The Child Who Declared War

Jeon Mansion.

Saturday morning.

Which meant one thing.

Chaos.

Pure chaos.

Namjoon was trying to assemble a bookshelf.

Keyword:

Trying.

Jin stood nearby with his hands on his hips.

"You're holding it upside down."

"No, I'm not."

"You are."

"No."

"You literally are."

"No."

The bookshelf suddenly collapsed.

CRASH!

Jin closed his eyes.

"Every day."

Meanwhile...

Yoongi was peacefully sleeping.

Until—

"HYUNG!"

Hoseok burst into the room.

"The world is ending!"

Yoongi sat up immediately.

"What?!"

"There's no ice cream."

"..."

Yoongi laid back down.

"I wish the world was ending."

Jimin entered dramatically.

"Guys!"

"What now?"

"Let's go out."

"No."

"Why?"

"People."

"Valid."

An hour later...

Against Yoongi's will...

The entire family was at a shopping mall.

Jungkook was there too.

Unfortunately.

"Why am I here?"

Jin smiled.

"Family bonding."

"I'd rather attend a board meeting."

The family continued walking.

Everything was peaceful.

Suspiciously peaceful.

Then—

A loud voice echoed nearby.

"THAT'S A SCAM!"

Everyone turned.

A small crowd had gathered around a toy store.

And standing in the middle was...

A tiny child.

A very familiar tiny child.

Jungkook froze.

"No."

Namjoon blinked.

"What?"

"No."

Jin followed his gaze.

Then spotted the child.

The child was arguing with the store manager.

"You can't fool me!"

The manager looked confused.

"What?"

"This toy costs five hundred."

"Yes."

"The same toy online costs three hundred."

"..."

"So you're overcharging."

"..."

"That's bad business."

The manager looked like he wanted to disappear.

Jimin burst out laughing.

"Oh my God."

Hoseok laughed too.

"That kid is fearless."

Yoongi nodded.

"I like him."

Jungkook immediately knew this was a bad sign.

Meanwhile...

Gukk noticed the crowd.

Then noticed Jungkook.

Then noticed the people standing beside him.

"Hm."

He walked over.

Confidently.

Like a CEO approaching shareholders.

Jungkook already had a headache.

The child stopped in front of them.

Silence.

Everyone stared.

Then—

"Old man."

Jungkook nearly fainted.

Namjoon choked.

Jin blinked.

Jimin froze.

Hoseok lost balance.

Yoongi looked impressed.

"OLD MAN?!"

Jin shouted.

Gukk nodded.

"Yes."

"HE'S YOUNG!"

"Debatable."

Jungkook felt personally attacked.

Again.

Jimin immediately crouched.

"Hi!"

"Hello."

"Aren't you cute?"

Gukk narrowed his eyes.

"Suspicious."

"What?"

"People who call me cute want something."

Jimin gasped dramatically.

"He rejected me."

Hoseok laughed so hard he almost fell.

Namjoon smiled gently.

"What's your name?"

"Gukk."

"How old are you?"

"Five."

Jin blinked.

"Five?"

"Last time I checked."

Yoongi covered his mouth.

Trying not to laugh.

Failing.

Then something unexpected happened.

Very unexpected.

Gukk pointed directly at Namjoon.

"You break things."

Namjoon froze.

"What?"

"You look like someone who breaks things."

The entire family exploded.

Jin almost collapsed.

"HE'S RIGHT!"

Hoseok was crying.

Jimin couldn't breathe.

Yoongi looked proud.

Namjoon looked betrayed.

"How did you know?!"

Gukk shrugged.

"You have that face."

"What face?"

"The face of destruction."

Jungkook turned away.

His shoulders shaking.

The family stared.

Jungkook...

Was laughing.

Actually laughing.

For the first time in years.

Silence.

Everyone froze.

Even Gukk.

Namjoon pointed.

"HE LAUGHED!"

Jin gasped.

"HE DID!"

Hoseok screamed.

"CALL THE NEWS!"

Jimin looked emotional.

"Our baby smiled."

"I'm thirty."

"Still our baby."

Jungkook instantly stopped laughing.

Worst mistake of his life.

Meanwhile...

Gukk continued observing everyone.

Then pointed at Yoongi.

"Sleepy."

Yoongi nodded.

"Correct."

Then Hoseok.

"Too energetic."

"Fair."

Then Jimin.

"Dangerous."

Jimin looked offended.

"What?!"

"You look like you start drama for entertainment."

The family screamed.

Because it was true.

A few minutes later...

Everyone was sitting together in a café.

Except nobody knew why.

Somehow Gukk had joined them.

Nobody questioned it anymore.

Jin pushed a cake toward him.

"Eat."

Gukk stared.

Then gasped.

"Free?"

"Yes."

"Without conditions?"

"Yes."

The child looked emotional.

"I like you."

Jin immediately adopted him mentally.

While Gukk happily ate cake...

The family watched.

Something felt strange.

Very strange.

The way he smiled.

The way he talked.

The way he rolled his eyes.

Even some of his expressions...

Felt oddly familiar.

But nobody could figure out why.

Then Gukk suddenly looked at Jungkook.

Cake cream on his cheek.

"Old man."

"What?"

"You're buying my next cake."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Okay."

Jungkook blinked.

That was easy.

Then—

"You're buying two."

"..."

The family burst out laughing.

And for the first time in a very long time...

The Jeon family found themselves enjoying the company of one tiny troublemaker.

None of them knew why.

None of them knew where he came from.

And none of them knew...

That this little boy was about to change all of their lives forever.

To be continued 😼..

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