"Let me know next time, okay? Don't just-" she stopped herself after becoming aware of the fact that Jungkook was speaking to someone.

"Mina?"

"Tzuyu? I thought that was you. What a surprise!"

Tzuyu walked over to her and grasped both her hands. She was happy to see such a familiar face.

"I haven't seen you since high school. This brings back so much good memories."

Mina was an old high school friend of Nami's she was the daughter of a governor in a far away country who would often travel for work. Vivi was a student for only a couple of months at Tzuyu's school and they were ultimately good friends.

Mina gleamed at her dear companion.

"You look great. Dad's in town on a small business trip. Never thought that I'll run into you here. By the way, how do you know Jungkook? Our dads happen to know each other and as kids we would be forced to attend random conventions that they had a habit of going to from time to time."

Tzuyu glanced over her shoulder at Jungkook. He was in the middle of poking is index finger around his nostrils looking off into space with a bored expression dawning on his face. She almost face palmed. She didn't even know how many times she had to tell him not to do that in public.

"We're married," she said.

Mina was surprised,"For how long now?" she asked.

"Almost a week."

"Wow. Congratulations... It really is a small world."

An awkward silence fell between them as Mina eyes diverted downwards to the babbling toddler strapped on to Tzuyu's front. Tzuyu's eyes widened in realization.

"He's not ours. We're actually babysitting for a friend today."

Mina laughed nervously and a bit embarrassed.

"Oh my. Sorry for getting the wrong idea." She went to the side to get a better look at the baby.

"He's such a little cutie. What's his name?"

The two women stood talking merrily for nearly an approximate 20 minutes just catching up just like they did during their time at school. After they said their goodbyes, Tzuyu noted that Jungkook had been quiet the whole time; a little too quiet for Jungkook. She turned around and low and behold he had gone off on his own again. Above her eyebrow ticked and she smiled grimly with a ready powered-up fist.

"That idiot," she seethed.

The last of the purchased groceries were packed in the car, occupying everywhere that had space, filling the trunk and the empty seats. Jungkook had SungHo in her lap giving him a drink of water after settling herself properly in the backseat of the convertible.

"It was nice seeing Mina again. It's been so long..." she paused and gasped softly, "Jungkook! Look-look; SungHo is doing that thing you were telling me about."

Jungkook spun around in the driver's seat and sure enough, SungHo was blowing an impressive spit bubble. He extended a finger and popped it, startling the child slightly before enveloping himself in fit of giggles.

"Hahah'

Tzuyu smiled down at the toddler and began playing with his kicking feet. Oh how great it would be to see the world through the eyes of a child.

Upon arriving back home, Tzuyu gave an upset Toshiro a much needed diaper change but even after that he would not stop the relentless crying.

How quickly he changed from a bubbly little wonder to a little demon was beyond her. She tried rocking him and even tried distracting him with his toys but it was to no avail.

Jungkook covered his ears and cringed. SungHo was loud for a baby of just 4 months. He was loud enough to wake the dead.

"Maybe he's hungry," he said.

"Maybe he is..."

She switched him over to Jungkook and was able to mix a bottle by following the measurements left on the instruction sheet. She returned to find Jungkook bouncing SungHo on his knees which had done the trick to calm him down.

"I forgot his bib. Give me a sec," she said leaving the bottle on the coffee table.

After retrieving the said item she saw that Jungkook had taken the liberty of feeding him beforehand; positioning him quite expertly in his arms.

SungHo latched onto his bottle as if his life depended on it. Jungkook tilted him back some more and Tzuyu smiled, sat close beside him and fixed the bib under Toshiro's chin.

"You're very good at this."

"Really?"

"Mmhm."

Jungkook's lips curved upwards. Suzy made him feed SungHo at times when he would visit while she worked. Tzuyu placed a hand on his shoulder and leaned into it.

They both watched SungHo finish his full bottle until it was bone dry. Tzuyu took him and patted his back lightly to get him to burp.

"You're up next for diaper duty," she said.

Jungkook made a disgusted face. No way! Do I have to?"

"Come on. It' not as hard as you think it is."

Just then, SungHo burped out loud stopping the petty argument that was taking place. They blinked, looked at each other and started laughing.

than the appointed time and thanked them for their help. She could tell that her son was well taken care of and that he had had a great time.

She was pleased to know that Jungkook and Tzuyu had both agreed on babysitting again in the future. She knew very well that she could rely on Jungkook for almost anything. He had always been a kind determined child growing up. She really had found a friend in Tzuyu and was happy that Jungkook had found himself such a supportive life partner.

The newly weds used the rest of the afternoon to finish packing the groceries away and had commenced unpacking their baggage. All this took place while they spoke amongst themselves. They ordered pizza for dinner. Four boxes to be exact which Jungkook ate the majority of and Tzuyu questioned where he put it all.

It was 10pm and Tzuyu came upon the topic of a childhood memory where she got gum stuck in her hair and her mom had joked about having to cut it all off. Luckily, she was able to safely remove it with ice. She recalled how devastated she was.

"What about you?" she asked,"What is your most terrible memory?"

Jungkook who had his back turned to her in the middle of going through some of his things repeated slowly, "My most terrible memory?" He trailed off thinking then his face instantly took on a look of dread and his throat went dry.

He avoided the question by saying that he was sleepy and was going to bed in a strained cheery voice. Tzuyu looked at him but he didn't look at her since he had not turned to face her.

"Okay... goodnight. I will be up a bit longer."

"Goodnight," Jungkook chimed back. He stood up on his feet and the last thing she heard was the clicking of the door being closed.

Tzuyu continued her task and smiled at the fond memories of the day as a whole. The smile however disappeared as she rested a bottle of dry shampoo at her side and scratched her hair. She had a nagging feeling that something might be wrong with Luffy in particular but dismissed it- however, not completely.

30 minutes had passed and she could be found distributing her cartography tools in the drawers of her drawing table in her room. The nagging feeling kept coming back. Ever since she last spoke with her husband, there was no mistake that the air had grown almost still. Completely disregarding her half packed work table, she left the room to check on him.

The door was unlocked when she entered and the light was still on. The sound of sniffles and silent sobs caught her ears and it was as if the floor fell in from beneath her