Operation: Kidnap The Child

Three days.

Three whole days.

And the Jeon family had developed a serious condition.

A condition called...

Missing Gukk Syndrome.

"Where's the child?"

Jin asked sadly.

Breakfast suddenly felt empty.

Namjoon sighed.

"The house is too quiet."

"Exactly."

"Nobody insulted me today."

"Exactly."

"Nobody called Jungkook old."

"Exactly."

The family looked depressed.

Meanwhile...

Jungkook was enjoying life.

Finally.

No tiny menace.

No savage comments.

No emotional damage.

Peace.

Beautiful peace.

Then—

His office door burst open.

Jimin entered dramatically.

"We need to find him."

Jungkook blinked.

"Find who?"

"The child."

"No."

"The child."

"No."

"The child."

"No."

Jimin pointed.

"You miss him."

"I don't."

"You do."

"I don't."

"You do."

Yoongi walked inside.

"He does."

Jungkook looked betrayed.

"Why is everyone obsessed with that kid?"

Silence.

Nobody had an answer.

Because honestly...

They didn't know.

Something about Gukk was strangely lovable.

And annoyingly addictive.

Like potato chips.

Or online shopping.

Later that afternoon...

Fate decided Jungkook hadn't suffered enough.

Because while leaving a meeting...

He spotted a familiar figure.

A tiny figure.

A dangerous figure.

A figure carrying an ice cream bigger than his face.

Jungkook stopped walking.

"No way."

The tiny figure looked up.

"Oh."

"No."

"Oh."

"No."

"Oh."

The cycle continued.

"Why are you everywhere?"

Gukk looked confused.

"Why are YOU everywhere?"

"..."

"Have you considered getting a hobby?"

Jungkook almost walked into traffic.

The child happily licked his ice cream.

Then gasped.

"Oh no."

"What now?"

"My ice cream is melting."

"That's what ice cream does."

"This is tragic."

"..."

"I wasn't prepared for this."

The amount of drama coming from a five-year-old was impressive.

Suddenly..

A strong wind blew.

The ice cream fell.

Directly.

Onto Jungkook's expensive coat.

Silence.

Absolute silence.

The world stopped spinning.

Birds stopped flying.

Time stopped moving.

Jungkook stared at the stain.

Gukk stared at the stain.

The ice cream stared at the stain.

"..."

"..."

"..."

"My lawyer will contact you."

Gukk immediately hid behind a nearby bench.

"SELF DEFENSE!"

Jungkook closed his eyes.

He needed patience.

Therapy.

And possibly an exorcist.

A few minutes later...

The child was sitting beside him.

Eating replacement ice cream.

That Jungkook paid for.

Somehow.

Nobody knew how that happened.

Not even Jungkook.

"You know..."

Gukk suddenly spoke.

"What?"

"You're less scary now."

Jungkook looked offended.

"I was scary before?"

"Very."

"What changed?"

"You bought me ice cream."

"..."

"So now you're medium scary."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

At that moment...

A black luxury car stopped nearby.

The window rolled down.

And suddenly—

"THERE HE IS!"

Jin's voice echoed.

Jungkook froze.

Gukk froze.

The universe froze.

Within seconds...

Namjoon, Jin, Yoongi, Hoseok and Jimin exited the car.

Like detectives discovering evidence.

Or seagulls spotting food.

"GUKK!"

The child looked alarmed.

"Why are there so many of you?"

Nobody answered.

Because everyone was busy hugging him.

"WE MISSED YOU!"

"IT'S BEEN THREE DAYS!"

"YOU GREW!"

"I DID NOT."

"YOU DID."

"I DID NOT."

The argument continued.

Meanwhile...

Jungkook watched everything.

Then noticed something.

Something terrifying.

Gukk looked...

Happy.

Really happy.

The kind of happy children get around family.

The kind of happy that couldn't be faked.

For a brief second...

Something strange tugged at Jungkook's chest.

A weird feeling.

One he immediately ignored.

Because feelings were suspicious.

Then Gukk suddenly pointed at him.

"Old man bought me ice cream."

The family froze.

Everyone slowly turned toward Jungkook.

Jungkook immediately regretted speaking to the child.

Jin gasped dramatically.

"He bought you ice cream?"

"Yes."

Namjoon looked emotional.

"Our son is healing."

"I'm not healing."

"He is."

"I am not."

"He is."

The family ignored him.

As always.

Hoseok crouched beside Gukk.

"Do you want to visit our house someday?"

Jungkook choked.

"What?"

"Great idea."

"No."

"Wonderful idea."

"No."

"Amazing idea."

"NO."

Nobody listened.

Again.

Gukk looked thoughtful.

Then smiled.

A dangerous smile.

The type of smile villains have before causing problems.

"Sure."

The family cheered.

Jungkook felt his soul leave his body.

Because deep inside...

He already knew.

The moment this child entered Jeon Mansion...

Peace would officially die.

Forever.

To be continued 😼

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