So yeah, I am back from black hole....tbh I like pink ones but I let it slide this time.

Jin was worried as hell and so were the others. Jungkook was admitted to the hospital whereas Taehyung was a bit better than the younger. 

The case was food poisoning.

Yes! These pigs couldn't bother to check the expiry dates before consuming products and they didn't even check if the stuffs they buy is fresh or not. 

Jimin has informed the rap line who were out and the olders were really worried about the youngest duo. But they were asked not to return as the youngest are no more in danger.

Coming back to Jin, he has been terribly weak in these two days. He has been not taking meals , naps and has gotten eye bags under his eyes.

His physical state was still better than what he emotionally felt. He felt like he was on the death bed. He has cried a lot , of course, not in front of the younger with crescent eyes. Because Jimin was also terribly crying and not to miss the point, Jin has observed how vulnerable Jimin felt towards Taehyung.

So the older has  silently cried to himself alone. He was equally worried for both of the younger boys. But the image of the bunny toothed man laying on floor looking lifeless wasn't leaving his mind, doesn't matter how much he tried.

How would be his life if he lost the younger? Would it be counted as life? What would be BTS without their gem? Jin couldn't name how strange he felt when they were in the ambulance with Jungkook's head on his lap whereas Jimin was acting brave and handled all the situation.

Jimin was strong and he knew that he had to be strong to save others. Jin wanted to be strong too but looking at the pale face of younger looking almost dead in his lap , he couldn't be strong anymore.

He needed to thank Jimin later for handling these all despite the fear he felt. Jin saw the fire Jimin had in his eyes while he acted like a tigeress which would rip you apart if anything happens to her cubs. Whereas Jin felt like he would finish his life if anything  wrong happens.

He was scared as hell. 

" Hyung, are you sure you'll be enough? I can't stay but at least Jimin can stay with you."

Said Taehyung who was getting discharged from the hospital and was asking Jimin to stay with Jin and Jungkook.

Jimin huffed at this and decided to interfere.

"No! No, I won't let you go alone. Let me come with you or why don't you stay here more? I can get the bed again for you."

"Jimin, there might be other patients who would need a bed  but can't be admitted due to lack of beds for patients. Besides that out of all the people, you know it very well that I dislike the aura of hospitals as it makes me nervous."

Taehyung shook his head and said, trying to make the smaller understand his point.

Jimin sighed, looking down at his feet with a pout, not daring to look up at the younger.

Jin who was watching all these scenes, felt a tad bit bad for Jimin as the latter really didn't want to stay away from Taehyung.

"Okay. But Jin hyung can stay here with kook. Let me come with you." Jimin reply hesitantly.

"Park Jim-"

"Shut up. Its your choice if you want to stay or not. So can't I decide about myself? I want to go home and I will go." Jimin replied, getting offended  by the way the taller wasn't trying to understand how weak and restless Jimin felt right now.

Yes, he might have acted brave that time but he was really scared. He wants to get it off his mind now as he cant keep pretending to be strong and brave while all he wanted  was to be cuddled with his boyfriend and the taller telling him that he'll never leave Jimin  and to assure him.

Why is Taehyung so dumb to understand? Jimin loves him for god sake, of course he was dying to be close with him and take care of him.

"Fine then go home. I'll stay here."

Taehyung said  and Jimin immediately started to storm off from there without turning back once. He had teary eyes as he went out from there.

Taehyung sighed while looking at the disappearing figure of his boyfriend who looked damn angry and hurt.

"You shouldn't have said those things to him , Tae. He just wanted to be with you. Are you that thick to understand it?"

Jin finally decided to speak. He was disappointed with Taehyung.

"H-hyung, I'm physically weak and you are emotionally unstable right now. He was the only one strong among us. He is strong and responsible so he can handle all these. Tell me ,hyung, that if something happens , would you be able to handle it on your own? You need him here."

Taehyung said with sad eyes. He can imagine that Jimin might be very angry and hurt right now because of him.

Jin nodded and put a hand on Taehyung's shoulder.

On the other hand, Jimin was  walking fast. He was biting his lip as his throat ached due to the lump forming in it. He has already wiped off the tears before it can fall from his eyes yet new tears were still forming.

'where am I going? All I needed was to be near him and I'm going away.' He thought as he stopped in his track and started turning back to where he came from.

He wasn't even that far so it didn't take long for him go back.

He was going to march in when he heard them talking and stopped there to listen.

"H-hyung, I'm physically weak and you are emotionally unstable right now. He was the only one strong among us. He is strong and responsible so he can handle all these. Tell me ,hyung, that if something happens , would you be able to handle it on your own? You need him here."

He heard his boyfriend say and he felt proud that his Taehyung thinks about him in this way.

'I am so sily'  Jimin thought that he was a fool to cry but it was because he was emotionally tired and needed to take it out in some way.

"Taehyung"

Both Jin and Taehyung looked at Jimin with surprise.

"You came" Said Taehyung and Jimin just nodded and spoke "Had to. Can't leave my soulmate alone, can I?"

Jin smiled looking at the adorable duo. He wished that they both were a real couple because they seemed just perfect for each other.

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It was almost going to be the midnight and Jin was still wide awake.

He was sitting on a chair near the bed Jungkook was sleeping on. The younger was drugged as he was very restless due to stomach ache and he has gotten a total of fourteen injections and because of dehydration, he had been injected seven bottles of glucosamine. 

Chances of him waking up was high and Jin wanted to be there for him.

He glanced at the couch provided at the left and looked at Taehyung and Jimin who were snuggled together inside a blanket. They looked very peaceful and Jin was jealous of them.

He envied the bond they had.

Is it wrong to wish  for someone like them for himself? 

Well, he had really good friends who always supported him no matter what. And then there was Jungkook who managed to make him smile in his hardest time even.

He had lost his childhood because of his family pressure and the youngest always manages to take out that child self of him (jin) out and make him smile.

Jungkook might act silly with him, bicker around  or prank him with mischievous ideas but he was the happiness pill for the older. 

Seeing the younger in danger, he felt very scared.

Who won't be when you had to witness your long term crush in a dying state?!

No! No, did he just say 'crush' ?

It wasn't like this. For Jin, the younger has always been something more than a mere crush. Hell, his heart flutters each time the younger looks in his direction. He had to give sassy remarks each time so that Jungkook would get annoyed and stop staring at Jin like this cause that stare always does things with his heart.

He didn't realise when he started to see Jungkook in that light or when did the bitter sweet friendship he felt for the younger changed into a sweet flavour of love? He could never know when it happened.

Was it when Jungkook started taking claims over him or when the younger would become so close that jin would start to feel his heart race.

Or,

Was it when he saw the taekook videos and started to imagine how it would feel to have a love angle with the younger?  To be honest, he used to be pretty jealous of Taehyung getting a chance to date Jungkook.

And those taekook videos seemed so over analysed and toxic. They'd make up a terrible couple together.

Its been years since he started to feel these things for Jungkook but he has tried to suppress it, not sure that if Jungkook is secretly dating someone or not. He was afraid of future consequences because some great friendships fail if you try to mix it up with romance. Love hurts more than friendship. 

(A/n- for me friendship hurts more than love)

But since the younger has moved into his room, he couldn't be happier than this. He was so lucky to spend more time with it.

At that night, the dare they did had made him re think about the feelings he has been trying to bury within his heart.

'why would he like me even?'

Jin thought. He can make a whole list of things why Jeon Jungkook won't ever look in his direction.

1. He was crazy and weird
2. He was annoying and stubborn.
3. He was nothing but a human with good face yet no talent at all.
4. He was ashamed of his laughter, his eating style or the way he had poor sense of humour.
5. He has a voice of dying walrus.
6. He has no absolute qualities of a good boyfriend.
7.He was just mistake in whole.
8. He was a crybaby and weak.
9. He sucked at sports and dancing.
10. He was not somebody Jungkook could ever find attractive.
11. He had no se-

"Ugh my h-head"

Jin heard the younger speak and he immediately jolted in surprise.

His eyes widened as he looked at the younger who was groaning as he had crashed his head with the headboard.

What?!

"Oh god, Jungkook. Are you okay? " Jin questioned as the younger groaned.

"Lemme see" The older said and started to rub Jungkook's head where he hurt himself.

"You are so destructive" He scolded the other and started to blow on the spot where it has be hitten.

While the younger just looked at the older who was scolding him, Jungkook smiled a little.

"What has happened to me? I had started getting high fever and stomach ache and then I passed out."Jungkook questioned .

"You had food poisoning and not only you , Taehyung had it too. You both ate something wrong and were admitted here. "

"Oh, I remember eating it. Is he fine?"

"Look he is fine but its you who is not found fine at all. Jeon Jungkook, I am very disappointed with you."

Hearing the older say this, all the colours were drawn  out from Jungkook's face.

"W-what? But why?" He questioned nervously.

"You do workouts regularly amd even do sports. You eat healthy food but where does it all go? Your immune is much weaker as compared to Taehyung yet you always tease him. "

Now, Jungkook was speechless.

"Well, is it because of the powerful and so important doses of cigarettes you inhale? "

Jin taunted....like okay... Cigarettes is okay if you take it occasionally  or once in a day but the younger was getting addicted to it nowadays. He is mature and all but aren't mature people supposed to take care if their health too?

"Taehyung smokes too."

Jungkook said in defence.

"Well he does but occasionally....We all drink  occasionally and people point out Jimin as the drunkard but we all know that he had a past habit of drinking alcohol thats why he can drink smoothly and he has not been drinking on daily basis for years. Jimin just grabs the chance to have free alcohol on camera...the truth is that you are the one who drinks the most. Its your life, I know but what about the responsibilities you have .  Do you know that what will happen to us if something happens to you? The ARMYs will die and I'll too.. You hated your dad for doing all these and you are doing the same. Why? Why don't you get it that we all love you, Jeon Jungkook. Especially I..." Jin wanted to say the last part loud but he couldn't.

He could only sob as Jungkook pulled him into a hug, mumbling several apologies for being careless.

_______
Personally, about this whole smoking thing, I'm neither in favour nor against it. Its his life , his choice. As a human, if I see anyone smoking , I try to stop them and he is so close to me...of course if it was in my hands I'd stop him.

Like whenever I see few bunch of people smoking and I'll have to pass through them , I start to fake cough and they literally stop doing it with embarrassment.  So of course I will be happy if kook and tae leave it too....but hating them just cause they smoke is just too irrational. 

Thank you for reading.
Sorry for late updates.
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Date- 22 September 2023
Words count-- 2563 words