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Jimin put his phone aside and grabbed his bag along with his son's. They rushed to the car. He would drop him at Namjoon's home and his friend would then drop Minjun at his school which was in the opposite direction of his office.

He hasn't been able to drop Minjun off at school because of this new project. Even if he started early, he would be leaving Minjun at school before it even opened and then still wouldn't be able to make it to office in time morning traffic.

The alpha wished he had more time to spend with his son. It helped that his friends all had work in that direction so it was more convenient for them. Maybe he should move somewhere near Minjun's school. He shelved that thought and led Minjun to his car.

"Minjun-ah, who is your new friend?" Jimin asked as he strapped Minjun to the child safety seat.

Minjun frowned. "Minjunie is yet to become his friend."

"Oh, who are you taking this lunch for?" Jimin cocked his head to the side, checking the seat belt one more time.

"To my teacher," the pup said without missing a beat. "Teacher Jeon has no Papa. Minjun has to show Minjun is good friend. Minjun can take care of teacher. So Minjun take food."

Jimin's jaw dropped. Long time ago, he encouraged Minjun to give a small gift to a boy Minjun wanted to befriend. It was a small toy then, which the boy refused to accept. Minjun never attempted to befriend someone else again. So he was both surprised and delighted but was curious as to why he chose to carry lunch.

"Papa said Minjun should make friends. I want to be teacher's friend."

A teacher.

Jimin scratched the back of his head. "Um...are you sure this is what you want? There are other ways to befriend someone."

Minjun held the lunch bag tight against his chest. "Teacher love food. Papa food better. The...the...b-bestest? Teacher eat and Teacher become my friend," he said in a determined voice.

Jimin wanted to laugh but he suppressed it thinking it might discourage the little one. His son seemed to have a plan. Minjun knew his teacher's love for food. The pup wanted to present something good to his teacher and he thought his father's food was the best thing in the world. His heart softened at the gesture and he hoped this teacher didn't misunderstand his intention.

"Okay," he agreed, making a note to talk to Namjoon. "I hope your teacher loves the food then and becomes your friend." He tapped the pup's nose. "Best of luck, sweetheart. You gotta tell Papa everything as soon as you get home, okay?"

Minjun's milky scent mixed intertwined with his father's rich coffee and cocoa scent sweetened. His car smelled like a delicious beverage.

"Okay."

Jimin got into the driver's seat and started his car, praying this teacher Jeon was as kind as Hoseok assured. He didn't want the teacher to misunderstand Minjun's kind gesture. So he would make sure Namjoon spoke to the teacher first and give him heads up, so he didn't reject Minjun in some manner. Even if he didn't eat the food, Jimin would be happy if he could just accept it from Minjun.

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Namjoon was out of luck because he couldn't find the class teacher to give him heads up as he promised. He was informed that Teacher Jeon was running late. He cursed internally and was trying to figure out a way to pass the message when Minjun tugged at his arm.

"Teacher Jeon is here." Minjun bounced. Namjoon was surprised to see the pup getting so excited to see his class teacher. "That's Teacher Jeon," he pointed in the distance with a beaming smile and his milky scent spiked considerably.

A man dressed in blue long-sleeved t-shirt exited the car, waving at someone inside. He hurried toward the school entrance. His friend said something and the teacher stopped to talk to him. Minjun wiggled his fingers, freeing himself from Namjoon's grip and rushed to the car that just halted in the drive way of the school in the designated space allocated for parent's vehicles.

Namjoon ran after Minjun with wide eyes. "Minjun, stop! Don't run."

However, the boy was so fast. He ran holding the lunch bag against his chest. "Teacher Jeon! Teacher Jeon!"

The teacher turned around with wide eyes. He lifted both his hands, gesturing the little pup to slow down. However, Minjun was a pup on a mission. He stopped only when he reached his teacher.

"Minjun?" He smiled at the pup and Namjoon slowed down to a jog seeing that Minjun was safe. "You shouldn't be running, Minjunie. Especially when you're carrying something. You could trip." He put both his hands on Minjun's shoulder, looking at him up and down.

Minjun lifted the lunch box wordlessly to him. "Sorry, Teacher Jeon. Minjun won't run again."

"What is this?" Teacher Jeon's eyes widened.

"Papa make best food," Minjun beamed. "Minjun brought food to teacher." He held the lunch box in both his arms. "Teacher Jeon, be my friend?" He pouted, rounding his eyes and glancing up teacher Jeon with his best puppy eyes, he often pulled at Jimin and his uncles.

Namjoon was too focused in getting back to Minjun he realized belatedly that he couldn't give heads up to the teacher. Shit.

Teacher Jeon's eyes widened. "That's for me?" he asked with comically wide eyes, putting a hand on his chest and his mouth formed a small 'o'.

Minjun nodded.

"You brought lunch?"

Minjun nodded again.

Oh, god! Please...

Namjoon closed the distance between them in two long strides ready to intervene but Teacher Jeon grabbed the box and held it against his chest with a delightful look. He turned toward the car he just exited and waved the lunch box at his friend with the same smile. He didn't stop there. The young teacher proceeded to stick his tongue out at his friend. The man inside just shook his head with a small smile before waving at him and backing away with his car. The teacher's gaze briefly swept over Namjoon and he nodded curtly before turning his attention back to the boy.

"Minjun-ah, you know you're my savior today?" he spoke in a delighted voice. His soft, berry scent sweetened, revealing how pleased he was with the gesture. The teacher crouched in front of Minjun. "I won't starve today because of Minjun." He tapped his nose gently. "So you want to be my friend?"

Minjun's grin widened and he nodded again.

"Aww...aren't you a sweetie pie?" he cooed. "You went through so much trouble to bring me food." He gestured at the lunch box. "I'd love to be your friend." He extended his hand for Minjun to shake. The little pup did so excitedly. "But you shouldn't trouble your Papa every day, okay? Papa is already working so hard. It might not be convenient for him to cook for teacher too."

Namjoon could see what Hoseok meant. They had nothing to worry about. Jungkook handled the situation so beautifully. He accepted the lunch, but also made the pup understand why he shouldn't demand his Papa to do it often.

"But teacher's Papa is far, far away." Minjun pouted. "Teacher alone. Teacher need food."

Jungkook chuckled. "Teacher is a big boy, isn't he? Teacher can cook. And maybe next time, Teacher will bring you something. Also, teacher is so strong. Wanna see my muscles? I can really take down an alpha if I want to." He proceeded to flex his biceps and Minjun laughed out loud. "I can even lift you up in one hand, you know?" he questioned in a playful tone and scrunched his nose making a comical face.

Minjun covered his mouth, giggling. The sound was so refreshing and Namjoon let out a relieved breath. Finally, Minjun found a school he liked.

Namjoon decided it was time to introduce himself. "Hi, Teacher Jeon?" he called gently. "Sorry to interrupt. I'm Kim Namjoon. Jimin's friend and Minjun's uncle."

Teacher Jeon immediately stood. "Oh, hello." He took Namjoon's offered hand with a soft smile. "Hoseok-ssi told me you would be in charge of dropping him this week. Nice to meet you."

Namjoon smiled. "Nice to meet you too. Thanks for accepting our Minjun's gift."

Jungkook's smile turned shy. "It's no problem. He's such a sweet child."

Namjoon nodded. "That he is. I'll be off then. His dad has a hectic week ahead. So our other friend Kim Seokjin will pick him in the evenings."

"Oh, sure."

"Thanks again, Teacher Jeon."

When Namjoon walked away, his heart was light. Minjun was in good hands.

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