The ear splitting noise of thunder, is what woke Taehyung. At first, he couldn't tell where he was. It was pitch black, with loud constant buzz, which he identified a second later as rain.

A stroke of lightning illuminated the surrounding area in the next second and he could then see the tent and Jungkook's sleeping bag. And he could very well see the patch of water that is slowly seeping under the tent.

Taehyung quickly got out of his sleeping bag and switched on the flashlight. "Kookie! Baby, wake up!"

Jungkook stirred slightly but was back to sleep in the next second. Biting back the endearing smile, Taehyung shook the other with a little more force. "Kookie, wake up!"

"Hmm.. m'sleepy."

"Koo, come on! Your sleeping bag will get wet in a minute."

Jungkook sat up with a groan. "What the fuck is going on-"

Suddenly the flap door of the tent opened and Hobi walked in, holding another flashlight. With one look at his worried face and drenched attire, Taehyung could say that things were bad.

"We're going back to the resort." Hoseok went straight to Jungkook's backpack and started to put his stuff in.

"What?!" Two sets of confused voice rang out at the same time

"Yeah. Apparently the weather is gonna get even worse soon. There are few off road trucks to get us back."

Another stroke of lightning set the place alight, just as Jimin burst through the flap door, dropping water everywhere.

"Taehyung-"

Taehyung gave a nod and turned to pack his stuff, which were only a few items, while Jimin gave waterproof bags to everyone to put their phones in. They were all out of the tent within minutes, and were drenched almost immediately. The rain was too heavy to even properly open their eyes and no one had any rain gear on, except regular caps. They couldn't hear anything other than the whooshing noise and needed to keep their mouths closed, unless they wish to drink a mouthful of rainwater.

"Come on, this way!" Jimin yelled as he grabbed Taehyung's arm and pulled the latter. "We need to stick together."

Instinctively, Taehyung's other hand shot out towards Jungkook, grabbing onto his jacket sleeve. Hoseok was standing close to Jungkook and already had a hand over the idol's back. Together, they walked towards the big light shining at the edge of the clearing.

When they were there, they could see that everyone had already gathered and were being rushed into the trucks. One of the trucks was already leaving, and there were only two more left.

"Jimin! Over here!" Yoongi yelled loudly, getting their attention.

He was standing next to a truck, drenched like everyone else. Jimin half walked - half ran towards him, pulling Taehyung by his hand too. Yoongi gave a worried nod, before tilting his head towards the open back of the truck. The resort only had 3 trucks so the men had to sit in the open.

"Is everyone safe?" Taehyung asked in a worried tone, glancing around to check. "Where's Sana?"

"She went in the first truck. Soobin and Yeonjun are counting and sending everyone. They won't miss. You guys should get on."

Right then, Soobin came running towards them. "We are all set to go."

"Okay then, let's leave."

Taehyung, Jimin, Yoongi, Jungkook and Hoseok get onto the truck. There wasn't much space since three other guys were already sitting there but it was manageable.

Jungkook was struggling a bit to find a comfortable position, as he was being jostled too much when the truck started to move. Taehyung, who was leaning against the tailgate, gently pulled the other towards him.

Jungkook felt the pull but didn't move at first. So Taehyung leaned forward a bit and whispered again. "It's too dark for anyone to see. Come here."

After a few seconds of contemplating, Jungkook inched towards Taehyung and leaned on to the other. Taehyung adjusted his legs a bit more, so that Jungkook can properly fit against his chest. His hands sneaked around the idol's waist to hold him securely, not missing the soft sigh that left the latter's mouth.

Jungkook was sitting sideways and with only slightly moving his head, he could make his mouth be near Taehyung's ear.

"What if someone sees?"

Taehyung turned his head a bit and whispered an answer. "Don't care. I'm so freaking cold."

And they were definitely cold. Everyone was soaked to the bone plus the wind was freezing as well. Jungkook snuggled more into Taehyung's chest, trying to warm his boyfriend with his body temperature but failing as he was cold as hell too.

The ride down the mountain was hard. The rain was falling so hard, making it difficult for the drivers to see the road. And the ground was muddy and slippery as well. The tires got stuck in a few places but they managed to pull through.

Everyone was shivering due to the cold, all huddled together to preserve whatever little warmth they could. Jungkook was silent and unmoving. He just stayed tucked in Taehyung's chest, while the latter's thumb made circular patterns along the lines of his waist.

Suddenly, there was a blinding lightning, followed immediately by a deafening noise of thunder. It was so powerful that the vehicle seemed to shake with the force of it. The driver momentarily lost control of the vehicle and it slid towards a big tree at the side of the road. He managed to stop the truck before it hit anything but the sudden halt made the people slam forward.

Jimin was thrown forward and almost flew over the truck, if not for Yoongi's iron grip, who managed to hold on to the railing with one hand and Jimin with the other.

But Taehyung and Jungkook, who were sitting at the very back and holding only on to each other, were not so lucky. They were thrown sideways, and out of the truck.

There wasn't any time for Taehyung to form a single thought in his mind. His arms, which were already wrapped around Jungkook, tightened even more, as they rolled down the slope of the mountain. Even as they stopped rolling, they were sliding downwards. The flow of the rainwater made it impossible to hold on to anything to halt their descent.

Another stroke of lightning illuminated the surrounding area and Taehyung saw a huge tree on their path, a second before they crashed into it.

But that second was enough for him to turn their bodies sideways, so that he would take the full brunt of it, shielding Jungkook with his body. The last thing he remembered before losing consciousness was the shape pain that ran through his shoulder blade.

When the others found them a few minutes later, both Jungkook and Taehyung were unconscious. Jungkook's head was tucked securely onto Taehyung's chest, the latter's arms making a protective cage around the idol's upper body.

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The first thing Taehyung felt was the burning pain in his left shoulder. A futile attempt to move it made it clear to Taehyung's that It was also stiff, with a sort of a heavy weight around it. His right hand, however, was being caressed by a gentle, feathery touch. And Taehyung didn't need to open his eyes to know that it was his baby's hand.

As hard as it felt right now, Taehyung knew he had to open his eyes. How else can he be sure that his boyfriend was okay?

"Hey, baby.." Taehyung's voice was barely a whisper but Jungkook heard it clearly, since he had his head laid on the bed next to Taehyung's uninjured shoulder.

Jungkook's head snapped up to look at Taehyung with his wide doe eyes and his mount pulled upwards into a hesitant smile.

"You're awake." Jungkook whispered. "Let me call the The doctor."

Jungkook tried to get up but Taehyung grabbed his arm and stopped him.

"In a minute, baby." Taehyung gave a small smile to the other. "Let me look at you first. How are you? Are you hurt?"

Jungkook sighed and shook his head, before raising his other hand where the wrist is covered with a bandage. "Just this. It must have gotten knocked against something. Doctor said it'll heal in no time."

Taehyung looked at it for a few seconds, evident frown on his face, before letting his ears roam around the hospital room. "Where are we?"

"Still on the island. The worst of the storm passed but apparently it's still a bit dangerous to take the boats back to the mainland. Everyone was given a full checkup and some had to be admitted with fevers, not surprising since we were all soaked in the rain. Almost everyone has a cold."

"Anyone else got hurt?"

"Nope, just you and me."

That's when Taehyung focused on his own shoulder, which was bandaged and his arm was strapped tightly onto his chest too.

"What's the verdict here?"

Jungkook's eyes shifted uneasily before focusing on Taehyung again. He looked calm but Taehyung knew he's trying so hard to bite back the sobs.

"Fractured." Jungkook whispered in a shaky voice. "They say it'll take a few weeks to heal."

"Damn!"

"Yeah."

They sat in silence for about a minute. Jungkook gently ran his thumb over the back of Taehyung's hand, before looking up at him.

"I'll call the doctor now."

Taehyung gave a nod as a response and retracted his hand from Jungkook's grasp. The idol gave a sigh at that, before getting up to press the bell switch to alert the nurses station.

The flood of people that came into the room made Jungkook pushed back into a corner. And when he quietly slipped past the room door, no one seemed to notice it either