The others were sat patiently around his bed, waiting for him to wake up. Yoongi looked down at his watch and sighed.
"It's been five minutes. She said he would be awake by now." Yoongi said, getting annoyed.
"Let's just wait a little longer yoon. It not like he'll wake up at five minutes on the dot. She just said around that time." Jin says, placing a hand on his shoulder. Yoongi just huffed and continued staring at Hoseok watching for any sign of consciousness.

They look away for two seconds and when they look back, Hoseoks eyes are open.
"HOSEOK! You're awake? Can you hear me?" Yoongi says, standing up and holding himself back from shaking Hoseok around too much in excitement.
"Y-Yoongi?" He mumbles behind the oxygen mask, his voice incredibly hoarse.
"Yes Hoseok it's me. Can you hear me?" He asks again, tears lining his eyes.
"W-What....what happened?" Hoseok asks, still drowsy.
"Don't worry about that right now Hoseok, just relax." Yoongi says, brushing Hoseoks hair back.
"I-it h-hurts... to b-breathe." Hoseok stuttered out. He wasn't lying. It stung incredibly badly with each breath. He didn't want to breath because it hurt so bad, but of course he had to.
"I know I know, just try to relax. We'll get you some painkillers soon." Yoongi said, still hovering above him. Without knowing, one of the others had called for the nurse and now the nurse had arrived with the doctor.

"Hello Hoseok. We're just gonna go ahead and give the painkillers via IV and then I'll do a few test just to check up on things. Ok? Any other questions?" Hoseok shakes his head, and the nurse goes ahead and attaches the painkillers to the IV. They leave for a few minutes while the painkillers, and the members can already see them having an effect. Hoseoks breaths got deeper and slower, and more relaxed. They saw the pain and panic leave his eyes.

The nurse comes back, with the tetanus shot... Hoseok looked with confusion.
"W-What's that...?" Hoseok says, curiously.
"Oh... yeah we forgot to tell you... you have to get a tetanus shot..." Namjoon says awkwardly. Hoseok is definitely not keen on shots. At all.
"What?! No! Nonononono I can't" Hoseok says, full of panic. They can all hear his heart beat speed up on the heart monitor.
"I'm sorry Hoseok you have to it's really important. It's ok, we'll be here. You've already been through so much. A little needle isn't that bad compared to all you've gone through today." Namjoon says, desperately trying to comfort him, though they all know it won't do anything. Unfortunately the only way to give him a shot is to hold him down and get it over quickly.
"Sorry, he's uh, really afraid of needles so... this might be a bit difficult." Namjoon tells the nurse awkwardly.
"That's ok, I'm used to it honestly." The nurse replies with a chuckle. "If you can just help me by keeping him under control, holding his arms down and stopping him from moving." They all looked at each other awkwardly. It seems mean to have to restrain him just for a shot, but it would be the best for him in the long run.

Namjoon and Jungkook held his arm still, Jin and tae held his legs and Jimin held his torso. Yoongi stayed at his head, hugging his head into his chest, blocking his vision, and whispering encouragement to him. They all look sadly as he struggles in their grip. Yoongi tries to calm him down to make it easier for everyone.
"Hoseok, please stay still. You could get seriously hurt if something were to go wrong. It's just a shot. Two seconds and then it's over, ok?" Yoongi pleads. Hoseok starts sobbing into his chest, which hurts all their hearts, but it's better than him struggling in their grip. The nurse takes that as her cue to give him the shot, doing it as quickly as possible. She quickly cleans it, grabs the needle, jabs it and quickly injects, before removing it, all over in less than two seconds. Hoseok let's out a wail at the pain in his arm, but quickly quietens when he realizes it's already over. He looked up from Yoongis chest at his arm to see a small circular bandaid and everyone else smiling with pride.
"You did it Hoseok! See? It wasn't that bad was it?" Yoongi asked. Hoseok felt too embarrassed to reply.
"The doctor will come back in a few minutes to do a few tests, and if everything is clear, you can go home." The nurse says with a warm smile, before turning and leaving the seven of them in the room.
"You ok Hoseok?" Jimin asks, just checking, since his expression is one of embarrassment and anger.
"I'm just gonna sleep." He says firmly, shuffling into a laying position and 'sleeping'. He didn't really sleep though. He just lay there with his eyes closed, listening to the conversations around him.

As soon as they thought he was asleep, they started talking about him.
"I wish he wasn't so scared of needles. I hated having to hold him down like that."
"Yeah, it would be so much easier if he was better with pain and stuff. At least he won't be here long"
"Yeah, we better get out of here soon. I don't know if I can bare him staying here any longer."
Their words were sincere, and they didn't mean it in a mean way. They just hated seeing him in distress, but of course his brain didn't hear them in that way. His brain interpreted it as "he's so annoying and a wimp. He should man up. He's being a burden."
A tear slips out of his closed eyes as he continues to fake sleep. I'm being a burden.

Unfortunately for him, some people are extremely observant. Jimin looks over at Hoseok just to see a tear on his cheek. He does a double take, and quickly stands up. Everyone else wonders what is going on, until they see the tear on his cheek too.
"Is he ok?" Yoongi says, and starts shaking Hoseok awake. "Hoseok wake up." He says gently. Hoseok "wakes up" and with a sniff.
"Are you ok?" Yoongi asks, full of worry, wiping the tear from Hoseoks cheek.
"Yeah, why?" He asks, trying to sound natural, but his voice is still shaky.
"You were crying in you sleep. Do you need more painkillers or anything? Is it too painful?"
"No I'm fine." Hoseok replies, trying to sound confused.
"Ok. Make sure you tell us if you want anything yeah?" Yoongi says, stroking Hoseoks hair. Hoseok nods, sniffing again. I'm being such a burden.

Then the doctor comes in, greeting them all, and Hoseok pulls himself together.
"I'm just going to do a few tests and if everything's clear then you can be discharged." The doctor says, standing to the side of Hoseoks bed. Hoseok nods, just wanting to get it over with and get out. The doctor nods back, swinging the stethoscope from around his neck. He puts it in his ears, and pulls Hoseoks gown down slightly to put the bell on his chest, and listens to his heart beat, giving a nod of satisfaction. He asks Hoseok to sit up so he can get to his back to listen to his breathing. Again, sliding the bell under his gown, places the bell on his back and listens to his breathing. It is definitely wheezy, but that's expected, so he gives another nod of satisfaction.
"Any pain when breathing?" He asks. Hoseok is tempted to lie and say no, to get him out of here quicker, but he decides not to.
"Yeah, a bit." He mumbles
"But it's bearable on painkillers yes?" The doctor asks, to be sure.
"Yeah." Hoseok replies.
"Ok, I think you're free to go. Just if it starts to become unbearable then come back. I'll just get the discharge papers and you'll be free to go. I'll have the nurse take your IV out and you can get changed." He said with a nod, before turning to leave the room. Luckily one of the managers had gone back to the hotel to get some clothes for Hoseok, since they didn't know how long he would be staying and the only thing he was wearing when he was taken in was his shorts, since he wasn't wearing anything under the life jacket.

The nurse came in with everything she needed to remove the IV, and Hoseok was getting nervous again. But he remembered what he heard his members saying. His fear was making him a burden. So he held it all inside. It was tough, even painful to have to hold it in, but he did anyway. The guys were ready to have to hold him down, but they were surprised how calm he was. He just held Yoongi's hand and squeezed it tightly, his eyes also squeezed shut at the horrible feeling of the iv being pulled out of his arm. It was over in two seconds, and everyone was stunned.
"Wow you did really well Hoseok!!" Yoongi said with a bright smile. Hoseok just hummed unenthusiastically.
"You can get changed now and the doctor will come back in just a few moments with your discharge papers, ok?" The nurse said sweetly with a warm smile, before turning and leaving the room. Hoseok slides off the bed, grabbing the clothes from their manager.
"Will you be ok getting changed on your own?" Jimin asked with concern. Hoseok just nods and disappears to the bathroom, coming out a minute or so later, now changed. At perfect timing the doctor walks in, handing them the discharge papers to sign. The doctor also hands Hoseok a few boxes of painkillers for the pain over the next week or so.
"Remember if anything is bothering you or if it's too painful then you can come back. Other then that, you are free to go." The doctor says, taking back the now signed paper and standing aside to usher them all out the door.
"Thank you so much" they all say, bowing to the doctor as they walk past him and out the door. Namjoon swings an arm over Hoseoks shoulders.

"Let's go home, yeah?"

Aaaand it's over! I guess I have a few things to say.
Updates may start taking longer cause of a few reasons. Firstly, college is starting again in a week or so, and since I'm in second year now and I have a levels at the end of the year, I need to prioritise college work over everything else really, so I may not have as much time to write, but I will still try.
Secondly, I'm doing a project at the moment, basically painting wooden baubles to sell, as a way to make money since I'm struggling to find a part time job, so I will be doing a lot of painting, meaning I have even less time to write.
Lastly, I'll be honest my mental health isn't great at the moment. I'm really struggling to sleep cause of anxiety, so I'm always really tired and it's been this way for years, but it's gotten worse recently. So that may mean I just don't write as often or my writing may not be as good. I hope I can get it sorted out soon, but cause of who I am it's really hard.
Anyway sorry to get deep there. Who knows maybe it won't take any longer than usual but yeah. Just if I take a while to update know that that's probably why. Thanks for understanding 💜
ALSO I just started another book yes another one of Jimin and his two kids Jungkook and Yoongi, so go give that a read if you want, though the first two chapters are just the chapters I posted here but yeah anyway
See ya in the next one!
안녕!! 👋🏻