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"Wait he had a what?" Wooyoung's voice, laced with worry, calls out through San's phone.

"An allergic reaction. He's allergic to kiwi remember?" San sighs with frustration as he runs his hand through his hair repeatedly and pulling slightly something he often found himself doing whenever he felt distressed or anxious.

He was seated in the hospital waiting room after they'd rushed Hongjoong away into another room. He felt as though each passing second was longer than the last so in order to calm his nerves he called Yunho who said he was on his way. Then he called Wooyoung.

"You don't think it's the smoothie I gave him, right?" Wooyoung's voice rings out again.

"Well that's what everyone is suspecting. It happened after he drank it. You should've seen his face, he looked so red and swollen I-" San chokes up and he starts tearing up mentally blaming himself for what happened. "It's my fault.." He sniffs.

"I'm so sorry San. It's not your fault, it's 100% mine. I had no idea the smoothies had kiwi in them. I also completely forgot he was allergic" Wooyoung tries his best to console the older.

"No, I- I should've made sure it was safe to drink before making him take it. I feel so shitty right now"

"San... don't beat yourself up. It wasn't your fault ok? Ugh, I wish I could be there but I've got my whole afternoon full. He'll be alright though right?" He feigns concern.

"I don't know, he's still in the ER-" That's when Mingi walks back into the waiting room after trying to get fresh air outside, an even more distressed look on his face. His eyebrows knitted together and a frown on his lips. He kept pacing back and forth so San knew he had to cut his conversation, with Wooyoung, short.

"I'll talk to you later, Mingi's here" He mutters in a hushed voice and Wooyoung replies with a curt. "Alright, keep me updated" before ending the call.

"Hey just sit and calm down Mingi, pacing around like this won't do any good" San sits up slightly while wiping away a stray tear that managed to escape his eye and slid down his cheek.

"It's that damn smoothie Wooyoung brought. He knew damn well that Hongjoong was allergic" Mingi spits out with venom while still pacing.

San was take back by his tone. His lips form a deep frown and he suddenly felt angry at Mingi's accusation. "Woah, don't point fingers at him. It was an innocent mistake Mingi. He didn't even know the smoothie had kiwi in it"

"Bullshit" The taller retorts back just as a nurse walks up to them. She informs them that Hongjoong will be ok and that he's currently asleep and resting.

"You can see him when he wake up but for now I suggest you go home and get some rest yourselves" She says with a kind tone. Then she walks off.

Mingi felt a rush of relief wash over his whole body and he almost collapsed on the floor. San also couldn't help but smile widely. He had the sudden urge to hug something or someone so he quickly gets up and envelopes the tall male in a bone crushing hug with which Mingi returns.

Just then Yunho rushes into the hospital looking around the area with a frazzled and urgent look on his face before spotting San and Mingi holding each other in a warm hug.

"Hey, sorry I'm late. What's the situation? Is he ok?" Yunho starts speaking in one breathe and San abruptly pulls away from Mingi them wraps his arms around the taller's neck in a tight hug as well.

Yunho just look down at him with a puzzled expression. This causes Mingi to laugh lightly at his wide confused eyes

"Yeah, he'll be fine" Mingi replies.

San then pulls away from the hug, a relieved smile on his lips. "He's just sleeping right now" He adds.

Yunho also couldn't help but smile back at him. "That's good to know" He felt his worried heart also slowly start calming down.

"I'm gonna go home now, he'll probably be out for another few hours. I'll come back tomorrow morning" Mingi says with a stretch and San nods in agreement.

"You're right. I'll come back with you as well" San says firmly and soon Mingi was off leaving the other two male slowly trailing behind him.

"So how exactly did he get in contact with kiwi again?" Yunho asks quizzically as they both make their way to Yunho's car.

San simply sighs lightly before speaking. "Wooyoung brought some smoothies in at the diner and apparently they had kiwi in them"

This response causes Yunho to look at him with narrowed eyes. His deep brown eyes had a tiny of suspicion in them. "Wait, didn't Wooyoung know of Hongjoong's allergy?" He asks as they both enter his car.

San straps in his seatbelt and briefly runs his hand through his hair, gently fixing his bangs in the visor mirror. "Yeah... but he probably forgot" He responds curtly as if dismissing the taller. He knew exactly what Yunho was hinting at. That maybe Wooyoung gave Hongjoong that smoothie knowing fully well that it had kiwi in it but he refused to believe it.

Even Mingi had accused Wooyoung of it as well. It was an innocent mistake. It had to have been. He just didn't know the drink had kiwi in it.

"San don't tell me you seriously believe that" Yunho mutters. "There was no way Wooyoung ordered those smoothies not knowing what was actually in them"

"Well what do you want me to say?" San replied abruptly, his voice raising a bit with annoyance. "It happened and it's in the past. Hongjoong's okay now so there's nothing to worry about. Let's just drop it" He looks out the window, silently waiting for the taller to begin driving.

He knew he was being stubborn and denial but he just didn't want to ponder even for second that Wooyoung intentionally tried to harm his bestfriend.

He wouldn't... there's no way.

Yunho doesn't say anything, instead he turns on the car and begins driving out of the parking lot. He too didn't want to believe it but the whole situation was all just too much of a coincidence. Hongjoong tells Wooyoung about his severe allergy, the next day he gets an allergic reaction from the smoothie Wooyoung gives him. It doesn't add up. But at the same time he couldn't even think of one good reason why Wooyoung would do something like that. What would he even gain?

Maybe San's right. God, I sound like a deranged conspiracy theorist... Wooyoung's my friend and he cares too much for San to hurt him like that. He shakes his head a little as he keep driving.

Hongjoong coughs for probably the hundredth time that morning and Mingi swiftly passes him his cup of water with which he chugs down.

"Easy" Mingi laughs at him and gently takes the cup away. "Doctor says small sips at a time"

This comment causes Hongjoong to roll his eyes as he continues eating his rice pudding with a cute pout. "Well I can't help that my throat is about as dry as the Sahara desert" He retorts and Mingi pinches his side teasingly.

"It'll get better" He says reassuringly. After he returns the cup of water on the hospital bedside table he makes his way back to Hongjoong. "Scoot over"

Hongjoong gladly shifts a bit on the bed giving space for Mingi to sit beside him. The small tv on the wall was on some news channel and neither of them felt like calling a nurse to change the channel so they ended up muting the audio and just talking to each to pass it time.

Once Mingi was seated comfortably beside the shorter he takes one of Hongjoong's petite hand in his larger one, interlacing their fingers gently and lovingly. He brings their intertwined fingers up to his lips, ghosting a light kiss on Hongjoong's knuckles.

"You really gave me quite the scare Hongjoong. If something had happened to you I don't know what I would've done" He whispers under his breathe, shyly avoiding the shorter's warm gaze.

Hongjoong felt his cheeks heat up at Mingi's comment. He smiles warmly then shifts closer to the younger male then rests his head on Mingi's shoulder.

"I swear, I'm so lucky to have you Mingi"

"Yeah you are" He responds smugly and Hongjoong elbows him, hard.

"Ow" Mingi grunts out.

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