Hello, all you beautiful people~♡ I hope you all are well and had a wonderful Thanksgiving to those that celebrate it.:3 We enjoyed quite a bit of foods so I am beyond full as I edit this chapter.😂🤣 I worked on 3 chapters for Wish you were Here as well to work on getting that story back up and updating.🤣😂 Mainly because I'm excited for what's to come in those chapters and I hope that you are too.:3 Which depending on how I feel after work today, I may update that story later as well. But for now, this is the chapter that has been edited for now~♡ This chapter has mention of blood and thoughts of death so please be advised when reading~♡ Without further ado, please enjoy this chapter~♡

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The plane ride was short but arduous for Jungkook, nausea crashing over him as he staggered down the boardwalk with Taehyung beside him. Taehyung was beside himself with worry as he watched Jungkook rush for the nearest trash can. He'd had no idea Jungkook's motion sickness was this terrible. Taehyung promptly followed after him with their luggage, rubbing soothing circles along Jungkook's back as he threw up things that he hadn't even eaten.

Taehyung didn't think their honeymoon would be off to such a bad start as this. It hurt him to see Jungkook so miserable and vowed they wouldn't take another plane ride if they didn't have Dramamine with them. It was the only thing that had kept Jungkook from spilling his guts after the last plane ride to North Carolina.

After Jungkook was done expelling everything that he could, he plodded over towards a bathroom to clean himself up. Taehyung decided he'd wait for Jungkook to come back out as he stood diligently by their luggage. Taehyung glanced at his watch to check the time before opening up the itinerary that Jungkook and Taehyung had agreed upon before boarding their flight. They wouldn't be able to check into their cabin for some hours at the moment, but their ride would be arriving any moment now.

Taehyung tilted his head thoughtfully as he tried to figure out what they could do to pass the time before check-in. Feeling as if someone were watching him, Taehyung glanced up thinking it may have been Jungkook trying not to interrupt his train of thought. Although that wasn't the case as he glanced around out of nervousness. When he couldn't see anyone that may seem suspicious, he turned his attention back towards their itinerary. Once his attention was solely focused on that yet again, he felt his arm being jerked back by his luggage handle. The action itself knocked Taehyung off balance as he toppled to the ground, releasing the handle of his baggage.

Taehyung glanced up to see some unknown assailant running off with his luggage, but before he could even get up to chase after them, Jungkook rushed past him in pursuit of them instead. Taehyung hastily stood to his feet and grabbed Jungkook's luggage before darting down the terminal after them. Taehyung felt his lungs burn and knew he shouldn't be running after them, but he didn't want Jungkook to end up hurt over his property. He had to show he was putting in just as much effort to stop this man too. Taehyung was starting to lose steam though, his legs wanting to give out from under him as he chased after his husband, who chased after the man that had stolen from him. He coughed harshly but continued to chase them, wanting to be sure that Jungkook didn't feel he had to defend and protect Taehyung from everything.

Even from the distance as Taehyung scrambled to catch up, Taehyung could see Jungkook tackle their thief relentlessly to the ground. Taehyung heaved a huge sigh of relief as he finally caught up to them, choking back a brutal cough as he grabbed his luggage handle once again. "Thank you, darling," Taehyung stated with a strained voice, that cough he'd tried to restrain breaking free. He coughed and hacked into a tissue he'd pulled out of his jacket pocket, coughing until he could taste blood.

Jungkook scrambled to his feet to ensure Taehyung was okay, more so than the thief that had tried to steal his beloved's belongings. Taehyung doubled over, coughing even harder as Jungkook watched on in concern, patting the elder's back out of anxiety. Once Taehyung had finally recomposed himself, he glanced at the tissue to see spatters of blood before he shoved the tissue back into his pocket without allowing Jungkook to see anything. "Are you okay, Tae?" Jungkook asked softly, staring at Taehyung with concern. Taehyung only offered a soft smile and a nod as he glanced down at the man that had caused all this. "We should call security though. If you hadn't stopped him, he would have stolen my luggage," Taehyung reasoned softly as Jungkook nodded. Jungkook roughly pulled the man up off the ground and bent his arm up behind his back as he directed him over towards a security guard.

Taehyung remained stuck to his spot, pulling the tissue out yet again to inspect if he'd coughed up a lot of blood or just the spatters that he'd seen. He groaned softly when he realized there was more than what he'd first discerned and shoved the tissue back into his pocket yet again. He needed to watch his actions from here on if he was going to make something more of his life. He sighed heavily and followed after Jungkook, only to feel that burning pain in his chest yet again. He grit his teeth against the pain and continued walking to catch up to Jungkook and the apprehended thief. Taehyung was so focused on trying to ignore the pain that he didn't realize how weak his legs felt after running and his knees buckled under him, throwing him against Jungkook's back. He didn't even realize how hastily Jungkook had turned and caught him before he could hit the ground, his breathing labored as his vision grew dim. He could hear Jungkook frantically calling his name, but it sounded so distant from him that he concluded he was imagining it as his eyes slipped shut.

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When Taehyung awoke, he could tell he was in a hospital and panicked greatly about the information they'd share with Jungkook. He still wasn't ready to have that conversation as he hastily sat up in bed, the monitor reading that his heart rate skyrocketed. The head nurse rushed into the room to check on Taehyung, only to be met with a frantic man sorrowfully addressing what his husband had been told. The nurse smiled softly as she gently pat Taehyung's back, rubbing soothing circles to try and calm his racing heart. He was already in poor health, his heart reaching that rate was only going to exasperate his condition. "Calm down," she spoke softly, smiling gracefully at Taehyung. "We've already been informed of what we're allowed to share. Your personal doctor flew in to treat you," she informed Taehyung, his heart rate dropping drastically.

"You mean, Hyungwon is here?" Taehyung asked cautiously as the nurse nodded and walked over towards the door. "Do you need me to send him in?" She asked as Taehyung pondered in thought for a moment. He was glad that their honeymoon was scheduled for a week because this had already put a damper on things. "If you could, please. I have something I'd like to address with him," Taehyung announced as the nurse nodded, leaving the room.

Several minutes passed before Hyungwon entered the room, pressing his back against the counter and staring sternly at Taehyung. "How many times must you push yourself before you realize you're only killing yourself faster?" Hyungwon asked with reproach before walking over towards Taehyung's bed. He studied Taehyung's vitals and took his temperature, making sure everything was normal before continuing. "You wanted to talk about something?" Hyungwon addressed softly this time, grabbing the medical chart off Taehyung's bed.

"Why am I coughing up blood now?" Taehyung asked softly, concern evident in his voice as Hyungwon's eyes widened significantly. "You're coughing up blood? When did this happen?" Hyungwon asked in retort, glancing at the report to see if that had been noted. Taehyung was silent for several seconds, embarrassed that he'd overexerted himself to this extent. "When I was... running after Jungkook. After I caught up to him... I coughed so hard that I was physically coughing blood up into my tissue... It wasn't the first time either. Which was why I started using tissues when I coughed in the first place," Taehyung explained quietly, hoping nobody outside the room could hear him.

Hyungwon was silent for several moments before sighing heavily. "You need to quit overexerting yourself. That is why it's happening. You are already aware of your condition and you're only exasperating it when you do things like that. Your medical chart and X-rays show scarring on your lungs from rampant bronchitis that you've managed to contract once again," Hyungwon chastised angrily, placing Taehyung's medical chart under his arm so that no one else could view it. "Since it's your honeymoon, I'll sign for your immediate release, but take it easy. Rest up and try not to do too much," Hyungwon advised softly, walking towards the door. Once he had Taehyung's medical chart in hand to where Jungkook and the others couldn't view it, he allowed Jungkook into the room with Taehyung.

Jungkook rushed over towards Taehyung and wrapped his arms firmly around him. "Thank God, you're okay," Jungkook breathed with relief, his arms tightening around Taehyung. "They told me you collapsed because you overexerted yourself but you looked like death when I caught you in that moment. I was terrified that you'd exerted yourself to the point of killing yourself there for a moment," Jungkook laughed self-deprecating, wiping the tears from his eyes. "Don't ever do that again! If you feel you're doing too much, then stop," Jungkook chastised this time, earning a small giggle from Taehyung.

"Yes, sir," Taehyung swiftly agreed, giggling when Jungkook's face contorted with embarrassment. "I didn't think I'd pushed myself that hard but next time, I'll leisurely follow after you. How does that sound?" Taehyung asked playfully, only for Jungkook to agree immediately. This caught Taehyung off guard as Jungkook looked up at him with unshed tears still in his eyes. "Do that next time. I'd rather you get left behind and I have to come back for you, than you looking like that and collapsing like that again," Jungkook reasoned sternly as Taehyung swallowed the rest of what he was going to say and nodded.

"I- I'm sorry that I worried you so much," Taehyung apologized softly, glancing down at his hands in his lap. "I really didn't think I'd overdone it that much," Taehyung added, mumbling almost incoherently. Jungkook moved from hugging Taehyung to cupping both his cheeks in his hand and pressing a desperate kiss against his lips. Taehyung melted into the kiss, his hands gripping Jungkook's own as the younger pulled away. "Just rely on me from now on," Jungkook proposed tenderly, still cupping Taehyung's cheeks in his hands. His thumbs tenderly caressing Taehyung's cheeks as those unshed tears finally broke free. "Because... I didn't know what I was going to do with myself if I'd lost you," Jungkook uttered in a voice strained by tears and emotions, his eyes reflecting the deep sorrow he'd kept at bay.

"I was petrified that that would have been the last time we were together... The thought crossed my mind that I- I would have wanted to die with you," Jungkook cried out softly, choking on his emotions as tears welled up in Taehyung's eyes now. "Please don't say that... Y- You have so much to live for... You're still young. And what about our babies? Were you going to leave them without a father?" Taehyung asked softly, his tears now falling down his cheeks. Jungkook was silent for several seconds, contemplating Taehyung's question as the hurt in the elder's eyes was just as evident from Jungkook's statement. "I'm sorry... I spoke rashly," Jungkook apologized softly, trying to quell Taehyung's tears even though it wasn't a lie. He would much rather join Taehyung in death, young or not, than remain on this Earth without him. Even if that meant abandoning their children. Jimin would probably be more than happy to take care of them for Taehyung's sake.

Taehyung shook his head at Jungkook's apology, Jungkook trying to dry Taehyung's eyes with his thumbs. "Don't apologize if you don't mean it... I know for a fact you meant what you said because you've said it before," Taehyung expressed sternly, staring intently up into Jungkook's eyes as the younger finally yielded. "Fine... I'll do right by our children," Jungkook confessed softly, averting his eyes in surrender. Taehyung smiled softly through his drying tears and giggled softly, kissing Jungkook tenderly and swiftly. "I'm glad to hear that. I just don't want them growing up without either of us... It would be too hard on them to lose one of their fathers, not to mention both," Taehyung trailed off quietly, Jungkook discerning an emotion flash quickly across Taehyung's face. Only for Taehyung to school his expression once more and pretend he didn't feel sorrow about what he'd just uttered as Jungkook stared into his eyes.

A soft knock at the door pulled both of them away from each other and had both of them hastily drying their eyes as Hyungwon poked his head into the room. "You've been discharged, Taehyung. I'm going to prescribe you some medicine for the cough. Take it as directed, but if you need to you can reduce the time to whenever needed if it's that persistent. No less than 4 hours apart though and make sure to get plenty of rest. This isn't going to go away if you don't rest and take your medicine," Hyungwon announced sternly as Taehyung nodded and threw the blankets off of himself. He quickly began peeling the patches that connected those machines to his body as Hyungwon helped him to remove his IV drip. With that, Taehyung stood to his feet, grabbed Jungkook's hand, and navigated them towards the front doors.