Taehyung's POV-

As soon as we pulled into the parking lot we all jumped out of the car, sprinting inside as soon as our feet hit the ground.

We got some dirty looks for running in the hallways but we couldn't help it.

Koo's awake. My Koo's awake!

Once we were stood in the hall outside the room I wanted nothing more than to rush inside, but Jin and Namjoon stopped the four of us before we could walk into the room.

"The doctor is in with him right now asking some questions, getting vitals and running some tests. Yuna said when everyone gets here to let her know and she or the other nurse will come talk to us," Namjoon says, an emotional lily in his tone.

Why would he be sad..? Is something wrong?

"Is he okay? Is he talking?" I ask at the same time Jimin and Hoseok both rush out their own series of questions.

He doesn't answer any of what's been asked. He simply moves himself off the wall, making his way over to the door. He knocks on the window a few times before giving a small wave then moves back to his spot beside Jin.

They are noticeably upset and look to both be on the verge of tears.

"Hey, what's going on? He's okay isn't he?" Chanyeol asks the two as he steps closer to Jin and places a hand on his shoulder.

They both look at him with tears in their eyes as Namjoon's says, "I heard him ask who we were... H-he didn't know who we were..."

"Yet." Jin speaks up, turning to wipe a tear that slides down Namjoon's cheek. "He just woke up, Joonie. He's just a little confused but he'll remember."

Just then a nurse comes out, calling my name, saying that Koo was asking for me.

So he remembers me? That's a relief.

I give her a smile and quickly move towards her but as soon as I take a step in her direction she raises her hand as a gesture for me to stop.

"Before you go in I need to let you all know a few things," she pauses, passing her eyes over the five of us. "H-he seems to have lost some of his memories. He didn't remember these two," she gestures to Jin and Namjoon with a wave of her hand, "and when Doctor Yang mentioned the man who brought him in, Yoongi, he didn't recognize his name either."

My jaw drops, my heart doing the same as I hear gasps and an "Oh no" from behind me.

He- he doesn't remember Yoongi?

She nods slowly, placing her attention on me. "He also thinks today's date is November fifteenth. That would be the day after he was first admitted. He said something about needing to be out of here because he had a school project due and for us to call you to take him home."

"He wants me... to take him home..." I respond slowly, still trying to process what she's said.

"Now, this is important, so please listen closely," she states, making sure all of us are looking at her before she goes on.

"He can gain his memories back, but it will take time. It is crucial not to force or push him into remembering anything. Doing so could result in further damage to his frontal lobe as well as his hippocampus."

Silence settles around us, all of us trying to digest all of this.

"The Doctor will give you some time alone with him and be by in a little while to check on him again," she speaks up again before turning to look at me again. "I would suggest for you to go in first, alone, as to not overwhelm him with all of you at once.

"Then after you speak with him, and you think he'll be okay, maybe two or three of you can head in as well. We just don't want to overwhelm him."

I nod, her giving me an apologetic smile in return as she steps aside, giving me space to get to the closed door.

I fight the urge to burst into the room, fighting to keep my motions slow. As soon as the door crack open I'm already looking in the direction of the bed.

My heart sputters in my chest, my lungs constricting as I choke on a sob when my eyes lock with his.

His eyes. Those beautiful big brown eyes I've missed so much.

We have been wishing for this for so long and it is surreal to see him finally looking back at me, sitting up in this stupid, tiny hospital bed he's been anchored to for weeks and weeks.

As soon as he sees me he breaks into a huge smile as a sob breaks from him, large tears streaming down his face.

"I'm sorry, Tae! I've been asleep and I didn't-" he stammers anxiously, holding his arms out for me. "I didn't know. I didn't mean to! I'm so sorry!"

I rush to sit on the bed next to him, taking both of his hands in mine, still not having said anything, before I reflexively cup his cheeks in my hands.

I run my thumbs gently under his eyes to wipe his tears as I search his face, wanting to confirm that this is real.

To confirm that I'm not dreaming because I have dreamed for so many nights that he will wake up and I'll be able to talk and laugh with my friend again. That I'll be able to hold him and he will embrace me back.

That I can be with my Koo again.

It is real. He's awake and I'm awake.

My own tears finally fall as I lean over to give him a hug, but before I can do that he places his hand on my cheek, looking deeply into my eyes while tears continue streaming down his cheeks.

"What is it Koo?" I breath out with a relieved smile.

"I love you," he says so easily, so sincerely, as he continues to search my eyes, his shining with nothing but adoration. "I love you so much Tae."

My breath catches for a moment as I continue to stare into his eyes, blinking dumbly.

This- that wasn't a regular I love you like we usually say to each other.

That seemed real. But, that can't be right...

He can't mean it that way. That tone, that look... It makes me think he means love-love... but that can't be the case.

He loves Yoongi. He belongs to Yoongi.

Then, as I'm trying to read into and decide what he's saying, he slowly and softly moves his hand from where it was rested on my cheek to bring it to the back my neck, lacing his fingers into my hair.

As he plays with my hair he smiles through his tears, looking so gentle. So angelic.

"Where did the blue go?"

"Oh, I-I decided to go back to dark until I pick a new color..." I whisper out absentmindedly.

His tears have continues to run down his cheeks so I again reach up to wipe away his tears, completely lost in his emotional stare.

"You always look good Tae. No matter the color," he whispers as his eyes drift down to my lips.

As if it was all happening in slow motion we leaned into each other and connect our lips in a breathtaking kiss.

The whole world around me felt like it disappeared.

It was just the two of us.

My body moves on it's own, my own hand lifting to rest on the back of his neck, pulling his closer.

He then wraps both of his arms around my shoulders, pulling me flush against him.

This isn't a kiss full of lust like we usually share. It is a completely new feeling.

It's like the love we have for each other in our friendship is being intensified like wr haven't allowed it to in the past.

It's intensified and morphed to include actual romantic love.

I am lost in the kiss until a thought comes to mind.

Does he think he loves me? I don't- I don't understand this feeling.

I pull away from the kiss and he looks at me with worry for a moment before he pulls me into a hug.

"I love you so much. I'm sorry this happened. I don't even really know how it happened, but thank you for saving me."

Saving him?

"H-how did I save you Koo?" I ask, hugging him back.

He pulls away just enough to look at me.

"You pulled me out of the water. They said it was another guy, but it's not true. You were there. You. You saved me."

My heart drops as the words leave his mouth.

Oh my fucking God.

This is so much worse than him thinking he loves me.

He is putting me in Yoongi's place.

He is remembering me as Yoongi. Mistaking his feelings for Yoongi as feelings for me.

This is bad. Fuck, this is so bad!

I stay holding him for a several beats in complete shock before he leans in again, pressing his lips on mine.

I don't respond to the kiss this time but I also don't pull away. I can't seem to.

I haven't even been trying to avoid the kiss actually.

I have been accepting, even enjoying, each one, but they aren't meant for me.

These aren't for me, they're meant for Yoongi.

He pulls back again, keeping his arms around my neck, to look at me, "Can we go home? I don't want to be here one more minute. I just want us to go home and cuddle and look at the Christmas Lights. Can we, Tae? Please?"

He asks, keeping his eyes on my lips while he traces the pad of his thumb over my bottom lip before his big childlike eyes are raised up to meet mine.

I haven't seen him look at me like this since high school.

His face is enticement veiled in innocence. I'm still in shock and again become so lost in his stare that I can do nothing but nod.

I'm speechless.

"Thank you." He says, pecking my lips again before placing a devilish smirk on his lips, "We can have another sleepover."

My mouth is suddenly very dry. I gulp, attempting to relieve some of the discomfort.

I need a way out of this. I need a distraction so I can think about what to do.

I nee- Oh!

Remembering the others are still in the hall I find my voice again.

I clear my throat in attempt to speak in a level voice as I avert my eyes down, removing his arms from around my neck.

"Koo, there are a few other people that wanted to come visit when they heard you were awake. Is that okay?"

"Will you stay here with me?" He asks softly.

"O-of course" I stutter out as I continue looking down at our now interlocked hands.

"Okay."

As soon as I hear that I let go of his hands, which causes a few displeased whines, standing up from the bed to get to the door and let our friends know they can come in.

As soon as they hear the door open the three of them quickly turn in my direction.

I smile hollowly at the three of them before looking to my right where Jin and Namjoon had been standing to see that they are no longer there.

I turn back to the three who are now stood in front of me to ask where the two had gone when Jimin speaks up, answering my question.

"Namjoon was really upset so Jin decided to take him home."

I nod, "Okay. Well, he said you can come in. He seems to be alert and all that but just be gentle. He's... not quite himself." I say, still a bit dazed as I look between them.

They all look back at me with mild confusion, but they nod in understanding anyway before proceeding to file into the room as I hold the door before walking over towards the left side of Koo's bed to stand beside him.

"Jimin-ssi! I missed you." Koo calls out as soon as he sees Chim, holding his arms out for a hug with a bright smile.

Chim let's out a choked sob as he makes his way over and falls between Koo's arms, nuzzling his head in the crook of his neck before wrapping his arms around Koo's waist.

"It's so good to hear your voice Jungkookie. We missed you so much." Chim sniffles.

"I missed you too. I'm sorry I was asleep for so long. I didn't mean to..." Koo says as he sniffles and wipes a few fallen tears.

He smiles down at Chim before he catches a glimpse of Chanyeol and Hoseok who are stood near the foot of the bed.

He looks at them both with surprised, wide eyed expression before he sits up a little taller and wipes his cheeks.

"You guys are handsome, and I look like shit." He chuckles sadly "I'm sorry we have to meet like this. I'm Jungkook."

Chanyeol and Hoseok's expressions drop when they realize he doesn't remember them but they pull their smiles back into place rather quickly.

Jimin releases Koo from his hug before he stands up and walks towards them. He moves to stand between them as he introduces the two.

"This," he smiles, pointing to his right "is my boyfriend, Hoseok. Or Hobi. And this," he says, pointing to his left, "is my cousin Chanyeol."

"You're Jimin's cousin? You're so tall!" He marcels, looking at Chanyeol in awe.

The four of them begin to laugh at his amazement with Chanyeol's height and the sound breaks me out of my daze for a moment, a smile slowly makes it's way onto my lips.

"And you," he says as he turn his attention to Hoseok, "You are very handsome. Jimin did well," he compliments with a wink.

We all raise our brows at the gesture, but the four of them continue to laugh. The behavior is a little surprising from Koo as he has never been someone to just openly flirt with "strangers."

I suddenly feel a hand softly take mine before being gently pulled towards the bed. I pivot my body around and sit beside Koo so I am facing him.

He leans towards me slowly and again, despite it seeming to happen in slow motion, my body freezes and I'm unable to pull away.

I stay completely still as I feel his lips softly move across mine as he whispers in a seductively low tone.

"Don't worry baby tiger. I only have eyes for you."

His words send a shiver down my spine and a bolt of electricity to my crotch, which I immediately feel sick about because it is wildly inappropriate.

Oh no. This is not good.

He loves Yoongi! He wants to be with Yoongi. He loves Yoongi. He loves-

He places a soft kiss on my lips before whispering again "I love you Tae."

Well fuck me.