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"Teamwork is really important as well." Namjoon add to their current conversation with the youngest boys. "Honestly only that takes a huge part of your success, if you stick together and help each other out. Friendship is gold."

"Of course you'll get mad at each other too, but you also need to learn how to surpass those difficulties together and talk about what makes you upset so the others can understand you!" Yoongi smiled. "It isn't a friendship if you never fight from time to time."

"Now that i think about it, there were a few times where me and my best friend fought over something silly..." Soobin blushed. "But we're good, it just happens."

"Yeah, that happens with everyone. And it's actually good from time to time, everyone gets stressed... Just don't fight constantly because that's unhealthy and puts the group in risk."

"Okay, thank you so much for all the tips!" Yeonjun thanked, smiling wide at the whole group.

"We wanted to help you somehow, and advices sounded good for today." the BTS leader said. "Now, how about we play some games? Have some rest before your debut!"

"It would be brilliant!" Beomgyu cheered. "Overwatch?"

"Oh, that's Jungkook's game!" Taehyung giggled. "Unfortunately he's not here to play with us, he stayed to finish his song for the next album..."

"It's okay, we can still play for him!" Taehyun said.

"Yeah, let's go then!"

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So they spent the day playing video-games and talking, until someone remembered to call Jungkook.

When Hoseok noticed all the missed calls from him, he frowned. How could his phone betray him and be on silent if he put his volume on maximum when he placed his phone on the youngest's kitchen sink when they arrived?

He shrugged it off tho, and called Jungkook back. When he didn't pick the first time, he tried the second, the third, the fourth, but it was useless.

Strange.

Then he went to the living room, where everyone was playing. He cleared his throat, making Jimin pause the game and everyone look at the dancer.

"Jungkook called me earlier, but he's not answering the phone now. I think we should get going."

"Really? That's strange..." Tae said, frowning at the thought.

"We can play games another day, i think Jungkook is more important now." Namjoon got up from his seat, waving at the younger boys. "It was fun, make sure to rest now. This week will be hard for you."

"Thank you!" Soobin smiled, nodding in understanding.

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"Jungkook?"

When all of the members noticed that they had missed calls from the younger, they got extremely worried. Was he in danger?

When Hoseok didn't receive an answer, he noticed the dorm really dark and not even with turning the lights on could help.

"I think the energy is off." Yoongi announced.

"I just want to find Jungkook, maybe it was because of the energy."

"I wonder if he saved his song..." Jimin mumbled.

"Jungkook-ah? We're home!" Hoseok tried again, but still no answer.

Namjoon noticed how Hoseok tensed, he must be really nervous with the lack of response from Jungkook. He knew how much Hoseok liked the younger boy.

"I'm going to his bedroom." he decided. "Try to find him anywhere else, please."

"Will do." the leader worded, heading to the kitchen and the rest of the boys went into different directions.

Hoseok was in front of the bedroom door, sighing when he saw some light coming through it. Maybe he opened the window when the energy went off.

He knocked on the door. "Jungkook? I'm here."

When he heard some shuffling from the inside, he was happy to know that Jungkook was at least alive.

"Can i come in?"

"Go away!"

Now Hoseok didn't know what to do. Why is Jungkook being stubborn now? The sniffle that he heard next was painful to listen to as well.

"Are you crying?" he asked, deciding to make sure. "Let me in so i can help you, please?"

"No! G-Go away!"

He was starting to lose his patience. What the hell is going on?

"How can i help you if you don't tell me what's wrong, Kook?"

Hoseok felt like he was a father trying to talk with his child, honestly. Yesterday Jungkook was excited to be finally a hyung, and now he's acting like a teenager hitting puberty.

"Jungkook-ah, open this door now or else i will call Yoongi."

Well he wouldn't, but he knew that Jungkook was scared of Yoongi sometimes, so that always helped a bit.

"I don't mind, butthead!"

What? Butthead?

"That's it, i'm opening the door."

Hoseok wanted to smile when the younger opened it without any difficulties. Jungkook as always didn't lock himself in there. Deep down he knew that the younger unconsciously wanted someone always there for him.

He closed the door once he entered the bedroom and noticed the small bump on the bed. He sat beside Jungkook, who didn't dare to move.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

Like he thought, he didn't receive an answer, but that didn't make him stop talking.

"We noticed that the energy was off when we entered the dorm. Do you know what happened?"

"No." he said in a very small voice.

"C'mon Jungkook, come out of your hiding place. Do you want a hug? I know i want one from you."

"N-No." he huffed, shuffling to the opposite side of the elder.

"Do you want to, at least tell, me what's wrong?"

It took Jungkook three minutes to finally respond, but Hoseok wanted to beat himself when he heard the reason why.

"I-I thought that Seokjinie was making lunch so i didn't go there, and i finished my song after six hours, but then the energy went off!" he pouted a bit. "Then i went to the kitchen and hurt myself and i tried to call you all, b-but nobody answered me!"

"I'm sorry that we didn't accept your call, but our phones were all in the kitchen... I'm sorry that we weren't here when you needed it, i should have known better than that."

"W-Where were you?"

"In TXT's dorm."

Silence took over the entire room, making Hoseok sigh deeply. He was running out of ideas and ways to make Jungkook open up, but it seemed like everything he made was useless and was being thrown away.

Suddenly he noticed the obnoxiously soft blanket shaking slightly, and that was the point of the iceberg for him.

"Jeon Jungkook, this is getting ridiculous. How can i help you if you're ignoring me?"

He decided to let the boy have his moment and thought that leaving him alone was the best.

Let me tell you, he was completely wrong.

"I'll be back later and i expect your behaviour to be better than this."

Jungkook heard the door closing and came out of the blankets, letting his tears run down his pale cheeks. He was trying not to cry when Hoseok was there.

But seriously, the way his cut was hurting so bad that it made him hiss in pain, the way he felt neglected because he was all by himself for hours and couldn't talk with his hyungs and was alone in the dark didn't help him at all.

He felt like the world was falling on his shoulders, when in fact everything was actually really simple.

Jungkook actually felt odd, but it wasn't something meaningless as a pen that couldn't draw a line anymore. His emotions matter too, and he felt like everyone was ignoring him for the new group.

Of course they would forget about him. Hueningkai, Soobin, Yeonjun, Taehyun and Beomgyu are way cuter than him, and younger than him, and honestly better than him.

But he matters too, he wants attention too, he hates everyone.

Jungkook got up from the bed, only out of anger, opened the door quickly just to shout a 'i-i hate you all!' that could make you deaf if you were close enough to him.

Hoseok, who was explaining what happened when he was with the younger, rolled his eyes when he heard all the noise he was making.

"How can i deal with this? I love him, i really do, but i feel useless because he doesn't explain what he's actually feeling..."

Namjoon tried to reassure his friend, but honestly he never saw Jungkook reacting like this as well.

"Is this all because of our baby brothers?" Jimin asked, frowning. "Like, he was so happy to be a hyung..."

"I guess he was just expecting that things would be different, but it was actually a lot of pressure for him." Yoongi explained his theory. "If he's not ready to take the 'hyung' name, then be it. He doesn't need to grow up like that because of the new group."

"Maybe that's the reason... but to the point of acting so childishly? I just don't understand."

"Hoseok-ah, maybe it would be better for you to check on him now. His ear-piercing screams aren't helping at all for anyone of us, or himself." Taehyung said, petting his arm twice. "He must need you now and you left his bedroom..."

"I'll try to make him stop."

With a sigh he headed once again to their maknae's room expecting the worst, but when he opened the door the sight was purely heartbreaking.

Hoseok couldn't be mad at Jungkook when he saw how red and puffy his face seemed, the slightly tear-stained lines that were all over his cheeks and the snot that he didn't mind at the moment running down his nose.

It was like he was just looking for a baby. Nothing more.

"Poor thing."

Hoseok sat on the bed and tried to make Jungkook sit on his lap, being successful when he took the younger by his armpits and positioned him on it carefully.

"Do we have tissues baby?" he asked, trying to find some anywhere in that room. "Ah, don't worry. I found some."

He was careful in not letting Jungkook fall from his embrace when he inclined his body so he could reach the tissue box that was placed on Jungkook's nightstand. Then he just took some tissues out of it and tried to make the younger clean his nose the best he could right now.

Hoseok honestly doesn't understand the sudden change in Jungkook's personality, but whatever it was he would try to help him the best he could.

"Are we feeling better?" he was careful to ask when Jungkook stopped crying and was now sniffing, even if it was not rhythmically stable. "No more tears?"

Jungkook's pout went further, but shook his head nonetheless. He was feeling better now that he had Hoseok with him. The truth is that he felt even more hurt when Hoseok went away from the room than from his painful cut that he made earlier.

"You said you hurt himself, where?"

Jungkook stared at his right hand for the first time since this morning, whimpering when he noticed the red and glossy marks in two of his fingers.

"Hey, it's okay. I can disinfect your wounds now."

Hoseok took Jungkook to the bathroom where they could disinfect the youngest fingers.

"It won't hurt that much, i promise."

When he pressed the disinfectant on the wounds, Jungkook whined not liking the feeling of it at all.

Hoseok was fast as possible and finished the treatment with a dressing wound.

Jungkook took his hand away from Hoseok's hold when he noticed that there was better colors than the boring plain skin-colored dressing wound.

"What?" the elder asked, confused. "You don't want it?"

Jungkook shook his head, trying to say that it wasn't that. "Bw-Blue one."

"Oh, okay."

Hoseok went through the colors and noticed the only blue one from the container and gasped (only slightly) at the rapid way that Jungkook noticed the color.

"Can i?"

Jungkook let him wrap the dressing wound around the first finger, observing the caring way that the other was putting it on.

"Pink." he whispered when Hoseok let him choose the other color. "P-Please."

When Hoseok finished everything, he kissed Jungkook's hand softly and went to the bedroom that they were before.

"Aren't you coming?"

Jungkook wasn't following him, and that was weird. Did he want to stay in the bathroom or something?

"C-Carry." he pleaded, making grabby hands.

Hoseok was speechless to say the least. Why was Jungkook suddenly wanting to be carried to the bedroom? He hurt his hand, not one of his legs.

"Okay." Hoseok complied either way, not questioning anything that was happening since he came back home.

"What are we doing today, mm? What's gotten into you?"

"K-Kookie is just tired." he rested his head on Hoseok's left shoulder, sighing in contentment while he closed his eyes.

Yap, Hoseok was clueless and confused about all of this. He needs to find out what's really happening now or else he will go insane.

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Hehe, hewo *waves* i wanted to w'ite mowe, but i gonna make dat on a new chappie!!

Kookie no knows what he doin' an' no even knows what witta space ish, so he no takes the bwame dish time, it jus' happened.

He wiw be as confused as Hoseok 😚

Any thoughts?

I hope chu ish goods an' wait fow the next chappie, if no today, den tomowow! I weawy weawy excited wid dish fic so i gonna twy to update the mostest i can!!

See chu in da next chappie, wobe chu aw! 🐇💜💙