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== twenty-two ==

"It really might have happened because of the insufficient healing, but there are other reasons too."
The doctor remarked after examining him as you sat by his side, firmly holding his arm.

You realised that this was bound to happen to either of you sooner or later, but you fainting wouldn't have been as big an issue as this was.
Except that it would take up his precious time to stay by your side and heal you, because even if he hadn't fainted now, it would be you who would've lost consciousness some time later.

The fact that this affected the both of you equally didn't hit you as worry and uncertainty clouded your mind.

You glanced at the boys standing on one side, the worry and fear on their faces clear as day. Sejin and Soeun were on the other side, their expressions no different.

You realised how lucky your soulmate was to be around people who cared so much for him even when they weren't exactly family. They had all come running to him as soon as they had heard about it, while you on the other hand had barely managed to walk if it wasn't for Soeun helping you.

You could sense the heavy atmosphere in the room as everyone just stood there with grave expressions, staring at the man sleeping on the bed beside you.

The tension in the room was so thick you could almost cut it with a knife. Until Namjoon finally opened his mouth to speak.

"Hyung was at Bighit last night. He said PDnim had called him for a meeting. That's not something out of the blue, so I didn't think much of it.
But-

I hope he didn't go there to practice."

Your heart dropped at that. You knew what practice for idols meant, and if that's what Seokjin was up to last night, then that was clearly not a good thing.
Especially when he was already weak enough because of the insufficient healing.

"He went to practice all by himself the day before yesterday too."
It was Jungkook who spoke up this time, frowning at his hyung who lay unconscious.

"I thought I made him promise that he wouldn't do that the next day too." He grumbled folding his arms.

"I think it's my fault. I shouldn't have said that he needed to work a bit on the clarity of his moves." Hoseok mumbled, lowering his gaze to the floor.

"You didn't do anything wrong. It was just the normal feedback that you give to all of us too. It's just that hyung's insecurities still seem to get in the way. I wish he'd try to talk to us about it."
Namjoon replied, placing a hand on his shoulder and giving it a light, reassuring squeeze.

That man needs to wake up and see how his brothers are blaming themselves over his condition.

"So basically, he has been overworking himself. That and the lack of healing combined, has led to this.
He needs to be careful, though. It would just make him weaker." The doctor concluded, packing up his equipment.

"Someone needs to talk him out of it."

"Namjoon hyung could do that. Or Yoongi hyung maybe?" Jimin piped up.

"I don't think that'll work. We've tried to do that quite a few times, but he just brushes it off, changing the topic.
He's just so used to taking care of all of us, but when it comes to him, he tries to ignore it as much as he can. He won't really open up to us." Yoongi replied.

You watched on as there was a brief moment of silence while everyone was lost in their own thoughts, but were thinking about the same thing.

You glanced at him who lay on the bed peacefully, not even a bit aware of what was happening around him.

The fact that he, of all people, was actually insecure about his abilities hit you hard. Being a fan, you had always seen him being confident in himself and doing as he wished.

You knew idols like him had their own set of difficulties to deal with, but to you, he didn't seem like a person who would be insecure or constantly doubt himself.
And maybe that was because you saw him with the eyes of an admirer, and he seemed like an immensely talented and perfect person to you.

You now felt bad for ignoring the weird and uneasy feelings that you had been experiencing for the past few days, not to mention the excessive exhaustion.

Unknowingly, you had felt what he was feeling, and the uneasiness and exhaustion was actually what he had been going through.

And you hadn't been there to tell him that it was going to be okay. That his fans loved him for who he was. And he was perfect in his own way.

But on what account would he have listened to you if he wasn't listening the people he had been with for almost a decade?

"There is one person who could help."

The doctor's voice finally broke your chain of thoughts.

"Miss," he turned to you.

"It would be better if you talk to him."

Your eyebrows creased in confusion, and a small "huh?" all you could reply with.

"He is right." Yoongi spoke up, and from what his face showed, he seemed to understand what the doctor was trying to imply.

Slowly, everyone in the room except you started had the same expression on their faces, which confused you even more.

What was it that they had managed to understand so easily but you hadn't?

Am I dumb or am I dumb?

The doctor noticed your puzzlement and gave you a small smile.

"You're his soulmate, miss. At this moment, there's no one who understands him better than you. And there's no one he can feel more connected to."

And now it was your turn to mirror Yoongi's expression from earlier.
Until, it was replaced by a dubious one again, that is.

"But I haven't even been with him for that long. At least it's nothing compared to the time he has spent with all of them," you pointed towards everyone else standing in the room.

"If he won't open up to them, there's no way I'd be able to do that. What if he doesn't like me trying to interfere in his matters? What if-"

"You know him more than you think you do, Y/n."
Soeun decided to interrupt your prattle.

"You're the only person who feels what he is feeling. No one else here can do that, even if they spend a lifetime with him.

Both of you understand each other. Both of you are emotionally connected.
And the amount of time that you've been with him for doesn't matter in this situation.

You're soulmates for a reason, Y/n."

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