Regrets | Jin Centric | Completed

Taehyung

For the sixth time today, I drank two more pain killers for my head ache. No matter how many pills I used, my head ache didn't ease. It hurt as if my head was going to burst for each step I did in dancing practice.

I had two more pain killers. Taehyung and I was alone today. I managed to practice, but I made more than eight mistakes. I stopped and sat on the floor as my body went frozen. Trainer yelled at me few times, but I didn't care. I didn't have enough energy to listen to him.

"Tae, please take me to the dorm"

"Are you crazy, hyung? We won't get another chance to practice"

"But..."

"Line up. One, two, three....."

I couldn't talk anymore as the trainer came there. So I practiced for the sake of practicing. When we were in the final part, I fell down from over practicing.

"Hyung!"

Taehyung helped me to get up.

"You have high fever. Rest for sometime"

"Taehyung, take me to the dorm, please"

He didn't liked that idea much, but as I repeated it, he didn't have a choice but taking me to the dorm.

"Hyung, drink this and sleep. I have to go out"

"Others will take hours to come, Taetae. Don't leave me alone. Stay with me"

"I must go hyung. Others will be here by 10. You have nothing to worry about"

-Don't go Taehyung. He knows that I will be by myself today. He'll definitely come tonight-

"Please stay"

"I promised to go on for a date with the hyungs in Hwarang. I can't cancel now. You should sleep, hyung. Others will come soon"

.............

"I'll get going, hyung"

My eyes closed by themselves..

Flashback

I noticed a change in Taehyung while we were practicing. I was going to ask him as soon as we get a break, but I had to ask sooner. I felt how warm his hand was when my hand touched his. I stopped dancing and stopped him too.

"Taehyung, stop"

Everyone stopped when I asked Taehyung to stop. I placed my hand on his neck and forehead and checked his fever.

"Let's go and meet a doctor"

"No need, hyung"

"Why not? You have high fever! I'll tell Mr. Sejin to channel a doctor"

"I had some pills"

I stared at his eyes for a while, and knew that he was not lying. But still I couldn't make up my mind to let him practice.

"Then let's go to the dorm. You will get bad if you practiced"

He refused at first but he had no choice when everyone else talked to my side.

I carried him on my back to the car and hurried to the dorm. He fell asleep in the car. With the help of Mr. Sejin, I managed to take him to his bed.

"When will you go, Jin?"

"I can't make up my mind to leave Taehyung, Mr. Sejin"

"But you won't get a chance to see them for three more years!"

"But Taehyung.... it's okay. I'll stay with him"

Mr. Sejin stared at me for few seconds and left Taehyung and I alone. I received a phone call when I was deep in thoughts.

"Jinnie, are you on the way?"

"I won't be able to come, Omma. We were called for a meeting all of a sudden"

"Oh please Jinnie! Both appa and hyung are waiting for you"

"I'm sorry, Omma. I was about to come but now...."

"It'll take years to see you again, Jinnie. And it had been more than 8 months since we last saw you...."

"I know, Omma. I'm sorry. I'll face-time you"

"Hm. I'll tell them, then.

"Take care, Omma. Ask hyung to call me when you landed"

Taehyung murmured something as I bid good bye to Omma. I understood that his head was hurting. I placed a cologned towel on his forehead and waited. I changed it once in thirty minutes, so his fever was reduced by about 4a.m.