"Home.. Our home.. You're willing to give up work for this?" The younger whispered to Jimin and finally wrapped his arms around Jimin's body. The man slowly rose his head and looked up at Jungkook as Muffin stayed in his arms through it all. Jungkook just felt like he hurt Jimin, they way he gazed up in tears and silence gave Jungkook such a nasty flashback at the way he picked on the boy like that. "Baby..."

           "I need a break from work.. I need a break from everything. I need to go back. I have to settle this now." The man whispered. No longer having the strength in him to shout more. These were the feelings Jimin had to bottled up inside to the point where he just couldn't go any longer if Jungkook was going to be the one that told him it was all his fault. The two were at fault now. Jungkook refraining from telling Jimin about his feelings and picking on him instead, and Jimin alone for becoming the puppet who's strings were taken by his parents.

           "We'll ask for a week off... Okay? After that we could settle things. Take a break and come back to work when you do it. We'll do this together." Jungkook promised the man. Watching Jimin's face look down in silence. But, Jungkook wasn't going to let this fade into a silent and sad frown. "We'll make it through... Together." Jungkook mentioned and fixed Jimin's glasses.

            The next morning, Jimin sat outside the lab. He was stressed and Seokjin was able to pinpoint these feelings. In reality, Jin managed to make it back home with Yoongi right before the couple started to argue. Since their room was the only room that wasn't soundproof, Yoongi and Jin pressed their ears against the door and listened to it all. The shouts and the cries... Even the soft whispers after. Jimin wasn't angry at Jungkook. He was scared of travelling back and at times he just wants to hold back the flight, he bites his tongue and grows silent. He's been waiting for so long to do what his mind was afraid of doing before.

            Jungkook was in the lab and making more of the mixture silently while Seokjin showed up to confront the boy on the issue. The boy didn't even bother to talk to Jimin. He knew the older was so worried, he couldn't even focus! So, Jungkook allowed Jimin to take some time off and eventually talk to the Chief on his own. Today was the day they had to ask for the week off soon or else they would never get themselves together for this.

            Seokjin reached Jungkook and tapped his shoulder to get the younger's attention. "Jungkook, is everything alright between you and Jimin? Yoongi and I heard the two of you arguing last night. Jimin is outside on his own and really silent."

           "Everything is okay between us. We just hit a small boulder along the road. But don't worry, it was just a pebble." Jungkook promised while the older only tilted his head.

          "Why is he so silent and ignoring you?"

          "He's not ignoring me. He's scared. Scared of confronting his family and Yun-se. He'll have to ask the Chief about getting a week off." The younger stated and this made the man fold his arms and stare at the younger.

          "What about the coral? Did you forget their lives are on the line too?" Complained the older as Jungkook just took out the papers of the formula all written down.

           "Go by this. Then you'll get the right mixture. Just that easy! Then we'll go from there. It's just that simple. Yoongi and you could stop helping around with figures and work on the mixtures while we're gone." Jungkook suggested while Seokjin did take a moment and nodded his head after to comply with the new arrangements they were going to set into place as soon as Jimin asks the Chief about a whole week off along with Jungkook.

             The man stood by the lab outside the facility, thinking on what to tell the Chief in order for him to agree. This was a week off and the man only wondered what good excuse would come his way to trick Chief Jung. However, the more he spent thinking on what to do, he was wasting more time. Today had to be the day he asks for the big break.

             Jimin gathered his courage and started to make his way to the office and think of good excuses. "Chief Jung, I have family issues and I need a week off with Jungkook..? Ugh no. I don't have a good excuse for for Jungkook!" Jimin sighed to himself and as soon as he stepped into the office, he noticed Taehyung and Hoseok was just sitting next to each other while Chief Jung was facing out a window with his hands behind his back like they were having a serious conversation. As soon as Jimin stepped in, everyone swiftly pierced their gaze onto Jimin and this made the man flinch.

            "Uh... I'm sorry for interrupti-"

             "No, it's perfectly, fine! Please tell me what you'd like!" Chief Jung added with a smile. Showing that maybe the conversation he had with Taehyung and Hoseok wasn't so bad.

            "I-I'll just get right to the point so you guys can continue... Um... So, I was wondering if... Jeon Jungkook and I can have one week off to go back to Korea?"

            "Hm? I wonder why? What's the reason? Getting married, Mr. Park?~" Teased the elder and this made Jimin chuckle slightly and shake his head.

             "It's... very personal. Bringing him to meet... my.. Parents?"

             "Woah, you're a bad liar." Hoseok chimed in and started to laugh while Taehyung knew exactly what this meant.

             "Just give him the week off. He seems serious." Taehyung added to persuade the elder and Hoseok just focused back at his lover and to Jimin again.

            "Father, give him the week off. If my husband wants him to have a week off, then he will have a week off." Hoseok added in and smiled while he looked back at Jimin.

           "O-Oh thank you! Jungkook and I will leave a mixture behind along with the formula!" Jimin promised as the elder only chuckled and waved his hand to dismiss the happy man. Just with that being said, Jimin was suddenly excited to head off with the younger back to Korea. It was like they were finally reaching the point where Jimin felt like he was going to either drop from the pressure or the excitement altogether.

          The man ran down the hall happily as he reached the lab where Jungkook was and stepped in to see the younger mixing the next batch alone. Jimin then silently placed on his gloves, apron, and goggles too as he approached the younger. Once he stepped behind Jungkook, he felt instant relief as he wrapped his arms around the boy's waist and hugged him from the back. No fear struck his mind and all he felt was calm and ready to head back to Korea just to make things right again.

          Jungkook peered over his shoulder and noticed how close Jimin hugged against him and smiled once they met eyes. "You're finally giving me attention... For the longest, I thought you weren't just scared and you were just starting to distance yourself from me. I was beginning to worry, Baby." Jungkook added and turned around to raise the goggles from over his glasses.

           "Why would I distance myself from you?"

           "You know... Last night when we argued for the first time. I just thought that I harmed you. I can't have myself getting angry at you like that again. I'm sorry..." Jungkook apologized. "I'm going to miss being here, being free to hold you close at work without the embarrassment people who choose to judge us. We had such confident and accepting comments... Now we're going back to receive stares and whispers."

             "Kookie, this is a good thing. I won't bail out this time. I am sure I will do it. Besides, it was all my fault we argued... I was just upset yesterday. I didn't want to yell at you and cause such a scene. But, I did hold those thoughts back for so long.. I had to bring them up. I find it tough to communicate with you at times so I keep my thoughts to myself. I just never thought they would just jump out like that... I'm sorry." The man apologized for getting angry at the boy the night before and Jungkook only hugged his lover and gave him a gentle kiss.

             "That's okay. Everyone has to let loose time to time. Please don't hold in anything. We need to come together and understand each other. I love you." Jungkook added and kissed Jimin's lips once more as he rose one hand to cup his small cheek. "Did you talk to the Chief?"

             "I did! All we need to do is book the tickets for our trip back and we'll be back next week. But, we can't take Muffin. We'll end up dragging her around and that's bad for her. Let's keep her here and we'll return for work soon." Jimin stated and Jungkook nodded his head afterwards.

             Later on that day, Jimin ordered the tickets on his phone and took out an empty luggage to pack up his clothes for one week in Korea. Half of him was ready to do this while the other side of him, was scared. Thinking of the many things that he parents could do... While Jimin packed his luggage, Jungkook walked behind him and placed his hand over Jimin's shoulder to assure him everything will be alright.

             Jimin smiled to himself again and looked down at the clothes he packed. He happened to book tickets for tomorrow morning and couldn't wait any longer for this. Jimin didn't even want to jump off one plane to board another. So, the man chose another one way ticket but not in first class. Even if he hated the one way ticket, he had to choose this out of anything else since it'll get him there soon.

          Before the man could close his luggage, his wedding ring sat in a small, black cloth bag above his neatly folded clothes. "Jungkook..." Jimin said as the younger looked over at Jimin as he was holding his timberlands in his hands to pack away.

         "Hm?"

         "I'll be talking to them on my own. Just so you wouldn't have to see what goes down." Assured the boy while Jungkook smiled and patted Jimin's head.

        "You do what you have to do... Okay? I believe in you. Very soon, we won't even see that wedding ring anymore..." Jungkook claimed as he moved closer to Jimin's luggage before looking down at the small cloth ring bag once more. "...We'll just have each other, our love and that promise ring." Jungkook concluded and closed Jimin's luggage. Hiding the wedding ring from their vision once more.