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JUNGKOOK

  
I smile as I watch Taehyung look up at the sharks swimming behind the large glass, the small smile on his face brightening his features as he holds his hand up to the glass and waves.

    "I think this one wants to go home with us," He says look back at me as he points to the shark.

    "I can smuggle it outta here it you want," I say jokingly as I go to stand beside him. He laughs softly, looking back at the shark.

    "Its kinda sad, isn't it?" He asks with a pout. "That they have to spend their lives trapped in a place like this when they're meant to be in the wild."

    "Right." I nod in agreement. "It's just like mankind to interfere with nature, isn't it?"

    "Hm," He hums with a shrug, waving at the shark once more before moving on to a different tank. "I bet Namjoon and Seokjin are still in the same place."

    "Right," I chuckle. "I don't get Namjoon's obsession with crabs. What do they even do?"

    "They're apart of the food chain," Taehyung says. "Somehow they help to mitigate the effects climate change has on the~"

    "Okay, you're smart, I get it," I say rolling my eyes dramatically. "Tell me something you don't know."

    "If I don't know it how can I tell you?" He shoots back with a laugh.

    "You're right," I smile, interlocking our fingers as we walk.

    "Oh, there's Jimin with Hobi and Yoongi," He points out, I follow his gaze and I see the trio walking on the other side of the room.

    "Twenty dollars says all three of them end up together," I say as I watch them, noticing the way Jimin smiles at Hoseok. He always smiles like that when he likes someone.

    "That'd be cute," Taehyung says. "Unless Hoseok and Jimin fall for each other and Yoongi gets pushed out."

    "That'd be horrible," I say. "I can't see that happening though, Hoseok loves Yoongi."

Taehyung's watch beeps and he gets that same unreadable expression on his face as he checks the time.

    "Do you have plans?" I ask jokingly, I never question why he has so many alarms set but I can't help but notice.

    "No," He laughs. "I set a bunch of alarms a while ago and I just haven't gotten rid of them."

    "Do you want me to delete them?"

    "No, it's fine~"

    "It'll only take a second~"

    "No, it's really fine, I'm actually gonna run to the bathroom really quick."

He lets go of my hand and walks away in search of the nearest bathroom. Every time his alarm goes off he always makes up some excuse to why he has to go to the bathroom or step away for a second.

    "Oh, Jungkook-ah," I hear Jimin say before I turn and see him and the other two coming my way. "Did Taehyung dump you already?"

    "No," I say rolling my eyes. "He had to go to the bathroom."

    "I'm telling you, that kid has an overactive bladder or something," Jimin says earning a playful slap on the arm from Hoseok.

"Are you guys having fun?" Hoseok asks.

"Yeah, we've been around once already, we're just waiting for Seokjin and Namjoon," I say. "What about you guys?"

"Same," Jimin nods. "We went back to a few spots we liked but we're just killing time."

"Oh, well maybe they'll be ready soon." I shrug. "I'm gonna go check on Taehyung."

"Okay, we'll probably go find Seokjin and Namjoon," Jimin says looking at the other two who nod in agreement.

"See you in a second then," I say waving before walking in the direction of the restrooms Taehyung went to. I see him walking out as I'm walking towards him, he smiles when he sees me.

"You didn't have to come behind me," He says when he's closer to me.

"I wanted to make sure you were okay," I say. "I talked to Jimin and Hobi, they're going to find Seokjin and Namjoon."

"Are we leaving soon?" He asks.

"Yeah," I say, reaching up and pushing a piece of stray hair behind his ear. "Everyone wanted to spend some time at the pool before the sun sets anyway."

"We should find them too then," He says, smiling softly as he takes my hand.

"Yeah," I say before we head in the same direction of Jimin, Hoseok, and Yoongi. "Y'know, I've noticed that whenever your alarms go off you act all weird."

"How do you mean?" He asks.

"I don't know," I say. "You go to the bathroom every time they go off, but you say they're just random alarms you still have set uselessly."

"I didn't realize I did that," He says. "You think I act weird?"

"No, I'm just saying that I couldn't help but notice," I say quickly. "But you said those two things have no conscience correlation so let's just drop it. Okay?"

"Okay," He says, offering me a small smile before falling silent as we continue on our way.

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After the aquarium we all go down to the pool, wanting to get some use out of it before the sun fully went down.

Taehyung didn't want to get in the pool—even though I told him that I wouldn't let him drown—so we just sit on the side in the sun loungers.

We were taking turns reading but he fell asleep during my go and he's been asleep ever since—that was almost an hour ago.

"Come on, Jungkook, the water's fine," Seokjin calls, waving for me. "Leave him, he's asleep anyway."

"No, I'm gonna take him inside actually," I say closing the book in my hands. "I'm fine, you guys have fun."

Seokjin pouts but rejoins everyone in a game of volleyball.

"Tae," I say softly, ruffling his hair a bit. His watch beeps for the second time since he's fallen asleep, bringing him out of his sleep and into a drowsy state. "Let's go inside."

He opens his eyes full, lifting his head with a worried expression.

"It's okay, we're still by the pool," I say. "You fell asleep a while ago."

"How long ago?" He asks, scrambling for his phone.

"I don't know, like an hour," I say, his eyes widen when he checks the time on his phone. "What's wrong?"

"I-I have to go inside," He says standing quickly. I stand with him, reaching out to balance him when he stumbles slightly.

"Tae," I say when I come in contact with his arm. "You're burning up."

"I really have to go inside," He says pulling away from me and rushing back towards the elevators.

"Wait for me, Tae," I say following him, watching him press the buttons repeatedly. "What's wrong? Are you sick?"

"N-No," He says shaking his head, but I notice the way his hands tremble violently.

The elevator doors open and we both rush inside, Taehyung slamming his hand against the button for our floor.

"Can you tell me what's happening, Tae?" I ask as we take the elevator up.

He shakes his head, looking up at the floor number until it reaches ours, he rushes off the elevator, shakily opening our room door before rushing to the bathroom.

"Taehyung," I say following him to the door, not storming in despite the worry consuming me. "What's going on?"

"It's fine," I hear him say from behind the door, but his voice sounds distant and unlike him.

"You're worrying me," I say, just as I'm about to reach for the door knob there's a knock on our hotel room door. "Who is it?"

"It's Seokjin, I came to make sure everything was okay," Seokjin says on the other side of the door. "You guys looked like something was wrong when you left."

I walk over to the room door and open it for Seokjin. "I don't know what's going on, he won't answer any of my questions~"

Seokjin's eyes widen with mine when we hear the heavy thud of what could only be Taehyung's body hitting the ground.

I rush to the bathroom, Seokjin right on my heels. I open the door and my heart sinks when I see Taehyung laying on his side on the ground.

"Taehyung!" I scream, dropping to my knees in front of him. "O-Oh my god, hyung~"

"What happened?" Seokjin asks, kneeling beside me and reaching out to touch Taehyung's face. "Oh my god, Jungkook, he's burning up."

"W-What do I do?" I ask Seokjin, I start to panic when I see Taehyung's eyes roll upwards until the disappear behind his eyelids. "What do we do?"

"Wet some towels and lay them over his forehead and arms," Seokjin says scrambling to his feet. "I'm calling an ambulance."

"Okay," I say, I'm hesitant to stand and leave him but I know better than to not follow Seokjin's instructions.

"P-Please hurry, hyung."

"I'm calling right now."

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