Yohoo update!Don't worry, I didn't forget this. I was just stuck. Also, like I said before I'm writing this slowly and this is my comfort fic. I'll finish it but it'll be slow that's all.

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Jimin's phone blared, alerting him in the middle of a client meeting. He checked his phone and the alarms went off in his mind. It was from the head of their security team.

"Hello."

"Jimin-ssi, there is a bit of a situation. Her Highness Katy is missing."

He jumped to his feet, grip tightening around the phone. "What?!" He growled into the phone. "What do you mean she's missing? Wasn't she at home?"

"No, sir. She left home earlier with consort Kim to go to the supermarket. Consort Kim left a while ago and we are unable to find Her Highness anywhere."

Jungkook appeared in front of him, appearing concerned. He dismissed the others from the meeting and rummaged through his table.

"What the fuck! Check the cameras."

Shit!

He began to pace the office. Taehyung was supposed to keep them company today. Why would he let them leave? Did something come up? He rubbed his temples, already feeling his pressure hiking up.

"We first believed she got lost as usual but...We were in the store's security room, but the cameras went down suddenly. Our men are looking for her manually and her phone isn't reachable."

A chill went down his spine. "Fuck! Send me the location."

He grabbed his Bluetooth, putting it on as he gestured to Jungkook to follow. Jungkook watched with a puzzled look and blanched when Jimin grabbed a gun from his safe.

"Call Jeoni. Now! Keep trying."

"Okay." He nodded immediately, pulling out his phone to call her.

Together, they hurried down in the private elevator and rushed to Jimin's car. Jimin hopped in, pulling the car into the driveway. The moment Jungkook strapped his seat belt he took off.

"Her line is busy."

"Keep trying." Jìmin slammed his fist on the wheel as he called Porshiya to break the news.

The ride toward the supermarket was tense and he had broken at least ten traffic rules on the way. Suddenly his phone rang, Katy's name flashing on the screen. Jimin almost cried in relief. He immediately answered the call, parking his car on the side of the road so he could talk.

"Minnie! I'm lost..." she whined and he slumped in his seat with relief. "Joonie left me and now I don't know where I am."

"Turn your camera on," his voice almost cracked. "Turn it on, sweetheart."

"Oh, okay. The network is shit here," she grumbled.

It indeed was crappy because it took a while before it connected and finally he was able to see her, sporting a huge pout.

"There are no signs and these are all so confusing." She switched the camera angle to show him her surroundings. "I tried the exit doors and that shit is jammed. I tried waving at the cameras for help but no sonofabitch came to collect me."

Jimin laughed as he quickly grabbed his other phone contacting the security team. "She's in a place that looks like a storeroom with a staff-only board. I see several cartons piled on the floor and a big, green trash can."

Katy switched the camera angle again. "You understood that much just by looking at this shit?" she scowled, but switched the camera angle to show more of her surroundings. "See here is a camera but it's dead I guess." She went forward. "That door said exit and I followed it inside. Now I can't open it back up. This shit needs some sort of code I guess." She fiddled with an electronic keypad. "I tried to press the wrong stuff, thinking it'd alert them but that shit didn't work either."

"They're on their way," he said, revving the engine. "I'm gonna get you out of there safely."

Katy switched the camera again to show her face, beaming at him. "Panda is gonna be mad. I left our shopping cart down when I went in search of Joonie."

Jimin chuckled. "Do you even realize the havoc that's going on the outside?"

She shrugged. "What havoc?"

"Jeoni, the security team shut the supermarket."

"What?" Her eyes went comically wide.

He scoffed. "Just stay put. I'm on the way, okay?"

"Okay." There was a loud thud in the background and she jumped with a hand over her heart, then beamed. "They're here."

"James, take her home and handle the media. Remember no one gets a photo of her."

"Roger that." The head of the security replied immediately. "Sir, the news of our team shutting the supermarket is spreading like wildfire. His Majesty has seen the news."

Jimin cursed internally. "See you at home, Jeoni."

"Bye, Minnie."

"I'll talk to him. Get her home safely."

"Yes, sir."

He sighed and slowed down a bit. Jimin needed a moment to school his thoughts so he stopped by the side of the road away from all the hustle.

He was sweating and smiled when Jungkook began to wipe his forehead with a tissue. "You look shaken," he observed. "Are you okay, hyung?"

He shook his head. "The last time she went missing..." He shuddered involuntarily. "I-I almost lost her."

Jungkook put a hand on his shoulder. "She's safe. You won't lose her, hyung," he assured. "I won't let that happen on my watch. Though you would wanna keep an eye on my dad. I'm sure he's cooking something."

Jimin nodded with a watery smile. "Let's go."

He called Papa Min on his phone, his worried voice coming online immediately. "Jimin...my daughter."

"Is safe," he assured. "And she's on her way home. She got lost as usual."

"Good grief. I don't know what to do with this child. She gives me more gray hair than the others."

Jimin chuckled. "I got her, Papa Min. I won't let anything happen to her on my watch."

"I know that. Tell her I'll see her this evening."

"Yes, Papa."

When the call ended, he could tell his best friend was going to pay dearly for the mishap.

The apartment complex was crowded with a flurry of activities when they reached. The security team inclined their heads, acknowledging him as he brushed past them.

James rushed to him as soon as he saw him. He was waiting in the lobby and pressed the elevator button open.

Jimin inclined his head. "Report!"

"Nothing suspicious. There was a technical difficulty and the supermarket management said they were having issues for the past couple of days and a team was doing maintenance today."

"Media?"

"Taken care of. We made her wear a different jacket and cover her face. No one saw her face," James informed.

Jimin nodded. "What about Namjoon?"

"Consort Kim is back at the apartment now. He received an urgent call from one of the clients and rushed outside. In his words, he forgot. Her Highness Aera isn't happy."

"Of course," Jimin murmured. She would be chewing his ass. "How is Katy?"

"Being pampered."

Jimin hummed. "Send me the security details for Papa Min's arrival this evening. Get the chef from Park Mansion to cook his favorites."

"Yes, Mr. Park."

The elevator dinged, stopping at their floor. Jungkook followed close behind as James left them to their devices.

Their apartment door was open and he could hear loud voices as they approached. He spotted Katy as soon as he entered the apartment. She was sipping on some juice and beamed as soon as she saw him before jumping to her feet and hurrying toward him.

"Jeoni! You're okay."

Jimin engulfed her into a tight hug.

She relaxed in his hold. "I'm okay. I was just lost, Minnie."

"I know. It's just..." His hold tightened around him.

"I'm sorry I worried you." She hugged him tighter. "I was careful I promise...It just happened."

"And it happens only with you." Aera entered the room.

Jimin released her and turned to Aera, who looked ready to burn the entire place down. He spotted Namjoon on the couch, looking crestfallen and biting his lips. Before she could chew his ass further, he dragged her by her elbow to the adjacent room. He saw Jungkook intercepting Katy who tried to follow them.

"Papa Min is coming for dinner," he hissed under his breath.

"Papa what?" Aera's eyes widened. "Is mom coming too?"

"He didn't tell me about her. I'm waiting for an update." He ran a hand through his hair. "Media is on fire about how our team had to shut the entire supermarket. He knows."

"Shit," she cursed under her breath. "What about Yoongi oppa?"

"Taehyung would have already updated him. No?"

Aera's twisted her lips. "I fucking told them to stay home. Why would they even go out? Ugh! I'm gonna grow old and gray prematurely because of them."

"Papa Min isn't going to like this. He gave us freedom but we kept running into trouble." Jimin sighed.

"I know what's coming," she mumbled, pinching her bottom lip.

"Don't tell me."

"She's gonna eat our heads. She won't like it."

Jimin scoffed. "When has she ever liked anything? This time there's no escape."

"And we are going down with her." Aera walked outside.

Jimin blew out a breath and braced himself for the evening.

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The dinner was a silent event with Papa Min and Mama Min in attendance. Everyone was well behaved. Well...except one person who was now being spoon-fed by her dear sister and Porshiya. Reason—hand injury. Duh!

Jimin didn't miss the way Papa Min kept glancing at his daughters as he ate. If there was something about the elder Min, he always talked after a hearty meal and never in between. So by the time dessert came in, he knew he was going to drop the bomb.

There was an unspoken tension in the room. Namjoon was stiffer than the others were while Katy pretended it didn't affect her. But Jimin could feel the nervous energy roll off her waves. Jin, Hoseok and Jungkook were the additional members in the room who looked clueless to the tension in the air.

"I've been lenient on you for so long and it shows," he began after swallowing the bite of cheesecake. "You guys were self-disciplined. No matter how much scandal you created it was all harmless fun. Now we are in our home country, I expect you to behave with more responsibility."

Katy didn't meet his gaze while Namjoon squirmed in his seat.

"Kim Namjoon cozying up with Vinora's Katy Min might be random news for many. Maybe his real wife Aera doesn't mind, but have you ever thought how this would reflect on our family?"

"Honey..." Mama Min squeezed his arm gently.

"I know," he said to her. "I'm just telling them. What about Hoseok?"

Katy pursed her lips, focusing on nothing but her dessert while Hoseok squirmed in his seat.

"I can see he has so much trust in you, but that's now how society views things. What you think is harmless and fun might one day come back to bite you."

"I'm sorry, Papa," Katy murmured, looking remorseful.

"I'm sorry, Papa Min," Namjoon said. "It was my mistake."

He shook his head. "It's not just this one time this has happened, has it?" he asked. "Jeoni, you couldn't lead the security team to yourself because you couldn't read the signs." He put the cutlery down and Katy leaned to Aera, trying to look as small as possible. "What do you think will happen if the word gets out? No matter where we live, as the royal family our first duty is to our country. You refuse to follow our culture on so many aspects. You fail at basic etiquette lessons. Is this how you safeguard our reputation? It's a shame."

Katy hung her head. "Sorry, Papa."

"I'm not my father. When Yoongi was born, I decided my children would have all the freedom they'd ever want in this life. No matter what it took, I'd never let these rules bind them and rob them off their happiness." His voice was calm yet stern. "When we realized Yoongi is different, when he came to us crying that there's something wrong with him because he cares for this cute boy in his class and imagined kissing him instead of kissing a girl like his friends do, we knew we had to do something for him. We moved to America so he wouldn't be pressured to fit into a mold this society has built for us."

Mama Min squeezed his hand and held it in hers. "Your brother, as a crown prince, had it hard amongst all of you. Though he had our explicit permission, he didn't want to break the rules. I'm glad you helped him come out of his shell and pursue his love with Taehyung. We are happy now that they're happy."

Papa Min sighed. "I don't want to talk about the stunt you both pulled in Las Vegas. As much as I wanted to disown you both, I forgave you and let you go along because you said this was what you wanted. That they made you happy and you are in love."

Mama Min patted his arm.

"But you couldn't even cherish your love life. Namjoon was always traveling and they were both drifting apart. If I'm not wrong his parents still don't know he is married to Aera. Likewise, Hoseok and Jeoni just got back together. If I'm not wrong his parents have arranged his wedding with some other woman."

Everyone at the table kept their heads down. Jimin could feel the guilt washing over them. They did take a lot of advantage of his leniency.

"I arranged for a chef and housekeeping when you arrived. What did you do? You canceled them and continued to do it all by yourself as you were doing in the US. If you hadn't done that this could have been avoided. They both didn't have to go for a grocery run."

Jimin nodded. "I understand Papa. We apologize."

Beside him, Jungkook fidgeted in his seat. Jimin put a hand on his knee, patting gently.

Papa Min sighed, reclining in his seat. "It's time to introduce my children to the world. You can no longer hide. I want all of you to be happy the way you deserve. So it's time you learn to follow the rules."

"Yes, Papa," several voices echoed in unison.

"First, Jeoni, you'll go to etiquette classes. I'm not asking him to cut her off before she could argue."

Her eyes widened and bottom lips trembled.

"Others, steer clear of social media while our PR team handles your mess. When my son announces his marriage I don't want any mishap to happen from our end. Understood?"

"Yes, Papa."

"The chef and the housekeeping team will rejoin tomorrow. Jimin, inform James and handle the rest with him."

"Yes, Papa."

"Good. Then we will call it a night. Come over for the weekend and bring your husbands." He turned to Jin and Jungkook. "Welcome to the family, children. Porshiya is also my daughter. She isn't any different from the others. I trust you to treat her well."

"Of course, sir."

He smiled at Jungkook. "Your sister won't stop talking about you. I'm happy now that we have finally met." He beckoned him to hug. "I hope we cannot get along well. I'm also happy that you're seeing Jimin. Take care of him."

"I will, Your Majesty."

"Ah, it's Papa to you, son. Visit us often. Yeah?"

Jungkook smiled. "Sure."

"Hoseok-ssi, I apologize for my daughter's reckless behavior."

"Oh, no, it's okay, Your Majesty." He bowed. "It's not a bother."

He chuckled. "It's Papa to you too, son. You're my son-in-law now. She's quite a handful."

"Nothing I can't handle." He grinned.

He nodded, then he turned to Jimin. "Handle that board meeting sooner. The more you postpone the more complicated things will get."

"Yes, Papa. I'll handle it."

Papa Min nodded. "I'll get going. See you later, children. Behave."

"Yes, Papa."

The older man sighed. "Come here."

The quintuples couldn't help the grin as they hurried to the group hug, hugging the man from all sides.

"I love you guys. You're the source of my happiness. You know that right?"

"We do, Papa."

"Good. I'm proud of who you have become. Take care."

"You too, Papa."

With goodnight kisses from Mama Min, they were alone. The silence washed over them as the servants they hired for the night began to clean the dishes. One by one everyone began to slink back to their rooms. Jimin tugged at Jungkook's hand, pressing a lip over his lips as he shook his head to not ask or speak anything.

"You. Where do you think you're going?" The voice caused everyone to halt.

"Sleep?" He scratched the back of his neck, shifting from one foot to the other.

"Yeah?" Katy scowled. "But you're sleeping right here, bro-in-law." She folded her hands across her chest.

"What?" His eyes comically went wide.

She lifted a brow. "I was holding onto your t-shirt for my dear life and you still managed to lose me. Am I a joke to you?"

"Jeoni...come on." He eyed Aera for support, who shrugged instead.

"No," she said in a stern voice. "You will not only sleep here, but will also accompany me to my etiquette classes."

"What? Why?" he exclaimed.

"You're a Consort, aren't you? Shouldn't you know royal etiquette?"

Jimin suppressed his laughter while Porshiya gently pushed Jin toward their room, telling him to hurry up.

"Why just me? What about Hoseok? He's a Consort too." Namjoon pointed at Hoseok, who stood in the middle of the living room, blinking owlishly.

Katy cocked her head to the side. "Of course." Her smirk grew. "It's gonna be wonderful. You guys can bond over the etiquette classes."

Hoseok stood dumbfounded while Namjoon grinned in victory. Before he could drag someone else Jimin pushed Jungkook into the room and closed the door.

"What was that?" Jungkook whispered.

"Royal etiquette class?"

He nodded.

"Sweetheart, trust me, you don't wanna know. You will thank me later for saving your ass."

Jungkook snickered. "I'll always thank you." He hugged him from behind. "I'm exhausted. Cuddle me?"

"Of course, baby."

Jungkook puckered his lips and Jimin kissed his lips softly. "Come on. It's been a long day."

With a sigh, both climbed under the sheets, snuggling to each other, tuning out the voices coming from the living room.