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If Nari Was A Teen Mum

Summary: Brief introduction to if Nari was a Teen Mum while being a Kpop Idol A/N: THIS IS NOT PART OF THE MAIN STORYPLOT OF NARI, THIS IS FROM THE 'What If...' SERIES.

[2014]

“You’re what?” Taeyong exclaimed.

“I said I’m pregnant!” Nari threw the pregnancy test so it landed in front of them as they sat across from each other in the empty practice room. He peered down, seeing the two lines.

Nari was pregnant…

“What…who…why?”

“I was getting stressed recently cuz of the evaluations, you know?” she mumbled quietly, tucking her knees to her chest, holding them firmly. “I met a guy at the convenience store, we started talking…”

“Nari, having sex with strangers shouldn’t be a way to relieve stress!” Taeyong almost shrieked, beginning to panic.

"Yeah, I kinda realise that now!" she exclaimed back, burying her face in her hands. Taeyong's hands flew to his hair, tugging at them roughly.

“Do you have his number?!”

“...yes…”

“And did you contact him?”

“Yeah…”

“And…?”

“He blocked me.”

“Oh, my goodness…” Taeyong sighed, rubbing his face with his hands. “We’re going to be debuting soon…what will we do?”

“We?” Nari lifted her head up from staring at the floor. “What do you mean, ‘we’?”

“What, you think I’m going to leave you alone with this problem?” he frowned.

“I mean…”

“Why did you tell me this in the first place, if you weren’t looking for help?”

“Because you’re my best friend…” she replied quietly.

“Right,” he nodded firmly, “And best friends help each other in anything. I’ll help you with this.”

“You don’t have to, it’s my fault -”

“True friends don’t leave the other alone in their struggles, true friends help each other out no matter what,” He grabbed her hands in his, rubbing the back of them as she sniffled. “We’ll be okay,” he promised, “We’ll figure something out with the others. Together.”

[Late 2014]

“He looks so adorable!” Johnny cooed as he gently cradled the tiny infant in his arms, Mark peered over his shoulder out of curiosity and awe. Nari smiled tiredly from her place on the hospital bed, leaning on Taeyong’s side who sat beside her.

“Good,” she grunted, “I popped him out of me, you have better said he looks good or else -”

“He’s adorable, don’t worry Noona!” Mark assured quickly. Nari smiled proudly.

“I see more of you in him than the douche of the father -”

“I know you guys don’t like the father, but don’t say bad words in front of my son,” Nari giggled, cutting the American off from his sentence. “Thanks for being at my side throughout the nine months, though, guys.”

“Of course, we will!” Doyoung chided from the other side of Johnny, lightly resting his chin on Johnny’s shoulder to gaze at the sleeping baby. “We’re family.”

“Despite the situation, we’re very happy about this new addition,” Jaehyun added in, holding his hands out eagerly to have his turn of holding the baby.

“I’m surprised SM has been supporting you in this,” Jisung commented, everyone agreeing instantly.

“They know you’re too talented to be kicked out,” Donghyuck bragged.

“Is this your way of trying to become the godfather?” Doyoung accused.

“No!” the younger member protested. And then after a short pause, “Is it working?”

“See? We’re going to be fine,” Taeyong murmured to the Teen Mum as they watched the others fight for the ‘godfather’ role. “We’re going to protect you and the baby for the rest of our lives.”

“Thank you, Taeyong, really,” she whispered, grabbing his hand to squeeze lightly. “I wouldn’t have been able to do this without you.”

“Anything for you,” He leaned down to press a kiss to her forehead, Nari leaning into it with her eyes closing instantly in bliss - the two oblivious of the feelings they had for each other.

[A Few Years Later]

Balancing motherhood and idol life was difficult at first, but as time went on, it became easier.

At first, Nari would bring her child wherever she went, and her mother - even other members’ mothers - would come and help look after the baby. So, when it came to debuting and performing, Nari’s child was in many safe hands.

And in a way, after having her baby, Nari was more motivated to do well for her and her baby’s future even though she already had enough money in her family to help them - but as a mother, Nari wanted to support her son by herself than depend on people.

The challenging part was telling basically the whole world that she began life as a single mother at the age of 19.

Many people judged her and criticised her for becoming a single young mother, some people even demanded she should be kicked out of SM for being ‘irresponsible’. Despite people’s demands, nothing happened, and she continued to debut in 2016 with NCT.

As a way to get people to warm up to her somewhat, Nari would sometimes feature her child in some content - only in content that she was comfortable with. For example, when filming behind the scenes for music videos, or recording their songs, Nari would always be seen bringing her child to the set with one of the many mother figures in her life to help look after the adorable infant. Also in the videos, you would see her along with other members of NCT coddling her child with love.

Basically, Nari’s child became the new addition to the SM family, because even their sunbaenims would occasionally mention her and her baby - sometimes even be featured in videos together. Everyone could see that they were ALL a family.

One thing that caught people’s attention, however, was how much of a parent duo Nari and Taeyong were especially. In most content, it would be just Nari and Taeyong looking after the baby. It even began some rumours: was Taeyong the father, since Nari never revealed who the father was? It didn’t help that there were some similar characteristics of Taeyong that could be seen in the baby somehow. But nonetheless, Nari never spoke about the father, and never confirmed nor denied the rumours around Taeyong.

Out of all rumours and scandals Taeyong received in his life, this was the only scandal he didn’t mind too much. He rather saw it as people complimenting him for being such a good father figure. He didn’t care about the people’s opinions when it came to Nari and the baby, he was glad to be in her and the baby’s life.

Taeyong helped so much to the point that if Nari wasn’t around, her baby would only be calm and comfortable if he was in Taeyong’s arms. If neither Nari or Taeyong were present, the baby wouldn’t be happy. Taeyong meant that much in their life.

It took a few years, but eventually, most of the fans have grown to love the new addition - it’s not like they had a choice anyway. It got to the point that the two members were nicknamed, ‘The Parents’.

They did have an important conversation though.

Because as years went by, they began to discuss the little one’s future - education, career, lifestyle, etc. But what was the most important conversation was what Nari’s child would call Taeyong - because let’s be honest, he has been there from the beginning, helping in everything before and after the pregnancy. Taeyong was an important person in their life, and the baby was beginning to see Taeyong as the father figure in his life.

“I mean, he’s already accidentally called me Dad a few times,” Taeyong shrugged. “I don’t mind being called it by him, to be honest.”

“Are you sure?” Nari bit her lip nervously. “I know you’ve done a lot for me and him, but if you’re uncomfortable about it -”

“I really don’t mind, Nari,” he assured her, reaching across the table to hold her hands. “I actually really like it that he’s seeing me as a father figure to him. I’m basically that to him, right?”

“Right,” Nari gave in. She squeezed his hands gently. “Taeyong, you have no idea how grateful to have you in our life. You’ve helped me so much…”

“Well, I had some practice with my nephew,” Taeyong shrugged casually. “Anything for you, Nari, really.” They were silent for a while. “The two of you mean a lot to me. Life isn’t complete without the two of you.” Although Taeyong didn’t confess directly, the two of them knew what he meant.

“Life isn’t complete without you, too.”

[2020]

SuperM were absolutely smitten throughout their hello82 interview with the kids, as it was not only cute, but it made some of them think of a certain child they knew personally.

Taeyong smiled gently as he waved goodbye to Baby Kai, his thoughts wandering to two people that meant the most to him.

“Hyung, he was so adorable, right?” Mark interrupted his thoughts. “He reminded me of Noona’s kid!” Nari perked up at the mention of her son.

“Ah,” Baekhyun sighed, hearing their conversation. “That kid is adorable.”

“Expected from the adorable mother,” Taemin agreed. He quickly looked to the NCT leaders with his hands raised in surrender. “I don’t mean it in that way…”

“It’s okay, hyung!” Taeyong laughed, hiding his face in embarrassment while Nari facepalmed at their sunbaenim.

“Okay, the last person!” the staff member called out. The members looked at one another surprised.

“Oh, one more?” Ten repeated. “I thought we were -”

“APPA! EOMMA”

“SHOI-MING!” Taeyong almost squealed with Nari, hopping out of their seat to swoop the six-year-old in his arms, making the toddler giggle. The other members hopped out of their seats with screams of joy, greeting the toddler as well.

“Yo, Shoi-Ming!” Mark cheered, ruffling the boy’s long chin-length hair. “What are you doing here?”

“To do what the other kids did, of course!” Taeyong’s mother’s voice came from behind the camera, eventually revealing herself with a grin. “Surprise!” Taeyong’s mother grinned, walking up to the young parents to press a chaste kiss on their cheek in greeting.

“Good surprise,” Taeyong giggled, pressing kisses all over Shoi-Ming’s face, making him laugh out loud that had the others join in as well.

“Was the flight here okay?” Nari asked Taeyong’s mother worriedly, running a hand through her son’s hair.

“It was fine, don’t worry,” Taeyong’s mother assured the younger mother. “Shoi-Ming was well-behaved on the plane.”

“That’s good!” Nari grinned, kissing her son’s cheek loudly to make him laugh again.

“Let’s have him show the questions!” Taemi suggested, all of them getting back to their seats, Taeyong’s mother retreating back behind the camera. Instead of sitting on the designated chair, Shoi-Ming was sitting on Taeyong’s lap while holding onto the giant sketchbook that held the questions.

“Mingie!” Ten called out the boy’s nickname. “Can you show us the question?”

“Jjang!” the boy cheered, flipping the book to their question. They all cooed and cheered for him.

“What is it like looking after Shoi-Ming?” Mark read out. They all oohed.

“To be honest, we only play with him most of the time,” Kai answered after a few seconds of thinking. “I think maybe once or twice I’ve ever looked after him? And it wasn’t much, just holding him in my arms and making sure he didn’t run off or do something he was not supposed to. But he’s a good boy! He doesn’t do anything bad!”

“Although,” Baekhyun recalled with a small shiver. “There was that time when Shoi-Ming wouldn’t accept to be held by anyone except Nari and Taeyong,”

“Oh yeah!” Taemin exclaimed. “It was like when he was maybe a few months old? When he was one?”

“He’s used to being around only Nari and Taeyong so when he sees us, he didn’t like it - would have a big tantrum if either of them left the room,” Baekhyun remembered. “That’s when we really believed the nickname ‘The Parents’ for Taeyong and Nari. Like, me, Kai, and Taemin, we didn’t really see it until we started working with them.”

“Yeah, they’re officially the parents in SM,” Ten snickered.

“Ey…” was all Taeyong could say, burying his face in Shoi-Ming’s hair while Nari smiled shyly.

They moved to the next question.

“What is the meaning of Shoi-Ming’s name?”

“It means ‘life of sunshine’, or ‘light up your world’,” Nari answered proudly. “It was when I was a few months in on the pregnancy and wasn’t feeling well mentally because of criticism and the hardships. So I spoke with Taeyong and the others and realised that after nine months, everything will be okay because Shoi-Ming will light up our world, he will be the life of sunshine for me.”

“Wow…” everyone murmured.

“And it’s true,” Taeyong supported, ruffling the boy’s hair. “He really brings light to us all.” Nari beamed at his words, kissing her boyfriend's cheek quickly.

And then the final question.

“How would Taeyong feel about adopting Shoi-Ming officially?” Mark read out in English, freezing and choking on air as he processed the question. The others who didn’t understand looked at Mark confused. Ten’s mouth was gaped open, looking between the NCT leader and the mother of Shoi-Ming with wide eyes.

Nari smiled sheepishly, though nodded encouragingly.

“Uh, hyung,” Mark cleared his throat. “The question is, uh, how would you feel about adopting Shoi-Ming officially?”

“Eh?” Taeyong peered down at the sketchbook in the boy’s hand, slowly reading the question and spotting that the username was NCT 127′s account. He looked up quickly, connecting his eyes with Nari’s glassy ones. “Nari?”

“I thought about it a lot,” she mumbled, grabbing her son when he held his arms out for her. “And I spoke with Shoi-Ming and your family and mine, and well…” Nari accepted the folder Taeyong’s mother gave to her, [OFFICIAL ADOPTION PAPERS] stamped on the front. “What do you think?”

“Appa?” Shoi-Ming looked up at his father figure innocently.

Taeyong sniffed, trying to blink away his tears of joy as he leaned towards Nari and pulled her into a passionate kiss as his answer. Everyone around them started cheering and clapping, and Baekhyun yelled, “FINALLY, THE TITLE OF THEM BEING PARENTS IS OFFICIAL-OFFICIAL!”

“Are you sure?” Taeyong sniffled. “I mean, what if I’m not a good father -”

“I think you’ve been doing well the past six years, no?” Nari giggled at the sight of her excited and nervous boyfriend, pressing a quick kiss to his lips before focusing on their son. “How about it, Mingie? You want Taeyong to officially be your Dad?”

“APPA!” Shoi-Ming cheered, wrapping his arms around Taeyong’s neck to bring the older man into a cute hug.

“I will do my best to become the greatest father for him, I promise,” Taeyong vowed, looking deep into Nari’s eyes. “I won’t let you down, I promise,”

“I know,” Nari smiled, leaning her forehead against his. “I know…”