A day at the zoo

Jackson finally got a day off work so he could spend it with his beautiful and loving family on a trip to the zoo that also includes an amusement park. When the family arrived they weren't expecting it to be so... cold. They were rushing anyway like they always were so they didn't really have to time to prepare. At least they were smart enough to bring jackets and scarfs, Yugyeom was smart. They started off in the amusement park area first just so they could buy some gloves and some cute tiger head band/earmuffs. While they were walking Jackson was so cold he was shivering and he was one of the only ones that put on earmuffs.

"Dang, who's idea was it to come to the zoo in November i'm cold". He wined like a child probably not noticing that there were actual children staring at him that were his own.

"It was yours Jackson" Mark said kind of in disbelief, but then again he was happy the whole family could go out and have some quality fun time together. He wanted to make sure today was worth while so he tried not to be so demanding when Yugyeom took his sweet time getting into the car this morning. He had to tell himself to breathe and not get so angry when Yugyeom turned around and saw his mother getting angry. So he did a little booty shake. While he did so he was sing songing "shake it, shake it for me~". This is what did it for Mark. He slapped his butt and told him to get in the car or he would get daddy. And of course he wasn't scared one bit so this continued, that's why there late.

Once they were done getting all the supplies needed so they wouldn't freeze and would have to go home having an uneventful adventure. They moved onto the zoo area and the first things they saw were little monkeys. Jackson made a joke about them and compared them to Mark but it was all fun and games so he didn't think much of it. That was until Jackson started wining again and this time it wasn't about how he was freezing his balls off. He wanted to see the tigers. Yes that specifically, a fully grown man wanting to see tigers and then complaining when they didn't fine them. Sometimes Mark really loved his husband and this was something he didn't really enjoy. He felt like he had six kids sometimes instead of actually having five.

Jackson was clinging onto Yugyeom, who was pretty tall despite his age, so Jackson could hold onto his right arm. He was jumping all over him begging him to keep an eye out for tigers and Yugyeom just ignored him. This made Mark laugh cause at this point Yugyeom was getting sick of his father acting like one of his fellow play mates. Mark stuck with them to keep an eye out for exactly what Jackson was looking for. Something stopped him from sticking with them for too long. In the back behind where they were walking he heard JB and Jinyoung talking and it just sounded like the tone of their voices that they were judging. Mark thought they were talking about random people around like they always do, but no. They were making fun of their whole family that was just nice enough to bring them on this trip.

"BamBam is wearing leather boots, hehe, weird"

Yep they were definitely judging them from afar.

Eventually they wondered to the tiger and lion area and Jackson was so delighted. Just seeing the big smile on his face made Mark want to stay in the tiger pit just a bit longer before they moved on. Jackson leans over the edge waving at the striped animals while the kids are distracted and yelling at the poor creatures. He almost trips and falls over the glass that is protecting his fall. And in this moment what was Mark to do other than to watch his stupid yet very cute, husband falls off a cliff after waving to dangerous animals. He grabbed Jackson before he fell to his death. He wouldn't have actually fallen, Mark is just exaggerating. It was like a scene from a movie, Titanic in particular. Except this Titanic was very much switched in the roles. Jackson turns to look at Mark in a very offended but slow manner.

"Hey, i'm supposed to be the man"

Mark hated when Jackson would say these kind of things, it was awkward. So Mark simply walked away with the kids telling them they would be moving onto the next activity. Little did Mark know that Jackson caught him getting flustered, but like a good husband he let it slide.

The next thing they moved to was roller coaster rides. So fun. No, it's not fun because the younger kids freaked out but Mark basically peer pressured them into doing it anyway. Just to make sure Mark went on a ride with BamBam because he was the one that freaked out the most. Then he was saying he wanted to go on the ride with Mommy so he wouldn't be scared. Jackson was there to send them off with hugs and kisses for their first ride. The problem was Jackson didn't give any to Mark. When he said what about me, Jackson gave him a look and they were off. Then Mark wondered why BamBam didn't want to go on with Jackson. He would find out later. BamBam didn't do that bad. He was scared at first then got used to it and raised his arms in the air when they went down. I guess you could say that was successful.

Next was JB and Yuygeom cause Mark trusted them to go on without a parent. If Yugyeom did anything JB would slap him and tell him not to. What a perfect duo. Yugyeom wasn't really that scared. I think it's because he was more scared of JB. Well it looked like they had fun so it was good. Next was Jinyoung and Jackson. Jinyoung didn't want to go on with him at first but then he accepted. Mark wondered why no one wanted to go on with Jackson, so he turned to BamBam and asked. All he did was point to a camera that they set in the roller coaster only to see his husband flipping out and cuddling next to Jinyoung for support. Mark then remembered that Jackson was afraid of roller coasters and he might've forgot himself so he went on anyway. He was so glad no one else could see his husband having a fit and seeing as his child was the one dealing with this like an adult, Mark could say he was ashamed. He couldn't help but laugh with how funny Jackson looked with his hair flying everywhere and looking at Jinyoung for help.

When they were off Jackson looked done and like Mark suspected he didn't want to talk about it. So he changed the subject, remembering something.

"Why didn't Youngjae go on the ride". He said while holding Jackson's hand to comfort him and also for the sole reason being because he could.

"That ride was scary how to you think he would've handled that". He said looking terrified, not wanting to experience that again.

"I think he would've handled it better than you" i whispered under my breathe.

"What was that?" he said looking confused in question at me.

"Nothing" he believed me and we continued walking to another ride. Less scary this time, is what Jackson described it as.

It was a merry go round and we all hopped on. Jackson was still in his frightened phase so he rode on the same horse as Jinyoung. I guess now Jackson saw him as some knight in shining armor after he comforted him on his trip with the scary roller coaster. Jackson cuddled into his back and held him like the child he was.

"I love my Junior" he said while still hugging him with the soft sound of twinkly music playing in the background.

"Don't call me that" Jinyoung said in a monotone voice while looking straight ahead, pretending he was actually riding a horse and his dad was a princess he found locked away in a tower. It was cute to watch but now it was time they ended their fun yet, tiring day and put it to an end.

They headed home without a single pout from the kids as they were too exhausted to even care in the slightest. They passed out as soon as they were buckled into the car. Jackson looked extremely out of it so Mark came up with the good idea that he would drive. He didn't want Jackson to crash the car because he was tired. That would be hard to explain to the police. It was a good day though and Mark wished there would be more days that could be like this one. Watching all of his kids have the time of their life, including his husband, was the best feeling Mark could have ever experienced.

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