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"Teasing Tiger, Leaping Lemur": A Tiger Hybrid Kim Taehyung Short Story

"Teasing Tiger, Leaping Lemur" The Kim Taehyung Tiger Hybrid short story is finally here!!! So this is part one of Taehyung's installment in the hybrid world of Big Bunny, Tiny Tiger (the story of Jungkook and Zoey) and now I am proud to give you the story of Taehyung and Tatiana!!! Eeeep! Be on the lookout for hints as to who comes next in this world!

This has been an ongoing project for months and I'm so happy to finally be able to share it with you!

I hope you enjoy Part One of Teasing Tiger, Leaping Lemur!

Taehyung dragged along the sidewalk, the heat scorching him as he did.

"Why didn't we do this later? It's cooler at night." he groaned, leaning on Jungkook for support as they trailed behind a certain copper haired tiger hybrid.

Zoey rolled her eyes before whipping around, nearly causing the two much larger males to completely run her over.

"Babe!" Jungkook gasped while digging his heels so neither he or Taehyung clobbered her. "A warning would've been nice."

"Sorry, baby." Zoey apologized to her boyfriend.

"Yeah, 'babe'." Taehyung teased. "You need brake lights."

"Shut up, Kim Taehyung." she said. "You are the one who is so insistent on living in the Rainforest District and this is it. And this is where Tati lives. Where YOU want to live. If you wanted the nocturnal sector then you should've said so."

Taehyung rolled his eyes as he reached out to ruffle Zoey's hair… nearly getting his hand tore off in the process.

"Do not TOUCH my hair!" she said, scrambling to fix the coppery strands.

They were already wild beforehand… admittedly.

"Come on, noona." Jungkook said tossing his arm around her shoulder and pulling her into his side. "It's just hot is all."

"And you decide that plastering our sides together will help this problem?" Zoey asked.

Truthfully, she was getting a bit irritated, herself.

They got diverted because of construction on Papaya Boulevard on the way in and they'd had to go the long way round.

She'd forgotten how hot and humid it was here and the reminder of exactly why she left the district was crashing down on her intensely.

"God, you need some dick." Taehyung teased.

Zoey growled launching herself across Jungkook at Taehyung but the former caught her around the waist easily and placed her back.

"Now, now children." Jungkook teased.

"I'm your hyung." "I'm your Noona!" the both of them echoed.

Jungkook laughed and lifted an eyebrow at Taehyung, "You don't even like when I call you hyung."

"And you." he turned to Zoey. "Yes, I'm aware that you're my cute little Noona. Now, please lead the way, babe."

Zoey simmered, only after she'd delivered a swift little kick to Taehyung's butt and led them on.

They eventually reached the right neighborhood.

"Welcome to Passion Village?" Taehyung asked he read the sign. "This sounds like a bad porn, Zo." "It's named after the passion fruit." Zoey said. "But yes I agree it does sound like that."

"I like it." Jungkook said.

"You would." Zoey and Taehyung said unison, making the three of them crack up.

They finally made their way to Bromeliads Apartments, a rather impressive structure in and of itself.

Modern touches with old school nods woven into the very trees of the rainforest.

Most of the apartments in the Rainforest District were essentially very, very nice tree houses.

It combined modern architecture with nature in an absolutely stunning fashion.

Though Aquatown was almost completely underwater and absolutely gorgeous…. that was rich folk town.

"Wow." Jungkook said taking them in.

"Yup." Zoey said. "Now, come on, Tati lives all the way up there."

"The penthouse?" Taehyung asked.

"Not quite." Zoey said. "A few lower. I am still amazed how she managed to snag that one on a teacher's salary."

"Teacher?" Taehyung asked, curiosity flaring in him.

"Yeah, she teaches little ones at the preschool on Palm Avenue. I think it's called Little Leaders or something like that." she said hurrying them both along inside.

Rather than deal with the intercom that was almost never working, she whipped out her phone.

"Hey love!" the voice echoed through the speakers and Zoey apparently had chosen to use the speaker phone.

"Hey, Tati. We're here. We're coming up now." Zoey said as she shooed them into the elevator and hit the correct number."

"Ok, the door is open and I hope you're hungry." the voice said.

Jungkook narrowed his eyes at Zoey, a smile creeping onto his face.

"Always. See you in a sec." Zoey said before ending the call and taking note of the look her boyfriend was giving her. "What?"

"Does everyone in your friendship always try to feed complete strangers?" he teased.

"First off, I'm not a stranger. Tati is the love of my life." Zoey said.

Jungkook laughed, "Gee thanks."

"Hey, listen. I love you. I do. And yeah you are the love of my life. But listen Tati and me go way back." "Further than us?" Taehyung asked, a smirk on his features.

"Ugh." she groaned. "No, I guess not but like me and Tati been through some shit together. So I am not a stranger and Jungkook you have literally hung out with her like several times already!"

"So I'm the only stranger then." Taehyung concluded, his nerves kind of gaining on him.

Zoey placed a hand on his arm, "It'll only be for a second. Tati is really nice."

"She is cool, man." Jungkook added, "I was just messing with Zo. Tati is nice. You'll like her."

"I hope so." Taehyung said. "I mean, I am trying to find a place here."

"Just relax and if it's meant to be then it will. I did talk to her and she's open to a roommate." Zoey assured her friend.

For all their bickering, Zoey and Taehyung did actually go way back and he would always be like a brother to her.

She cared for him and would help him in any way that she could.

The doors opened and three of them made their way down the hall, Jungkook and Taehyung following behind Zoey until they reached a door about halfway down.

Zoey rapped her knuckles on the door before swinging it open, knowing that Tati wouldn't care.

"Tati! We're here!" she called out before looking at the two men standing in the door. "What are you doing? Come on."

"We didn't expect you to just go right in, babe." Jungkook laughed stepping inside and sliding his shoes off beside her, followed closely by Taehyung.

"Make yourselves at home! I'm in the kitchen!" a voice called out.

"Oh we will!" Zoey called back, crashing onto the couch.

"Not you, you little hussy! You get your butt in here and help me!" the voice called back.

Zoey laughed, getting to her feet again before turning to them.

"Really, take a seat and relax. Tati's chill. Turn the tv on or whatever." she said before leaning up to peck Jungkook's lips. "I'll just be in the kitchen."

She disappeared around the corner as Jungkook and Taehyung took a seat.

"Thanks for coming with me." Taehyung said.

"Of course." Jungkook responded. "It takes the pressure off since you two don't know each other. I get it."

Taehyung nodded, taking in the place.

It was beautiful in design.

There were modern elements blended with natural textures and plant life blooming everywhere.

She seemed to like the theme of blending the two.

A vintage record player sat in the corner with the soothing tones of Elvis Presley's 'Love Me Tender' echoing around the apartment.

The scents bleeding into the room from the kitchen were sweet and savory and while he couldn't quite place them all, he knew that it was certainly interesting to him.

It mixed with the soft vanilla scent that he assumed was coming from the oil diffuser hidden amongst some of the plants.

The clicking of toe nails on wood caught his attention and he turned just in time to see a little brown chihuahua hop up on the couch with him, easily cuddling into his side and sniffing him down.

"Cocoa? Cocoa? Come here, girl."

Taehyung looked up and immediately felt like he was in some kind of drama where the title character sees the love interest.

She smiled at him, a bright curve to her smooth brown face that made the glimmering golden eyes twinkle in the light.

Her hair hung about her in thick black and white braids that matched the extremely long striped tail that curled behind her.

Clearly, she belonged to the group of hybrids who's animal counterparts presented very strongly.

Some mimicked those genes a lot while others barely showed more than something like ears and a tail.

Zoey, for example, had a very strong Bengal Tiger presentation while Taehyung barely showed more than the coloring of his ears and tail.

"Oh, hello. Sorry about that. Cocoa, leave him be. He might not want you on him." she said making her way towards him. "I'm Tatiana but you can call me Tati. You must be Taehyung."

For a moment, he simply stared.

Jungkook hid his amusement with a cough and nudged Taehyung with his foot.

He snapped out of it, blinking rapidly, "Uh, yeah, yes, sorry. I'm Taehyung. You can call me Tae if you like. Ni- Nice to meet you Tati."

She smiled at him.

"You'll have to excuse Cocoa." she said, picking up the little brown dog. "She loves people and attention. A little cuddle bug."

She pressed a kiss to the top of the dog's head before she sat her down and she went scurrying off towards the kitchen again.

"I don't mind." he said. "I, uh, I have a dog myself. A pomeranian. Yeontan is his name."

"How cute." Tati smiled. "Well, at least you know that if you do decide to move in here, that pets are fine as long as they're not like an elephant or anything."

Jungkook and Taehyung chuckled.

"You laugh but that was literally an issue. That's why the rule. Ms. Long on the first floor literally brought a baby elephant home one day because it had lost it's mother. FYI, that is the same elephant that is at the local animal rehabilitation center on Durian Street. His name is Cashew and he's quite the personality." she said.

"Tati, this is bubbling and I think it's gonna blow up!" Zoey's voice echoed from the kitchen. "I'm not trying to die over Laoka!"

Tati sighed and shook her head, "If you two want to head over to the table, "It'll be ready in just a moment."

Neither of them needed to be told twice, especially Jungkook, whose nose was already twitching with excitement.

He'd had the privilege of eating Tati's cooking before and learned very quickly that he was a fan of the recipes of Madagascar.

He just liked Tati in general.

She always smelled like warm vanilla or rich chocolate.

She made fantastic recipes that she was always sending home with Zoey or bringing when she'd visited their place.

And she had always been incredibly kind to him.

She was one of Zoey's closest friends and so it was important to Jungkook from the beginning that he make a good impression.

Lucky for him, Tati was a very accepting person who didn't tend to put pressure on a lot of things.

He supposed her endless patience came from dealing with the large group of preschoolers that she taught on a daily basis.

While he liked kids, he didn't know how on earth she did that all day every day and still have the presence of mind to function.

Taehyung, it seemed, was all but in love that moment and Jungkook had to elbow him in the ribs to get him to snap out of it.

"You're being kind of obvious," he said to Taehyung.

A flush started to crawl up his golden skin and Jungkook barely contained his snickering.

Soon enough the Tati was wheeling out a little bar cart full of dishes, Zoey trailing behind her with a tray of drinks and pitcher.

"You know… that is so freaking smart." Jungkook looking at the cart.

"What?" Tati glanced up at him before following his line of sight and chuckling, "Oh, yeah. I got so tired of making so many trips. My grandmother taught me how to cook and for her it was all about the side dishes. However, she had more patience than I did when it came to making a thousand trips into the kitchen. This was worth every scent from Skykea. Plus it makes loading the dishwasher a breeze."

"Had?" Taehyung found himself asking before he knew it.

Tati smiled at him softly, passing him a dish to sit on the table, "Yes, she passed away several years ago. But she raised me. She taught me alot and I miss her but I see her every day."

At his confused look she only smiled, "I see her almost every day when I look in the mirror."

Zoey turned and picked up a picture off the table and handed it to Taehyung, "That's Tatiana the first."

"You were named after her?" Taehyung asked, looking at the woman in the photo.

Tati did in fact look almost like a carbon copy of the lemur hybrid in the photo.

The styling was different, of course, it was a different time but she looked just like her.

Tati smiled, taking the photo in hand, "Yeah, funny how it worked out honestly. She went by Ana and she always called me Tati. Neither of us really ever went by Tatiana but as I've gotten older and since she'd passed, I don't mind it. It makes me feel closer to her."

Taehyung nodded, "I can understand that. My grandfather picked out my name. He and my grandmother actually raised me mostly too. They passed away some time ago."

Tati settled a hand on his shoulder, her golden eyes almost seeming to glow as they looked at one another.

"I'm sure you miss them. I know it hurts and I won't pretend to know your beliefs but my grandmother always said that people never really leave us. As they pass on, they simply change and help us along in life. She always said that our ancestors are a passage between the living and the dead. She always said that this life is temporary and we'll all make it to the Land of the Ancestors eventually and see the creator." she said and then shrugged. "Of course, I don't know what you believe, Taehyung, but I know when I was little and I lost my parents and went to live with her… she told me that and it helped me alot. And when she passed, I remembered her words and that I'd see her again… and it brought me comfort."

Taehyung could only stare at her after her little speech.

Who was he to her to reveal something so personal and to feel the need to comfort a perfect stranger?

It both confused and drew him in.

Jungkook sensing that Taehyung was lost in his thoughts, jumped in and began asking questions about the food which Tati was all too happy to answer.

Tati was quick to explain what dishes were vegetarian and what weren't, having provided a selection of both as she knew both Jungkook and Zoey did not eat meat.

"And there are sauces as well on the side because I wasn't sure who did spicy or not. So add to your content." she said and gestured to a few bowls. "This is sakay which is basically just chilies, garlic, ginger and olive oil. It's actually really good. And this is my grandmother's recipe for mango habanero sauce." she explained.

Zoey cut in, "Tae, you trust me?"

Taehyung lifted a brow at the little red head, "Uh, maybe?"

"I know what you eat!" she argued before she sighed, "All I was gonna say is just let me fix your plate. I been eating Tati's food for years. Let me hook you up."

"I don't know that I trust you." he teased, feeling a bit more at ease.

"Pft." she scoffed, making Tati laugh. "You've eaten everything I've cooked."

"And you've given me food poisoning. Twice." he countered.

"That was an accident and that second time was not my fault! I told you not to eat that fish and you did it anyway!" Zoey said, snatching his plate away anyway. "Well, at least take comfort in the fact that I cooked this food so you won't be getting food poisoning." Tati added, pouring him a glass of lemonade and passing it along.

"Yeah, but she was left unsupervised in there for like five minutes." he teased.

"Ugh." Zoey grumbled. "I can't stand you. Fix it your damn self then!"

Tati laughed, intercepting the plate before Zoey's temper could get the best of her.

"I'll give you a plate, Taehyung-ah." she said, adding heaping servings onto his plate. "I can tell that you two have history especially if she's so willing to be a little beast with you."

"That is a prejudiced term and I resent it." Zoey huffed, not at all serious.

Tati lifted a brow at her small friend, "Everyone at this table is a hybrid, Zo. And you are a beast. A beast from hell."

"You don't even believe in hell." Zoey laughed.

"No but you do." Tati winked, effectively making Zoey flush.

"Stop that." Zoey said.

"Stop winking at me. You know I can't resist you and your hotness. My boyfriend is sitting right there." Zoey said, effectively flustered.

"What is true friendship if you can't make your friends cringe by flirting with them?" Tati asked.

Taehyung smiled.

He was seeing more and more of her teasing nature and he was beginning to like it.

"Sounds like you and Jiminie." he said to Jungkook.

"Jiminie?" Tati asked.

"Our friend, Jimin." Jungkook clarified with a laugh. "It's all playful of course. But we often flirt with one another to see who will crack first."

"Ah." Tati said. "I would do that to this one but she always blushes when I flirt with her. We've got another friend though who is completely shameless. Zuni is ridiculous sometimes. She just has no fear."

Jungkook snorted, "Sounds like Jiminie."

"Maybe we should introduce them." Tati said to Zoey.

"Oh god, no." she said. "Then there would be two of them."

"Hey, that's not such a bad thing." Taehyung spoke up.

"Well of course you would say that about your soulmate." Jungkook said.

"Oh? He your boyfriend?" Tati asked.

Taehyung nearly choked on his rice, "No, no. He's my best friend. We're just very close. Soulmate in the other sense of the word."

"Ah, I see." Tati said.

"Like me and you, bestie." Zoey said, blinking at Tatiana.

"Careful, Zo. Or you'll make somebunny jealous." Tati teased, aiming a wink at Jungkook.

Who, bless his heart, couldn't help but blush at the attention.

Tatiana, for all her gentleness and loving nature, apparently had quite the effect on people.

Perhaps it was the beauty or the smile or the way she spoke.

But Taehyung decided right then and there that he wanted to see more of her.

The night went along as usual, filled with drinks and laughter and more than a few records playing in the background.

Soon enough Zoey was all but dragging a tipsy Jungkook into the elevator only after assuring Tati that they would all be taking an Uber back.

Taehyung hung back in the door just a second.

"So what do you think?" she asked. "You interested in moving in?"

He nodded, "I am. I think we'd get along well. But part of me hesitates."

"Oh?" she asked, brows rising. "What are your concerns?"

He breathed out a laugh, "My concern is that if I move in, I don't know if I'll ever want to leave."

Tati furrowed her brows, "And that is a problem because?"

"Because I have a crush on you and we're not even roommates yet." he said flatly. "And while I do want to live her… I want you to give me a shot even more."

Tati blinked at him before she sighed, "Oh, uh, ok. Uh, but I hope you don't mind me asking but why can't both things coincide?"

He glanced at her, secretly rejoicing at what she was hinting at but also careful of the situation, "In the event of a break up?"

Tati chuckled, "Taehyung. You're already giving yourself anxiety over a breakup for a hypothetical relationship."

"I just don't want to be put in the friend zone." he admitted. "Or worse, the roommate zone. That's where relationships go to die."

Tati laughed, making him smile.

"Well, how about this?" she said. "You come do a trial run for like a week or something. In that time you can decide if you actually want to live here and also I'm sure you'll get a pretty good idea if you just think I'm cute or you actually want to date me."

"First of all, you would just let me do a trial run?" he asked.

"You're Zoey's friend." she pointed out, her tail curling behind her in amusement. . "If you did anything, A- I'd kick your ass. B- she would hunt you down. C- I'm fairly sure Jungkook would murder you if you cut off his newest food source. "

Taehyung laughed in amusement but he knew it was true.

"And also, you're pretty cute and I just kinda wanna hang out with you some more." she admitted.

Taehyung beamed and Tatiana all but fell out right there.

He was handsome and there was no denying that but when he smiled like that… he was radiant.

His big dark eyes sparkled and his grin turned boxy and absolutely wonderful.

Tatiana was suddenly regretting her decision all together.

How in the fuck was she going to survive a week with him?

Though it seemed it was too late.

"I'm in." he said. "Call me and let me know when."

They said their goodbyes and Tati closed the door behind him.

"I am so fucked."

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