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Lisa's pov~

Voices floated in and out of my head. Rosé, Jennie and Jisoo spoke quiet, comforting words and their gentle caresses made me feel at home.

My mom and dad. I could hear her silent sobs and his reassuring hushes. I was worried for her, she was a sensitive soul. But try as I might, I couldn't move a single muscle in my body.

I felt trapped, suffocated. But then...

"Open those beautiful eyes, doll."

And throughout it all Jungkook didn't leave my side once. Why was he here? Didn't he have his girlfriend to get back to?

Before I could dwell further on his pleading voice, unconsciousness beckoned again.

The next words I heard were whispered and angry.

"Hyung, I'm not leaving till she wakes up. So you might as well cancel everything on the schedule. Or better yet, go ahead without me."

He was on the phone. The room was so silent I could hear the faint voice of Namjoon replying back. Again I tried to open my eyes, to speak and tell him he had no obligation to stay at all. No luck.

"Armys will understand. Eventually." He heaved a frustrated sigh before growling out,"Look, I couldn't care less about all that stuff right now. She's my priority, hyung. Bangpd-nim needs to back off. I'm not going to be his and JYP's puppet anymore."

What was he talking about? He should leave. I didn't save his life to make him owe me something in return.

I heard the click of the phone as he hung up, then the bed dipped a little as he sat beside me, taking my hand in his own. His warm fingers traced the lines on my palm, as if memorising their pattern. He spoke softly.

"You've got a concussion, baby. But it's been more than a day now, you must wake. You're worrying me so much."

Wake up to assuage his guilt so he could get on with his life? At that moment I was almost glad I couldn't.

"You're worrying your fans so much. They're outside, waiting for you to open your eyes. You gotta tell them that you're alright, doll. You have to tell me...", his voice broke a little and he pressed a kiss to my palm.

My heartbeat rose. Now I felt guilty. I didn't want to disappoint blinks. I tried to move again. Tried so hard to regain control over my muscles.

His words worked like fuel.

"This is all my fault. Anything I could possibly do wrong, I did. How will you forgive me?"

My fingers twitched in his hands and his breath hitched. Through sheer willpower I forced my heavy lids to lift a fraction.

Jungkook sprang up in a flash, pressing the button for the nurse, before he was hovering over me with hopeful eyes. "Baby are you waking up?"

Bright hospital light blinded me and I groaned, shutting my eyes again. Suddenly the lights dimmed and I peeked again to see Jungkook adjusting the panel beside the bed.

I opened my mouth to tell him to leave but he beat me to it. He was clearly nervous because his usual unperturbed facade was nowhere to be seen. He was frazzled, frantic and fussing over me like a mother hen. I had never seen him like this.

"...you hit your head and your side. A concussion, but the doctor said it was nothing major. You bruised your shoulder though and the debris cut your face and neck a little. The doctor said you won't scar. Not that I would care if you did. You're beautiful no matter what. I guess he thought it was important since you're an idol. Don't worry, your fans would love you even if you had three heads and webbed feet. I know I would—"

"I need to pee."

Beautiful, round eyes blinked at me in confusion before understanding dawned in them. Before I could realise what was happening he had unclipped the device attached to the monitor from my finger and his arms came under me, lifting me up.

I shrieked, startled. "What are you doing, Jungkook? I can walk."

He adjusted me in his arms so as to not jostle my shoulder and headed to a door which was clearly the attached bathroom.

"Not happening. You just woke up and you've got a concussion. What if you get dizzy and hit your head again?" He shuddered.

"I'm not dizzy.", I snapped but he wasn't paying attention. Entering the bathroom, he carefully put me down beside the toilet, his hands not leaving my hips till he was sure I wasn't swaying on my feet.

Assured of my ability to stand upright, he stepped back. One, two, three, four steps and gave me a gesture to get on with it.

My cheeks burned red. "Jungkook!"

"What?", was his innocent reply.

"Go awa—

"I'm not leaving you."

Too tired to argue with him, I gave up. My bladder was full to bursting, I needed to pee.

Bunching up my hospital gown I sent him a scathing glare. "At least turn around."

He rolled his eyes but complied, muttering under his breath, "Nothing I haven't seen before."

As soon as I was seated I let go, not caring at all that he could hear me peeing. If he was disgusted, he was more than welcome to go back to his pristine girlfriend.

Flushing the toilet, I reached for the toilet paper, sorting myself out. I stood up to wash my hands but wooziness made me clutch my head with a groan.

Strong hands immediately came around me and I let myself melt against Jungkook's chest.

"Are you okay? I told you not to walk.", he chastised me, slowly taking me to the washbasin.

Turning the faucet he took my hands in his own as I leaned back against him. Ever so gently he soaped up my hands before rinsing them beneath the warm water.

I couldn't help but glance up at him. What was going on in that beautiful head of his? Why was he doing this?

"You're staring."

I looked away. "No I'm not."

He turned the faucet off and wiped my hands, all the while watching my flustered self in the mirror. Our eyes locked and my downfall, his bunny smile, made an appearance. "Please continue. I like it."

Then he was carrying me again, taking me to bed and tucking me gently into the warm sheets. I wouldn't tell him but I was glad I was horizontal again, my shoulder was throbbing and my head hurt.

The door opened and the nurse walked in with a too-bright smile. "Lisa-ssi, you're awake. Your fans have been going crazy outside."

I pursed my lips. "Tell them I'm fine, will you?"

She started checking my vitals but her surreptitious glances towards a hovering Jungkook didn't go unnoticed by me. Ugh, why did he have this effect on every female?

"Of course. How are you feeling?"

I grimaced. "My shoulder hurts."

"She was clutching her head too."

I glared at Jungkook. He wasn't even looking at me, typing something on his phone. What a dickhead.

Noticing my eyes on him, he turned the phone towards me. It was a text to Jisoo about me waking up. They were on their way.

Oh.

The nurse continued her ministrations, ignoring our silent back and forth. "I'll give you something for the pain. The doctor will be here soon. And if all goes well you might get discharged before the end of the day."

"Thank you.", Jungkook said.

She turned her megawatt smile on him, it's brightness dimming a little when she noticed he wasn't even looking at her.

She cleared her throat before turning to me. "You were very lucky, Lisa-ssi. It could have been much worse."

Jungkook couldn't hold his tongue. "It could have been nothing at all if she wasn't being stupid."

Through clenched teeth I said, "You have a very interesting way of showing gratitude."

The nurse laughed nervously. "Um alright. I'll check up on you later."

We both ignored her as she left, my eyes on Jungkook's narrowed ones. "I did save your life, you know. Why aren't you thanking me?"

A muscle jumped in his jaw. "I'll never thank you for putting your life in danger, no matter what."

I smirked. "But look at you now. All fussy and sweet over me. Where did the anger go?"

I faked a contemplative expression. "What was it you said? I'm pathetic, basic and predictable?   Seriously Jungkook, don't patronise me with kindness and sympathy now. Just because I did what I did. I don't hold it over you, it was my choice, my decision. You are free from any kind of obligation you feel towards me right now, because you don't owe me anything. So, please stop with this act. Go back to your girlfriend and your members."

He sighed heavily, then leaned forward to kiss my forehead, startling me. "Like I said, I'm not going anywhere. No one, not even you, can make me."

I opened my mouth to reply but he didn't let me.

"And I am with my girlfriend right now."

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Yo, guys. I know this is a shitty update but I made a promise, so I had to keep it.

I haven't been feeling upto writing after such a long hiatus and after what happened yesterday, I wasn't sure I would be able to update today.

But I pulled through. Excuse this filler chapter, please. Hopefully I'm able to write better for the next.