Roommates | NCT Doyoung

eighteen

Doyoung waited outside of Jena's hospital room after calling the emergency and getting an ambulance. They ended up having to enroll her into the hospital since she hasn't waken up in a couple of hours and she was also getting an IV drip.

The doctor came out of the room and Doyoung stood up to her. "Is Jena alright now? What happened to her?"

The doctor responded to Doyoung. "Jena's been very fatigued these days. I don't know if it's due to stress or anxiety, but one thing for sure is that she's overworking herself." The doctor flipped the paper on the clipboard. "Luckily, we do have Jena's records since she's been to the Seoul hospital before for this exact reason. It's not the first time it has happened to her."

"I see". Doyoung slowly nodded, slightly shocked that this isn't the first time it has happened to Jena. He cares about the girl deeply.

"Do you know if any of Jena's family members are coming? I can't seem to get any of her parents on hold based on her records." The doctor asked Doyoung.

Doyoung took out his phone, scrolling through a particular contact and opening it. "I have one person in mind that can come in."

"Great, thank you. Let me know when they arrive." The doctor told Doyoung and she left to go treat other patients.

Doyoung clicked on the phone button on the particular contact, hoping that they would pick up. The phone was ringing and shortly after the recipient picked up the phone.

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"Jeno, why is Doyoung calling you?" Haechan saw Jeno's phone buzzing up as he watched Jeno played a game on his computer.

"I don't know." Jeno paused the game he was playing and picked up the phone call, placing it on his ear.

Haechan looked at Jeno's expression, which remained dull for most of the call. Jeno's expression shortly changed into worry, widening his eye as he hung up the phone. Jeno turned off his laptop and grabbed his jacket. Haechan was concerned with the sudden outburst.

"What did Doyoung tell you? Anything wrong?" Haechan got up from Jeno's bed and looked at Jeno. Jeno was about to dart out of his bedroom door, turning back to Haechan at the door.

"Jena's in the hospital."

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Doyoung was silently waiting at the hospital after Jeno abrupt hung up the phone on him which indicated that Jeno was on his way to the Seoul hospital.

The doctor came out of the room, with a smile. Doyoung knew this was good news. "Jena's awake, but she will get discharged later tomorrow since she is still getting the liquid IV in addition to ensuring that nothing abnormal happens."

Doyoung bowed thank you to the doctor and went into the hospital room. Jena's bed was positioned into a seating position and it tore Doyoung's heart at the sight of her. She looked pale and lifeless.

"Jena..." Doyoung grabbed a chair and pulled it next to her bed. He grabbed her hand, rubbing it in circles. She looked at him with reassurance.

"I have an IV. I'll be better soon, the doctor told me so." Jena reassured him. "It's normal for me to experience these things."

"Please talk to me about your health. I was worried sick." Doyoung blabbered out without realizing that he was ranting, but in worry. "When I saw you faint in the cafe, I thought my life was going to worsen and I thought I'd lose you."

Jena's heart thumped faster at Doyoung's last statement, feeling his appreciation and care towards her. "You don't have to worry about losing me Doyoung. I'm here, alive, and breathing."

"You better." Doyoung unintentionally pouted. Jena found him cute when he did that.

The door opened, revealing Jeno. Doyoung released his hands from Jena's before Jeno could even see it. Jeno's eyes darted to Jena. He was expressionless as the two siblings stared at one another. The first thing Jeno thought was when did Jena dye her hair brown, but that was nothing close to what matters now.

Jeno walked up to Jena and looked at her. "Are you feeling better now? The doctor told me what happened."

"Yeah." Jena softly said, barely audible for Jeno to hear, but Jeno knew that she wouldn't speak loud enough since she was already weak.

There was a moment of awkward silence. Jeno was fiddling his fingers, nervous to bring up the question to his sister.

"Are you still taking those pills?" Jena nodded slowly to Jeno's question, knowing exactly what he was referring to.

"Jena, you can't skip them... it's going to cause your condition to get worse. The pills help you reduce your chances of nausea...." Jeno sighed at the girl, closing his eyes to hold back his tears. He didn't want to let it go yet. He's still shocked on his sister's presence back in Korea.

When Jeno asked that question, Doyoung turned to Jena, understanding her condition now. "Jena, please remember to take them..." Doyoung's tone grew softer, adding a slightly begging tone.

Jena turned to Doyoung and placed her hand over his. "I will remember them next time. If I forget, you can always remind me. They're sitting at the island table every morning."

I didn't realize that.

"Okay Jena, but promise us you'll take better care of yourself." Jena nodded up and down letting an 'Mhm' come out. "Good."

There was another moment of silence. Jeno stood there watching his friend and his sister talking. At that point he was third wheeling but he didn't understand how they got together regardless friends or dating. "Doyoung, can I talk to you outside?"

Doyoung wasn't really surprised when Jeno asked him that question and agreed. "I'll be back."

Jena allowed the two boys to exit her hospital room and at the same time the hospital chef came to Jena's room with her dinner, setting up a tray for her to eat. Obviously, food kept Jena busy.

Doyoung and Jeno were standing close to the corner since Jena's hospital room was not too far from it. They were face to face. Doyoung couldn't read Jeno's expression that well.

"How are you, of all people are friends with my sister?" Jeno spat out the sudden question. Doyoung's mind went 'huh' scrunching his eyebrows.

"Taeyong set her up as my roommate since I had an empty room. We didn't like each other at first but we've warmed up to each other over time." Doyoung's gave his response. Even though it was slightly vague, Doyoung wasn't lying to his younger friend.

"But you could've helped her find a new roommate. You don't always have to agree to everything Taeyong tells you to do." Jeno quickly responded. It seemed like he was getting mad.

"And if that wasn't the case, where would Jena stay?"  Doyoung asked Jeno back, utterly confused about his hatred towards Jena. He was worried about her a while ago.

"She can just stay alone or something. It doesn't matter to me." Jeno crossed his arms, breaking eye contact from Doyoung.

"Why are you so mad about her staying with me?" Doyoung's tone dripped like venom, slightly agitated but keeping his composure since they were in a public setting.

"Because she doesn't deserve it!" Jeno slowly raised his voice, but it wasn't loud for anyone nearby to hear. Doyoung wad pissed.

"Look, Jeno." Doyoung took the biggest breath, giving Jeno the reality. "I don't know what the hell went wrong with you and Jena, but you shouldn't be treating her like this. She just came back to Korea, according to my sources and she's having a hard time. Keep up the jealousy now, but I'll have you know, Jena could have a chance dying on the table and you might regret it if you continue to make her life miserable."

Doyoung walked passed Jeno, leaving the younger boy speechless, walking back into the hospital room to keep Jena company like a roommate should.

Jeno pinched the bridge of his nose, heat feeling up his body as Doyoung truly knocked him with reality.

It was up to Jeno whether or not to take Doyoung's advice. And Jeno knows when Doyoung is mad, he's always right.

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