𝗔𝗲𝗿𝗮 & 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴 : 𝟭𝟬 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗼𝗹𝗱
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Taehyung POV
"Come on baby! Do you want to try walking to me? Huh?" Aera tilted her little head and pouted slightly, her big cat eyes glowing as she threw me that sweet little look. I chuckled and held my hands out towards her, hoping she would get the hint. It seemed to work, as Aera squealed excitedly and got up shakily onto her little feet
"Good girl, Now come here baby. Just walk to me"
Aera let out another unnoticeable noise as her face twisted into another amusing expression. She was able to stand up just fine, but when it came to walking, she seemed to have a serious hesitance
"Sweetie..."
Aera took a careful step forward, which caused a huge grin to break out on my face. I just loved watching Arang and Aera make such progress in their development. Arang had already taken his first steps, and was always working on his ability to walk. Aera, on the other hand, didn't seem as eager
She took a few uneasy half - steps before falling right down, which caused me to gasp rather loudly. I couldn't help it. Every time she fell, it sent nasty shocks up my spine
"Are you okay princess?" I cooed, crawling next to my baby
She didn't do anything for a few seconds. Finally, she raised her little hands up to her eyes and started to cry. The sobs were quiet and controlled a slightly unusual method of crying for such a small child. But I noticed that Aera cried like that a lot. I assumed she got it from her mother. Sighing sadly, I took my girl into my arms, hugging her close to my chest
"It's okay baby. Don't cry, you'll be fine"
It only took a matter of moments for Aera to relax. Although she was still considered a baby, I very often wondered if she was just being a little drama queen. She was Jennie's daughter after all
"Come on Tae, are you ready?"
I blinked and looked down confusedly at Aera. She, in turn, looked up at me, letting out a little "gah" in the process
"Tae, over here" I looked towards the doorway that led into the living room and found Jennie standing beside our wedding picture frame, Arang in her arms and threading locks of her black hair through his tiny fingers
"Oh, Jen" I smiled nervously, especially when I noticed the puzzled expression on her beautiful face "Hey there"
"Did you really think Aera was talking to you?" Jennie giggled. I blushed at this allegation, although I couldn't deny it either
"I just didn't see you. That's all"
"Whatever you say Tae" Jennie shot me a playful smile, which I was happy to return "Now let's get going"
"Going where?"
"Tae, don't you remember?" Jennie's shoulders weaken in what I imagined to be disappointment
"Uh....no?"
"Of course not" Jennie breathed, breaking only to beam at our little boy who was smiling up sweetly at her. Rubbing his nose, she continued "We have to go to Jisoo Unnie & Jin oppa"
"Why?" I yawned. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed seeing Jin, and I guess Jisoo too. It's just...as Jennie would say, I'm lazy. And I guess I didn't really like sharing my babies either, as dumb and selfish as that sounded
"Jisoo unnie wanted to show me something. And she said she'd make us lunch"
"Jisoo can cook?" I asked surprisingly
"Yes. Shocking, I know. But she can"
"Half of me wants to try it" I smirked "And the other half is telling me to run away from it"
"Well you're going to have to go with your first half" Jennie made a rising motion with her hand
"Let's go handsome" I sighed and got up, still holding onto Aera. I walked over to Jennie and gave her a kiss before gently grabbing onto her hand and pulling her towards the door "If you insist angel"
~☆♡☆~
"Oh look at these two! Aren't my niece and nephew just the cutest things? You two love your Aunt Jisoo the most, now don't you?"
I watched rather bittery as Arang and Aera giggled under Jisoo's attention. My heartache as I watched the Jisoo pull Aera up by her little hands, balancing her carefully on her legs. That was my job, not Jisoo's. But I knew if I said anything, Jennie would scold me
"Mommy! Can't I show them now?"
"Yes darling" Jisoo called over her shoulder. She smiled at Jennie and me and asked "Do you two want your babies back?"
Before Jennie could even open her mouth. I walked over to Jisoo and gathered the children up in my arms. They both screamed happily, which made me smile. The twins were at an age where they seemed to really be getting attached to Jennie and myself. It wasn't that they were miserable when they were away from us but whenever we went to go pick them up or play with them, they would just become overjoyed
I sat back down next to Jennie, who eagerly took Aera from me. The little girl became even more excited, especially when Jennie stood her and held the baby by her hands as she secured her feet on Jennie's thighs
"You gonna start walking soon baby?" Jennie said happily
"Ma" Replied Aera, sticking her little tongue out in deep concentration
"Okay Baby" Jisoo sighed laughingly "You can come in now"
"Here I am" The young girl yelled as she came bypass into the room. Her loud voice caused Aera to growl in a dissatisfied fashion as her legs gave out underneath her
Fortunately, Jennie was still holding onto the little baby and she didn't stand a chance of falling
Arang, on the other hand, looked curiously over his shoulder, his big eyes narrowed in what seemed to be slight annoyance. That was definitely enough to make me chuckle
Jisoo and Jin's little daughter spun around in a circle to show off the lovely outfit she was wearing; a purple princess dress that was so fancy it reminded me of Jennie's wedding dress. The mostly lilac dress was decorated with gold stones and embroidery, along with a delicate gold tiara placed atop the five year old's head. She giggled yet again and walked over to Jennie, placing her hands on my amused wife's legs
"Do I look pretty Aunt Jennie?"
"Yes sweetheart" Jennie smiled "You look stunning. A perfect little princess"
"What's that for?" I asked my young niece "Dress up?"
"No" Chaewon giggled wildly at the suggestion. She moved closer to me now, climbing up on the couch so she could pat Arang on the head
"It's my Halloween costume"
"Bah" Arang spat out, wildly swinging his arms at the girl. She didn't seem to get the hint as she simply went on playing with his soft black hair
"Isn't it just adorable?" Jisoo said happily "Jin drew it up for her, and Chaewon just loved it. So, I took the sketch to the store where we get all of our clothes, and they made it up for her. I think she looks precious"
"I'm gonna get lots of candy with this costume" Chaewon clapped her hands together and pressed a kiss on Arang's forehead, which the boy didn't liked it
"Hey, speaking of Halloween" I glanced over at Jennie, who didn't seem to understand where I was going with this "What are the twins going to be?"
"Nothing" Jennie answered simply
"Huh?" I frowned "What do you mean nothing?"
"Come on Tae. They're still just babies. There's no reason for us to dress them up and take them out when they can't even eat any of the candy they'd get"
"But...but..." I pouted. I was really looking forward to dressing the two up for their first Halloween
"Besides, Arang can only take a few steps at a time, and Aera can't even walk yet" Jennie continued as she rubbed Aera's head "So it wouldn't make much sense anyway"
"Oh come on Jennie" Jisoo broke in, her brown eyes slightly narrowed "Don't ruin all the fun"
"And what is that supposed to mean?" Jennie raised her left eyebrow
"It's not a big deal to dress the twins up in some cute costume" Jisoo explained as she flipped her black hair
"Everyone knows that babies have the cutest costumes, so why waste the time you have? Just dress them up and carry them around"
"Jisoo unnie" Jennie started slowly, leaning forward slightly "It doesn't make sense"
"Of course it does. Look, if you want, you and Tae could come along with Chaewon and I. We could make it a family thing...or something. Maybe Rose & Chahee daughters would like to join us as well"
I nodded my head slowly before breaking out into a huge grin. For once, Jisoo had come with a great idea. I would've done anything to show my babies off in a pair of adorable Halloween costumes
"I like Jisoo's plan Jen" I turned my head towards her, the smile still stretched across my face. Jennie shot me an doubtful look, but I didn't show any signs of backing down
"Come on. Don't you want everyone to be jealous of our sweet, adorable little babies?"
"I guess..." Jennie replied quietly, which made me laugh. Jennie was so proud of the twins. She thought they were the most gorgeous things to ever exist. Showing them off was a favorite of Jennie's
"But what could they even be?"
"You just leave that to me" I chuckled some more" I've got a pretty good idea, Jen"
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Halloween night finally came, and the twins seemed just as excited about it as I was. Of course I knew they didn't understand what was going on, but one couldn't help but to wonder if maybe they did
My guess as to why they were so excited was all of the different costumes surrounding them. It wasn't so much the costumes themselves but the wide attire of colors that came with the big selection. Colors really seemed to stimulate both Arang and Aera, as they were pointing frantically at everything while letting out excitable squeals
"Ra! Ra!" Arang cried from Jennie's arms as he pointed at a young boy dressed as a fireman
"Yes, that's red" Jennie giggled as she kissed Arang's cheek "Good boy"
"Gee" Arang yelled as he pointed at the brightly lit bushes surrounding people's houses "Gee"
"Right, that's green. You're so smart baby boy"
Arang and Jennie's interactions made me smile. Aera wasn't as jumpy as her brother, but she would still occasionally point something out and softly make her own babyish interpretation
"Po" she was motioning towards Chaewon, who was walking dance fully in front of us "Po..."
"What are you trying to say princess?" I brushed my lips against her little ear "Purple?"
"Po" Aera repeated before resting her head on my shoulder
Chaewon was walking in between Hana, the daughter of Rose and Jimin and Sally, the daughter of Chahee and Jack. Hana was dressed as an angel, with her light brown hair tightly curled and a feathery crown above her head. Sally, henceforth, had gone as a Butterfly, wearing a purple dress with glittery silver wings and a pair of ears in her short black hair
Aera had mainly kept her eyes on them, I had noticed. She would occasionally look away to point at something or part she was interested in what they were doing
"Why do you think that is?" I asked Jennie after explaining my observation.
"I think she wants to be like them" Jennie giggled "She spends so much time with Arang, but he's a boy. So I think the girls' sparkly, girly things sort of interest her"
When we reached another house, the three girls screamed excitedly and darted towards the front door
"Da! Da" Aera cried, tugging at my shirt
"What's the matter baby?" I frowned "What are you getting so worked up about?"
"Da" Aera whined again, pointing towards the ground. Blinking, I shrugged and put the little girl down on the ground, becoming even more confused when she took a sitting position beside my feet
"I wonder what that was about" I murmured to myself
"Aw, she just wants to be independent" Jennie pecked me on the cheek "Don't get so worked up over it"
"I wasn't getting worked up over it" I blushed slightly "I just don't understand it. She's never acted like that before"
"Well, she's growing up" Jennie frowned slightly "She and Arang aren't going to be considered babies for much longer. I guess we're just going to have to start accepting it"
"Yeah" I looked down and gasped, my eyes widening "Crap!"
"Whoa Tae" Jennie glared as she covered Arang's ears, causing the little boy to turn his head in puzzlement "What was that for?"
"Aera gone!" I yelled
"What?" Jennie screamed, her eyes nearly falling out of her head "Kim Taehyung, I am going to kill you"
"It wasn't oh man" I groaned while rubbing at my head "We've got to find her"
"You better" Jennie angered, her face reddening more quickly than the flame of lighter "Because if you lost our daughter, I swear to God...."
I was looking around crazily, the sound of my pounding heart repeating through my head and out of my ears. Then, just as quickly as I panicked, I began to relax. I spotted a little figure dressed in yellow only several feet away from me. And was she....
"Jennie" I murmured softly
"Don't you Jennie me" Jennie stormed, one of her hands balling into a tight fist "I am so mad at you right now! How could you lose track of our baby girl"
"Jennie"
"Tae, if you keep pulling this little act, you're going to be even more sorry than you already are!"
"Jennie!" I turned towards her, my eyes shining. She growled as I gently grabbed her hand and directed it to Aera's direction. And with that, all of her anger evaporated and a small gasp escaped her lips. The little girl was toddling towards her cousins, gurgling happily as she did so
"A...Aera" Jennie stammered, holding Arang more tightly to her chest
"She's walking!" I yelled
My sudden shout caused Aera to fall down, a little voice came from her mouth. Jennie and I both panicked slightly and hurriedly over to our fallen child. For once, she wasn't crying as a result of her fall, but was simply glaring between her mother and I, as if looking for a reaction
"You did it baby girl" I cheered as I lifted her up into the air, causing her to giggle wildly "Oh, who's the best little girl in the world? You are! Yes you are!"
"Da" Aera smiled, waving her little fingers. I put her back down on her feet and she once again gazed up at me, her chocolate brown eyes full of amazement
"Well, looks like both of our babies know how to walk now" Jennie smiled at me, although I could see the sadness shining in her eyes
"Don't worry angel" I brushed her cheek with my finger "They still need us"
Looking down, Jennie groaned slightly. I raised a puzzled eyebrow but quickly understood when I realized that Aera was no longer standing in between us
We began looking in all different directions, until I finally caught sight of Aera hurriedly walked away as quickly as she could on her small and unsteady feet.
"See?" I chuckled as I went after her "Definitely still needs us"
"What do you think Arang?" I could hear Jennie shyly asking our son "Is this a trick, or a treat?"
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