[ hundred twenty-three ]

Taehyung wakes up to a slight pain in his abdomen. He shuts his eyes once again as he waits for the pain to subside. Unfortunately, it didn't. It's like being punched straight in the guts and he wants to vomit badly. Speaking of the devil, his adrenaline rush flowed throughout his body as he jumps out of bed and runs directly towards the comfort room. He bawls out as he empties his stomach, his face so close to the sink.

"Taetae? Where are you?" He hears Jin shout from his room. He manages to knock on the wooden cabinet beside him therefore catching Jin's attention. The older immediately makes his way towards the room, a horrified expression shown on his face upon seeing Taehyung's condition.

"Oh my God. Namjoon!!" Taehyung feels the pain again and let his body slide down from the sink. He curls up the floor, clutching his abdomen.

"Jin wh-- Taehyung!" Namjoon shouts and he immediately picks up Taehyung's frail body and lays him down the bed. Jin just snaps out of his thoughts and dashes outside to get a glass of water.

"Tae, drink this," he offers the glass of water shakily. Taehyung slowly lifts himself up to drink the water. After two gulps, he positions himself back down and shuts his eyes tightly, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.

"Joon, call my uncle and tell him we'll be at the hospital in about 10 minutes," Jin says. Namjoon just nods and fishes out his phone from his pocket while Jin keeps Taehyung company.

"Taetae, we're gonna bring you to the hospital, okay? Let's get you checked up," Taehyung, without hesitations, just nod and let his hyung do whatever that needs to be done. After a few minutes, he feels his body being lifted up by someone before he is swallowed by the darkness.

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Disturbed by the constant beeping of machines, Taehyung wakes up from a deep slumber. He scans the unfamiliar room he's in, only to remember what happened. He sighs when he realized he's in the hospital and sinks back in bed.

He can hear voices from outside, and he can't grasp whether those voices are either fighting or just talking. Then, the door clicks open as it show his four friends that's been taking care of him non-stop.

"Hey, are you feeling well now?" Jin asks gently, his smile showing faintly. Taehyung can sense that something is up but still answers the question.

"I still feel a little bit light headed but I guess I'm okay," he says while showing them a genuine smile. Jimin plops down the cushion beside his bed and fidgets with his fingers. Yoongi sits beside him and takes a hold of his hands. The other two just stands still, contemplating whether to or not to tell Taehyung what the doctor just said to them a while ago.

"Why are your faces like that? Is something wrong with me?"

"N-no... It's not like that, Tae," Namjoon takes a deep breath before nudging Jin to finish the sentence. Jin clears his throat and scoots closely towards the younger. He stretches for his arms and holds Taehyung's hands softly.

"Tae, we're here for you no matter what, okay? We'll never leave your side and we will support you every step of the way. We'll make sure that you and your baby will be safe-"

"Hyung."

Jin stops to realize what he just blurted out. His other hand makes its way to Namjoon whose eyes are fixed nervously on the floor.

"Hyung... did you just said me and my... baby?" Taehyung's voice cracks at the end of his sentence. Jin can no longer do anything but nod.

"I... I'm pregnant?"

None of the four answers him.

"This can't be..." Taehyung says in disbelief. A part of him is happy because he'll be having a child of his own, but the other part of him is definitely grieving because he's not sure if he's ready enough to be a dad, let alone a single dad that'll take care of his child, plus Jeongguk, the man that's supposed to be the one his baby will call as "father" already left him months ago.

"Why is this happening to me?" His lips tremble as he looks up to his hyungs. The four can't do anything but to feel pity and worry towards the younger who is suffering so much right now.

"If I can take all these pain for you, I will. I really will," Jin blurts out before giving Taehyung a tight hug.

"Taehyung, we will be here. We'll take care of you, we promise," Yoongi assures him.

They join the warm embrace, whispering sweet and ensuring words to the younger's ears... just like how friends and family would do.