last chapter <3 love u guys so much. DONT GO READ DOLLIE AFTER THIS, THE EPILOGUE IS STILL LEFT!!

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Mark was in there for at least half an hour, and Jungkook was outside, tapping his feet against the marble flooring. Jimin and Yoongi were sitting beside him, but both seemed stressed in their own way, holding hands tightly, whispering to each other about something.

Jungkook looked at them for a few seconds, and turned his attention away.

He can't wait for Taehyung to be alright again. For Taehyung to come to America. For them to live the life they dreamt of living. For everything to be okay. For none of their demons to come chasing after them.

Dr. Byun walked up to Jungkook and gave him an eased smile. "Jungkook, you should know that Taehyung will have to stay in the hospital for a month or two. Undergo some more surgeries to make sure he is completely okay. Of course, me being a close friend, I'll try to stretch it for as long as I can to ensure he doesn't go to prison- and then put him on the best flight to Chicago."

Baekhyun said, and Jungkook smiled at his comforting.

"Thank you so much." Jungkook whispered, and Baekhyun smiled back.

"I've known Taehyung for a long time. We've been friends since he was 13, me 15. I hope you know how much he loves you. I mean you-you've changed him, y'know? He practically radiates around you. That day when you were at the hospital- I've never seen him so afraid. He really does love you." Baekhyun said, and Jungkook smiled softly, looking down.

"I love him too. S-so much. Do you know if he'll be okay?" Jungkook asked, and Baekhyun stood up. "I'm going to go check." Baekhyun said, and gave Jungkook and nod and entered the room Taehyung and Mark were in.

"Baby, have you eaten?" Yoongi asked, and Jungkook huffed. "Not really. Don't want to." Jungkook said, and Yoongi frowned.

"Me and Jimin will go get you some food, okay? You stay right here." Yoongi said, and Jungkook nodded with a small smile, and Jimin and Yoongi stood up and walked out the waiting room.

After another half hour of waiting, and waiting for Jimin and Yoongi to return, the door of the ER room opened, and Baekhyun walked out, followed by Mark.

"Jungkook.." Baekhyun trailed, and Jungkook could see the slight paleness in their faces. Jungkook frowned, standing up.

"Taehyung wants to talk to you." Baekhyun said, and Jungkook let out a sigh of relief. Honestly, anything anyone said sounded like a threat or an injury, and maybe, it was his mind playing tricks, but he was so scared he didn't know how to interpret anyone's words. Jungkook nodded and then walked inside the room, closing it behind him.

"Taehyungie," Jungkook squeaked, walking up to Taehyung and sitting down beside him, seeing him staring up at the ceiling, looking incredibly tired. "Everything okay?" Jungkook asked, and Taehyung turned slowly and smiled.

"Perfect, baby." Taehyung croaked out. "Perfect after seeing you."

Jungkook blushed, and then grabbed Taehyung'shand, enveloping his smaller hand in Taehyung's bigger one. "You're okay, right?" Jungkook asked, and then moved a little closer to him to be able to see his face better.

Taehyung nodded, and Jungkook could see how fatigued he looked. It seemed as if he should be asleep. Like he was fighting to stay awake. Perhaps for Jungkook.

"Ba-baby- I know y-you don't want to, b-but you have to unders-stand-" Taehyung stammered, and Jungkook squeezed his hand tightly.

"I know, Tae. Jimin and Yoongi told me outside. They said me going to Chicago tonight without you sounds like the best option. But it's okay! I'll wait for you Tae!"

Jungkook said, and Taehyung opened his mouth- to smile, perhaps -so Jungkook continued.

"I'll wait! If-if it takes weeks, or-or months, or even a year. I'll wait. And then you'll come there. And we'll get our big house with the three bedrooms and living room and open kitchen and backyard, Taehyungie." Jungkook said, smiling softly.

"Baby-" Taehyung let out in a whisper, and then Jungkook realised. He wasn't opening his mouth to smile. He was opening his mouth to speak. To interject.

"D-d-don't. Don't w-wait- please, dollie." Taehyung rasped, and Jungkook frowned. "I-I don't know i-if I'll e-even make it o-out al-alive-" Taehyung said, and Jungkook nodded.

"You will! Tae- please, stop it! You'll be alive and you'll be fine! And I will wait- however long it takes! We're meant to be together, Taehyung- even if it's now or ten years later." Jungkook said with a reassuring smile, and Jungkook suddenly heard the heart monitor lines go a little bigger, a little faster, the green lines going up and down on the tiny black screen, erratic.

Taehyung's heart rate was increasing. "Baby- I-I love you s-so much," Taehyung let out weakly, and Jungkook frowned.

"No- no listen Tae- you're not listening, stop acting as if this is our goodbye! I'll see you- y-you know that!" Jungkook said, now standing up, still clutching Taehyung's hand.

Taehyung's other hand reached for his oxygen mask, and he pulled it off, taking in a gasp of breath, making Jungkook frown with his eyes wide. "T-Tae- you shouldn't-"

"Jungkook- p-p-please lis-listen," Taehyung choked out, and Jungkook felt his own heart rate increase at how the beeping at the heart monitor kept increasing and increasing.

"Tae- r-relax, your-your heart beat-"

"Kookie, y-you can take-take care of yourself. Alone. You know that, r-right?" Taehyung croaked, a small smile on his face.

Jungkook shook his head. "No! No n-no- I need you, Tae, I need-"

Taehyung shook his head in return, his eyes misting, a dull cloud forming in those brown pupils. "You don't need me, Jungkook." Taehyung whispered.

"W-what're you s-saying, Tae?" Jungkook squeaked in fear, and then saw how Taehyung's fingers gripped onto him so tightly, so tightly.

Afraid. Taehyung was afraid.

"Baby y-you- are-are so m-much safer with-without me-" Taehyung said, voice going softer. His heart rate kept increasing, and his chest was heaving now, oxygen level going down.

"Taehyung- I'm-I'm not! Stop saying that!" Jungkook cried, fear invading his body.

"C-come closer, baby." Taehyung whispered, and Jungkook looked out the door.

"Mark!" Jungkook called, and saw how a sheen of sweat laid over Taehyung's skin. "Baekhyun! C-come here- p-please-" Jungkook cried, and then moved closer to Taehyung.

"Pl-please lis-listen to me, Jungkook." Taehyung choked out, and Jungkook nodded, tears filling his eyes. Fear. Complete fear and panic was filling him like a void, choking his throat.

While all this was happening, Jimin and Yoongi were downstairs, a bottle of water in Yoongi's hands, both whispering in hushed voices.

"I need to get out of here." Yoongi said, and then looked around. "This hospital- I need a breath of fresh air. Let's go." Yoongi said, and Jimin clutched onto his hand tighter.

"B-but Jungkook-"

"I think he wants to be with Taehyung right now, Jimin." Yoongi said, and Jimin pursed his lips not nodded. They were at the back of the hospital, and walked out through the back doors. It was dark. They'd spent hours at the hospital.

"Jimin, I need to tell you something." Yoongi said, and Jimin turned to face him. "Y-yeah?"

"Listen- I- dammit, I love you so much, Jimin. Baby you- you're everything to me, you know that? And I just- I need you to know-"

Suddenly, loud gunshots went off.

Jimin and Yoongi, startled, looking around, both reaching for their guns at the sudden sound.

"W-what do you need me to know, Yoongi?" Jimin asked, and Yoongi was going to answer, when the words etched.

"Put your hands in the air. All weapons on the ground- Hands in the air." A voice came from a booming mic, and Jimin and Yoongi's eyes widened, both frozen.

"Y-Yoongi-" Jimin stammered, and saw Yoongi chuck his gun to the floor, so Jimin did the same. "Yoongi!" Jimin said again, both slowly putting their hands in the air as large flashes of light were upon them.

Jimin let out a cry of fear as police men walked up to them. "Min Yoongi and Park Jimin, you are under arrest. Anything you say or do will be used against you in the court of law-"

"Yoongi!" Jimin cried as they bind his hands behind him, trying to pull him away, and saw Yoongi give him a look of fear. They dragged Jimin away to the other car, and Jimin felt tears in his eyes, seeing one of the police men press a gun against the back of Yoongi's head.

"Y-Yoongi," Jimin tried choking out as he was pushed into the cop car, hands bound together with handcuffs, many police cars around them. And they did the same to Yoongi in the other car. Taken to prison.

"Dammit!" Mark snapped, eyes wide as he looked out the window. "It's the fucking police- they-they took away Jimin and Yoongi," Mark said, and Jungkook furrowed his eyebrows, but then pulled his focus back on Taehyung, breathing heavily.

Baekhyun tried to press an injection into Taehyung's arm to slip him into an amnesia state, but Taehyung pulled his arm back and gripped Jungkook's arm.

"Fucking hell- Taehyung! Mark- get the nurses!" Baekhyun shouted, and Mark gulped and nodded, rushing out the ER room.

"Jungkook, just go out for a-" Baekhyun started, but Jungkook fearfully clutched onto Taehyung's hand, confused and frightened, not knowing what's going on, in a pool of his emotions.

"T-Tae- b-breathe please-"

"D-dollie," Taehyung breathed out, and that's when Jungkook saw the tears in his eyes, and the soft smile etched on his lips. "I-I l-love you so much," Taehyung said, looking helpless, defenceless, tears rolling down his face.

"I-I-I l-love you too- T-Tae- don't- just- j-just breathe- li-listen to Baekhyun, h-he'll-"

Nurses rushed in. Heart monitor went louder. Baekhyun was shouting orders to the nurses. One of the nurses tried pulling Jungkook away.

"B-baby-" Taehyung whispered, and Jungkook held onto Taehyung, not being ripped away, tears filling his eyes too.

He looked at Taehyung, and Taehyung looked back. And they both saw it. Both saw their whole universe in each other. Both saw hesitation, conflict, more than a month of pain they both had to go through.How badly both wanted to make it out alive and prove all that suffering was worth something.

"Baekhyun,do something!" Mark snapped, and Jungkook continued looking at Taehyung, shaking his head lightly.

A tear rolled down Jungkook's cheek and dropped onto Taehyung's cheek.

"I'm sorry." Taehyung breathed out.

Jungkook frowned. He felt Taehyung's finger grip loosen on his hand, and felt his heart double in panic, but before he could say anything, before he coukd shake his head no and tell Taehyung everything was fine- it happened.

The line went flat.

Taehyung's head dropped on the pillow, his eyes rolling back, eyelids sliding shut.

Everyone in the room froze.

"No," Jungkook let out softly, and instantly felt an arm on him. "No-" Jungkook repeated, and then felt the arm tug at him. "No!" Jungkook screamed, and pulled away from the arm.

"No!" Jungkook continued screaming, tears filling his eyes, his breath choking his lungs and making it harder for him to breathe. "N- n- no no - T- Taehyung-" Jungkook cried, and clutched onto his shoulders and shook him.

"Taehyung- w-wake up!" Jungkook stammered, and continued shaking him roughly.

"Taehyung!" Jungkook let out, an oblivious and unwanted fear filling his senses upon seeing the man he loved on the bed, not waking up. "T-Taehyung- p-please- it-it's not f-funny- wake up!" Jungkook screamed, and Mark pulled him back.

"J-Jungkook- we need to leave now," Mark cried, and Jungkook shook his head, feeling the gut wrenching realisation slowly reach his mind.

Jungkook broke down.

He began crying, pushing Mark away, all sound blurring out, everything tuning out, his mind screaming for Taehyung. His voice screaming for Taehyung.

"Wake him up!" Jungkook cried, and then dropped his head on Taehyung's stomach. "P-p-please- w-wake him up!Please- H-he's not- he-"

Jungkook started crying, unable to stop, no sound leaving his mouth, just an uncontrollable sob that he couldn't stop even if he tried. He heard a beeping flat line in his mind as he clutched onto Taehyung. His Taehyung.

Taehyung who couldn't die. He- h-he couldn't die. He couldn't leave like this- h-he can't die.

"Taehyungie-" Jungkook cried, getting pulled away. "No! Please! W-wake him up-" Jungkook screamed, feeling his body hit the wall, seeing the doctors look hopeless, seeing Taehyung.

Taehyung.

Still. Lifeless. Pale. Eyes shut.

Taehyung.

Dead.

Jungkook screamed, he screamed and screamed until nothing left his lips but broken sobs. He couldn't die! He couldn't fucking die! How could everything be so fucking cruel to let the only man who Jungkook fell in love with die??

"W-w-why's he not waking up?" Jungkook cried, clutching onto Mark's shirt. "Please, M-Mark- wake him up. P-please-" Jungkook let out, and Mark had tears in his eyes, and he looked at Jungkook.

"J-Jungkook- I'm sorry- but we have to go right now. We h-have to catch your flight. It-it's what T-Taehyung would've w-wanted," Mark whispered, and Jungkook stared at Taehyung, hoping.

Hoping Taehyung would wake up.

Hoping he'd stand up.

Hoping he would wake over to Jungkook.

Hoping he'd lift Jungkook up.

Hoping he'd kiss his face and give him his boxy smile and look at him with his brown fond eyes, and whisper. "Everything will be okay,"

But he didn't. His stone body stayed there on the bed, lifeless.

Dead.

And hours later, Jungkook wishes it was him. Jungkook wishes he was the one who was dead. He wishes he'd taken the second bullet instead of Taehyung, and both would've died in each other's arms, fallen to the floor, blood pouring out of them.

But Jungkook knew they would've smiled. They would've let out tears and smiled and held their hands tighter, and Taehyung would whisper to him and tell him Everything was okay.

And hours later, when Jungkook was on that plane, to an unknown foreign city in an unknown foreign country, hearing a woman's voice from the speakers tune out in his meddled mind which only heard the sound of a line beeping- Jungkook knew.

And hours later, when he closed his eyes shut and dreamt of Taehyung laughing and holding Jungkook on his lap and calling him his baby and kissing him a thousand times and saying it's 'not enough'. And hours later, when Jungkook dreamt of them growing old together with their dog and their children and the beach, and waking up beside Taehyung every day, and Taehyung reached his hand forward and intertwining it with Jungkook's, and Jungkook smiling and kissing him- Jungkook knew.

He knew he'd never be okay or forget everything they went through.

He knew the pain that formed in his chest and brain would never truly go away.

He knew he was alone, for everyone he knew and loved was gone or dead.

He knew it would be a cold harsh winter.

He knew.

He knew he would never find another man that loved him like Kim Taehyung.

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