The mansion had never been this loud.

And ironically, it was loud because for the first time in weeks—
there were no alarms ringing for exams.

No revision notes scattered on the dining table.
No late-night coffee mugs.
No stressed whispers of “yaar syllabus khatam hi nahi ho raha.”

All five of them had survived.

Final exams—
Over.

Namjin stood near the main door, coats on, briefcases ready. Jin looked back one last time, eyes narrowing suspiciously at the living room where five children sat—pretending to behave.

Pretending being the keyword.

Jin folded her arms.
“Two days,” she said slowly. “Sirf do din. Ghr ko ghr hi rhne dena..... Isko chidiyaghr bnane ke koi zaroort nhi hai......”

Hobi grinned instantly.
“Mummaaa, zoo toh already hai. Main monkey hoon...... Kookie bunny hai..... Tae bhaiya bear hai..... Jimin bhabhi ducky hai..... Aur suga bhai bille(cat) hai....”

“HOBI,” Jin snapped.

Nam cleared his throat, adjusting his watch.
“No parties. No outside friends. No experiments in the kitchen.”

Suga didn’t even look up from his phone.
“Relax. We’re tired. We’ll sleep.”

Jimin smiled sweetly.
“Bilkul mom, hum sambhal lenge..... Dont worry.....”

Tae stood slightly behind Kookie, hand resting protectively on the back of her chair—not touching her, just present. Alert. Responsible.

Kookie nodded seriously.
“Main bas cartoons dekhungi.”

Jin sighed, unconvinced.
“I trust you kids. Especially you, Tae.”

Tae straightened instantly.
“Yes, Mom. I’ll make sure hum sab safe rahe.”

Nam smiled, proud.
“Good. Call if you need anything.”

The door closed.

Silence.

Five seconds.

Then—

Hobi jumped on the couch.
“EXAMS KHATAMMMMM—”

Suga threw a cushion at his face.
“Shut up. Neighbours ko batana zaroori hai kya?”

Kookie clapped.
“Hum ab free hain!”

Jimin laughed.
“Okay okay, first rule—no rules for 48 hours.”

Tae looked around, already calculating damage control.
“Second rule—no injuries.”

Hobi saluted.
“Captain responsible.”

Morning Chaos......

The kitchen looked like a battlefield within thirty minutes.

Flour on the counter.
Milk spilled.
A pan smoking aggressively.

Hobi stood near the stove, sleeves rolled up.....,“Okay. I’ll cook.”

Suga raised an eyebrow.
“You? Last time you burned water.”

“That was one time bhai.”

Jimin leaned against the counter.
“I’ll help. You supervise Kookie.”

Kookie sat on the kitchen island, legs swinging.
“Mujhe pancakes chahiye.”

Hobi grinned.
“And mujhe explosion.”

“No explosions,” Tae said firmly.

Ten minutes later—

The smoke alarm went off.

Suga groaned.
“I told you.”

Tae rushed to the stove.
“Who touched the heat?”

Hobi raised his hand proudly.
“Scientific curiosity.”

Jimin opened the windows, laughing.
“Okay chef Hobi banned.”

Kookie giggled, covering her ears.
“Yeh ghr toh  oggy & the cockroaches wala cartoon ban gaya.”

Eventually, they settled for messy pancakes, half-burnt toast, and too-sweet chocolate milk.

"Arey baapre..... Yeh khana meri bunny kaise khayegi.... Ruko mai iske liye iska favorite banana milk bnakr laata hoo....."

"Haa tete.... Yeh mai nhi khaungi..... Aap mera banana milk jldi se le aao....."

Then tae quickly went to the kitchen and made her all time favorite banana milk for his bunny..... Then 10mins later he came holding her favorite banana milk for bunny and strawberry milk for himself....

"Wow tete.... Its delicious..... I love it....."

"Yaar tae tum apne aur kookie ke liye kitna acha shakes bnakr laaye.... Hmare liye bhi bna laate kuch acha....." Jimin pouted

"Bhabhi maine toh aapse bola tha.... Mai bna deta hoo aap sbke liye kuch.... But bhai ne hi mana krdiya.... Toh maine bs hum dono ke liye hmara favorite shakes bnakr hi le aaya...." Tae smirked

They ate sitting on the floor.

Suga leaned back.
“Honestly? Worth it.”

Afternoon.....

The living room transformed into gaming central.

Controllers everywhere.
Blankets on the floor.
Snacks stacked like emergency supplies.

Kookie sat between Jimin and Tae, controller too big for her hands.

Tae adjusted it gently.
“Iss button se jump. Iss se run.”

She nodded, tongue poking out in concentration.

Hobi yelled.
“I AM WINNING.”

Suga smirked.
“No you’re not.”

Thirty seconds later—

“HEY THAT WAS CHEATING.”

“It’s called strategy.”

Kookie suddenly jumped up.
“I WON.”

Silence.

Everyone stared.

Jimin gasped.
“WAIT—HOW?”

Kookie blinked.
“Maine bas tete ke kehne pr bs buttons dabaye.”

Tae laughed softly.
“Natural talent.”

Suga shook his head.
“We raised a legend.”

Evening.....

They decided on a movie.

Or tried to.....

“Animated,” Kookie said.

“No,” Suga replied.

“Yes,” Hobi argued.

“Action,” Jimin suggested.

Tae ended it.
“We’ll watch animated action.”

They settled on the couch—too close, too crowded.

Kookie sat curled near Tae, blanket wrapped around her like a burrito.

Halfway through the movie—

She whispered,
“Tete?”

“Hm?”

“Yeh villain scary hai.”

He lowered his voice.
"dont be scared Bachcha.....its all fake.... Bs yeh 1 cartoon hai.... Just sit and enjoy.....”

She nodded, leaning back comfortably.

Hobi noticed.
“Aww. Baby is scared.”

Kookie threw popcorn at him.

Midnight.....

Someone suggested Truth or Dare.

Bad idea.

Suga groaned.
“Why do we always do this?”

Hobi spun the bottle.

It landed on Kookie.

Jimin smiled gently.
“Truth or dare....??”

"Truth"

"Most hated subject....??"

Kookie thought.
“Mujhe maths bilkul pasand nahi.”

Everyone laughed.

Next spin—Hobi.

Suga smirked
"Truth/dare"

“Dare,” he said dramatically.

Suga smirked.
“Dance. Right now.”

Hobi did the worst dance imaginable.

Kookie laughed so hard she fell sideways.

Tae instinctively caught her shoulder.
“Careful..... Baby”

She giggled.
“Sorry.”

Day Two......

It rained the next morning.

They made maggi, burning it slightly again.

Suga leaned against the counter.
“You know… exams khatam hone ke baad bhi life scary lagti hai.....”

"Aisa kyu bol rhe ho....??" Jimin asked

"Kaha socha tha exam khtm hone ke baad khali sota rhunga.... Pr mom dad ne mujhe dhoka dediya.... Ab kl se khali breakfast lunch dinner bna rha hoo.... Tumlog ko bolo toh kachcha pancake aur aaj jali hui Maggie bnadiye..... Iissiliye I'm scared.... Kahi sone gya tum sb ghr na blast krdo..... Sala yeh dukh kahe khatam nhi hota hai bey....." Said dramatically

Jimin laughed.
“ Haa voh toh hai....Par hum 5 saath hain.”

Hobi grinned.
“Group survival.”

Kookie looked around.
“Mujhe acha lagta hai jab sab ghar pe hote hain.”

Tae smiled softly.
“Me too.”

When NamJin returned—

The house was messy.

Kids asleep everywhere.

Hobi on the floor.
Suga on the couch.
Jimin half-awake.
Kookie asleep on a beanbag with a blanket.

Tae sat nearby, reading quietly.

Jin smiled, heart full.

Nam whispered.
“They did good.”

Tae looked up with a smile.....
“Welcome back.”

Jin kissed his forehead.
“Thank you for taking care of everyone.”

Kookie stirred.
“Mumma?”

Jin hugged her gently.
“I’m here, baby.”

The house felt full again.

Loud.
Messy.
Safe.

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