"Let him sleep in peace, Dowoo, Taehyungie is already troubled." The little boy was pulled away from his own twin.

It was another heartbreaking situation for the elder twin who at the age of just five saw his brother being hospitalized for uncountable times and it would break his heart to see his companion suffering like that.

Poor Taehyung had weak immunity congenitally which led him to have severe illness, infections and allergies very quickly. He was prone to all the harms and needed to be taken care of.

Yet again, the coming cold brought him to the situation his family was scared of. He would get sick quickly and not get well back again easily.

It took him and his family years to work on him, to maintain his health in all terms and the poor boy had taken medicines all his life until he was eighteen and had stem cell transplant to end his miseries.

Dowoo had never been the same since.

He would envy his brother most of the time of his life but growing up he got to understand why he was taken care of more than him.

Maybe it was his fault that Taehyung grew up to be physically weak because he was the one to get all the good nutrients from his mother in her womb while Taehyung lacked it, well that's what he believed and blamed himself for but it was never the case for his parents and brother.

They had always loved him but lacked to show.

"Mommy… will Taehyungie get up tomorrow and play with me? I don't want to play with my toys alone." The little boy whined out of sadness, watching his brother on the hospital bed attached to different life saving devices while he sat on his mother's lap.

The poor mother smiled despite having tears forming in her eyes, the elder twin held onto his two transformer figurines, holding his and his brother's toys possessively because he didn't let his toys stay at home knowing how much Taehyung hates to be without it.

The little boy jumped out of her lap and the confused mother noticed how he carefully walked to his brother's bed and placed the toys on the side of his pillow.

"When Taehyungie wakes up, he will be happy that Bumblebee is with him." As young Dowoo said, the poor mother couldn't help but break into tears.

She hates to see them apart just as much.

"Come here." The lady opened her arms and Dowoo came back to her, being held into her arms and saw how she cried and kissed his temples before lifting him up back into her lap.

The mother had lost count of the number of times she had cried and felt terrible for her other son which she knew had missed to take care of, afterall she was just as important to him and he needed the same amount of love from her.

She felt sorry for being like that but she was just another mother trying her best.

Dowoo held onto his favorite figurine while watching his brother. He was just as tired and gradually closed his eyes in his mother's arms and was about to fall asleep.

"Sorry, I let you wait a lot, I knew you were hungry." Soon their father barged in with a hurry, carrying the food for her tired wife and child.

Their mother's eyes brightened to see him there but suddenly Taehyung woke up from his slumber to hear his loud voice.

To hear Taehyung cry the father put his bags aside to instantly rush towards him while the mother put Dowoo on the side of the couch, causing his sleep to be disturbed as well. The poor boy was jolted out of his sleep, sitting up still and rubbing his eyes when he saw his parents checking on Taehyung.

"Eomma~!" The poor Dowoo called for her but she was busy crying to see Taehyung in pain while the father rushed to get the doctor.

Dowoo kept sitting there watching them, seeing how his brother was crying and then he decided to get up and carry his own toy, walk all the way up to his brother and put that beside him, also showing him how he didn't forget to get his Bumblebee.

It kinda worked because Taehyung was distracted from his fear of the IV needle on his hand and noticed the toys.

"I will give you my Optimus Prime too, you always wanted that, right?" Dowoo asked his brother who sniffled, looking at the toys in his brother's hand and extending to take it into his.

"Will you play with me when you are okay?" The elder twin asked, leaning closer to his brother and tapping his forehead to calm him and Taehyung hummed, still sniffling.

"Then get okay soon so I can give you my toys."

Taehyung nodded through teary eyes, hiccups suppressed under his attempt to not cry while Dowoo was still ready to give his all to see his brother not cry because to see him in pain has been incredibly tough for his little soul.

And to see his Dowoo in pain has been way more incredibly tough for Taehyung who has grown up to rely on him, take him as his knight guard and forever companion.

There was never a day when Taehyung felt this helpless. He has always known that Dowoo is stronger than him in many ways and he might not even let this happen to his brother if it was Taehyung in his situation but there he was, feeling hopeless to not being able to protect his own brother.

And all he could do was to rely on the medical team for it.

The operation was successful but like every operation it involved complications as well and V was sent to the intensive care unit right away after that.

Luckily they could settle him into a private ICU section for how he needed privacy and less disturbance and therefore he was still under his anesthetic effect, lost in a deep slumber.

As per the medical team he won't wake up for a while as the dose was pretty strong. His surgical wounds were fresh and he was attached to a catheter all for how he won't be able to sit, walk, eat or do any sort of daily activities. And a nasal cannula was attached to his nose with multiple IVs including blood drip and essential fluids attached to his body.

He would be under care for a while now until he's fully recovered.

And there sat Taehyung, Jimin and Jungkook on a bench out of that room.

They were at least relieved after the surgery because it was successful but it physically ached Taehyung as he saw the current image of his brother on that bed through that glass window of the door every now and then.

And yet again he got up to see his brother who was just lost in his own miserable world for then, causing the younger one to feel all sorts of negative emotions inside and losing his tears every time.

Jimin chose silence of pain for himself, not even sure what he's supposed to do or think in this situation. Dowoo will be alright but he possibly will never be able to forget this day, for every time and every moment he has been mean to the other, he'll feel sorry for that.

And Jungkook, with the weight of having his best friend in trouble he had a weight of responsibility on his shoulders too, from bringing things that they needed to taking care of the two besides him and making sure what the medic team had to say he'd hear.

And again he was off to get some water and find a place to sleep for the two who were still by that door, surrounded by silence.

Jungkook rushed into that scene with a couple of water bottles in his hands, stopping in his tracks as he noticed Taehyung at the door, still peaking in to see his brother, wearing expressions of devastation, looking down helplessly while Jimin shrunk in size on the bench, willing to disappear in that cardigan he hugged, stains of Dowoo's blood on it.

Jungkook sadly looked at the two and sighed, approaching to hand that bottle to Jimin who didn't even look at it unless Jungkook put his hand on his head to gently caress and get his attention.

Jimin lifted his face, tears stained cheeks and eyebrows knitted in trouble which Jungkook noticed as he saw him taking that bottle in his hands.

Jungkook then paid his attention to Taehyung who was still in a T-shirt that didn't seem warm enough, could tell by the way he was hugging his own body, too careless about himself and Jungkook looked down and sighed again.

And the next thing he knew he was unzipping his hoodie, taking it off right then to put that around his figure. It troubles him just as much to see him in trouble.

Taehyung was snapped out of his thoughts when he felt Jungkook's hoodie on him, warm and safe like his embrace. In a moment Jungkook was already helping him to slide his sleeves into it, turning him around to zip it safely for him while Taehyung with his devastated face watched that man he loved more than anyone.

It took a moment for Taehyung to realize how Jungkook and they were just not on good terms for then and that he was just crying for this man before his brother. Yet there he was standing right in front of him, taking care of him.

Seeing that face in front of him had Taehyung feeling a different type of way which he didn't want to feel.

Jungkook seemed so concerned that it took away reasons from him to run away anymore but they were at a situation where it would seem ironic if Taehyung chooses to smash his face into his chest and cry for as much as he wanted to but Jungkook was still there to make all the efforts.

Like the way he then opened up the water bottle for him, handing it to him while Taehyung just looked down at it, taking it and watching how Jungkook was looking at him with a gaze he would fall into right again.

Just when Taehyung's fingers could meet Jungkook's he retracted away, not making a contact as he took it carefully which Jungkook for sure noticed.

Taehyung needed not to spare his attention to things that were not as important as his brother's well being for him so he just showed his back to Jungkook who exhaled sharply, looking down then fidgeting with that bottle cap in his hand helplessly.

Not feeling of any use he stepped back again to ask someone around to help them find a place to rest for the rest of that night but then a nurse walked in to check V's vital signs.

The nurse smiled at them humbly before walking towards the door and checking her patient thoroughly while the rest of them waited outside patiently until she walked out again.

"How's he now?" Taehyung shot the question quickly.

"All his vital signs are pretty normal, his blood pressure, heart and respiratory rate seems okay now, it'll be more stable as long as he rests."

"How long will it take him to be alright?" Taehyung asked her eagerly, eyes sparkling that she felt so sad to see.

"He'll be just alright in a couple of days. We're trying our best and Doctor Choi will be here in the morning to check him so he'll decide the rest." As she informed Taehyung sighed while looking down.

"And why are you outside? I mean all of you, you can stay inside and rest by the couch in the unit for now. There are spare blankets in that cupboard there that you can use." She then decided to inform what exactly Jungkook was about to ask who's face lighted up.

"Sure, thanks for letting us know." Jungkook nodded and she smiled at him once before leaving.

Jungkook peaked in and there was just one couch in the opposite of V' bed and no other place to sleep on.

And the question is who would be the one sleeping there. Well of course Taehyung would want to be with his brother just as much as Jungkook wants to be with his friend but then again there was Jimin who wouldn't want to leave him out of his side for a moment.

Jimin got up from his bench, standing right next to Taehyung as they looked inside, sight of V would cause their heart to ache painfully and Jungkook was just as much troubled to see them like that as much as he was to see his bestie.

Jungkook knew none of them wanted to leave V alone so he took a step forward, opening the door and walking towards that shelf to take out spare blankets and pillows, putting two on a couch.

"Come here guys, rest for now." Jungkook called as he prepared the wide enough couch for the two, they could possibly squeeze together into it and sleep.

Taehyung and Jimin spared each other glances before walking in and closing the door.

Jungkook pulled a chair towards that couch for himself, sitting on it with his legs on the table trying to cover himself up in his blanket.

"You'll sleep like that?" Jimin asked with adorable eyes showing pity for his friend while Jungkook passed him a smile.

"Yeah, there's no problem." Jungkook smiled at Jimin before the smaller one sat on the couch next to Jungkook's chair and so did Taehyung beside him.

Jungkook remained in the semi lying position on that chair and table while Jimin took off that cardigan to slide on that couch and carry that blanket over him and then Taehyung laid on the outer corner purposefully knowing Jimin has a terrible habit of rolling into his sleep so he decided to be on the edge.

They couldn't turn off the lights as it was a rule there not to.

They were not comfortable but were tired enough to squeeze into that little space to rest and Taehyung felt Jungkook's presence just beside him on that table right next to that couch while Jimin found a way to let his head be against Taehyung's arm to lay comfortably.

Taehyung cuddled him comfortably, feeling his aching muscles release some tension while Jimin wanted to disappear in his embrace.

Jungkook had his head tilted to the side and saw how the two laid together like that, they must be so damn tired.

None of them had anything to say because the situation was not causing them to say something also because they were near a patient.

It didn't take them much to lose themselves in slumber which Jungkook could guarantee by how they were taking slower and deep breaths soon.

Meanwhile Jungkook still checked on them and his friend a couple of times, trying to rest as well but many thoughts occupied his head for then, he took the help of his phone to be distracted but all his problems and solutions were right there in that damn room, that phone couldn't even help.

He just wanted his buddy to be alright soon because there's nothing more he asks for at that time. What scared him was how that day for him was so unfortunate that he was on the verge of losing both of them at once.

Maybe if things were slightly worse, not just Taehyung, he could have lost Dowoo as well and in a worse way.

But like they say, coincidences make up what's called destiny. One thing led to another and that's how they found themselves in that situation.

Jungkook sighed and turned his face back at Taehyung again, watching his back and sighing as the events of the day ran into his mind.

Taehyung hadn't spoken a word to him all this while other than the time he cried about V's condition when he left the house. He didn't even look at him let alone talking.

Jungkook felt totally miserable. He knew Taehyung wouldn't forgive him this easily but he would not leave his side in this situation nor his best friend, whom he wants to see on his feet again, all fit and fine.

Jungkook turned his head back again to V and decided to just look at him. Wondering how close they got in less time and became inseparables.

I think it's not about the amount of time you have spent with someone, it's about the vibe you get from them and they vibed together right away to this day.

Jungkook felt so helpless for his friend. He wished to be at the scene when those robbers attacked him, he might kill one or two if he was there but that's all about what ifs now. And even he knew there's no end to all those thoughts and that he needed to calm down and give his mind a rest so he decided to close his eyes and in a while he joined everyone in sleep.

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In a span of several hours it was already morning and the nurse was back into V's room to check on him and replace his drips and catheter bags, which caused Jungkook to wake up by the sound and he instantly got up to ask the nurse about his friend who only asked him to wait until he wakes up.

Jungkook palmed his face to get out of that sleep and decided to use the restroom for a while.

And just when he walked out he could find Taehyung who just woke up, checking on his brother while standing next to him on the bed while the nurse did her own job.

Jungkook decided to approach Taehyung.

"Do you want some coffee? I'm just heading to get some. What should I get for you to eat?" Jungkook asked Taehyung just when he approached him while the blonde just looked down at his brother then gently distracted his gaze from him to look at Jungkook and instantly looked away as he gently shook his head in denial and then not proceeding to look at him anymore.

"Will sandwiches work?" Jungkook asked only to be ignored.

It took Jungkook by surprise as the realization hit him. He woke up and that was not even on his mind but suddenly he was reminded of what just happened between the two a day before.

Jungkook sighed while looking down, how could it hurt him physically inside of his own chest he didn't know but it indeed hurt so bad.

It felt so hard to stand there like that so he decided to walk out towards the door and get something for all of them despite those denials.

"He seems okay and I have changed his drip too. If he wakes up, be sure to inform us." As the nurse informed Taehyung nodded.

The nurse walked away to leave Taehyung there who was looking down at his brother helplessly, looking up at his monitor and then back at those devices attached to him.

"Did he wake up?" Suddenly Taehyung heard Jimin's voice who just woke up and sat up, quickly coming out of that sheet to stand and walk towards the bed to look down at Dowoo who was still asleep.

"Not yet." Taehyung whispered and Jimin's hopeful eyes turned back to the same devastated ones.

"Will you be with him till I come back? I need to use the restroom." Taehyung then asked and Jimin nodded, sitting on that stool next to the bed.

Just as Taehyung left Jimin turned all his focus on V, looking at him pitifully and trying his best not to cry as the first thing in the morning but how would he not when he was totally helpless watching his Dowoo in so much pain just because he tried to save him.

Jimin felt his heart heavy again that only one thing could reduce it for him and it was holding onto his hand.

He carefully tried to take his little hand under V's bigger one, let V's palm comfortably lay against his, gentle brushes of his thumb against his skin and not trying to mess the IVs attached to it.

Jimin's eyes got teary and lips began to quiver to see how they got into that situation all of a sudden from fighting for stupid things because if V wakes up it's the least he would think of.

They were on terrible terms but still, still that was not something he ever imagined about and again he doesn't know how to make it right for the two and find a common ground where they feel likely and understanding towards each other.

How come they end up like this?

Jimin let his head down over V's shoulder, feeling like breaking into sobs, something he needed to let out because he was holding so much in him that he needed to let out and within a while he was sobbing against his shoulder.

His cries grew audible and his grip on that hand grew tighter until he let himself cry near Dowoo, feeling sorry for all that pain V got into and for what not.

"How could you always jump into my mess? Why would you even do it? Why? It should have been me instead… it should have been me…" Jimin cried onto his shoulder, lifting his head up to look at him and breaking into more tears and he let his head down again as he cried more.

Jimin was busy crying that he couldn't notice the way those heart rates in the monitor changed to slightly higher.

Maybe his crying worked against his sedation.

"Jimin…" a faint whisper fell into Jimin's ears, causing him to lift his head up and see Dowoo through his blurry teary eyes.

"D-dowoo? Dowoo?" Jimin grew alert, smiling through his tears as he got up, caressing V's face who slowly parted his eyelids and the first thing he saw was the one he wished to see but not how he wanted to see.

Jimin was totally wrecked, miserable, troubled and devastated which V could see firstly.

Despite this Jimin smiled so big and those sad tears turned into tears of joy, looking down at those black eyes made him the happiest.

"Dowoo… Dowoo you're up… oh my God you're awake." Jimin freaked out as he felt so happy and he continuously caressed that face, brushing the hair off his face.

Jimin looked down at how V tried to open up his heavy eyelids more to see Jimin.

And the next thing he knew that he was being kissed all over his face by Jimin who couldn't contain his joy until he pecked on his forehead lastly and it was still a bit difficult for V to access all of that but maybe it was it, it was it all that he wanted to wake up to.

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I'll make Vmin and Taekook make some progress but before that they need to realise that love they have for each other fully and mutually.

Omg it's gonna be so fun now.

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