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It had been a few days since the  incident with Jungkook had happened. The hyungs felt extremely guilty for inviting people into their home who ended up hurting their maknae. They already cut all ties with the 3 who had beaten him up.

Jungkook hadn't said anything to his hyungs but his chest had started to bother him a bit after he had been kicked repeatedly in it. He didn't want to alarm any of them, he figured it was just bruising that was sore and it would go away within a few more days. He didn't want to tell his hyungs because he already knew how guilty they felt over everything that happened and he didn't want to make their guilt even worse. He wanted to tough it out on his own while trying to make sure nobody noticed. The hyungs had begged for forgiveness over and over again in which he constantly told them he was fine and they really had nothing to be sorry for. That still didn't make their guilt go away.

They were already protective enough as it was, but after Jungkook getting beaten up, their protective instinct towards him kicked into overdrive. They stopped letting other people come over to the house for the time being. They seemed to have more PTSD than the maknae himself.

His chest pain seemed to really start taking a toll on him once they were back in the studio for recordings and dance practice. One day they were in the recording booth and Jungkook was supposed to be singing the high notes except once he reached a certain note it hurt too much to go higher. He was having a lot of trouble getting his pitch right.

"Aish.." Jungkook kept complaining every time he missed the note, "Sorry."

"Maybe we should take a break," Namjoon suggested. Jungkook agreed and stepped out of the recording booth. "I'm sorry...maybe I just need to warm up a bit more or something.." Jungkook said. Jimin told him that was a good idea so Jungkook tried doing some more vocal warm ups but even that proved to be too difficult. He kept feeling out of breath and it was making sharp pains shoot from his chest to lungs.

"Are you alright?" Hobi asked. He noticed the maknae was having some difficulty with things that he was usually completely fine doing.

"I'm fine hyung. Maybe I just need some water.." Jungkook told everyone. He left the studio and stopped in the bathroom to splash water on his face. He was feeling a bit hot and exhausted. He also felt extremely disappointed in himself. Get it together maknae, what is going on with you lately?!

He pulled his shirt collar down to inspect the bruising that was on his chest. There were multiple black bruises. Ouch. They'll clear up soon enough.

He made his way to a vending machine and grabbed a cold water and returned to the recording studio. He didn't tell his hyungs but he also snuck down some advil to try and help with his chest pain. "I think I'm good to go now," he told his hyungs. "If you think so," Yoongi replied and turned his producing equipment back on. The maknae was still having too much trouble reaching the high notes and he felt terrible. Taehyung asked if maybe Jin should try the high notes. They all looked to Jungkook. "Maknae? Would you rather me do them?" Jin asked. He felt bad about it though, he never wanted to take Jungkook's parts of the songs but it seemed like the youngest couldn't do it. Nobody knew why.

"I can do it! I promise I can do it!" Jungkook pleaded. He was never one to quit no matter the circumstances. He tried redoing his parts and did his best to suppress the pain. He finally reached the high notes but it hurt so badly that he couldn't fight back tears from spilling from his eyes. Taehyung noticed and yelled for everyone to stop. He ran into the recording booth with Jungkook, "What's going on? Why are you crying?"

Jungkook didn't mention his chest hurting to the brink of him wanting to pass out but simply told Taehyung and the rest of them how extremely disappointed in himself he felt. The others decided that was enough for the day. Clearly Jungkook was upset and exhausted and they figured he was still a bit out of it after what had happened to him so they didn't want to overwork him. They decided to go home early and he spent the rest of the day napping curled up in bed. Jimin felt really bad for him so he curled up and napped with him.

The next few days hadn't gotten any better for Jungkook. In fact he started to feel even worse. He felt like he possibly was dealing with a fever considering he always felt hot and was always sweaty. Jin was the first to notice and told Jungkook to let him know if he started to feel any worse. Jungkook didn't want to do that because his hyungs already seemed concerned and he felt bad about it .

Dance practice was difficult. Doing any step that required twisting or jumping made him feel like he might drop dead but he didn't want to disappoint anyone. Hobi told him to take a water break when he saw Jungkook drenched in sweat and quite out of breath.

"What's with you? You have a lot more stamina than this Jungkook-ah. Are the steps too hard?" Hobi asked, "If they're too hard I can try to figure something else out for you if you'd like."

"No no no hyung, I'm fine. It's fine. I can do the steps don't worry about it!" Jungkook replied while trying to sound optimistic.

"If you say so.." Hobi said before walking away and guiding some others in their steps.

Jungkook sat in the corner trying to figure out how to take breaths without it hurting. He was starting to panic a little bit. He thought the pain in his chest was going to get better but it proved to only get worse. Every breath he took was becoming painful. So painful that while he was sitting there trying to figure out how to breathe right he started clutching his chest in pain. He doubled over onto the floor and started wheezing as the pain continued to shoot through his chest and into his lungs. He started crying.

Yoongi turned around and saw Jungkook curled up on the floor crying and ran to him, "Woah woah woah Kookie? What's going on what's wrong?!" he yelled. This caught the others attention and they all ran and kneeled around him.

"Hyung..it..it...my chest...it hurts..." he cried. It hurt to talk and the crying and hyperventilating were now making the pain worse and he fell into a full on sob.

Jimin rubbed his back while Taehyung ran his fingers through his hair, "It's your chest?" Taehyung asked. He pulled Jungkook's shirt collar down. "Oh my God," everyone said in unison. His bruises were bad.

"Why didn't you tell anyone it was this bad?!" Jin screamed. The sight terrified him. Namjoon and Hobi were on the verge of tears at the sight of their maknae. "Jungkook you shouldn't have been dancing!" Hobi scolded.

"Mm..sorry..hyung..I didn't...want to worry anyone...ahhh!" he screamed while clutching his chest tighter. The others noticed how badly he was now wheezing.

"You're going to the hospital, now!" Yoongi demanded. Jin and Namjoon both helped carry Jungkook to the car. They tried their best to not hurt him any further but he still let out a lot of groans and whimpers.

"I'm sorry," he pouted once they were on their way to the hospital.

"Don't be," Hobi said while caressing Jungkook's forehead. Jungkook's head was resting in his lap and his legs were resting on Taehyungs. Everyone was extremely worried and upset that he hadn't told anyone he was having chest pains like this. It made sense now as to why he couldn't work well in the studio and why he wasn't doing well at dance practice.

When they got to the hospital Jimin ran in and grabbed a wheelchair to put Jungkook in. They brought him in and admitted him. The hyungs started to lightly scold him about how he shouldn't have worried about worrying them, he should have told them he wasn't feeling good especially after what had just happened.

"You guys already feel so bad I didn't want to worry you any further and make you feel even worse," Jungkook pouted.

"You can't let something like that stop you from telling us these things," Taehyung replied. "If you're hurt you have to tell someone Jungkookie!"

"I'm sorry," Jungkook dropped his gaze to the floor. Now he also felt guilty.

A doctor brought him into a room and the hyungs all trailed in behind him. Jungkook explained his chest pain and Yoongi mentioned how their maknae had been assaulted recently. The doctor took one look at Jungkook's chest and immediately ordered some x-rays to be done. When he came back with the results, the members found out that Jungkook had a broken rib towards the top of his chest and another broken rib down lower closer to the bottom of his lung. His hyungs all started crying.

"What the hell," Jimin whispered angrily, "I swear on my life if I ever run into those bastards again they won't know what hit them!"

Jungkook was scared. He knew he had bruising but he didn't expect to have two broken ribs, "Will I be okay? Will I die? I won't die right?" he asked worried.

"No no you won't die," the doctor reassured. The maknae went to let out a sigh of relief and whimpered in pain. All of his hyungs grabbed on to him and told him to try and relax and take it easy.

"You've had two broken ribs this entire time.." Hobi pouted, "That's not good Kookie you've been running around dancing and being active.." Hobi looked to the doctor with concern, "We didn't make this worse by not knowing, did we?"

"Well, he shouldn't have been active at all," the doctor turned to Jungkook, "You should've come straight to the hospital after being assaulted."

"How could we be so stupid?!" Jin yelled angrily, "Of course he should have! We're all idiots for not bringing him!" Jin burst into tears.

"Hyung..it's not your fault," Jungkook tried reassuring. He hated seeing them all like this which is why he avoided telling them in the first place.

"So now what? What happens?" Jimin asked the doctor. The doctor said their maknae had to be admitted for a few days to get some IV medicine because his broken bones were what was causing his fever. They hated the idea of that but knew it was for the best. They were also told that thankfully he wouldn't need surgery but he would be bandaged up and needed all the rest possible for a few weeks.

Jungkook's hospital stay went by quickly, but not quick enough for his hyungs. They were ecstatic to bring him home. His fever had been cured and he was on medicine that made the pain subside a bit while his ribs healed. He was able to breathe better and walk without hurting so much. When he got home Yoongi immediately told him he needed to go lay down and rest. Their ultimate goal now was to spoil their maknae more than ever. Yoongi, Hobi, and Jimin started cooking up a huge meal for everyone while Namjoon offered to do Jungkook's laundry for him. Taehyung was sitting next to Jungkook in bed joking around and telling funny stories to try and make Jungkook feel better. It seemed to be working .

"Ahh hyung stop making me laugh," Jungkook chuckled while clutching his chest. He felt better but some things were still a bit too painful.

"Right sorry sorry sorry Kook-ah," Taehyung smiled. Taehyung pouted a bit still seeing Jungkook in pain. He was glad his maknae was healing but the whole situation still really sucked.

His hyungs finished cooking and called for everyone to gather around the kitchen table and eat. They asked Jungkook if he wanted to stay in bed but he said he'd be fine to sit at the table. While they were eating everyone catered to him and got everything for him. He didn't admit it but he thought it was cute how much his hyungs had been spoiling and pampering him.

Throughout dinner the hyungs continued to go on and on about how Jungkook should have told them he was that hurt.

"What if you had gotten worse and gotten some kind of deadly infection or something? You were already at the point of a fever!" Jimin scolded.

"Yah kook-ssi, as mentioned before, don't worry about our feelings, health is top priority," Namjoon told him.

"I know hyungs. I didn't mean to worry you all."

"You're the reason I'm going to have gray hairs at such a young age!" Jin laughed. The rest of the members laughed as well. Jungkook tried to hold back his laughter so his chest wouldn't hurt.

"Going to? Hyung you already have gray hairs!" Taehyung teased. Jin threw a bread roll at Taehyung and the second maknae caught it and started eating it, "Hey, thanks!"

Jungkook looked around and smiled thinking about how much he loved his hyungs and how protective they were. Even when he didn't want them to worry, they always would either way. He felt grateful to be part of a family that cared about him so much.

[The End]