyes here so we don't make them late…"/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"No one responded to Taehyung's statement. All of them were upset about the situation, but it was something that couldn't be helped. Jin reached over and pet Keopi for a minute before standing to his feet and heading to his bedroom to speak with Yoongi. He understood the second eldest was upset, but he should really join the others so they could all share the time with both Keopi and Sagwa… So without hesitation, he opened the bedroom door and leaned against the door frame as he eyed Yoongi carefully. However, before he could say anything, Yoongi spoke up first!/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanDid Taehyung say why they hadn't contacted us yet?" Yoongi was playing with Sagwa, using a black shoestring he had removed from one of his shoes the day before./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanIt sounds to me like they actually live in Lexington, so they haven't been around to see the signs we had posted the first couple of weeks." Jin replied as he reached out to pat his back, "Come on, the others deserve to play with her, too. Let's go back into the living room for a bit okay?"/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspan... Yeah. Sorry I kind of went off, but you know how everyone must feel right now. We're all close to them, and it's going to take a while to get over this I think. I guess the vacation will be a good distraction, considering the timing..." Yoongi sighed as he carefully picked up the small kitten in one hand and followed Jin back down the hallway. He joined the others on the floor in front of the couch, allowing Keopi and Sagwa to play together and taking turns holding each of them for the next 30 minutes./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"When it was time for Taehyung to take their furry friends away, he and the others gathered all the toys they could find and brought everything to the car before saying their goodbyes. Even as Taehyung pulled out of the driveway and drove out of sight, the rest of the housemates remained standing outside the house, as if waiting for him to turn around./span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanSo that's it, huh?" Yoongi breathed a heavy sigh as he reached over and placed an arm over Jimin's shoulder's, having noticed the saddened expression on his face./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanHey, at least we were able to foster them for a month… We knew this was a possibility, but we took them in anyway. Try and look on the bright side: we got to know them and return them to their family." Hoseok smiled some at the thought, hoping to brighten up their moods, "And Jungkookie here was able to help raise his first pets." he ruffled the maknae's hair to cheer him up./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanNot to mention, we all bottle-fed Sagwa until last week. She only just started eating soft food recently…" Jimin said quietly, feeling as though they practically raised her already event though it was only a month. They were so proud of her when she ate her food for the first time!/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanYeah, I think we might have had her on milk for too long. We didn't even know how long she had been milk-fed previously." Jin grinned, finding it amusing that they treated her like a baby longer than what was probably necessary because they didn't know any better./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI think you guys just wanted her to stay a baby forever." Namjoon chuckled, "But Hoseok is right… Sometimes it hurts moving on from things like this, but at least we had the memory." Namjoon agreed as he stuffed his hands into the pockets of his sweatpants. Who knows, maybe they'd get another pet in the future. Of course things had been getting busier with that Korean project they had, but now they had all the time in the world to spend doing whatever they wanted. The entire household still wanted to make music, but who knew if they would actually continue…/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanYou think if we offered them money, we could come to an agreement?" Jungkook asked as he tried to think of any way to get the pets back. He didn't exactly have money to give, but he was sure they could all gather enough to keep Sagwa and Keopi with them!/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI don't think so, kid. Would you have accepted a bribe for them?" Yoongi asked with a slight smirk on his lips. When he had first heard of the news, he didn't know how to take it, and he felt as though he was alone in the moment. However, he had come to realize that his housemates shared similar emotions-after all, they raised both of the animals together. It was selfish to think that he was the only one affected by this situation./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"The six of them returned inside the home and took the time to clean up a few of the leftover toys that were on the ground in the living room. In an attempt to distract themselves, they then returned to the sofa and turned the TV back on, searching through Netflix to resume the episode of NCIS they had been watching previously. Of course, none of them were as focused on the show as they were before; they just stared at the TV for the next few hours, only moving when necessary. Taehyung had returned home an hour and a half after taking Sagwa and Keopi and joined the others on the couch with a few snacks he had bought while he was out in an effort to cheer everyone up while they continued watching the show…/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"As the hour hand struck 10:00pm, all of the housemates were either already in their beds or preparing in the bathroom. They didn't really speak much to each other, as they were trying to deal with their situation in their own ways. Unfortunately, Yoongi, Jin, Hoseok, and Namjoon had a night without their fur friends still ahead of them. Jimin, Jungkook, and Taehyung rarely slept with the animals, so it was almost normal for Sagwa and Keopi to not be in their room. However, more often than not the older members of the household were always woken up at least once a night by the animals due to potty breaks or their attention-seeking nature./span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Sagwa was definitely most attached to Yoongi, there was no question about it. Every time she meowed at his bedside, he woke up and picked her up off the ground so she could find a comfortable spot on his head or neck. If she wasn't already on Jin's bed, he never woke up to her meows when she wanted to sleep with him, so Yoongi had become her sleeping buddy most nights. And of course, every morning she was pawing his face or tackling him anywhere between 7am and 8am if he hadn't already woken up./span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Keopi, on the other hand, didn't mind sleeping on either Hoseok or Namjoon's bed. He often slept on one of their beds at the beginning of the night and ended up on the other roommate's bed sometime later in the night. He woke up both if he needed to use the bathroom, jumping on their beds and whining until one of them showed signs of getting up. As a puppy, he still didn't have a fixed bathroom schedule, but he was starting to get used to waiting until morning to use the restroom. Unfortunately, he still got up many times during the night to sniff around the room, especially when he would hear other housemates walking around the house./span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanIt's going to be weird not being woken up in the middle of a night without Keopi here… You know he stole my blankets this morning just so I would get up and walk him? I swear he gets his intelligence from you, through osmosis or something." Hoseok chuckled as he climbed onto his bed and pulled the covers over himself./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanHe's definitely smart for not trying that on me; I wouldn't wake up to that. I kick my blankets off halfway through the night anyway. I'd wake up sweating sometimes just because Keopi's fur was too warm for me; that dog was laying over my stomach." Namjoon laughed as he placed a book on his night stand and got into bed as well./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Hoseok grimaced at Namjoon while he plugged his phone up to the charger on his nightstand, "Hyung, that's disgusting… how do you sweat like that in the middle of winter?"/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanYou guys keep the heater on too high! Ask Jungkook and Jin hyung; they'll tell you the same thing." Namjoon insisted, reaching over to turn off his bedside lamp to allow darkness to settle in the room./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Hoseok breathed a heavy sigh, his arms propping his head up as he stared up at the ceiling. Even though Keopi was only a puppy, he always felt a sense of security with him in the room… Perhaps it was just the friendly warmth that the dog had always offered him, even when he didn't want to be bothered during his sleep. Keopi could always sense when he or Namjoon were upset or stressed and catered to their needs when he felt he should, and right now, Hoseok felt as though he really needed him. Things had been very stressful for him since their Korean project went viral online. There were so many things that could go wrong at any time, and he struggled with that thought at least every night. Meanwhile, Namjoon dealt with struggles of his own that he always kept to himself. He told himself things would work out, but Keopi knew when he was just lying to himself, "Namjoon… do you think the others will be alright?"/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Namjoon scoffed at the question, knowing fully well that Hoseok had been worrying about the others, "Dude, don't worry too much. Everyone will be fine after a few days… We've all been in this kind of situation before where we miss something or someone; even though we don't like it, we have no choice but to move on."/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Hoseok turned his head to face Namjoon's side of the room, a small smile coming to his lips. He seemed to be right about almost everything, but he had to admit… this once, he just wanted him to say something like 'things will be better tomorrow,' even though that was only wishful thinking./span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Meanwhile in the dongsaeng room, Jimin, Taehyung, and Jungkook were holding a discussion of their own whilst getting ready for bed…/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI just still don't get it…" Jimin commented to the other two, who were brushing their teeth in the bathroom with the door open. "I mean… Let's say we owned Keopi and Sagwa first, but we lived in Lexington. Maybe we came to Berea to visit a student or to visit a few arts and crafts centers… how could we lose two baby animals and fail to find them within less than a month? Lexington is half an hour away, and the story just doesn't seem plausible… Are you sure these people were their owners Tae?"/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanUh-huh. Da peobuh show me a piggure an I kuh teh de knew Sawa an Kohi" Taehyung responded with white toothpaste foam forming in his mouth as he continued to brush./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspan... huh?" Jimin couldn't understand any of the gibberish that left Tae's mouth, other than a couple of words here and there./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Both Jungkook and Taehyung picked up their individual cups and began rinsing their mouths with water, simultaneously spilling out the dirty water once they were done with it, and then fighting over who filled their cup with more water first. "I was in here first, I used my water first, and I will fill it first, Jungkookie. Stop following my movements or I'll fight you." the two of them held in their giggles for a matter of seconds before letting their laughter fill the bathroom altogether. As soon as they finished, they finally joined Jimin in the bedroom to talk seriously, though Jungkook all too ready to say something to Jimin before Taehyung could repeat what he was saying./span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanHyung, that's my shirt, don't worry about it." Jungkook commented as he grabbed the white t-shirt out of Jimin's hands and threw it on the ground with a few of his other clothes./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI know I was just-" Jimin watched as he threw it on the ground, "... Trying to take your clothes off your bed and put them in your dirty hamper. You have clothes everywhere!"/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"To which Jungkook shrugged, "I get hot at night; I can't help that I have to take some clothes off to feel comfortable."/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanThis coming from the guy who wouldn't get caught taking a shower during the day when we first met." Taehyung laughed as he reached out and patted Jimin's arm to get his attention, " I was saying that the people showed me a picture, and I could tell that Keopi and Sagwa knew them. Trust me." he said as he climbed up to the top of the bunk bed./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanHow did they look?" Jungkook asked, gesturing for Jimin to get in bed so he could turn off the light. Once Jimin sat on his bed, Jungkook turned off the lightswitch and jumped onto his bed, pulling the covers up until they reached his torso./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI dunno, they seemed nice. Their owners remind me of us actually…" Taehyung replied, a smirk tugging on his lips./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanHuh? What do you mean by that?" Jimin's eyebrows furrowed as he tried to think of ways Tae might think these people would be similar. He waited a few moments for an answer, but he only received silence. "Hey!" he gently kicked the bed above him, "How do they remind you of us?"/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanAh, Jiminnie, you're so mean~.. I didn't answer because I don't know. They just do." Taehyung pouted as he adjusted his position on the bed, "now my bed feels uncomfortable…"/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspan... I hope everyone will be okay soon. I don't like seeing everyone so upset, you know?" Jungkook commented seriously. He didn't like the situation anymore than anyone else, but he was definitely more concerned for his hyungs at the moment./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanJungkookie-yah… get some sleep. You too Jimin. Everyone will feel a lot better in the morning." Taehyung assured them, rolling onto his stomach and wrapping his arms around his pillow to assume a more comfortable position. He felt a little guilty for putting them all through this, but it would all be fixed in the morning so there was no reason to lose sleep over it!/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanKeopi-yah, shh… don't wake everyone in the house." Taehyung whispered to the puppy as he carried him and Sagwa in the front door. After quietly locking the door behind him and removing their leashes, he continued to carry them down the hallway, first stopping by Hoseok and Namjoon's room. As stealthily as he could, he opened their door enough to let Keopi in, watched as the puppy jumped onto Namjoon's bed, and then closed the door once more. Next, he continued down the hall and opened Jin and Yoongi's bedroom door and gently placed Sagwa at the foot of Yoongi's bed. Finally, he placed all of the pet toys back in their original spots in the living room before returning to his bed to sleep in just a few more hours./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"This had all been Taehyung's plan, sort of payback for Yoongi's prank on Hoseok. If he had told everyone except Yoongi, Yoongi just wouldn't have believed it! Instead of taking the pets to their 'previous owners,' Taehyung had taken them to the vets and dropped them off at a doggy daycare of sorts. His mom picked them up around 6pm, and the plan was for him to pick them up at 5am to surprise everyone with their return! However, he really just wanted to confuse everyone, which is why he didn't wake any of them up…/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"As 7:43am rolled around, Sagwa was beginning her regular morning routine as she reached her paws out to stretch over Yoongi's forehead. Sitting above his head on his hair, her little paws began to gently tap his brow. Her tail began to move back and forth, and soon enough, she decided to use Yoongi's hair as a toy, biting and pulling at it as her feet kicked at his head. This was definitely the trick needed to wake the poor sleep-deprived boy from his slumber, though he still didn't want to open his eyes. "Ow, Sagwa-yah… cut it out…" he mumbled, whacking her paws away and pulling his covers over her head. He wasn't yet fully awake to realize that she was there when she shouldn't be./span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Sagwa meowed in her quiet, higher-pitched tone, squeezing under the blankets with him and purring as she rubbed up against his face. "Ack, Sagwa knock it off, you got hair in my mouth…" Yoongi sputtered and rubbed his mouth before finally coming to the realization that Sagwa was really there with him. "Sagwa..?" He quickly pulled the blankets off and lifted the kitten as he sat up so he could get a good look at her. This was so strange… Was it all just a dream? Whether it was or not, he was overjoyed to see her, even this early in the morning! But wait, why did his neck feel so warm still?/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Yoongi's hand lifted to his neck, only to remove a fuzzy neck scarf he had put on last night because he couldn't sleep. He had become so used to Sagwa sleeping on his neck that he just couldn't sleep last night with his neck exposed to the cold air. His eyebrows knit together as he remembered how little he had slept before putting on the scarf… If the dream was of Sagwa and Keopi being taken away… then why did he put this scarf on? It's possible he acted out that part of the dream perhaps, but he wasn't really known for doing anything in his sleep… "What the hell is going on..?"/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Meanwhile in Hoseok and Namjoon's room, Keopi was just as ready as Sagwa to get out of the room and be taken outside. His front paws pushed on Namjoon's stomach over and over again until he couldn't take anymore of it and rolled over onto his side, "Keopi-yah, I swear if you don't stop, we're going to have some choice words…" he glared at the puppy and sighed, annoyed that he couldn't sleep in. It had been Christmas break for a few days now, and yet he still never had the chance to sleep later than 9am because of Keopi./span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanNamjoon, wake up man.. You're dreaming you know. Keopi's gone, remem-" Hoseok stopped talking as soon as his eyes finally adjusted enough to the light enough to see Keopi licking Namjoon's face. "Wait, what..? Was I the one dreaming?" he jumped out of his bed and walked to his roommate's bedside to pet Keopi as well./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Namjoon tried to avoid the puppy's licks by sitting up in his bed, confused as to what Hoseok was talking about. There was no way he happened to have the same dream that he himself had, right? "Dreaming about what Hoseok? You dreamed Taehyung took Keopi and Sagwa, didn't you?"/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspan... Okay that's freaky. Could you stay out of my dreams, please? Such an invasion of privacy…" Hoseok glared skeptically at Namjoon as he picked Keopi up and took him out of the bedroom. "Let's go, Keopi; it's time to outside! I'll walk you without making any comment about waking me up early, I promise. If Taehyung actually does ever want to take you guys to your old owner, he can suck it up. I won't let you go in real life, promise." He hugged the puppy as he walked towards the door to get his leash./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanHyung!" Jimin shouted as he jumped off the couch and rushed towards him, "I-I'll walk him. You and Namjoon always walk him in the mornings, so I'm sure you want to take a morning off, right?" He was so excited to see that Keopi was right where he should be, and there was no way he was going to pass this opportunity up!/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanUh… no, it's okay, I've got him. I'm up already, so I might as well." Hoseok replied, offering Jimin a strange look. Why was he acting so weird?/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanBut don't you want to eat hyung? I can take him so you can get breakfast first." Jimin insisted eagerly, "Or I guess we can walk him together, too. Let's walk to BCT or something-we can get everyone a cup of coffee while we're at it!"/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanDo you have enough hands to carry 7 cups of coffee?" Yoongi yawned after his sarcastic comment as he made his way to the kitchen with Sagwa perched on his shoulder. This morning was really odd…/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanWhat about Sagwa-yah, hyung?" Jungkook popped up from behind the kitchen island, having dropped a spoon on the floor before Yoongi had walked past the living room./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Yoongi flinched slightly out of surprise and slowly turned to face the maknae with a hard stare, "... What about her? Why are you guys so hyper this morning, sheesh.."/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI can walk her for you if you'd like. I'll go with them to BC we'll definitely be able to carry back coffee for everyone then." Jungkook suggested as he even dared to pick up Sagwa off his shoulder to hold in his own arms./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanYah! Sagwa's paws are too sensitive to walk on the pavement at this age; leave her here." Yoongi disagreed with the idea, wanting his own time with the cat. Though, he also wanted to spend time with Keopi too… This was a struggle./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspan... Is that really a thing? Kittens' paws are really sensitive?" Jin asked as he entered the kitchen, confused by the presence of the animals but simply shaking it off as a dream just like the others./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanIt's a thing, leave it be." Yoongi scowled at the eldest with a cross of his arms. "Besides, she can easily slip out of her harness right now because she's so small. She could get loose and who knows what could happen. Leave her here." he had plenty of excuses to make up./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspan... Hyung, just come with us. We can all go together." Hoseok suggested, trying not to laugh at Yoongi's attempts to keep Sagwa close. He then looked over at Jimin and gestured for him to smell the puppy's fur, "Is it just me or does he smell like shampoo? We didn't give him a bath yesterday right?"/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Jimin briefly put his nose against his fur and smelled him before nodding to Hoseok, "I don't remember giving him a bath, but I mean… I don't think I remember yesterday very well honestly." What he thought was yesterday ended up being a dream, so he was a little mixed up in the head right now!/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanOkay if no one else is going to say it, then I will. I think we all have to admit today is WEIRD, and there's some kind of unspoken thing going on. Is anyone else wondering why suddenly everyone wants to walk Keopi and Sagwa?" Namjoon asked, having overheard everything on his way into the living room./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Everyone paused and looked around at each other, confused expressions plastered on all of their faces. "I… thought it was just a coincidence, but Namjoon and I appear to have had the same dream. Did anyone else think Taehyung took Keopi and Sagwa back to their old owners?" Hoseok asked uncertainly./span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanY-Yeah, I thought-" Jimin began to speak but then rerouted his thoughts once he saw everyone nod in response to Hoseok, "Wait… I think that actually happened. If all of us remember it, then it had to have happened."/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanThen how do you explain this?" Hoseok asked, raising Keopi up a bit to bring him to Jimin's attention. The poor puppy whined a little as he impatiently tried to get out of Hoseok's hands. He had needed to be taken outside for the last 10 minutes!/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanWell, I know for certain it wasn't a dream, which means I'm about to kick someone's ass for messing with me. Taehyung is the one who took them yesterday, and he also happens to be the only one not holding this discussion." Yoongi muttered, thinking of all the ways he could get his revenge on Taehyung. This was not going to be the end of it!/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanTake them out to use the restroom first; we'll have a talk with Taehyung afterwards." Jin insisted as he gestured for them to go out real quick. Jungkook was too busy cackling at Yoongi's comment to pay attention to Jin, so Yoongi pulled his right arm's t-shirt sleeve and dragged him over to the door. All of them went outside until Keopi and Sagwa were finished, and as soon as they returned back inside and removed their leashes, the group made their way to the end of the hallway, opening the dongsaeng room's door to have a word with Taehyung./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanCan we flip his bed?" Jungkook asked, having decided that Taehyung definitely tricked all of them yesterday. It was a day of torture!/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI like the way this kid thinks." Namjoon commented, to which Jin rolled his eyes./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanHe's on the top bunk; let's not kill him. Just maim him." Jin joked as he climbed up the ladder to Taehyung bunk and crawled towards where his head was, sitting beside him. He reached out and slapped his cheek a bit to wake him up, "Taehyung-ah, wake up." He only got a groan in response. Carefully, Jin reached out and got his hand in position just above Taehyung's face and as soon as he was ready, his left hand pulled back his right hand's middle finger before releasing it to smack Taehyung's forehead, making the sound of a hard flick./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanAh!" Taehyung shouted in pain as both of his hands grasped his forehead, his eyes closed tightly shut as though it would relieve him of the pain, "Hyung, what was that for?! That always hurts when you do it…" he groaned, opening his eyes now and rubbing his head instead, "What's going on..?"/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanThat's a great question." Jimin commented, thinking that it was very well suited for this situation./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanWe all just had a bit of a question for you. We thought you could enlighten us." Namjoon said as he watched Taehyung sit up. He looked about as confused as they all were just a few minutes ago!/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanAbout wha-" Taehyung noticed Keopi and Sagwa were in the arms of two of his housemates, and he couldn't help but release a laugh. They only just found out that he was the one behind it all? "Okay, you have to admit, I pranked you all pretty good."/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanPretty well." Namjoon corrected his grammar, "But that wasn't funny! We went all day and night thinking they were gone for good."/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI'm sorry it was the whole day, but it was just payback on Yoongi for spooking Hoseok and all of us on Thanksgiving Day." Taehyung replied, still not regretting what he did one bit. Yoongi was mean on Thanksgiving, and someone had to get him back!/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspan... Why do I feel like I was the victim of two different pranks?" Hoseok scratched the back of his head, feeling quite used at the moment./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanSorry hyung, but sometimes sacrifices have to be made. If I told you guys, Yoongi hyung wouldn't have been convinced. But I did it for you." Taehyung smirked as he followed Jin down the ladder./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanThis is war, Taehyung. You're asking for it; just remember we all know where you sleep." Yoongi warned him. He had to admit, Taehyung really did think through it all and was very convincing. His acting skills were pretty good!/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanHow did you do it? I mean… where did you actually take them? Obviously you took them to a groomer, since they smell pretty clean. But that doesn't take more than an hour…" Jimin was so curious as to how he pulled the entire day off./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanWell, I took them to see the vet and a groomer, as you obviously figured out, and then I took them to a daycare for dogs. It's like a dog park that's open until 6pm. After that, my mom took them home, and I picked them up at 5am so you guys wouldn't find out until morning. Pretty brilliant, huh?" Taehyung was so proud of his plan and the fact that it worked out so amazingly well, "Oh, and…" he hurried over to his backpack he had placed against the wall last night, unzipped it, and pulled out a plastic bag, "I also bought them their official collars and name tags. It's been a month since they were left by their last owners, and, I mean, let's face it...statistically if you don't hear anything back during a time frame like that, there's a very low chance of them ever coming back. If the humane society had found them, they would have been adopted out already at their age. So I thought it was about time they were actually adopted into the family. I even got official papers signed! The lady at the adoption center was a little weirded out, considering they had never been at the center before, but it's all good. I proved they had their shots and all."/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanWhat? Seriously? They're really ours now?" Jungkook stared at him with his eyes and mouth wide open. He couldn't believe how upset he was when he found out Taehyung had tricked them because now, all he wanted to do was hug him for giving them such news!/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspan... Alright, so maybe we were a little tough on you." Namjoon cleared his throat as he gestured at the bag, "Alright, let's see what you've got in there."/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI swear if you got Sagwa some gaudy color, I'm going to personally chaperone you to the store to return it." Yoongi warned Taehyung. Perhaps he wouldn't get vengeance since Tae went through all this trouble to adopt the pets into the family…/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Everyone laughed at Yoongi's remark as Jimin reached into the bag and pulled out a small dark blue collar, obviously suited for Keopi due to its size. It was already adorned with his red tags as well, one circle-shaped tag with his rabies vaccine confirmation and one alien-shaped tag with his name and contact information on it./span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanTae… what's with the alien tag? You're the alien." Namjoon gently hit the arch of his back and shook his head./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanHey, it may just be a raindrop tag or something! There's no eyes to prove it's an alien tag!" Taehyung exclaimed in defense./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanNice try. We all know you, Tae." Jin laughed as he reached over to ruffle his hair, "Alright what does Sagwa's look like?"/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Jimin reached in and pulled out a smaller, black collar from the bag and showed them the light blue tags that went with it, "Hey, the blue tags match her eyes. I think Taehyung actually did a pretty good job with these." He laughed a bit./span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanDon't act so surprised… But with Sagwa's collar, it's still too big for her to wear at least for the next month, give or take a week. So until then, don't lose her." Taehyung grinned./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanAlright, not bad…" Yoongi gave in, complimented the younger housemate hesitantly, "Please tell me their leashes are matching in some way or another… We don't need Keopi walking around with a green leash, a blue collar, and red tags or something."/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanYou insult my fashion sense, hyung. I dress members of my family well. Don't you remember how Jimin turned out after I finished with him?" Taehyung joked, nudging Jimin wish his elbow, "But yes, they're matching with their collar colors."/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanWell… it looks like we're definitely going to enjoy our vacation." Jin chuckled, thankful that this vacation won't just be a distraction anymore. With Taehyung's mom watching over their furry family members, they were going to have nothing to worry about on this trip! California, here they come!/span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 138%;"span style="font-variant: normal;""/spanspan style="font-variant: normal;"Everyone's contacted their parents and let them know of their plans, right?" Jin asked Namjoon, though his eyes remained fixated on the TV. All of the housemates were gathered together either on or in front of the sofa as they watched an episode of NCIS; apparently DiNozzo had just released a biological agent into the air by just blowing on a letter…br /spanspan style="font-variant: normal;""/spanspan style="font-variant: normal;"That can't be good…" Jimin remarked, his back rested against Yoongi's legs since he sat on the floor with Taehyung and Jungkook. The older housemates claimed most of the couch this morning…/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanNever open a letter with lip markings on it-it's bad luck." Namjoon shook his head, obviously not paying any attention whatsoever to Jin at the moment./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanYeah, you would know, right hyung?" Jimin teased, to which all the housemates roared with laughter- that is except Jin, who was too busy waiting for a response from Namjoon to be in on the conversation./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanSeriously though, who opens a letter like that? I've never seen anyone blow on a letter they received in the mail." Hoseok commented with a shake of his head as he took a sip of water from his cup./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanIt doesn't matter, just watch the show." Yoongi muttered as he strained to hear what the characters were saying over the housemates' conversation./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanGuys, I'm trying-" Jin tried to speak up, but he was once again interrupted because everyone was too absorbed by the show!/span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanMaybe he was blowing on it as a way of rubbing it in their faces, you know? Only HE would receive a letter in the mail with a lip mark on it." Taehyung remarked thoughtfully, uncertain as to whether or not that was the case./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanWhoever sent it couldn't have known that he was going to blow on it to release that biological agent, though, right?" Jungkook asked. Sure, he thought DiNozzo was full of himself, but to that extent? Over a letter? He hadn't seen enough episodes to feel certain about it…/span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Even though Yoongi and Namjoon were about to say something in return, Jin raised his voice enough to be heard and turned to face all of his housemates, since he sat on the end of the couch on the right side, "I'LL RELEASE A BIOLOGICAL AGENT ON ALL OF YOU IF YOU DON'T LET ME SPEAK."/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"All of the housemates immediately turned their heads to give their hyung all of the attention they could offer so he wouldn't release some kind of punishment upon them, which of course signaled for him to continue, "I was trying to ask Namjoon something but since I've gotten all of your attention, have you guys all called your families and told them about your plans for Christmas? We started planning a while back, so I assume you have, right?"/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"While most of the housemates nodded, Jimin averted his eyes to the ground, Namjoon said 'nope,' and Yoongi merely shrugged and said "I informed 'the zoo', if that's what you mean." Only some of them got the joke…/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Jin looked puzzled in response to Yoongi's statement, "... wait, you did inform your family we were coming right? I thought you said it was okay! We can't just make plans and-"/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanHyung, 'the zoo' I'm referring to is my family. They're very aware that we're all coming." Yoongi smirked as he reached over and picked up Sagwa from Taehyung's lap./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanHey, she was comfortable alr-" Taehyung began to complain./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanShh. Hyung's talking." Yoongi shut him up as his eyes returned to the TV screen to continue watching the show. A couple of the others kept shifting their attention from Jin to the TV to do the same thing since they were missing out on what was going on in the episode…/span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 138%;"span style="font-variant: normal;"Jin sighed in relief before moving on to question Jimin, "You haven't spoken with your family yet? It's been a while, hasn't it? If we're going to be in California, then-"br /Taehyung's phone began playing the Pokemon healthcare center tune, indicating that someone was calling him, and he quickly stood to his feet and hurried to the hallway before answering. He definitely didn't want to bother Jin with anymore distractions…/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanAhem… If we're going to be in California, then it's possible your parents could see you too since they live in Texas." Jin suggested. To him, family was extremely important- particularly the bond with parents. He understood that differences and disputes cause difficulties in people's relationships, but he fully believed things like this should be rectified as soon as possible./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI don't want to see them for Christmas, hyung. Not this year… I think in some cases, you can't just sit down and talk to fix things. Sometimes time is the factor that makes a difference. I've tried a lot of things with them, and none of it's worked. I have to change something in order to get different results." Jimin replied, as though he had contemplated the matter so much that his mind could not be changed./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Jin kept eye contact with him for a moment before averting his eyes to Namjoon. He knew he had always had family troubles since he met him, and there was definitely no changing his mind on any of it. "... Alright, I guess things are arranged then… Has everyone started packing?"/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspan... We've got two more days." Taehyung and Yoongi replied simultaneously. Why pack now when there's always later?/span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI've already started." Hoseok grinned, rather proud of himself actually. Though perhaps his definition of packed was different from what Jin thought./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanYou have not! You literally just took your clothes from the dryer and stuffed them into your duffelbag. That's not packing, that's stuffing." Namjoon called his roommate out with a roll of his eyes. "Plus you have removed two outfits out of that big since you put your clothes in it. You should at least count to make sure you have enough clothes to last a week."/span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanWait, do Gibbs and McGee not have to be quarantined with DiNozzo and Kate?" Jungkook asked aloud as he tried to catch up on what was going on since the discussion started./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanNo, they weren't really around DiNozzo, so they're separated. But they're still quarantined from everyone else in the office." Yoongi replied back lazily, wishing they could just continue watching the show at this point. He was rather grumpy this morning because SOMEBODY accidentally let Keopi out into the hallway last night and left him out of the room. Needless to say, Keopi wanted to join Sagwa in Yoongi's bed, and since the bedroom door was left open, he did just that. Yoongi could only remember being restricted to one position the rest of the night! That puppy demanded space to sleep…/span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Taehyung released a heavy sigh as he walked back into the living room, scratching the back of his head as he tried to think of what to say, or more… how to say it. He cleared his throat and spoke up as he picked up the remote to the TV and turned the volume down for the moment. "Hey guys, I know you're already talking about vacation and all, but… I've got to tell you something. Someone… Someone called about Keopi and Sagwa just now. They said they spotted one of the fliers, and they're certain it's them they've been looking for… I'm gonna take them to meet up with their owners in 30 minutes, so uh… yeah. Sorry, I know we've had them for a while, and this is really late notice, but-"/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspan... wait, what? You're seriously saying we have to give them away in just half an hour? Couldn't they meet tomorrow or something?" Jimin asked worriedly as his arms tightened around Keopi, who was now struggling to get out of his arms in response to the constriction./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Yoongi stared at Taehyung skeptically, hoping to spot some kind of sign that this was a joke. But when he found nothing suspicious, he immediately stood up from the couch and hurried back to his room with Sagwa in hand, "Couldn't you have told them it was too late or something? How many weeks has it taken them to realize they were missing?! At least we would have found them within the first couple of days. They belong with us now." he insisted just before closing his door shut at the end of the hallway./span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Yoongi's retaliation snapped Jungkook out of his daze, and he spoke up immediately after Yoongi's piece was finished, "H-He's right. It's been over a month! How could they not have said anything? We've had fliers up everywhere. Well… sort of…"/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI'll admit, I think we got a little defiant about the fliers after a week or two… but still that should have been more than enough time for someone to see them and call us sooner." Hoseok agreed as he slid onto the floor to sit next to Jimin and pet Keopi now that this was possibly his last chance. Many of the housemates had actually begun removing some of the fliers as time went by. Sagwa and Keopi had become integrated into their lives, and as time passed, they didn't want them to be found. Unfortunately they still had to face the fact that these animals were technically not theirs…/span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspan... You don't suppose we could get visitation rights, do you?" Namjoon spoke up with a sigh, only spouting this question rhetorically with a mere glance towards Taehyung. None of them were really taking this well…/span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanEven that wouldn't really be enough… I assume you tried to reason with them, right?" Jin asked Taehyung, a frown tugging at his lips as he tried to think of what they could possibly do in half an hour that could make up for the time they would be losing in the future with them./span/span/span/p
p style="text-indent: .5in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanYeah, I did… Nothing's gonna change it. I tried…" Taehyung sniffled as he joined Jimin and Hoseok on the floor to give all his attention to Keopi, "I'll drop them off by myself… They said they're in a hurry to get back to Lexington, so I think you guys should say your goodbyes here so we don't make them late…"/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"No one responded to Taehyung's statement. All of them were upset about the situation, but it was something that couldn't be helped. Jin reached over and pet Keopi for a minute before standing to his feet and heading to his bedroom to speak with Yoongi. He understood the second eldest was upset, but he should really join the others so they could all share the time with both Keopi and Sagwa… So without hesitation, he opened the bedroom door and leaned against the door frame as he eyed Yoongi carefully. However, before he could say anything, Yoongi spoke up first!/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanDid Taehyung say why they hadn't contacted us yet?" Yoongi was playing with Sagwa, using a black shoestring he had removed from one of his shoes the day before./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanIt sounds to me like they actually live in Lexington, so they haven't been around to see the signs we had posted the first couple of weeks." Jin replied as he reached out to pat his back, "Come on, the others deserve to play with her, too. Let's go back into the living room for a bit okay?"/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspan... Yeah. Sorry I kind of went off, but you know how everyone must feel right now. We're all close to them, and it's going to take a while to get over this I think. I guess the vacation will be a good distraction, considering the timing..." Yoongi sighed as he carefully picked up the small kitten in one hand and followed Jin back down the hallway. He joined the others on the floor in front of the couch, allowing Keopi and Sagwa to play together and taking turns holding each of them for the next 30 minutes./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"When it was time for Taehyung to take their furry friends away, he and the others gathered all the toys they could find and brought everything to the car before saying their goodbyes. Even as Taehyung pulled out of the driveway and drove out of sight, the rest of the housemates remained standing outside the house, as if waiting for him to turn around./span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanSo that's it, huh?" Yoongi breathed a heavy sigh as he reached over and placed an arm over Jimin's shoulder's, having noticed the saddened expression on his face./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanHey, at least we were able to foster them for a month… We knew this was a possibility, but we took them in anyway. Try and look on the bright side: we got to know them and return them to their family." Hoseok smiled some at the thought, hoping to brighten up their moods, "And Jungkookie here was able to help raise his first pets." he ruffled the maknae's hair to cheer him up./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanNot to mention, we all bottle-fed Sagwa until last week. She only just started eating soft food recently…" Jimin said quietly, feeling as though they practically raised her already event though it was only a month. They were so proud of her when she ate her food for the first time!/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanYeah, I think we might have had her on milk for too long. We didn't even know how long she had been milk-fed previously." Jin grinned, finding it amusing that they treated her like a baby longer than what was probably necessary because they didn't know any better./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI think you guys just wanted her to stay a baby forever." Namjoon chuckled, "But Hoseok is right… Sometimes it hurts moving on from things like this, but at least we had the memory." Namjoon agreed as he stuffed his hands into the pockets of his sweatpants. Who knows, maybe they'd get another pet in the future. Of course things had been getting busier with that Korean project they had, but now they had all the time in the world to spend doing whatever they wanted. The entire household still wanted to make music, but who knew if they would actually continue…/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanYou think if we offered them money, we could come to an agreement?" Jungkook asked as he tried to think of any way to get the pets back. He didn't exactly have money to give, but he was sure they could all gather enough to keep Sagwa and Keopi with them!/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI don't think so, kid. Would you have accepted a bribe for them?" Yoongi asked with a slight smirk on his lips. When he had first heard of the news, he didn't know how to take it, and he felt as though he was alone in the moment. However, he had come to realize that his housemates shared similar emotions-after all, they raised both of the animals together. It was selfish to think that he was the only one affected by this situation./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"The six of them returned inside the home and took the time to clean up a few of the leftover toys that were on the ground in the living room. In an attempt to distract themselves, they then returned to the sofa and turned the TV back on, searching through Netflix to resume the episode of NCIS they had been watching previously. Of course, none of them were as focused on the show as they were before; they just stared at the TV for the next few hours, only moving when necessary. Taehyung had returned home an hour and a half after taking Sagwa and Keopi and joined the others on the couch with a few snacks he had bought while he was out in an effort to cheer everyone up while they continued watching the show…/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"As the hour hand struck 10:00pm, all of the housemates were either already in their beds or preparing in the bathroom. They didn't really speak much to each other, as they were trying to deal with their situation in their own ways. Unfortunately, Yoongi, Jin, Hoseok, and Namjoon had a night without their fur friends still ahead of them. Jimin, Jungkook, and Taehyung rarely slept with the animals, so it was almost normal for Sagwa and Keopi to not be in their room. However, more often than not the older members of the household were always woken up at least once a night by the animals due to potty breaks or their attention-seeking nature./span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Sagwa was definitely most attached to Yoongi, there was no question about it. Every time she meowed at his bedside, he woke up and picked her up off the ground so she could find a comfortable spot on his head or neck. If she wasn't already on Jin's bed, he never woke up to her meows when she wanted to sleep with him, so Yoongi had become her sleeping buddy most nights. And of course, every morning she was pawing his face or tackling him anywhere between 7am and 8am if he hadn't already woken up./span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Keopi, on the other hand, didn't mind sleeping on either Hoseok or Namjoon's bed. He often slept on one of their beds at the beginning of the night and ended up on the other roommate's bed sometime later in the night. He woke up both if he needed to use the bathroom, jumping on their beds and whining until one of them showed signs of getting up. As a puppy, he still didn't have a fixed bathroom schedule, but he was starting to get used to waiting until morning to use the restroom. Unfortunately, he still got up many times during the night to sniff around the room, especially when he would hear other housemates walking around the house./span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanIt's going to be weird not being woken up in the middle of a night without Keopi here… You know he stole my blankets this morning just so I would get up and walk him? I swear he gets his intelligence from you, through osmosis or something." Hoseok chuckled as he climbed onto his bed and pulled the covers over himself./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanHe's definitely smart for not trying that on me; I wouldn't wake up to that. I kick my blankets off halfway through the night anyway. I'd wake up sweating sometimes just because Keopi's fur was too warm for me; that dog was laying over my stomach." Namjoon laughed as he placed a book on his night stand and got into bed as well./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Hoseok grimaced at Namjoon while he plugged his phone up to the charger on his nightstand, "Hyung, that's disgusting… how do you sweat like that in the middle of winter?"/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanYou guys keep the heater on too high! Ask Jungkook and Jin hyung; they'll tell you the same thing." Namjoon insisted, reaching over to turn off his bedside lamp to allow darkness to settle in the room./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Hoseok breathed a heavy sigh, his arms propping his head up as he stared up at the ceiling. Even though Keopi was only a puppy, he always felt a sense of security with him in the room… Perhaps it was just the friendly warmth that the dog had always offered him, even when he didn't want to be bothered during his sleep. Keopi could always sense when he or Namjoon were upset or stressed and catered to their needs when he felt he should, and right now, Hoseok felt as though he really needed him. Things had been very stressful for him since their Korean project went viral online. There were so many things that could go wrong at any time, and he struggled with that thought at least every night. Meanwhile, Namjoon dealt with struggles of his own that he always kept to himself. He told himself things would work out, but Keopi knew when he was just lying to himself, "Namjoon… do you think the others will be alright?"/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Namjoon scoffed at the question, knowing fully well that Hoseok had been worrying about the others, "Dude, don't worry too much. Everyone will be fine after a few days… We've all been in this kind of situation before where we miss something or someone; even though we don't like it, we have no choice but to move on."/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Hoseok turned his head to face Namjoon's side of the room, a small smile coming to his lips. He seemed to be right about almost everything, but he had to admit… this once, he just wanted him to say something like 'things will be better tomorrow,' even though that was only wishful thinking./span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Meanwhile in the dongsaeng room, Jimin, Taehyung, and Jungkook were holding a discussion of their own whilst getting ready for bed…/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI just still don't get it…" Jimin commented to the other two, who were brushing their teeth in the bathroom with the door open. "I mean… Let's say we owned Keopi and Sagwa first, but we lived in Lexington. Maybe we came to Berea to visit a student or to visit a few arts and crafts centers… how could we lose two baby animals and fail to find them within less than a month? Lexington is half an hour away, and the story just doesn't seem plausible… Are you sure these people were their owners Tae?"/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanUh-huh. Da peobuh show me a piggure an I kuh teh de knew Sawa an Kohi" Taehyung responded with white toothpaste foam forming in his mouth as he continued to brush./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspan... huh?" Jimin couldn't understand any of the gibberish that left Tae's mouth, other than a couple of words here and there./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Both Jungkook and Taehyung picked up their individual cups and began rinsing their mouths with water, simultaneously spilling out the dirty water once they were done with it, and then fighting over who filled their cup with more water first. "I was in here first, I used my water first, and I will fill it first, Jungkookie. Stop following my movements or I'll fight you." the two of them held in their giggles for a matter of seconds before letting their laughter fill the bathroom altogether. As soon as they finished, they finally joined Jimin in the bedroom to talk seriously, though Jungkook all too ready to say something to Jimin before Taehyung could repeat what he was saying./span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanHyung, that's my shirt, don't worry about it." Jungkook commented as he grabbed the white t-shirt out of Jimin's hands and threw it on the ground with a few of his other clothes./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI know I was just-" Jimin watched as he threw it on the ground, "... Trying to take your clothes off your bed and put them in your dirty hamper. You have clothes everywhere!"/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"To which Jungkook shrugged, "I get hot at night; I can't help that I have to take some clothes off to feel comfortable."/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanThis coming from the guy who wouldn't get caught taking a shower during the day when we first met." Taehyung laughed as he reached out and patted Jimin's arm to get his attention, " I was saying that the people showed me a picture, and I could tell that Keopi and Sagwa knew them. Trust me." he said as he climbed up to the top of the bunk bed./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanHow did they look?" Jungkook asked, gesturing for Jimin to get in bed so he could turn off the light. Once Jimin sat on his bed, Jungkook turned off the lightswitch and jumped onto his bed, pulling the covers up until they reached his torso./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI dunno, they seemed nice. Their owners remind me of us actually…" Taehyung replied, a smirk tugging on his lips./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanHuh? What do you mean by that?" Jimin's eyebrows furrowed as he tried to think of ways Tae might think these people would be similar. He waited a few moments for an answer, but he only received silence. "Hey!" he gently kicked the bed above him, "How do they remind you of us?"/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanAh, Jiminnie, you're so mean~.. I didn't answer because I don't know. They just do." Taehyung pouted as he adjusted his position on the bed, "now my bed feels uncomfortable…"/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspan... I hope everyone will be okay soon. I don't like seeing everyone so upset, you know?" Jungkook commented seriously. He didn't like the situation anymore than anyone else, but he was definitely more concerned for his hyungs at the moment./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanJungkookie-yah… get some sleep. You too Jimin. Everyone will feel a lot better in the morning." Taehyung assured them, rolling onto his stomach and wrapping his arms around his pillow to assume a more comfortable position. He felt a little guilty for putting them all through this, but it would all be fixed in the morning so there was no reason to lose sleep over it!/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanKeopi-yah, shh… don't wake everyone in the house." Taehyung whispered to the puppy as he carried him and Sagwa in the front door. After quietly locking the door behind him and removing their leashes, he continued to carry them down the hallway, first stopping by Hoseok and Namjoon's room. As stealthily as he could, he opened their door enough to let Keopi in, watched as the puppy jumped onto Namjoon's bed, and then closed the door once more. Next, he continued down the hall and opened Jin and Yoongi's bedroom door and gently placed Sagwa at the foot of Yoongi's bed. Finally, he placed all of the pet toys back in their original spots in the living room before returning to his bed to sleep in just a few more hours./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"This had all been Taehyung's plan, sort of payback for Yoongi's prank on Hoseok. If he had told everyone except Yoongi, Yoongi just wouldn't have believed it! Instead of taking the pets to their 'previous owners,' Taehyung had taken them to the vets and dropped them off at a doggy daycare of sorts. His mom picked them up around 6pm, and the plan was for him to pick them up at 5am to surprise everyone with their return! However, he really just wanted to confuse everyone, which is why he didn't wake any of them up…/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"As 7:43am rolled around, Sagwa was beginning her regular morning routine as she reached her paws out to stretch over Yoongi's forehead. Sitting above his head on his hair, her little paws began to gently tap his brow. Her tail began to move back and forth, and soon enough, she decided to use Yoongi's hair as a toy, biting and pulling at it as her feet kicked at his head. This was definitely the trick needed to wake the poor sleep-deprived boy from his slumber, though he still didn't want to open his eyes. "Ow, Sagwa-yah… cut it out…" he mumbled, whacking her paws away and pulling his covers over her head. He wasn't yet fully awake to realize that she was there when she shouldn't be./span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Sagwa meowed in her quiet, higher-pitched tone, squeezing under the blankets with him and purring as she rubbed up against his face. "Ack, Sagwa knock it off, you got hair in my mouth…" Yoongi sputtered and rubbed his mouth before finally coming to the realization that Sagwa was really there with him. "Sagwa..?" He quickly pulled the blankets off and lifted the kitten as he sat up so he could get a good look at her. This was so strange… Was it all just a dream? Whether it was or not, he was overjoyed to see her, even this early in the morning! But wait, why did his neck feel so warm still?/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Yoongi's hand lifted to his neck, only to remove a fuzzy neck scarf he had put on last night because he couldn't sleep. He had become so used to Sagwa sleeping on his neck that he just couldn't sleep last night with his neck exposed to the cold air. His eyebrows knit together as he remembered how little he had slept before putting on the scarf… If the dream was of Sagwa and Keopi being taken away… then why did he put this scarf on? It's possible he acted out that part of the dream perhaps, but he wasn't really known for doing anything in his sleep… "What the hell is going on..?"/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Meanwhile in Hoseok and Namjoon's room, Keopi was just as ready as Sagwa to get out of the room and be taken outside. His front paws pushed on Namjoon's stomach over and over again until he couldn't take anymore of it and rolled over onto his side, "Keopi-yah, I swear if you don't stop, we're going to have some choice words…" he glared at the puppy and sighed, annoyed that he couldn't sleep in. It had been Christmas break for a few days now, and yet he still never had the chance to sleep later than 9am because of Keopi./span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanNamjoon, wake up man.. You're dreaming you know. Keopi's gone, remem-" Hoseok stopped talking as soon as his eyes finally adjusted enough to the light enough to see Keopi licking Namjoon's face. "Wait, what..? Was I the one dreaming?" he jumped out of his bed and walked to his roommate's bedside to pet Keopi as well./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Namjoon tried to avoid the puppy's licks by sitting up in his bed, confused as to what Hoseok was talking about. There was no way he happened to have the same dream that he himself had, right? "Dreaming about what Hoseok? You dreamed Taehyung took Keopi and Sagwa, didn't you?"/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspan... Okay that's freaky. Could you stay out of my dreams, please? Such an invasion of privacy…" Hoseok glared skeptically at Namjoon as he picked Keopi up and took him out of the bedroom. "Let's go, Keopi; it's time to outside! I'll walk you without making any comment about waking me up early, I promise. If Taehyung actually does ever want to take you guys to your old owner, he can suck it up. I won't let you go in real life, promise." He hugged the puppy as he walked towards the door to get his leash./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanHyung!" Jimin shouted as he jumped off the couch and rushed towards him, "I-I'll walk him. You and Namjoon always walk him in the mornings, so I'm sure you want to take a morning off, right?" He was so excited to see that Keopi was right where he should be, and there was no way he was going to pass this opportunity up!/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanUh… no, it's okay, I've got him. I'm up already, so I might as well." Hoseok replied, offering Jimin a strange look. Why was he acting so weird?/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanBut don't you want to eat hyung? I can take him so you can get breakfast first." Jimin insisted eagerly, "Or I guess we can walk him together, too. Let's walk to BCT or something-we can get everyone a cup of coffee while we're at it!"/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanDo you have enough hands to carry 7 cups of coffee?" Yoongi yawned after his sarcastic comment as he made his way to the kitchen with Sagwa perched on his shoulder. This morning was really odd…/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanWhat about Sagwa-yah, hyung?" Jungkook popped up from behind the kitchen island, having dropped a spoon on the floor before Yoongi had walked past the living room./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Yoongi flinched slightly out of surprise and slowly turned to face the maknae with a hard stare, "... What about her? Why are you guys so hyper this morning, sheesh.."/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI can walk her for you if you'd like. I'll go with them to BC we'll definitely be able to carry back coffee for everyone then." Jungkook suggested as he even dared to pick up Sagwa off his shoulder to hold in his own arms./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanYah! Sagwa's paws are too sensitive to walk on the pavement at this age; leave her here." Yoongi disagreed with the idea, wanting his own time with the cat. Though, he also wanted to spend time with Keopi too… This was a struggle./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspan... Is that really a thing? Kittens' paws are really sensitive?" Jin asked as he entered the kitchen, confused by the presence of the animals but simply shaking it off as a dream just like the others./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanIt's a thing, leave it be." Yoongi scowled at the eldest with a cross of his arms. "Besides, she can easily slip out of her harness right now because she's so small. She could get loose and who knows what could happen. Leave her here." he had plenty of excuses to make up./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspan... Hyung, just come with us. We can all go together." Hoseok suggested, trying not to laugh at Yoongi's attempts to keep Sagwa close. He then looked over at Jimin and gestured for him to smell the puppy's fur, "Is it just me or does he smell like shampoo? We didn't give him a bath yesterday right?"/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Jimin briefly put his nose against his fur and smelled him before nodding to Hoseok, "I don't remember giving him a bath, but I mean… I don't think I remember yesterday very well honestly." What he thought was yesterday ended up being a dream, so he was a little mixed up in the head right now!/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanOkay if no one else is going to say it, then I will. I think we all have to admit today is WEIRD, and there's some kind of unspoken thing going on. Is anyone else wondering why suddenly everyone wants to walk Keopi and Sagwa?" Namjoon asked, having overheard everything on his way into the living room./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Everyone paused and looked around at each other, confused expressions plastered on all of their faces. "I… thought it was just a coincidence, but Namjoon and I appear to have had the same dream. Did anyone else think Taehyung took Keopi and Sagwa back to their old owners?" Hoseok asked uncertainly./span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanY-Yeah, I thought-" Jimin began to speak but then rerouted his thoughts once he saw everyone nod in response to Hoseok, "Wait… I think that actually happened. If all of us remember it, then it had to have happened."/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanThen how do you explain this?" Hoseok asked, raising Keopi up a bit to bring him to Jimin's attention. The poor puppy whined a little as he impatiently tried to get out of Hoseok's hands. He had needed to be taken outside for the last 10 minutes!/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanWell, I know for certain it wasn't a dream, which means I'm about to kick someone's ass for messing with me. Taehyung is the one who took them yesterday, and he also happens to be the only one not holding this discussion." Yoongi muttered, thinking of all the ways he could get his revenge on Taehyung. This was not going to be the end of it!/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanTake them out to use the restroom first; we'll have a talk with Taehyung afterwards." Jin insisted as he gestured for them to go out real quick. Jungkook was too busy cackling at Yoongi's comment to pay attention to Jin, so Yoongi pulled his right arm's t-shirt sleeve and dragged him over to the door. All of them went outside until Keopi and Sagwa were finished, and as soon as they returned back inside and removed their leashes, the group made their way to the end of the hallway, opening the dongsaeng room's door to have a word with Taehyung./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanCan we flip his bed?" Jungkook asked, having decided that Taehyung definitely tricked all of them yesterday. It was a day of torture!/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI like the way this kid thinks." Namjoon commented, to which Jin rolled his eyes./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanHe's on the top bunk; let's not kill him. Just maim him." Jin joked as he climbed up the ladder to Taehyung bunk and crawled towards where his head was, sitting beside him. He reached out and slapped his cheek a bit to wake him up, "Taehyung-ah, wake up." He only got a groan in response. Carefully, Jin reached out and got his hand in position just above Taehyung's face and as soon as he was ready, his left hand pulled back his right hand's middle finger before releasing it to smack Taehyung's forehead, making the sound of a hard flick./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanAh!" Taehyung shouted in pain as both of his hands grasped his forehead, his eyes closed tightly shut as though it would relieve him of the pain, "Hyung, what was that for?! That always hurts when you do it…" he groaned, opening his eyes now and rubbing his head instead, "What's going on..?"/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanThat's a great question." Jimin commented, thinking that it was very well suited for this situation./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanWe all just had a bit of a question for you. We thought you could enlighten us." Namjoon said as he watched Taehyung sit up. He looked about as confused as they all were just a few minutes ago!/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanAbout wha-" Taehyung noticed Keopi and Sagwa were in the arms of two of his housemates, and he couldn't help but release a laugh. They only just found out that he was the one behind it all? "Okay, you have to admit, I pranked you all pretty good."/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanPretty well." Namjoon corrected his grammar, "But that wasn't funny! We went all day and night thinking they were gone for good."/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI'm sorry it was the whole day, but it was just payback on Yoongi for spooking Hoseok and all of us on Thanksgiving Day." Taehyung replied, still not regretting what he did one bit. Yoongi was mean on Thanksgiving, and someone had to get him back!/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspan... Why do I feel like I was the victim of two different pranks?" Hoseok scratched the back of his head, feeling quite used at the moment./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanSorry hyung, but sometimes sacrifices have to be made. If I told you guys, Yoongi hyung wouldn't have been convinced. But I did it for you." Taehyung smirked as he followed Jin down the ladder./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanThis is war, Taehyung. You're asking for it; just remember we all know where you sleep." Yoongi warned him. He had to admit, Taehyung really did think through it all and was very convincing. His acting skills were pretty good!/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanHow did you do it? I mean… where did you actually take them? Obviously you took them to a groomer, since they smell pretty clean. But that doesn't take more than an hour…" Jimin was so curious as to how he pulled the entire day off./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanWell, I took them to see the vet and a groomer, as you obviously figured out, and then I took them to a daycare for dogs. It's like a dog park that's open until 6pm. After that, my mom took them home, and I picked them up at 5am so you guys wouldn't find out until morning. Pretty brilliant, huh?" Taehyung was so proud of his plan and the fact that it worked out so amazingly well, "Oh, and…" he hurried over to his backpack he had placed against the wall last night, unzipped it, and pulled out a plastic bag, "I also bought them their official collars and name tags. It's been a month since they were left by their last owners, and, I mean, let's face it...statistically if you don't hear anything back during a time frame like that, there's a very low chance of them ever coming back. If the humane society had found them, they would have been adopted out already at their age. So I thought it was about time they were actually adopted into the family. I even got official papers signed! The lady at the adoption center was a little weirded out, considering they had never been at the center before, but it's all good. I proved they had their shots and all."/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanWhat? Seriously? They're really ours now?" Jungkook stared at him with his eyes and mouth wide open. He couldn't believe how upset he was when he found out Taehyung had tricked them because now, all he wanted to do was hug him for giving them such news!/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspan... Alright, so maybe we were a little tough on you." Namjoon cleared his throat as he gestured at the bag, "Alright, let's see what you've got in there."/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanI swear if you got Sagwa some gaudy color, I'm going to personally chaperone you to the store to return it." Yoongi warned Taehyung. Perhaps he wouldn't get vengeance since Tae went through all this trouble to adopt the pets into the family…/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Everyone laughed at Yoongi's remark as Jimin reached into the bag and pulled out a small dark blue collar, obviously suited for Keopi due to its size. It was already adorned with his red tags as well, one circle-shaped tag with his rabies vaccine confirmation and one alien-shaped tag with his name and contact information on it./span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanTae… what's with the alien tag? You're the alien." Namjoon gently hit the arch of his back and shook his head./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanHey, it may just be a raindrop tag or something! There's no eyes to prove it's an alien tag!" Taehyung exclaimed in defense./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanNice try. We all know you, Tae." Jin laughed as he reached over to ruffle his hair, "Alright what does Sagwa's look like?"/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;"Jimin reached in and pulled out a smaller, black collar from the bag and showed them the light blue tags that went with it, "Hey, the blue tags match her eyes. I think Taehyung actually did a pretty good job with these." He laughed a bit./span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanDon't act so surprised… But with Sagwa's collar, it's still too big for her to wear at least for the next month, give or take a week. So until then, don't lose her." Taehyung grinned./span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanAlright, not bad…" Yoongi gave in, complimented the younger housemate hesitantly, "Please tell me their leashes are matching in some way or another… We don't need Keopi walking around with a green leash, a blue collar, and red tags or something."/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanYou insult my fashion sense, hyung. I dress members of my family well. Don't you remember how Jimin turned out after I finished with him?" Taehyung joked, nudging Jimin wish his elbow, "But yes, they're matching with their collar colors."/span/span/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-variant: normal; line-height: 138%; text-decoration: none;"span style="background: transparent;""spanspanWell… it looks like we're definitely going to enjoy our vacation." Jin chuckled, thankful that this vacation won't just be a distraction anymore. With Taehyung's mom watching over their furry family members, they were going to have nothing to worry about on this trip! California, here they come!/span/span/span/p