powerboys | But only I walk without purpose

"I want to say bye to appa." Jungkook didn't get it. He couldn't see appa any more. That was too scary! He was eager to say bye and make sure that appa would sleep well. He turned around and hugged Yoongi, not worrying or hesitating. He just snuggled up to his hyung like he'd known him for years. "You're the new appa? Yoongi-hyung... Very good head on your shoulders."

Jungkook smiled a little, reaching up to pet his hyung's face. Appa always said that about Yoongi and this was the same, wasn't it? Big brother Yoongi. "You can cook? I like a lot of foods, hyung."

Good head on his shoulders? That must have been what his father had said about him. Yoongi wasn't sure if he liked knowing that. Honestly, he had no idea how to really feel about any of that new information about his father. He knew that Namjoon had told him how his father changed, how he used to be sweeter with Namjoon. Yoongi's father had never been like that with him. Maybe it had been easier, not knowing the alternative. Honestly, he didn't know.

Yoongi smiled and petted Jungkook in turn. "Yeah? What foods do you like, Jungkookie? Maybe hyung can make them for you and you can watch."

"I like kimbap." That was his favourite. He and Minwo would get little lunchboxes of Kimbap and go out places like the park and parties and then they could eat without risking something bad or icky happening to his tummy. Like poisons! He petted his new bunny and then looked up at Yoongi. "What do you like, hyung? Can you make ramyeon for me? I like beef!"

He loved beef ramyeon when he needed some good, safe comfort food.

"I can make you kimbap. And I can make you beef ramyeon too, maybe we have that tonight?" Surely he could get someone to buy the ingredients they needed, if they didn't have them in the kitchen already. He got up suddenly, carrying Jungkook as he headed for the kitchen so he could check it out. "We will make you really yummy food, yeah? Hyung loves to treat you. Do you think your bunny friend is hungry too?"

"He likes carrots." At the sudden movement, Jungkook latched on tight, bunny hanging over Yoongi's back as they moved through the long hallways. Once they were in the kitchen, he frowned and wondered if Yoongi knew his way around everywhere here. If he was his hying then he must have lived here. "When I was teeny tiny or when I was in eomma's tummy, were you here?" He was so curious about Yoongi. His new brother. "Did we play?"

"Oh yeah," Yoongi confirmed, setting Jungkook down on the counter and smiling at him in a way that was very Suga. Maybe one day Jungkook would hate and resent him too, but at least for now, he could give him a hyung he would feel safe with. So he ruffled his hair and told him. "I always played with you. I would come in late just to tuck you in. I would make shadow plays with my hands on the wall, tell you stories. Sometimes sing you songs. I will show you tonight, maybe you'll remember. And you'd show me how you can hop, tiny bunny."

"I remember little bits of so many things of so many people and I was so little, I can't remember it all because babies don't remember so good." He knew this cause he had already asked Minwo why he didn't remember having a hyung or his eomma and he said cause babies didn't remember stuff. They were kinda dumb like that. "I know this!"

He hummed a little tune he knew from his good night time waaaaay back when he was littler. He hummed it happily and then he beamed up at his hyung. "I bounced so well."

"You did, Jungkookie! You bounced really well." Yoongi laughed and wrapped his arms around him to help him bounce just a little now, carefully, so he wouldn't fall off. And, quietly, he sang the song that went with the melody that Jungkook was humming, his heart hurting a little bit as he did so. He had a feeling he would just have to get used to his heart hurting. Jungkook's smile made it better. "You are the best brother, you know? I missed you a lot."

"I'm sorry you missed me but I'm here now. And we're brothers so we can help each other. You can help me do some big boy stuff that's tricky... like putting on the pants that had claspies and buttons. And I'll help you by carrying and being tidy!" Jungkook explained, knowing they had to have a give and take. Appa always said the best way to help was a tidy room and being on his best behaviour. So he was. Always.

"You also gotta help me do bath time but after I have a bath, I can help you!"

"That sounds great." Yoongi smiled and then just leaned in to hug Jungkook close, simply holding him for several moments. There was someone who needed him to keep him safe. Someone whom he loved, someone he had to protect. Someone who hadn't been poisoned against him. And it was unlikely to last forever, but even just for the moment, it helped him relax a little bit.

He finally let go, just still stroking Jungkook's hair. "Hyung will cook now. You can watch, Jungkookie, but maybe some time soon you can help too."

"Okay." Jungkook let Yoongi move him closer to where the action was, watching him prepare kimbap and oohing and ahhing often. It wasn't until half way in, as he watched Yoongi roll the kimbap, that Jungkook beamed at him and smiled. "I like you a lot, hyung. I hope we play together a lot." Play and work... cause he knew, big boys worked. And he was a big boy.

Mostly. He wanted to be, anyway. "You're the bestest hyung ever."

But only I walk without purpose

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