Without You

'If winter's way to her it finds in time, her first dance will be her last. The icy fingers of winter's chill, her tender heart it grasps. For love, she fights winter's cold embrace and opens her eyes to see his loving face.'

While Jin blocks the others from following, Yoongi rushes to your room. J-Hope helps with keeping them in the living room, trying to comfort them as they anxiously glance down the hall, wanting to run to you and Namjoon. Jungkook, Jimin, and Tae are crying now, and Jin and J-Hope pull them into a group hug. They have never heard another human ever cry with such sorrow, and this, coming from their leader, Namjoon, breaks their hearts.

Yoongi's uncle rushes in the front door, knowing the urgency, he comes in straight away without knocking; he has arrived minutes ahead of the ambulance crew. "I got here as soon as I could, where are . . . " He turns to the sound of Namjoon crying out.

"Hana, Hana, please, please don't leave me! I don't want to live without you! I can't live without you!"

He runs to where they are. Namjoon is holding your limp body in his arms, crying and placing teary kisses on your head. You begin to draw a long, shallow breath and sigh, opening your eyes to look up at your gentle giant. You had only lost consciousness due to the drop in oxygen level caused by your heart's erratic beating during the contractions.

"Joo, Jooni," you manage a weak smile, whispering, "Our baby is coming."

He cries, "My god, Hana, I thought I lost you!" He pulls you even closer to him, wishing he could give you his strength.

Yoongi enters, followed by his uncle. Recognizing who Yoongi has with him, Namjoon gazes into your weary yet beautiful eyes, "You want to get married today, Sweetheart?" You nod, and he smiles, pleasing you with the show of his dimples.

Yoongi softly touches your shoulder and asks, "Hana, do you still want to... ?"

He doesn't get to finish, "Yes —hurry," you whisper out of breath.

Namjoon looks at Yoongi and his uncle and questions them, "Can you do it? Please tell me we have time."

Yoongi's uncle smiles reassuringly at them and says, "As long as you have the paperwork for me to sign after saying I do, we're good, and there are plenty of witnesses." He smiles as he gestures toward the doorway where the others had slipped past Jin and J-Hope and stood watching. Jin shows up behind them and, with the help of J-Hope, herds them back into the living room.

With pressing urgency, Yoongi asks, "Where's the paperwork?"

Namjoon looks at Yoongi, quickly telling him, "Top drawer, desk, tan envelope."

Yoongi rushes to get the papers. As he hands them to his uncle, he tells him, "They have already signed it. It just needs your signature, Uncle."

Knowing it was not protocol for the forms to be signed before the marriage of couples, he noticed that Yoongi and five others had signed the document stating they witnessed the signatures. That was good enough for him. Once he signed the document, their marriage would be legal in the eyes of the law.

You struggle to catch a breath as your tummy contracts. You beg your heart, 'Not now, please.'

Yoongi's uncle quickly checks the certificate and acknowledges that all the right boxes are checked and names are in their correct places. Yoongi's uncle, who understands the urgency of the situation, quickly recites the words you both need to say. Finally, the part you've been waiting for the most has arrived. You slowly inhale and breathe out the words that will change your life and those of your baby forever.

You whisper, "I do."

Within minutes, you are his wife, and Namjoon kisses you tenderly, saying, "I love you, Hana."

"I love you too. I have . . . my first kiss . . . as your wife." It is becoming harder to catch your breath.

You draw in a breath, "Now may I have..." You pause to draw in another breath. . . "My first dance?"

The ambulance paramedics arrived and rushed down the hall to enter the room. Yoongi stops them just at the threshold and swiftly speaks to the crew.

"Can you please give them this moment and let him carry her out?"

The lead paramedic, knowing Hana, sympathetically replies, "Yes. My crew is aware of her condition. But first, I must place the monitor's leads on."

Yoongi nods and steps aside. "Namjoon, Hana, she needs to place the leads for the monitor before you carry her out." Namjoon nods, and the crew member quickly gets things done.

She smiles at you and squeezes your hand, saying, "Have your first dance, Hana, but I have to follow along with the monitor."

You weakly nod and whisper, "Thank you."

"We understand," says Namjoon, grateful they are so accommodating. 

With heartfelt emotion, he asks you, "Are you ready, Sweetheart?"

You weakly whisper, "Yes." Feeling safe in the knowledge that your baby will have their daddy's last name causes a kind of peace to come over you.

"Come, my little armful, let me dance with you," Namjoon says with tenderness, getting the words past the lump in his throat of emotion.

Namjoon cradles you in his arms as he slowly dances from the room. The paramedic holds the monitor as she follows closely the steps and the slow spins as he moves with you through the house.

When you reach the living room, all the boys' eyes widen at the sight of Namjoon dancing with you in his arms, and their eyes start to overflow with tears. Taehyung quickly pulls out his phone to record one of the most beautiful sights he has ever seen, knowing you will want to keep this memory.

"I didn't know he knew how to waltz," says Jimin in amazement, wiping his eyes while sniffling.

Knowing they wanted him to sing "Euphoria" for their first dance at their wedding, Jungkook tries to sing it now, but is too choked up. Seeing the hurt in the youngest's eyes at not being able to sing,  J Hope starts the song on his phone as Namjoon dances through the living room. 

Following closely behind the ambulance crew, all the boys try to sing "Euphoria" as support for Jungkook as he continues to try to fulfill his promise. With emotions running high, they can only manage to sing the chorus as the song plays on J-Hope's phone. With fate's timing, they finish the chorus just as they get you to the ambulance, where the stretcher is waiting.

Namjoon kisses you as he lays you down on the stretcher, and the crew makes sure you are secure before they lift you on the stretcher into the back of the ambulance.

Namjoon still has a hold of your hand, and as it slips from his, he says, "I love you, wife."

You smile, releasing a sigh as you study his loving face. You manage to whisper, "I love you, husband," right before another contraction begins, and your heart starts to skip, and you have trouble catching your breath.

Seeing your heart activity on the monitor, the paramedic shouts, "We have to go NOW!" and they swiftly place you in the ambulance.

Namjoon is forced to leave the ambulance as the crew takes over caring for you. The last thing you recall seeing is the panic in your Jooni's eyes.

J Hope and Jungkook take Namjoon gently by the arms and lead him to the waiting suv with Jin waiting behind the wheel, to follow the ambulance to the hospital. The ambulance, with its sirens blaring rapidly, pulls off. Followed by the suv leaving Yoongi behind to secure the house before going to the hospital as well.

Inside the house, Yoongi is speaking with his uncle, ensuring everything is in order, and asks, "Is it official now, uncle?"

He places a warm hand on Yoongi's shoulder, saying, "In every way possible. Now, I'm off to the district office with the papers. Let me know how things go, will you?" 

"Of course, and thank you, uncle," says Yoongi as he walks him out and locks the front door. He waves as his uncle gets into his vehicle, and as soon as he heads down the drive, Yoongi runs to his car.

When he reaches his car, Yoongi is surprised to see Jungkook standing on the other side. He says, "I thought you went with the others. Did they forget you?" Yoongi hopes that is not the case; he can tell how fragile Jungkook is by the look on his face.

Yoongi pushes the unlock tab on his key fob, and he looks at Jungkook, waiting for his answer.

"I, I couldn't go with them. I, it hurt so much seeing hyung crying like that." Jungkook wipes tears from his face. "I, I just couldn't." His whole body begins to tremble, and his breathing is becoming rapid.

Yoongi runs to the other side of his car and grabs Jungkook in his arms, comforting him as he hopes to stop him from hyperventilating and passing out. As he holds him, he gently pats his back and uses Jungkook's pet name, saying, "Bun, it's okay. It's okay. They're on their way to the hospital, and it'll be okay." 

Yoongi, his chin trembling as he fights back tears, hopes that it will truly all be okay. He gives Jungkook a minute to settle his breathing and then says, "Get in the car, Jungkook, we need to go."

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