章 19: Appa is Sick! :7.1

"Hyung."

"Yeah?"

"….."

"What's wrong Namjoon-ah?"

"This is about them, Taehyung and Jungkook."

"What's with them? They are sleeping in my bedroom now."

"No, hyung, about-"

"Speak clearly, Namjoon, you're not explaining anything to me."

"You know, actually, before Grandpa died, he did some research to find the boys' family."

"Okay, and then? They were from an orphanage right?"

"Yes, we got some files but we didn't find their parents. But you remember when Grandpa died and the news spread fast?"

"Yeah, he was one of the important person after all."

"The pictures some magazines used as the header, Taehyung and Jungkook were there."

"So my sons became famous? Come on, people would forget them immediately."

"That's right hyung, but, I have been receiving calls."

"Yeah? Okay, and then?"

"Taehyung, it was Taehyung's parents that had been calling our family non-stop to meet their son."

Everything was Ken's fault. Ken is Seokjin's friend from Yoongi's cafe. They worked together, almost having the exact same shift time every weekday.

Ken is one of the people Seokjin likes the most, he is friendly and funny. A perfect match for Seokjin's goofy side.

But yet, that man brought a freakin' flu virus to him! The other male was sneezing beside Seokjin in the kitchen, coughing and made everything worse when he got a fever and smiled sheepishly when Seokjin scolded him.

The hybrid ended up taking Ken to the hospital when Yoongi told his friend to go back.

He was fine the day after he accompanied Ken to hospital. He still laughed brightly and played games with Taehyung and Jungkook. Still did his daily routines without any problems.

The day after tomorrow was when he felt his throat hurt. It was hard to swallow and he started to cough or sneeze a lot.

Taehyung and Jungkook put a disgusted face when Seokjin wiped his snot, even teased Seokjin; saying their father stayed up too late and got sick.

He felt worse four days after that day, so dizzy when he turned off the alarm beside him. Almost dropped his phone when he checked his message and almost bump into his kitchen wall when he prepared his and the boys' breakfast.

He thought a nice nap would be enough, he didn't keep medicines for himself in here. He just has medicines for children that obviously wouldn't have any effect on him.

Jungkook was the first one to realize his condition became worse than yesterday, the boy was tilting his head cutely. He gazed up to his father with a frown, lips formed into a little pout and his bunny ears straightened.

The little bunny hybrid pulled his older brother, taking the tiger hybrid's attention from the morning cartoon. Jungkook smacked Taehyung with his pink bunny plushie when his brother didn't look at him.

"What's wrong, Kookie?" the tiger hybrid asked with an annoyed tone, munching his sandwiches and wiping some leftover of strawberry jam from Jungkook's cheek.

Jungkook gestured his older brother to come closer, he whispered to Taehyung, "Appa is sick!" the tiger raised his eyebrow and searched for their father's tall figure, he examined him.

Seokjin rubbed his forehead because the dizziness started to become a little too much. He wondered if his condition became this bad because of the lack of sleep or because he worked too much.

The problem with Taehyung's real parents also made him more tired in the past weeks. Namjoon took care the troublesome part and assured Seokjin those people won't disturb them but still if they are really Taehyung's parent then Seokjin didn't have any heart to keep the tiger hybrid away for too long from his real parents.

He coughed again, harsher this time, his shoulders shook and he shut his eyes unconsciously. He wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes, he needed bedrest but he must drop the children to the nursery school first.

"See?!" Jungkook huffed, his older brother nodded his head. Their father was sick indeed. What should they do?

"Jungkook-ah, Taehyung-ah, go take a bath-" Seokjin coughed again, covering his mouth. He was scared the boys would get sick too in this case.

"Appa," Taehyung stepped closer, the older hybrid looked down and met a serious face of the tiger hybrid, "You're sick!" he shouted, ears tensed and Seokjin couldn't help but smile.

'Yeah, I'm,' his sarcastic mind replied inside his head.

"I'm not," Seokjin shook his head, giving Taehyung an empty plate; a silent order to put it in the nearby sink.

"But you're!" Jungkook jumped beside him, the older hybrid didn't remember when the young approached him.

"Just a stuffy nose," Seokjin rubbed his stuffy nose, Taehyung clearly saw his father's face turned a little red. According to their teachers in the nursery school, that's meant a fever!

This also happened when a kid named Bambam from Jungkook's class had a fever, his face became red and hot. The teachers ended up calling Mark, Bambam's older brother to pick him up.

"Appa," Jungkook hugged Seokjin's feet, pulling the older man's pant harshly so he would bend down.

Seokjin frowned but followed what his son wanted, he bent his knee. Taehyung's tail caught his wrist, wrapped around his father's hand like a snake so he couldn't run away. The tiger hybrid touched Seokjin's forehead and gasped dramatically.

"Let's call Namjoon-hyung!" The tiger hybrid shouted. Seokjin blinked in confusion before the realization hit him.

"No- wait the minute Jungkook- Taehyung-" he tried to stop them but when he stood up abruptly, his surroundings spun and he wanted to puke.

Well, he was really sick.

Seokjin leaned to the kitchen table, gripping the table's edge; his breath felt hot and his eyes blurred a little. He felt worse than yesterday and just in several minutes, he felt more awful.

He heard a muffled sound from the other room, must be the children trying to find his mobile phone. He put in on the bedroom's nightstand.

The older hybrid slumped down to the floor when his knees buckled, leaning his heavy head to the kitchen's counter.

His eyelids felt heavy, he huffed and ruffled his hair. He remembered when he was a kid he often whined to Namjoon to buy him ice cream when he had a fever.

Sometimes his younger brother acted more like an elder brother. He felt tired, he didn't see Jungkook and Taehyung came back to the kitchen but he heard them shouted his name before he fainted.

He wondered with half-conscious mind if he brings Taehyung to his real parents and they want their son back; can he let the tiger hybrid go?