Hope, In a Photo (Yoonseok)

Part 12

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"Alright boys, we can all play together when we get back home. But we gotta get moving, Jimin I need you and your team surrounding this building. Taehyung, follow me." Hoseok spoke, his own crowd of kids practically clinging to his legs, Yoongi smiled, and then he smiled down at the little girl still holding his finger, "Let's go explore yeah? Know any cool places?"

And to Yoongi's surprise, her eyes lit up, dragging him all over the orphanage playground, the building, and the little creak that resided next to the play area. Yeontan, Taehyung's favorite dog, somehow ended up joining them as well, Yoongi couldn't help but to smile at that too, the little dog was finally warming up to him.

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It didn't take long for them to load up all the kids in the truck, and the soldiers seemed to like their joyful presence as the kids didn't think twice about hopping into their laps, smiles and all. But even with that, space was tight.

"Hyung!" Taehyung was running towards Hoseok, "Hyung we gotta go now, my section is cleared."

Hoseok was surprised by Taehyung's uncharacteristically serious face, but nodded nonetheless, "Alright good. Mine is too, did you give Jimin the sign? Where is he?"

That's when Hoseok noticed the beads of sweat running down Taehyung's temple, "There were complications hyung, he and his team left in the other car. We're no longer secured we have to leave now."

The boy nodded, "Alright, load up your dogs and jump in this car with the kids, they could use someone like you."

Taehyung nodded, his boxy smile finally showing itself as Hoseok jogged to the driver's window, Jungkook practically hanging out of it, "We good to go boss?"

"Start her up kid. Everyone's in there, we gotta move fast though Kookie we don't have the perimeter secured right now."

Jungkook's eyes grew wide as he nodded, starting up the car, Hoseok opened the back door, waiting for Taehyung when he realized he was missing someone. His heart stopped. Body frozen in place.

A car zoomed past them as Taehyung suddenly appeared, "Hyung Yeontan! We don't have Yeontan where is she?"

The first smoke bomb exploded.

Hoseok barely had any time to react before the air was filled with red smoke, his lungs suffocating themselves with the red flame. He heard Taehyung cough, "Tear gas, Hyung we have to get Yeontan and get out of here."

He wasn't thinking, his sight was gone, his lungs cried in pain but he could hear, and he could still yell, "Taehyung I'll bring them back. Get in the car-"

Bark.

It was faint, but he could hear it. Hoseok practically shoved Taehyung into the car, slamming his hand on the closed door, screaming, "Jungkook start moving I'll bring them back!"

Bark.

Hoseok closed his eyes, pulling a sleeve over his mouth as he dove headfirst into the red smoke with one thought, one message, one single promise, echoing throughout his whole body, mind, his whole heart.

"I'll protect you."

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Yoongi snapped another photo, they were sitting by the creek, Yeontan playfully turning so the little girl could rub her belly every time the child was still for more than two seconds. And of course, she obliged, giggles and all.

But it didn't seem to take long before her interest shifted to the sacred contraption in Yoongi's hands. Her little hands reaching out for it, "Wait, you want to see this?" Yoongi asked surprised, when the little girl nodded, he couldn't help but to smile. Who was he to deny her of this?