WARNING: things get a little weird in this chapter, read at your own risk.

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    "Taehyung, are you awake now?" A woman's voice says from what sounds like an intercom or speaker of some sort. 

The woman's voice is gentle and sounds kind.

Mommy.

There's a sudden gush of light and Taehyung is blinded momentarily before focusing on the dark room around him, a bright light shining directly down on him.

Taehyung whimpers and closes his eyes, trying to block out the light.

    "Did you have a bad dream?" The woman's voice says.

    "M-M~" Taehyung says, tears forming in his eyes as he moves against the restraints holding him to the bed.

The door sounds signaling that it's being opened and Taehyung freezes.

I want my mommy. He thinks as footsteps near him.

    "Shh. Don't cry, Taeby." The woman says. "Mommy's here."

She steps into the light and Taehyung feels like crying even more.

    "Can you say Mommy, Taeby?" The woman says. "Say mama."

Taehyung cringes away she runs her fingers through his hair.

    "Is the baby hungry?" She says in a baby voice. "You wanna eat eat, Taeby?"

Taehyung pulls against the restraints, fist balled tightly and teeth clenched.

He felt himself slipping away and he didn't want to give in to whatever they were trying to do.

He's been strapped to this bed for the past three days being treated like a baby.

He felt....humiliated.

    "Mommy's gonna sit you up and feed you, gotta feed the baby." The woman says.

The bed moves into a sitting position and the woman holds a bottle to his lips.

Taehyung turns his head, he'd rather starve than be bottle fed.

    "No, eat eat Tae. Can you say eat eat for mama?"

Taehyung shakes his head and tries to keep from having the nipple of the bottle pressed into his mouth.

    "You have to eat, Tae. So you can grow up and be big and healthy."

Taehyung felt crazy, he felt completely insane strapped to this bed.

    "If you don't eat, Taehyungie they'll have to sedate you. I don't want them to hurt you, baby. So please eat for mommy."

Taehyung keeps his eyes closed and his teeth clenched.

    "Tell me to stop and I will, Taeby. Say stop mama" the woman says.

Taehyung shakes his head, he didn't care if they sedated him.

    "Okay, they'll be here in a moment."

Taehyung started to cry.

He didn't care if they kept him restrained longer for "throwing a tantrum".

He wailed and kicked his legs, he wanted to go home.

He wanted Jungkook, but Jungkook left him here.

The lights come on and he's in an all white room, doctors rush in through the door towards him.

    "Hold still, you'll only make it worst, Taehyung. Please hold still." A male doctor says as another one holds Taehyung's head still. 

Taehyung continues to try to fight, a sharp pain shooting through his neck as the needle breaks his skin.

Taehyung instantly feels himself relaxing, his body going limp and his head starting to spin.

    "Everything's okay, Taehyung." The woman speaks again. "We'll try again in a few hours when the medicine wears off."

Taehyung's eyes fall shut and he's in a state of semiconsciousness for a while before he actually goes unconscious.

When he comes to he doesn't know how long it's been.

The room he's had no windows so he can't tell if it's day or night.

    "Taehyung."

Taehyung turns to the voice, only now realizing that he wasn't restrained.

    "If you let yourself regress things will be a lot easier, I promise they will be."

Taehyung gasps when he sees the owner of the voice.

It can't be.

    "It's me, baby." Jungkook says moving closer and sitting next to him on the bed.

Taehyung moves to hug him but Jungkook stops him.

    "I don't have much time." He says. "But you have to regress. It's the only way, Tae."

Taehyung nods his head, did Jungkook come just to tell him to listen to the doctors?

    "I'll always be here when you fall asleep."

Taehyung tilts his head in confusion. What?

    "Just think of me, and I'll be here. My little, baby." Jungkook says with a smile. "My little, Taeby."

The sound of the doors opening startles Taehyung and the woman from before walks in.

Jungkook's gone.

Taehyung feels himself about to cry, slowly slipping away.

Mommy.

Taehyung tries to sit up but he's restrained.

Had he been dreaming before?

Taehyung starts to feel....different.

He starts to feel....little.

Mommy.

    "How's my little boy?" The woman says.

Her words make Taehyung want to smile and be held by her forever.

     "M~"

    "Are you okay? I know the sedative makes you feel funny." She says. "But my Taeby is okay right? Do you want your mommy?"

Taehyung's eyelids feel heavy and as he nods his head.

    "Say mommy." She says. "Can you say mommy?"

She runs her fingers through his hair and he feels comforted by her touch, safe, secure.

This was his mommy.

He feels himself slipping away, he feels himself regressing.

    "You want mommy, baby?" The woman says in a baby voice.

     "Mommy."

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Jungkook walked into the doctors office to meet with Dr. Park for an update on Taehyung's first week in the hospital.

"He's made through stage one, two and three. Regression, Repression, and Progression." Dr. Park says.

"What's that mean? Regression and all that?" Jungkook asks.

"Regression has to do with his age. By making him mentally regress in age he's going to be in a more childlike mindset. Repression is~"

"Wait, wait a second." Jungkook says sitting up more in his seat. "Age regression?"

"Yes, we were able to have him regress. His age is unknown at the moment, but the good news is that we started teaching him how to talk. Which was the goal of the regression."

"He's talking?" Jungkook asks. "What's he saying?"

"I wouldn't want you to misunderstand so I'll update you on that after a few more stages." Park says. "Next week we'll get on to the rebuilding stages of the treatment. Those stages should pass easily and he'll be able to go home."

Jungkook nods. "Well, are you sure he's okay? He's not in any pain?"

"Of course not, Jungkook. We're giving him the best treatment available in such short time." Dr. Park says. "Is there anything else you are concerned about?"

"No, just as long as he's fine I'm fine." Jungkook says with a heavy sigh. "He'll be back next week."

"He will be. And he'll be good as new." Dr. Park says with a smile.

Jungkook nods and stands from his seat. "Thank you again Dr. Park."

"Anytime, I'll keep my eye on him for you."

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